Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-08-31
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Zen. Garfield has an exceedingly interest
Inr iamIly Of children, one OF the brightest
of them being Irwin Mcdowell, now about
four or five years old. OF him the following
highly apocryphal anecdOte is related: lie
was recently offended at something his gov
erness had done, and for time refused to
speak to her. A friend having suggested
that the proper thing was to pray Tor Miss
Mary, the yOungster promptly replied 1t
would he no use : hundred Gods couldn t
make Miss Mary good.
John Cochran recently died in Tioga
| cOurtt, Pa. at the age of lOl years and >
| months. lie was native of bennington,
and during the battle of the 10th, III. his
mother carried him away in her arms. on
horseback.
Hon. Samuel II. VALLEY. of Boston. the
first treasurer of both the Vermont Central
and Ogdensburg railroads, died the other
| day, at an advanced age
The author of the old song, Listen to the
Mockins bird" which has been sung and
whlstlcd and played and strummcd and
drummed and banged and clattered all over
the world, with all possible variations, was
not alice Hawthorne" Ia the title page
announced, but Mr.. Septimus Winner, of
Philadelphia, who took his mother name
as a nom dc plume.
The Bennington Ccnieiinid says that
President Hayes remarked to friend that
Mr.. Phelps excelled in dignity. grace, cul
ture and admirable wit any presiding officer
he had eser met"
A Washington correspondent reports
Postmaster General Key as saying that he
is much pleased with his New England trip.
lie always had notion that the people of
New England were somewhat cold and cal
| 'culating, but he was agreeably surprised to
finl them quite a. hearty and cordial in
their reception of the Presidents party as
| 1t was possible to be. Everywhere there
was an appearance of thrift, every one was
comfortably and respectfully clothed, and
during his tour he saw no cases OF extreme
restitution.
William A. Ferrin. eldest son of Rev. G.
+. Ferrin, of Ilinesburgh, and graduate of
the University of Vermont. class of 1875,
left home August 18th, for Oregon to take
place with President $. Ii. Marsh in the
Pacific University, as instructor in mathe-
mates.
Vice-Presdent Wheeler has been inter
viewed. lie does not look for any new dis
union movement among Southern men, but
he thinks their eagerness to get possession
of the Federal Government, in order to Sc
cure Offices and appropriations for their
section, will keep them solid. Mr.. Wheel
err believes that, when the purposes of the
Southern leaders are fully revealed. the
North will be obliged to unite in selfdc
fence to oppose them, because the North
pays the bulk of the Federal taxes, and
would not quietly see the treasury depleted
for the exclusive benefit Of the South ny all
sorts of schemes of internal improvements,
savOring Of jObbery as well as soctionalism.
According 10 Jay Gould's own statement
about himself, he is a very quiet, unosten
tatious. gentle creature. "Wall street men
generally" he says, ''are fond of company
and sport A man makes hundred thou
sand dollars here. and Immediately buys
yacht. begins to drive fast trOtters, and be
comes sport generally. My tastes lie in
different direction When business hours
| are over, 20 home and spend the remain
der of the day with my wife. my children,
and the books of my library"
In requesting a waiter at Mansfield to
pass him the mustard, Mr.. Secretary Sher
man explained that he spoke for himself
alone, and did not wish to be understood As
representing the wishes or preferences OF
the President The mustard was then pass
ed. the waiter stating that the act on his
part had no political significance. - Bur
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