Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-01-20
Personal.

zAcn. CnASDLR has been reelected Senator
from Michigan.
lIASSnAL MAMLls has been reelected United
States Senator from Maine
Dn SrrBnNs ASA sMrn. Of st. Albans, n
physician Of eminence, died on Sunday.
IIENRy l.. DAWES, Of Pittsheld, Is strongly
ahead In both bodies Of the Massachusetts legsla-
turc, for the position Of United States Senator.
BALLorrSd has recommended in the Rhode
Island legislature for United States senator Gen.
Burnside leads largely In both bodies, with pros
pect Of hiseection.
VIZ understand that the position Of principal Of
the Normal school Mt Johnson has been offered TO
MIR Crippen Of the class just graduated at the
Normal school ut Randolph
Miss Henry, a daughter of the late Hon Hugh
H. Henry, Of Chester, has fitted herself as a
teacher Of eocutlon, and made her first appear
anco as public reader at Caycndish last week
She won the hearty commentator Of all who
heard her
joins y. COPELAND, one OF the oldest citizens
Of Middlebury, died on Tuesday the 18th, aged
scyenty-eight years Mr. Copeland was for many
years one Of the principal business men Of the
place lie was a man Of unusual kindness Of man
ner and leaves many friends
GES. II. II. BANTER, OF Rutland, has authorized
the authorities at Rutland to draw on him for
$500, to be distributed among the families left
homeless and needy by the late fire at Rutland.
Fifteen families were burned out by the fire, and
the majority Of thom lost much aud are In needy
circumstances.
lKv. d. b NEwroS, father Of Col j. w New
ton, Of St Adams, died suddenly Ia Brooklyn,
n. Y, Sunday morning, aged about sixty-six
years. Mr.. Newton was . native OF St Adams --
For a number Of years he held the pastoraie Of the
Congregational church in Chelsea lie repre-
sented st. Adams In the state legislature In 1Sla,
and was one Of the men who went 70 Kansas in
1875
fnEDEmcS L. Tracy, for nearly twenty-five
years past city treasurer at Boston, died on Thurs
day, aged riXiy-fve lie was native OF Burling-
ton, VI In early manhood he spent several years
in South America as tho business representative
Of wealthy Salem merchant and afterwards
was in The commission business at Boston, and in
the manufacturing business at Mortified He
was elected treasurer Of Boston in 1892
AuoNo the leading wholesale houses Of Man
chester n. H., is that Of T.. NJ slayton. The
business was started by his father II. X saytou,
in 1868, aud has grown from $4,000 per year 10
more than double that sum. Mr. Slayton deals
largely in country produce, making butter and
cheese a specially. lie has on hand two thousand
boxes Of best September make Of Vermont factory
cheese in addition to a large stock Of lard, pork,
&c, all received direct from the Vermont and
New York farmers, and packers, farther West
Dr. JANIS NJ Knox, OF Burlington, who had
been in falling health the pas, year, committed
suicide last Friday evening, while laboring under
a temporary alteration Of mind Insanity was
hereditary in his family He was a native Of
Tunbridge graduated from the University Of
Vermont ia 1876, and received the degree Of NJ.
b. at Castleton college He pncticed his profess
sion in Richmond and burlington DR. Knox was
a faithful skilful and conscientious physician
He never married, and his age WAS 81 His fu-
neral at Essex Junction was largely attended,
about $50 ladies and gentlemen Of Burlington
being present, and every town in the county was
All the physicians in the county
were ia attendance
The many friends Of Hon. J. d. Bell and wife, Of
Walden, celebrated the fortieth anniversary Of
their marriage at their residence, on the sth inst
In the course Of his remarks the worthy Deacon
said he well remembered sixty-four years ago last
December, when his father moved his family into
a rudely-consiructed log cabin, near the spot
where they were now gathered The first tree
that was cut on the farm, lying in the bed where
it fell, formed the lower log Of one side Of the
cabin. Only portion Of the roof was covered in |
this cabin For a few years the struggle was not
for comforts and cOnyenences but for life itself
Aher-yeaS brought success in greater or less /
measure His wiies father, Col A. Warner be- |
gan on farm not far distant and here they had |
always lived, as their fathers had before them