The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-05-20
Personal.

JUDGE o. II. AUSTIN of Barton will de-
liver the Memorial address at Johnson.
Hon. GEORGE N. DALE has accepted an
invitation to deliver the address at Island
Pond on Memorial Day.
CHARLES PERKINS has been appointed
postmaster at Lower Cabot, in place of
Nathaniel Perry, resigned.
REV. j. L. sEwALL formerly of West
minister, has received call to the Con-
gregational church at Milton.
f. f. BRYANT of Madison, Wis, who has
been appointed assistant encouragement at
Washington, was from Enosburgh.
REV. HENRY FAIRBANKS of st. Johnsbury
has been elected one of the trustees of Hart
ford Comm Theological Seminary.
e. e. AIKEN of Rutland, senior in the
Yale Theological School, will go into mis-
sion work in China soon after graduation.
Hon. GEORGE II. PAUL, who has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Milwaukee, Wis, is
a graduate of the University of Vermont,
class of 1917.
HILAs DICKEY, well-known contractor
and builder, died on Thursday of last week
at his home in Manchester, n. H., at the
age of sixty-nine. He was native of
Orange.
MINISTER PHELPS has already made a
most favorable impression by his graceful
and appreciative replies to the addresses of
welcome with which he was greeted at
Southampton and London.
CHARLES II. CLARK master of bridges on
the Central Vermont railroad, has been ap-
pointed to represent the states and towns
interests in the extensive bridge across the
lake to North Hero, on which work is to be
commenced soon.
FIRST LIEUTENANT CROSBY ?. MILLER OF
the Fourth Artillery has been detailed as
professor of military science and tactics al
the University of Vermont, to take effect
July l. relieving First Lieutenant Herbert
f. Tutherly, First Cavalry, who, upon being
relieved, will proceed to join his troop.
GEORGE L. SPEAR of Braintree appointed
collector of internal revenue for Vermont
vice j. G. Stearns, removed is a native o
Brantree, forty-three years old, and some
what extensive lumber manufacturer HI
was member of the Legislature in 1876, bu
made no special mark He was selected TO
the place by Mr.. Smalley and Mr.. Atkins
some weeks ago, and there was natural,
no other applicant for the office.
GOVERNOR PINGREE has appointed Jacol
G.. Hovey of st. Johnsbury assistant judg
of the Caledonia county court, vice Jabe
} Smith of Newark, deceased. Mr.. Hovey
though not lawyer, is man of good busi
ness ability, and has held various mino
offices. The governor has also appointe
r Hon. William Rounds of Chester assstan
Judge of the Windsor county court, vic
; William NJ. Pingry, deceased. He wa
railroad commissioner in 1868 and 1869 an
Y Judge of probate for the Windsor distrio
D ten years from 1868, when he refused {
2 serve longer
e HoN. LUTHER ADAMS committed suicid
at his home in North Chester by shootin
J. with revolver, last Monday. He was a
l eX-state senator, eX-state's attorney and on
e of the foremost lawyers in the state. III
# had held many other offices of trust bein
4 highly esteemed. He had been ill al
d winter, but Monday seemed better tha
l. usual. His daughter had just left the room
+. but Immediately hearing a shot, returne,
d finding her father with bullet hole in h
i breast and barely conscious Being aske
n the cause of the deed, he replied;
=. avoid further suffering" He died withol
l. "A struggle.