St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-07-17
VERMONT NEWS.
s,o,e Treasurer,s Report.


evidently compiled for the purpose of
.;ying the voters information rather
ssban Juggling with figures.
According to the statement the years
..ceints from all sources are ST ,2S3 $40,
I'D I'D expenditures $1O1, $50 SO less than
1ho+ amount. The balance is represent
I'd by cash on hand.
The ledger liabilities are represented as
q allows: S6,547.29, due to towns, U. S.
Jenosit money; SIS, 621.81, due to
towns. 5 per cent school tax of 1901 !;
zee 633. 10, due to towns. balance per
cent cent highway tax; $135, 500. registered
loan OF 1910, agricultural college fund /;
total S419,3O2 %. This makes an ex-
cpss of liabilities over assets Of $317,-
n 742 50.
The estimated sources of revenue for
The coming year are: State tax of is
cents on 1901 grand list, $265, 900; cor
noration taxes, $425, 900; collateral in
Feritance tax, $35, 900; total, $725 900.
The liabilities payable during the year
are. SSO41 0S balances due to soldiers,
war of 1861 60; $135.46 balances on
claims filed to date OF soldierin war with
n Snain; $S,139.8S. unpaid auditors
orders; $182, 242 A, excess of ledger
ID liabilities over assets, as above, $317,-
1926, less registered loan due 1910,
h S136,50O, total, $19S, 55S II.
This shows an available balance for
d the payment of current expenses Of the
a fiscal year, July 1, 1901, to June 80,
1902, of 1926, 441.23.
Col. Coffey Dead.
Col. Robert ]. Coffey, superintendent
Of the Vermont Soldiers Home since it
was organized in 1887, and one of the
best known men in Vermont, died at
Bennington, July 9. Death was princi-
paly caused by a second shock OF par
alysis. He had never fully recovered
from the first one which he had several
months ago. Col. Coffey was born in St.
4 Tohn, N. B., Dec. IS, 1912, but most OF
n bis life had been passed in Vermont. He
4 served during the civil war in the First
Vermont, and in Co. K, Fifth Vermont
Il volunteers. He was severely wounded
in one leg, which always given him con-
siderable trouble. He received medal
h of honor for gallant service at Banks
Ford, Va, when alone he captured and
brought limo camp detachment of sew.
eral men from a South Carolina reei.
ment. For several years after his return
from the service he successfully conducted
hotels at Montpelier and Windsor, leav
ing that business to assume charge o.
tbssSolders' Home.
For number of years he was much
interested in the Vermont National
Guard. He was captain of the Montpe
lier company for some time, was after
ward provost marshal of the brigade
with the rank of major, and for two
years was on the staff of Gov. U. A
Woodbury. with the rank Of colonel, be
H ing placed on the retired list few year:
ago with that rank.
N His administration as superintendent
Of the Soldiers Home has been eminently
n successful.
Grand Lodge knights Of Honor.
II The grand lodge, Knights OF Honor, o
Vermont held its 23d annual session il
n Brattleboro Wednesday, about AZ
members being present, including rep
entatives of the II lodges in tn,
state. The following grand officers were
elected; Past dictator, E. S. Munger o
n Putney; dictator, A. 6. Stone of Walling
II ford vice dictator, Bradley A. Newell o
81 Jacksonville; assistant dictator, w. w
Wing of Mechanicsville; treasurer, F. A
Bond of Middlebury; reporter, c. L
Piper of Brattleboro; chaplain, H. G
Reed of Jacksonville; guide, F. M. eros
n by OF Vergennes guardian, John 0. Ston
Of Brattleboro; sentinel, G. H. Coleman
Of Jacksonville; trustees, A. D. Ellis o
Rutland, W. A. Cunningham of Brattle
boro and A. H. Abraham of Rutland.
was voted to hold the next meeting witt
the lodge in Jacksonville. The report
showed that during the past year tn
order made better record in Vernon
than for several years previous.
Mrs. Garfield Hi.
Mrs. L. E. Garfield, who came to Rut
land from Burnside, South Dakota, un
10, to deliver the principal address to tn
one hundred and sixth annual Congrega
tiona convention of Vermont, was take
i'll with smallpox July 3. She has bee
confined in the pest house in the wood
east of Rutland. She is prominent i
\ missionary work in this country and
H one of the founders of the missonar
academy at ulnside, S. D.
lust after the close of the convention
her daughter was taken i'll with small
pox and her mother, no doubt, contract
ed the disease from her. The child
now convalescent. 1t is not know
where the daughter caught it.
Barrels New Congregational Pastor.
The Congregational church of Barre
has unanimously voted to extend a ca
to Rev. Francis L. Poole to become tn
pastor of the church at a salary
$4,000. 1t is expected that Mr.. Poo
will accept the call. He graduated fror
Andover Theological Seminary in 1S9
and for FIVE years was pastor OF churc
IN Tops6eld, Mass. He has been locate
at East Weymouth for two years and
very popular there, but the climate bein
untavorable, he finds it necessary
move further inland. Mr.. Poole is abor
50 years old, is married and has or
son.
WindsOr's Summer Colony.
Little New York" which lies acro'
the Connecticut river from Windsor, an
is the summer home of many distinguish
ed artists and authors, is more populs
than ever this year. Now nearly or
hundred families make up the SUNNI
colony. Among those who frequent tt
resort are St. Gaudens, the noted soul
tor, and Winston Churchill. the autho
The summer address of these people
Windsor, within whose limits are ais
found the summer homes of many pror
lnent ht1Sinesc man