Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-08-09
Social and Personal.


Social and Personal.
In the new arithmetic one reads ain one
lot there are four calves and in another two
young men with their hair banged. How
many calves in all ?"
"SARA BERNHARDT is married. She
told him everything" said one pretty ac-
tress. "What courage !" said another But
what memory !" said third.
They say smoking will cure hydrophobia.
Boy, if the old man catches you trying
cigar, explain that you've Just been bitten
by dog and are saving your life.
A WISCONSIN boy won wager with
playmate by holding his foot longest on the
rail ahead of locomotive but he will
hobble on crutches the rest of his life.
SAN Francisco is iubilant in anticipa-
ton of visit from President Arthur and
his cabinet, who will, it is reported, go
thither after visiting the Denver Exposition.
GovERNoR BLoxHAM of Florida, has got
himself into hot water. lie has undertaken
to designate the prettiest girl in Tallahassee.
1t is safe to say that he will never again be
elected governor of Florida.
HUGH MCCAIN, a laboring man of AL
bany, has been in the habit of sleeping with
his right arm under him. Tuesday morn
ing he awoke and discovered that that arm
was paralyzed, and the surgeon tells him
that it is doubtful if he ever regains the use
of it.
Miss EMILY McTAv1sH, who was invested
with a nuns habit on Sunday last in the
convent of Mount De Sales, Baltimore, is
young and beautiful, and has 100000 in
her own right. A year ago she was dash
ing society belle and famous crosscountry
rider.
II reports are true the destruction of AL
exandria was as righteous judgment as
that which fell upon Sodom and Gomorrah.
1t is believed to be the most profligate city
in the world. 1t was a noted resort for all
the off color people of Europe, Asia and
Africa.
RUFUS HATCH says: "I was one of a
corps of engineers that did the first days
work that was ever done on a railroad in
Wisconsin. ! held on TO the hind end of
the chain and stopped it at the 100 foot
stake. That is the way | commenced en-
gineering."
A GOLD medal, shaped like shield, was
recently found at Hot Springs, Arkasas, by
a visitor. 1t was worn almost smooth, but
the date, 1880, and enough to indicate that
it was of Spanish make, were visible The
medal is about two by one and half inches
in size.
JonN CHURCH HAMILTON, who died at
Long Branch recently in the ninetieth year
of his age, was a son of Alexander Hamil
ton and was born in Philadelphia, his father
then being the first secretary of the treasury.
He was about twelve years of age when his
father was killed in the duel with Aaron
Burr.
THOMAS HUGHEs' appointment to Judge
ship at a salary of 81 800 is well received in
England. His legal training and long ex-
perience as an arbitrator in difficult cases
between employers and workmen have
gained him the confidence of both clasees
He is peculiarly fitted to deal with cases
arising in the county courts.
A NEWARK paper sings the heroic deeds
of big bluebottle fly which, after reconnoi-
tering a spiders web in a house in that city
for while, made sudden charge upon the
under part of the web and breaking through
the fimsy netting, seized the occupant, a
good-sized spider, and scared away with the
struggling spider in its grip.
SEATED one balmy afternoon on the ver-
anda of Mrs. Howes residence at Newport
Oscar Wilde was heard to remark to lady
who was present Strange that pair of
silk stockings should so upset nation"
whereupon a well known gentleman, sitting
little remote from the poet, interposed
g It's the calf that is in the stockings
ANOTHER colored young man will soon
present himself as candidate for admis
sion to the United States Military Academy.
His name is Lemuel w. Livingston, and he
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PEOPLE who suppose that Admiral Nlch.
olson Is called the " war horse OF the navy
because he sent word TO Araoi fasha that II
fired upon he would shoot BACK are mis-
taken. When a lieutenant, Nicholson was
once in company where the term horS az
combat was used some one having asked
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S'yied ever s'uue'
AARON T. BURR, adopted son oil Aaron
Burr, died In New York on thursday OF
last week. lie was son oil Count verdi
DE Isle OF Paris, France, where he was
born: In 1916 he lett his own country, un-
der the guardianship oil Colonel Burr, Tor the
purpose OF completing his education IN THIS
country, and at the death oil ms father was
adopted by his guardian MT Burr mad IN
his possession great deal oil the private and
diplomatic correspondence OF his foster
father
EX-GovERNoR CONRAD BAKER, of In
diana, is a law partner of the Hon. Thomas
A. Hendricks, and the acquaintance and in
innate friendship of the two dates from the