Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-05-03
Personal.

A'''' ~ ~ hhishNi i-Coutig VI tuib NlilhH0f nht
opened millinery rooms at st. Johnsbury.
DR. MAcoMBER's sickness was of short dura.
ton. He is again attending to his patients.
JUDGE ALrHoNso TAFT just appointed minis
ter to Austria, is a native Of West Townshend
SENATOR EDMuNps and family will spend the
summer among the mountains Of North Carolina.
Dr.. PERCY TEMrLEroN left on Monday for Pu.
eblo, Col, where he intends to practice medicine.
ARTHUR S. AUSTIN Of Chelsea has been ad-
mitted to practice In the United States supreme
court.
SERGEANT A. B. HASTINGS Of the Estey Guard
has been appointed sergeant-major Of the militia
regiment.
REV. GEORGE s. GUERNSEY will preach In
Waitsheld next Sunday, May 7, forenoon and
afternoon.
DWIGHT NJ. HoLroN has been appointed post
master at North Wolcott, and Charles G. Harvey
at Rochester.
CHARLES CHANDLER, son Of Dr. G. NJ. Chand-
Ter, will be at home from New York in a few days
on a vacation.
GENERAL JOHN NEWTON, U. S. A., is making
the annual inspection of government works on
Lake Champlain.
THE widow Of the late Senator Solomon Foot
has bequeathed $4,000 to the Congregational
church Of Rutland.
REV. STAMFORD S. MARTIN OF New Haven,
Conn, has accepted call to the Congregational
church at Peacham.
PROFESSOR WHIrrHAUs will deliver the address
at the approaching commencement of the medi-
cal college at Burlington.
DEpARTMEsT-C COMMANDER A. b VALENTINE Of
the Grand Army has issued his orders for the OBJ
servance Of Decoration day.
REV. G. W. CROCKETT, formerly Of Barre,
preached very acceptaby to the people Of East
Orange on recent Sunday
Mr.. AND MRS. CHARLES DEWEY have returned
from Boston, where Mr. Dewey met his wife on
his way home from the west
Ex-GovERHoR STEWART last week attended the
funeral OF Loren c. Hubbell, his mothers brother
and long resident Of Montpelier.
Mr. JUsrUs CoBB, editor OF the Middlebury
Journal, is still suffering from the effects Of his
late accident, but is able to be out
MRS. SAMUEL RANDALL, mother Of Mrs. II. II.
Bishop, and well and favorably known in Mont
pelier and Waterbury, died in Richmond last week
Wednesday.
PRESIDENT BUCKHAM of the University of Yer
mont has been chosen vice-president for Vermont
at the late session of the national forestry con-
gress In Cincinnati
Miss MARY CLARKE, daughter Of Colonel Al
bert Clarke, now editor OF the Boston Times, is
var aiolr vit 10
lie has lost one child with the same disease
F W. BANCROFT goes to Hartford, Connecticut,
on Monday OF next week, to sing the part of the
"Major-GeDeral in The Pirates,' to be given
three nights by the Hartford Opera Company.
ESTHER JANE Poor, fifteen year-old sister Of
Mrs. L. j. Pearce died of diphtheria last Monday
morning at Mr. Pearce's residence. She was the
youngest daughter of Mr.. J. L. Poor of Worcester
J. W SArLT, formerly of this office, and now
assistant editor Of the Cdledonian, will take that
position on the st. Adams Messenger 1t will be
the second time he has been connected with that
paper.
MIR. S. B. PErTENGILL announces that he has
sold his entire interest in the st. Albans Messen.
ger to Mr.. A. }. Lang, who will continue its pub
manager.
REV. L. B. HIBBARD, late editor OF the Ludlow
Tribune, met with an enthusiastic reception al
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, his new field of labor, al
which nearly all of the pastors OF the city and
many notable citizens were present.
RRv WILLIAM FITz who was pastor of the
Baptist church in Montpelier from 1869 to 1871
has accepted a call to the pastorate Of the Second
church in Fast Providence, Il. l., after having
supplied the pulpit there for some time.
MR. CHARLES w. PORTER has been appointed
a United States commissioner for the District OF
Vermont, to fill the vacancy caused by the resg
nation of Mr.. Clarence II. Pitkin at the time he
became states attorney for Washington county
S. b. PErTESGILL, until recently Of the St. AL
bans Messenger, Is present at the hearing of the
great railroad case in the interest OF the Boston
Advertiser, John II. Mimms is reporting for tn,
st. Adams Messenger and c. S. Forbes for tn,
Journal
r. +. LYMAN years ago a well-known employ,
on the Central Vermont railway, died in Worces
ter, Mass, last week Wednesday and was buried
at Royalton last Saturday. He was son of DR.
Lyman of that place and was the station agent TO
some years
SHERIFF j L. TUrrLE, Deputy Sheriff F. II
Anterior of Waterbury and officer Spear OF Rouse
Point visited Alburgh and vicinity last week ant
confiscated five nets which were being used con
trary to law. 1t is to be hoped that the officer
will not now relax their vigilance.
REV. J EDWARD WRIGHT has returned from
his trip to the Bermudas. On Sunday evening
in place OF the usual sermon, he gave his audienc
rare treat by relating scenes and incidents which
came under his observation, remarkng upon the
contrast between that country and our own.
REV. D. E. MILLER being still absent at confer
ence, Professor Bishop, principal OF the semin
airy, conducted the services at Trinity church OIL
Sunday. Mr.. Miller returned from conference
yesterday and is to preach in the church II
Wrightsville next Sunday, at two o'clock, p, M,
THE Middlebury Registers vergennes CORES
pendent gays: "The day OF the last liquor tria
there was an interesting little interchange O
amenities between Charles LeBoeuf and Reporte
Oyiatt. LeBoeuf gave and Oviatt received tn
civiites to the entire satisfaction OF both partie
| and the spectators.
THE friends Of Lieutenant c. II. Newton will b
kiad W ucdf iIOm we UhNt JUST received
long letter-too long for publication-from hin
dated at Fargo, Dakota. He refutes the asseI
tions Of croakers who undertake to decry the tie,
| ritory, and while he Is not enthusiastic In hi
praise OF the country, he is satisfied with hi
| "ventur."
W. +. BARRETT Of the st. Adams Messenqe
| was in town yesterday and permitted the light q
his genial countenance to shine In our office Nj
Barrett has resigned his position rs assistant cd
In Ion. Ntl
| changes In that office, and will sever his connet
| ton with that paper this week. He expects
leave for Dakota on prospecting tour In coupl
| OF weeks.
REV. S. W. dixie of Royalton preached at Betl
any church, Sunday morning and evening, in e,
change with Mr.. Hincks. His sermon in III
| evening was made up chiefly OF a mass of stat
ties to show that not only was Christianity nc
| vancing, the world over, but that the Protestant
were gaining over the Catholics. II was exceed
ingly interesting, as are all of his sermons an
his lectures upon divorce reform.
GOVERNOR FARsHAM IL in Washington, accom-
| panied by Hon W. Ill. Dubois Judge Hutchinson
| L. g Hinckley and Senator Thatcher Frida
| night the resident Vermonters entertained III
governor and his party with maple sugar CAM
On Saturday they went TO Mount Vernon, and
| the evening attended reception at the residenC
OF Senator Morrill,. who invited all the senator
and representatives born in Vermont ~ meet then
STERLING, Illinois, ia a pleasant town havin
about eight thousand Inhabitants large Aourin
mills and various fourlshng local industrie
This fact Is OF interest To the people OF this l.
cality from the further fact that the Sterlin
National Bank has recently been organized Their
OF which institution Charles A. Reed OF MONTH,
lier has been appointed cashier. The bank N
organized with capital Of $4,000 with the pr
ilege Of increasing TO $4,000 Bradford
Church, prominent business man and miller
president and John H. Lawrence, a former res
dent Of Plainfied one OF the directors It's stoc