Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-08

Personal.
Col. Hooker of Vermont, at present ser
geant at arms of the House, is announced as
a candidate for the secretaryshp of the
Senate He IS backed by Senator Edmunds
and other Senators who are opposed to MIR.
Gorham's candidacy. Boston Journal
The most Rev. Archibald Campbell TAFT,
ID, d., LID, Archbishop OF Canterbury
and primate of all England, died on Sunday
morning. DR.. TAFT was the youngest son of
Crawford TAFT, a Scotch attorney, and was
born in Edinburgh, December 90, 1911. AT
ter receiving an academical education in
Edinburgh he went TO the University OF
Glasgow in 1927. In 1880 he was elected
an cxhibiiioner on Smells foundation to
Balliol College, Oxford where he was grad
uatcd bachelor of arts lie was later Eel
low and tutor in that college. 1t was while
acting as tutor that he took an active part in
opposing the spread of tractarian principles,
and drew the attention of the university to
the trac, written by Mr.. Newman for the
purpose of showing that the thirty-nine arii-
clcs of the Established Church could he hon
eslly subscribed to by those who held Roman
Catholic doctrines lie was always very
earnest in his opposition to this school of doc
trnaircs After the death of DIR. Arnold, in
1912, he was elected to succeed him as Lead
master OF Rugby School, and he filled that
position for eight years Over cXertion and
Il consequent illness led linn to resign his
position at Rugby and accept the dean
cry Of Carlisle While in this position
he engaged in Il great deal of extra
charitable work, and was ut the same
tine an active member of the Oxford
University Commission. Dr. Bloomfield hay
ing resigned the bishopric of London in 1856,
Ire ruit tpI a ~
1868 be proposed and successfully initiated
the scheme for raising fund of So, 900 0OO
in ten years, for supplying the deficiency of
church accommodation in Lendon. When
| DR.. Longley died, in 1868, DR.. TAFT was APP
pointed his successor As Archbishop of Can
terbury. He presided over the Church Con-
gress at Croydon in 1871 and the conference
of Anglican bishops at Lambeth in 1873.
Among his published works are two volumes
of sermons, and many articles contributed to
III. Edinburgh and North british ReCie'cs.
Hon. Frederick Billings of Woodstock,
with characteristic gener, sity, has completed
and presented to the Congregational church
at Woodstock an elegant and finely finished
parsonage costing $4,000 MIR. Billings
has been most generous bcnefact0r TO his
native town, having built beautiful chapel
costing SIG. COO. in addition to many other
acts of public beneiiccncc.
The y. NJ. c. A., of st. Johnsbury has
abundant reason to be grateful to the Messrs.
Fairbanks of that town, for many gifts anti
encouragcmcnts in their work. Prot. Henry
Fairbanks has given them the site they
story brick building for their occupancy.
Independent of all other offers, Messrs.
Horace and Franklin Fairbanks have offered
the society the building which was formerly
| known as the North church, and is now the
ST. Johnsbury Music hall, on condition that
the society raise funds to put the building in
good condition for public hall capable OF
seating 1900 persons, aud furnishing ii good
stage and fitting up the rooms underneath,
which Will cost about $500 or $4,000. The
building and situation is now worth 5000.
Mr.. L. NJ. Flagg, native of Windham
county, who has been in Italy for some -four
years, engaged in the study of vocal music,
recently made his debut in opera with such
success, that he has been engaged 10 sing in
grand opera, at Pistolia, Italy.
Frank Fraync, the actor, was discharged
from custody Saturday in Cincinnati, the
justice holding that the case did not com,
under the statute for manslaughter, as The
gun was not pointed at person, but at ar
object on Anna Won Behren's head,
The latest news from Conductor McAllis
Ter is TO the effect that he is as comfortable
as could be expected, under such painful
circumstances. The fractured bones have
been put in place, and there is no reason Il
think that the leg can not be saved.
Rear Admiral Robert IL. Wyman died il
Washington, Saturday. Admiral Wymal
entered The navy in 1897, and, as passcl
midslipman served in the Gulf during thu
Mexican war, being present at the Siege o
Vera Cruz. Ilc,was commissioned as lieut.
enant in 1850, held that rank when the wa
of the rebellion broke out and was in success
sive command of several vessels durin!
1863. Commanding the steamer Pawnee
he took part in the battle of Port Royal, il
November, 1861 In 1869 he commando,
the Potomac f1otilla, and on July 10th o
that year he was promoted to be commander
with which rank he fulfilled various dutie
assigned him, at sea and on shore. Com
missioned as captain July %, 1866, he com
manded the steam sloop Ticonderoga OF tn
European squadron from 1867 TO 1860, hay
ing previously been two years in comman'
of the steam frigatc Colorado, flagship o
that squadron. From 1869 to 1877 he was n
the photographic Office in Washington, o
which he was in charge from 1871. On July
10, 1872, lie was commissioned as commO
dorc, and on April 20, 1873, he was promot
cd to the rank of rear admiral. Subsequent,
ly he was in command of the North Atlantic
station.