St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-04-27
VERMONT NEWS.
The Kurn Hattin Homes.

For some time the management OF the
Kurn Hattin Homes" have seen the
need Of more definite work along financial
lines, and have recently appointed Em-
erson L. Hunt of Boston as financial sec
rotary, to have the entire management of
the raising of fundsse6or the institution.
He comes to this position direct from a
work almost as universally kno wn as the
name it bears, the Bunker Hill Boys club
of Charleston n, Mass, in which he was
its successful superintendent. Mr.. Hunt
is making ten days visit to the homes
in order to become thoroughly acquaint-
ed with their working, and to meet every
one he can in this section of the country.
Mr.. Hunts object is to get those more
thoroughly interested who are living
within few miles radius of the homes,
and to a certain degree appeal to their
pride to make this institution the best of
its kind in New England. He is justified in
this from the fact that IS out of the AZ
boys now in the care of the homes are
from the nearby towns of Vermont and
New Hampshire. 1t is the policy of the
management to accept the most destitute
and needy cases, and while some financial
help is received from the relatives and
guardians of six of the number, for the
support Of the remaining 10 the homes
are dependent on voluntary aid.
The pay roll of the Vermont Marble
Co., Proctor, for the month of March
was about 100000
Rev. Melville Mclaughlin, who has
been rector of the Episcopal church at
Gardner, Mass, has accepted call to
St. Lukes church at Chester and will
begin his duties the first week in May.
The Congregational society of Col
chester has broken ground for a parish
house and the stone for the foundation
is nearly all on the spot.
L. Baker & Sons first drive of logs
has arrived at East Rickford, it being
composed of logs that were left in the
river last season that could not be run
down the river on account of the water
one month earlier. There were about
100000 feet left over and those,
added to this years stock of about
100000 feet, will necessitate the run
ming of the mill night and day for por
ton of the summer, which will give en-
ployment to about so men.
Josiah B. Divo1l, one of the oldest post
masters, in point of service, in the coun-
try, died at his home in Rockingham,
Tuesday night of last week. He had
been in falling health for some time.
Since 1896 Mr. D1VOll mad been the gen.
era1 country merchant of old Rocking
ham and was an extensive land owner
He had settled many estates. Mr.. Divoll
was appointed postmaster by Abraham
Lincoln in 1861 and had acceptably
filled the position ever since, period OF
43 years. He was a selectman for sew
eral years and as a republican repre-
sented the town in the legislature of
1S69-7O.
Rev. DIR. Bostwick Hawley, who cele-
brated his Goth birthday anniversary
last week, and who is one of the best
kno wn clergymen of the Troy Methodist
Conference, has been on the superan
nuated list ~ years, residing in Sara
toga, N. Y, all the time. In those years
he has ofhciated at 7S3 funerals, ZIG
marriages, and 81 baptisms. His last
charge was the church at Bennington.
Previous to that he was In Castleton
three years.
The report of the comptroller of cur
rency on the condition of Vermont ma
tional banks at the close of business
March % last has just been made public
at Washington. 1t shows that these
banks had an aggregate of ST., 662, 1888
in loans and discounts. Their gold coin
amounted to Sale, 500, their total specie