Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-05-05

by Charlotte Cushman swlL her brother
Charles \. eastman, receives 81. 500 a year
during life, two nieces II England. $50
each, which Is to be increased 10 81 600
upon marriage three half-nieces in New
York, S333 80 each Mrs., Isabella Weld,
hali-sister. & per week. Emma Stebbins,
the sculptures. 81 800 year Harriet and
Ellen Viger, of London. $3.50 year each.
Salie Mercer. colorei servant. $500 a year
and free rent of house in Philadelphia
What remains after these beluests. goes 70
the family Of her nephew, Edwin c. Cush-
man.
We are IN receipt OF the following from
Col. II. D. Hopkins. and are rejoiced to
learn that he Is improving in health
MONTPELIER, May l, 1916.
To the Ed tor o: the Free Press and Times
The sllusion 10 nv failing health in
your item OF to-day concerning Mr.. Drew
and the Montpelier Express Agency. Is
hardly correct, and viii tend 10 awaken the
needless apprehension Of ny friends and
acquslntances IN your city and elsew here
4 M IL dAL4 10 - Ii LGL -t-llLe
sudden attack of illness but | begun in
tventy-tOur hours TO mend, and have been
improving ever since. The way has been. 10
be sure, slow and sometimes gloomy but has
led all the time upward and toward ultimate
health, and al DO time have | improved
more rapidly than IN the last three months
Some Of the symptoms which are intimately
connected with nv difficulty are better than
they have been Tor fifteen or twenty years.
l sleep sOund4y eight 10 ten hours a night
aud contrlve to eat three square meals -
day. On the whole the worst thing in my
case, at present, Is IN being out Of employ
and IN being relieved from appointments
which | have filed for twenty-five wears and
upward.
Yours truly. H. D. HOPKINS.
Edward T. Bowen, the only brother of
Henry {. Bowen, Is reported 70 be de-
fender and admirer Of Mr. Beecher. He i
probably well acquainted with both gentle
men.
Hon. William NJ Evarts i in Windsor.
where he proposes to spend the next fort
night II work on his Centennial Grafton.
Mrs. Cady Stanton relates that when Sen
ator ChristIancy married his wife out of the
Treasury Department. Washington fashia-.
anies hung back from the newly-mals or,ie
Mrs. Secretary Fish, however. called immr-
diatelY, aud said she would rather Recognise
girl who earned 81 200 a wear honestly
and honorably than recognise Z woman who
nsae SIO,VOO by intrigue and dishoaor.
Miss Anna E. Dickinson receives VAN,
praise IN advance, and hearty welcome :,
the stage of the Globe Theatre. Boston IN
an elaborate article in the Trauscripf. Her
nrst appearance Is to be on the evening of
May 5th. %
Mrs. Leon J. Bertrand daughter Of Nh
j. ;: perway, OF this ethyl, formerly sue
cessiul teacher IN this vicinity, i nov with
her husband al Canton, Dakota In let
tsE, dated April 18th, they say that the
Farmers there had nearly completed their
spring work, and the weather had been so
warm that there was a severe storm. accom-
panied by thunder and lightning on the I0rb
OF April
Charles o 'C0uor, the emi nent LAWYER. has
sued the Times and Sun for libel IN stating
that he had been guilty Of claiming to be
more generous than he really was IN his legal
practice, etc. Inc suit will be tried soon.
and me requisite papers Will be served on
the defendants
Miss Mary kemble, or Kate Field. As she
i known % her American friends. IN ade her
hrst appearance on the London stage on
thursday last at the Gaieiy Theatre. She
assumed the role of FolGate in Honey
moon Geneyleve Ward taking the part of
JHi1and. Her debut, il Is said was a success
The New York Democratic State CONVEX
tlon, Thursday, elected as delegates T, the
National Convention at ST. Louis, Francis
herman. William DOrsheimsr, Henry O.
Murphy, Abram 5. Hewitt
Another of those pleasant but somewhat
spocEyphal stories from Canada. Jennie
OF Napanee, Canada. a servant
girl, recently started Tor England with the
Young man she had just married. and wben
they arrived. be found to his astonishment
that her errand was to take Possession of an
estate OF 81 900 900. aud that she f.ed from
England. some time before, to escape mar
rage that her friends tried TO force upon
Der. " no wouldn't have such Marshall |
sifes
Judge Gate, OF Wisconsin, who introdue- |
ed the resolution il the House against Rris-
low, and who seems to need Investigation
himself, Is native Of East Montpelier. and /
vas admitted to the bar in Montpelier in
Iei5, in which year be removed to Wiscon-
IN, where he has since resided.
The sale Of the paintings BELONGING IN III.
state Of the late William Tiidon Bodgst,
COX place in New York. thursday. The
.otal amount realized IRON the sale WAS
: 80 900. "'' "as
Inc Boston papers announce the death
~ thursday, the 9th, Of Col. S,enben r
rearl, for long time prominent and snc.
'essful merchant of that eity. He vasa
I'VE OF Grand Isle, and his age was abou.
w. Col. Pearl was well Known and I'D
many friends in this city. '"1 n'a