Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-01-07
PERSONAL.

Col. Charles II. Lewis, LID, of Boston,
arranged to pay the salaries of at least six
professors endow scholarships, erect new
buildings, etc, for Lewis College Oalc Nor
wich University.
Ossian f. Ray, who has been elected to
Congress by the Republicans of the Third
New Hampshire district, to fill tho vacancy
caused by the recent death of Congressman
Farr, was born i'll IIinesburg.- Sern'eu'
Dec. 10, 1885. His iather, now living, Is 4
farmer and a respected citizen, while on his
mothers side he is descendant Of Captain
James Greene of Waterbury, Vermont, who
was brave officer in the war of 1872, and
was mor;ally wounded in the battle OF Platts
burgh The son fitted for college in Yer
mont, but for lack of means did not COM
plete u liberal education. He has filled
many important public positions including
solicitor for the county of Goes two years, Il
representative to TIE Legislature and United
States Attorney for the district of New
Hampshire, which latter Office he now holds
He received his military title from an ap-
pointmcnt upon the staff of Governor Pres
colt. He is an intimate friend of Gen. ".
W. Grout, VI. C.-elcct from this district.
The Vermont Chi0Ricle calls attention TO
the educational work which sons of Yer
mont are doing in Oregon. 1t says:
"Thc roll of their names simply would not
he short one, nor without heroic names
and deeds Early in time. if not first on it,
in this field, stands Rev. George II. Akin
son, whom Newbury gave 10 the church and
to the world. After him come the three
Marshes, President Sidney ii. Marsh, ID. d.,
and his brothers, who went forth from Bur
lington, of whom two are not, but one re
mains, professor in Pacific University; and
then in the same University Rev. John X.
IIcrrick, ID. D., who, born in Essex, served Il
successful pastoratc at Malone, n. Y, and
as Professor of Theology in Bangor, Maine
Besides Professor Marsh, President llerrck
has for his staff Professor William Ferrin,
son of Dr. Perrin of Plainiicld. These all,
with others like Rev. C.. A. Huntington, in
the same field"
The Boston correspondent OF the Hartford
Times tells the following story about W. ii.
H. Murray When he was in Boston he
made efforts TO placat, some of his unlor
tunatc creditors. One of them holds a check
for 81, 200, which Mr.. Murray gave him on n
bank in which he had no funds. As he was
liable TO criminal prosecution, he sent some
of his friends TO effect an amicable settlement.
They pleaded cloquently and long in behalf
OF Mr.. Murray, who, they assured him,
would pay the claim in full, if he would he
given time They asked him 10 take his
note in settlement, and AT maturity it would
he paid. ''Gentlemen, said the victim, who
had heard what was to be said. 81 will ac-
cept Mr.. Murray's note for one, two or three
years, nj six per cent, if yoH will only en-
dorsc it." A painful silence followed, and
then every mothers son of them happened TO
remember that he had an important engage
mcnt elsewhere, and all Of them rushed into
the street so quickly that it is feared that
something serious has happened 10 them AS
not one of them has been seen or heard from
since. The holder Of the check still keeps it
rs evidence.
The late Mr.. James Z. Brown of kittan-
ing, Penn, has left 10 various benevolent in
stituticns the magnificent sum of one million
six hundred and eighty thousand dollars,
This is to be used for home and foreign mis-
siors, education, etc.