Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03

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We arc informed that the Masonic Fra.
ternity are projecting full dress party .
Tor New Years evening at this Hotel We /
hope il true, and that we may DO able 10
be there to see, for Mr. Proctor being a
Knight Trmplpr, would doubtless DO the
chi,tlrau, thing hy his fellow masons,
PkGsoNN~--Powers the sculptor is
coming hom" after an absence Of thirty
one year.,
The presents that John b. Cough re.
cciyed at his silver wedding we're valued
at $4,000
Capt, il Monahan Of Burlington is
delegate T. the Fenian Convention now
in session at Philadelphia.
-Dorman b, Eaton has been nomina-
ted Tor Corporation Counsel by the Repub-
licans Of New York city, He is an ex'
cellcnt lawyer and man Of high char
aeter
d Webster Dixon, Esq, Of Grand
Isle il engaged in writing the "county
chapter" for the Vermont Historical
Gazetteer II couldn't have fallen to ADLER
hands
Charles f.. Clark, son of J, d, Clark, of
Montpelier, has attained the rank of Lieut.,
Commander in the Navy and has just been
ordered To- the VnnanliN, portsmouih har.
Dor, \. II.
Charles 4. Washburn. the late
American Minister TO Paraguay, isN Nom
Der of thu celebrated Maine family, and
brother of half dozen Congressman
more OF less lie is the youngest Of tn,
, family. We believe, hut can hardly b'
called the smartest,
Geo. I. Houghton. Esq ,ofSt. Adams
i.uaw in New York, where he contem
plates spending most or allof the winte
+. in the editorial chair of his paper, tn
I Church Journal. Mr.. Houghton has rar
: abilities as a writer, and will undoubtedl
I. s,uch improve the tone OF the Journal.
g. DR.. :. II. Day, of ST. Adams, h,
l. gone to Florida for the benefit of h
health. which has been poor for some tim
&c Hon. Matt H. Carpenter, the prob
= bic successor of Mr., Doolittle, is still lam
u from a recent accident, and able TO wal
! only with the Use of clutches.
8. pr. IT, J. Miller, formerly of Emo
burgh. and late graduate of the COLES
Of Physicians and Surgeons, New lor
has located himself in sheldon, and HI
" commenced the erection of fine res
dence in that growing village.
IN. Mr.. James Fiske, the Erie Directo
,r said to be the king of Wall Street con
r menced on peddler's wagon in Vernon
IS. in which uvocation his father was al
he well known He is yet quite your
" man. Pcddler and tanner boys are
ct luck.
b, We learn that Nj. y. IL. Dunton,
the Pavilion Hotel, Montpelier will r
tire from this House on Friday next, Il
ID House passing, tuto u,v hands Of Cnl, 1t
IL Boutwell,.
'' Key. DIR. /. T.. Dwincll, a native
l Callis, Vermont, formerly OF the Sou
9 church in Salem, now of Sacrament
49, Cal, has been appointed to the Professo
ship Of Theology in the Theological Sen
nary to be established at Oakland. Ca
IN j..
-. under the auspices of the Congregation
Association of the Pacific coast
n DR.. Dyer Story, Of West Winds
X. one of the Oldest physicians in Vernon
+or died last week He was over 80 yea
in. old, and had been in practice in We
Windsor for morc than 10 years
Judge Smalley, with Mrs. Small
and Miss Annette Jpham, of .Montpeli
-. left Burlington, Monday, with the int
ton Of spending the winter in Florit
The Judge has been in poor health
" some months, and we hope will recei
: substantial benefit from winters soiou
' at the south