Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-28

Mr. Fiandera. wife of John Flanders
Esq whose death VIC recently chr0nicled
died OF diphtheris, at Nit Vernon, n. Y. {
few days since, and Was buried at Bradford
VT by the side Of her husband.
The venerable Judge DAVIS Rich, o
Shorehaul. father OF c. ". Kich. E-q o
Ssanton. and ct Mrs. A. & Dewey. vi TIN
city, died on Sunday at his hOne. lie had
been failing for some time.
Miss Nellie, the youngest daughter Of ex
Governor Richard d. Hubbard, OF Hartford
| Conn was secretly married On the 18th
inst, to Frederick Shepard, her father +,
coachman, and a lew days later the two dis
appeared. Tbs event creates much gossip
in Hartford and the lidy's father dtc!ares
that all efforts ut reconciliation Will bt
futile Mrs Shepard is but nineteen years
old, Is beautiful and has been highly edu-
| Gated Her husband Is several years her
senior. an American. and ~ said to be a
man of tair character.
Orlando Stevens, a iOTneTly well-knOwn
member vi the franklin county bIr. died at
st Adams. Tue day. nj the age Of al lie
WAS States Attorney irJn 1889 to 1872.
and again in lsi5. lie represented ST AL
bans in the House in 1915, and was Senator
from franklin county IN 1853 lie was
also mthDtr ~ the 4'iihtNIth '-'ki'ihlutc
once while resident IN that State.
The Rev. DR.. George n. Nebber hasrc
signed the pa.torate OF the FIRST PrtsbJ
terrain church. Troy. N. Y, because the
severe mental toll he has been performing
has forced him to take u period OF ret in
order to recruit his exhausted powers. DIR.
Weber went to Troy from Midilebury, VI.
whero ho occupied q professor : chair, and
has been pastor OF tho First Presbyterian
church for about five years The Troy
Press says: at Is to be hoped that DR..
Webber will be given u vacation Of six OF
eight months. and that he wall return to
his pastorato INV goratcd in mind ani body"
Tho late Col. George b. Harrington, of
Bennington, was born IN Londonderry in
tins State. July ~. 1923, and w,-s gradual
ed at Yale College with honor IN lSlj. lie
was Tor some time employed IN sivil en-
gineerlng-in the construction OF the Cen
trail Vermont Railroad, and railroad build
ing IN Canada and the State OF New York.
In 1862 he received q captain commission
As commissa.y Of subsistence. and was with
the army at the front, iii Virginia, Tor
ame subsequently with headquarters at
Columbus. Ohio. receiving. at the close OF
the war. the title OF Colonel. hen Ruther-
ford Is Hayes became Governor OF Ohio,
ho appointed Col. Harrington president OF
the Board Of State Charities tur OhIu.-One
OF his duties IN tins Responsible position
being to VISIT the prisons IN The country.
and ascertain wha. Improvements could bs
ade IN the prison system OF OHIO. lie
was next called to Washington to DO chief
clerk under General Frances a. Walker. IN
the bureau OF the national census Tor 1870
When Gen. Walker accepted his Professor
ship at Yale College. Colonel Harrington
became acting superintendent Of the census
bureau, and 10 continued 20 the time OF his
decesse. lie had sole superintcndenco and
charge Of the United States Census Exhibit,
at the Centennial, in Philadelphia, and
received praise for the method, interest and |
completeness with which his department |
was arranged.