Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-01-08
Personal.

Mr.. William +. IIavemeyer assumed the
Office of mayor of New York, for the third -;,1e,
on Wednesday last.
The tomb Of General Il. y. Lee is TO be
surmounted by recumbent statue Of Vermont
marble.
Hon. II n. Powers of Morrisvillc has been
elected one Of tho Vice Presidents Of the Yer
mont State Temperance Society.
Senator Lyman Irumbuli ,.of Illinois, will
resume the practice Of law after the 81 Of
March, the day on which his Senatorial term
expires. lie has been in the United States
Senate since lsj5-seyentecn years.
His exccllcncy Gov. Converse and Hon
George W. llcndec have accepted invitations
to attend the meeting Of the Deirymen's asso.
citation in St. Adams January 22nd, 93l and
eth.
"A one armed soldier, named John McCary,
who was a member Of the Fifth Vermont Regi-
ment during the war, died few days since Of
small pox, at Providence. lie recently came
from Boston with one-leggcd mate to ply bis
vocation Of organ-grnding
MIR j. S. Adams, formerly Secretary Of
the Vermont Board of Education, and now
Commissioner Of Immigration for the State oil
Florida, whose mysterious disappearance at
Jersey City we noticed last week, has been
found, soJered III, and has returned 10 Wash
ington, where he bad business.
Mrs. Edison, who has lived for many years
in the family Of Governor Converse, at Wood
stock, and mother Of Miss Luna Edison whose
death occurred week before last, died last week
from fatigue and nervous prostration. This
makes three deaths in the Governors family
during the month Of December, and be is now
left literally alone.
Hon j. p. Kidder, Territorial Judge Of
Dakotah, recently presented the members Of
tho bar Of Union county with large photo
graphic Likeness Of himself Judge Kidder
held the first term of court which was ever
held in that county, and has held every term
since. lie is held deseryedly in high estima-
ton by the entire bar Of the State.
The Burlington Free Press has a commu-
nication from Washington, we suspect from a
a party thoroughly posted, which says in rela-
ton to the rumored recall of Minister George
p. Marsh, that "there is no foundation for any
Of the paragraphs going round the press about
Mr.. Marsh. lie is moi i'll, but is very well.
lie does not desire to be relieved at present.
There is not any intention on the part of the
President to recall him. There il NOT any de.
sire on the part Of the Italian government to
have him recalled" This ought to settle
the question.
There are two natives Of Vermont in th,
/ Massachusetts, Senate and six in the House Of
I Representatives, as follows, the first two being
/ Senators jeremiah Clark, from the seventh
Middlesex district, born in Washington Sam
ue NJ Griggs from the second Worcester dis
trict, born in Grafton; Barney Hull from th,
fourth Suffolk district, born in Nottingham
Isaac W. Derry, from the second Middlesel
district, born in fairlee; Samuel 4. Hildreth
Of the eleventh Worcester district, born il
Brattleboro; Emory A. Howard, of the four
teenth Worcester district, born in Guilford
Henry c. skinner, Of the fifteenth Worceste
district, born in Plainfeld, Elijah Z. Beding
Of the third Franklin district, born in Vernon