Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-01-05

Inc government lost an unusually ctlicicn
servant by the death of Albtit b. HcrricE
| the sanor assistant United States district at
torney in the southern district Of this Slate
Though possessing ample private means, h,
preferred 10 work, and devoted himself t.
his official duties with great zeal aud fidelity
lie also hada large private practice. In 50
cial life he was a dignited, courteous anc
cultured gentleman. Few men have achicv
cd more honorable fame in so short life
time. - Troy Times.
The will of the late Sir Hugh Allan divide.
his estate equally among his family. Eigh
daughters will receive $4,000 each on at
inining their majority, during their minority
receiving an allowance Of 81, SEQ per nnnum
Ills married daughters will receive the inter
est on their portions from the present tim,
until ticcstale is finally wound up, which vii
occur wb n the youngest son atains his ma
joii'y Hugh Montague and Bryce }. Allan
Will BE- mad partners IN the firm now as
their portions. Alexander h Allan gets
sou, 600 and a deed for the property on
which he now lives, at BrOckvilc Hull
Montague Allan is made heir to Ravens
craig. with 800 per week to keep it In is
present condition and style. At the settle
mcnt of The estate, Hugh Montague will &c,
onc-half, Bryce James onr-fourth, and Ar.
thur Edward onc-fonrth of tao mel residue.
None OF the ships are to be sold to pay tn,
legaclcs, the amounts to come out o, the 81.
due. The icstntor directs that the firm ht
carried on as at present. There are 10 relia
bic data regarding the value Of the cstat , but
u Is estimated at from $4,000, coo to So
100000
One of the curious letters which G n. Gar.
held received during the presidential cam
l.tf nc tl1..
field We are building new church over
hy the old WE'LL wen have it done by the
third Lords day in August. We want YOU
to send US a new Bible for the pulpit. We
don't want no extra fine Bible. bu, a good,
plain Bible, With leather covers and printed
on the back in yaller letters: Presented to
the church at the old well by James A Gar
ilcld.' Now, Brother Garfield, | wouldn't
have you to not send this Bible fur the price
OF fifty Bibles, fur I'm dimicrat, and have
always been II dimcrat, and ali the male
members of our church are dimicrals unan-
imously, but when cody man is put up fur
big offs we're goin to go fur him There
fore hopn you'll send on tie Bible re-
main your ailcctionatc dimicralc brother in
Christ. p. 81 manufacture chawing to.
hacker. If you chaw | would like to send
you box Gen. Garfield sent down to
Ni''ci"ou III = ~ bloIc anu naO III marked
with the ''yaller letters and sent it as re-
questcd.
heard a delicious story the other day
about Governor Fish when he was secretary
OF State, Mr.. Orth and Mr.. Maynard. When
Ortiz and Maynard were appointed ministers
to Austria and Turkey, Mr.. Fish was very
much concerned lest they should not observe
the social prophecies when they should reach
the other side but he didn't know exactly
how to meet the difficulty. Finally he hit
upon PLAN and sending for Or,h, said
something like this TO the Indiana statesman :
| MIR. Orth. ! have favor to ask you. "
| Anything can do for you, Mr. Secretary,
will be glad to-" Thank you, Mr.. Orh,,
thank you, sir you're very good. Mr..
Maynard you know, is an excellent gentle.
man, but he is no, accustomed to the WAYS
OF society AS you and | are, and the secre-
tary smiled pleasantly Mt the guleess Orth,
who had on sly-blue necklie and unhlack,
cned boots. Aftcr having clinched his point,
| he continued 81 am afraid h. will invent
some startling innovation on the costume us
utl among gentlemen when they are out in
society. lie may s,artIc the foreign urts
with rcd neck,ie and suck coat, ard now
what want to ask you, Mr.. Ortiz is to give
him hint as You are both going over on the
same steamer, about what you or | would
wear on social occasions the dress coat
black trousers and waistcoat, and the simpl,
white lie. You will know precisely how t,
do it, and you will oblge me greatly by at
tending 10 matter of so much importanc,
as you, as member Of polite society, know.
- washington Correspondence Boston Post