Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-08-02
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PERSONAL.
Dartmouth College, also. has been strdck
by man who gives twenty-five thousand
dollars. but does not want to have his name
, published. He is supposed to be New
Yorker.
Rev. DR.. Cuyler. of Brooklyn, one of the
finest theologians in the country. and firm,
unyieding Christian, in a locality where
such men are scarce. visited a theatre, the
other day, for the first time in his life. lie
did1 t like it.
MaeMahon is said not to be over felicitous
in his remarks. Passing through q hospital
in Paris. he was told that a patient had
meningitis. "A very bad disease" said
MscMshon. " 1t either kills you or leaves
you demented. have had it myself
1t is stated that Mrs. Tilton is really Con-
sidering seriously the project of mounting
the platform with lecture suggestively
entitled "Woman's FALL" which was
written for her by Theodore before his de
psrture for Europe. She has been offered
500 a night and travelling expenses if she
will undertake a tour through the country.
Mr.. Charles B. Holden, Of Middlesex, died
of diphtheria. July 25, aged about forty
years. He was prominent man of the
town, holding the office of Town Clerk and
Treasurer at the time of his death. lie was
Representative from Middesex to the State
Legislature in 1858 and 1859.
Mrs. W. II. Bristol, better known as
Fannie Burdette, who has been travelling
for several years with a circus, gave birth
last week in st. Louis to q child weighing
eight pounds. The mother weighs about
Fifty pounds, and is but thirty-two inches In
height. while her husband is SIX feet tall
and weighs one hundred and iorty-fye
| pounds. The infant did not live.
The death of Abby Smith recalls singular
coincidence, that the deaths OF those Smith
sisters have occurred at intervals OF seven
yssrs-Laurills Aleroyla in 1857, at the
age of 70; Cyrirtha Sscretia in 1884, at rs;
Hancy Zephina in 1871. at "a. and of whoop-
the age Of 81. 1t is hardly to bo supposed
however. that the sole survivor. Julia Eve
lima. now in her s7th year, will continue
this rule.
The death is announced OF the Rev.
Samuel c. Jackson, d D.. at Andover.
Mass. DR.. jackson was born in Dorset, in
this State, March Is, 1862. and was educat
ed in the Mddlebury College, graduating
there in 1921. He studied law and gradu-
ated in 1922 % at the Yale Law School. but
he concluded to enter the clerical profession
and studied at Andover Theological Semin-
ary, graduating there in 1926. In ls4s,
he was appointed Assistant Secretary of the
Massachusetts Board of education. and in
the same year, he received the appointment
as State Librarian, both Of which positions
he retained until ill-heslth compelled his
resie natter. last year. He leaves u widow
and several children.
Mr. II. F. Durant, of Boston, the muni6-
cent founder of Wellesley College. loses his
entire fortune through the dsfalcation Of
John q. Tappan. In regard to Wellesley
College Mr.. Durant SAYS at il now doing
exceliently we'll indeed it is on paying
basis ami is ablc I tgke care OF itself, am
happy to soy 1; may be that this disaster
which has come upon me through Mr. Tap
pans transactions will turn ou t for the good
of the college. am ruined and when the
friends of the institution understand that |
can no longer be its beneiactor, it is more
likely they will come forward more generous
ly than coul Id have possibly done. even if
this thing had not happened
T. W. Wood. our Vermont artist. ha. re-
Gently painted portrait of the late Samuel
Bowles, for the Springfield. Mss. city
library. of which the Republican says ''Mr. |
Wood has achieved rare and satisfying
success. He has given to Mr.. Bowles's |
townsn en- a perfect likeness of the man as
he confronted the world earnest, intense |
challenging. The pose of tho head is the |
same as in the finest Of the familiar Sarony |
photographs, presenting almost a profile
view of tine rig ht side, the head being little |
advanced as it was in life, and the hair
carelessly thrust back from the brow. The
portrait is wonderfully rich in tone, the
strong maroon background bearing the
notable head into full, harmonious relief.
and sifording the best effect to the sanguine
brown Of the complexion. the grizzled
beard and the light o. the eye. In short,
the city thus obtains worthy work of art
in a vivid portrait of its most distinguished
Citizen
Col. Higginson describes Turgone II as
having the must distinguished appearance
Of all the literary men he has ever seeL.
To say that be has Longfellow' face upon
Summers figure gives a rough impression OF
him. He is more distinguished for personal
kindness and sweetness of nature than any
other European author except. perhaps,
Browning. and he seems to have a specially
cordial feeling for Americans.
The London Academy, speaking Of the
collection OF Ruskin's drawings recently
put on exhibition, observes thai the power
to combine and compose and to express i'm
agination in design has always been want
ing in him but the faculty of seeing
keenly. and of reproducing with accurate
and sensitive hand, he has abundantly pos
sessed. and possesses still. The facility and
accuracy attained BY Mr.. Ruskin in boy
hood-almost in childhood-are specially
noticed. He was only ten years old when
ho made some wonderfully precise and
artistic copies from Cruikshank's etchings:
ana he was still very young when ho made
a vigorous outline sketch of Frbourg,
which is surpassed by nothing in his later
work, save as to the quality Of tenderness.
The late Judge Shepley was a delegate
from Maine in the National Democratic
Convention of 1850. After long wrangle
in which the Southern delegates assumed
defiant and hostile attitude, the vote was
taken and the Maine delegation voted
unanimously for Douglas Judge Shepley
made the response for his State aftei the
nomination, ard closed his ringing speech
with the following quotation from the old
Scotch ballad of Bonnie Dundee quota
ton which may bo ssid to have given the
KEY note of Northern sentiment in that
memorable campaign:
There are hills beyond Pentiand,
There are iriths hey ond Forth
UfheTe are lords in the Southland,
There are CHIEFS in the North"