Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-29
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oni the annual report of the managers n,
'he Home for disabled volunteer soldier =,
Togus, the Maine Farmer has comn;,aa -,
interesting array Of facts and figures. Durinv
the past year there have been at the Ea.,eru
branch, Togus, 1891 soldiers and sailor.
VINO have received care and aid ,ho
average number during the year was I.o,5.
vi lhose receiving aid 8 belonged to the res-
uiar and 1852 to the volunteer service. az
THIS number were disabled in the war Of
iol2. in the Mexican war and asI
!" 'Re war of the rebellion. OF the
"hoie number one is colored ~ are
over 40 years of age; COS between 80 and
~ years Of age; 73G between 30 and 80 Years
age; under 80 years; 537 were married .
D" were native born; sl4 FORE ign born. OF
the number of foreign born 81 are natives
OF Ireland, 80 Germany, 60 England. "a Scot
land, 30 Canada, s France, Wales. 4 Italy
? Spain, each Norway and Mexico. OF the
native born Massachusetts gave birth to ga.
New York Isl, Maine 247, New HAMPSHIRE
! ID, Rhode Island g. Connecticut 81. Penn
sylvania p, Vermont 81, New Jersey II
Ohio IL, Illinois Q, Minnesota 4. MARYLAND ?.
lowa3, Wisconsin 3, Kentucky .. Michigan 9,
Virginia 2, Alabama and Louisiana. each.
All sorts of trades and occupations are
repres from printer up; among them
are 1870 farmers. OF the whole number cared
for qS0 oould rood aud ,r.;.o a., -, g,
neither. OF the whole number one had lost
both arms; % one arm; "a one leg; 3 totally
blind; partially blind; 10 insane: 23s were
treated during the year in the Hospital: GO
died during the year. AGO of the inmates
received pensions and the amount received
amounted to S63,370 20; SO, 6f4 80 of this
sun was retained at the Home s2s. 800
was sent or used for the benefit of the depen-
dents wife, mother, child or sister. The
Home still holds in trust s4,ls5 of this pen
sion money which is invested in per cent.
Government bonds. At the Home during the
past year the boot and shoe mandatory has
been very successful, netting to the Home the
handsome sum of sl4,130 81. During the
year 2S0 of the inmates were employed and
there was paid them for services $40, $50 81
The Home has a nice library with 4, 7G3
volumes. The reading room is supplied with
20 daily papers, rs weeklies and Is maya
zines and periodicals. Religious services are
held each Sunday under both Catholic and
Protestant auspices. There il fine Amuse-
ment Hall connected with the Home, in which
SO dramatic entertainments and concerts
were given, and connected with it is a billiard
hall and bowling alley. The band now num-
bers 10 members and it is probably one of the
best bands in New England. The average
cost Of keeping each man during the year with
clothing, has been SHOPS; without clothing,
Sl235I There is a store connected with the
Home which netted during the year sl.314.-
07, the profits being applied for the purchase
of books and for the mems amusement. Upon
the farm there was raised $50 tons of hay,
400 bushels of carrots and beets, 10 tors corn
fodder. $3.50 bushels of potatoes, 33A tons of
cabbage, Il2 bushels of beans, and 90 tons of
sugar beets.
There are four of these homes for the sol
diers; the Central Home is at Dayton. Ohio,
and it cared for during the past year 1906 sol
diers the Southern branch is at Hampton,
Va, it cared for |. l06 soldiers; the North
western branch is at Milwaukee, Wis, it
cared for l247 soldiers and the Eastern
branch at Togus, for 1891 soldiers. The
Central Home is presided over by Cover
nor, and the Branch Homes by Deputy Gov
errors. The management of these Homes is
vested in Board of Managers who are elect
ed by Congress. The total expenditures for
the several Homes for the year was $780,
92249.