Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-26
NATIONAL HOMIE.
NATIONAL HOME.
Statistics of All Kinds About
the Eastern Branch.
Giving an Idea Of What Is Done
for Our Veterans
As Well as the Enormous Business There
Yearly Transacted.

party about the grounds ana stood the
heavy and continuous fire of interroga-
tories, you can form no conception OF
it; TO ANSWER them would require a
small encyclopedia; but through the
courtesy Of the Home officials the jour
nal is enable to give to its readers some
very interesting statistics from the an
nual report for the fiscal year ending
goth juno, 1899. which has recently
been forwarded to the office Of the
president Of the board OF managers,
where IL viii be compiled along with
the reports Of the several other branch
as. and forwarded to Congress. with
the recommendations and suggestions
Of the board, for consideration at its
session, next wlnter-statIstics which
viii answer a few of the most common
questions
Naturally. at the very end of this
18Th century. when everybody Is
scramb!iug Tor the almighty dollar,
the question OF expenditures VIII Il Of
! paramount interest. ana "" may -
Wen begin with a frW OF the sums
handled 10y Treasurer Smith during the
past year. For instance. rs has paid
out for pay II officers and non-c"mlnls-
stoned officers of the Homo. clerks ana
orlrrlics. for chaplhin3 ana religious
/ instruction. printers, honkhinuorS
guards. policemen and Watchmcu, for
property ana materials purchased far
! their ur-. for stationery. advertising,
| legal advice. etc.. S27270.66; Tor nay oi
rf,,ut,iss,ry s.rP.auts couulssar;.
ci.rl,s ,,,,.rars lahor,.rs bakers cooks.
Jfsbvasb.rs walters ana others ,Iu-
rlnvcd in tho subsistence. dcpartr1ct.
| for all articles u1Ir,. hasrd for The, r,l,Ii-
Tar ration. fur dining room ana kitchen
/ ruruitur.. ANA utensils bakers ANA
| butchers tools and appliances. etc.
| $i21 al Sc, for clothing II All kinds ana
employees ana appliances IN sho- ana
tailor shops. S-2''>5.Jo' foT expenditures
| iof brdSt"adS, DcudlnG material ana dii
! other articles required in the quarters
Of the members. for fuel for cooking,
heat ana light Tor engineers. frelneh,
| bath house keepers, nan Cleaners. soap
makers, ctc.. and al labor, materials
and appliances required for household,
| Si437ail: fur pay " assistant surgeons
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dirr,ys fuu.raI escort ana sucb otbrr
services as were necessary for the car
ot the sick. for surgical instruments;
ana appliaurps. medical books mrdi-
zines. liuIIors. fruits and othcr n,.es-
! sarics for The sick NOT on The regular
I rltfo1 f,,. bndst.ade h,ddirp ana MA
tcriaIs. saS go 81. for RECONSIDERATION of
members If the Home. Ss7o.a7: for CON
1 struction and repairs including pay Of
/ chief engineer. builders. blacksmihts.
carpenters, eo"pers, painters plumbers,
tInsm'thS' steamiltters. brick and stone
! hlaSonS' ana All appliances tools ana
materials for repairs and improvements
! Of a permanent character. $50. 436 ~.
! III. IN. VII far,,,o, .h.ot ,arl.,.,.
| farm hands st.hI.u.n ,.,,n,.+.rs
dairynlcn. etc. for all tools materials
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GRAIN b,,. s.r,u. AVA S1opIc III,
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/ slI799 Per Year.
\ few averages: Sick for the year.
~: absent with leave. 400 absent
] N'ii'h' l'ANN. y, lItN'u III, LOU, present
| and absent a63l The whole number
/ cared for during the wear WAS 2o-5
/ The gains in tba, tim. bo,o ho.,r. D..
| admission. BOO: hv readmission H.. H.,
| transfer. IS: a total Of f.o. III, losses
! BY transfer, IS; bv discharges o.. Inv
| diShonorable discharge. 10: by drnpucd
! from the rolls. So: BY death. 167: a total
Of SS7. net gain in membership n
! Til. fret man ,1,,i+t.1 81,
was I,,ras u \icl,,,,.,,,
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