Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-12-03
PERSONAL.

Nineteenth OHIO district. Judge L. b. Tay-
lor, elected in October to be Gen. Garfield's
successor as Representative from the new
Nineteenth district, was elected to fill the
vacancy in the present Congress caused by
Gen Garficld's resigning his sent in the
House before the expiration of his term.
There was very light vote and Taylor's
majority was large
Hon Evorts w Fsrr monitor of conares,
from the Third New Uamnsb;re District
died at his home in JittIs,on Tuesdov
morning Ua ros 4 ro,;ra IS Ii,,,o,on ,ro,
born October 10 1slO ami after s,udv;,c in
the commop schools entered Tbe,sord Acodo-
my, Vermont, graduating July /, 1859 sub
sequently entering Dartmouth College En-
listing IN the Union army. he served -four
years, rising from the ranks to the position
of major, which he held in the Second and
in the Eleventh Regiments of New Hamp.
shire Volunteers. When he left the army
he studied law, and was admitted to the bar
in July, 1867, since which time he has prac-
ticcd. Three years later he was appointed
Assessor of Internal Revenue for the Third
District OF New Hampshire, holding the
office until it was abolished in 1878. In thai
wear he was appointed Prosecuting Attorney
for Grafton county, being re-apponted II
1876. He was a member of the Executive
Council in 1876, and two years later wa:
elected TO the Forty sixth Congress as Re
publican, receiving II, EOS votes agains
1865 for III. o. Kent, Democrat, an(
l,496 for johnson, National. In the recen
election he was returned by vote of 10, so;
against 1892 for Bingham. Democrat, ant
233 scattering.
Frank, youngest and an unfortunate son Of
Silas NJ. Waite, died suddenly at the age Of
90 at the family residence on ''thc terrace, >
the other DAY.
Col Albert Clarke, late of the st. Alban.
Messenger, will go to Washington soon will
his family to snend the winter Mrs Brad
lev Barlow has been suffering of late from
slight infrmity of her eyes and been receiv
ing medical treatment in Montreal. Hei
health is such that she does not wish tc
spend the winter in Washington and there
fore Mr. and Mrs. Clarke will occupy the
Barlow house there during the winter. Mr..
Clarke will at the same time attend to some
of Mr.. Barlow's correspondence
Alm0nt Barnes whose appointment d:
consul to Curacoa is credited to Vermont,
once lived in ST. Adams. lie went there
from Northern New York and was for &
time connected with the Messenger, and af
| forwards associated with Wilbur =. DAVIS il
the management of the Transcript. He wa:
there about three years and then went Il
Washington to clerkship in one of the de
partments and has not been in st. Alban:
nor in the State since. For the past wear Ii
has been consul to I.aGuayra.
Rev. F. s. Fisher, rector of St. Paul:
Episcopal church in Vercennes has resigned
| He will probably remain with his family il
| that CITY until January.
The Rev A D. Earle the noted revival
ist well known in Vermont preacbed hi,
fftieth anniversary sermon in BOSTON feu
DAYS ago. He declared that he had beer
the means Of making 15O 600 converts
conoraI cors,1 o,,o. ,;.;, =, noor,,,
on'i'i iepu' "i'ei 'isit Vi heai5
week In ashlngton, has returned TO his
| Ohio home. He went TO Washington on
nr;voto hrs;ross and dec,;,aJ a rnhI;c re
20 ' pa'0
cepuoh on MS arrival never uiu man
have n warmer greeting in that city. His
little home Was thronced with visitors and
- H.. -, ,,,,F s.. =. -. >. ~,
mt HIS io"hu niue time 10 a''enu 10 Tue
business that took him to the Capital. lie
heard good deal of advice, but it is appar-
emf ,ba, he intends 70 keen bis own counsel