Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-14
PERSONAL.

A despatch from London, Eng stntcs
that Lady Rose, wife of Sir John Rose OF
Montreal, Can, and Qneenssga.e' kensing-
ton county. Eng is dead. The deceased is
daugb' of l,,beit Emmett Temple of
Rutland, VI. L
We regret to announce the death Of the
estmabc wife of Mr.. Henry Il. seymour,
which occurred about . o'clock this, morning.
She had suffered for long time from n
drorsical affection called leuco-cythema, but
had been able to ride out on every pleasant
day. She passed away quietly and without
apparent pain. Her age was about sixty
years. The two younger sons, Edmund and
William, were at home but the eldest con,
Julius II. of New York, did not arrive I'M
til this morning. Her death is a heavy blow
to the family, and large circle of friends
| will sympathize with them In their sad al
Fiction. The funeral will be held ut the
family residence at 10 o'clock on Saturday |
morning-St. Adams Messenger, Thurs |
bay
Nathaniel b. Willston, SO years old, died
at his residence at Brattlcboro, wednesday.
lie was born In Northampton. lie carried
on a druggist business in Brattleboro for
many years lie was connected with the
Windham comfy bauk, aud the First Ma
; tional bank, which succeeded it. lie lost
/ considerable money, it is SAID, through bis
business relations with Silas NJ. Waite. lie
was highly esteemed for his charity and
e henevoence. He leaves no relatives nearer
than grandson.
Henry B. Williams OF San Francisco,
; Cal, has received the order OF knghthood
! from King Kalakaua, of the Sandwich Is
l lands, and accordingly he is now "Sir Henry
Williams" Sir Henry is the head OF the
g Pacific Mail steamship company and the
eldest son of the late Hon. Norman Williams,
in whose memory the beautiful library build
II ing is now being erected on the site OF the
c old home, in this village, by another son,
/. DR.. Edward II. Williams of Philadelphia. -
II Woodstock Standard.
I, Rev. Mr.. Mccall, lately OF Saylesvillr,
l. II. l., who has accepted call TO the Congre-
l. gatonal church in st. Adams commences
N his labors in his new field next Sunday. lie
II is young gentleman of 81 years OF age and
&c a fnc preacher and thinker.
X Although Tennyson was appointed post
u laureate in 1850, after the death of Words
% worth, and is now nearly IS years old, he i:
" not peer Of the realm, but the London
y Morning Post, au aris,ocra,lc authority, an
u nounccs that the distinction will soon be con
u ferred upon him. Perhaps the honor is t.
be the Queens reward for his poem in mem
Dry Of John Brown, whose praises never fai
TO receive her most lavish approval Ten
nyson's life has been passed chiefly in re
n llTpUltUl On INT lSlc VI NllBut sli,S III
marriage the year following his appointment
X as poet laureate, and probably he cares it'll
it for the tituar honors which arc to be con
IA fcrred upon him, but as the first OF livin
mt poets il is cmncntly proper that he SHOULD
be receive whatever distinction inheros in III
peerage, and the Queen will afford NOR
o,, pleasure to his admirers th1n TO himself b.
- making him peer.
NJ Col. NJ. W. Burns, harbor master in Ne,
is York citv, died Friday morning, aged 4
he years. lie served with distinction in th
to war of the rebellion and was severely wount
ed cd at FAR Oaks, from the effects Of which h
90 never fully recovered. In the Fcnian il
an vasion of Canada in 1866, he was Adiu,ar
General under Gen. Sweeney, was arrcs'e
by Gen. Barry, under orders for Prcsider
no johnson. and was released six days aftt
he by order of Secretary Stanton. He was al
h pointed weghcr 1T the New York custoi
IN, house, and then harbor master.
III. Hon. b. D. Harris Of Brat,leboro has n
ION ccivcd $50, 900 verdict in his favor in
an railroad suit Of Pittsburgh, Pa.
IN Rev. j. q. johnson of Rutland has q
ac- cllned the call gwen him by the Congrcg
ticnal church at New London, Conn
ed Capt. A. Z. Leavenworth principal
asst Castleton academy, was seriously Injured |
,od a recent fall. lie was unconscious for son
time.
ny Rev. A. j. Barrow of Upper Falls, Mar
M land. has accepted q call to the rectorship
ne st. Peters church, Bennington
lni Rev. Leavitt Bartlett Il native Of Cove
,ci try, has received the appointment OF Hon
~ Missionary superintendent Of New Mexit
es and Arizona.
err The Prince of Wales has been re-elect'
IS Grand Master of the Grand Lodge OF FIR
rst Masons, EngIand
80 The eyaugelists Moody and Sankey open'
IT. their services at S,epney Thursday in the irC
~ building in which their meetings were co
es Quoted at Islington, it having been transfe
,cd red from the latter place to Stcpney. The
lie. mission at Wandswoith, which has just co
IT. cluded, was highly successful.
ia. Rev. VIII c. Wood, recently OF Scitua'
lin Mass, has accepted an invitation to the ty
[iss churches of Stauscad p. Q, and Der
Centre, VT, to supply year
Mr.. Matthew Arnold will spend Christnl
in New England returning immediate
after to New York, where lie will dcliy
Els his lecture on Emerson, ere his departl
for England.
lid A man in New South Wales knows "
the wrote the plays generally ascribed to Sha
- speare. There is nothing mean about III
60, man and for $50, 600 he will reveal I
HUI name OF the author to the London Sha
iter pearan society.
in One of the twenty copies with HI
Iblc Charcs's dedication of the Indian Bit
, of nublished in 1868, was sold in New York
Wednesday. for $3.50. 1t belongs to I
poh estate of the late Joseph Cooke, who pa
Dut $3.50 for it..
w, %. The Pail Mall Gasette has been in,ervie'
~ , ing Mary Anderson, VIII, said 81 ha
"p Wy, learned to take delight in England. Ii
your ways, your people, and even your mu
T., abused fogs. l ouly laugh ut tnem. Tn
~ afford most beautiful atmospheric effects
..in, Referring 10 her presentation to the Pril
a I'D ID and Princess of Wales, she observed
'an, acknowledge to y little nervousness VIII
va. playing before them for the first time.
=, 49, was not nervous because in the presence
H., ~" ROYALTY, but rather feared the Prince of Wa
~ as a critic, for knew he had seen all
,s,1 famous artists of the present generation
lful Samuel j. Iiiden's generosity is questo
nit Cd The statement was made by the ''0I
p to that he had provided in his will for lcsvi
first bis large double house on the south side
l at Gramercy Park (Which has cost with
,ing ground about $500, 0O0), and his collect
ting of books, engravings, etc, as free gilt
was the public, the control of the bequest to
loo in the hands of John Bgelow, Henry WI
nest terson and Manton Marble. Several intlma
lille friends of Mr.. Tiden, when asked about
leas alleged bequest by Tribune reporter, 50
had that they had heard nothing whatever OF
mic proposed free public library and art CALLER
ord "What Mr.. Tilden proposes to do with
did large estate | do not believe any o
be- knows" said one of them. Certainly he
t he one of the last men to make such an annouo
and ment rs that given in the World, wheh 81
.y), Gle codicll to his will or ire burning in
lib. Omen crate would end tn" chcme II he 50
title iii to change his mind Il. ,.ly time"
owe mn. +, rotororoo ia Al