Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-07-07
MINOR NOTES.

The Essex county Republicans have nomi-
mated VIM. B. Perkins for senator, A. F. Mich
OILS for states attorney A. II. Bonett for sher.
i'll. In Franklin county the candidates are /:
For senators, Herbert Brainerd of st. Adams,
o. II. Kelton of Montgomery, and Chas. p.
Hogan of Sheldon for states attorney, A. A.
Hall of st. Adams for sheriff, Julius Hol.
bert.
Mr.. David Mouatt will not wear his BOG
medal in public for several years. He altered
an election return in Philadelphia, and has
been taken into state service which inter.
feres with his appearance in public.
Charles Francis Adams, jr., has been infor-
mally nominated for Congress from the I'd
Massachusetts, district by the civil service ro-
formers of his town of Quincy.
The senate committee on territories has re.
ported bill for new territory, embracing
all that portion of Dakota north of the 4Gth
parallel of north latitude, TO be called Pembi-
IA.
Ichabod Goodwin, governor of New Hamp.
shire in lS6O-61, died at Portsmouth, N. H.,
Tuesday evening, aged Sc. He was nephew
OF IchRbod Goodwin Of South Berwick, Me-,
who was member of the provincial Congress
IN l775 and l777, and a revolutionary soldier.
Mr.. Walker Blaine, third assistant secretary
OF state, has resigned, having served lust one
year II is an historical fact of some interest
that the last entry made by President Garfield
in his diary before he was shot contained a
record that he had appointed Walker Blaine
third assistant secretary of state without any
suggestion from his father or his knowledge
OF the intention until it was communicated to
him.
The Bradford Opinion would like to see
VIM. r Dillingham; sent to Congress from
this district.
Thurlow Weed has been completely blind
Tor TWO weeks. His health is fairly good in
other respects, and he attended the annual
dinner Of the veterans of 1912 in Now York
on the 9TH.
The Windsor county Republicans. at their
convention last week, nominated Justus Dartt.
James f, Mcintosh and E. M. Goodwin for
senators, w. W. Stickney of Ludlow for
states attorney, and G. ]. Wallace of Bethel
for high sheriff. There was a lively and pro-
tracted contest over the nomination for state g
attorney, Col. S. NJ. Pingree opposing Stick
ney and charging that the presentation of his
name was the result of a trade between the
state convention and the county convention.
The post office department makes a very re-
markable showing for the fiscal year ending
last Friday. The number of stamps, stamp
ed envelopes and postal cards issued during
the year was 81, 74O 81 ,O3S, of an aggregate
value of $40,997, 953-Rn increase of moro
than 10 per cent over the previous year.
The Cameron Republican committee in
Pennsylvania have been called to meet next
Wednesday to see about reconniling the party
differences In the state. The Cameron nomi-
nees ON the state ticket are ready 10 with.
draw, and the Independents only ask for a
new convention chosen direct from the people
on the basis of the Republican vote. II the
Cameron men show proper spirit Of concili-
aton, II Ii probable that the party may yet
present solid front in the fall election.