Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-04
Personal.

q part OF whose life was spent in Burlington
\ well-to-dO farmer, he was man of in
telllgence, fond Of travel, a shrewd iudg
: men and things, afiable in conversation
and possessed Of a ready fund of hum0r an
anecdote. lie was always interested il
public matters, and till increasing year
prevented his attendance, his face was
familiar one at the Wing and Republican
conventions both local and state; yet h.
never sought or accepted Office. lie leave
three sons and daughter. lie always en-
joyed excellent health until a few month,
since, when he sutlereda severe fall on the
the frozen ground, from the effects of which
he never recovered.
Hon. VIM. 4. Wheeler, NJ c., of Malone
returned his share of the salary steal TO the
government by buying - 1000 government
bond and quietly canceiling the same. As the
Albany ErHiRg Journal remarks This
was q very practical way OF returning 10 the
people money which belonged to them. The
information that Mr. Wheeler thus refused
to profit by the wrong-doing of Congress
will be received a. a matter of course By
those who know him. The refusal is in
harmony with his whole public life lie in
| stincuyely Shrlnks from a mean act, 10
matter IN what shape the temptation pre-
Sents itself
General Whittlesey, formerly of the freed
mems bureau. was conveyed 10 the insane
| asylum, in Washington. ON Tuesday. He
has been suffering some time with paralysis,
| and went to the asylum for trea tment, under
the advice OF physicians and friends.
The Chicago AdrqHce gives Rev. f. p
! Smith, the new Indian Commissioner, %
frSt-class character. and say, it does not
believe the President could have secured 4
better man if he had searched the country
through
\ sarcastic western journalist suggests
George Francis Train and Mr- Woohall rs
eligible subjects for Prof Newman IS eu-
thana>ia, or legalized suicide
Ex-Goy. Inland Hall. in private letter
TO Hon. +. =. Walton, SAYS Of the appoint
ment of Hon. CAarie~ Reed. as State Libra
rian
Il remember of consulting with Won
about the State Library. when / went 60
Montpelier Us Governor in ISIS. and that on
Your recommendation we went o. see Mr..
Reed. and that on oar solicitation he con-
>enicd 70 accept the place q, Librarian. u
which We We're willing % have him APP
pointed, though be was then ranked a-
Democrat. His services as Librarian. rs
wells a. keeper OF the archives of the lli-tori-
cal Society, have been extremely valuable.
He will indeed be great loss to the State as
well as 10 the Society"
Bret liarte has been .eciurinr % large /
audiences at Ottawa and Montreal. 1t
Ottawa he received marked attention and /
was honored with public dinner.
President l. V Baker, Of the New York /
and Canada Railroad. was among the ar
rivals at the American Hotel last evening.
The death Of ex-Coneres-man James
Brooks is momeniariiy expected.
George William Curtis continue, to
steadily improve. He has had 20 abandon
all his lecture engagements.
John F. Anderson Of Portland. Ch:efEn-
Sineer OF the Portland and Ogdensburg
has been appointed by Governor
ferham Railroad Commissioner Of Maine.
Mr. Anderson is O democrat. hut his ap-
continent gives great satisfaction. as be j
me OF the most experienced and efficient
'lviI engineers in New England
Miss McQueston. Of Manchester. NH
las accepted an engagement % sing at
Kings Chapel, Boston
Mr.. Hiram L. Tracy. Of the Hoffman
louise, New York city. sailed with hi, wife
n the Cuba for Europe on Wednesday last
IT Tracy purposes 20 spend the season at
Jenna, where be and his partner. Mr..
ewett, have the exclusive right Of keeping
he American Restaurant. which Will be
hrst class house of entertainment within
be spacious grounds of the exhibition. We ,
re happy 90 notice this enterpriSing step ON d
ne part OF one OF our old Burlington bows
he long experience he has had in New York {
lotel life admirably fts Mr. Tracy for hi, I
ew undertaking, in which he cannot fail l.
, be successful
Mr.. Hamilton ;. Peek and Mr.. Elihu b.
aft, whose admission 10 the lar Is an a
)unced IN our court report. have long been
sIdentS OF this city, and iayOrably known 3.
our community. They were graduated
It'll honor AT our niversity. the former in q
20 and the latter in ISL. and have been a
lrsuing their legal studies in the office of u
essrs. Wales x Taft of this city. We wish
r them succeSSfu! and honorable career oil
the responsible vocation they have select W
Maj. Gardner 5 Blodgett. Assistant [ m
Commissioner 10 the Universal Fyhihi
MAT Vienna, left for that city Wednesday 'i
'rning, and will sail from New York for
rope saturday, on the Bremen steamer
W eser. Our hearty wishes are ex- III
lded the Major for prosperous VOYAGE "a
d good health during his soiourn at the 10
lstrlan capital. He will be absent from
me about six months on
Rev. D. B. Mckenzie. pastor of the NJ oil
church in Waterford. y Y and pastor an
the Pine street church in this city. in
= and 1883. and afterwards presiding
err of the 81. Adams District. has been -
trial at Waterford, before Jury of cler- d"
men, on charges of SANDER and false
ID preferred by member of his church.
:. l.. Marshall, presiding elder of the As
atoga District, was chairman of the Y,
ana among itS members was Rev C..
Morehouse, of Mechanicsyille. The KIN
nsel Tor the plaintiff was Rev. Silas Ne ter
IN, oil Albany. The trial, which was W,
te lengthy, terminated "Wednesday night.
resulted in the virtual acquittal of the ma
used. The reverend gentleman was Ca
mly congratulated by hi friends. sui
-on- {. c. Hutchinson. of Kansas. de- the
red an address on the resources of that
q before the New England soldiers and 'o'
ors' Colonization Bureau. at Boston an len
rSday evening. Mr.. Hutchinson was ing
.inally from Randolph, in this State tbo
emigrated to Kansas at an early dav.
Ex-senator James Dixon, of Connecticut ~
at Hartford on Thursday afternoon ou4
vas Senator in Congress from 1857 to app
T. this
'hn e. SAKE i being ionized in Mem on t
=. 50,
,tore Mrs. Scott-Siddons left Mime Gan
IS some one sent her an album. asking
avor of her autograph. The signature won
gorge Francis Train was the last that curl
been written in the album, which was dedr
lows
AXE up People Death to Kings. -
own with party Smash the Rings IN
Next President America. LOWS
GEORGE FRAScIs TRAIN. 1--WE
king the pen, Mrs. Scott-SIddons added: vest
o leave alone the Kings and "Rings.r the
ut pray put Sc down some other things: from
1t down" iron fit for rails -
" danger now ones life assails Law
1t " down " sleepers, somewhat sound, nile
nat folks may safely travel round the :
st people wake up ~ with a crash for h
western lin a railway smash -
n charmed with Minneapolis Will
i no one doubt the truth 20 this Speal
q asked-and will come back again. the \
'nly beg safer-Train. f,Il,,
serious misapprehension has been He r,
d by the announcement telegraphed made
Washington last week that Gen. ports
tlesey, of the Freedmen Bureau, had railr,
AIKEN to the Government Insane Asy- of BIT
for treatment for paralysis. 1t should that
Do0n s'iteu tuat IL was uen IL NJ. the "
iiesey, late Quartermaster of the Balti
mems Bureau; and not Gen. +. Erie
.lesey, late of that bureau, and now a large
'sor in Harvard University. McAl
. Lewis A. Dunn, formerly head of freigi
w Hampton Institution at Fairfax. but advar
President Of the Iowa Central Uni be ash
7, at Pella, is in St. Adams and vi to Ne
on a short visit nectiI
- plain,
Tres, the detective, has tried similar canal
game" On the Massachusetts, Legis- which
, as that he attempted on our State izatiOl
AZURE at Montpelier, last fall, but with would
successful result. He put in big declar
for compensation for expenses incurr- all the
rresting the Grafton bank robbers. find Il
reported adversely to his Unitet
hecausa he very p-onarlv IA ~. ! outho,