Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-05-16
PERSONAL.

The Troy Conference have selected the
Rev. Hubbard {. Farrar as pastor of the
large and intelligent congregation of Meth
Odists at North Adams. Mr.. Farrar has
been at CastletOn, Vt, for the past two
years. lie was for some time student in
the University of Vermont, and we agree
with the Troy Press that he is Il rising
young clergyman, possessing great ability
as thinker and preacher. and makes him
self loved and respected by all who make
his acquaintance.
James Brooks made 4 will Just before his
death in which he left his one-half interest
in the New York Express to his son, one
hundred thousand dollars in Pacific Rail
road land bonds to his wife, sixty-seven
thousand dollars in railroad bonds and his
real estate in Washington to his unmarried
daughter, and other legaeies in bonds and
stock. Mr.. Brooks was not the originator
of Washington correspondence, a. some Of
his biographers claim, nor was he the author
of the original Jack Downing letters, which
first appeared in the Portland AdrTfiser
when he edited it. They were written by
jonathan Dow, once Mayor of Portland.
Rev John Atwood. OF New Boston, who
bore - distinguished and creditable part
in New Hampshire politics, some wears
since, died on Monday last, at the age Of
seyenty-seyen years. In 1858 he was nom
mated as the Democratic candidate for
Governor. For n long time previous to
that event he had been strongly opposed to
the institution of slavery on moral grounds
Soon after his nomination, he wrote a letter
to some Of the leaders Of the Free Soil party
in favor of the WilmOt prOviSo, and thereby
gave great offence to the leaders of the
Democratic party, the most prominent of
whom was the late President Franklin
Pierce. Mr.. Atwood afterwards became
the Free Soil candidate for Governor, and
made many speeches during the campaign.
Senator Sumner visited the Office of the
pay clerk of the Senate Frilay, for the
first time since his indispositiun, to settle
his accounts for the last session. Finding
that he was credited with the back pay
voted at the close of the last session, he ad-
dressed the following letter to Secretary
Gorham. 1t will be remembered that he
was confined to his house by illness when
the pay question was acted ON in the Sen
ate
SENATE CHAMBER, May ,, 1873.
Sr--Please pay into the Treasury OF the United
States, on my account, the sum OF four thousand
four hundred and i0rtyhy dollars and sixty cents
being the allowance To me OF what is known
back pay" for the Forty-second Congress, de-
dneting therefrom the mileage allowed by law.
CnAELEs SUMNER
The Secretary Of the Senate.
We learn from the Woodstock Post that
Lieat. Thomas +. Wright. who was killed
by the ModCcs on April 30, was a son of
Gen George Wright, formerly of Norwich,
and was himself a graduate of Norwich
University. lie went as captain under
Walker, the grey eyed man of destiny"
in the Nicaragua flibustering expedition
from which he returned with no less than
seven gunshot wounds, and was Colonel of
the Goth California Infantry in the late re-
belliOn.
A gentleman who knew Chief Justice
Chase in his youth remembers the day
when, STRIPPING. he babe his mother adieu
in their New Hampshire home, and started
out into the great world to achieve a name
Said the fearful matron to the gentleman as
she gazed al the retreating form of her son,
- Salmon Is good hoy | shouldn t wonder
if, some day, he becomes a Governor but
naming another son less promising,
and who subsequently died after a short life
of dissipation, - he never will do anything
he chers tobacco
Mr.. Beeeher's grandfather and great
grandfather were blacksmiths. The first
female Of the family who came to this
country was a midwife, which Mr.. Beeeher
thinks may account for the faith and enthu-
siasm with which some of her posterity ad-
yoeate the education of women for the prac-
tice of medicine.
1t is understood that Chief Justice Chase
was worth $50, 900 to 5000. 600 at the
time of his death. In will made two
years ago he bequeathed a considerable sum
to Dartmouth College, and to a university
for colored people at Worthington, Ohio
These bequests may have been changed by
the cOdici
Atthe coming Commencement at Dart
mouth College, parts have been assign
ed to the following Vermont boys The
Insuitional Theory, ii. L. King Of Wood
stock the FavOrite Theories of Carlyle, G..
A. Gates of East St. JOhnsbury; the
Claims of Agriculture to Legal Protection,
E. l.. Gage of Ascutneyville; the Purchase
of Official Station, j. r. Clark of Windsor;
the Geneva Arbitration, A. 5. Hall of West
Westminster; debates. E. II. Jones of
Windham, and j H. WOrthen of Thetford;
dissertation, the Debt the World owes to
Great Suffering, j. NJ. Dutton of East
Craftsbury