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PERSONAL.
The Chicago .aarance thus notices the election
Of Professor Bu,khln a. President Of the
University


The Chicago .aGraace thus notices the election
of Professor Bu,khln a. President Of the
University:
Vermont University, which recently gave up
to Michigan Univer.ity its most accomplished
and competent presiding officer, President
Angel, has, we learn by telegram just elected
to his place Professor NJ. II. 3uckhAm. ms
University, which hitherto has been so conspcu.
GUS for its good fortune in it's Presidents, VIII
not be less 80 now President Buckham, not YET
forty years of age. has been connected with the
institution for the past fifteen years. Matthew
Arnold as to the finished elegance OF bis scnoi-
srly culture, an able and popular prescher, ne
is also considered man Of unusually clear
discernmeut aad rouud-abou; good sense. Those
who know him well are confident he will prove
eminently fitted for the honorable positiol-
Among the appointments OF Gov weston OF
New Hampshire. which were eminently ut to be
made, was that Of William Barrett; Of Nashua, as
Solicitor for Hillsborough county. Mr. Barrett
is prominent young lawyer, and his petition
for the Office was signed by every lawyer IN
the county, Mr. Clark. the retiring Solicitor.
heading it, Mr.. Barrett graduated from Har-
ward in 1856 and from the Cambridge Lrw
School in 1861, and is widely known in the
Masonic fraternity.
In the Board of Mayor and Aldermen OF
Nashua, N. H., Friday evening, Is ballots were
taken for City Marshall, resulting III no choice.
The mayor then appointed E. P. Brown, and the
appointment was confirmed by the casting vote
of the Mayor Mr. Brown is a retired merchant,
an old line Democrat, and was elected By the
Republican members of the Board.
Rev. ]. o. Peck of the Trinity Methodist
church, Springfield, Mass, will pass most Of his
vacation in Vermont.
Maienoiselle Nilsson and party arrived at the
Memphremagog House, Newport. on Friday
Hon. c. W. Willard is recruiting his health in
Colorado
Mr.. W. R. Tyler, well-Snown artist of Troy,
N Y, whose paintings have been accorded great
praise by the press of that and other cities, in
tends to visit 81. Adams st an early day for the
purpose of making sketches of scenery in that
vicinity
L. J. MeIndoe, elitor ofthe Vermont Chroni-
Gle, Vermont Journal, .Aurora Of The Taiiey
and Graaas Siais Journal, is at Ssratogs
Springs
Mr.. L. V. Ferris, Of the Windsor high school,
has accepted an election to the SUPPLEMENTARY
of the graded schools of Troy, Ohio. Having had
charge Of our high school for three years past,
aud proved himself thoroughly competent to his
position, as scholar, a teacher, gentleman
and a christian, his departure from us excites
universal regret, along with the best wishes for
his prosperity in the new field upon which he
enters So slys the Windsor Journal.
Hon Barzillsi davenport, recently deceased,
at the age Of 50 years, was the faiher-in-law Of
Hon. William NJ. Field, of Rutland. He was
native Of Dummerston, studied law with Hon.
John Lynde, OF williamstoWn, and was admitted
to the Orange county bar, and in 1922 removed
to Brandon, where he commenced the practice Of
the law. He resided at Brandon foriy-six
years, iCrty-oue Of which he was town clerk.
lie was frequently the recipient Of public trust
from his fellow citizens. lie was justice Of
the peace for twenty-eight years, and represented
Brandon in the Legislatures Of 1851 and 1850
In 1854, he was chairman of the committee on
military affairs, AMI in 1855. second on the
judiciary committee lie was a useful member
Of the General Assembly, and held in high e.
teen BY his associates. He was one Of the assis
tar, judges of the Rutland County Court in
1855. loj6 and 1857. In his political opinions
he WAS originally democrat, but took an early
and prominent position in the free soil party,
from which he went into the republican. lie
was ever an earnest anti-slsyery man. He was
deacon in the Congregational church at Bran
don from 1893 until the time Of his death.