Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-22
PERSONAL.

The oath is announced Of Ella Blaisdell.
the violrist She was well known in this
city, having appeared here often.
Rev. Mr.. Bemis, after eight or ten years
Of faithful service, is about TO close his
labors as Secretary of the Vermont Bible
Society. and will probably take an appoint
mcrt in the Vermont Conference. Rev. MIR.
ro:.u,y of Earrc is expected to succeed him
in the Bill l.rld.
Gladstone IS in his I'D year.
John Mckinney, brother Of Road Master
Mckinney, of the Missisquoi Railroad, has
returned to Richford after an absence of nine
years, during which lie has been on whaling
cruise to the Arctic SEA, and built u govern
ment railroad on the Sandwich Islands. meet
ing with many strange adventures. After
few weeks rest he is to enter upon rail-
road enterprise in Mexico.
| George ". Randall Of Waterbury, Joel
| Foster, Jr., of Montpelier, and o. l.. lloyt
of Plainield have been appointed highway
I commissioners for Washington county, under
the new law.
William Maxwell, the Temperance lee
turcr is still meeting with great success in
England where large reform clubs are being
formed under his personal direction.
George W Grandey, Jr., who has for five
years past been in charge of the offices OF
the Crown Point railroad and the Crown
Point Iron Mines COMPANY, at lIammondville,
n. y, has accepted proposal from the
Port Henry Iron Company 10 take charge OF
their office at Port Henry, and will enter
upon his duties May list. He was rendered
very complimentary ovation last Saturday,
hy two hundred citizens of llammondvillc,
AMI in assurance Of their warm regard for
him and their appreciation of his worth,
he was publicly presented with some valu
able gifts, as tokens of their goodwill ant
good opinion.
Deacon William Il; Bixby, one the oldes
and most esteemed citizens Of Ncrgennes,
died Tuesday night last, in the eighty -secont
wear Of his age. We believe. lie came &c
Vergenncs in 1928, and his long and active
life has been devoted to the mercantile bust
ness up to within few years, when c. a
; Booth, Esq, purchased the stock o
hardware Of the Deacon and his sol
: William c. He Joined the Congrega
;ional church in 1924. and tilc'
for a long series of years the Office of deacon
3 also that of Suniay-school superintend
t emit lie has always been an active work
i. ing member of the church and died stron
, in the faith Of the religion he prolcsscd. Ii
Y has been s,aunch temperance man and
/ prominent advocate of reform. In this n
. gard few men in Addison comfy would i
/, more generally regretted. lie leaves y so
If and daughter, Mrs. Bissell, widow of Il
n late Chas IL. Bisscll, and VIM. G.. BiXb,
u =, both of whom were with him during his la
illness. Deacon Bixby had an extensive a
n quaintancc and his death will be deeply !
mentcd The funeral will take place fro
~, his late residence at o'clock, Friday afte
=. noon.
, Private. letters from President ang'
dated at Picking, February 2lst, announ
T., the continued good health OF himself and !
il family. They had found the autumn al
winter weather thus far very fine, and mild
bo than in the northern part of this COUNT
i'll There had been no rain in Peking since st
h, tcmber, and but few flakes OF snow. 1
W. regents of Michigan University having I
id tended Mr.. Angels leave OF absence.
I'm will no doubt remain in China another ye
rs returning then, probably, via Europe.
W. Frank L. Woodruff, University of V
CIV mont, -, and William ID. Smith, MIDI
ill bury, rs, of the senior class in the I'M
Theological Seminary, passed credita
DIV examination, last week, and were llcen'
asst TO preach 10y the Manhattan Association
hli New York.