Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-02-05
Personal.
Hon. Geo. p. Marsh is the only person
now filing the position Of Foreign Minister,
who received his appointment from President
Lincoln.


Hon. Geo. p Marsh is the only person
now filing the position Of Foreign Minister,
who received his appointment from President
Lincoln.
AT the recent dedication Of tho Uniyersalist
church at St. Johnsbury, sermons were preach
ed by Rev. Eli Ballou, of South Woodstock and
Rev. j. +. Wright, Of this village.
Commander George Dewey, United States
Navy, has been ordered to the command Of the
United State, steamer Farragdnsen, now at
Callao.
Judge Alexander H. Jameson, Of Chica-
go, has been compelled by impaired health TO
suspend his judicial abors, for a time, and he
and his family are spending the winter in Roy
alton.
MIR. William Harlow, the Oldest man in
Windsor, and one Of its most respected citizens,
father of Hon. Hiram Harlow, died on the
9Th ult., at the age Of 81 year, and months.
His funeral was attended with Masonic hon
ors.
REV. p. n Granger, Of Peacbam, has been
appointed agent for the State Temperance So.
ciety for the year ensuing. lie * an earnest
worker in the temperance cause, and we doubt
not, will be cordially received throughout the
entire State.
-Adiutant W. }. Sertle Of the fifteenth in
iantry, who died on Monday at Santa Fe. New
Mexico, was a native Of Barton, VT, and a
graduate of West Point in 1867. Judge Po.
land, who appointed him 10 the military acade.
my has made provision of home for Sartle's
sister and only child.
-Perley R Downer, who accepted tempo
rary transfer to a postal clerkship On the Cen
trail Pacific Road, Last summer, has now per
manent appointment on that route, and, as BIZ.
many friends will be pleased to hear, has late.
y been promoted to be chief postal clerk, with
an advance Of salary.
Mr.. Lawrence Barnes, Of Burlington, ha.
recently sold out his extensive interest in tn,
lumber firm Of skilings. Whitney Brothers &
Barnes. Mr. Barnes will continue the lumber
business in that city under the name and style
Of Lawrence Barnes and Son, having associated
with him his son, Lawrence Barnes, Jr.
We are glad to learn that President Gram
has pardoned Mr.. Henry NJ Wells who wa,
sentenced by Judge Smalley, nearly yearago
to years Imprisonment in the county jail, fcl
conuiving at smuggling, while acting as custom
house officer. IL is one Of the very few cases
where executive clemency might he propeil,
exercised.
DR.. j. NJ. Currier, Surgeon General O
Vermont Of Mclndoe Falls, contemplate
moving to Burlington, next Spring, where h,
intends to devote the Archiuss Of lSie,ioe /,
more popular reading matter and extend it
circulation and usefulness. A medical period
ical is also under contemplation, and the bes
talent in the State will be employed in con
Quoting it.
Mr.. K. T. Bailey, late chief engineer of tn,
Vermont Central railroad, died in Montrea |
Monday, of paralysis Of the brain. Mr.. Bale,
was widely and well known and highly respect
ed as a civil engineer. lie was employed il
the construction Of the Grand Trunk railroad
be was the chief engineer in building the Que
bee and Richmond railroad, and other grea
works bear testimony to his wisdom and judg
ment in their plan and construction.
-Luther Tucker, proprietor and editor of tn
Cuhivdtor and Country Gentleman, of Al
bany N. Y. died in that city on Sunday night
aged seyenty-one years. lie has been treas
urer Of the State Agricultural Society for thir
ty years. In 1880 Mr.. Tucker issued the frs
number Of the Genesee Farmer, at Rochester
Some years aftei wards he took the Culiirator
in Albany, \. Y, and made it one Of the frs
agricultural journals. The deceased exerte
for many years an important influence upo
all agricultural matters, and did perhaps, NOR
than any other individual to promote th
growth Of its literature.
SERIous FlRE IN WELLS RvER.-On Tues
day night of last week the lumber mills Of til
Wells River Lumber Co., situated about |
miles from that village, were consumed by Fir
together with considerable lumber. The work
| consisted of saw mill and box factory Tn