St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-01-17

contracts which the firm had tor long
tine, recently completed. was the marble
work for the new Carnegie Library, Col
umbus, o. This called for $250,000
William S. Moynihan of Columbus, a
noted sculptor. is now comforting with
officials of the company about estimates
for the carving and designing in the mar
BILE work for the Senate building at
Washington, and also for the rotunda oil
the House OF Representatives.
Petition TO Pardon Ketchum.
There is a movement on foot in Addi-
son county to pc ition President Roose-
welt for pardon for John W. Ketchum,
now serving seven years sentence at
the Addison county jail Tor completely
with Cashier David Fl. Lewis in wreck
ing tie Farmers National bank of Ver-
gennes. Ket, hum was given the same
sentence as Lewis, and he has already
served five years. AS he was ouly tool
OF Lewis and did as the latter bid, his
friends believe that he was made scape-
goat tor the sins OF Others, and many OF
the business men of the county are said
to favor his pardon, on the ground that
he has already been punished sufficiet tly
Damage Suits i'm ,he Rutland County
Court.
A negligence suit for $4,000 has b. en-
brought against the Cooperative Tele-
phone company of Rutland by I. N. St.
Clair of Fair Haven, admins traitor o.
the estate of Nelson N. St. Clair, the
latter being killed while ia the employ of
LII hA
lineman, was electrocuted by touching
a non-nsulated electric light wire while
at work on a pole. The accident &C.
CURED July 81, 1905.
w. M. Peck OF the Berwick House, Rut-
land, has brought suit against c. E.
Irving, OF Stowe, to recover SIS 500 Tor
injuries alleged to have been Inflicted
upon the plaintiff by the defendant.
This suit is the outcome Of fight which
occurred at the hotel.
Owen Doran of Castleton has sued the
Lake Bomoseen Slate company tor
$4,000 Tor injuries received while work
ing in the companv's quarry March 81,
1908 The plaintiff alleges that mass
of stone near the edge of the quarry was
loosened by blast and tell into the
quarry, breaking one of his legs and
otherwise bruising hina.
Death of IL. A. Morton.
Edward A. Morton died at his home in
St. Adams Sunday OF heart failure. Mr..
Morton was one of family OF ten
children OF James Leonard and Maria
Manning Morton aud was born in Sails
bury, May 6, 1887. He is survived by
his wife, to whom he was married in
1868, and one brother, Henry G. Morton
OF this city. Mr.. Morton was a veteran
OF the civil war and had long and hon
orable record. At the close OF the war
be was for many years engaged in the
printing business with Enoch Whiting,
GLOWING (which be was mail clerk tor
eleven years on the St. Adams and Bos-
ton route. He was in the confectionery
business in Burlington for a time and
later returned to St. Adams where he
engaged in the furniture business, which
he followed successfully until burned out
this his health began TO fail and the de-
cline has been gradual. He has been
confined to the house the most OF the
time Tor the past two years. Mr.. Nor
ton was warm hearted, whole souled
man, admired by all who knew him, and
be will be missed by a wide circle OF
friends.
Elan Automobile On Runners.
An automobile with the forward part Of
the machine on sleigh runners was on the
streets at White River Junction, recently.
and attracted good deal of attention.
George Emerson and Garfield Miller OF
the Excelsior Carriage Co.'s establish
ment ingeniously rugged the car In that
way leaving on the hind wheels. The
plan worked quite satisfactory but how
it would succeed in going through snow
drifts remains to be seen.
The Italian speaking people of Rutland
and vicinity numbering about 900 will
petition Pope Plus x of Rome tor the
erection of Catholic church in that city
and they will also appeal to the supreme
dictator of the Catholic church to send
priest OF their own tongue to reign
over them. Rev. Joseph Marotta of
Rotonti, Italy, cousin Of Peter Bove, a
leader among the local Italians,
has been asked by Rutland Italians it he
would become pastor of the proposed
church providing permission were grant
ed by the Pope and he has replied in the
affirmative. 1t is the intention of the
Italians to erect church to cost not less
than $4,000.
At recent meeting of the trustees of
the Brattleboro free library announce
ment was made of btquest OF $1,000 to
the library from the estate OF the late
Rev. Lewis Grout of West Rrattleboro.
Mr.. Grout dtcreed similar amount to
society and to the American Missionary
ASSOCIATION. Announcement OF these be-
quests was made by D. Holton, executor
OF Mr.. CIRCUITS will.
1t is announced that the principal
speakers at the annual meeting of the
State Forestry Association, which is to
be held in Burlington January "a, will be
DR.. B. E. Fernow. of Ithaca, N. Y, and
J.. A. ,DeBoer, OF Montpelier. DR.. Fernow
is one of the leading forestry experts in
the country.
|. N. Chase, the wtll-known horseman
formerly resident OF Colchester, now OF
Brandon, who was elected president of
the Vermont Horseman's association on
December &c, has declined to serve in
that capacity. He gives other business
matters his reason Tor refusing.
1t is announced by the post office de.
partment at Washington that the Presi-
cent will shortly appoint the following
presidential postmasters in Vermont: