Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-02-18
PERSONAL.
Prof. Edward Ii. Griffin of Williams Col
lege has been transferred to the char "i
Rhetoric in that institution.

Prof. Edward H. Griffin of Williams Col
lege has been transferred to the ciialr "
Rhetoric in that institution.
The United States Bank is the name ot
new national bank about to be established II
New York city, with L. S. Grant as fresi
dent and L. c. Murray, VIM. K. Ir'ver
and H. v Newcomb as incorporaiors; 'ipl
tai, $4,000
Vennor, the weather prophet, is d Srh..e'
as a "red-headed man of about thltiN HN'
ycars-a weather-beaten fellow, who Las "fei
surveying and exploring III tanad' H'hc'
1865" lie is naturalist and is 10" en-
gagged in getting up book IN lie "l'd' "
Canada"
The late John NJ Pinkerton OF l" ton
after making bequests TO several r'la' 'Hes
provides in his will that his executor hal
pay over to the Trustees of the PlnkrrtoI
Academy in Derry n. H., the sum ci ZOO,
600. The academy was founded 10y th'
grandfather of the testator.
Madame Anna Bishop-who became II
1881 Lady Bishop--the second wife oil III
Henry Bishop, the composer. and has sinc'
passed through two matrimonial meta
morphoses as Signora Bochsa and Mrs
Schutz-Monday night, at Stcinway Hall
sang to third generation of New York aud
itOrs.
GEORGE Jones of the New York 1fmtS has
issued a printed notice to subscribers Oh th'
Gen. Grant fund announcing that the enllrt
amount of $3.50 900 had been raised. Messrs.
Mackay of California, Jay Gould and vii
liam H. Vanderbilt each subscribed S25, 900,
and Sidney Dillon $4,000.
William Astor and John Jacob Astor, sons
of William b. Astor, and grandsons of old John
Jacob Astor, are estimated TO be worth fifty
millions of dollars each, all of which was III
herited from their grandfather. William t.,
Astor left his own property, worth several
millions, to his own grandchildren.
Moody and Sankey have been in San Fran
cisco twelve weeks, and their meetings are OF
more interest than at any former period.
Their influence is spreading up and down
the coast The churches are receiving large
accessions of members. Forty students of
the University of the Pacific are numbered
among the converts.
Hiram ID. Smith, NJ. d., of Nicholvlllr,
n. Y, who died Feb. 4ih. was born i'll Will
liston, VT, Nov. 3rd, 1918. lie graduated
at the Medical College in 1S56, in August
of the year following went to Nicholviile
where he built up large practice, and dled
universally lamented. He was called from
time to time TO fill various offices in the gift
of the people, and filled them all with
honor lie leaves wife, three sons and tw"
daughters TO mourn their loss.
George l. Seney president of the Metro
politan National Bank of New York, is at
tracing considerable attention by his liberal
donations Within short time he has
given TO the Wesleyan University, Middle
town, Conn, S125, 900; TO the Long Island
Historical Society, SG2, 900 to the Indus
trial Home for Destitute Children IN Brook
lyn, y. Y, so, 900 and considerable sums
10 various other objects. lie is reported to
I've the principal proprietor Of the religious
weekly paper called Tie NethOdist. lie is Il
son of a Methodist clergyman and an active
la yman of the Methodist Episcopal church.
William H. Wander bilt has paid TO Com
mander ii. ii. Gorringc the cost of tran
sporting the obelisk from Alexandria 10 New
York, and erecting it in Central Park. lie
originally agreed 10 pay only for the cost OF
Transporting the obclisk, as it was not known
that II rested on Il pedestal. When, how
ever, Commander G0rringr eXcavated the
sand from about the base OF the ohelisk, he
discovered pedestal, with three courses OF
steps, which were evidently from the same
quarry as the obelsk itself. Commander
Gorringe, recognizing the Importance OF his
discovery, both historically and arch1ologic-
ally, brought the pedestal and steps with
him at an extra cost of $50, 900, which Mr..
Vanderbilt included in his original oifer by
paving the entire bill.