Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-28

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is the mother Of DR.. E H. Stevens, the
owner Of Bloomfield Farm
The annual NEE ling Of the corporators
OF the skowhegan Savings Bank will
he held at the banking rooms II the
tank on tie forenoon OF May for the
purpo OF electing toard Of trcs ee
and an acting any other neces ary
tu mess.
Inc county tax authorized by the
Legislature for 1913 was for Som
erset county $4,000 and the appor-
tionment was as follows. being 1.s4
mills on a dollar: Anson, s1osa11.
Athens. sa5o.so: Bingham, $3.50.
Cambridge. slss.24; Canaan s45s1s.
Concord. s1ss.ss: CornvilIe. s45O4s:
Detroit, *sS34i: Embden. Ss73.45;
Fairheld. se7sa.ss: Harmony. s43s.51;
hartland. se71-ol; Madison. ;ss5e.5e:
Mercer. s2s4.ol: Moscow, ses5.s7:
New Portland, s432.1S; Norridge-
wock, $lo4s72: Palmyra, S52o25:
fittsfteld. s2ass.2s: Ripley, ;,36s1:
st: Adams. $685.: Skowhegan.
SoH2.S2; Smithfield. 326705; Scion.
$sos.24: Starks. $2s7.2s: Bieelow.
Pia-, $3.50: Brighton Pla., ;141.1s:
Caratunk. $19s.12: Dead River.
$l7!.s0: Dennistown, sI77.e0: Flag.
STAFF. sl44.72; Highland, s1Is.I3:
tackman, $es2.14: Lexington, Slo2 90:
Mayfeld. s14o.7o: Moose River.
s7oo.4s; Pleasant Ridge, $s4.s4: The
Forks, 1890; West Forks. $50 90.
Long Pond, S2s7s9. The fnes and
costs paid into the county treasurer
ny trial Justices. ETC.. during the past
year totaIed up to $s0s.62, accord.
ing to the county statistics, while
the fees received from the county
officers amounted to se,s37.4o. The
three terms of court during the past
year were ss725s, S235s.65 and 1882.
VI respectively and the salaries Maid
the county officers amounted to SIS.
1888. The expenses of the Court
House were $579s.s5, the Jail ac-
count shows an expense of s2eO5 AT
ana the work jail account a net loss
OF S25O.40. At the beginning of the
year 1918 the county had cash on
nand OF 3l5.521.53. this amount with
the total receipts for the year
amounted to $7s,3473s. OF the ex.
penditures for the year big items.
beside the salaries of the officers and
clerk hire, were: Ss53oss for road
agents In Plantations an auto truck.
<sS64.Ss; Bingham bridge (under new
bridge law). $4,000: Norridgewock
bridge (under new bridge law, $4,000:
investigating crimes. s102s.5o. The
hgures OF the county treasurer give
cash on hand at the beginning of
this year Of se6.467.5s. The state
ment OF the financial condition of
the county at the end Of the wear
we're: Due from towns and planta-
tons. county tax of 1918, s2653.44.
due from land owners, road taxes in
unincorporated places, $29l9e3: due
from Pleasant Ridge Pit, cash ad-
vanced for repair of highway, $466.37:
due from H. H. Brazzell. fines, costs
and fees. 1913 (paid January Is,
1919, $173.40: du from Maine Gen.
trail Railroad Co.. costs on petition
for land damage. $13.s0: due from
plantations and unorganized plac IS
ON account OF auto truck. $s644ss:
due from estate OF Franklin Savage,
stenographer's fees. $3.50: due from
estate of Cora A. Shaw, stenograp PHI
er's fees. S24.2O: cash on hand and
in bank. $26.462.53: inheritance de-
posts in Skowhegan Savings Bank,
s472.o4: total. s36.s6s.53. The liabili-
ties of the county are: Inheritance
deposits and interest, $47204; Court
House 81 per cent. Coupon Bonds,
$4,000; accrued interest on same.
$322.50; balance, net resources, ST.
e6S.s9. The net resources December
81. 1917, were s15.1s1.s9 and this
shows that Somerset county's net
gain during the past year was
s1S72.30.
Arrangements are being made fof
a benefit entertainment to raise funds
to furnish monographs or victrolas
for the public schools of this town.
Beside a ball game which is to be
played at Fairview Park during the
afternoon Of the day the benefit oc-
ours between teams from the Gram
mar grades and the Madison Boys
Band, there will be an entertain
ment in Grange hall given by the
pupils Of the nth and sixth grades
Of the Leavitt Street and Park Street
schools of this town and the Boys
Band Of Madison. This will be fol-
lowed by a dance At which the Boys
Band will furnish music.
Miss Edna Tilley Of North Arson,
who has been the guest Of Miss Hill
dred Tobey. will return home to-
day. accompanied by Miss Tobey,
who will be her guest.
Music lovers Of Skowhegan were
given a very delightful entertain
ment Friday evening by two we'll.
known local artists. Mrs. Eta SWEET
Bradley, soprano. and Miss Ella
Flanders, pianist. assisted by Neil
Leonard a. reader. Mrs. Bradley
sang with unusual brilliancy and
grace her program Of songs which
included "A May Morning." Moth.
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