Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-27
free ptess 4 Gimes.
PERSONAL.

Rev. Elbridge Mix, ID. D., formerly of
this city, preached his farewell sermon, last
Sunday, in the First Presbyterian church of
Orange n, j., of which he has been pastor
for - years. No less than four other clergy
men of that city have recently resigned
Windsor correspondent Say ; uf the APP
pearance of s. NJ Waite, at Windsor, on
wednesday
His appearance as he hobbled with diff
Guilty from the carriage up the court house
stairs was indeed calculated to inspire pity
His face was pale and haggard, his body
was bowed and he leaned heavily upon his
cane and seemed like man past 20 instead
of a little more than so. Evidently he is
but "A mere wreck of his former self. There
are not Il few people who believe that he will
never be tried by any earthly tribunal.
The negotiations for the appearance of Ed
win Booth at Berlin are not likely to have
any present result. Mr.. Booth will probably
return to the United States in July on ac-
count of the health of his wife.
Dr. J. IL. Baxter for many years Medical
Purvcyor, L. ). A, is to be appointed SUI
geon-General, u. 5. A. lie is son of the late
Hon. Portus Baxter of Derby, and married
Miss Florence Tryon, niece of the Hon.
Otis NorcrOss of Boston.
Mr.. Moody is at Mortified, Mass, where
he will remain during the Summer. In Au-
gust conference for Bible study Is to be
held, in which Rev DIR. Andrew Bonner,
the distinguished Scotch clergyman, will par
ticipate as IA teacher Messrs Moody and
Sankey are considering an invitation to 90 to
Scotland in the Fall.
There was an animated debate in the Sen
ale, Thursday, upon the Kellogg resolution,
which requires the department to inform the
Senate as 70 the States from which persons
are appointed to Office Mr. Morrill, of Yer
mont moved to table the resolution and said
it was degrading TINT the United States Sen
ate should h" made the Scene of scramble
for patronage. lie said Vermont hal men
assigned 10 her who did not belong to the
State, hut that was a matter Of no conse-
quencc that the only thing necessary was
that good clerks should be secured.
DIR. u. H. Onion died at his home in Mil
ton, Wednesday evening, aged "a, of old
age. br. Onion graduated from the Medical
Department of the L. V. NJ, in 1927. Some
ten years since he rclinquished practice on
account of declining strength and has since
lived quietly. Ills wife died two years ago.
William ii. Robertson, the new collector
of New York, was born at Bedford, West
chester county, October 10, 1928, and was
educar,d at the Union Academy in thai
place. lie studied for the bar, and was ad
miticd in lS41. lie was u member Of the
Assembly in 1919 and 1850, of the STATE
Senate in 1854, 1855 and from 1872 contin
uously to the present time. From 1874 tC
date lac has acted as President pro ten. Of
that body. He was county judge of West
chester county twelve years; Presidential
elector in 1860; Representative in the For
tieth Congress delegate to the National con
ventions in 1864, 1876 and $780, and dele
gate To Wing and Republican State conven
tons for years he was a member of the Re
publican State committee for ten successive
years. In 1876 Williams College conferred
the degree of LII. ID. upon him.
General Francis A. Walker, superintendent
of the United States Census, has been chOseI
president of the Massachusetts Institute o
Tecbpnlorv and will cnier unon the per
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i0rIl'iilee ol his u:.lifs III o.t1o a',
walker was o",n III noS'on ~ Io .sfo ""u
uated from Anherst IN iooo. Ila' ~.
stuuleu law wa, rev llloh'hs nc en'eleu , 'n ~
army III looi, peciihc ASSISTANT -. ~
'ouch Drisaue III oIP'ci'i 49, u M Sam
year anlu,an u S' ,I a,a ~ " ,bi
IN august looG Noion9, on .he s' aue VI an'
second Army NoiPS III He.e"n 1oe. iI U an'
bleNe, i'.II, lu io va
wo''i.'eu ~ m si' aii.I wa" 90
the war he was teacher in Williston Semi
nary al Easthampton from 1910 10 tooo u
tics If ,hc Treasury Denortment at Wash
lnrton, and subsequently for several year.
was Professor of Political Economy and His
tory in the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale
College. lie is best known, however, II
connection with his admirable superIntend
ency of the taking of the United States cen
sus in 1870 and 1880.
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