Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-03
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uOn. lnOlua5 L.. NeisOu, VI "oiSSStS.s
who has been appointed by the President
United States District Judge in Massachu-
sets. is graduate of the u. V. NJ. in the
class of 1876 (among his classmates being
Ii. U. Houghton. sidney II. Marsh, Hon.
John A. Jameson and Hon. John Wilder
May), and has been practising lawyer IN
Worcester since 1855. He represented Wor-
cestsr in the Massachusetts, Legislature in
1863. when he was Chairman of the Judici-
airy Committee and mads most favorable
impression in the House, but his tastes did
not lead him to public service. and he de-
clned reelection. lie was City Solicitor
of Worcester for several years, but his legal
practice has engrossed his time. He is
regarded as second to no man of his age in
his locality as an equity lawyer.
Leonard Woods. who died in Boston, re-
Gently. was born in Newbury, Mass. June
pa, 1907, and was graduated at Union
College in 1927, and from 1899 to 1866 was
president Of Bowdoin College. lie was the
author Of many volumes. and i'll 1867 he
visited Europe to complete the documentary
history of Maine. lie received the degree
of D. d. from Harvard in 1916 and Of LII. D.
from Bowdoin in 1866.
The indignant protest OF the Canadian
papers against the ''low-ne dress edict
appears to have had salutary effect at
Rideau Hall. as Lord Lorne and the Princess
Louise are row reported as receiving depu-
tations in very simple, unpretentious and
cordial manner, without any display OF
royal state or costume Indeed il is said
that there is less formality than during the
administration Of Lord Dutisrin. The
Princess takes good deal OF exercise,
walking out daily. wearing good stout
English walking boots, and not minding
the weather.
The remains of Bsyard Taylor will be
buried at Longwood cemetery, Kenneth
township, Chester county, Pa, in tine same
Colonel Fred Taylor, and his first wife,
Lydia Agnew Taylor. A correspondent of
the Springfield Republican says that Mr..
Taylor was not Of German descent, as has
been stated. Joseph Taylor. his father. was
of English descent, and the family can be
traced back some six generations. From
another branch of this family descended the
celebrated Dr.. Valentine Mott Baysrd
Taylor's second wife IVES the daughter OF
Prof Hensen, the eminent German as;rOnO-
mer.
The late Justin L. CJlburn. consul-gen-
ersl at Mexico. prepared for college at the
New Hampton Institution, in Fairfax. His
home was then in Albany, Orleans county.
lie went to Brown University, but began
reporting Tor enc Of the Providence papers
and finally abandoned his college course
and was an active journalist in Providence,
New York and Washington until his diplo-
matte appointment, last year.
Fred y. Aiken, who used to figure some
what prominently as Democratic Journal
is. in Vermont. having been Tor short
time editor Of the Burlington Sentinel, died
in Washington on Monday. He WAS one Of
the counsel for Mrs. Surratt in her trial as
accessory to the murder Of President Lin
coin, and at the time of his death was EN-
ploy ed upon the Washington Post.
Rev. Dr.. BuddingtCn. of Brooklyn. has
resigned bis pastorate, after 90 years o:
Constant service in it, finding himself
unable to resume pastoral labor after the
last operation (tor cancer) upon his lip.
Thomas l.. Nelson. of Worcester, Mass,
has been appointed United States District
Judge to succeed Judge Lowell The sp-
rointmcut gives universal satisfaction.
Ex-Governor Onslow Stearns. who died
of Bright's disease, at his residence in Con-
cord N H., Sunday, was born in Billerica.
Mass, in 1911 and Consequently was in his
si1ty-seyenth year. lie lived with his father
on a farm until he was seventeen years old.
when be WAS employed as clerk in Boston.
until 1880, when he located at Georgetown,
ID. c., and engaged as civil engineer
in the construction of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal for the space OF three years, 4 and
from that time until the present he has been
actively engaged in railroad affairs. The
Northern, Nh (; Germantown,P Pa Andover
and Hayerhill, Mass. Brooklyn and Jamaica
l.. |; Philadelphia and Trenton; Delaware
and Atlantic. N. j and many other roads
were built under his charge. At tho time
of his death he was President of the Con
cord and the Northern IN. IL Rail
roads. and has recently. because of i'll
health resigned the Presidency OF the
Old Colony road and the Narragansett
Steamboat Company. He has been repeat
edly honored by the Republican party. with
which be was associated. he having been
president of the New Hampshire State Sem
ate in 1868, and delegate TO the National
Convention on the following year, being
chosen one of the vice presid.nts of the or
gsniZ,tiOn. lie was also chosen twice Gov
ernor of the Granite State. VIZ. in 1863
and 1870, always discharging his official du-
ties with honor to the State and great credit
to himself. lie had wide business and
personal acquaintance with prominent Of
ticials and political men in all parts of the
United States, and his eminent success in
various affairs which he has undertaken
Despeaks his financial and executive ability.
lie leaves wife, one son and four daugh-
tiers.