Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-02-07
PERSONAL.

President Hayes has appointed Prof Geo.
A. Smyth. Professor of Chemistry in the
U. V. NJ. and S. A. c., a member of the
Assay Commission. which meets in Phila-
delphia next week, to test the coinage oil
the country.
Rev. Eeazsr Smith. a distinguished
Methodist divine, of Concord. ~ H., died
Sunday He was a native of NARROW, New
Hampshire. end was born March %. 1902
Ia 1926 he Was converted, aud joined the
Methodist Episcopal church in Lyndon,
VT, where his first sermon was preached
September 90, 1927. In July, 1928. he was
received into the New England Confer
enco, and preached in large number Of
places. including St. Johnsbury Danville.
Chelsea and Montpelier. VT; and Ports
mouth. Dover, Great Falls, Hanover, Clare
mont and Concord, N. ii.
Bishop Bond, the new Bishop of Montreal
and Metropolitan OF Canada, has been de-
nounced by High Church paper as "a
furious and prosecuting bigot Of narrow
understanding and scan:y education.
because some years ago he caused a
scandal in Episcopslian circles by commun-
ing with the Presbyterians. lie has always
been a hard worker, administering his
parish with zeal snd success, and being
especially noticeable as an advocate of tenn
peranes. His church, St. Georges, has
been known as 81. Gorgeous. from the
splendor Of its chanc.l.
Jesse Talbot, ono of the old school of
American landscape painters, died last
Wednesday at his residence in Brooklyn,
from the effects of fall upon an icy side
walk. He was one of the followers of
Thomas Cole. and his special gift was in
depicting American scenery. His land
scapes. which included many views in the
Adirondack region, and on the Catskills,
are scattered in many private collections.
One, at least, view on the Juniata, has
been engraved. and several, among which
may be named striking view of the
Natural Bridge. of Virginia, and Hen
dick Hudson's Voyage up the Hudson
River" have won high praise. Mr. Talbot
in early life was employed by the American
Tract Society, and served that body and
other benevolent and religious societies
with great fidelity. But his passion for
art was so great that be devoted all the
leisure he could secure to painting, and
finally abandoned all other pursuits for the
brush. His age was IS. lie had BEEN for
many years Il member of the National
Academy of Design.
On Saturday, silver vase was presented
to Thomas Mast, the csricaturist of Harper's
Weekly. as token of esteem from $500
oiiis..a A-l .alisiai man Of the army and
navy. at the residence of Col W. Z. Cha-ah,
in New York. The presentation speech was
made by Gen. Crttenden, who said that
when the army and navy were in their
utmost straits, Mr.. Mast was their friend,
and by his mstchless cartoons had done
them invaluable service. The vase is shaped
like a soldiers csnteen, is about sixteen
inches high, and is supported by two
eagles.
The London correspondent CT the Chicago
Journal says: Since writing nv last letter
| haye seen the affidavit made by the au-
thoress of adam Bede" as execu.rix of
the will of the late G. II. Lswes. in which
she swears that she il ''spinster,' and
this affidavit is signed marian Evans"