Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-05-11
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\ correspondent of the Boston TrdrcAcr,
writing from Brookiield, Vt, concerning
the death Of Judah Loring. of Weymouth,
Mass, aged 81 supposed TO have been the
Oldest Free Mason in the United States,
claims that homer for Alisha Allis, who
| died March 10th. in BroOkiield, at the age
of 80. AT the time of his death he had
| been member ri the order for 76 years.
| In the death OF Col :. u Harris. editor
| of the Ohio Farmer, the In'ar"st- # pro
| gresslve agriculture viii ~GH ',I rrcpar-
! able loss. lie was Il native of Middiebury
and went West at an carly age, and proved
| himself one of the best agricultural Jour
nalists in the West. lie had an extensive
acquaintance in all the West, and in fact
the whole country. and his death will cause
sorrow in the hearts of all his extensive ac-
qaalntance, throughout the land. No son
of Vermont has manifested deeper inter
est in the prosperity of his native State.
On'Vermont day at Philadelphia he was
especially active in looking up the Yer
monters of Ohio and the West, and having
them all together at the reception ceremo-
nies.-Add,son Co. Journal.
Our former townsman, John n. Hills, now
of Chicago. Is slowly recovering from a
dangerous illness of several months, COM
HtUClDH with DllllOl lGNCI iDllONtu ny
pneumonia, pleurisy a inflammation of the
stomach His life WIS despaired of for
several weeks but he is now, VIC are re
joiccd to learn, able to walk about his house
and grounds, and will soon, VIC trust, be
wholly restored u health and strength.
c. b. Lewis, the Detroit Press funny
man, is 30, was born in Ohio. started life as
a printer boy. served in the war, secured
a lieutenantcy fighting Indians out West,
and in 1865 was blown up on a steamboat.
They thought he was dead and were going
to bury him. But he came to and wrote up
so humorous an account of his adventure,
that he found he had made a hit in the
"iunny line" and has followed it ever since.
Hobart Pasha, chief admiral and creator
of the Turkish navy. Is an Englishmar-
Hon. Augustus Hobart, son of the Duke of
Buck ing hamshirc. lie is. or was up TO the
last accounts. captain in the British navy,
on the retired list drawing $4,000 yearly as
half pay. The propriety of his acting at
the same time as the chief naval officer CT
one of the belligerents in the pending
war, was recently discussed in Parliament.
and the Ministry only ventured to defend
lIObart's double services and position on
the ground that war had not at nat moment
been declared. Hobart showed himself very
Sklllful as Dlockaue-runner during our |
war, when he had leave of absence from the |
British Navy to embark in the service Of a
great Manchester cotton firm. 1t is stated |
that he ran the blockade eighteen times.
Rev. Kttfedge Haven, of Shoreham,
whose death has been already mentioned in
our columns, was for several years Grand |
Chaplain of the Grand Lodge OF MasOns of |
Vermont, and also of the Grand Command
est Mason. He died at the age of IS years,
leaving three children: Franklin X. Haven,
merchant OF Vergennes; W. 7. Haven, of
New York city, and Miss Charlotte NJ.
Haven, of Shoreham. His wife died some
ten years since. Mr. Haven had six broth
ers. of whom but two are now living one
OF whom is Hon. Franklin Haven, for many
years president Of the Merchants bank of
Boston.