Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-03
Personal.


GOVERNOR BARsrow is spending the week with
his wife in New Jersey.
REV. G. s. SARGENT accepts a call to the Con-
gregatonal church at New Haven.
NICHOLS OF West Concord and Dunnett Of South
Ryegate are to open law office in st. Johnsbury'
The grand lodge of North Carolina has elected
Charles II. Robinson formerly Of Bennington as
its grand senior warden.
REV. CHARLES e. GORDON, late OF East Hard
wick Congregational church, takes charge Of
churches at Webster and Salisbury, N. II.
j. r. JONES, MD, a prominent physician OF
Lamoille, ILL.,, where he died the 22d inst, was
buried at South Royalton December 9th.
REV. F. W. BARTLETT has resigned the rector
ship Of the Mortified Episcopal church, and is to
be transferred to the diocese OF central New York.
COLONEL JoEL B. ERHARDr, a vermonter, has
been appointed by the president to be United
States marshal for the southern district of New
York.
EDWARD S.. MCCLURE of Rutland has been APP
pointed postal clerk on the new st. Adams and
Hoosick Junction route, in place OF Charles II.
Morgan, resigned.
COMMANDER ALLAN d. BRowN, U. s. NJ has
presented to the Brattleboro free library nineteen
bound volumes of Hsrper's Weekly, to be used as
books Of reference.
]. j. FLINT, Randolph man who went to
jamestown, Dakota, about four years ago, Is said
to have made over $4,000 out of land specula-
ton and hotel keeping.
EDWARD s. SEARS, formerly Of the st. Adams
ADVERTISER has resigned his position rs city edi-
tor of the Boston Post, and accepted the position
Of railroad editor Of the Adyertiser.
REV ALDEN LADp and wife Of Berlin re-
ceived from Mrs William Norton OF West Berlin.
as Christmas present, n beautiful aud valuable
log cabin quilt, the work of her own hands.
SENATOR EDMUNDs' charming home at the CAPT.
tai has been broken up, and he will enjoy hotel
life in Washington-a poor substitute for the
beautiful residence that Mrs. Edmunds adorned.
THE funeral of the late Trenor W. Park took
place on Tuesday last at two p. NJ, at DR.. Goes
Presbyterian church, New York. The Troy
Press says the remains will be buried in Green
wood, near the grave of his first wife.
H. NJ. MOTT has bought the printing establish
ment OF j. H. Montefore, at st. Adams, and
proposes to publish fourpage paper called the
Interview Mr. Mott formerly published paper
at Champlain, N. " and Brandon, Vt.
MR. AND Mrs BENJAMIN F. WALKER, who
were married at Montpelier fifty years ago, have
celebrated their golden anniversary at Chicago,
with unusual festivty. Mr.. Walker has been in
Chicago thirty years, and has been prominent
business man.
THE Chicago Ne,cs says: " A coterie of repub-
lican politicians and ofice-hoders in Illinois held
a conference here the other dav and decided to
organize movement in favor of a presidential
ticket in 1884 composed of Edmunds of Vermont
and Wilson Of Iowa"
MILE LITTA, who recently charmed our people
by her rendering of Marguerite in Faust has been
compelled to give up all her professional engage
ments and place herself under medical treatment.
| Her condition is thought to be quite serious.
| Mile. Litta is at Bloomington, III, where she
owns property presented to her by people of that
| place