Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-11
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At meeting of the Alumni AsSOci
alton, of Union College, residing il
Troy, held on Thursday evening last
Major Jerome B. Parmenter, editor OF
the Troy Press, was elected one Of the
! Vice-Presidents.
Hon. James Barrett, Judge of the
Supreme Court, delivered a temperance
lecture before the people of Woodstock,
on recent Sunday evening.
David A. Gage, George w. Gage
and John A. Rice have taken lease OF
the Pacific Hotel at Chicago for twenty
years, the building to be completed
March 1st, 1879 The Pacific will have
500 rooms and cost over million dollars.
The Cages are Vermonters.
Mrs. Deborah Wolcott, widow of
Rev. Ira Ingraham, formerly of Bran
don, died at Rochester, n. Y. recently.
Hon. Torrey E. Wales, of Burlig-
ton, has recovered from his recent seri-
Gus illness
Rev. Marshal Shedd, died at Wills
borough, N. Y, March Gath, aged 80
years. He was graduate of Dartmouth
College in the class of 1917 and com
menced his ministry in 1920. He was
the father of Rev Prof w G. T.
Shedd, D. D., of New York.
Rev Francis B. Wheeler, D. D., of
POughkeepsie, one of the officiating
clergymen at Prof Morse's funeral, was
formerly pastor of the Congregational
church in Brandon.
MIR. D. Gilbert Dexter, former resi-
dent of Wilmington, of the firm Of Dex-
ter. Melendy & Co., delivered lecture
in Boston, on Thursday evening last, on
SThe Power that Moves the World, -
which receives many favorable notices
from the press.
Deacon Closson, a well known citi-
zen of Worcester, Washington county,
died on the Goth ult.
The late Deacon c.. W. Storrs, of
Montpelier, issued his last card to the
public, March 18th, announcing he had
closed up ''his mercantile business and
doubtless for life" This unusual an
nouncemcnt was verified by his death on
the morning of the 23d of the same
month.
Hon. Charles Barrett, of Grafton,
is still engaged in making CrayOn por-
traits with marked ability aud success.
His recent portrait of Miss Fanny Hall,
a daughter of the first pastor of the
Congregation church in Grafton, is re-
garded by those best acquainted AZ
fine likeness.
GEN. HUMPHREY MARsHALL.-Gep.
Marshall. whose death was recently an
nounCed was one of the most popular
men of Kentucky. His father, Hum
phrey Marshall, relative of Chief-Jus-
tice Marshall, was one of the pioneers
of the State, United States Senator
from 1895 to 1901, and author Of the
history of Kentucky. His son, Just de |.
tChotNl' " CtS DN)I IL III L III 1Ci~'
was graduated at West Point in 1882, |
and resigned his commission the follow |
ing year to study law He practised in |
Louisville with success. During the
Mexican war he led a Kentucky regi- |
ment, and at the battle of Buena Vista
CALAMITY led a charge of the Kentucky |
volunteers. In 1857 he retired to farm
but soon became prominent in politics
-, T1xC~~nan. I,,y I,a
1882 and 1869 During the years
1928 he was in the diplomatic service,
being appointed commissioner to China,
which position, during his term was
raised to first-class mission. He join
ed the rebel army in the late war. hold
ing the rank of general. He was man
Of very pOrtly presence, and he was in
the target for many jokes,
the late George ID. Prentice specially
himself by his facetious
upon the cOrpulent rebel du-
ring the war. Gen Marshall was never
.heless highly esteemed and respected
throughout the Sonth, both on account
If his distinguished family and from his
own talents and genial disposition.
STARRED WITH AN UMBRRLLA.-Alle-
ghany City, Pennsylvania, which has
ust been received into the municipal
.mbrace of Pittsburg has recorded an
vent of unusual character. Two men,
rOhn Nicolaus and George Kemp, visit
d a CIGAR store. A dispute arose as to
Who should pay the bill, and as both
,arties were under the influence, warm
words were freely passed. Kemp final
Y paid the money and the two passed
ut to the street, where the quarrel was
enewed They went into a small alley
yhen Njcolaus suddenly assaulted Kemp
With an umbrella, which he carried in
is hand. and stabbed him in the eye I
nth the end of the handle. Kemp fell /
, the ground and his assallant fled.
evaral firemen ran to the assistance of
he injured man, but when they reached
inn he was in an insensible condition
nd bleeding profusely. When the ply
c;an arrived they found that he had
aan otabbed with the sharp end of an
nohrelIa handle, Immediately under the
,cLet of the left eye, and that the ham
10 had been broken off, leaving the I
hmm about three inches in length and
alf an inch in diameter, entirely buried !
, the mans head. 1t was with great
iff3cnlty that the physicians succeeded {
, removing it, and when they did so
10 blood gushed out in large stream. I
he physicians have but little hope that ,
10 injured man will recover from the {
rightful wound. I
A CURE FOR CEREBRo SPINAL MENIN- ,
Ir1s.-The Freeport Gil. Bulletin pub {
shes the following letter from gentle {
ian in Michigan to friend in Free
ort
| only write to tell you what will save ,
7ery case of ''cerebro spinal menin-
it's" It is the same epidemic that !