St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-13

IS thS suit W Tic DltleT emu. MT, |
Whipple's bill against Mrs. Green is for
conducting lawsuit against William
W. Crappo, ofNew Bedford, three years
ago, when she brought action concern
ing the income of an estate involving
about 10000 in the court at Taunton.
Mrs. Green says that she understood that
she was to pay the lawyer according to
the services he rendered and she thought
$4,000 about enough
Machine Shops Burned.
Fire Thursday morning DESTROYED
the machine shops, roundhouse and
blacksmith shop of the Montpelier &,
Wells River Railroad Co. in Montpelier,
entailing loss of $4,000 to $4,000,
which is probably covered by insurance.
Chief of the fire department Wahlen is
master mechanic in the shops and was
on the scene when the fire broke out,
Owing to the fact that the fire alarm
box was burned before an alarm could |
be rung in, this necessitated going to |
another box, and the fire gained some
Roadway meanwhile. The blaze started |
in the oil room, thee being unknown.
The flames spread with great rapidity in
the oil soaked timber and made such a
fierce heat that it was difficult to fight
the fire. There were six tanks of oil,
each containing three or four barrels,
which it was feared would explode 1t
was also feared that the stationary
engine might explode. All the tools of
the workmen in the machine shop Chief
Wahlen's automobile, and the engine,
Granite City" which was in the shops
for repairs, valuable wheel lathe, and
good equipment of iron working machin-
cry, were burned The engine "Ver-
mont" was drawn out of the roundhouse
by the little locomotive Arthur Tendy'
after it was so hot that it had begun to
smoke. The coal shed, wood working
shop and storehouse were saved. The
shops will be rebuilt.
Death of Veteran.
Richard Dodge, better known as
'Shack," died suddenly at Montpelier,
last Wednesday evening at the age of 80
years. Mr.. Dodge had been about the
street as usual during the afternoon and
had called at the post office in the ex-
pectation of receiving a letter notifying
him of an increase of pension from $12
to $50 a month. He was a veteran OF
both the Mexican and Civil wars and
his death leaves Mai. Luman NJ. Grout,
of Waterbury, the only surviving veteran
| of the Mexican war in that section. Mr..
Dodge's war record was fine one. Once
when in a hospital i'll with fever he
eIuded his nurse and, picking up the rifle
| of dead soldier, entered a battle. In
later years his friends have annually
raised purse to send him to the Ma
tional encampment of the Grand Army
and have also kept him supplied with
tickets to the Northern League games
where he was loyal and enthusiastic
supporter of the local team. He is sur
vived by one brother Gilman B. Dodge
of Littleton.
Pioneer Manufacturer Dead.
Landon Houghton Ballou died Wendes-
day at Brattleboro at the age of 90
years after short illness with pneu-
monia. He was born in West Halifax
September 90 1S4S. At the age of 20
he moved to Illinois and lived there for
several years. He was the pioneer manu-
facturer of sheepskin leggings and stock
ings and began the work over 20 years
ago, since that time the articles of wear
have become so common that they are
worn by woodsmen and farmers every
where. He was a member of the Ballou
family famous throughout New England
for the number of Universalist ministers
in it. In his fathers family there were
three ministers out of four boys. The
founder of Tufts college was also mem.
Der of the family.
Long Fought Suit Settled.
A famous case in probate court in
which the Catholic diocese of Vermont
was plaintiffhas been settled by the com
I missioners Sheriff Fish and d. w. Tenn
| pie of Rutland. Bishop Michaud as
/ agent of the diocese brought suit several
wears ago to recover about $1700 from
! the estate of Rev. Thomas Lynch O
Fairhaven, claiming that the priest col
t lected moneys belonging to the diocese
r and never turned them over. The es
= tate filed a counter claim OF $ooOC
alleging that Rev. Father Lynch paid toI
building the new parsonage. Both these
claims were disallowed, but it wa:
decided that note for 500 held by the
! estate must be paid by the diocese.
: Newport Brakeman Injured
Joseph Dorron, brakeman, about 81
i years old, and unmarried, was struck by
: the Grand Trunk flyer in the Boston q
Maine yards at Sherbrooke, Que, last
i week. One arm, both legs, and his bach
= were broken and hole was cut IN MI
head While signalling his own tram HI
II failed to see the flyer approaching. Dor
: ron was employed for several years Il
:. the dental office of Dr. M. T. Hamilton
;, leaving there last tall to become brake
d man. He was an Eskimo and had edu
g Gated himself in evening school II
e died at hospital in Sherbrooke Wednes
; day night
No Pardon for Ketchum.
S Iohn W. Ketchum, who is serving
|, seven years sentence for completely l
= wrecking the Farmers National Bank
d Vergennes received Thursday an otflcit
n notification that the department otJus
e ice had refused to consider his apphcf
s. ton for pardon. A petition for pa
5. don had been signed by several thousan
y prominent citizens throughout the stat
?: ketchum will re-enter the newspape
a business at the expiration OF his senten(
I; - June %.
Gift for Park.
A transfer of real estate of particula
interest to St. Adams took place las
Of week, when Francis J.. Houghton made