Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-28
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George William Curtis, dainty, eloquent
and scholarly, Is dependent on his salary
from the Harpers; 50 Is William d. How
els dependent upon his editorship OF the
Atlantic; Bret Hsrte, 7. B. Aldrich, James
Parton. }. 7. Trowb bridge, K. Ii. StOddsrd.
l. W. Higginson, manly upon fugitive
writing while Grant White has place in
the Custom House. E. c. Stedman is II
stock broker, and other authors are Obliged,
more or less, 10 do practical things in order
to support the luxury of literature.
Poole, the English tailor. died worth
about 5000 0OO Mr. Jennings writes of
him " lie was very good sort of fellow.
although a little inclined to put on airs
now and then. One day he was out hunt
ing. when rather large party happened
to be In the field. He went up to Lord
Hardwicke and said. with gesture of con-
tempt, fine day, my lord. but very
mixed company Well, Poole, replied
Loid Hardwicke, you know you cannot
expect them all to be tailors.'"
Lansing Mills, Esq has offered gift of
S 600 cash toward the improvement and
decoration of St. Adams public park, pro-
vided another thousand do liars will be given
by any person or persons.
OF the six newly appointed Judges of the
Supreme Court of New Ilampshlr e, three
are Vermonters by brit h-Willlam l.. Fos-
ter, of Concord. George A. Bingham, of
Littleton, and William II. Ii Allen, of
Claremont.
The Boston Traveller tells the following
Hon. j. Gregory Smith, of the Central
Vermont Railroad with number of friends.
dined at Taft's, Point Shirley. last evening.
In looking through the menu he discovered
among other eceentrlcties Of game with
which Taft delights to puzzle his guests
were ''owls." well, Mr.. Taft" be asked.
where do you get your owls?" "Oh.''
said Taft, with the greatest imperturhabil J.
~, there is only one State where they can
be found, and that is Vermont" The din
ner proceeded without further Interrupt
ton.
The MOrrisville Citizen says: Salmon
Montague. Of Cambridge, who was 81 wears
OF age last April. was born in that town
and has always lived within one hundred
rods of his birthplace. lie has always en-
joyed good health and has never been
obliged TO call on the doctor. He has al
ways been very temperate man in drink
and exercise. never exposing himself to ex-
IRENE heat or cold When a boy be was
very active. and sixty years ago he stood
NANNt Nh hot NAl4O va llt Oll tluTcl al Inc
BJro, where II was but SIX inches in diane
ter, snd some twenty feet higher than it Is
at the present day. tie has lived in six
different counties, and always lived on the
same farm.
MIR. Moody s church in Chicago was ded-
icated last Sunday. 1t cost Sol, 900, and is |
all paid ior-a condition which Mr.. Moody |
insisted should precede its dedication. The |
lot cost S22 900 more.
The - Gen" Butler who led the whites
IN the Hamburg Is. c. massacre the other
day, was Major in the Confeder-
ate army. and son of Andrew Pickens |
Butler, to whom Sumner alluded as in
dulging II" "a loose eIpectoration of speech
"a phrase for which Preston S. Brooks
sssailed Sumner with a cudgel.
The President has nominated William B.
Sprisnce to be United States Attorney for
he District Of Delaware, In the place of
Judge fisher, whose nomination va. 80
u ppalatable that II was withdrawn.