Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-07-04
PERSONAL.

The report that President kitehel of
Middleb4ry College was dangerously i'll is
erroneous. lie has been about the streets
every day this week and was in attendance
upon portion of the exercises of the Con
gregational convention last week.
William Eastman, a highly respected
citizen of Bradford, does not want to be
confounded with the man recently arrested
for theft at Vineyard Haven, Mass, who
gave the same name and address. 1t IS
common trick Of rogues to assume the
names Of respectable people.
There is nov on exhibition at the art
gallery of Yale college new portrait of
George Berkeley, the eminent Bishop and
philosopher, whose name is 50 pleasantly
connected with the early history of educa-
ton in America The portrait is designed
for the University of California, and will
find resting place there, in the new
Berkeley college, which is soon to be deli-
Gated. 1t Is the gift of Hon. Frederick
Billing of Woodstock, and, at the sugges-
ton of President Gilman, was painted by
Prof. Weir.
The Lyndon UHion says that William NJ.
Parker, the new superintendent of the Pas
sumpsic railroad, is about 80 years old, and
has followed railroading since about 1910,
commencing as clerk on the Nashua road,
in the freight department. Having served
a good apprenticeship there, he went to the
Northern road, as master Of transportation,
which position he held until he was made
! superintendent of the road. lie run the
road several years, and then took position
on the Hartford and Erie, as general Su
perintendent lie resigned that position
a few days ago, 10 take the place he now
occupies. Mr.. Parker Is thoroughly con-
versant with every branch of railroading,
* an active. yigillnt. business man, and
very popular among New England railroad
men.
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln j. at St. Gather
ines, Canada, where she Will pass the sum
mer
President Grant accompanied by Excel
lector Murphy, John IIoey and others
visited the farm of Charles Backman, the
famous horse breeder at stony Brook,
Goshen, y. y, last week.
Amos H. Pea-.ce, AN old Burling;onian,
is the present Mayor Of Dubuque, Iowa.
Hon. A. B. Gardner, OF Bennington, Las
sustained the irreparable loss, during the
past year, Of his three children.
Prot > IL. fearl oil the New Hampshire
State Normal School is very low in con-
.,,nnti,, At p',,nortb Il, ,b,- state Mr.
Pearl was long principal of the Normal
School at johnson. and graduated from the
g y-o-.....,,. 70; +to ,r,.- ~ Is-o
\ story is told Of the late Judge Grier Of
the Snrre,ra C,ur- (which ever,L,l,- do
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slavery record from utter contempt, how he /
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/ '' pTo'A'sH rig. say. oil the appear
anrg Oh " a'"''lN al ii' 'F'1.
youth. with light hair and fzlv ,ide
whi>ker> liz eyes are Of a hazel hae. hi,
nose quite prominent and his forehead of
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'i'-' ne Is an excessively e-'u''l."i ana
moral hero. lie anoeor. Inst ab'ut in
te.lectaal enough to make very ordinary
dry, goods clerk
loon, of black. with white vest ami Blue
necktis, bis only article Of ieweirya silver
M1tgn o. a.'I4 ug aPps'iIiin. e. lie ~'- star
one or two fsrr;ye lance. a- Iis mother
The resemblance between son and mother.
was marked. There WINS the same prqmi-
the mother had none Of the vain look which
characterized her boy.
Col. E. N. Brown, formerly of Mont
peiier, j. now heated atAankton, Daco;ah
lie has a contract for survey ing government D
ands in that territory.
heenan the orui-er has been recruiting q
i'- muscle at NaS-ena springs lie is {
iitim OF dyspepsia &
At the annua. planting of the tree at
aNSar college. which j. equivalent to
class day az the colleges, the other day,
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