Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-15
PERSONAL.

Prof. A. Ii. Bingham of Meriden, Conn,
who died at Brattlcboro, recently after a
lingering illness, was born in Cornwall,
March ~, 1892, AMI had been principal of
the High Schools in Wcstield Mass, and
Merden, Conn, and of the academies at
Brandon and Essex, n. Y.
| Herbert Gladstone made his maiden speech
in the House of Commons during tho Canda-
har debate, and made such a favorable I'M
preston that he was greeted with ringing
cheers at the close, and was told by Mr.. Glib
son, amidst general assent, that "the House
recognized qualities in him which would
lead to distinguished position
Moody and Sankcy left san Francisco Fri
day for the East. A closing meeting was
held Thursday and $50, 900 was raised to pay
of the debt on the Young Mems Christian
Association building. A gentleman sub
scribed $4,000 besides for the use of the
association in cvangcistic work. Of the
$4,000. Mr.. Moody pledged large amount
und large subscriptions were made by Nor
ris X. Jesup, William L. Dodge, c. Van
derbilt, New York; Cyrus Mccormick,
Chicago; Frederick Billings, Woodstock, VT,
and other Eastern friends of the Association
work. Messrs. Moody and Sankcy have been
laboring continuously on the coast for six
months and the result has been large acccs-
)ns TO all churches.
Master Milo benedict, the youthful pianist
of Cornwall, VT, is studying music with Mr.,
Carlyle Petcrsilea of Boston. A chamber
concert by Master Milo, assisted by Miss
Ellen Barrett, soprano, Mr.. kuntz, viplinist,
and Mr.. Pctersilea, is announced for next
Saturday afternoon, in Boston, with an at
tractive programme.
Mrs. Lydia ID. Parker, widow of Theodore
Parker the eminent divine, died at her resi-
dencc in Boston, Saturday evening. Mrs.
Parker. who was a daughter nf Mr.. John
Cabot was born in Newton, in 1914. While
visiting her cousin in Watcrtown she became
acquaintan,cd with Mr.. Parker, who was
teaching school in that place, and they were
united in marriage April 20, 1887. She
was very domestic IN her habits, and cssaycd
but little in the literary line, although she
rendered her husband excellent service in the
way of copyist. and, when his biography was
compiled, assisted the historian to great cx-
tent in deciphering the manuscript of her
husband, the latter being an indifferent
pcnman.
Robert A. Perkins, sometime of the
Woodstock Post, has gone to Chicago where
he has an engagement as n writer on one of
the daily papers.
Mr.. George |. Scncy, President of the
Metropolitan National Bank of New York,
has Just given S5OOO0 to the Wesleyan
Female College at Macon, Ga, and has also
increased TO the same amount gift of Sl0,-
900 which he recently made to Emery Col
lege at Oxford, Ga.
The Hon. Benjamin f. Butler after a
stormy passage in the yacht, the America,
reached Nassau, n. F., on the 18th ult., and
thence cleared for Havana. When the City
of Austin, from New York, afterward en-
tered the harbor, passenger loosely inquir-
ed of the colored pilot if any of the old pirates
and buccaneers still infested the waters.
NO, sah not now," was the instant reply
''Capen Ben. Butler sail away in dc Ameri-
ky yesterday"
The death is announced. at his home in
Roxbury, Friday, of Stephen n. Stockwell,
tor many years connected with the Boston
Journal Mr.. Stockwcll was born at Hard
wick. Worcester county, Mass, August 81,
1923, and at the age of II was appreniced
to the printing trade. In 1912 he removed
to Boston and entered the composing room
Of the Boston Journal. After some years
service Mr.. Stockwell began reporting, and
soon became chief reporter, then managing
editor, and subsequently one cf the pro-
pri0tOrs of the journal, a position he held
until few weeks since when he was COM
PEELED to resign on account OF his failing
health, which had been undermined by his
close attention to business. For many years
Mr.. Stockwel resided in East Boston, and
represented that section of Suffolk county
in the legislature for two years, and in the
Senate for one year. He was 4 prominent
member of the Maverick street Univcrsalst
churc.i and superintendent of the Sunday
school. In 1861 he was member Of the
common council.