Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-07-23

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Col. Charles II. Joyce is stoppiogat Primo
Edward's Island, md is npidly rogninihg hi
health
George n, Carpenter, sOn u Hon Ilemar
Carpenter, Of Mortified and graduate Of TN
University Of Vermont, Of the class Of 1861, Il
President Of the Young Mems Christian Unior
Of Chicago.
Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge, late Of Hart
and Home, is 10 edit new children's maya
zine. TO be published by Scribner, Armstrong
& Co. The initial number will appear III,
coming autumn.
--AIossrs Shepard, Davis a Co., the cxten
siye lumber dealers Of Burlington, are said Il
be endorsers Of Eddy, the great lumber manu-
facturer Of Ottawa, who has jus, hiled, to the
amount Of five hundred thousand dollars.
--Hon. Reuben A Chapman. of Springfield
Mass, Chief Justice Of the Supreme Judicial
Court of Massachusetts,, died on the 2sth Of
June, at Fluellen, on Lake Lucerno, Switzer.
land, in the seyenty-second year of hisago.
Willis w. Felt, formerly Of Bellows Falls
and lattcrly of the Lindell House, st. Louis,
and fremont House, Chicago, IS now chief
clerk Of the palatial Gardner House, Chicago.
Charles r. Dodge, formerly Of Montpelier, i.
also connected with the same hotel.
Mr.. +. B. Sanborn, the WE'LL known jour
nalst, and editoriall. connected with the
Springfield Repubhean. has just made a trip
over the Portland & Ogdensburg railroad, from
Portland TO Swanton, and embodied his otscr.
yations in series Of letters to that paper
Tho particulars Of the last sickness and
death Of Hiram Powers, the sculptor, in Flor.
ence, are received. lie had been ailing several
months from what seemed to be general break
ing up Of his system yet he was able within a
few days Of his death to be wheeled round the
garden adjoining his villa
We are pleased 10 learn that Mr. John ".
Graham, of Richmond, 2. O.. has been recent
~ reelected Vice President and Managing Di-
rector Of the Missisquoi and Black Rivers
Valley railroad This road runs from Rich
mond to North Troy, AMI il intended to con-
meet with our new road to the Northward
Mr. Geo r. Benedict, for many years in
the employ Of the Vermont Central, and more
recently superintendent OF the New London
Northern Railroad, has been appointed Super
intendent of the Cincinnati. Sandusky and
Cleveland Railroad, and has gone to Sandusky
to reside. lie is q capable and experienced
official
"A hundred or more persons went from
Morrisylle 10 attend the funeral Of Prof r G..
Hathaway at llardwick. This was an alice
tonate testimonial of the love and esteem in
which he was held in the hearts Of those who
knew him best, and mourn him as one whose
loss cannot be soon forgotten and whose mem
DRY will ever remain dear to them
The managers Of the Howard Athenmum,
Of Boston, have authorized Mr.. Charles C.,
Spaulding, Of the Herald Of that city, Mont
pelier boy, to obtain at their expense, steam
boat in which to take the children Of the
charitable institutions Of Boston on an excursion
down the harbor, and 10 furnish them with a
band and collation.. Mr. Spaulding has secured
also from other sources the means for providing
another boat-load with the same enjoyment
We learn that President Kitchel has re-
signed the Presidency of Middlebury College,
which he has held for the past seven years.
Illhealth was assigned as the cause 1t was
not generally understood that he intended to
resign, and the announcement that lis resig
nation had been presented, and accepted by
the trustees, occasioned considerable surprise
among the Alumni, at Middlebury, Thursday.
1t is understood that the place will now be
offered to DR.. George n Boardman, of Chicago,
formerly Professor at Mddlebury. There is a
rumor, in fact, that it has already been sub
stantially rendered to him, and declined