St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-07-24
VERMONT NEWS.
Vermont Firimen Meet.

-nas held at City Hall, Burlington, We'd
nesdav. About fifty delegates were
resent, The annual Tournaments was
United this year on account of the
Jeath of the president of the association,
Y K. Hartman of Rutland. Mayor D.
r Hawley in a brief address welcomed
the firemen to the city. These officers
we're elected:
President, Daniel Carmody, Fair
Haven, Vice Presidents, H. T, Hope,
Poultney. S. D. Miner, Vergennes, DR.. E.
4 Burdick, Winooski, D. Phelps, Barre,
ID. Dewey, Montpelier.
2 D. Moore was reelected secretary
and L. c. Grant treasurer executive
committee, F. E. Perkins, Burlington, H.
/. Thomas, Winooski, John H. Donnelly,
Vergennes, Frank r. Stone, Middlebury,
George w. Dunton, Rutland. c. S. Whit
fer of Montpelier was elected as dele
cate to the national convention at
indianapolis.
L. G, Harmon Chosen Superintendent.
The annual meeting of the trustees OF
the Vermont Soldiers home was held at
Remington, Wednesday, Fourteen OF
the board were present. The report of
the Superintendent showed that since the
home was organized there had been 423
admissions and 1872 deaths. The mem
bership at the end of June was rs, Of
which 81 were admitted during the pres
ent year. Thirty-three have been cared
for in the hospital during the year. The
auditors report showed the total re-
CENTS for the wear to be $40 741.5 SO. OF
this amount $4,000 was received from
the state, $500 from pensions, $1,000
from the general government. The total
disbursements were SIT, $500. Appro-
pirate action was taken on the death of
the late Supt. Coffey, and remarks were
made by Senator Proctor and others.
The old officers were reelected as follows:
Hugh Henry, president; c. c. Kinsmau,
secretary; John {. Stearns, treasurer.
The various committees were appointed,
most of them being appointments.
The condition of the home was found to
be perfectly satisfactory. At the election
for superintendent Col. L. c. Harmon of
Bratteboro was the unanimous choice.
and Mrs. X. !. Coffey was chosen as
matron. The new superintendent is well
known through Vermont. He served
during the rebellion in the 9th Vermont
volunteers, is prominent in G. A. r.
circles, is a past senior vice commander
OF the department, and has been a fire.
quent delegate to national encampments.
he is a member of BrattIeboro post, of
Brattleboro lodge, F. 6, A. NJ, and of
BeauSeant commandery, K. I.
Death of Ex-Treasurer RanleI.
David D. Ranlett of st. Adams, died at
Fair Haven where he was on a visit
Wednesday morning. He was widely
known as railroad man. He was born
in Charlestown, Mass, in 1888 and was
agraduate of Harvard university class
Of 81 and Of the Harvard law school
class of 60. He practiced law in New
York for few years, then became state
auditor of New Hampshire. Afterwards
he was cashier of the Boston, Hartford
and Erie railroad for three years; then
occupied similar position with the New
Orleans, Mobile and Texas railroad for
about year. In 1872 entered the EN-
ploy of the Central Vermont and in 1875
was made treasurer Of the road, posi-
ton which he held until the reorganiza-
LlOu III 1900 uNu liz iNhlINd llOl LIZ
Office and was made director in the new
corporation. Mr. Ranletts financial
and executive ability is indicated by The
number of esponsible positions to which
he had been called. He was director
and treasurer of the Central Vermont
Railroad Company; of the Consolidated
Railroad Company of Vermont; of the
0gdensburg & Lake Champlain Railroad
Company; and of the New London
Steamboat Company. He was also
president of the Burlington & Lamoille
Valley Railroad Company; president OF
the National Car Company; vice-presi-
dent of the Peoples Trust Company, Of
st. Adams, and director of the Weldon
National bank of St. Adams.
Big Fraternity Day.
Tuesday is the day selected for the
parade of the secret order societies in
Montpelier Old Home week. Every day
will be a big day in Montpelier Old
Home week. The business mems street
fair and carnival, under the auspices OF
the Montpelier Military band, will open
Monday evening, and the industrial
street and midway can be visited every
day and evening thereafter. Tuesday
will be known as Fraternity day, when
the secret orders of the state will make a
parade. The Modern Woodmen have
taken hold of this feature with much in
terest, and the Foresters are alike en-
thusiastic in making the day big sue
cess. The orders in St. Johnsbury and
nearby places and in Burlington and adj
joining towns are to send large number
OF members who will take part in the
parade. Other towns are yet to be
heard from, and every town having or
ders of any kind is invited to participate
A large number of bill posters are put
ting up attractive paper in this section o
the state representing scenes on the in
dustrial street and midway. Everybody
lslnvited to Montpelier Old Home week
Fine Opera House for stowe.
Stowe is to have a $4,000 opera
house. 1t will be gift to the townfron
He. Akeley, of Minneapolis, MINI, who
was born in Stowe. Mr. AkeIey hal
been a guest of his brother G. W
Randall, of Waterbury, and has been il
Stowe several times lately. On each O
his visits he conferred with several prom
inent men and it was some time befor
the object of Mr.. Akeley's frequent visit
was found out. When the public Learned
OF the fact, the enthusiasm commenced
to ripen and when it once starts il
Stowe the neighboring towns know
What If means