Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-06-06
Personal.

COLONEL EsrEY and family OF Brattleboro sail
for Europe next week.
C. s. FORBES OF the Boston Journal has just
returned from trip to Chicago
SIN. FIELD, the Newport counterfeiter, has
forfeited his bail, and cleared out.
C. s. PALMER, Esq, OF Jericho has returned to
Yankton, Dakota, taking with him his family.
MRS. SrAuLDINo, who was injured in the accl-
dent at East Granville, Is now in condition to
recover
THOMAS BUCK, the engineer who was somewhat
injured in the accident at East Granville, Ia on
duty again.
Hon. EDWARD SEYMOUR Of vergennes has SC
far improved in health as to be able to ride out
occasionally.
FRANK PLUMLEy, Esq OF Mortified is to de-
liver the address at the close OF the Normal school
at Randolph
MR.. G. +. BENJAMIN, who has for forty two
years sung in the church at South Woodstock
died May 22i.
WARREN c. FRENCH, Jr., OF Woodstock and
Charles H. Mason OF Royalton have been admitted
to the Windsor county bar.
REV. CHARLES IIIBBARD, pastor OF the Middle
bury Baptist church, has resigned his passionate
owing to continued i'll health.
COLONEL HOOKER claims that he had more
ladies in his audience at Arlington than any othel
Decoration day orator in Vermont
PRESIDENT BUcKBAM Of Burlington will preach
the sermon before tho graduating class at Ando-
yer Theological Seminary next Sunday.
Hon. IIILASD HALL, who is now eighty eight
years Of age, has returned TO North Bennington
from his winters sojourn In Springfield, Mass.
julius G. FAssErT, prominent hardware
dealer of Bethel, died Wednesday OF meningitis
and bood-poisoning, due to an internal abscess al
the base OF the brain.
Mrs S. ii. RowELL of Randolph won the sec.
ond prize offered by the Rural Neo Yorker fol-
the best article on the subject of Dining in the
Old Times and New"
MAJOR VALENTINE, department commander
and A. P, Childs, state delegate, OF Bennington,
will attend the National Eucampment G. A. r.,
next July in Denver, Colorado.
DIR. c. W. B. KIDDER was appointed by the
Vermont Medical Society delegate to attend the
meeting Of the American Medical Association to
be held at Cleveland, ohio, June 9th, 9th, It'll
and sth
EX-GOVERNOR HORACE FAIRBANKS was pres
emit by invitation at the opening OF the great
bridge between New York and Brooklyn, and
Roeblngs residence.
d. w. AIKEN, formerly OF Hsrdwick. Is vlsit
ing friends In that vicinity. Mr.. Aiken is located
in Louisiana with Adams Kellogg who formerly
was In trade In Montpelier in the store now occu
pied by W. L. Adams.
j. W. BROCK OF Montpelier General W. W
Henry of Burlington and John Bruce, Jr., Of
trip. Their field OF operations Is almost one hun
dred miles beyond st. Leon Springs and far be-
yond any habitation.
REV CHURCH TABOR, who was recently as
signed to the passionate Of the Methodist church
In Richford, will be unable to take the charge oil
account Of the continued il-heaith of his wife
They will probably go to Dakota Mrs. Tabor
graduated at the seminary in this village in the
class Of 1880.
STEPHEN CHASE OF Topsham Is closely vergine
on centenarian, being ninety-nine years of age
April 9Th. He was born at Newbury and for
merly resided in Groton. He now resides wi
Warren Bowen, who married his granddaughter
at TopshAm. lie served three years in the Revo.
lutionsry war, for which he receives pension.
STATE AUDITOR POWELL has started with O
span OF horses and carriage to make tour OF the
state on business connected with his office He
Ia accompanied by Mrs. Powell. and will visit
Chittenden, Addison, Rutland, windham, Wind
sor, Orange, Caledonia, Lamoille and franklin
counties on the trip, which will occupy several
weeks
UNCLE JAMES BoARDMAS, an old, eccentric cit.
lien OF Bennington, and quite widely known. In.
sis's that under the statutes OF Vermont he has
been adj1dged insane. He was once an inmate
OF the Bratteboro asylum, and was discharged
because Of sanity; still he often appears to DIR.
Draper demanding admission under the law, and
bores the local authorities for passports to the
asylum.