St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-01-25
VERMONT NEWS.
G.. A. r.. Encampment.

held at DTdLCleDOIO1 ECutu dly ~
HEADQUARTERS will be established at the
Brooks House at 4 O'Clock in the after
noon oil February 81. Assistant Adjutant-
General B. F. Bowman OF Post No. SO,
B. Cannon, Jr.,, Post No. "a, Edwin A.
Howe, Post No. 10, will constitute the
committee on credentials, to prepare the
call OF the encampment: The order oil
business will be as follows unless changed
by vote OF the encampment. Opening OF
the encampment. roll call of officers, re-
port OF comm t on credentials, roll call
OF delegates, reports OF officers, appoint
ments of committees.
Rutland Railroad Sold.
The New York Central Railroad COM
pany has secured control OF the Rutland
railroad and the St. Lawrence & Adiron-
dack road. The New York Central has
bought majority of the stock of each OF
the two companies. To represent the
New York Central in the directory of the
Rutland Railroad company the follow
ing have been elected directors at New
York: W. K. Vanderbilt, F. W.
Vanderbilt, H. Mex. Twombly, ].
Pierpont Morgan, William Rookie
feler, James Stillman, w. H. Newman.
The following former directors of the
Rutland Railroad company were re.
elected to the board: W. Seward Webb,
Chauncey M. Depew, Percival w.
Clement, Fletcher D. Proctor, R. T.
Payne, Olin Merrill. The new board OF
directors of the Rutland elected w. II.
Newman. president; E. V. W. Rossiter,
W. c. Brown, John Christensen and
William J. Wilgus, vice presidents !;
Dwight Pardee, assistant clerk; E. L. Ros-
sitter, assistant treasurer. Mr.. Newman
is president of the New York Central and
the new vice presidents of the Rutland
road are also vice presidents of the New
York Central. The new directors named
above were also elected to the directory
of the st. Lawrence & Adirondack Rail-
road company. Mr.. Pardee was elected
secretary, and E. L. Rossiter, treasurer.
Birds and Flowers.
At the annual meeting of the Vermont
Bird club and the Vermont Botanical
Club at Burlington last week these
officers were elected. Of the Bird Club /:
President, Prof. George H. Perkins of
Burlington; vice president, c. D. Howe
of Essex Junction; secretary and treasur-
err, G. H. Ross of Rutland. An executive
and general committee was also elected,
consisting OF one member from each
county of the state. OF the Botanical
Club President, Ezra Brainard of Mid
dlebury vice president, c. 6. Pringle
secretary, Prot. L. R. Jones; treasurer,
Miss Nellie Flynn, all of Burlington. The
executive committee is made up as fol.
lows: Prof. Votey of Burlington, c. D.
Howe of Essex Junction, Mrs. l.. B.
Lord Of Burlington.
Among papers read at the Bird Club
meetings was one on "a few Warblers as
Have Known Them" written by Miss
Susan Z. Clark OF St. Johnsbury.
4 The matter of the next meeting was
4 discussed and large number favored a
cruise on Lake Champain. This will be
N settled later.
n The officers of the Botanical club were
N empowered by the club to petition the
N postofhce department to re,establish a
station at Willoughby lake. This place
has always been important because OF
N its interest as botanical center. The
81 postoffice was discontinued there last
year after an existence Of 16 years.
The pay roll of the Vermont Marble
# Co., Proctor, for the month of December
was about sol 900.
For a third time an explosion occurred
Nat the plant OF the Robin Hood Powder
MO-, at Swanton, last week Tuesday.
s. As a result loss was entailed amount
81 ing to about 81 500 without insurance,
81 the mixing room being totally destroyed.
Frank Adams, John Gowett, and B.
\ Dominick were badly injured last week
n in an elevator accident at the new medi-
s cal college building at Burlington. The
men were near the top when the plank
q that held the cable broke and the elevator
4 fell so feet to the ground. Adams suffer
ed broken wrist. The others received
d spinal and internal injuries. All will re-
q cover. 1t is a wonder that all were not
q killed. This was the last day the eleva-
n tor was supposed to work. 1t had been
Il used all the season. Each man carried a
n bod of mortar.
The residence of Sarah Bradford at
8 Burlington was burned Jan. II. and the
a occupant rescued with difficulty being
\ confined to her bed with a broken arm.
u Her brother, H. H. Chittenden happened
to discover the blaze and rupg in the
n alarm but efforts to save the place were
y unavailirg. 1t is thought that the fire
was CAUSED by an oil stove which in some
q manner was overturned in the kitchen.
At meeting of the state board OF d.
rectors OF the Young Mems Christian
Association held in Rutland it was decid-
4 ed to hold the annual convention of the
organization in Rutland April IA, Is, and
16. The convention will open with a
banquet Friday evening and three ses-
slons will be held the following day.
Sunday afternoon a big mass meeting
will be held at the opera house. 1t is ex,
i pected that one or more members of the
4 international committee will attend the
convention.
The annual meeting and banquet of the
New England Alumni associates of the
University of Vermont was held Thurs
day evening at Hotel Westminster, Bos-
ton. At the business meeting the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President. David R. Dooley, 1879;
vice presidents, Edward E. Halves, med,
1896, Frank H. Clapp, med, 1896, James
Buckham, 1881, George W. Stone, 1884,
F. Thomas Kidder, 1880, med, 1896;
chaplain, Rev. E. c. Bass, 1859; auditor,
Orville G. Wheeler, 1900; secretary and
treasurer, Albert E. Lewis, 1897; assist
ant secretary and treasurer, Irving l..
Rich, 1909; executive committee, George
P. Anderson, 1886. 7. P. Rogers, 1878.
Bert H. Hill, 1895, c. W. Doten, 1895,