Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-04-23
Personal.

Ex-Governor AsAuEL PECK has been seriously
| Ill during the past week, but we are glad to learn
that he is improving
WE are pleased to learn that Chief Justice Pier.
| point is steadily improving in health, and that he
will probably soon resume his duties on the bench
MRs. ELIZA b. ArwArER, widow OF the late
Rev. William w. Atwater and mother Of Pro
fessor w. o. Atwater, of Wesleyan University,
died in Burlington on Monday morning.
GENERAL w. W. Henry was sworn in as United
States Marshal for the District OF Vermont, nj
Rutland, on Tuesday of last week. We are glad
to sec that he has appointed as his deputy Thomas
A. Failey, whose long and faithful service in that
position entities him TO continuance In the same.
THE Boston Herald says; "Bradley Barlow
contributed $500 to the Republican committee
toward the expenses of that party In the electoral
commission contest and thinks it pretty hard that
the committee should have sent during the last
election just that sum into Vermont to help de-
feat Mr. Barlow"
Ex-Governor JoHN A. DIX died at his resi-
dence in New York city on Monday evening, at
the age Of nearly eghty-one years. lie was born
at Boscawen, n H., on the oath Of July, 1898. lie
studied at the well known academies Of Salisbury
and Exeter and at French college in Montreal,
and during ffty-two years OF his life has occupied
important and responsible public positions.
MR. N. C. MussoN, the contractor for building
the Wells River Road whose unfortunate failure
left so many unhappy and unpaid creditors in this
vicinity, has just recovered judgment against
the Hartford & Erie railroad for 81, 1852, 5l5. The
case was prosecuted by the creditors of Mr. Nun.
40 81 "a Il, L..
what problematcal whether this money can be
used to pay up the old indebtedness here-or
whether, in fact, the money can be recovered al
all from the corporation as its finances under
stood to be at very low ebb.
GOVERNOR PRoCroR has appointed Hon G. G..
Benedict, of Burlington, military historian, under
the joint resolution passed at the last session OF
the Legislature with reference to the preparation
of suitable history of the part taken by the Yer
| mont troops during the war. Mr.. Benedict is q
clear, vigorous and accurate writer was per
ssnal participant in the great battle of Gettysburg
| as an officer on the staff Of General George j.
stannard and he cannot fail to prepare an ad
mirabe narrative of vermont's war history II
is most excellent appointment.
THE noted f. Morton Smith, formerly the Yer
mont correspondent of the Boston Journal. has
been at it again. His favorite plan for raising
the wind seems to be to run up small hotel bill
and present in payment therefor a check for SS
on the Vermont National Bank of St. Adams
signed by his wife, pocketing the balance. Thes'
checks, to the amount of at least 5000, have been
returned by the bank to the confiding holders
protested on the ground Of "no funds" After
brief sojourn in jail Morton succeeded in rails
ing some funds, enough to adorn the streets of st
Adams with his presence once more, and wen
south on the Tuesday mornings train.