Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-02-28
Personal.

| REV DR.. ALFRED STEVENS OF Westminster
celebrated the forteth anniversary Of his pastor
ate last week
| f. b. ROCKWELL has been reelected by the
Grand Isle steamboat company captain of the
steamboat Reindeer
| COLONEL john B. MEAD OF Randolph has been
elected vee-president OF a national law and order
league just formed in Boston for the enforcement
OF the laws relating to the liquor traffic
| WILLIAM II. HEARSE, the gardener Of the Fair
banks family OF st Johnsbuiy, has returned from
England whittier he was called by the sickness OF
his mother She died before his arrival there.
| observation-disclosures DALE was arrested
last week 10 a st. Louis th'ater charged with in
toxication and the carrying Of concealed weapons.
lie was araigned before the police court. The
case was adjourned.
| G. G. NOBLE Esq of st. Adams continues to
| improve rapidly and all danger Of losing his arm
Is passed lie does not recover the use OF his
fingers and hand as rapidly rs could be wished,
but to what extent this difficulty will be remedied
time only can decide.
| Il. D. UPHAM, formerly Of Thayer & Upham,
publishers OF the Herald and Ne,os, West Ran
dolph, is now Of the firm OF Lounsbury & Hidden,
wholesale dealers in cabinet hardware and up.
hostery materials at Louisville, Ky, Mr.. Upham
being secretary Of the new firm.
| IT Is announced that after the adjournment OF
congress Senator Edmunds will join his wife and
daughter at the south, and will go with them to
the Pacific coast by way Of New Mexico The
summer will be spent in Oregon and return made
| in the autumn by the Northern Pacific route.
THE nuptials OF Judge James Mem. Shafter, a
| large property owner and attorney-at-law Of San
| Francisco, formerly OF Townshend and well-known
throughout this country, to Miss Burns, an eocu-
| Zionist formerly OF Boston, was one OF the pleas
ant social events OF last week at San Francisco.
Hon. THURMAN BRooKrSs OF Shoreham, one Of
| the best known men Of Addison county and a
prominent sheep breeder was found dead one
day last week upon the top of load OF lumber
which he was hauling to the railway station for
| shipment The cause is unknown, and he was
supposed to be in good health
COLONEL GEORGE L. GODFREY OF Des Moines
Iowa, has been visiting friends in the state during
| the past week, and WAS in town on Friday last
| Colonel Godfrey is q native Of Orange Vermont
and is member of the Utah commission, ap-
pointed under the Edmunds polygamy bill. The
commission will not conclude their labors until
the coming year,
REV. DIR. G. b. Stafford, formerly pastor OF
one OF the Burlington Congregational churches, il
spending the winter quietly at Andover Mass #,
with his family. He has preached occasionally,
| by invitation, in various pulpits in Boston, Wor-
cester and other Massachusetts, towns but has,
we believe, been for the most part resting from
| ministerial or literary labors.
DoRMAS b. EATON, brother of c. c. Eaton and
| half brother of NJ. D. Gilman, both OF Montpe-
ier, has been appointed member OF the civil SER
vice commission by President Arthur. 1t is a
most fitting appointment, as it is largely through
his persistent endeavors for civil service reform
that the law was passed His associates are John
NJ Gregory of Illinois and Leroy d. Thomas OF
| Ohio, to fame unknown, but perhaps none the
less qualified for the position on that account.