Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-16

America. To his native town Mr.. Thayer
was liberal giver. He contributed $50,
QUO towards erecting a memorial hall, gave
$4,000 to the public library aud established a
fund OF $4,000, the interest Of which is to be
expended in keeping the cemeteries in repair.
lie leaves four sons and two daughters.
1t is now said that the facts connected with
Hon. George NJ. Dalo's recent arrest at St.
Louis were as follows Mr.. Dale with his
son Porter went to the theatre as sta ted
lie was not the worse for liquor. He left
the theatre at the close of the second act
When he reached the street he was accosted
by hickman on the lookout for fare and
lie declined the services of the hackman. A
second hackmsn here put in an appearance
and said that Mr.. Dale had hired him which
Mr. Dale denied in language more forcble
than polite. He then become importuna.c
and finally offensive going so far as to graz
pie with MIR. Dale, but he soon found he had
the wrong man to deal with and he was
severely handled for his oiliciousness. Sec
ing he was getting the worst of the cncount-
or the hackman yelled police and ran
away. A policeman happening along at that
time asked Mr. Dale TO accompany him to
the station house to explain the matter. After
recounting the incident he was asked il had
any firearms, when he at once produced n
revolver, unloadcd. lie was then charged
with carrying concealed weapons. Bail in
the sum of 800 was demanded, and furnish
and Mr.. Dale was allowed to depart When
the case came up for hearing no one appear
cd to enter a complaint, and Mr.. Dale was
accordingly released, profusc apologies being
rendered him on account of the inconvcn-
fences and indgnites he had been subjected
to.
The will of the late Henry Seybert Of Phil
adclphia, whose remains were cremated at
Washington, Penn, Wednesday, leaves an
estate Of considerably over 81 900, 600 almost
entirely TO educational and charitable pur-
poses. Among the public requests are the
following University of Pennsylvania, for
the endowment of chair OF mental and NOR
al philosophy, SG0,00O and for the cndow-
ment of ward in the wing for chronic dis
cases, 500, 900 city OF Philadelphia "Scybcrt
fund, for fuel and bread and the Education
al Home, 10000 each Society for the Pre-
vention OF Cruelty to Children, Society for
the Prevention OF Cruelty 10 Animals, Home
Missionary Society and Children's Hospital,
$4,000 each seventy-three requests of $1,000
and $1,000 each are made to various charita-
bic educational institutions and societies of
Philadelphia, The closing requests aggregating
S24G, 900. The residue OF the es ate, which
will, when all tho above requests are paid,
amount to over a million dollars, is left in
trust, to be used in the establishment OF two
similar institutions for the care and educa-
ton of boys aud girls respectively. For Il
number of years before his death Mr.. Sey-
bert was interested in the subject OF spiritual
ism, aud, while recognizing the great amount
of imposture mixed up with the subject, held
that it mcrited investigation to determine the
falsity or truth of its prctcnsions. In giving
to the University OF Pennsylvania the sum
of SEQ, 900 for the endowment of the chair OF
mental and moral philosophy he stipulated,
therefore, that an impartial investigation
should be made OF modern Spirtualism, as
well as Of other systems assuming to repre-
sent the truth.