Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-07-27
VERMONT SOLDIERS home.
Annual Meeting Held at Bennington Yes
terday y-Has n Membership of o.
supt. Coffey Keappointed.
nington, July o6.-Thc annual meet

Bennington, July 26.-Thc annual meet
ing of the board of trustees of the Ner-
mont Soldiers Home was held here to-day,
a large portion Of the trustees being pre-
sent L. 5. Pension Agent Hugh Henry,
president of the board presided. The au-
diting committee composed of 9. c. Kins-
man OF Rutland, Frank kentield of Nor
risvile and w. l.. Grceneat of Burling-
ton, spent the morning in auditing the
different accounts.
The report OF the president shows that
the Home was incorporated in 1854, but it
was not until May, 1887 that the first in
mate was admitted. Since that time there
have been 379 veterans. including those
that have been admitted twice The total
number of deaths has been one hundred.
During the year ending June 81, there
were 80 admissions. IA of which had before
been members of the home. The number
of deaths during the year was eleven. The
present membership of the home is "a of
which 81 on furlough. The general
health of the inmates is good there being
no cases of severe Illness. OF the original
trustees six have died, two have resigned.
AT the first meeting K. j. Coffey was
appointed superintendent, and his wife
matron of the home. They yet retain these
positions, being reappointed at the meet
ing to-day. Since the home was started
the State has appropriated for the general
expenses of the home, including the build
includes the time until July 1901.
! The auditors reported that the different
accounts had been examined and proper
vouchers found for all disbursements. This
being an off year. no financial report was
made. During the past year III veterans
had been cared for at the home. including
three from the Spanish-American war 1t
was voted to sell to the Bennington and
Rutland railroad seven acres of land ad-
| joining their property and to repair the
reservoir from which water for the homo
/ is procured, also to put in a new dam. The
trustees were much pleased with the ap-
pearance of the home and expressing their
| satisfaction TO the superintendent ard
matron. An oak frame containing cabinet
photos of all the trustees, superintendent
and matron, 81 in number, was presented
to the home The old officers We're elect
I'd as we'll as these committees: Finance.
Hugh Henry j. j. Estey, Ozro Mcacham,
&. \. Woodbury.; auditing. c. c. Kins-
man. Frank Kenfied, W. l.. Greenleaf:
admission, Hugh Henry, j. j. Estey, Ozro
Meacham.
VERMONT PENSION STATISTICS.
Benninston. July 26.-U. 5. Pension
Agent Hugh Henry. who is here TO attend
the meeting of board of trustees of tho
Soldiers Home has given the following
facts about the pensions in his district,
which includes the states of New Hamp-
shire ana ' ermOnt. mere are Ou lllo
rolls of his agency the names of 1860
pensioners. There are 9oo more pensioners
in Vermont than there are in New Hamp-
shire. The total amount paid out by him
during the year is in round numbers s3,@o,-
Ono Every three months he signs 2o,00
checks which 20 into every postoffice and
hamlet in the two States.
YOUNG MAN SERIOUSLY HURT.
Randolph, July S.-Scott Brown of Pitts
field, d young man about % years old.
who came here to work some months ago.
on the farm of Burton Thresher, was
thrown from a horse rake Tuesday after
noon and probably fatally injured. He
had not recovered consciousness at two
o'clock this morning when the doctor lett
him. His shoulders We're badly bruised
and it Is feared that his skull was frac-
tured How the accident occurred is not
known. The runaway horse with horse
rake attached led to an investigation and
the young man was found in an appar-
entity lifccss condition.