Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-05-30
Personal.

A. +. Styles, for many years resident o
this city, but who has of late passed hi
winters in Florida, is about to erect an ele
CANT summer residence, on Chapman 5 Hill
Middlebury. Mr.. Styles has just bought
the Green Mountain House at Clarendon
Springs.
Henry Day, the Bristol recluse, whose
death, we have already announced, made a
will some eight years ago giving all his
personal estate to the United States, and
his real estate to the United States subject
to life estate to his sister The will has
been presented for probate, and the estate
amounts to some $4,000 Mr.. Day was a
bachelor.
Prescott Head. for twenty years town
clerk of Chester, died in Canton, Illinois,
on the Eth inst
Rev. George B. Spaulding preached the
historical sermon at the two hundred and
fftieth anniversary of the First Congrega-
tional church at Dover, n. H.. on Monday
last.
Capt. Robert II. Smith who was a mem
Der of the House from Pawlet in 1880,
died in that town on the 10th INST. at the
age Of so years. He was member of the
Episcopal Church, being baptized in 1893
by Rev. Bethuel Chittenden, one Of the
earliest Episcopal clergymen of the State.
At the time referred to, the Episcopal Con-
vention Of the State of Vermont met at the
log house Of a neighBor of the deceased,
and elected Rev. DR.. Bass, Of Massachusetts,
the first Bishop of Vermont DR.. Bass was
never consecrated.
At the last meeting of the stockholders of
the New York Tribune. Whitelaw Reid was
unanimously elected editor and publisher of
the paper for the term of FIVE years from the
10th of January last, under contract duly |
signed, and a forfeit Of S6O,OOO in case he
should be in any way hindered from exer-
cising absolute control over both the edi- |
torial conduct and business of the paper.
Mr.. Reid evidently, in the balance of the
vulgar, has 50 soft thing
Mr.. Daniel W. Buckley of Vergennes,
who has been in i'll health through the
winter, has entirely recovered. Mr..
Buckley is in his SGD year, and is still man
of great activity.
1t is reported that Hon. Henry E. Slough
ton lies very low in New York city from
paralysis, and that no hopes are entertain
ed of his recovery.
e. c. Robinson, Of Ferrisburgh, who got
50 badly frozen last winter, has had all his
fingers on his right hand amputated to the
'econd joint, and in the same way on his
eft hand. He suffers intensely and it is
cared amputat;on of the whole right
land will be necessary. He was a fine pen-
nan, and is said to have kept the best set
If books in Addison County he was also a
inc musician.
The Oldest man in Middlebury is Judge
'wift-s2 years of age, and still hale and
Hearty.
Charles Bump, of Salisbury, has wax
oll 200 years old-quite curiosity. {
"ohh IL. HidSS Vi bennington, executive
Jerk of the United States Senate, sails for s
Europe, June IA.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. NC.
iartin, of Charlotte, who passed so credit.
BILE an examination for the U. S. cadetship =.
t West Point, but who it was feared might q.
ot be able to pass the medical examination.
as passed the medical examination at West
'oint and has been accepted.
The San Francisco Bulletin noticing the I
rganization of the Central Vermont R.R. C
Company, and its connections, says Trenor
'. Park is nov probably the greatest rail- :;
BAD magnate in New England, and adds >,
1t needed ten years schooling in Cali :
,rnia to grasp such a scheme as this. The Z
ermont man, who has never gone ont of Il
ght Of the Green Mountains, NAV be Il
lther narrow in his views, and quite con- =,
mt with few paternal acres. But send :
i'm to California, and, after q few wears. -
0 is sure to return with q wonderful n
readth ofbeam. n