The Republican journal., 1884-12-11
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE sTATE



Maine, has issued his annual report from which
we make the following abstract
In presenting the Twenty Eighth Annual Re-
| port of the State Bank Examiner, it affords
/ much satisfaction to state that, notwithstand-
| ing the past year has been one of liquidation,
| involving an enormous decline in values, the
| surplus above liabilities of "A 1000 900, which
was held by the savings banks Of Maine at the
close Of last year, has remained unimpdired,
and their condition is such that they were never
more worthy the confidence of the public than
| at the present time.
AT the close of last year there We're 20, $40
| depositUrS of more than 5000 each, and at the
| present time there are 20,1SS. which indicates
| that the increase of deposits during the year is
| from The accumulation of small sums.
! The aggregate of deposits Nov. Isl. 1883, was
| S31 ,31l SOS 81; on MAY /. 1884 S32 215 IA 40,
and Nov. L. sS4, So, ,913 $50. .16 showing an in
| crease during the first six months of 1908 So
-. and during the last half of the year of $685.
| 0906l.
| In 1874 there We're 81 savings banks in the
| State. Amount Of deposits, S3l ,051 1868. .13;
number of depo~itors, 96. T99; average to each,
| 320. Ten yeats later, at the issuing of this re-
| port there are "a savings banks in the State.
Amount of deposits, S32 ,9l3, ,S35.l6; number of
| drpositors: l03 $50; average IN each, $31l. This
| is AN increase Of }S5S accounts, and an increase
| Of 1874 TO each during the year.
The reserved fund continues to show
| healthy growth increasing the first six months,
| SD ,463 Is. and S3j,S11.92. between May and
| Nov. l. aud reaching an aggregate Of 81 ,09S-
| 43l 81, AT the close of the present year.
| Regular semi annual dividends have been
| paid by all the savings bank, at the following
rates: One bank, per cent. per anuum; three
| banks, > per cent. per annum; eight banks. A.
| per cent. per annum; forty-two banks per
cent per annum. The amount OF the several
| dividends was 81 2S4 444.e0 There remained
| in the savings banks NOV. |. SSST.l6995 in un-
divided profits.
The amount invested in United States and
| district of Columbia bonds NOV. |. 1888. was
S55o4 40037, and Nov. l, 1884, 81, 4,l39S40 IS,
making IA decrease during the year of SSH
559 ..
Within the year investments in bonds of the
Slate of Maine decreased from S539l0 to S2s,-
| SO.
The county, city and town bonds held by the
savings banks have increased from SlO.2Sl ,412.-
| II 10 so $50. .9Sl.0 90.
| The aggregate OF railroad bonds owned by the
| savings banks is - 363 3S1 46, which includes
| 81 40 600 OF the railroads OF this State. The
amount invested in railroad bonds has increas-
| ed during the year 1923 $40. 60.
| Investment, in corporation bonds and cor
| porallon stocks, etc., amount to S11t535942.
| This item includes the railroad stocks held by
| The savings banks.
| The real estate in possession of the savings
| banks by Investment and foreclosure amounts
to Sl124, ,0S1.65,
Tho savings banks own national bank stock
| To the amollnt of 81 ,5S3 ,531.l2 gain of S4S,-
Us 50 from last wear.
| He loans on mortgages of real estate have
! increased during the ar ending Nov. 1, 1881,
| from S52l6 9291, 10 - 43S ,60S.56, while all
| other leans have increased duriEg that period
| from 81 434 531. .03 to 4,60S $50 .O4.
The unInNr>lcd cash. Nov. l. amounted to
S-3i s,;S q1 ,h Tr4,t4r nnr,inn nf ,rIirl, i ia.
| posted in national banks at 5 per cent. interest.
| The savings bank> bave pad the State Treas
urer for taxes thi> year. sl9l el163, an excess
| Va '' ''''''''''' i'i' ~ 1' ~
LECTURE BY GEN. CHAMBERLAIN.
| Gen. Joshua l.. Ghainbrrltin lertlred at the
| Tr,nnu1 Trmuia Ensinn Thur.I,v week
ON fbe battle nt G+i1y sbur,r hpturp \ lnrre andi-
| rucc. rhe s1elktr wa, Introduced by Cen
Haiiks First The i4cturcf described the manner
| IN Whlth the battle was brou2h! about. define
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| ,n,nt ana mo mn know fnII ,,aU What tha
situation wa. Thr General t,aN, a fuiI dn,,.riI-
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/ ln,d and nrolnng4d .,,tII.,I,p ~ >,,nk4 of tha
| t,art thnt en- Mtrtin ,nnk i'm the combat The
mayur wa. thrn chief nt I'M. battalion of artil-
/ Irri. rhp .uraktr'. disrrintion Of The nrnmnt
| me-, and purruv di,playpn h, Gtn Martin in
| nnsrioo the RI Massachusetts battery sn as to
| check Iong.trcri'> movements. IVA. Inc signal
| for another nutbur.t Of anuIaI.e Never WAS
there >, more oraI,hir desrrinIinu of Ihe defence
| nt Rnnnd pnT mnmnt;,in pIer 0iyen. II was
h. re th.,t th enemy we're htIkp1 In their etf,rts
| ia cru.h the loft of Gem Nr4d.,s limo CHARGE
| after tharoe was mul. unnn this littI. hand of
| men Vet they held their own ailhouuh literally
! en- 10 uiecec. untit Setlnvjck with his gallant,
9Th CORPS came 10 their assistance.
Some of the points brought ont by the cen
| praI during his lecture were new and heartily
an,reciated The lecture was one Of lhe Dahl
| gren course for the benefit of the post named
| in honor of this great commander and friend of
| Abraham Lincoln.
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our telegraphlc columns. this morning, an
nounce the death in Washington. on Tuesday,
| f General Charles ID. Gilmore. No particulars
| OF 'he cause OF MS death nave heen received.
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