Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-24
PERSONAL.

New York, January l6 DIR. Leavitt was
born in Heath, Mass. in 1874, and gradu
ated at Yale in 1911. lie then studied law,
and subsequently opened an Office in Putney,
in this State. Some years after. he entered
the ministry started the first temperance
society in New York. and was one Of the
most prominent advocates of the anti
slavery movement. Perceiving early the
1 advantage Of having combined HYMN and
tune-book for use in revival and social
meetings, nothing of the kind then exist
ing, he. in company with an excellent young
musician, set about making one, which was
published under the name Of The Christian
Lyre. This has always been considered one
of the best of its kind, and. it is said, was
the first ever published in this country. In
! 1881. DIR. Leavitt became editor of the New
York ErGngeliSt and of the Emanoipator in
| 1887. In 1915, he became managing editor
of the New York Indc sndRf, with which
paper he was EDITORIAL connected until the
close of his life In 1863, he received gold
medal from the Golden Society, of Eng
land. for an essay on our Commercial Rela-
tons with Great Britain, in which he took
an advanced position in favor Of free trade.
Richard IL. Dutton has been appointed
postmaster at Cayendish. Vt, vice j. j.
Parkhurst, resigned
j.. ). Hinton. recently elected a trustee of
the Wabash a Erie Canal, by the Indiana
Legislature. is colored man. The Demo-
crat> ran a Republican to beat Hinton, but
couldn't succeed.
james Watson Webb, editor Of the late
New York Courier md Enquirer, is seri-
ously i'll in Nice, France, with aggravated
govt and bronchitis
Alfred Wilt. the newly elected mayor Of
New Orleans, Is Democrat, creole. and
is twenty-six years of age.
General Dix has hired an unpretending
house for his cubernatorial residence, in
preference to the official executive mansion.
Mr. D. G.. Ballard, who had been con
nectel with the Boston Advertiser for nearly
forty years, died in that city Saturday morn
ing. after brief illness.
1t is remarked that Professor Tyndall pre-
pare- his experiments. used As scientific il
lu,trations in his Lectures, with an amount
of care which preeludes the possibility of
failure in any instance The day preceding
each lecture is devoted to % careful rehearsal
of the experiments that are to be produced.
and hi, assistant, are drilled in the mani
| pulation~ of the apparatus by their leader
with the same care the leader Of an orche~-
TIA. be,tow, ia the rehearalof his music.
Julal Early of virginia. who had some
difficulty during the war with man named
Sheridan, now plaintiyely remarks 4
cannot endure one who has gone over to the
enemy since the war. Though he be Yir-
gilman regard his crime as unpardonable
and worse than If be had deserted in time of
war
A correspondent o.. the Philadelphia Press
de-crile- Henry Vi. Stanley as short in
stature, wears mou,tache and goatee, bat
no beard" lIaow2
Rev +. C.. Cummings, late pastor of the
North church. iu 81 John-bnry, has been
appointed professor ia B5wIoin College, to
I'll the vacancy created by the death of Prof
Upham.
We learn with sincere -lrr5w of the
death IF Mr.. q II. lille. which took place
90 announced TO h.- friends here By tele-
graph. az Westerly, Il. J., of pneumonia,
yesterday morning. Mr. Kiie wa- gradu-
ate Of the University Of Vermont Of the
class of 1865. and no Institution ever had a
more loyal -,u lie adopted teaching As
his profession, and was well known in this
state as principal for several year, of the
Academy iu Nergenue- which be raised to
high rank among the schools Of the State
as working and leading member of the
state Teachers Association, and SIS one of
the most enthusiastic. devoted and success
ful Instructors ul this or any state Ills
emneucc ia Dis profession drew attention To-
him from aiher state. and some Two years
since he accepted dauering offer Of the SUI
perinteudeucy of school, in the town OF
Westerly. Rhode island. aud removed biz
residence ,h,ther We have had occasion
to copy from the Rhode Island papcr- re-
peated notices of the success and value OF
his educational lab0r- and influence there
He was q high minded Christian man, anu
one Of those earnest and au~eihsh worker
for the good Of the community Of which the
world never has too many. and can III AFFORD
to- spare any. lie leaves wife. who wa, 8
daughter of Nelson Kellogg, Of Essex, Vt
and three children, who viii have the
sincere sympathy of many friends in then
bereavement
The Sussex lN.JD Register says W.
have reason to believe that resident o
sussex county Is the oldest Freema-on in th
United States, since the death Of the Hon
samuel Thatcher of Bangor, Me. This per
son is no other than the venerable Pete
Merkle. Freema~,n Of long standing. ans
an honored and much respected citizen o.
Sussex county. who Is still alive, hale, hear
4 " and vigorous, and in full possession o
nearly allhi- faculties The old gentema'
f is ninety-iour years oiage. and he must no'
B.. bee among the oldest. 1t he Is not the yer
D oldest Precursor IN the niied states. IN
Old gentleman reside at FREEDOM, about tire
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