Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-28

Mr.. +. W. MORSE, now cashier OF the Mont
pelier and Wells River railway, will, from and
after July LIST, assume the duties Of general freight
agent.
OTIS L. HovEy Of East Hardwick has been
awarded the first prize for the best herbarium in
the Chandler scientific department Of Dartmouth
College.
FRANK b. DEMO, formerly Of st. Johnsbury,
has been appointed Professor Of the Greek New
Testament and Hebrew In Bangor Theological
Seminary.
Mr.. s. W. LANDoN, for eight years principal
OF the st. Adams High School, has resigned and
will go 10 Burlington to take charge OF the high
schools there
JOHN B. THUasros and NJ. E. Smile will leave
In a few days for Peaks Island Portland harbor,
where they have spent portion OF the summer
for several seasons.
JOHN W. EsTABRooKs who died In Boston re-
Gently, was veteran in the teaming business.
lie was born in Windham, this state, in 1919, and
went to Boston In 1885.
Hon. G. S. DANA has been confined TO his room
for week or more by a severe cold and touch
Of fever. His speedy recovery is earnestly de
sired by many friends.
In the list of students who have been awarded
honors in mathematics at Harvard College occurs
the name OF Romeo G. Brown, son Of Colonel A.
c. Brown of this village
LIEUTENANT II. S. TUTHERLY, First cavalry,
U. s. A., and professor Of tactics in the U. V. M,
has been appointed ad-de-camp on the staff OF
Adjutant-Ge General T. S. Peck.
REV. j. H. HISoKs having gone to New Haven,
Conn, to attend the commencement Of Yale Col
lege, Rev. c, S. Smith supplied his place in Beth
any pulpit, preaching missionary sermon,
WARREN GIBns OF Burlington has been chosen
as the Vermont member Of the council Of admin
istration at the national encampment OF the Grand
Army Of the Republic, held in Baltimore last
week
EDWARD L. SMITH and Charles o. Scove left
last night for New Haven, Connecticut to be
present at the examinations for admission to Yale
College, which occur Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day OF this week
AMONG the recent graduates Of Phillips Academy
(Andover Mass, are the following vermonters
Frederick B Hungerford and Henry T. Stafford Of
Burlington, Philip B. Stewart OF Middlebury, and
B. c. Bachelor OF wallingford
AMONG the prizes awarded at Dartmouth are
the following to vermonters: First prize, S36.
senior class, to Arthur f. Rice of Springfield
second prize, $780, spaldng Greek prize, junior
class, to o. S. Gates Of St. Johnsbury.
THE death is announced, at the age of eighty
one, of Rev Henry L. Starks, a well-known men,
her of the Troy conference and at different times
pastor of the Methodist churches OF Burlington
and Sheburn. Mr.. Starks received the honorary
degree OF A. NJ. from the University Of Vermont.
Mr. W. F. SMITH OF st. Adams, for some past
the general passenger agent Of the Central Yer
mont, has resigned that position, and has been
appointed general eastern passenger agent, to
have charge, under the general passenger agent,
of the agencies of the company in New York,
New England and Canada
DIR. A. A. HAYES, for many years state assayer
of Massachusetts, is dead at the age Of seventy
six years. He was born at Windsor, Vt, but his
life has mainly been spent in Boston. His place
in the scientific world was high one, and he has
made many important contributions to the itera-
ture of chemistry and geology.
MR. JOHN p HowARD's gifts to the Univer-
sity Of Vermont, including the nearly completed
Lafayette statue, aggregate $1,000 To his city
he has given without stint, his largest gift being
$685. 200 opera house. He has given to ST.
Paul's Episcopal church at Burlington $4,000
chapel and $1,000 for the support Of the bishop of
the diocese and 1900 acres Of rich western lands
for its home mission society. He has also made
almost innumerable donations for objects OF
charity.
THE following Vermonters were present at the
May social OF the association of native sons
of Vermont, at San Francisco: Major A. B. VAL
entine Of Bennington, J. F. Mckenzie of Wood
| stock, J. c. Parker Of Quechee, c. II. Cross and
Albert Johonnott Of Montpelier, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
| w. Garfield Of Reading, Mrs f. K Backus and
| Colonel Edgar J. Sherman, formerly Of Weathers-
| field. All have now returned to Vermont, we be-
| leve, except Mr. Parker, who extended his jour
ney to Oregon.
MR.. MCGREGoR STEELE the Brooklyn lawyer,
who died recently, had long suffered from dis
| ease about the nature of which a number OF
physicians had disagreed. Some time ago Mr..
Steele published card agreeing to give $500 to
| any one who would tell him what his disease was
| and keep him alive six months. He left explicit
| instructions that a post mortem examination
| should be made Of his body, DR.. Benjamin West
brook made the examination under the direction
Of Dr. Charles H. Terry, and the result proved
the correctness Of the theory that DR.. Terry has
| held all along 1t was found that Mr.. Steele had
| been suffering from a cancer involving the entire
| lower portion of the stomach both anterior and
posterior, extending three and a half inches
around the entire circumference. Mr.. Steele was
| a native Of Castleton, VT, and studied law with
| Hon. Martin |. Townshend Of Troy
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