Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-14
PERSON L..

Hon. Eben p. Cotton aud Mrs. Cotton. of
lrasburgh, celebrated their silver wedding,
March 81. The presents were numerous
and valuable and the occasion was the
pleasantest possible.
Rev. David S. Morgan, who died few
days ago in La Porto, lows, was a native
OF johnson, 10 this State, and 40 years old.
lie was graduate of Union College, New
York, and Union Theological Seminary.
In June, 1867, he was ordained to the
ministry and settled over the CCngrega-
tional church in Worthington, Mass. In
1863. on account Of poor health, he removed
to Moutell,. Wisconsin, and in 1872 he
went to La Porte. His death was the
result of wound received at Spottsylvsnis
Court House 10 1864, when he was serving
as private soldier in the First Massachu-
sets Heavy Artillery.
President McCosh, Of Princeton College,
IN introducing Rev. Joseph Cook to large
audience few nights since. gave most
emphatic endorsement of the Boston lee
turer. DR.. McCosh said he met Mr.. Cook
years ago. as student, ard at that time
frequently predicted his future eminence.
The critics. ho said. had not succeeded in
their attack on Mr.. Cooks philosophy, and
would not succeed
Col. George W. Warren died at bis resi-
dence in Rutland on the Isl. lie was in
the forty-second year Of his age. lie was a
native of Albany county, N Y, but early
removed to Albany, serving that city in the
capacity of clerk Of the common council.
lie took an active part in the
war OF the rebellion, when he served first as
a private in the first Vermont regiment.
and afterwards as colonel in the third
New York. At the close Of the war, he
returned to Rutland, but owing to ill health
was unable to engage in active business.
At the time Of his death, he held the posi-
tion of justice of the police court
Mr. m.P. Russell. of the fra of ira Rus-
sell L Co., 4 this city, who has been in poyr
health Tor few month, past, has gone to
Lynn, Mass, where be will have the bene-
fit OF the sea breeze Mrs Russell accom-
panied him. We hope to sec him back
again soon With his health much improved.
Hon Elihu Barritt, the distinguished
philanthropist, reformer and philologist,
and generally known as tbs learned black
smith, died at his residence in New Britain,
Conn. at midnight Thursday night Mr..
Burritt was born in New Bri tain, Conn,
December S:h. 1911. He worked for many
years at the trade of blacksmith, during
which time he became the self-tsught
master Of many modern and dead languages.
including Latin, French, Spanish. Greek,
Hebrew, German, Italian. Portuguese,
Flemish. Danish, Swedish. Norwegian,
lc.landic, Welsh Gaelic, Celtic and Russian.
For many years during the early agitation
OF the anti-slavery question he was pro-
nounoed opponent Of the system OF human
bondage and for years was EDITOR of the
Christian Cuicea. devoted to reforms gen
orally. but specially to the advocacy of
peace and the abolition of slavery. lie was
during that time public lecturer on those
topics and temperance. lie has published
several books which attracted considerable
notice. In 1856 Mr. Burritt left the United
States for Great Britain, where he resided
for nearly 25 years, being for tina United
States Consul at Birming ham
The death is announced of the Rev. John
Weiss. the well-krown Boston writer and
lecturer. Mr.. Weiss was born in Boston,
June %, 1918. He graduated at Harvard
College in 1887, and at the Cambridge
divinity school in 1913. The Winter of
1928 was spent by him in study at the
Heidelberg University On bis return he
served as pastor for various churches in
Massachusetts,, but several years since with
drew from the ministry entirely Among
Mr.. Weiss lectures are several on "Greek
Religious Ideas" twelve lectures On "Hu-
NOR in Shakespeare and Shakespesre's
Women" others on Topics of Free Rei-
gion." In 1876 he.puhlished an American
and also an English edition of the Phil
osophicsl and Esthetic Letters and Essays
of Schiller" translated, with an intrOduc-
ton. The next year appeared preface to
an American edition of Smiths memoir of
Fichte. In 1854 he published the Lille and
Correspondence of Theodore Parker, and
in 1871, "Americas Religion" From 1915
to 1874 he published forty sermons and
lectures.