Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-01-14
PERSONAL.

Vicc-President Wheeler denies the report
that he intends to marry.
Hon. phlelus Sawyer is pretty certain 1"
he elected to the Senate for Wisconsin.
Louisa Russell, granddaughter of Benedict
Arnold, died December 18Th, at Port Ar
lingtOn, County Cork, Ireland.
Charles r. Clement of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, has died in Philadelphia, aged 80.
lie was native of Norwich, Vt.
Gen. Garfield sent out nine thousard let
tiers from Mentor during the last quarter OF
1850, nearly all in answer 10 oilice-h'--ars.
Mile Bcrnhardl's original engaEein nj Of
one hundred nights has been extended to the
end Of April. Nile. L. appears in Chicago
this evening.
Gen. II. H. Thomas Of Chicago, formerly
of Brandon. and a graduate of Middlebury
College, who is member of the Illinois
Legislature, has been elected speaker of
the House of Representatives.
Hon. Inland Hall of Bennington was
chosen vice president for Vermont at the an
nual meeting of the New England Historical
and Genealogical Society, held in Boston
last week
Mr. Henry l.. Lamb, eX-superintcndent of
the New York banking department, is con
fined 10 his residence at West Troy by 4
= H., I,at
ter at last advices.
Mr.. Tennysons new play, The Cup,
which was produced in London last week.
is failure 1t was enormously praised by
the papers, but is generally condemned for
dullncss and want Of action. II is tundra
matte, and depends upon the costumes and
scenery for effect.
Mr.. Moody was followed to his lodgings a
fortnight ago by convert who wished to ask
whether it would be right, now that he had
professed to be 4 Christian, topay his whisky
bills. The evangelist told him To pay all his
debts, no matter how bad they might be,
and then TO make 4 new start.
Aureline c. Howard, one of the most
prominent and wealthy citizens of Windham
county, died at his home in Townshcnd,
Sunday, Of apopleyy, after short sickness.
o.,co Ia ,'I o.,o.I ,r,,.,,,r,,.,,,,
and Chester, where he formerly resided, in
the Legislature, and at the time OF his death
wos . diroc,or If tho poo,,,..s National Rank
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M Tos,or E;r.,s,.,, q, uoro,,,,.r ,I;,d
January occd n voo,s IT.. entered unon
tho ,,roo,;c. or medicine j., Noro,o,,n in
100, ,J ,.os oo,;ro1,. o,,,,,c,od i, tho ,,r,,.
,i,o of Lie rrosescio, until anon, t,vn v,,r-
oao whom ha cove If NJ, hecousc of f,ilinn
health II The. animal March mcc,in.. il,
1920 DIR Eiu..I ! was elected TOWN clerk.
and was annually elected thereafter his last
election being at the March meeting of 1850.
From this il will be seen that he has held the
office continually for IS years and about III
months 10 the time Of his death. lie was
postmaster for the period Of - wears from
lS37 tn 1852 He rcprescuied the town in
thc S,otc LEGISLATURE in 1871 and fSio
Mr.. d. b. Robinson, formerly of ST Al
perintendenl of the New Orleans division Of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad to ac-
cent the position of SUPERINTENDENT of the
Sonoma railway company, limited, with a
salary of $500 a wear. which is to he in
creased 81 900 wear until it amounts to
$1,000 The Sonoma railroad, which Is
now building, is to run northeast some 100
miles from Gulvmas \ farewell dinner
was given 10 Mr. Robinson in New Orleans a
few evenings since. where he received valu-
able presents from officers of the railroad
with which he has been connected since he
left the Central Vermont
While IN, late Mrs. Cross lt;,nrs, Eliot
was in Venice last summer rumors go, i..o
the newspapers that her husband LnI AZ
teu,ptcd suicide. i,a,l-Sr-1r- into ar
or that some trouble. at any rate. had .-
fouet him The Iondon Ey,,gjg.,. ,.,,.
giyes what !, asserts is the the true story of
tbc Ncr;c. adventure "Whih. thry were
op tboir wedding trim il i no lsr nov, tu
c,ncc.,I IA. e.,d r,rte- Mr. Cross lost coutr,I
If h;msclr eft N.rico ,pJ,brc,v himself from
the balcony If their residence. Uappilv. The
49,, and 40, .,rourd rockwell him ard In.
s,,r,,;r,I h,, o,l, "a bc nI,ced in e, homo
Tor the insane. This calamity ami lis con
scuucn, snr,ov arr believed TO have, Greatly
,-.,,t.
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Western correspondent has been cNalH-
lining an interesting set of hound and urin;
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