Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-03-28
PERSONAL.

REV II L. SLACK preached his last sermon at |
Chester last Sunday
Hon BRADLEY BARLOW has changed bis resi- |
dence from st. Adams to Montreal.
DIR. II. W. HESDRicK, member Of the legis- |
lature Of 1880, died in Hyde Park, March 90
EDWARD II. PHELPS OF Burlington has been
appointed chief engineer OF the Michigan Central
railway
UPoN the final settlement OF the estate of the
late Hon. Matt Carpenter, his widow has realized
about $4,000 10 cash.
GEORGE QuiMBY has returned to Barnet after an
absence OF nine years or more in California and
other parts Of the world
REV. ISAAC JENNINGS OF Bennington declines
the call extended to him by the Second Congre-
gational society Of that place.
Mrs. HAMMo BALLoU, the noted revivalist,
has begun series of meetings in Panton, and con-
| siderable religious interest is manifested.
The North Congreg .tional church of St Johns
bury has granted Rev. II. w. Jones two months
leave Of absence and he will take trip to Europe.
Mr. J. f. CLARY, formerly of Vermont, but
who is now editor of the Des Moines (Iowa) Mail.
has been awarded 81, 800 damages for libel against
| the Chicago Mail
DEPARTMENT COMMANDER VALENTINE OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic has appointed f.
Taylor OF Bratteboro chief mastering officer and
A. X. Durkee assistant inspector.
| c. V. BARTON has left St. Johnsbury to take
responsible position upon the Davenport, Iowa,
Gazette. His friends, through c. H. Horton pre-
| scented him an elegant gold-headed cane.
REV J. NJ. TILLEY OF the Protestant Episcopal
church, who has recently been preaching in
| Middlebury, has declined a rectorship at Albany,
| n Y, and has accepted one at Brandon, Vt.
| HON. Bliss N. DAVIS Of Danville has been Sc
verey sick, but is now better in health. His
son, Charles H. Davis, has also been out OF health
during the winter, but is rapidly recovering
Two hundred volumes OF the law library Of the
late Senator Matt Carpenter are retained for the
use OF his son Paul when he shall enter upon the
practice OF law. The rest were sold for about
$1,000.
LUTHER H. LATBRor. a native Of Wilmington
member OF the firm OF Myers & Lathrop, dealers
In cigars, dropped dead In New York lately. He
was a nephew OF Mrs Charles K. Field Of Brat
tleboro.
JOHN II. FLAGo, native OF Wilmington at one
|
later clerk OF the United States senate, has left
New York for European trip Of about four
months.
Mr.. JOHN L. BURDErr, son Of Jesse Burdett
superintendent OF the Rutland division Of the
Central Vermont, has been appointed paymaster
OF the New York Central and Hudson River
railway.
CHARLES II. NUrT long connected with the file
works in st. Johnsbury, recently died in that
, town. lie was an intelligent man, a great reader
and very industrious. lie left wife and two
children.
JEwErT P. CAIN has been appointed by the
governor TO fill vacancy in the Office OF justice
OF the peace in Rutland. His appointment was
i. urged by many influential citizens Of the town,
, including tie clergy
SON of the late Hon. Portus Baxter. member
, OF congress from Vermont In war time, Is the In
, ventor Of a telephone traDsmitter which Is eapa.
BILE OF transmitting whisper to the distance oil
at least three hundred miles.
MIR. L. MURPHY, who has 80 long been the
Q night clerk Of the American House In Burlington
Is to take the position of the night clerk OF the
q consolidated Van Ness American House. Fred
. A. Beebe, late night clerk OF the Van Ness, is tC
) go west.
Mrs JULIA c. r. DoRR OF Rutland, accom-
panied by her son, Henry Il, has sailed from
q New York for Bermuda, Nc DJrr has, sine,
his graduation from Middlebury College In 1880
Q been on the editorial stat OF the Springfield
Republican.
MOSES KIDDER has for forty years been paste
4 of the Christian tCampbelite) church at Wood
a II a
D just been celebrated. Mr.. Kdder has within tn
. forty years attended no less than 1.023 funeral
X and married $40 couples,
\ A. p. CHLDs, the gentleman from Benning
y ton In the last legislature is about to open
y general insurance office in Springfield, Mass
Is is needless to assure our Springfield friends tina
50 Childs will :" bob up sorenely" before he ha
. been there many weeks.
GEORGE W FLAGd OF Braintrse won In a wrest
ling match with Jesse II. Robinson at Batavia
N. Y, last Friday night. A thousand peop
were present. The match WAS collar and elbow
y the best three falls iu Ave, for n purse Of $50
y and the gate money, which amounted to abou
B. 5000
y The Boston Journal has this faeetious aneC
dote OF a son-in.law Of General Stark Of Benning
= ton battle fame I" Oas Stickuey, the last OF tn
grandsons OF Mai n General Stark, died Febru
"a AIRY "a, at Toledo Ohio, at eighty years Of ag,
Z, His father, John Stickney, who married daugl