Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-07


Mr. Henry Clark's new Rutland daily is
to start April lst, and viii be called the
Glojc.
Charles \. King, of Bennington. has re-
signed his position as assistant editor of the
Vermont gazette, and will accept a position
on the Milford (Mass.) Journal. under the
management Of Cook & Sons, former pro-
prietors Of the Bennington Banner.
Speaker Parsons, of the Alabama House
Of Representatives, assaulted a member of
the House, few days since, and the two
were with difficulty separated. The Speaker
took this peculiar method of enforcing
decision.
The New York Herald thus goes for Ben
Buffers speech in the great Credit Mobilier
debate
"Then came the defiant remark, am
God-made not a newspaper-made man This
was too much for sam Cox, and he inter
jected the remark, But you do not look
nor act like your father.
Hon. Joseph Bufum, who was elected to
Congress from New Hampshire in 1919, is
now living in Westmoreland, in the S9th
year of his age. He is thought to be the
only remaining member of the Sixteenth
Congress in the United States.
1t will be noticed by eur advertising
columns that oar respected townsman Mr..
Stephen L. Herrick, the oldest dry goods
merchant in Burlington, has retired from
business. Mr.. Herrick commenced in trade
in Is4l, thirty two years ago, in the store
in the Sherman Building, Church street.
now occupied by the Wheeleri& Wilson
Sewing Machine Co. In 1919, such was his
mercantile success, that The built the fine
brick store on Church street. in which he
has done business ever since. Thoroughly
acquainted with the dry goods trade, and
close buyer, he has sold cheaply and
largely, aud thus ever held large share OF
country as well as town custom. lie retlres
at the age of ffty-eight years, 3 man OF
large wealth. to enjoy the autumn oil his
DAYS. His oldest son, Mr.. George L. Hor-
rick, succeeds to he good will and patron
age of his father's fourishing business, OF
which he has had more or less the charge
for a year or two. We wish the son as sue
cessfula business career as his father, and
We have little doubt but he will achieve 1t.
The Washington correspondent Of thu
Boston Post says that Judge Poland, when
making his speech on the Credit Mobilier
report, was clad in his peculiar costume OF
blue dress coat with bright brass buttons,
which 50 becomes his white hair and equally
white side whiskers, aud attracted great at
tention. The Judge is really one Of the
finest looking gentlemen Of the old school ii
the country
The Rev Zedekiah s. B~rstow, d. D., O
Keene, y. H., died Saturday afternoon, a
the age Of So. Dr. Barstow was settled
over the First Congrega tional church il
1918, and lis ministry continued over hal
a century
IL ?. A.'drich, who has b cen the Che
| Clerk. in Il ie General Master Car Builder
| Office. Of L o Vt. Central Line, having hell
that positic for five years with ability, an'
given mn N satisfaction, has accepted tn
Secretar y dip of the Taunton Car Co.
W.H.I5 McAllister, of St. Adams, de
livered an address upon Reasons for lead
ing temperance life," before the Fathe
Matthew ociety, ofthat village, on Sunda,
last. Nj. MeAllister is one of the bes
temperance speakers in Vermont.
james Nichols, one of the old residents o
Mortified, died Sunday morning, Feb. 23d
He was II years old. Mr.. Nichols wa
father of DR.. George Nichols. Secretary o
State