Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-04-30
PERSONAL.


He has been in Washington for several days
A Washington letter says that the family
of Senator Morrill, will visit Europe this
Summer
Judge A. o. Adds of our State, who was a
member Of the Southern CLAIMS Commission
during the entire term OF its existence, will
probably be appointed commissioner to set
tie the claims of citizens Of France for dam
ages incurred during the rebellion. This
commissi on will continue for at least two
years, the salary of the commissioner being
S. 900 per annum.
Ex-Goy. Leonard Sergeant is very sick
and is not expected to recover. He is now
in Pennsylvania.
Messrs. Moody and Sankey will soon hold
q short series Of revival services in New Or
leans.
Mr.. Jedediah Holcomb, who died in Corn
wall. last Wednesday, aged 81, was one of
the old-time A bolitionists He was q men,
Der Of their State executive committee and
at one time the editor Of the Voice Of Free
dom, an anti-slavery paper, published at
Brandon.
Azgill Gibbs, lawyer of Rochester, n.
Y, who will be SO years of age in few
weeks is hale and hearty, and still actively
engaged in the practice OF his prof cssion.
He is native of Pownal, VT
Mr.. Yoshida, the japanese minister, who
has Just reach San Francisco on his return to
this country, has sent to President Hayes and
Secretary Evaits present Of forest trees for
planting at their homesteads in Ohio and
Vermont. The trees, which filled ten large
boxes, have arrived and been forwarded in
good condition.
Rev. W. H. II. Murray is at Liverpool,
and in letters to his friends in this country
he saws that he Is discouraged and tired of
wandering. The property Mr.. Murray left
behind will not pay 1.-THE of his indebted
ness His iarm-upon which he expended
at least $50. 000-is mortgaged for $4,000,
and it would be difficult To- day to sell II Tor
81 500. OF his horses, his wife claims the
one called Pride Of Guilford Miss Hull
claims six, among them the well-known stall
lion Flying Morgan The former foreman
of his farm says MIR. Murray gave him the
stallion Morgan Abdallah for services after
he became insolvent, but before his estate
was thrown into bankruptcy and another
employe claims that the stallion Brandy
wine came to him in a similar manner The
preferred claims against Mr.. Murray's estate
are placed at 81 900 at a low estimate. The
general claims are variously estimated AT
from $4,000 to $4,000, perhaps more
Should Mr.. Murray return, it is said friends
are willing to come forward and settle all
his debts and give him back again his highly
priced stock farm.
Rev. Silas Ketchum, who died at Boston
u a
1885, and was for some time pastor of the
congregational church at Wardsboro In
1864, he removed TO Brattleboro, and edited,
in conjunction with d. l.. Milliken, the Yer
mont Weekly and Send Weekly Record and
the Vermont School Journal, till called TO
the church in Bristol, n. H., in November,
1866.
Judge Henry Closson Of Springfield, Vt,
lied in that (his naiive) town on Saturday
evening, aged 81 years. lie studied law in thu
office of Judge Asa Reyes, then of Pu,ney,
Vt. He WAS admitted to the bar nj the
March term. 1924, of the Windham County
Court at Newfane, Vt. He first practiced
as lawyer in the West, then ut LODI, n
Y, for two years He then removed to
Nottingham, VT, and remained five years
In 1885 he returned to Springfield and there
remained through life in the practice OF his
profession. He was town clerk from 1880
to 1874, States Attorney for the county IN
lslO-2. and member of the Legislature
1889 40 In July, 1856, ut the death OF
Judge Dutton, he was appointed by Govern
or Fletcher Probate Judge for the District OF
Windsor, and held that office till lS6S. lie
WAS a member of the constitutional convcn-
ton of 1870 and delegate TO different con
ventions of his party Mt various times In
politics he was a stanch Republican, in rcli
rious preference Congrcgationaiist-
Mr.. Isaac b Howe, native of North
field Vt, died at Danvers. Mass, FRIDAY
evening last, aged 50 years. MIR. Howe was
n promincnt resident Of Clinton, Iowa, a
number of years, having removed TO that
place in 1861. While there he was Super
intendcnt of the Clinton Water Works. Su-
perintendent of the railroad from Clinton TO
Council Bluffs, one of the owners of the lie
Grand marble quarry, and director OF the
Clinton National Bank. The remains we're
taken to his native place for burial