Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-08-23

ID. l.. Moody, the evangelist, has rented
house in Baltimore, Nd, and will remove
thIther with his family about October /.
His health has been somewhat impaired by
his labors. and no desires to 90 to Baltimore
TO rest and recuperate. lie is also anxious
to devote more time to study than his ac-
tive work heretofore would permit. No
tabernacle will be erected as at first con-
templated. but Moody will hold meetings
during the Winter months in churches and
public halls in various parts of the city,
probably as many as three each week.
Evert Augustus Duyckinek, an American
author of much nCte, died on the 18th inst.
He was a native of New York city, and
was born November 23rd, 1916, his father
being prominent publisher in that city,
who died in 1888. Graduating at Column
bia College in the class of 1885, the son
seems to have followed in the footsteps of
his father, and in 1910, with Cornelius
Matthews, he began to publish Arcturus.
literary review which lived for about two
years. He was an early contributor to the
New York Rerie,1, and in 1877, he made
another independent venture in The Lat
erdry World, which. with his brother
George L., he carried through to tbs close
of 1853. He has been a large contributor
to periodicals. and delivered a number of
memorial addresses before various societies.
In conjunction with his brother already
mentioned he published, in 1856, '.Cyclo-
pa1ia of American Literature" in two vol
umes, and added to this, in 1866. a supple
ment. The entire work was one of excellent
character. Among his other works are,
"The Wit and Wisdom of Sydney Smith,
with Memoir (ls65); Poems Relating to
the American Revolution. by Frenssu. with
Memoir (IS66); National Portrait Gal
lery of Eminent Americans" in two vol
umes (ls62); History of the War for the
Dnion," three volumes 1S6l-5), and
others.
Mrs. Mary Town Taylor. widow of the
late James Taylor, of Weston, VT, died the
other day. at the residence of her son,
James NJ. Taylor, at the advanced age of
nearly SO years. She was born in Keene,
N. H., was married and moved to Weston
in 1903, when the country was almost
wilderness, riding from New Ipswich, N.
H.. to Chester, VT, in stage coach, from
there to Weston IN a chaise, which was thr
first ever taken into that town
A. P. Island, father Of the well-known
and famous hotel men Of that name, died at
South Cleveland, Ohio, the other day. Mr..
Leland was born at Landgrove, Bennington
county, in this State, in 1910, and was
sixty eight years Of age at the time of his
death. He resided at his native place, ex-
tensively engaged as proprietor of mail
coaches and as mail contractor until 1885,
when he removed to South Cleveland and
embarked in the farm stock raising bust
ness. The deceased leaves six sons. Horace,
of the Leland Hotel, Springfield, Ill. Lewis,
George 8. and Jerome of the Sturteyant
House. New York and Charles E. and
Warren F., of the Delevan of Albany and
Clarendon of Saratoga
John ii. Raymond. LII. D., President of
Vassar College. died at the College in
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Wednesday, at the
age of Ga years. President Raymond was
prominent and successful educator, residing
in Brooklyn and holding position As one
of the trustees of Vassar College previous to
his election as President. In 1864. Presi-
dent Milo p. Jewett, who organized the in
stitution, resigned his position, and from
that year DR.. Raymond has presided over
its affairs. From lS49 to 1860 he contri-
buted to the Christian ReUieiv He contrib
uted a biographical sketch of Matthew
Vassar to the proceedings of the New York
University Convention. and similar one to
the GALAXY, the latter appearing in 1889
Several of his sermons and addresses have
been published in pamphlet form.