Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-04-03

Colby had recently arrived on bis return
from California
DR.. Kirk af Boston. who's sldIe1 death
is announced 10 another column. il viii be-
remembered preached the sermon AZ the
installation 1f Rev O.. T. Stafford g. pastor
of the College street Church Of this city
in ISG1 Deacon Stafford, Mr. Stafford
father. wa the most prominent OF the
founders OF the Mount Vernon church. and
;be relation between Dr. Kirk and the fam
ily were peculiarly intimate pr- Aver
hi- physician. at ;he saturday evening meet
lag 20 Mount Vernon veStry sand that be bad
long apirehendel such term nation of Dr.
Kirk life. Ilcwa- never married iWo
unmarried sister had rc-idei.with him Guy
M aeas,~ AL l.i- long life. and u .-1e @
married sister. Mr. SenteT-
Gyic- Merrill. iate supcrinteulsD. oi ihe
Central Vermont. lcr =, Alhan~ on Mon
day 20 take up bis permanent residence To-
HaycrIiI. Ma. Dis native place and ihe
homc of Bic carly manhood. NJ Me-r..
became Superintendent ofthc Sullivan Rail
rnad ,n I-l3. and in the conduct oi this
short line ora 81 nile of roai be won 81 -e.-
utatiln fur economy, integrity and tinaa. .a.
capacity that nominated him iar the saP-r
inteaJencv ofthc NerialntCeutral in Mar.l.
I-la Aerrrtin- this appointment be- came
81 - Albau= from Mortified 10 l-'.o. when
the Office, shops. etc. of the road We-.
moved thither. Tue rapid erowt- Of Ore
Vermont Central % business. and the Tease
and construction of new lines dur.nc Gle
next dozen years. course greatly increase
che responsibilities Of Superintendent Ns--
ril hat De- was always equal to hi- p.-I.
tion. When first appointed in l-la b- ---l
charge of the vermont Central and Nerm 01-
ana Canada lines. making hut 10 mI.e- COL.
rlai Daring the next dozen years tie
>ai,iyau. u-lcn-1are ami Lake Champ 10.
tle Rutland. che Montreal and Vernon
Junction. thc New London. the Mis~i~lua..
the = = and 4. etc. were added 10 his charge.
So tliat be bad - miles ofroadat one t.me g.
llok O.. and 1T the time of his resignation.
in September. I-73, he was responsible Coy
the couIac, Of $50 m.ie~, the New L1ul.u
having been placed under special ~uperiu-
tcuden-. AZ the close ofhi- service hc could
look back and see that the earnings of the
u miles Of road. composing the Vermont
Central and Vermont and Canada, when be
first assumed charge. had more than doubled.
Ili- iabo-~ So impaired hi- health THAT be-
had repeatedly offered hi- resignation. and
hut bis pe-emptory refusal of fr-.
ther service secured it. final acceptance
We entirely agree with the =. Allan
= .-.rif>.r when il ~ay- that &c Mr. Merrill
abilities for the trvin. position he he.i 10y
SD many wears with 81 much credit O. til-
self AMI profit O. DDS employers were of @
high order & modest. almost lifilcnt maa.
lis clear sense OF riEhI made him AWAY
trm and re~llute iu whatever Dee unIlrilHk.
and gifted with remarkable powers OF swift
calculation and c.elr-heliei
ne-~ De- WIS an excellent tnaucier. ln l-.
yate life has simple honesty and integrity .u
the smallest matter have won him the rc-
-peet and esteem % everybody. and his per-
-lna- habits have a.. his liie been pure ant
beyond rcpr1ach.
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States Steamer O-~ipec. wa severed iniar.-
h, key West on the l-th Inst. An ira-
bar ai1ut two fcei long fell from al.lraui
--,n-fvsl his leg b.,,,, tine knee. -os,..,s-
very severe and Of course painiuI wound
,,.r..-,i f:,,l- ;n,a,5. NM, ,,.. an .r,.,.,
3D.
lreakine ul ,he dead lock % The Na-~act.-
-e-f- legislature may make him Jure-
State senator. from which rsIsm--, u.s,
a., OH D.. ...,-.lt
IL j. 'N' ne" anu ''e-ll- -.'aef NOUS
It NV London, and nai Jhs ftlual. i..4-
E. Foster Cooke. Of Rntnrd. is g. 1..
.har-s az
60, -,
--'7 ----
ii- condition g. Regarded o. very c-itit-.
i. e. Gilmorc. senior member Of th- new
,-,. nod. e-.,, ~ Gilmore A p,--..,,. ..r
i.,-'.--,- b,. re.-.,.,1 ,l.s t,-.l-.-.. ...-..
--iAon' OK 'eih= u e'e'lrl fe~iIeui Oh, ''-
iat1~aar-h Young Men Association
judge smaller. while presiding attic
,.er.- ...-.-,, ..r -be = u--r-,.+ r...r-
% yea. a"hlini-''7el % ~.@ri rrh-1r i'
aatary lawyers. stating that tAt.r CON
st ,r,~ ny, i,.r,.-,r,.., CD, tr.. ,...,.-- and
Il, .---,
''-'''" anu ID '-,-''- i''" ''
% -he district second ilme %" ""a-i MT
lhmii 30 the pra,tirc.
W.sib-iigr. cx-rcnre-entatire from Yer
,,nf ana nov of The lobby. i- ii~t ri. man
4, tirk I'M surh a character A. ti.i~ >lrb,-r
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