St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-07-27
VERMONT NEWS.
q. A. r. Orders

lows:
l. The head quarters OF the depart
ment was established at Lyndonville on
the day following the installation of
offlcers at Burlington and all posts were
notified to forward reports there. The
response has been gratifying. Those in
arrears should hurry forward their report
and per capita tax.
2. Your commander takes this oppor-
tunlty to thank the members OF the depart.
for his election to the high office OF COM
mander. 1t is his purpose that at the
end OF his term you shall have no regrets
at your action.
DEPARTMENT STAFF.
E. L. Wells, assistant adjutant general,
Post No. LOG, Lyndonville.
W. H. Child, assistant quartermaster
general, Post No. LOG, Lyndonville.
S. 6. Collision, deputy Inspector, Post
No. LOG, Lyndonvlle.
A. A. Miles, judge advocate, Post No.
4, Morrisville.
O. V. Joslyn, chief mastering officer,
No. 49, Barton.
N. P. Bowman, historian, Post No. /,
st. Johnsbury.
PERSONAL STAFF.
4. James L. Elder, senior aide decamp
and chief of staff, Post No. 50, White
River Junction.
COMMITTEE.
5. Comittee to procure legislation Or
dered by the 30th encampment:
]. H. Lucia, Post No. 10, Montpelier
H. A. Huse, Post No. 49, Montpelier.
| Prof J. A. DeBoer, Post No. 10, Mont
peler.
Comrades of this department will rem
der this committee any assistance they
may require.
6. Comrades are reminded that the ma
tional encampment occurs September 5
to 10, 1898, at Cincinnati, O., and your
commander desires as many of the COM
rades join the department as possible.
Rates routes etc, will be given out as
soon as possible.
7. Posts and comrades are also re-
minded of the unanimous rising vote
passed at the last encampment whereby
this department pledged themselves to
endorse the canidate Of the Vermont W..
R. c. for the national presidency of that
organization, and that il is your duty to
further the purpose of that organization
by the use of all proper means.
By command of
L. B. HARRIS,
Department Commander.
EDWIN L. WELLS,
Asst. Adjt. Genl.
Vermont Soldiers Home.
The annual meeting Of the trustees OF
the Vermont Soldiers Home was held at
Bennington July 20. These members
were present: ]. c. Stearns, J. 6. McCul-
Tough. J. J. Estey. N. P. Bowman, W. l..
Greenleaf. Ozro Meacham, M. B. Hazen,
Cassius Peck, Frank Ken6eld and c. c.
Kinsman.
The Home and out buildings were in
spected and found in good condition.
The total receipts of the Home for the
current year were $19,63+. This in.
cluded $500 from the State, S5943.75
from the government; from pensions and
the farm. $3.50. The expenses of the
Home were SLIT 80 and for salaries and
expenses of trustees S345. There is a
balance of $155S on hand. During the
year las old veterans were cared for
The average present every day was 7e
and the average present and absent wa:
1902. There were IL deaths during thu
year. The present membership is 1O1
Col. aud Mrs. X. ]. Coffey were ap
pointed superintendent and matron tol
the 10Th consecutive year. Thes'
officers were elected: President, Hugh
Henry; secretary, c. c. kinsman; treas
urer, J. c. Stearns; committee on ad
mission, Messrs. Henry, Bowman, Ha
zen, Peck, Mansur; auditors, Messrs
Kinsman, Ken6eld and Greenleaf.
The present Accommodation of thu
Home are for 125 persons.
Superintendent Mason S. Stone ha:
been elected director for Vermont of thu
National Educational association.
The late George w. Reed left to thu
church of the Messiah, Montpelier, {
bequest Of 81 900.
, The Secretary of state has received al
, application for charter OF the calfskii
, business operated by ex-Gov. Page a
, HYDE Park, who desires to incorporate
, the business that it's reputation may no
, be stolen or the name used by persons
, who have no right to do so. The signer
! of the application are c. S. Page, T. H
Page, E F. Page, X. S. Page and Alic
) Page. The capital stock is given as $50
| 900 and its division is in so shares.
.. A large barn on the Blake place a
! Woodstock was struck by lightning ant
burned with most Of its contents, Jul.
10. About $50 tons of hay, besides far
ming tools and mill machinery, belong
ing to H. H. Daniels were destroyed
Fire Companies made no attempt t.
save the barn, but drenched the near.b.
buildings to protect them from the in
+ tense heat. The barn was owned b,
, Mrs. Mary B. Chapman OF st. Louis
Her loss is about $4,000; insurance, 81
,, 500; insurance on hay and other con
/. tents, $1100.
: Miss Pauline Brooks of Rutland lef
Y Saturday. July 16, for New York, iron
4 where she will go at once to Santiago d
J Cuba as government nurse at com
|. pensation of $50 month and ration
s Miss Brooks will 90 to Cuba in the ser
: vice OF the Daughters of the American
4 Revolution corps of government nurse
# which is distinct from the work OF tn
Red Cross society. She lived in Cubs
until about three years ago. Her Cuba'
home is in Guantanamo, which is 81
a miles from Santiago by land and 81
y miles by water. AS she is an immune
, having had the yellow fever several year
ago during her residence in Cuba, she ha
:. nothing to fear on that score, and thi
= fact undoubtedly lad something to d.
. with her acceptance as nurse.
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