Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-29
MEMORIAL
Personal.

Charles =. Allen Of lrasburgh, has given
$1,000 toward repairing the Congregational
church in that village
1t is reported that Col Geo a. Merrill. will
take charge Of the Portland and Osiens5urgh
Railroad, next spring.
The Rutland Hsrel IS informed that Rev. A.
B Flanders. rector OF ST. Lake's Episc3-
pal church, Chester has received calls
from the Episcopal churches Of St Adams sui
Windsor.
General Rosecrans is devot.ng his abilities to
bringing into practical operation in the west the
system Of narrow gusge ranssys.
The artt edition Of william Cullen Bryan,'s
works was printed in 1921, just fifty years prior
to the appearance Of the last edition Of his
poems.
It is said that VIM. NJ Tweed has no desire to
enter the kingdom Of Heaven since he has read
Rev. xiv, ., and learned that there wall be
HlYpsrs there
Itis rumorei thst Henri R1chefoIt viii be
confined in the island Of Saint Marguerite, en-
the coast Of Provence, and that be is 70 occupy
the eel. in which the famous Man in the Iron
Mask was imprisoned for several years.
Col. james Montgomery, who was c5aspIcu-
Gus in the Kansas free state struggles, late'y
died at his home in that state. he was the friend
aud confident Of John Brown. snl during bis
imprisonment in Virginia he secretly headed
party to 90 to the old hero's rescue, but aban-
donei the project when he saw i;s hopelessness.
He WAS slso one of the brsvest Union leaders in
the rebellion.
Alexander H. Stephens has tsken TO making
jokes In late number Of the Atlanta sun be
calls Gov. Bullock bic 90 oI-e1celleroy."
The Reading Times observes Of Theodore
Tilton that bis " chronological bump, hsve beeu
modelled somewhat after the streets Of Po,tsville
way up ia some places. and way down in
o,hers'
The Presidents father is improving, and it is
believed he will recover.
The New York IL aid in noticing the Christ
mas services at Grace church, New York, rays
The TIE Deam was made grandly eloquent
to the listsners-th solo by Mrs Oliver filing
the edihce.with the tenderest Of exquisite melody,
and when it died teemingto be echoed by .ur-
seen choruses
Senator Eimunls is the suthor Of the bill in
troiucei in the Senate to punish stock gambling
by public officers. The penalty may be ten
years Imprisonment and ten thousand dollars
fine, and accomplices may be fined half that
sum and imprisoned hsf that time.
D'Israeli is very popular with the students Of
the University Of Glasgow, and upon hi. being
elected to the Rectorship Of that institution the
young fellows turned out in procession singing
the popular American refrain Of" Johnny comes
marching home and winding up with
chorus " And we all feel g,y with Dizzy at
the head Of the poll"
On Saturday evening last, the Pensioners
/ and friends of the Rev J. Ishsm Bliss. who has
been rector Of the Episcopal church Of
F.irh.ven and Hydeville, and who
has accepted the Rectorship Of the church
in Bennington, assembled at the parlOrs of the
Knights House, FairhSven which has for some time
been the home of Mr. Bliss, to meet him again be-
fore his departure Mr.. Bliss and wife were absent
st the time, but soon returned, s messenger hav-
ing been dispatched for them Upon their ar
rival, Geo. NJ. Fuller, Eco, in behalf of their
friends, presented them with splendid ice
pitcher and gobletF, and, in a very handsome
speech, full of tender emotion, expressed their
thanks for the good he had accomplished, and
their sorrow that the connection, which had been
so pleasant and profitable, must go soon be sew
cred Mr. and Mrs. Bliss were most completely
surprised, bat he acknowledged the compliment,
in most happy speech, thanking his own parish
and those who bad gathered from other denomi-
nstiOns, all Of which were represented The
Fsirhsven correspondent of the Rutland Herald
from which We coudense the above Gays that
d" few persons ever succeed in obtaining so firm
a bold on the good will of a community as have
Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss, during their residence here.
In them Bennington will obtain prize, worth
more to them than silver or gold''
SUICIDE IN BARRE.-On Saturday last, Miss
Relms D. Richardson, young lady aged %
years. committed suicide by cutting her throat
with rszor. She had complained of a severe
headache. and sent her parents after some herbs
to allsy the pain. No sooner had they gone,
than she seized razor laying on the table, with
which she completely severed her wind-pipe she
lived but abort time 1t is supposed that she
was lsboring under a temporary fit of insanity,
to which she was at times subject
RUTLAND COUNTY TEACHERS IysTITUrE.-The
Teachers Ins,itute for Rutland County convened
in Pittsford on the 18th inst, and continued its
sessions until the evening of the 23i. One hun
dred aud fourteen teachers were in attendance, oi
whom 81 were ladies. Secretary French wa,
present. and among the special assistants was
Miss Williams Of this city. Prof Weber Of
Nliddlebury College and Pref Collier of the Uni
versity Of Vermont, each contributed lecture.
The aim Of Prof Golfers lecture vas to show