St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-12-09
VERMONT NEWS.
yermonvs First Church.

Center was observed Friday evening.
There was roll call of the 1876 members,
which was largely responded to by mem.
bers present and communications from
the absent. During the year there have
been several deaths, among them the
wife of the former governor, John S. Rob-
;pson, aged 81, and Mrs. Laura Merrill,
aged "a. The oldest member at the
time is Mrs. George Lyman, IS years of
age, while there are several between rs
and IS. The church has the distinction
of being the first one founded in Vermont.
The present edihce was erected in 1904,
and dedicated the following January.
While the inside has been made to cor.
respond largely with modern edifces the
outside is substantially the same as it
was when dedicated. Within two years
ithas been newly rebuilt in many respects,
and has also been presented with $4,000
organ. The church has had IL pastors
The longest pastorate was that of Rev.
DR.. Isaac Jennings, who was with it rs
years. The present pastor is Rev. War
rem Morse, formerly of Williamstown.
Most of the original members came from
Hardwick, Mass, and vicinity.
Fish and Game League Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Fish and Game League was held at the
Vann Ness House. Burlington, Monday
evening OF last week. Little business
outside the election OF officers was tran
sacted, not word being said about the
mid-winter banquet Of the league.
The meeting was called to order by
President F. L. Fish. The receipts of the
past year were shown to have been
$2,914.98 and the expenditures $780,
90. A fund was in possession OF the
treasurer which made the total assets OF
the league $449.13. Several resigna-
tons were received and accepted, after
which officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President, F. l.. Fish,
Vergennes; secretary. H. 6. Thomas,
Stowe; treasurer, c. F. Lowe. Montpe-
lier; presidents, ]. W. Titcomb, Wash.
ington, D. c.; D. c. Hawley, Burlington;
G. R. Wales, Bellows Falls; Frank L.
Greene, St. Adams; George Atkins,
Montpelier; M. E. Wheeler, Rutland; F.
G. Butter6eld, Derby Line. An execu-
tive committee of one from each county
was elected, E. N. Garter of st. Johns.
bury representing Caledonia county.
Patents Granted,
A patent has been granted t. Ryland
F. Hatch OF Bristol, tor display rack.
Rights to label have been allowed to
Eugene Marion of Barre, entitled blue
Ribbon" for brand of cigars. William
H. Lang of Burlington has assigned to
+ha S,,ao1L Na,1;,u Mooh,ra oo,,,oo,y of
Portland, Me-, his rights in patent Tor
nail making and driving machine.
Internal Revenue Statistics.
The commissioner of internal revenue
has made his annual report and Yer.
mont's contribution is only $29, S65 80,
as against $100,52O SIS the previous year
when some OF the war taxes were in
force.
There were IT'S special taxpayersin YER
mont during the last fiscal year, of whom
one was rtcti6er 451 were retail liquor
dealers and 200 retail dealers in malt
liquors. Six were Wholesale liquor deal
ers and &c were wholesale dealers in
malt liquors, total OF 773 in all classes
Then there was one dealer in oleomar-
garine arti6cialIy colored in imitation of
butter. This was big increase i'll liquor
dealers, although the number of spec al
taxpayers in the state for the previous
fiscal year was 1857, many OF them,
however, under the war taxes. There
were 391 special taxpayers that year,
for instance who purchased licenses from
the federal government for billiard tables
and bowling alleys. But that year there
were only 249 retail liquor dealers, no
wholesalers, and one rectiier in YER
mont, and only $40 retailers of malt
liquors and Is wholesalers in malt
liquors, a total of STA when the prohibi
tory law was in force.
Vermont was naturally free from much
litigation over internal revenue suits.
There were two OF these during the fiscal
year settled by compromise. Eight Grim
inal suits were instituted in IL months
No fines were imposed by the courts.
During the last calendar year there
were 40 cigar factories in Vermont, each
OF which kept separate account with
the treasury department, through Collec-
tor lanes A. Wood at Portsmouth.
These used 52057 pounds of tobacco,
which were made into 2,S03. 407 cigars.
Oldest w. G. II. U. Member.
The Tooth birthday OF Mrs. Jane Keys
OF Coventry was celebrated Friday, Nov.
81. A reception was held at the home of
her son, Isaac Keys, and large number
of friends and neighbors called to pay
their respects to this beautiful old lady,
For several years the W. c. T. U. have
observed this day by visit to Mrs.
Keyes and as the years drew near the
Tooth anniversary plans were made to
observe the day in suitable manner.
Sixty people sat down to bountiful
dinner. Those present from away in.
Guided Mrs. Keys two daughters, Mrs.
Picket from Montreal and Mrs. Reid OF
Chicago; Rev. Earnest M. Taylor OF
Knowlton, P. O., college chum OF the
late Judge L. b. Thompson and an early
friend OF the Keys family; Mrs. Ida H.
Read, president OF the state w. c. 7. U.
Greetings were read from the State W. c.
T. U. and the National. Mrs. Keys is
the oldest white ribboner in the state
and and there is only one other as old in
the nation. Mrs. Jane Scarlet Keys
was born in ilaborough, County
Cavan, Ireland, Nov. 26, 1903. She and
her husband came to Montreal in 1852
with their family of eight children, and
later settled in Coventry. Seventeen
years ago her husband died, since which
time she has resided with her oupgest
son, Isaac Keys Of Coventry. Though
she is blind, her health is good and her
mental faculties are in good preserva.
ton.