Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-16
PERSONAL.

pointed assistant door-keeper in the iionse
Of Representatives at Washington
Mr.. Bacon, Of the Ludlow Gazette. an
nounces his retirement from that paper IN
the last number. and the Office is offered Tor
sale
Prof. Enos Gould, A. NJ. has resigned
his position as principal of the Bennington
graded school, and intends to go into bnsi-
ness at Buffalo, N Y, in the spring.
We are requested to state that Mr. IL. l..
Washburn, while making arrangements for
business in Washington, has not dissolved
his connection as member Of the law hrm
of Russell L Washburn of this city, nor VIII
he at present remove his family to Washing
ton.
ii. F. Woodward, a prominent young
lawyer of Richford. has removed to baiu-
win, Wis, where he will practice his pro-
fession. His place at Richford has been
taken by Harry Rustedt, graduate OF the
University of Vermont, and late Principal
OF Bakersfield Academy.
The St. Adams Messenger says that IN
the closing anthem at the final concert oil
the Northern Vermont Musical Association
Mr.. Tobey, of Burlington, displayed the line
qualities of his bass voice" Mr.. Iobey
reputation az a vocalist is deseryedly last
increasing.
\ Chicago special says Cos. Washourn
OF Wisconsin. retires to his farm IN the
vicinity of Madison, and it is SAID lntehuS
to become the Changers candidate Tor
Senator against Mr.. Carpenter.
Speaker Hustled, the new presiding olicer
Of the New York Assembly, set good
example by permitting no wine or liquors
to be offered on receiving the eongratuia-
tons of his friends, at his hotel This,
however. the Albany Journal says, was IN
accordance with Mr. Husted's in7ariable
practice during all his years at Albany
Rev. W IL. Lord, D. D., pastor oil
Bethany Church at Montpelier, resumed ms
place in the pulpit On Sunday last, IN
greatly improved health, after few weeks
vacation
Hon. j. II. Burleigh, member Of Con
gress from Portland, is trying to get pen
sion for Mrs Mary 5. Prince, OF Portland
Mrs. Prince Is the widow of Sewall Prince.
A soldier of the war of lsl2, and during five
generations all but Two Of the male mem
hers Of her family have served in the army
or navy, from the time when the colonial
forces took the field against the Pequots
dawn To the close of the late rebellion
There has been 10 trouble, except the speck
of war in Florida, in which her family has
not been represented.
DIR. VIM. W Brown, native OF Nershire,
and one of the Oldest physicians OF Man
chester. died in that city ON the 9Th inst.
lie was President Of the New Hampshire
Medical Society Tor two years and always
sustained 4 high rank in the profession
He wa surgeon of the It'll New Hampshire
Regiment Of Volunteers during the whole
period Of the service Of the regiment ia the
war.
Thaprettiest new face. some say the pref
test woman. in Washington, this year Is
the wife Of the new Arkansas Senator, Dor
say. She Is a Spanish-looki beauty, with
very long black lashes dark eye, and rather
small, tidy figure.
\ letter from the commissioner at Vienna
announces that the Emperor Of Austria has
created Thaddeus Fairbanks, Of st. Johns
bury. the inventor of fairbanks scales, a
member of the imperial order Of Francis
Joseph. Thi- l. believed to be the only in
stance in which this distinction has been
conferred on an American.
Mai. \. Il. Child>, for many years a
prominent citizen of Wilmington, died on
the s.h. Of paralysis, aged IS years Mr..
Chilts had been for 81 years prominent
member Of the Masonic fraternity, was post
master Of the town twcnty-four years, and
for many years sheriff Of Windham county.
Funeral services By the Social Lodge, No
IS. +. * An. Of Wilmington, will be held
Sunday afternoon.
Henry L. Washbarn, EsI., has left
Burlington for Washington. to become
a member Of the law firm of Drew y Bliss,
of that city. The firm, which has branches
in Boston. New York, ST. Louis and New
Orleans. cannot fail to find, in Mr.. Wash
burn'- industry and taleat~, valuable adj
ditiJn 10 is working force.
The rcappointment of General j. L.
Earstow, and Of General Stephen Thomas,
+, +he Office, they hold As United States
pension agents, Of course surprises no one
and will be unanimously satisfactory. Both
are upright AMI faithful public servants,
and have the full confidence Of the depart
ment and Of the public.
The appointment Of Hon John l. Mason,
Collector Of Internal Revenue, i also every
where accepted as one fit to be made.
We regret to learn that Mrs. Col. Tucker
slipped on the doorstep of her residence,
recently. breaking her right arm and diSlo-
eating her wrist.
Superintendent Ruggles informed an in
quisitiye bore, the other day, that he had
worked the Vermont and Massachusetts,
Railroad % years, and should now take a
rest. "Well, what will You do then ~
persisted the interviewer. - After the lease
expires. -" gravely responded Otis, " | Will
take my old place and see that everything
is returned in as good condition as they
received it, That's all" The joke comes
in when it is remembered that the lease has
lust 800 years to run
At the annual meeting Of the New Eng
land Historic Gcneolosical Society, held in
Boston last week. Hon. liampden Cats Of
Brattleboro, Wa elected Vice President for
Vermont.
The Boston Posi- says; 90 The Emperor
OF Austria selected the >eIlieSt man in
Vermont to make knight, proving his
Judgment we'll balanced.
Grace Greenwood says that Congressman
Harris, who told his colored associate " to
sit down" the other day is himself a fright
full example of the indiseriminate mixing OF
white and black children on the plantation
and on the nurses laps in the old Freeman
cipation times for he says pore Tor
poor, thar" - har " and - sar.'
Hon Il. u. Mdsoh, oi ilSini""Ni ~
that he picked pansies in full bloom IN his
wife's flower garden. Jan Ith.
Hon. Luke F. Poland is president oi the
New England Association at Washington.
TAYLOR Adams, one of the foremost OF his
profession as telegraph operator in the
Western Union Office in New Orleans, fell 4
victim to the yellow fever in October lie
was buried at St Joseph's Cemetery at
New Orleans Facing the vault which CON
tains his remains stands a table with com
plete telegraphie appliances-the relay
sounder, key, and battery attached-the
whole eneircled by an immense wreath OF
artificial flowers. and covered with white