Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-03-25

The Dominion government has granted
$4,000 to erect monument to the memory
Of Sir George f. Cartier.
The Springfield Republican says that Mr..
Billings opposed the last issue of Northern
Pacific stock, and urged that the distribution
should at least proceed no faster than the
completion of the road.
Lady Blanche Murphy, well
writer, died at North Conway, N. H., Mon
day Her history is romantic one. She
was daughter of the Earl of Gainsborough,
England. Ten years ago she clipped and
married music teacher named Murphy,
since which time they have resided in Amer
lea The remains will be sent TO England
for interment.
George s. Henry, formerly of Waterbury,
died of consumption in Kingston, North
Carolina, at the home of his sister Mrs. DIR.
Miller, February 10Th. lie was born in
Waterbury, July alst, 1s47; was the son Of the
Hon. James NJ Henry, and the youngest of
a family of eight children, four of whom are
still living brothers, General W. W,
Henry of this city, and John F. Henry OF
New York city, and two sisters. Mrs. Solo
mon Green of Richmond and Mrs DR. Miller
Of Kingston, n. c. His mother, Mrs NATL
da Tenney. is still living in Waterbury. In
1864 he enlisted in Company X, Seventeenth
Var,,nnt V,luntaorS AMI snryei mill the
end Of the war lie has since that time been
with his brother, John +. Henry of New
York, who, only few weeks before his
death, sent him South for his health. lie
leaves a wife and young daughter.
Ex-Parson Murray is SAID to be in Texas
seeking site for "A colony.
W. ID. Howells IS now engaged upon new
story entitled "A Fearful Responsibility,
which will be first published in Stri6nerS
Monthly, and will afterward appear in book
form from the press of James K Osgood X
Co.
The President has sent the following nom
nations TO the Senate Stewart l.. Woodford,
United States Attorney for the Southern Dis
trict of New York Asa W. Tenney, United
States Attorney, for the Eastern District of
New York Lewis F. Payne, United States
Marshal for the Southern District Of New
York; Clinton ID. MacDougall, United
States Marshal for the Northern District Of
New York.
The la nix of ID. Powers i Sons of Lam
singburgh has secured the services of Henry
l.. Lamb. The business experience, probity
and sagacity of the managers of the bank
have already attracted large business, and
they have awaited themselves of the expert
ence of Mr. Lamb in banking affairs, anu oil
his special aid in the investment OF funds In
safe and available securities. Troy Times.
Rev J. j. Noe, presiding elder of the Bur
lington district, has been confined TO his
room for the last four weeks with serious
illness For the past ri hours his symptoms
have been more hopeful.
Dr. Charles Osgood, president of the New
London Northern Railroad Company, died
at his residence in Norwich, Friday lie
leaves AL estate estimated TO he worth
q, 900, 600
As the result in part of the labors of
Messrs. Moody and Sankey, more than seven
hundred persons united with churches in
San Francisco and its suburbs on the first
Sunday Of this month.
Dom Piatt has retired from journalism
with the following valedictory Il have
built to myself fortress whose heavy stone
walls, cool in Summer and warm in Winter,