Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-02-06

don Charles : Dana. OF u. Johnshury,
Collector Of internal Revenue for the second
Congressional district. While coming ont OF
biz office few DAYS ago slipped Oh the ice,
falling q such manner A. to fracture his
rlrnt wrist
NJ Billings continue l. improve IL
health. he na- already ridden out since
hi- serious attack.
Prof Truman II sasorl.o of the Dearborn
Observatory, Chicago. native of Royaltou,
has become associated with the Office o. e1-
ploraiions anu surveys wes; Of the one
hundredth meridian. Of which Lieut.. Geo.
NJ Wheeler n charge. Prof Stafford is one
Of The prominent astronomers Of the coun-
try. having both national and foreign rep
utati0n
Harvey WOODWARD. N. D.. diel AT May
field. y. J.. on the fourth day following
the death Of his brother K g. " Wood
ward. NJ D.. @ -. Alban- His age was
about 40 vear.. The record OF the Woodward
family s. one Of physicians l. quite notable
IL j. A. follows Theodore " oodwarl N D.,
= D. " oodward. NJ. D.. T. e. N. Wood
ward. N. D.. Haryey Woodward, N. i.
A 2 " Woodward. NJ D.. al Of them graiu-
ate> with the exception Of the hr>t named)
Of the old Castleson Medical College Dr.
A T. Woodward Of Brandon, j. the only
one living
L. l. Catcher, E>q- Of 81 Aihans, mas
prepared an exceedingly graphic and ID
terssiine paper on Life in the Primitive
Log cabins Of Vermont, which viii he
read before the next meeting OF the Yer
mont Historical S1cIety.
oar townsman y K Brown l. now
with his wife and daughter at Yankton.
Dakota. having gone thiiher in the hope
that the climate val benefit his impaired
health
The following = the letter Of Rev Geo.
y " ebher. D D.. accepting the pastorate
Of the Frs, Presbyterian Church, Al Troy,
ny
NIDDLEEU EI. Jan. -. Isl
Mes,rs. james Il Howe, David Cowoe and
others. committee 70 sign cal
DEAE BRETHREN A call signed hy you
from the First Presbyterian Church Of Troy.
y \ 10 become its pastor. Is before me
I have carefully considered Il. and nv con
clusion j. that II Is : call from the Master.
which il i both my duty and privilege T.
accept. which ! hereby do. hoping that
with the blessing Of God ny labor Attn vou
IN the ministry of the dospel viii be profit
able TO our mutual spiritual good and the
prosperity Of the kingdom Of t1d With
high respect and Christian fellowship. ! sm
yours sincerely. &. \ WEHHEE.
Professor Isaac + H0lton died suddenly
Of heart disease at ms residence IN Everett,
Mas on sunday. al the age Of 81 years.
he was 8 graduate Of Middlebury College,
and for some years Professor IN that III
stitution. He was one Of the FIRST botsnists
n the country. and rendered much service
n an extended scientific tour to South
America. writing q valuable book on New
Grenada. lie afterward studied for the
Presbyterian ministry, and wa settled n
Illinois for several years. when IN lsG4 he
came East 70 AID IL editing the Boston
Recorder At the time Of hi- death, Prof
Holton was connected edit0rially with the
Boston Ne.Qs. and was also acting clerk e
the State Senate committee on elections.
He Was much esteemed BY all his associates
\ liberally-educated man Of Casilet0n, a
graduate OF Middiebury College more than
thirty Year, ago. and one well to dc a. re
garis this worlds goods, and bearing the
title Of Rev. d nov employed in teaching
district school in that village He i in
school SIX hours walks four miles a day.
and boards at home At salary Of fifty dol I
lars a month lie claims to be the greatest T.
outside of any college in the I
isnd
Nh FARMLAND, who won the title OF I
The Hero Of Memphis" BY his courageous /
devotion to the victims of the yellow fever. /
was recently presented at Chicago with 4
gold medal by his brethren of the Jewish 4
Fraternal Order of B'nai Birth. So con
spicuous was his bravery and humanity 1
that the Episcopal Bishop of Niekshurg
said that in city full of churches. with
10 900 Christians, il had been left TO Jew
10 prove the true type of good Samaritan.
General Phil Sheridan travels by the town
clock since he had his pocket picked Of his
gold watch, II Albany, the other day.
Mr.. Hiram ;. Hart, who has for nearly
five months past occupied the position OF
business manager Of this paper has accent
ed, the same position on the Advertiser, at
q handsome increase OF salary. Mr.. Hart
understands the duties of
newspaper publisher and We regret to part
with his services. but for the sake of
friendship could not seek to hold him from
the acceptance of a higher salariei posi-
tion-N. Adams Messenger
Parepa Rosa s last prominent appearance
in this country was in the spring of 1872.
when she sang IN a series Of operas at the
New York Academy of Music, under the
of her husband Wachtel the
German tenor, Santley. the English bari
tone, and Miss Adelaide Phillips appeared
with her in I'll Trovstore, THE Bohemian
Girl :; .. Martha - and orher op>rns