Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-01-15

PERSONAL.

watson y. Gore, who died at Readsboro
ON wednesday of pneumonia, was the
young man who was i'll with grip at the
American House and was cared for bv Brat
tleboro Odd Fellows lie had not fully re-
covered, and was warned that he was need
lessly exposing himself when he left for
his home. His age was b wears and he
was travelling salesman for Springfield
Mass, firm He was quite widely known
and was very popular.
Col. and Mrs. Estcy we're pleasantly
remembered by President and Mrs. Uar-
rlson with invitations to the three great
WHITE House receptions of the year: Jan.
II, to meet the Diplomatic Corps: Jan.
~, reception to the Congress and judiciary I.
Feb. y, To meet the officers of the Army
and Navy and the Marine Corps. Col.
and Mrs. Estey will arrange to attend the
last named reception, if possible.
Among the newspaper men i'm attendance
upon the meetings of the Dairymen's
association were: Mr.. Towle, representing
the 81. Adams Messenger, Mr. Curtis Of
the Manchester Mirror IL Farmer Mr.
Jones of the Burlington Free Press, Mr.
Chever of the New England Farmer of
Boston, Mr. Ropes of the MONTPELIER
Waterman, Col. Forbes of the Boston
journal, and Mr.. Sellaw of the New Eng
land Homestead of Springfield.
reference was made i'm these columns
last week to the appointment of Prof How
ard OF Middlebury college, native of
Guilford, to be United States consul at
Cardiff, Wales. The Register of Middle
bury states that he will accept the appoint
mcnt. The salary is 5000 a year. Cardiff
is a city of about 80. 600 inhabitants and is
less than 200 miles from London. Mr.
Howard was consul at Toronto during
ArthurS administration. During 1855 he
was resident of Fair Haven and repre-
scented that town in the legislature
The Boston journal OF Monday has this
item in reference to a former BrattlcbOru
boy, who was at one time assistant pastor
OF one of the Congregational churches at
keene, y. H.: "Rrv. Arthur j. Smith,
evangelist, opened a series of revival meet
ings at the First Methodist church in
| Somerville Sunday evening, to continue a
week or more. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith will
sing during the services, assisted by "A choir.
/ The evangelist is the late assistant pastor
of the Bethany Presbyterian church of
/ Philadelphia
The many Brattleboro friends of Schuyler
/ {. johnson, formerly mailing clerk IN the
/ post-oilicc, will be glad to know of his
/ good fortune. Mr. johnson, who went
from here back to his old home at Spring
field, this state, to become assistant post
master there, has been in Washington foI
few months past, and news has recently
been received of his appointment rs first
assistant postmaster at Whatcom. in that
state. The place is one of the hourishing
cities of Puget sound region. has a popu.
lation of about 10000 Inhabitants with a
free delivery postal system Mr.. johnson i
to have full charge of the office
Mr.. VIM. j. LAWN is evidently winning
his way as one of the leading tenor ,oloists
ofthe country. The Republic of st. Louis
Mo-, has this to say of his singing at the
Choral symphony Society's production OF
the Messiah at the Grand music hall in
that city: Mr. LAWN has both "A powerful
and expressive voice. and he entered into
the spirit of the theme with an energy am
intelligence which enhanced materially the
artistic effect of the production Last week
/ Mr.. LAWN was the tenor Soloist with tn,
Symphony orchestra of New York (Waltel
DamrOsch, LEADER in two concerts al tn,
auditorium building at Allegheny, Pa.