Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-11-05

Mr. Dent, the father Of Mrs. Grant, is
dangerously i'll at Washington. There are no
prospects Of bis recovery
-Ex.Railroad Commissioner Richard + Par.
ker, Of Wolcott, is said to be the coming man
for County Senator from IamoiIle..
Rev DR. Kitchelland wife, Of Middlcbury
will spend the winter in California. The health
Of Dr. Kitchell il now greatly improved
-Ex Governor lliland Hall and wife, Of
North Bennington, will spend the winter in
New York, with the family Of T. w Park.
The installation Of Rev l.. o Brastow, a.
pastor Of tho White Street Congregational
Church, in Darlington, took place yesterday.
Il. 5. Thompson, who represented lras.
burgh in the Legislature Of 1879, has removed
to Stove. where he will resume the practice Of
the law.
The friends Of Mr. and Mrs. b D. Hop
kns Of st. Adams, and their name is Legion,
surprised them Tuesday evening, on the occa.
sion Of the fifteenth anniversary n their mar.
riage, and, it is needless to add passed most
enjoyable evening
Prof Lucien A. Wait, OF Cornell t'nigcr
sity, who is native Of llighgate, has been ap.
pointed Consul at Pirmus, Greece lie goes
from Cornell on leave Of absence his position
there being open to him whenever he may
choose to return.
Charles G. Cotton, Grmery Of Lowell,
Mass, and who was during the war, ap.
pointed by Gen Binks as Commissioner Of
Education FOR the colored schools in Louisiana,
died At Mobile, recently, of yellow fever. lie
was a native Of Vermont.
-Breyet Captain Charles \. Curtis, U s
A., has been detailed again for duty as Pro-
lessor Of Science at Norwich University, North
field. Captain Curtis is fine officer, a thor
ough man in his department, and possesses to
great degree the confidence and affection Of
his pupils
james Johns, OF Surksboro, formerly Of
Huntington, aud The eccentric and veteran
editor Of the autograph and Remarter, has be-
come insane on account of his religious belief
lie has prole-sed t1 believe there is no God,
and thinks he has ruined many young men by
preaching MS peruicilu- u1crlue.
Captain r. j. Ilirt.hurn is elected mem
her Of the Iowa Legislature from the seventy
first district by the handsome majority Of GOT.
The district il composed Of four counties, and
we congratulate the gallant Captain on his de-
served success, and the people Of the district
On having selected so good q member
Major John A. salisbury Of Rutland, las
been appointed one Of the stalI Of Gen. Charles
Doycns, Jr., the Grand Commander Of the
Grand Army of Tire United States, with the
rank of Brigadier General rhi. appointment
is worthily bestowed, and will be received With
great satisfaction By the Grand Army boys
throughout the State
AT the annual meeting OF the New Hump
shire State Teachers A. lcm,ion, held at Clare.
mont, last week. a memorial sketch of the late
Prof Silas II Pearl was read by Prof Hiram
circuit The pecularities of Prof. Pearl as a
teacher were briefly sketched. As discplin-
arian, as an apt teacher, possessing enthusiasm
in his work and unbending integrity, he was
model Tor teachers After the reading OF this
sketch, appropriate resolutions concerning the
lie and death Of the Professor were pre- scented
and adopted by the Association.
C NJ Chase, editor Of the Lyndon Onion,
in letter to his paper from Sycamore, H.,
says that among business and professional men
Of that town Vermont is well represented, and
among them mentions the following Luther
Lowell Of Rutland, County Judge General
David Dustin. Of Newbury, County Treasurer
f. l.. Mayo, ex-COunty Judge d. b. James,
of Newbury, Postmaster II. l.. Boics, pro-
prietor Of the Sycamore Republican. George
Robinson, brother of Hon. Lucius Robinson, Of
Newport, is r prominent attorney. Probably
one-quprter Of tho inhabitants Of that locality
are from Vermont.