Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-02-07
PERSONAL


Springs, were admitted to practice in the SUI
irene Court. at its recent term in Franklin
County.
Judge Poland's first argument in the SUI
preme Court of the United States is compli-
mented for its ability.
Capt Horace Mathews, late of this city, is
now in the wholesale and retail furniture
trade in Philadelphia, and has associated
with him Mr. j B. Hustled, an experienced
business man, hitherto of Vergennes. They |
take the trade of an established house long
and favorably known in the market.
Professor Dean, of the Albany Law
School, died Jan. %, aged % years. lie was
born in Barnard, Vt, Jan. l6, 1903. He |
was distinguished as a lawyer, though not as
an advocate.
James Prentiss, ESQ, of Watertown, Wis
consin, died in New York city, Jan. "a, aged
43 wears. He was the tenth and youngest
son of the late Hon. Samuel Prentiss, of
Montpelier; and, like all his brothers save
one, he followed the law as his profession.
Hon. James B. Cahoon died in Portland,
Maine, on Tuesday morning, aged 90. lie
was a native of Sutton, Vt, was Treasurer
of the State of Maine in 1898, and Mayor Of
Portland in 1919, 80, SO and "a. He was
a prominent Methodist
In the town of Bangor, n. y, on the 18th
inst, more than sixty persons, descendants
and relatives of Anna Cornish, widow Of Ga
briel Cornish, Revolutionary Soldier, met
to congratulate her on her ninety-third birth
day.
She was born in Westbury, Mass. in l715,
and when quite young removed with her
fathers family to New Hampshire, and from
thence to Brandon, Vt, where she was mar
ried on the 18th of Sept, 1870, to Gabriel
Cornish, who had served six years in the war
of the Revolution. She has had twelve
children, eleven of whom grew up, and five
are living. She has also had tifty-four
grandchildren, ffty-fye great-grand-chil-
dren, and two great-great-grand-children.
It is stated that j. R. Flanders, Esq, Of
Malone has gone to Lacrosse, Wis, to as
sumo the duties of Associate Editor Of the
Lacrosse Democrat, upon the urgent solicita-
ton of Mr. Pomeroy. The Democrat is the
most imam Copperhead sheet in the
country, and We suppose the qualification
which has most recommended Mr.. Flanders
to Pomeroy, is the circumstance that he
! (Flanders) took q term in Fort Warren, dur
ing the war. for reasonable utterances.
Peter Force, whose death in Washington
was announced last Tweek, began life IN a
New York printing Office. lie early began
0 accumulate books and pamphlets bearing
upon the history of our country until ms
library became one Of the most important in
the country, and was last year purchased by
Congress for the Congressional Library, at
an expense of one hundred thousand dollars.
Mr.. Force was an author as well as Il collect
or, and some of his works are Of great his-
torical value.
Our townsman, Hon. Levi Underwood,
holds now the important post Of Counsel for
the Erie railroad, as well as for the Boston
Hartford and Erie Company, and has open
ed law Office in New York City.
Darcy McGee has been expelled from the
ST. Patrick's Society of Montreal. What he
has done of late to merit such treatment, we
do not find sta ted.
John X Th1rber died at Edward.ville, 81.
Lawrence Co., y. y, Jan. 20, aged "a
years It is SAID that he was born in Mont
pelier, Vt, in l7773, but Montpelier had no
settlers until I7S6, so there is an error.
We see it stated that Rev j. W. Hough late
ly of Saginaw, Mich, formerly of Williston
Vermont, has been called to the First Con
gregational Church in Jackson--of what
state is not men toned He leaves Saginaw
City on account of his health and that Of his
wife, and entered upon his work at jackson,
Feb LIST.
Mr. R. Camp. the veteran chief clerk in
the Machine Shops Office, st. Adams, celebra-
ted his tin wed ding on Monday evening.
Mr.. Camp app cared in hat, cane, watch
and complete Ma sonic regaIia, and his wife
in head dress, cuffs, belt, parasol, etc,-all of
brightest Tin.
Rev. LabanlCla..k is now the senior member
of the Methodist Episcopal Church in.America.
He is about ninety years of age, having been
sixty-seven years in the ministry. He comm
enced preaching on what wascalled the Bran
don circuit, which included the whole ofRut
land County.
The st. Adams Messenger is assured - on
good authority" that a statement, which is
going the rounds, made by writer in the
Protestant Chuchmdn, of New York city,
to the effect that the % late Bishop Hopkins
compelled every deacon whom he ordained, to
sign a promise that he would never associate
in any way with non-Episcopal ministers, -
is - false, and a wanton libel on the memory
of the dead"
Mr. f. F. Perkins. of st. Adams, received
a $500 gold watch on Saturday evening
from the employees in his department, on his re-
tirement from the Office of Master Mechanic
of the Vermont Central Railroad.
Sir Curtis NJ. Lamson of London recently
made present of $1,000 to his native place,
New Haven Mills, Vt, for the erection of a
school-house.
Rev. NJ. B. Newell, of West Brattleboro,
committed suicide by hanging on Friday of
last week. He was a retired Universalist
minister, and in comfortable circumstances,
but was possessed with fear that he would
come to want.
F. \. Chaplin Esq. whose death at Spring
field Ill, was recently announced, fell in fit,
in the street, followed by brain fever, which
resulted in death His remains were brought
IN Keene y n. for burial. Itwas at keene