Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-04-11
Personal.

WARREN GIBBS Of Burlington Is TO deliver the
Decoration day address In Bennington.
Mrs STEVENS, mother OF Carlton T. Stevens,
OF vergennes, died last week at the age Of eighty
six years.
EDWARD NJ IDE OF St. Johnsbury has been pro-
NOTED to clerkship in the pension office at a
salary Of 81, 200 year
FRANCES +. WILLARD, the noted temperance
lecturer, is lecturing in Tombstone, Arizona,
which Is said to be the wickedest town in America.
PERLEY Of the Boston journal states that Miss
Josephine NJ. Stcddard OF Vermont, clerk in
the office OF the register OF the treasury" has
been promoted.
W. s. STREETER, cashier Of the First National
bank OF st. Johnsbury, has been offered similar
position with western bank, and Is holding 1t
under Amusement
WE hear nothing but expressions Of good will
for Governor George L Eaton Of Danville,
who has lately taken an interest in the pubca-
ton Of the Troy Press.
REV. IL B. PUTNAM, who has been supplying
the pulpit Of the College street church in Burling-
ton for the past six months, has been called to
occupy It permanently.
JOSIAH SMITH Of Braintree, eighteen years old,
has constructed perfect steam engine two feet
long, with drive wheel eighteen inches In d.
ameter, that works to perfection.
CBAuScEy WARNER Of Cambridge has decided
to build school building at Cambrdgeboro, to
cost not less than 50, 600 and will endow the same
with a sum not less than $4,000
| ALL old soldiers OF the Vermont Brigade will
remember General Thomas II. Neil, or " Bucky /"
| Neill AZ he was best known to them. lie has
Just been retired as colonel Of the Eighth regular
cavalry.
| THE grandchildren OF Bishop Hopkins, Emily
| Garfield and others sent rich and beautiful
altar cloth as an Easter present to Trinity cathe-
dral, Omaha, Nebraska. Bishop Clarkson, who
seventeen years ago was consecrated by Bishop
| Hopkins, who made a journey to Omaha for this
purpose, received the present and made fitting
response at Its reception and presentation to the
| cathedral
| On Monday morning Henry W. Whtcomb as
sumed the duties Of superintendent Of Transports
ton on the Montpelier & Wells River railway
| He has charge OF station and train men aud bust.
ness pertaining to train service. He also per
forms the duties OF the superintendent during the
latters absence. Mr.. Whitcomb has long been
in the service OF the road and has always per
formed his duties with fidelity, His promotion
is one eminently fit to be made
FIT. WALLACE, Esq, a former Waterbury boy
and now assistant city solicitor of the city Of
Cleveland, is spending the winter abroad re
cent letter from him to Cleveland paper wai
written from the Gland Of the pyramids" HI
was then on the point Of a journey up the Nile
The world is larger than he thought 1t was, hi
says, and "some OF the places are good way,
apart" He is delighted and happy, and regreti
that it was not his fortune to accomplish all thi
in his younger years. Mr.. Wallace is pleasan
talker and speaker, and it would be entertaining
to hear from his own lips an account Of his ad
ventures Some extracts OF local interest from {
book recently published by him were lately
printed In the WATcHMAN, and there are other
OF equal interest which we hope to be able to re
produce.
GEORGE II. STUART. president OF the United
States Christian Commission Association, issue
a call for the fourth annual reunion Of the Chris
tan Comm sion, the Sanitary Commission ant
the chaplains Of the late war to be held at OceaI
Grove, New jersey on Sunday, Monday ant
Tuesday, July %, 23and "a All embraced within
the scope Of the call are invited and urge to at
tend Particulars may be obtained by addressin!
George II. Stuart, Philadelphia, or John o. Eos
ter, Waterman, Ill. These commissions did
noble work during the war and 1t is fitting tina
the members should meet In a fraternal manner
The president truly says: "Our numbers ar
sadly depleted by death, and we shall have bu
few more reunions before we all go hence. lie
us have full response this year.