The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-18
THE GOVERNORS STAFF.
THE APPOINTMENTS OFFICIALLY
 ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY.

THE APP0INTMEHTs OFFICIALLY
 ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY. The Members Individually Considsred-
 Brief Sketch of the Appointees who Have
 Been Thus Honorsd by the States Chief
 Magistrate.
 Middletown, Dec. Ex-Governor Coffin has announced his stan appointments us follows:
 Adjutant general-Charles P. Graham of Middletown-
 Quartermaster general-WiHiam E. Disbrow of Bridgeport.
 Surgeon general-George Austin Bow en of Woodstock.
 Commissary general-Henry s. Peck of New Haven.
 Paymaster general-Major James H. Darman of Hartford.
 Judge advocate general-Leonard M. Daggett of New Haven.
 AIDES.
 H. L. Camp of Middletown.
 H. W. Vessels of Litchfleld.
 Watson J. Miller of Derby.
 Fred Johnson of Ansonia.
 General Graham is we'll known as a leading Middletown dentist and as a former brigadier general of the c. N. G. He Is fifty-five years of age and Is a native of Utica, N. Y. He joined Com pany H (Middletown). Second regiment, as a private and rose to be first ser geant in month. Two years later he was second lieutenant, eight months later first lieutenant, and soon after be- came captain. He became major of the Second regiment September 3, 1875, and succeeded the late s. R. Smith as colo mel of the Second in July, 1878, when the latter became brigadier. He be- came brigadier in January, 1885, and stayed in command until March l, 1890, when he was relieved from service and discharged by Governor Bulkeley. His removal and subsequent report by two legislatures that his removal was un- called for are we'll remembered. The senate of '93 failed to restore him by one vote.
 Major Jarman is forty-six years old and saw fourteen years service in the c. N. G. prior to 1890, when he retired as brigadier inspector of rifle practice. About twenty-five years ago he left the position of head bookkeeper for the North Insurance company Of this city to take a clerkshlp in a Hartford i'm surance company. He had been for years a resident of New Haven prior to going to Hartford. He is very prom inent in Masonic circles in Hartford. He is an ex-New Haven Gray, enlist ing in the company when nineteen years old and serving in the command for three and one-half years. He was one of the original promoters of Company K, First regiment, and rose from ser geant in the company to be 6rst lieu tenant, and afterward became major and brigadier inspector on General Ora hams staff. He adhered to General Graham's fortunes and refused an ap- podntment on the staff of General Gra- hams successor, General Watson, who was appointed by Governor Bulkeley. He is & special agent of the Connecu- cut General Life Insurance company, the affairs of which company he be- came somewhat familiar with when a resident of New Haven, the North com pany representing that company here
 Lieutenant Henry s. Peck is popu- lar and wealthy New Havener and en- thusiastic Grand Army man, and re- sides on West Chapel street in what was the Ives residence, which he bought on returning to this city from New York and which he much enlarged and beautified. Colonel Peck has some fine horses, including handsome pair of carriage horses, and Is a park commits sioner and devotes considerable time to the interests of New Haven's parks.
 Henry W. Vessels of Ltchf1eld has been appointed an aide on the staff of Governor-elect Coffin. His father, Gen. eral L. w. Vessels, was quartermaster general under Governor Andrews.
 Middletown, Dec. H.-Attorney Leon- ard M Daggett of New Haven has ac- cepted the appointment of judge advo- cate general on the staff of Governor elect o. V. Coffin. This is official. MT. Daggett accepts the position rendered George D. Watrous of New Haven. MT. Daggett is the junior partner of the law firm of White & Daggett, and is a graduate of Yale, class of 'S4. He was a high stand man in college.