Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-05-24

NJ. c. HEALEY has given up the place OF as
sistant superintendent of the reform school, and
has gone into the drug business at Clinton, Mass
MIR. @. s. FoRBEs, the Forbes" Of the Boston
journal, has been In town several times during
the past week, looking after the interests Of that
journal.
En-. HARRINGTON, formerly in the employ Of
Fisher & Cotton returned to town Monday morn
ing from Rutland, where he has been at work at
his trade.
HARRIS OF the st. Johnsbury Inder, made us
pleasant call Monday morning while on his way
home from Burlington where he had been to SEQ
his sick wife.
Hon. W. H. II. BINGHAM was In attendance ut
the district court at Windsor last week as a wit
ness in the case OF Dudley Us, Lamoile County
National Bank.
DR.. II. A. CUTTING, In consideration Of his
original researches on building stones, has been
elected member Of the society of natural his
tory at Brookville, Ind.
Ex-Governor PROCTOR, General W. Y. W.
Ripley and Mr.. James c. Dunn Of Rutland, on
piscatoral pleasures bent, were at Missisquoi bay
and vicinity last week.
EDWARD HITLER, who has been baggage master
on the Boston, Concord & Montreal railroad has
now a similar position on the st. Johnsbury &
Lake Champlain railroad
EDWARD w. THOMPSON OF the Central Vermont
railroad closes his work at St. Adams this month
when he will go to New York to superintend the
advertising for his mountain travel business.
j. w. SAULT, OF the Messenger, has our entire
sympathy in his affection. His wife is danger
ousy i'll in this village, and he has been here
several times during the past week to care for her.
DIR. II. A. CUTTING has been appointed in be-
half Of the Vermont State Medical Society
delegate to attend the meeting Of the American
Medical Association, 10 be held at st. Paul In June.
GEORGE GuRLEY workman In Fairbanks
foundry, who formerly worked at the Lane Man
featuring Company's foundry. had his foot badly
jammed by heavy piece Of iron falling upon it,
one day last week.
A. S. BATcHELLER, Esq, law partner Of Hon.
Harry Bingham of Littleton, New Hampshire,
was in town last week, and started Monday morn
ing with Hiram Atkins for a four days trial OF
bass fishing at Camp Watson.
MR.. GEORGE T. HAMMOND Of Mddlebury, ell
dest son Of the postmaster, was lately married to
Addie Virginia Cowles, daughter of s. B. NJ.
Cowles Of New Haven. They Immediately left
for Montreal on their bridal tour.
SAMUEL INGALLS, OF Greensboro, who has lately
died, was for many years a director and for four
years president of Caledonia National Bank at
Danville He did a large amount of business in
his lifetime and he will be sadly missed.
Ex-LIEuTENANT GOVERNOR HINoKLEY has re-
turned from Washington accompanied by A. S.
Austin, Esq, both OF Chelsea. We have already
mentioned the fact that Mr.. Austin has been ad-
mitted to practice before the United States SUI
preme court.
JOHN w. PECK, A. w. Ferrin, VIM. T. Dewey,
Clarence Whittier, c. G. Ramsdell and Joseph
Yatter started Tuesday morning for a weeks fish
ing at Greensboro pond. The mention Of these
names Is enough to strike terror to the heart of
every trout in the pond,
REvs. A. D. BARBER and G. S. Smith go to
Windsor this week to attend the trial at the
United States district court of the case OF Shurt-
left u.s. Stevens. The defendant is Rev. A.
Stevens, DID,, OF Westminster West, who, it is
alleged, sandered the plaintiff.
LEWIS X MORRIS, the first clerk Of Windsor
county, was appointed In 1852 and held till 1886;
he was followed by Benjamin Swan, who served
fortythree years, till 1889; then Norman Williams
was appointed and held the office twenty-eight
years, and was succeeded in 1867 by George B.
French, the present incumbent Four incum-
bents only in one hundred years.
REV. A. D. BARBER is temporarily supplying
Rev. II. A. Rogers desk at the Baptist church.
He preached there last Sunday and will do so
again next Sunday. Mr.. Rogers is away attend
ing the anniversary exercises Of the American
Baptist Home Mission Society, American Baptist
Publication Society, and the American Baptist
Foreign Missionary Union, in New York city.
Mrs. ERAsTUs HOWARD met with a fatal acct
dent at Fast Hardwick last Thursday evening,
while the rest of the family were away She
went to the cellar and returned to the top OF the
stairs and it is supposed tainted, falling to the
foot OF the stairs striking her head against the
wall, cutting her head and fracturing her skull.
She was found in an unconscious state and re-
manned so until Saturday morning when she died.
| She was most estimable lady about seventy
years of age Funeral services last Sabbath con-
Quoted by Rev. c. E. Gordon.
REV HOWARD F. HILL, rector OF Christ church,
has returned from his recent visit TO Concord, N H.
The Concord Monitor, after giving brief report OF
his sermon on Ascension day at the official vista
| ton TO Mount Horeb Commandery, says: 1t was
| no easy task to speak to masons on their secret
| matters, so to be understood, and yet not give
too much information to those not entitled to it.
This it seems generally felt was successfully nc
| complished The sermon was an elaborate
| scholarly, pointed and satisfactory production,
and was listened to with the closest attention to
the end, eliciting many encomums from the Sill
| Knights"