Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-11
Personal.
Camilla Urso is in Montreal

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Charlotte Cushman read in Music Hall,
Boston, to big crowd, on Friday evening.
Mr.. Bundy, the artist, thinks of remov-
ing his studio to Burlington, for want of
sufficient patronage at ST. Adams
Judge Prout, of Rutland, has 50 far re-
covered as to be on the streets again.
Col. II. R. Stoughton, having received
the appointment of Superintendent of the
New London railroad, has resigned his POI
sition as station agent and postmaster at
West Randolph, Iand will remove his family
to Palmer, Mass. James Hutchinson, Jr,
succeeds him as postmaster. We are glad
to notice the Colonel's promotion, but are
sorry to have such good fellow leave Yer
mont
Mr.. Rounds, the Representative of Rich
ford in the Legislature, has resigned his
office as Postmaster, as he cannot hold a
State and Government Office at the same
time Mr.. Carpenter, his business partner,
has been appointed in his place.
Gen. John C. Caldwell, of Maine, who is
such an effective speaker on the Republic
can side in New York, is a native of Lowell,
Vt, and cousin of Mrs Judge Soule of st.
Adams.
Stokes second trial, for the murder of
james Fisk, Jr., viii take place some time
this month 1t Is no stretch Of the magma
ton to say that he will be acquitted.
Harvey Howe-, the representative elect,
from West Haven, has been prevented from
taking his seat in the House, in consequence
of sudden and serious attack of illness.
Mr. Howes will be remembered as the only
member of the Constitutional Convention
of 1870, who voted for tine famous woman
suffrage amendment
Hon F. F. Woodbridge, of Vcrgenne-. is
in Washington
Charles Ii. Ellis, formerly chief engineer
of the New London Railroad and the Yer
mont and Massachusetts, Railroad. has been
appointed chief engineer of the Washington
City and Point Lookout Railroad
The Sioux delegation ofthirty-three chiefs
are located at the Grand Central Hotel, in
Nav York. They are accompanied by Col.
o Conner, Major Cul,er~on, and his son
joseph. who. with VIM. Benoit. an inter-
prefer, are objects of great attraction to the
ladies and children stopping at the hotel.
The most prominent Chief of this party is
" Medicine Bear" lie has with him other
bears, in the person Of Afraid Of the Bear -
and - Two Bears" The names Of the rest
are equally euphoniouSand suggestive These
" braves " are very jolly fellows and amused
their visitors Thursday by shaking hands
and uttering many IIows" Medicine
Bear thought New York fine city Of
large lodges, but he could not under
stand why they had been built 50 irregular
ly.
The Rev. :. j Browne. clergyman of
Cincinnati. recently deceased. left an estate
yulued at $50. OOO-the bulk Of which hi-
Will appropriates to founding a college,
leaving but little to his wife and nothing
to his daughter. The viii is to be contest
ed
Hon. George Nichols, Secretary of State,
has selected for his Assistant and Clerk for
the present session. the gentlemen who filed
these positions two years ago, to wit Geo.
R. Chapman, E~l., of Vergennes. and Mr..
Charles H. Lane, Of Cornwall.
David Mckenzie, of s. Adams, general
baggage agent of the Vermont Central Rail
road, while ON a visit TO Dcpuy-Sheriir Bar
ton Of Charlotte. yesterday. captured alive
an enormous gray Eagle, measuring J feet
from tip TO tip. Mr.. Mckenzie viii send
Ibis Eagle" to Montreal to he stuffed. He
intends to keep it as a relic of hi, visit in
Charlotte Wear authorized TO state that
It wa, not a "Greeley bird "