Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-24
Personal.

Mn r. C. BROMLEY, Of Huntington, has re-
ceiyed an appointment under the Sergeant-at-
AIMS at Washington, y. c.
TnE Boston papers mako very complimentary
mention Of a recent musical soirce, given in Tenn
pie Place, Boston, last week, by S b. Whitney.
IT is understood that Judge shipman, Of Con-
nectcut, will hold the coming term Of the United
States District Court, which opens on the "a Of
March
Hon. JAMES IIUTcniNsoS and wife, OF West
Randolph, started for Florida, on Thursday morn
ing, the 18th inst, to spend the remainder Of tho
winter.
REV WuMoT NJ MAyHEw, Of Charlestown,
Mass and member Of the last graduating class
Of the Newton Theological Seminary, has accepted
a call to become pastor Of the Baptist society in
swanton.
! CoNGREssMAN-ELEcr JoyCE Of Rutland has
| gono 10 Washington with his daughter, 10 remain
during the rest OF the present session Of Congress
| but will return In season 10 attend the March
term Of court lie has received urgent invitations
10 speak for the republicans in the New lIamp-
shire state campaign, but will probably decline
| them ALL
Il y
resident and wsll-known practitioner Of Brattle-
boro and one Of the oldest physicians in the
state, died suddenly, Of pneumonia, on Thursday
Of last week, at the age Of eighty years. lie was
a native Of Sudbury, having represented that town
in the legislature several times, and holding other
Offices Of public trust
| BY the death Of Judge Thomas Waterman, Sat
urday morning last at two o'clock, johnson loses
its most noted and remarkable citizen. In 1878
he thirythree years Of age, and was captain Of
the johnson volunteers who marched TO plattsburgh
that year Ills funeral was attended with Ma
sonic ceremonies The sermon was preached by
Rev FIJI Ballou, D. D.
ALLEN r. CAruuoS, the new senator from
| West Virginia, is native virginian, sixty-four
years old, graduate Of Yale college, strong
southern man in principle, and was a senator in
the confederate congress. lie is man Of unim
peachable character and fine education, model
OF dignity, and Of great and acknowledged legal
ability iaultless in dress, handsome in person,
and in every way an accomplished man Of the
world. A flowing, snow-white beard reaches
to his waist and gives patrarchal cast to his
appearance
Mn HIRAM GipDiSGs, Of Proctorsyillc, died on
the 18th inst, aged eighty-four years, six months
and twelve days lie was born at Boxboro,
Mass, July 81, 1870. When a mere lad his
parents removed to Salem and when still minor,
he entered the merchant service as a seaman In
the war OF 1872 he was Of the crew Of the pri-
vateer Enterprise, which was taken by the British
and carried to England, where he remained a
prisoner some three years. lie was one OF the I'M
fortunate victims confined in the Dartmoor hulk,
and in ten days after his incarceration in the bold
Of that wretched ship his hair became white, and
he bore through all his subsequent life upon hi,
person scars worn into his flesh by the irons used
TO chain the prisoners therein
The New York Mail in speaking Of new paint
ing by Julian Scott, says the following. Here We
have local cartoon which is fast Tass.aa away,
perpetuated with all its types Of character and in
cidents Of action. Mr. Scott has been there him
self, and he now takes us all with him to inspect
the embryo Creedmoor We wish that he would
give us modern rifle match as a companion pic
ture for there is plenty Of good material at such
scenes, as proved by the sketches Of Sydney Hall
in the London Graphic Mr. Scott has shown his
artistic mastery over the boys in blue, and gives
US many clever little pictures. We hope that he
will follow genre painting as assiduously, and il
he does, the present and the future will owe more
to him than all the bran-turned idealists that ever
painted earthly paradises or unnamed angels in
brocaded silk and powdered hair.
IIoN. ALVIN BRALEY died at his residence, in
Mortified, at seven o'clock, p. NJ, on Thursday,
February 18th, after an illness Of two weeks. At
the time of his decease and for several years pre-
vious thereto, Mr. Braley held the position Of
President Of the First National Bank Of North
field, and was also President Of the Vermont Man
ufacturing Company, Of Mortified, which latter
position he had held since the organization Of the
company, some five years since. He represented
the town Of Roxbury for two years in the legis-
lature, was for three years Assistant Judge in
the Washington County Court, and had been
called upon at different times to fill nearly all
offices Of trust and responsibility in town and viii
lage Judge Bradley was an esteemed citizen,
kind friend and prominent and successful 6nan-
cia and business man. His death is great loss
to the community.