St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-12-12
Vermont News.
Meath of Former Governor Hendee.

n n health for several months his death
lras unexpected and it was not until
sunday night that his condition was
considered serious.
George w. Hendee was born in Stowe,
November 80, 1882, being the son of
Ishial P. and Rebecca (Ferrin) Hendee.
{In, was educated in the common schools
and at Peoples Academy, Morrisville
He began the study of law when 20
Years We, old in the office of W. 6. Ferrin, of
}ohnson, and in 1855 was admitted to
The Lamoille county bar He was asso-
GATED in law partnership with H. c.
Fisk for 80 years, the partnership being
dissolved two years ago. He was one of
+he pioneers in the construction of the
Portland & Ogdensburg railroad and a
director. He had been president of the
Montreal, Portland & Boston Railroad
Co.. of Canada, and at the time of his
death was a director Of the St. Johns
bury & Lake Champlain Railroad Co.
He was president of the Union Savings
Bank & Trust Co., and had been
director since its organization. He was
national bank examiner from 1879 to
1885 and was president of the Vermont
International Telegraph Co. Ex-Govern-
or Hendee has held nearly all the town
offices and there had been few years since
he attained his majority that he had not
been called upon to fill some position of
trust. He represented Morristown in
tbe legislature in 1861 and 1862, and
was a member of the state senate,
1868. He was states attorney for
n.,1
provost marshal during the civil war.
In 1869 he was elected Acknowledgements
or and upon the death of Gov. Peter
T. Washburn February Z, 1870, he
succeeded to the governorship, complet-
ing the term. He served in the Forty
third, Forty-fourth, and Forty-ffth
Congresses, from 1873 to 1879, repre-
senting what was then the third con-
gressional district.
Ex-Governor Hendee is survived by a
wife and half brother, H. c. Fisk. His
first wife was. Melissa Redding, their
marriage taking place November IT,
1855. One child, Lillian Frances, was
born to them. but lived to be only six
years old Mrs. Hendee died in 1861 and
December %, 1868, he was united in
marriage with Viola S. Bundy, who died
in May 1901. January 10, 1906, he
married as his third wife, Miss Mary
Watts, of Stowe.
The Clement Case.
Max L. Powell, attorney for the plain
tiff in the case of Samuel D. Wilson VS..
Percival w. Clement, the famous $780,
900 Islander suit in which Wilson re-
ceived verdict for $1,000 at the Feb
ruary term of court in Burlington this
year, has been notified that w. B. c.
Stickney, counsel for the defendant, had
filed in the federal court of chancery a
petition to pay the amount of judg-
ment, which is now $1263, into the
court, instead of to Mr.. Wilson's at
torney, pending the settlement OF the
writ of error. Mr.. Stickney claims he
gave Mr.. Powell notice that he was to
sue out writ of error, but he was mott
fed by Mr.. Powell not to pay the judg-
ment to Wilson, as the amonnt was not
sufficient to compensate him (Mr. Pow
ELY and M. M. Johnson, the other at
torney in the case. Mr.. Stickney further
alleges that thinking no executive would
be asked for, he did not file his bond ano
assignment of error until September
more than 60 days after judgment. Mr.
Powell has filed an answer to the effect
that he denies ever stating that he made
any claim that the Judgment in the cas'
should be paid to him for attorneys ser
vices. but that he had filed an attorney
lien, giving proper notice. He answered
that the whole reason for his delay il
taking out the execution was MIR
Stickney's specific promise to pay tn
same to him. He asks the court there
fore to dismiss the petition and to issu
the execution for the collection of tn
Judgment 1t is likely that hearing
will be held before Judge Martin soon.
Death of George B. B. Denny.
George B. B. Denny, for long tim
one of Montpelier's leading bushes
men, died Wednesday afternoon, age
IS years. He was born in Mortified
on April 18, 1S41, and was a son {
Samuel and Helen Denny He was on
of a large family of children, of whoI
only two survive him, Mrs. A. G. Whit,
more and A. E. Denny, both of Nortl
field. In 1862, at the age of 81, he volul
teered for nine months in Company |
18th Vermont. He served with tt
regiment, guarding the defenses of Wasl
ington and at the battle of Fairfa
Court House, being mustered out
1868. On his return from the war /
engaged in business as a merchant taile
in Northheld. In December, 1868, /
married Lucipia Meade and two chill
rem were born to them, daughter, no
dead and a son Ralph B., of the Unio
Mutual Fire Insurance office in Mon
pelier who, with a wife and mothe
survive him. In 1887, Mr.. and Mr.
Denny removed to Montpelier and
again took up his trade as a tailor.
1897 he gave up active work and SIM
that time he has lived a retired life
his home on Elm street.
Large Sanatorium for Bennington.
DR.. Hercules Sanche of New Yor
president of the Animarium Co., thu
has recently closed its sanatoriums j.
New York, Montreal and Detroit, Micf
to consolidate three into one large OF
at Bennington. in order to secure pu
air and water, porus soil ana :
efficient shelter from west winds on II
foothills of Bald mountain, has no
located permanently in Benningto
The equipment of the three sanatorlun
and 20 mules and horses that we
employed about these institutions. a
already in Bennington. One OF Il
springs that is to supply the sanatorlu
is known as the Waters spring. 1t
1900 feet above sea level and flows Wi