Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-08-23
Personal.

L. L. LAWRENCE, Esq, of Burlington is confined
to his house by sickness.
Mr. JOHN p. HOWARD will return to Burlington
about the middle of September.
Hon. R c. BURLAGE, consul-general of the
Netherlands, is stopping in Brattleboro.
EZRA +. ELLIOTT, formerly of the Burlington
Free Press, is now located at Seattle, Washington
Territory.
REV. w D. SMITH of Clarendon has accepted a
call from the Congregational society at South
Royalton.
REV. +. S. RICE of South Berwick, Maine, has
accepted the call to the First Universaist church
Of Springfield.
WILLIAM P. HILL, better known in this vicinity
as Squibs," now has position on the Concord
| IN. H. Daily Monitor.
W. +. CLARK has been elected second lieuten-
ant Of the Barlow Grays, St, Adams, in place of
| E. W. Bordo, resigned
GOVERNOR FARNHAM was rendered reception
| by Hon. Charles Thatcher at Bennington on his
recent visit to that town.
GENERAL d. WARD manager of the Atlantic
cables, with his family is at West Randolph, to
| remain through the season.
| D. P. PEABODY, sheriff of Rutland county, has
been presented by his deputies with handsome
| gold-headed cane, suitably inscribed.
| FRANKLIN A. DAKIN of Natick, Mass, has been
engaged as assistant principal OF st. Johnsbury
Academy. He is a graduate OF Harvard College
| COLONEL N. c. SAWYER, late cashier of the
First National bank OF Bratteboro, receives one
of the 81, 200 pension office appointments at
| Washington
| REV c. p. WATSON Of Sheldon will close his
services of minister of the Congregational churches
of Sheldon and Franklin, September TO- He is
| about to remove to Minnesota
REV JOSEPH BARTLETT, retired Congrega-
tional minister of Gorham, Maine, brother of
President Bartlett of Dartmouth College, has COM
mitted suicide by jumping into the river.
CHARLES II. STRONG, assistant cashier OF the
Vergennes National bank, has taken trip 10
Milwaukee to visit his BROTHER who is in the en-
ploy of the Chicago and Northwestern railway.
SENATOR EDMUNDs has given So. 900 for the en-
dowment of a room at the Mary Fletcher Hospital,
Burlington, for the use of young female patients.
The gift is in memory OF his lately deceased
daughter.
the University OF Vermont SO 600 to endow schol.
arships for the benefit Of graduates Of Brigham
Academy, Bakersfield, She is sister of the late
Peter Brigham, who endowed the academy bear
ing his name Mrs. Jacobs has made many Other
contributions to the academy and college.
HOMER T. FULLER, for many years principal oil
St Johnsbury Academy and an active and pro
gressive educational worker in the state, has
moved to Worcester, Mass, preparatory to accept
lug his new position in that city. Before enter
ing upon his new field of labor he will make
five months trip to Europe sailing about the q
| of next month.
A WRITER in the Concord Monitor OF Saturday
speaks thus of Vermont Methodist minister
"At the depot this morning, the writer met hi
friend, Rev Peter Merrill, one OF the Oldest ant
most substantial Methodist clergymen of North
erD Vermont, returning TO Mortified where he 4
, now stationed. with his wife and daughter from
short vacation visit to his friends in Wakefield
N. H., and Haverhill, Mass. lie was born il
Corinth, Vt, in 1921, and attended the Methods
Seminary at Newbury nine terms before reaching
! his majority. This school, since removed I,
Montpelier, was then in charge OF the late Bisho
Baker, of whom Elder Merrill speaks In tn
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forms us that he preached four years, beginning
at Sutton and Burke before he WAS married u
his present wife, a lady from Epping lie is nov
on the fortieth year of his ministry having beei
stationed, for usually three or more years at
time, among other places, at Moretown, Middle
sex, Plainfeld, Williamstown, Chelsea, latter
at Waterbury Center, and now at Mortified II
has been a presiding elder. Commencing at Sui
ton and Burke, then wildwood places up the Pas
, sumpsc, in 1913. he received annual salaries O
from $50 to $50 only, during his first four year,
which after he married was increased to 500
J His present salary at Mortified is $500, an
:, house-rent. On this pay he assured the write
= that he had managed to accumulate a little PROF
erty, enough to educate his children-(we kno,
that one daughter at least, Is finely educated
and stick to preaching in Vermont. Did go
never farm, OF swap horses as some OF my Meth6
dist friends dol? the writer asked. mo, never
I said the elder, now have the same old horse
$ always drove and never but one.