Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-10-05
PERSONAL.

several years Assistant Judge of the County
Court and States Attorney Of Grand Isle and
Franklin counties, and father Of the late
| Ma General Israel b. Richardson, (who
was killed at Antietam), is still living, at
the advanced age of 81 years lie resides in
Washington, d. c., with daughter.
Almont Barnes, Esq, Of the Bureau OF
Statistics at Washington, has been appoint
cd L. S. Commercial Agent at La Gnayra,
Venezuela.
The Col. Blunt. reported implicated in
frauds at Buffalo and Erie, N Y. is Lieut.
Gel. Charles F. Blunt, Of the Engineer
Corps
Gen. f. T. Spinner has been fishing IN the
Adirondacks. Notwithstanding his seventy
five years, ne climbs mountains, walks.
camps out, and hunts with all the energy
and yigor of youth.
One of kentucky's prodisies is thus de-
scribcd by newspaper printed IN llender-
son, in that State There is a white man
in our city, sober. sensible gentleman,
now in his forty second year. who has
good common education. lie never wrote
letter in his life, never owned postage
stamp, and never received but one letter.
lie states that the letter received was never
read by him, but was deposited in his peck
ct and packed around until worn out, and
he does not know till this day the name of
the author"
Some women of Germantown hit on a
novel way Of raising 81 200 for CHART
able purpose. Their smoking friends were
asked to preserve the points of their cigars
that they hit off before smoking. 1t be-
came fashionable to take this way of win
ming the women smiles. The points were
sold to a manufacturer when bulk had
accumulated, and were made into snuff.
The money was raised in iour months.
Hon. William A. Newell. the Republican
candidate for Governor in New Jersey. is II
native of Ohio. graduate of Rutgers Col
lego, in 1896. and educated for the medical
profession. lie was put in Congress from
New Jersey in 1877 to 1851. In 1856 he
was elected Governor and served until 1850.
lie was last in Congress in 1867.
The marriage of Miss Clara K. Chamber
lin. of Newbury. Vt. to DIR. George Ii.
Atkinson, of Brooklyn. N. Y. Thursday
evening. September 20, was brilliant
affair. The ouests. about one hundred and
.vont, five osscubI,d of th, res;Jonco oI
.bo bid, ,,hor Tho ,,.. ,.o-o ,,o,,
iuilS ucecia'eu VII" no"ciS' ierhS anu o'ei-
greens and the numerous bridal gifts were
botb beautiful and useInl
Secretary thompson anu senator Mc'oE-
aid visited Mr.. Morton last Friday Mr..
Thompson says he did not expect to SEQ 80
SICK man In reply 10 question oil MT
"cpona'u "nc'i nc "o"'u 20 10 "">"'"s
ton MT. Morton nxed the time On the ISL
oil l'ecemoer. trust II may Dc 80 sPon'
rcp'''u WI. "ci'on"'u' anu p'o"'Ne !"
pan u" WIN w" a. soon a' w" "'o WIZ"
~ '"e ii''''' u '"o w
bia. his generous proposition moved
the Senator to tears.
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MISS aiicc - iie'Po'h'' Tue uIu'S' ua"s"
ter OF MIR. Evelyn PIerpoint. OF Rutland died
suddenly on Sunday, of heart disease. A
r;,,lo NOV, than ro,r ono bio haJ ~.
'''''o '"o'0 ina" S.", S'' "au u"
attack oil paralysis put had recovered from
w. anu was '"ousu' 10 oe Improving III
nea''" 'n''' e"iiS SUNNY iio'"'"s' ""e"
sue was u'>eo'efeu unoon>''ouS' anu !"
snort time prea'heu hcr ias'' ono WAS
young iauS vi INT cnaracter' anu ai'houS"
nor state OIL heai'n mas prc'ehteu her 'rom
eh'erns "ct"eiS ih'o Soeiety uurlns tnc
PAST 'e" years S"' was sSnefa' a'o''''
III hu'i'hu'
DR.. Samuel \. Mudd. OF Charles County,
lortngas ior harbOrIns John wilkes boo'o'
and pardonei 10y President Johnson has
been nominated for the Legislature lie
has accented tho nomination,
Apostle Frat, the Mormon historian, Is
described as A venerable looking man, with
s;lLv ,,b;,o hair r,dJy .,mnIox,,p and
''AS ""''' nA"' '"'u' 'U"
'"'''' 'JN'' ~ "N"' W '-'c'' - N''
months ago to superintend the printing of
another and more ,lecant edition oi the
a, n.,,- -
"ornioh pio'e' a. '"o o'oor euit'ohs "efo
not in accord with the more iastidious tistcs
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an5 .,or,o, ,,,0r;,h ,nos,lo p,s,, ,oys
Oh. uorL :, Great Retail, - ,rosnering
and that in Scandinavia their success il be-
yond precedent. and nearly all OF the $50
thisrah.s "n,eh afeeoinins ON 'he "iscon-
snnr arc S,,rJ,nay,,ns ann.,lc smith
he said has arranged for the arrival on tho
18th oil October oil 5'W British MOrmon@.
Col +. llCnry Powell. of Richford, and
Mrs. Georgianis Feed Bailey, OF Montpo-
lier, were married at the latter place. Mon