St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-11-22

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University Club i'm Barre.
About a score of college graduates
residing in Barre city and town have
organized University club, whose scope
will be OF a literary and social nature.
The membership is limited to those who
hold bachelors degree or any degree
from college alter the completion OF a
four years academic course Honorary
members to a number not exceeding one
third of the total membership will also
be admitted. At the meeting for organiza-
ton list OF 3S persons, both men and
women, was presented, who will he
considered charter members. These
officers were elected President, Supt. O.
D. Mathewsop; vice president, Earle R.
Davis; secretary. Dean H. Perry; treasur-
er, Richard S. Currier; executive commit
tee, Prot. 0. K. HOLSTER. Rev. R. F.
Lowe, and the secretary. 1t is the
intention of the club to meet informally
for literary and social occasions, to be
addressed by speakers OF note, and to
have an annual banquet, while other
plans may be devised as the members see
fit.
A Peculiar Action mt Law.
Reduced to poverty by the loss of his
sloop, which contained all OF his house
hold eff cts, Sylvester A. Ploof of Bur.
lngton, has brought suit against II. ".
Putnam, New York millionaire. who
owns an island on Lake Champlain, and
who through an employee, Mr.. PIoof
claims, is responsible for his losses.
Plool made living by Transporting
freight On Lake Champlain. While
moving from the Vermont shore to New
York recently storm came up and to
save bis sloop he made for shelter at
Putnam,s island. There lie tied up his
sloop to Mr.. Putnam's private wharf
just as the storm broke with full violence.
Ploof alleges that Albert Harris, an
employee OF Mr.. Putnam, who had
charge of the premises, ran to the wharf
and cast off the lines which held the
soop and refused to let the boat tie up
in spite of the storm. In consequence
Ploot claims his sloop was driven on to
the rocks and wrecked, while he, with
his wife and six small children, narrowly
escaped drowning and only reached the
shore after great hardships.
Has Flag Used ON Libby Prison.
Rutland is the proud possessor of the
Confederate flag which was used on the
old Libby prison flagstaff during the
time w hen ca m a nv TIn,O,1 man d;a5 bara
OF starvation and disease. This flag is a
priced relic in the collection exhibited at
Memorial hall, in that city, and was
taken by Gen. E. H. Ripley, OF Rutland,
April 3, 1865, the date on which large
number OF Union soldiers were freed. 1t
is we'll preserved. General Ripley's COL
lection OF war relics includes the original
designs submitted by various artists to
the Confederate government for flag,
and were taken from the private desk of
Jefferson Davis by General Ripley. They
are considered as among the most valu-
able relics OF the Civil War.
Standardization Veterans Meet.
At the second annual state convention
of the Spanish American War Veterans
at Rutland recently, delegates were
present from Burlington, St. Adams,
St. Johnshury, Brattleboro, and Rutland.
1t was decided to held the next conven-
ton at st. Johnsbury. These officers
were elected: Commander, Capt H. E.
Dyer of Rutland; senior vice. commander,
Capt. F. l.. Greene OF st. Adams; Junior
vice commander, H. w. Ellis of St. Johns
bury; inspector, Capt. A. 6. Eaton of
Montpelier; surgeon, Lieut.. G. R. Ander-
son of Brattleboro; judge advocate, E. ].
Waterman of Brattleboro; chaplain, L.
II. Henkel of Brattleboro.
Mary Rogers Case.
Atty Gen. c. c. Fits does not expect
decision in the appealf from the sentence
TO- death OF Mary Rogers until Nov. 81,
when the United States supreme court
Will reconvene. Preparations for the
execution are going forward, and there
will be no delay it the decision of the
court is adverse to Mrs. Rogers.
There are attorney who believe the
chances are good for the court to inter-
siere. Some unique points were raised in
sthe appeal, and If these had been OF as
ssl1ght consequence as the attorney-gen-
'eral Is reported as believing, lawyers
Familiar with procedure in the United
States Supreme Court think the court
would have rendered an immediate de-
|cIsion instead Of holding the matter for
consideration.
Mrs. Rogers has been reprieVed until
pee. 8, and if the court does not decide
the matter when it meets, Nov. 81, it
|may do so at the next meeting, Dec. 4.
Bear too Thick for Deer.\
A veteran hunter attributes the falling
sof in the number Of deer that were killed
curing the past open season to the
presence in increasing numbers of bears
hnd other predatory animals. They are
privlng the deer from the Green Mount.
ain range to some extent at least, and if
not leaving the state they are seeking less
Rrtquented hunting grounds. There
appears to be no room for bears and
peer in fairly limited area, and if the
sormer continue to increase and enlarge
kheir field of operations the deer will
pave to move on.