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

CHARLES LYMAN, formerly of Burlington, has
been appointed United States consul at Canton.
L. F. THURBER, secretary OF civil and military
affairs has gone to Nashua, N. H., where he has
situation as book-keeper
| Ex-Governor HoLBRooK has returned from
his vacation to his home in Brattleboro with
his health sensibly improved.
PROFESSOR HIGLEy, late OF Mddebury College,
has returned from his camping ont and will start
for Europe about September LIST.
WILLIAM W. AsToR has been nominated by
| the president and confirmed as minister to Italy
| to succeed the late George 2, Marsh.
LOREN NJ. JENNIE has been engaged as princi-
pal of Newport Academy. lie has taught in Is
land Pond, North Troy and Hardwick.
REV. EDWARD T. FAIRBANKS, Miss Agnes Fair
banks and Miss Mary +. Stone of st. Johnsbury,
have returned from their European trip.
| DR. CHARLES H. CRANE has been confirmed as
surgeon-general of the army in spite OF the earn
est efforts of DIR. ]. II. Baxter and his friends.
SAMUEL ]. PRESTON of vergennes a graduate
of the high school OF that city, has been engaged
as principal OF the graded school at Mamaroneck.
| New York
| n. WHEELoCK principal of Barre Acad-
envy, reported mas resigned, lie mas wen
nieu .ne posi'ion sihce 'he uea'h vi d. D. o.
opauiuihg'
julius S. GRlNNELr, city attorney OF Chicago,
and family are visiting his brother, DR.. A. p.
Grnnell Of Burlington. They have gone to the
Adirondacks.
GEORGE W. HOOKER, sergeant-at-arms OF the
national house of representatives, has lately been
at MS nome IN bratueooro put mas returned 10
washington
| Hon. T. W. PARK of Bennington is supplying a
house in Bennington with furniture and other
housekeeping articles for the use OF the " fresh
air ch'iureh from new iork'
| JOHN W. CuRRIER and family of North Troy
are afflicted with the prevailing mania of driving
long distances with team instead of going by
railway They have gone to Saratoga.
PROFESSOR JEROME HOPKINS has formed an
| Orphean Association at Rutland, with promi-
nent gentlemen at its head and as directors. 1t
is musical society and meets once year
| REV +. X. GILBERT and wife. after residing
eleven years in South Africa, have returned to
| Castleton, with four daughters, who are being
educated nj tho normal SCHOOL OF tho. ,looo
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| CHARLES u OHuhcH, formerly Oh Burlington
| now Of WATERFOWL, Dakota, has gone into the
newspaper business having recently become one
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| Courier.
| PROFESSOR c. A. NEWTON instructor in an in
stitr,ior nj paIlvuIe Alabama hos hoor ,,,s;,,no
| ~ '0' a. ''' Wv" ',o'"s
| MS Drother, george W. newton OF d. Adams,
| for the first time since he left, twenty five
|
COMMANDERS HENRY l. JOHNSON, United states
navy, who has spent the winter and spring in
| Burlington, has been assigned to the command
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Vi .ne "oh-o."u s'e"n'ei Nah'uohe'' anu HAS sohe
to his post OF duty
Rrv A q Rrrrroy now n Evanstor minois
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| vermont conference Seminary. Mr. Button was
the business manager of the institution for long
| time and sunerintepded tbe e,ec,op NJ tho nras.
w.. .',,,,- '"O - '"' P''''
eht puiiuings'
CADFT-MIpsHIpMAs WILLIAM r. FLETCHER Of
| c, Alhons ,,ho hos ;r.. hoan hor,a aai,oa loo,
| w. ''"a, "n' "a' J"'' 'ee" "o"e, '"ieu '"''
week Oh the ohited States haR-ship HARTFORD loi
a two years cruise in the Pacific ocean. The
destination OF the Hartford Is Valparaiso Chill,
yin Cana Uorn wbich ,yiu ha rooobad In ,hras
| morthI '"' "'''S" "''' ~ '" :" '"'''
iiE wiie oil King HumDert OF Italy Is highly
cultivated woman. she appreciated the emf
nence OF United States Minister George Marsh
as seholar, sought ms society, and ielt an