Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25
Personal.

Miss Cdsbman had been boarding at the
Parker House, Boston, for some months.
while her disease, cancer Of the breast, was
steadily approaching its climax. She was
rot considered to DO in any immediate
danger. but on Thursday morning she was
slightly delirious. and died easily and al
most withouta struggle. at shortly after
O'Clock. At the time of her death. her
adopted son and nephew Mr.. Edward Mer-
ram. Miss Stehbens, Miss Seaver and
Miss Cushman's faithful eolored girl, Sally,
who had been with her score or more OF
years. were with her. OF Miss Cushman's
brothers, one was killed in 1886, at the age
OF eleven years. being thrown from horse
in Vermont. and a third, Charles Augustus
Cushman. who long since took up his resi-
dence in England, survives her at the age
OF hlty-seven years.
Chief Justice Edmund g. Ryan, Of Wis
c0nsln. in decision denying the applIca-
ton of Miss Goodsll. of GAINESVILLE, Tor per-
mission to practice. holds that there Is no
Wisconsin statute which authorizes the adj
mission Cf females to the bar, and that
contrary construction Of the statute would
break down all distinctions Of sex in the
State Government. He adds that he is
| glad of it, for be doesn't think the bar OF
| else oil a wOman's peculiar qualities or Tor
/ the preservation of her purity.
Ii is now stated that Mrs. MoultOn has not
/ proposed to join DR.. Storrs's church.
Geo T. Lowell, Esq ., Secretary Of the Plan
ing Mill Defence Association, has removed
his Office from ) Doane ST., Boston, to No.
Bank Block, Burlington, VI. Mr.. Lowell
graduated at the t. V. NJ. class of 1873,
and from Columbia Law School in 1873.
lie enters now upon the practice OF his pro-
icssion in his native city in the olhee q
Drew Il Peck
Oar genial and much esteemed towns
man, DR.. :. W. 1hayer, lett town, Tues
day. for trip to the Bermuda Islands, a
medical attendant to party Of New York
ers. lie will be gone about four weeks.
Our townsnan 5 Beach, started for the
South. Tuesday morning for the benefit ofhi,
health. lie is suffering, VIC believe, from
neuralgia.
Judge Ebert Herring. the Oldest lawyer
in the L nited States died Friday, in his 9yth
year. He was elected Judge Of the New York
Marine Court in lS05 and in ISL. lie
was also. in lsl2, the first Register in n. Y
State. Charles O'Conor studied law in hi
Office, and James F. Allaire. asterward the
noted engineer and machinist. was once
his GRAND boy at $50 year. Judge Her
ring headed the Indian Bureau in Washing
ton under President jackson, and was the
first Commissioner OF Indian Affairs ever
appointed lie was a cousin Of G5rrit Smith.
GOV RrtherfOrl B. HAYES. Of Ohio, who
j. now receiving considerable attention as a
leading candidate for the Republican nom
nation for PresidenF, i the son Of a Yer
monter His grandfather moved from New
Haven, Conn in l77S, to BrattlebOro W here
his father. Rutherford Hayes. Jr., was born
and educated lie was successful mer-
chant in that town. until, at the age G. I 30,
he removed t. Ohio.
Mr. George l.. Stone. Of St. Adams. died
NJ his residence in that village on Monday
last Mr. Stone was born in Waterbury
March y, 1872. In ISIS be entered into
the employ Of the railroad a. clerk. first
in the station at Waterbury and next 10 the
general c tt ,es az Mortified. In So be was
appointed sutton agent at Rouses Point.
which position be held until transferred to
- Adams. some ten years ago Here he
dictated until 1870 a. TAIN dispatcher and
station agent, and was then appointed di-
vision superintendent, over the Misslsqu0i,
Montreal * Vermont junction and ) ). 4
&. roads His family consisted OF wife
and an adopted son, Mr.. james c Conner,
conductor on the Mi-si-quoi road.
The &, but Of Mis- Matilda Phillips, the
Younger sister Of Adelaide Phillips. at
the Academy Of Music in New York, Friday
evening. was a success. la Cenerendola. -
the opera chosen. has not been sung since
l-53. when Alb-ui produced it it j. yer
sion % the fairy tale Of Cinderella, and
wa- received with real delight. The audi
encc cu;ircly flied the house The Tritune
sly- "ln personal appearance % the stage
she bears -Imc resemblance to her .i-ier ,
10 the quality B her voice tue resemblance
is very -trlag Ii in texture one Of the
mos, beautiful contTaitp voices our stage
ha~ recently heard rhe lower register i
/ foil. r.cl. and mellow, the middle and up
per notes are invariably sweet and clear ;
and the voice Is perfectly homogeneous
through .i- whole range those who knew
Ms Adelaide Phillips at the beginning Of
her career recognized in the young lady,
whose s. upathetic tones pleased and touch
cd them. ils- night, worthy successor to
lCr fame and honor>