Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-10-01

= per at Dartmouth College, called The Dart
: mouth.
! Grace Greenwood found at the field o
b Waterloo an old guide who was II at tn
time of the battle and helped bury the dead
who told her that Victor Hugo spent twt
} months there. and walkedi repeatedly dur
: ing that time all over the ground That,
the way the vivid sketch Of LES Miser
, ables" was made
President Grant and wife. accompanied
by ex-Socretary Borie and wife, Genera
Babcock. and Col Fred. Grant and wife, ar
, rived at St. Louis, Friday, and are quarter
ed ct the Lindoll Hotel. The President Will
visit his farm and arrange for the sale OF
his stock, and leave for Dcs Moines. Iowa,
this evening, to DO present at the soldiers
rer 4on there The party will then start
70. Denver, via Omaha and Cheyenne.
Plymouth Pulpit, the weekly pamphlet
edition of Rev Henry Ward Boecher's ser
mons, has been discontinued. and they will
appear herea iter IN the Christian Union,
NJ. DeCc0cr newspaper.
Prof VI. Stuart Phelps, PHI D., who has
for some timer past been connected with Yale
college, has accepted the prOfessorship of
in lectral philosophy in Middlebury col
/, o, Prof Phelps will enter upon his
dui;es at the beginning Of the winter term.
Rev. NJ r. Peck, of Brookfeld, is soon
to start for missionary ground. He goes to
Southern India. about ten degrees north of
the equator. Accompanied by his wife, he
sails from New York for England, on the 81
of October
The Republicans Of Franklin County,
New York, have nominated for member of
Assembly, John Gilbert, Esq. o. Malone.
/ Mr.. Gilbcr. is native of Pittsiord. YER
/ mont, and graduate Of the University of
/ Vermont, of the class Of SO He was. for
/ several years the successful principal of
Franklin Academy, in Malone. lie subse-
| queutiy entered the profession of the law,
and is now 2 member of the firm of Gilbert.
Badger * Wead. of Malone. His ability,
Integrity aud culture, all combine to make
the selection of him by the Republicans an
honor to the party and to the county which
he viii represent in the legislature.
Prof John Ordronaux, the New York
STATE Commissioner of the Insane. is lectur-
ing to the Dartmouth medical students On
criminal insanity.
Mr. Thoma, y Doutney has returned to
Boston from his temperance leeturing tour
In Vermont and upper New York, and has
connected himself with Esdpath'5 lyceum
bureau.
They have IN Detro,,, Michigan. very
remarkable viii case. Captain Eber B.
Ward formerly of Poultney, Vermon),
died leaving about 81 OO0 600, a widow
with Two Young children. and fye adult
chili'cu ~ former vie From whom he
had been divorced, Two Of these latter being
insane lie lett about half of bis property
to ms wii. and her children. and the rest
in tras. to pas allowances oalY - the chill
drcn Of bis fir, wife An effort IS made to
break the viii 1u the ground Of the Insanity
OF the .a-tatJr, ami X Is in evidence that
iiiocy and iauacy haze been very common
in the family and that Ward himself was
much given TO consulting spirits and follow
ing " 20 purporjci 70 be their counsel "
/; Is also claimed tina, Ms divorce was a rgs-
cslly piece OF ha-.ncss, effected for the pur-
pose oi marrying bis second wife. who had |
an undue influence ever him. The case is |
refreshing from a social point OF view and |
as bringing up the question Of Spiri.ualistic |
belief a. an evidence Of insanity. The in
PRODUCTION u the evidence OF several me
diums, WAC hsvc been summoned a. Wit
ne>-es, Is resisted on the grolnd that the /
mans belief IN Spiritualism Is no evidence |
of insanity Captain Ward carried On an /
extensive and profitable business IN the |
Northwest and was not suspected of being |
iunatic Unit. he died and disappointed /
somebody IN his viii.
Mr. George W Gage, OF Chicago. died in
that city, on Saturday lost, of eerebro-spinal |
meningitis, aged abou; sixty. Mir. Gage |
was for long tine associated with his |
brother, David \. cage, in the manage
ment OF the fremont House ami subsequent; /
Of the Sherman House. The brothers were /
the pr isctors a, ] builders Of the Grand |
Pacific Hotel. which was CONSTRUCTED! at IN
enormous expense since the great f7e. This |
cnterpr has not proved as successful as
was anticipated, and Mr. cage. who was .
large real estate owner. Suffered c0nsl1eIG
bie loss by It's depreciation in value Nh
Gage was highly respected for his integrity |
aid ability as business man. tie leaves
widow and amily Of four daughters and
Two sons.
William \. Ripley, Ed Of Rutland. died
"a; his residence in that village, on Monday |
evening, at The advanced age of niyears.
Mr.. Ripley went to Rutland from Middle
bury thiriy-fge years ago. and engaged in
the development: of tine marble interests of
that section. AID may be said to be pio-
neet in the marble trade Of Western Yer
mont For quarter OF q century he took
deep interest ia the welfare Of the Troy |
Conference Academy. at Poultney, and con-
tributed largely OF his wealth to its support
In l5GO the name was changed to Ripley |
Female College, the institution becoming |
exclusively devoted to female education.
In l>.3 it was again changed to Troy Con
ference Academy lie was az the time of his
decease president of the board of trustees.
He was for a long period director IL the
Bank of Rutland. and at the organization
Of the Rutland County nltlonal bank, he /
became IT. president holding the posi-
ton ut the time OF his death Mr..
Ripley was twice married. his second wife
.ta N.ir,v.
Mrs Julia {. L. D0rr, vile OF Hon. ). VI.
Dorr. the well known GuthOre,s; Gen. W.
Y. W. Ripley and Gea. Edward IL Ripley of
Rutland Charles Ripley. of Colorado. and
Agnes, wiio OF Mr.. Charles Parker, of Ner-
geunes Two daughters have proceeded
him to the grave-llelen, the wife Of j. j.
Myers, who died nine years since. and
Mary. wife of c. VI. Fisher. Ed. who. with
Eer husband. was lost On the il!-iated
steamer Atlantic, of the coast OF Nova
Scotia. Two years since.
4 TauE STORY or Two HoNEs 1t Is not
50 much the amount of money \ man earns,
but the way he spends it. which solves the
problem as to whether he has a happy
home or not. \ ami u have an equal sala-
nv 0t $50 per month. One has Il prettlly
furnished house, comfortable table, his
vile anu children are respectfully uTe=seu,
they all move IN decent society, occupy
pew ia some church. and have monthly
credits with the merchants with whom they
trade. The other. with his wife and chill
dren. have uncomfortable quarters IN some
boarding house the vile Is shut out from
society she is not properly clothed for the
different seasons she j. never seen at any
place Of public amusement with the chill
dren she rarely gets to church. and all the
domestic lie OF the family is nothing more
nor less than miniature hell and. in nu-
merous instances. strange As 1t may seem.
that one who suffers has quite as good ca
pacities as the one who prospers The
whole secret of the difference is the way
they use their money. For every cent that
A puts out he gets something for his fa;ni-
IT, To illustrate Is spends fifty cents for
cigars and tobacco fifty cents day Tor
drinks. and fifty cents day for lunches,
billiards car fare etc Then after he has