Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-28
Personal.

D. N. rurNEy, Of Bow n H., for several years
teacher in Norwich Academy, has been en-
gagged as principal Of Leicester Academy.
t. DR. JAWS l.. tirrtr has been elected 10 the
chair Of surgery in tho University Of Vermont,
made vacant by the resignation Of Prof Ben jamin
Howard.
1nE last number Of llaper's Weekly has repro
ductions Of two fine water color paintings, the
originals Of which were drawn by our townsman,
Thomas W. Wood, Esq
TnEnE is a rumor to the effect that Captain C..
\ Curtis President u Norwich University, has
concluded 10 spend the next year In California
We hope II will not prove true
W. 4. HAzFN, assistant cashier Of the Wood.
stock national hank Is to be cashier OF the new
national bank at St Johnsbury, which starts Sep
TENDER ist, with capital oi $4,000
GroRGE +. MARSH, United States minister to
Italy, has presented the University Of vermont's
library with a valuable collection Of manuscripts
Of the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth centu-
rios, some Of them hadsomcy fabricated
IN Is stated that ex-senator Matt Carpenter has
been retained by the municipality Of New York
to prosecute William NJ Tweed, in tho civil suit
Tor 100000 damages, which will probably be
tried in the latter part Of the present month
poRNAN b EATON has been sent 10 London by
the Erio Railway Company, 10 institute proceed
ings Tor the recovery OF g. 5i2 157 from the Lon
don Banking Association and James McIIenry,
which sum, it is alleged, is held by them to meet
claims, the legality or justice Of which the Erie
Company will not recognize
TnE Misses McKeen, OF Abbott Academy, An
dover, Massachusetts, daughters Of Rev Dr. Me-
Keen, Of Bradford, sailed in the Cunarder from
Boston, Saturday Tor years sojourn abroad
They went in company with Dr. Bancroft and
wife, from Concord, New Hampshire, and Hon.
J. b. Walker Of the same place.
CHARLES JONES, stage driver Of the DAYS be-
fore railroads drove the stage-coach from the
country, died in Bethel Of hemorrhnge OF the
bowels, on saturday, aged sixty-tour years lie
was "a famous reinsman in earlier days, and will
be remembered by many a. the driver Of charols
and hand-toams Of several eircases aud MENACE
ries among them as the driver Of Saulls, Lent &
Co.'S famous twenty-iour pony team many years
ago. His iayUrite feat in Workmanship was the
driving Of thirty-slx strange horses up broadway.
New York city, and turning them, In front Of the
Aston House.
Ar Middlebury College commencement, the
following appointments were made Stephen A.
| Walker, Of New York. President Of the Alumni
for the ensuing year. Orator, Andrew L. Rankin,
OF st Johnsbury, class Of 1854. Substitute Col
Aldace I. Walker, Of Rutland, class Of 1862 -
Poet, Phillip Battell, Of Middebury Substitute,
Prof. C. d. Mead, Of Mddebury A committee,
consisting Of Hon. Walter c. Dunton, OF Rutland
Prof. VIM. Il. shipman, of Tufts College, and Rev
81. L. Severance of Orwell made the award Of
the Ware medal, for excellence in composition
and elocution, to Mr.. Lyman d. Bragg Degrees
were conferred as follows A. NJ in course, W.
K Hague, Henry H. Ross, Edward L. Walker l..
L. Lawrence, Henry NJ ladd, Charles f. Hall
Honorary A. NJ. j. b. Ilollister, of Manchester; f.
J. Ormshec, Of Brandon; A. NJ Hurlbert, of nli-
nois d. D. Rev. Samuel W Magll, OF Cornwall;
Rev, T. H. Archibald, Of West Cornwall