Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-15

Mr.. and Mis- Niilam clark, Ol NOou-
stock, celebrated their golden wedding, Dec
9Th
S. b. Whitney has written Christmas
carol words by Ernest W. Shurtleff) which
G. d. Russell of Boston publishes.
Rev. John II. Worcester, Jr., now of
South Orange, n. j., has received call to
the Sixth Presbyterian church in Chiclgo.
Dean Bradley has given his consent to the
plan of a memorial 10 l.ongfelow in West
minister Abbey. The subscriptions thus far
amount to fjOO.
BY the new assignment of judges it vii
be seen that Judge Taft is to preside in
Windsor county, and he is very wclcomc.-
Woodstock Standard.
John b. Cough has recovered his health
and is lecturipg at the West. lie is now in
the 9th year of his life, and the 4lst in his
career as u lecturer.
Senator Edmunds, with the grim himor
that is so characteristic of him, admits that
the Republican kettle is "brown in some
places, but isn't hall as black rs the Demo-
cratic pot, which is making reflections upon
its mplexiOn.
u. NJ. Bennett, editor Of the newspaper
Truthseeker, died Wednesday. lie was a
well-k nown advocate of ultra-libcral doc.
trlnes and was imprisoned in the pcnllent-
larry ut Albany for one year for selling an
alleged obscene book.
"a New England Senator" tells an inter
viewer that he feels bound to vote for Cor.
ham for secretary because "his nomination
has never been cancelled and adds that the
New England delegation will 'put up
George W. Hooker for scrgeanl-at-arms and
support him throughout"
With the close of the present official year
General VIM. +. Lewis, town cl)rk of Nor
wich will have served the town in that ca
pacity for forty years continuously For
many years he has also filled the Office Of
town treasurer During the same time he
has also represented the town in the legisla-
turc for six years.
Victor Hugo, having, once acclaimed on
the unit v of the race, was asked whether he
would like to dangc a mulatto grandchid on
his knee. no" said he II should not ;
but would not prevent marriage between
IA daughter of mine anda negro; and should
reflect if such marriage took place, that
in the third generation touch OF the tar
brush lisa beauty
Hon. Josiah Graves Burton died at his
residence IN Rupert, recently, aged seventy
two years. Mr. Burton was all his active
life prominent citizen of his native town,
and of that section of Bennington county.
He was of high standing among the Odd
fellows. having been Grand Master and
Grand Representative. in the Gland Lodge
of the United States He had frequently
represented Rupert in the Legislature, and
was State Senator for two terms.
r. NJ. Bailey Esq has sold the Middlcbury
Register and his connection with it closed
with last weeks issue. Mr.. Baileyis writer
OF originality and force, and had convictions
which he was not afraid to express and the
editorial page of the Register was read with
interest if not with acquicsccncc. Moreover,
Mr.. Bailey made an excellent local paper of
the RegiSter,in all respects. For his future,
the FREE PREs, extends its best wishes.
Rev. Henry A. Rodgers of Montpelier has
accepted a call to become pastor OF the Main
street Baptist church. Worcester Mass, and
will begin his duties the first Sunday in Jan
nary. Mr.. Rogers is graduate of Yale
College, was for several years professor at
Granville College in Ohio, and prepared fol
the ministry at the Newton TncologicIl
Seminary lie has been located for nearly
five years at Montpelier, where his pastorale
has been very pleasant and successful.
The I.oungcr of the New York Tribune re.
marks: "llcnry Wilson orcc said to mt ri
COnklng aud Fentun: 'rhpy are smart M u
in their way, but Won will not fluid their nance
IN the archives or the county, among tht
public acts, in laws, piogrcss and tie trans
forming OF this from II provincial to ire,
| National society, like the Two Vermont sen
ators, Edmunds and Morrill,, who make tho
best State delegation Of our period in tn,
Senate
Henry c. Murphy, the Brooklyn Demo
cratic politician, lately deceased. is one o.
the men who have come pcrlously near bclua
president. When it was determined in th,
National convention of 1852 to abandon til,
statesmen and nominate some unknown man
Virginia was to name the man, and the Nir
GINA delegation named Franklin Pierce, wh'
received one one vote morcthan Mr.. Murphy
In the troublous, critical times OF lSj2-lS
Mr.. Murphy might have done better thai
General Pierce He could hardly have done
any worse.
A New York music publisher has in pres
a TIE Deum written and composed by Mrs
VS.. Hancock, wife Of Major Gen Hancock
and dedicated 10 ST. Cornelius's chapel o.
Governors island. Mrs. Hancock has for scy
era years been the organs,,of that church. Sh
has composed a number OF pieces of sacrc
music, among them Nenitc of admlttc
beauty, but never before consented to tn
publication OF any of her works. The L
Deum is said to be somewhat Wagneriar
although Mis- Hancock denies any spCci,
fondness for Wagner's music. A wcll-know
composer says that. taken rs Il whole, Il
knows of no musical work Of such impo
lance and merit by any woman.
, Governor Long has appointed Oliver Wen
/ dell Holmes, Jr., to be justice Of the 81
premc Court of Massachusetts, The ne
{ judge is about AZ years old, lie is a gradl
I ate Of Harvard College. He served in til
! war of the rebellion, and was severely woun'
. ed in the battle of Balls Bluff in the neck
r Antictam and in the foot at Frederick bur!
/ The experience of his father in seeking ft
' his son furnished the Doctor the theme #
his paper in the Atlantic Monthly in 1876,
entitled Seeking for the Captain" II
c served on General Scdgwick's staff and wit
= the staff of the Sixth Corps until the close
c the war, and began the practice of law shor
i ly after.
S Rev. David Copeland, ID. d., whose dea
: at Royalton, was briefly noted in the Fnl
= Press, was born in Braintrec, VT, Dec. 2
d 1892 lie was son of the late Rev. l.
C mund Copeland of the Vermont Method
: Conference and was graduated from Weslc,
o an University in 1853. lie engaged as pri
d cipal of the Monroe Academy, IIcprett
e n. y, during the same year and in 1856
l. teacher Of natural science and mathcmali
k in Pulley Seminary, Fulton, N. \. l
l. joined the Genessee Conference in 1853, al
:. was then appointed principal of the Sprin
&c field Academy, now the Griffith lnstitu
n N. Y, In 1865 he was elected president
/ the lIillsboro Female College, Ohio, and
e 1872 assumed the position of principal of I
Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Penn. II
Re mother resides in Barre, and II brother
n Iyndonvile is the only survivor of fam
a of seven children.
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