St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-07-25
The Soldiers Home.

The animal meeting OF the trustees Of
the Vermont soldiers home was held at
Bennington last week Tuesday after
noon with President Hugh Henry oil
Chester in the chair. There was a good
representation of the board of trustees
present The board as now constituted
is as follows: Redfeld Proctor Of Proc
tor, c. c. Kinsman OF Rutland, Hugh
Henry of Chester, J. c. Stearns of Brad
ford, Josiah Grout of Derby, George T.
Childs of st. Adams, Julius ]. Estv of
Brattleboro, Z. M. Mansur of Island
Pond Frank Ken6eld of Morrisville, A..
S. Tracey of MiddIebury, John r. McCul-
Tough OF North Bennington, U. A. Wood
bury and W. L. Greenleaf of Burlington,
Ozro Meacham of Brandon, H. A. Huse
OF Montpelier, L. D. Hazen of st. Johns
| bury, Cassus Peck of Brookfield and N.
P Bowman of st. Johnsbury. c. c.
Kinsman of Rutland has been secretary
since the home was founded; ]. c.
Stearns OF Bradford has been treasurer
since 1890 and Hugh Henry OF Chester
has been president for the same length
Of time Robert J. Cofey has been
superintendent and Mrs Cohey the ma
tron since the home was opened in 1887.
| They were reelected.
The number of admissions since the
home was founded has been 402 and of
re- submissions Sc, making a total of 45S.
On June 80 the membership Of the home
was SO, of which p were on furlough.
Since June 80, 1898, there have been %
deaths. The number of deaths last year
was II. The total number of deaths
since 1887 is III. There are Is in the
hospital at present. Some $1,000 was
expended last year in repairing the
reservoir at Hathaway hill. The total
amount Of appropriations by the state
for the general expenses of the insttu-
ton has been $4,000. This amount
includes the erection of chapel, addi-
tons, etc. At the business meeting all
accounts of the officers were found to be
correct, and it was decided to make
some minor repairs on the home proper
ty. The trustees were pleased with the
tidy and we'll kept appearance of the
home.
Max L. Powell and sister Gertrude of
Burlington sailed Saturday morning for
Hamburger on the steamship Pennsyl-
vania. Mr.. Powell will be gone two
months and expects to visit Norway and
Sweden before returning. Miss Powell
goes to Dresden the home of her sister,
where she will remain year to study
music.
The brick chimney opposite the Cotton
Manufacturing Company's shops in
Montpelier has been felled. 1t was 60
feet high, was built 40 years ago and
was landmark in the vicinity.
The Merchants National Bank of Rut-
land that was looted last March by
Charles W. Mussey, who is now serving
a seven years sentence at the house Of
correction, is about to declare a div
idend of so per cent to creditors and de-
postors. Another dividend, it is said,
will be declared in October. The bank
expects to pay dollar for dollar.
Jeremiah O'Leary, aged "a, late of Co
F, Second Vermont, died at the Vermont
Soldiers Home at Bennington last week
Tuesday. The funeral was held at
Middlebury Wednesday. This is death
number 11S at the home.
new water system has been put into
operation in the village of Essex juno
ton.
]. G.. Ranney was appointed post
master at South Sheldon, Friday.
D. D. Celley, Berlin's veteran bear
hunter captured another bear Saturday
morning in his trap in the mountains.
This one was big fellow and weighed
over 300 lbs. 1t is his fifth bear within
year.
jeremiah O'Leary, aged "a, late of Co.
F, Second Vermont, died at the Vermont
Soldiers Home at Bennington last week
Tuesday. The funeral was held Wednes.
day at Middlebury. This is death num-
Der 11S at the Home.
The report of the treasurer of the Rut-
land City Hospital Association shows
a deficit of .$590.39 for the year up to
June l. The amount of earnings and re-
ceipts for the month Of Tune was 1885,
AZ, and the expenses tor the same pc
riod were $456 AZ. The daily average
number of patients in the hospital dur
ing the last month was eight and the
average number Of city patients was
FIVE.
1Slduu Ollu 10 W nave d HCW uOISl, "
cost in the vicinity of SIS 900, and to be
completed by November l. The hotel
will have so sleeping rooms.
The statement Just issued regarding
the Hardwick Savings Banks resources
and liabilities shows a healthy growth
! along some lines during the quarter end
ing July 2. An increase in savings depos-
it's of $32, 166 90 is shown over the
quarter just preceding and all invest
ments are in Vermont.
Bishop Hall has set forth and au-
thorized for use in the churches of the
Episcopal diocese of Vermont during the
present troubles in China, two special
prayers, the first being petition for
protection for the foreigners and native
Christians in China, and the second ask
ing for protection for the American
soldiers there.
Articles Of association have been filed
with the city clerk at Rutland for the
Chittenden Power Co., capital stock
$4,000, which corporation proposes to
do business with headquarters at Rut
land. The purpose of the corporation is
to develop, construct and operate power
plants, to produce, transmit and sci
power, light and heat of electricity OF