Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-06-04
PERSONAL.

Sarah Brrnhardi has accepted Mr.. Henry
F. Abbey's offer for an engagement in the
United States for 100 nights, the season To
begin in Noyemher next.
Rnirs, Wall. EncrsnIl's i--.iil. - good
and his mind is unimpairci, except that he
cannot well remember nantes and faces. He
is still much interested in the wori, Of the
world.
The Pope has recently undergone success
fully a surgical operation of a painful, though
not of dangerous character. He is far
from strong and it is thought advisable that
he should not spend the Summer in Rome.
1t is mentioned as possible that Mr. Long
fellow will add some rhyming verses 10 tie
blank verse Of his MASK of Pandora" ia
serve as songs for the leading roles when il
is produced as opera. 1t istob be brought cut
at the Boston Theatre early in the coming
season. The costumes are to he strictly &C
cura,e; even the ballet is to h. dressed in
flowing Grecian robes
MI lbNs ssu'l lis wiz. -h''s ~ va -
Eliot" Cross. have gone 10 the Continent,
where they will remain several months. Mr..
Conway SAYS that Mr. Cross is reported 10
he a handsome, attractive. intelligent man.
with no pre,ensions 10 literary or scholarly
abilities He has for some time attended to
George El!ot's finances. lie las 4 houS' n
Chelsea, where they will probably live.
Rev. Rufus Anderson, u. u. native OF
North Yarmouth, Me, died in Boston. sun
dav, aged ST lie filed the post of Foreign
Secretary Of the American Board of FOREIGN
Missions for thirty !our years. rrSitnin% in
1866 lie was the author of several wotl,,
relating To- missions.
Richard Barrett Connolly, ihe comptroller
of New York during the supremacy ii tne
Tweed rins, died Sunday a the residence OF
his only son in Mars ilIcs, France. in hi
seventeen year He went abroad in lNi2,
and has never returned Mr. Connolly leaves
two daughters and one sou.
Mr.. stephen Preston lursics. The famous
inventor, whose death occurred a! Lisbon, y.
H., on the osth ult, WIS bora ut Windsor,
Vt, July 1. 1908 While hr Was = cl.ild his
parents removed To Rutland. and Il! tho aso
Of thirteen years he Was apircniiccd {" 4
tailor at Windsor prclcrrins some Other
business 10 that of TAILORING h. subsequently
became an apprentice in The printing Office
of Simeon Idle of the same town, and de
voted himself to press work. lie hal shown
very early in life a taste Tor mrchlaics in
venting and huidin. several ins mons ma
chimes. In Mr.. Idc's Office Ec experimental
with the printing pres, and niair The first
successful attempt, known 10 have been made
in this country. To ink the types ON a hand
press by means of /. roller lie also succeed
ed in producing very satisfactory stereotype
plates. the art OF stcrroiyp!n%. at that time
just discovered, being kept n profound secret
by those who possessed it. In 1873, Mr..
Rugglcs went to Boston where he found time
to learn and practice wood engraving, aud 10
invent and build an effective cylinder power
printing press. His next invention was a
double friskct bed and platcn prcsS.th model
of which he exhibited in 1927. During the
same year he invented the first band
saw" ever known, ncglcctin% to patent it,,
however. From 1921 to lS.i2 he lived in
New York city, and during that time i'll
vented an entirely new and improved ruling
machine for the use Of copper plate and
steel plate cngravcrS. lie also devised the
first card or job press ever constructed,
and II new mode of making stereotype
blocks for book printers. After his return
TO Boston in 1853 Mr.. Rusglcs took upon