Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-14
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African descent on each arm, or Joined with
one Of them in the waltz.
Timothy Bishop, the Oldest living gradn'
ate of Yale College and for many years IN
tie West India trade with New Haven,
Conn, died Thursday at the age 95 years
The intelligence of the dangerous illness Of
Geo. VIM. Curtis, will be heard with great
regret His disease is fever of a low ty'
phoid character which has been running
Is DAYS without abatement. He has been
oyertaxed by his civil service and other
duties.
The additional judgeship Of the Massa
chusetts Supreme Court has been filed by
the excellent appointment, by Gov. Wash
burn, of William c. Endicott, of Salem.
He is a graduate of Harvard College, has
been Democrat in his politics, and oceu-
pies first position among the lawyers Of
Essex county. The place was offered to ex-
Attorney General Allen, Henry W. Paine
and Judge Abbott. hut they could not
afford TO take it.
Edmund Yates says that Nice-President
Wilson greatly resembles the eminent his
torian, Lord Macaulay
Madame Lucca has declared her inten-
ton Of becoming citizen Of the United
States by signing the preliminary docu-
ments.
The Hutchinson family were refused the
use of a public hall in hotel in Union
town, Pa, because they sing temperance
songs.
Major William " Leland has purchased
the Grand Central Hotel at Saratoga from
Col Wolcott, Of the Commonwealth Hotel.
of Boston, and will run it during the coming
season, changing the name to the Grand
Hotel, Congress Park, Saratoga.
The late Charles Reed, of Montpelier,
had among his classmates at Dartmouth
Amos Tuck and Harry Hibbard, of New
Hampshire, and the late Gov Peter T.
Washburn, Of this State.
Among those who voted Yea on the salary
bill, was that stern statesman who thought
himselftoo good for the Republican party
Lyman Trumbull
\ Russian journal gets Mark Twain curl
ousy mixed up with Henri Taine. and
credits the latter with the authorship Of
Innocents Abroad" 1t remarks that it
"is in an entirely different vein from hi,
other works" We should think -.
Lieut. Fred Grant, the President son, is
serving at Fort Griffin, Texas HI modest
and unassuming department renders him
popular with officers and men.
Senator Edmunds and family expect to re-
turn from their European tour in October
next, andwiIl then come TO Burlington.
Major " Brown, a special treasury
agent, attached TO Col. Howe'- Office in New
York city. died at Staten Island THURSDAY.
lie was a native Of salem, Mass, and was
many years in business in Boston, but for 4
the past fifteen years has been a resident Of I
New York He viii be kindly remembered /
by many soldiers as aSsistant-superinten- I
dent Of the New England rooms, in New
York, during the war.
Among the nominations sent to the SEN
ate by the President on Friday, We're Hon
Asa Owen Adds, Of s. Adams, and Judge
Orange Ferris, 0f Sandy Hill, y Y, re.
appointed southern Claims Commissioners.
and Hon. A. B. Maynard, formerly Of Rich
mond vt, as United States District Attor-
ney flr Michigan.
The chair occupied by President Grant
previous To- taking the oath Of Office on
Tuesday is tie same used By President
Washington on the occasion Of his first in
augurati5n. Il belongs to lady residing
in We>tchester county, New York
Rev james Freeman Clarke Of Boston.
who is one Of the accomplished scholars
Of the day. reads Hamlet at Troy on Nor
day evening next
An evening paper in s.. Louis published
the other day the following in its list Of ar
rivals Grat>. Br0wn-City." And this
is fame
The STATE BoARD oT AGRICrLTrRE.-TuE
MEErrNG AT WATsuEID.-There was far
mers meeting in connection with the State
Board Of Agriculture at Waitsfeld on the
llth and 18th ult The meeting was calleito
order by Secretary Collier. and Judge Rich
ardsen. President of Washington County
Agricultural Society, was, on motion called Z
10 the chair. The chair introduced to the
audience Hon. Hiram Carlton Of Waitsfeld.
who welcomed the Board, and the audience,
with few neat and appropriate remarks
Hon Henry Lane Of Cornwall, then read S
paper upon Root Culture for Sfoel FEEDING. {
discussion then ensuei, participated in |
" Mr.. J. c. Wilder Of Charlotte and l. Z.
Jameson Of Irasburgh. f. A. Fish Of Waits q
ield read an essay on Maple Sugar 5
Dr.. Haskins. Of the Vermont Farmer, &
made some remarks concerning Fruit grow
ng in Northern Vermont" d
d. B. Wheelock. Of Barre, read paper Il
n Root Culture" Mr. Boyce, Of Fays- Il
on, read poem, entitled Rhyming and I
'arming" E. E Andrews. Of Berlin. "
poke in relation to Farm Buildings II
nd Z. +. Jameson. Of Irasburgh. on t.
Corn Stubie" Senator Clarke King. Of u
asst Montpelier. discoursed in his usual :,
leasant and interesting way, on " Butter
taking W
After highly interesting and crowded b
.ries of meetings, day and evening, the a.
'semblage was dissolved, great numbers in
Ipressing their hearty satisfaction in
JrsTIcE TO RUW-SELLER.-H. A Morey.
roprietor Of the Brattleboro House, Brat
eboro, was brought before Justice New St
n, Saturday last, on charge of selling OF
luor to one-armed soldier, and then
uelly turning him into the streets, late at
ght, in state Of intoxication, where he mi
ust have frozen TO death, had not friend DO
und and cared for him. He was fined $50
ID costs, the whole amounting to not less a n1
an 800. az
The cable announces that Bismarck made
powerful speech March 10th, in the Upper % %
1use of the Prussian Diet, in support Of hi
e bill limiting the powers of the Roman fec
tholic clergy. The main points of this cei
eech were outlined by the publication Of de,
narkable article on the subject Of the kn
ntifcal position Of Rome, in his press lln9
gan. the National ZatuHg, Of Berlin. ~
is closed with the following " strong adj,
k doc
The syllabus. the " n0n-pOSsumus and 1iu
J infallibiiity dogma, were necessary to II
we that between modern sOcisty and eha
me nothing real or durable can exist eT- ou'
IT war Roman Catholicism Is being
ely driven 10 take up that position :
ich, fifteen hundred years ago, perishing -
occupied with regard to ambi- .ils
Us Christendom 1t is the religion of the mt.