Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-07-30
Personal.

The marriage took place, at the residence
Of the brides parents, yesterday, of Warren
c. Reynolds and Matte, Youngest daughter
of Fred Smith, Esq, Rev. f. II. Griffin of
Willamstown, Mass, officiating. The wed
ding was a very quiet one, only relative
and few personal friends being present.
The wedding gifts were numerous and valu-
able Mr.. Reynolds has been for eleven
years past connected with the establishment
of the Mcssrs. Peek Bros, and is well and
favorably known 10 most Of our people and
he and his accomplished and amiable bride
will have the best wishes Of = host of friends.
Immediately after the ceremony the happy
couple started on . bridal trip 10 Portland
and Mt. Desert.
1t appears that Prince DcriloiT, who re-
Gently lost some $4,000, 600 at card playing
has recovered the larger portion thereof. The
winner was Count SchouvaloE His cousin,
Count Louis MelikoT, laid the matter before
the Gar who sent for Scliouvalotf, and or
lered him TO return seven -cightis of the sum
he won from Demidoff The command was
promptly obeycd, and the loss Of the Prince
was reduced 10 something under Si0o, 900.
Commander Gorringe says that he has al
Nancci s3o, 600 to rny the cost of rioyinS dc
Obelsk. cut of his own pocket, which must
be deeper than most naval officers and that
w. III. Vanderbilt has not paid one penny
toward the enterprise, but has promised 10
pay S100 900, &. o. d.. when the obclisk is
delivered in New York.
1t is reported at Newport X. l., that
James Flood, the California banker, has
purchased Malbone, the home of Mrs. Bed
low, and that it will be occupied by L. =
Grant, Jr, after his marriage with the mil
ionaire's daughter. The price named is more
thar one hundred thousand dollars.
A despatch from John p. Howard, ESD,
at Queenstown, yesterday, TO his friends
try. lie expects to Ice in burlington before
many days.
We notice from Il late ,ss,,c of the Newark
(N. J. Adcertiser, that Benz. F. Roby, form
erly of this city, is chairman of the Rcpub-
lican Executive Committee Of the Second
Ward of that city and We are quite ready
10 DtIltEc tUt ttiElililtff Is lil,.hillH
things lively in that quarter
Thomas Hughes, the eminent English
statesman and author, will sail for this coiIn-
try on the steamer Germania. on the 12lh
proximo. His business here is nominally to
supervise the organization of the Tennessee
Land Company, IA company formed in Bos-
ton in 1878, under the name Of The Board
of Aid to Land Ownership, the object being
to found colony or colonies on cooperative
basis, and assist the worthy and industrious
poor TO locate thereon.
1t is now said that W. II. ii. Murray il
doing large commission business in Liver
pool, and has prospect of, at no distant
period, coming back to the sceEr Of his for-
mer triumph and defeat. aud wiping out all
his Indebtedness.
The Brandon Caion says that the connec-
ton of Mr.. J. 5. Cilley with the graded
school has probably ceased, the reduced
| grand list of the town making necessary re-
trenchment of school expenses to an extent
which will deprive them Of Mr.. Cillcy's val
liable services. Mr.. Cilley is one of the
best educators in the State, and the Brandon
school will suffer serious loss If he is allow
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