Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-06-27
PERSONAL,


vile, tennessee, June 9th, of the cholera,
contracted while visiting his parishioners
sick OF the same disease. lie was son Of
the late Hon. Rodney C. Royce, an eminent
member of the Rutland county bar. and
was graduated at the University of Yer
mont in 1914, having among his classmates,
Hon. Frederick Billings, Judge Benedict.
Rev. Moses Mcclellan Colburn, and the late
Hon. VIM. Collamer
Hon. Henry E. Stoughton, late of Bellows
Falls, died at the residence of his son. Col.
Charles B. Stoughton, in New York city,
on Thursday evening last. Mr.. Stoughton
has long been one of the leading members
OF the bar in this State, and was a member
of the Senate in ls6l-62 For two or three
years past he has resided in New York city.
and has been engaged in the practice of his
profession with his son Charles, and brother.
Edwin Ii. Stoughton.
Rev. Prof. Barker, of the New Hampton
Institute, has been elected to a Professor.
ship in Leland University, at New Orleans.
Its said that he will accept the position,
and that all the present able corps of teach
ers at Fairfax will leave the institution.
An effort is being made to induce Rev. X.
G. Williams, the accomplished head of the
State Normal School at Castleton, to take
charge of the Troy Female Seminary.
Hon. James McDaniels, formerly of Rut-
land, represents Kansas City in the Mis-
souri, legislature. and is proprietor of the
best hotel in Kansas, that at Atkinson.
Hon. Henry Wilson'S health is rapidly
improving.
Vermont boys took three out of the six
prizes awarded to the Seniors and Juniors
at Dartmouth. on Tuesday. The first prize
was in English composition, was given to
Alfred 5. Hall of West Westminster, w.,
for an essay on the Penal Element in Law :;
the second prize to Emory ii. Jones of
Windham, Vt, for an essay on the Histori-
cal value of Dante. OF the Lockwood
prizes, given to members of the junior class
for essays, the second was awarded to John
b. Richardson of Vershire, Vt, writing on
Self Reliance as an Element of Success One
Massachusetts, one New Hampshire and
one Connecticut boy received the other
three prizes. No NcrmonterS were on the
committee of awards
The late Mr.. Higgins, of Brandon, was
L., e Il. r cal. l.
mont Episcopal Institute and Norwich Uni
versity, in which latter Institution he took
a deep and abiding interest. In politics he
was an ardent Republican, and occupied
prominent position in State politics, and at
times exerted large influence in political
circles. He was six years chairman of the
Republican committee in Rutland county,
and has been member of the State commit
tee. His funeral was attended yesterday
afternoon, Bishop Bissell and other clergy
men of the Diocese of Vermont, officiating.
John q. SAKE is rapidly yerging towards
sixty, but seems as young in spirit As if
he was but twenty-five.
suming the editorial chair, returns his
thanks to Hon. A. &. Chadwick, who has
been conducting the paper during Mr..
Stones absence.
Samuel Burnham, literary editor of the
WdtchmaH and Reflector, and editor of the
Congregational Quarterly, died at his resi-
dence in Cambridge, Mass, Sunday last.
Reys W. II. ii. Murray and Henry Ward
Beecher have engaged rooms at the Twin
Mountain House.
President Angel gives an address on the
" Philosophic Study of Literature at a
joint meeting of the Michigan and Ohio
Teachers Association, July ID.
Thomas Mast, who has but recently re-
turned from his European trip, authorizes
n contradiction of the statement that he
has been engaged to illustrate an English
paper and reside in England. Offers were
made him to illustrate paper which Will
be published in London in the interests of
the reform party, and to be edited by Mr..
jenkins, the author of the celebrated
"Ginx's Baby" which offers are very
liberal and tempt Mr.. Mast to leave this
country At the same time he has an offer
from new illustrated paper in New York
to take sole charge of the illustrated depart
ment, with an interest. But neither OF
these flattering offers he will accept, for we
were informed last week by Mr.. Redpath OF
the Boston Lyceum Bureau, that he had
Just concluded an engagement with the
distinguished caricaturiSt to lecture during
the coming season. We hope our \. NJ.
A. will not fail to secure him, as hundreds
of our pc ople who have been delighted with
his famous cartoons will want to see the
celebrated a rtist himself.
Ex-Judge Lawrence, formerly of YER
cennes. the defeated candidate for the llli-
nois Supreme bench, has resumed the prac-
tee of law in Chicago.
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