St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-10
Vermont News.
pntanical and Bird Clubs.

Gl"D o,ost largely attended IN the history
the lil0 cInbs. There were 40 members
OF lnT including several from the Con-
presenn+ and Massachusetts, Botanical
n ,AL" who took advantage OF the oppor-
cluGs, +o explore under good guides the
tla a. nd hogs of Pownal, which, because
cli lsr 9a conditions OF soil and climate,
" many plants not recorded else
ss,bere in Vermont. Each CLUB ADDED III
new The IF frst day was passed in looking
.,s ~ the cliff region under the guidance
o ffsW;llard w. Eggleston of Rutland,
u aLo has lately been associated with the
T WnU botanical gardens, New York.
91inVenr , the region few years ago
~ making up a catalogue OF the plants
u i, Vermort, and so was able to point
" VI the rare plants without unnecessary
" Tbqre were several found not seen else
,,bere in the state, including the purple
r,nIberrv. Among the uncommon
nrchids found were the lily leaved liparls
o I'D the slender lady tresses. Interesting
a er finds were the purple cliff brake, the
wall rue spleenwort and the broad beech
" The second day was passed in explor-
no the bog Of Echawog at Pownal
Centre. The guide was Miss Grace Niles
" New York, whose book, bog Trot-
t;na for Orchids" is we'll known to
n r,a1 lovers, and who is writing his
+ +o of the Pownal valley. This bog is
tbe most famous in the state, botanical
" 1t is a station, one of very few in
New England, tor the whorled pogonia.
MIR, Eggleston is now engaged in
arranging the thorn apples (Crateagus)
nr the new Gray's manual of botany of
the eastern United States, which will be
;ssned in few months. Prot. Ezra
Branerd of Middlebury College is work
mo out the violet family for this book, so
that Vermont will have a considerable
mart in the compilation OF the most COM
olete botanical work ever issued.
Knights Templar Staff.
The following have been appointed on
the staff of Grand Commander J. Henry
4 Jackson of the Grand Commandery
Knights Templar of Vermont.
Right eminent past grand COM
manders: Sirs George O. Tyler, Burling-
q ton; Alfred A. Hall, St. Adams; Thad NJ.
a Chapman, Middlebury; George W. Wing,
Montpelier; Delos NJ. Bacon, St. Johns
\ bury Center; Will. F. Lewis, Rutland;
s Kttredge Haskins, Brattleboro; Marsh
II o. Perkins, Windsor; Silas W. Cum
mngs, ST. Adams; Robert J. Wright,
Newport; Jesse E. Thompson, Rutland;
4 Daniel n. Nicholson, Burlington; Daniel
Payson, Windsor; Silas H. Danforth, St.
Adams; William H. Kingsley, Middle
q bury, Charles A. Calderwood, St. Johns
bury; Elihu B. TAFT, Burlington.
Aides past eminent commanders: Sir
Daniel {. Noble, Mount Calvary, No. |
Sir Chic L. Soule, Burlington, No. 2; Sir
Y ohn H. Mmms, Lafayette, No. 3; Sill
Edgar |. Fish, Vermont, No. 4; Sir Perley
II F Hazen, Palestine, No. 5; Sir Thoma:
P Bragg, Killington, No. 6; Sir William
II H. Vnton, Beauseant, No. Z; Sir Edward
L. Bates, Taft, No. s; Sir Charles II
q Heaton, Mount Zion, No 9; Sir Franz
81 D. Flint, Malta, No. 10; Sir Joseph w
Jackson, St. Aldemar, No. IL; Sir Georg
n F. Leland, Holy Cross, No. II.
q The 30th triennial conclave is being
held at Saratoga Springs, n Y, begin
ming July Z, and continuing through
Il July 49,
vermonters In Naval Academy.
The list of those who successful
passed the June examinations for er
Fl trance to the United States Nave
n Academy at Annapolis contains tn
IA NAME & ,,.,ba-. 7 ,hartntn nf MnrrI,
vile, who was appointed from the mrs
congressional district by Representativ
Il Foster. Mr.. Lamberton will enter tt
academy Immediately. Genard Brat
ford of Burlington is the other Vernon
appointee at the naval academy trol
n the first district and will graduate
1908, thereby creating the next vacanc
from that congressional district.
Fl The failure of the candidate named t
representative Haskips to pass the
Fl CURED entrance examination leaves
vacancy in the second congressional dl
trict which cannot be filled until Il
examination of April, 1908. The sele
ton can, however, be made prior to TIL
HI date. w. P. Brown of Mortified, no
at the academy from the second distrle
will graduate in 1910 thus creatil
another vacancy in that district.
GIN Cook, also appointed by Senat
Dillingham;, graduates in 1910.
"a Senator Proctor will have two vaca
cies to fill at the academy for 1908,
candidates having failed to pass the
aminations this spring, and the ott
appontee, H. NJ. Hitchcock of Pittstol
being due to graduate in June, 1908.
Attempted to Aid Prisoner.
Benjamin Woolhouse, stone cult
who has been working on the st;
prison repair job at Windsor tor so
time, was.arraigned last week Tuesd
on the charge of attempting to aid
prisoner to escape from the prison.
appears that Woolhouse took two
tiers to mail for Wilbur Brown, a cony
blacksmith, who escaped from prl:
some weeks ago and was recaptured
Morrisville, in which the prisoner wr
friends that he would escape or poi'
himself. Woolhouse gave the letters
Clerk Lampman of the prison to m
installing him for postman in his
uniform. The clerk Immediately t.
the letters to Supt w. S. Lowell,
mad warrant sworn out after learn
the contents of the letters. Woolho
was bound up in the sum of $500
MS appearance at county court and
default of bail was taken to the cou
Jail at Woodstock.
over 100 Years Old.
Mrs. Betsey Thomas of East Hubb;
ton, who would have been 101 years