Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-26
Personal.

OOHH W elkins, an Eng Hllser. Wduttu
to cheat his mother so on his death-bed he
ate up bills to the amount of $40 COO. The
numbers were registered and the old lady
got the money back from the bank.
Richard Grant White has been seriously
ILL.,
General Doubleday is preparing for pub
LEGATION "reminiscences of Forts Sumter
and Moultrie"
Sojourner Truth, the famous old negress
of anti-slavery fame, is feeble and confined
to her room, in Battle Creek. Mich.
DR.. McLauren is likely to become Bishop
Of Illinois without opposition. Not single
diocese has as yet objected to his confirms
ton.
Rev. Dr. Schneider. who went to Turkey
the American Board. has returned to this
country On account of i'll health.
Barnum is said to be on the point of tax
ing down hi. pavilion, and leaving the
show business forever.
Joe Howard speaks slightingly OF lawyer
Sherman, as marp!o: vino does Mr..
Beecher more harm than good.
John e. SAKE is slowly recovering from
prolonged illness. lie has been obliged IN
/ consequence to cancel seine of his lecture
/ engagements.
Mr.. Louis j. Jennings, editor OF the
/ New York Times, for criticisms passed upon
him in the recent political canvass by the
Geneva, n Y. Gazette. has sued the edi
tor and proprietor of that paper. for libel.
Mrs. James Atkins. of Bergen, n j.,
died literally of broken heart While
leaving her room. Friday, to attend the
funeral services Of her husband, she sud
y sank to the 1oor, and died in few min
utes. and an examination revealed that she
had ruptured large blood vessel. Has
band and wife were buried together.
The Hon Orris 5 Ferry. who died al his
home at Norwalk Connecticut, Sunday after
noon, was born in Bethel. in that State, in
1923 and graduated at Yale College in 1874.
In 1850 he represented his district in the Ma
tional House Of Representatives in 1861,
no entered the army and became Colonel Of
Connecticut regiment, and in the fol
lowing year he was promoted to Briga-
der Generalship In ls67 he was elected
United States Senator, and again in ls73.
lie had been an invalid for somo years,
and his death was not unexpected
In the death of Mr. Henry Whitney, Bur
lington loses one of her Oldest citizcns Mr.
Whitney first came to Burlington, from
Rindge, n. H., (the place of his BIRTH in
lsl2-SiIig-tLrsc years ago. After 4 short
residence here, at that time. he went back
to Rindge, but returned here in lsl6, ami
has resided here ever since In 1850 Mr..
Whitney disposed Of his blacksmith shop,
on the corner of Pearl street and Winooski
ayenue-which. As weita the house in which
ho re.ided-was erected by him. and retired
from active business. lie ha, been able to
be up and about. though gradually sinking
uni=r the infrmitie- of age. and mas not
b5ea confined to the house till within three
weeks past. OF late it has been evident
that he was failing. but he kept up. AMI
Wa sitting in his chair, in his accustomed
place, most of the day yesterday, up 20 >
O'Clock p. IN. At halfpast five he passed
away, dying quietly and peacefully. as he
had lived Mr. Whitney was a man OF many
excellent traits OF character. Quiet and
una,slmins in his ways, be was yet firm IN
If ] / -..-if l.
honest and upright man, OF kindly temper.
and he probably had not an enemy in the
world. il, leaves four chilren--Mrs. Miner
Martin, Of Brookline, Cal; Mrs. Noah
Allen, and George and Charles Whitney. of
this city. lie was one of the oldest members
of Washington Lodge, f. and y. NJ
d" Brick" Pomcroy i out II j card, deny
ins that he has or hia paper is to be su~-
pended and threatening to prosecute for
libel editor, who announced his failure. las:
week. Tho report of hi, suspension grew
out OF the tact that in October last he ap-
piled to be relieved as the law directs from
losses, he says. sustained four or five years
ago, While he was running daily paper
AMI vas upon bis voluntary petition
aijuigel bankrupt that he might engage
in active business again, the sooner to rc-
;rievo his losses of about 800, coo incurred
while c5ntending against wha: was then
the Tweed ring.
Joseph jefferson is playing Rip Van
Wrinkle over in England, after ten years
absence, with the same high success. both
artistic and popular. that he has at home.
On his appearance at the Princess's theatre,
London, the Ahcnaagl says: No such
acting a. Mr. Jefferson exhibits has been
seen since his departure. The
nero sight Of the bright and lovablc face
AMI the mere sound Of the chirp Of musical
laughter are enough to produce in the au-
dienee delight strangely compounded Of
amusement and tenderness, and as strange
Is manifested in laughter and tears. No
representation Of the class during ten years
has stirred equally an English audience. "
Kate Field writes to the New York Tri6unc
a letter about the first night. which was
attended by capital house, the royal box
being occupied, and the gallery, pit and
stalls joining in the warmes. applause Of
welcome. AMI continuing demonsiratIve to
the end.
The World announces that the Greoley
statue has come to grief. Money enough
could not he collected, and the Suhscrip-
tons made have been returned to the sub
scri5ers
p. T. Barnum told the following in his
lecture in Chicago: " In his museum. a
gentleman AMI daughter stood gazing At
| the Siainrse twins The Snowman sud they
were the most remarkable phenomenon IN
the known world, were born in Siam. etc
Brothers suppose2' remarked the gen.
toman, intcrrogatively, still looking with
wonder Al the tied-ups. Yes, sir, broth
ers natural brothers. too said the show
man My dear. said the visitor, religious
", turning to his daughter. think of the
goodness Of Providence in licking tw" nat
ural brothers together. instead of two
: Nliili-t30-
y no says that literary gonins is not ap-
precatod in this country? Mrs Harriet
Lewis. author of " The House of Secrets. -
receives - regular salary Of $4,000 a year
| from T. nner. while her husband Loon
Lewis author of many thrilling Indian
stories has like allowance.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter G.. Dunton. Of Rnt-
land, have suffered 4 sad bereavement in
the death of their only child. Agnes Ellen.
who died Monday evening, of rheumatism of
the heart, aged ten years.
Mr.. Wilson is the second Nice-President
from Massachusetts, who has died in Office,
Elbridge Gerry, expiring November 18th,
1914. The two other Vice Presidents dying
in office were George Clinton. Of New York,