Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-20

Hon. Ii. n. liibbard Of Chicago was chos-
en- last week lay delegate to represent the
Chicago Presbytery in the General Assembly
Of that denomination, which meets at SaratO-
Ia in May.
Mcssrs. Moody and Sankcy and their party
sailed from Liverpool for this country on
the 18th inst.
Co. John c. Seams of Bradford has just
received $4,000 lack pension.
When Dr. j. NJ. Gregory, formerly regent
Of the Illinois Industrial University. was n
boy lie used to live in the same Blp,is, neigh
borhood in the Green Mountain State with
the Green Mountain boy who is now presi-
uen, Of the United States. And Chester A.
Arthur and j. NJ. Gregory used 10 be tow
headed school boys together. The doctor
used to know the Arthur girls, the Presidents
sisters, and when he was young man used
to sing in the Presidents fathers church
choir. Consequently, when Mr.. Cannon
went to see the President in Mr. Grcgory's
behalf, 1t was soon decided that lie would be
a good man TO have on the civil service re-
form commission, aud that's how lie came to
be one Of them En-.
Charles Ransom Miller. who has just lcen
appointed editor in chief of the New York
Times, is graduate of Dartmouth College in
the class of 1872 His success in Journalism
is wonderful and rapid beyond precedent.
Sclucius Garfcldc formerly delegate in
Congress from Washington Tertiary, died
in Washington, Friday night, after very
chcckcrcd career. Garilcldc WAS native Of
ShOreham, in this State, a graduate OF Au-
gIsta College, Kentucky, and IA Presidential
Ellctor in 1876. lie WAS Surveyor-General
Of Washington Territory, and a delegate
lnt T., he ,ri " 1 an
grcss. After leaving Congress lie commenced
a downward career, and for years kept one
OF The most noted gambling houses in the
capital.
Francis 5. Street, the partner of Francis S.
Smith in the ownership of the New York
Weekly, who died on Sunday, was born in
New York City in October 1881. When 10
years old he became clerl, in grocery store
aud followed that business until he was
nineteen, when lie found employment in the
Office Of the Dispatch as hooNkecper. Francis
;. saith WAS employed on the same paper.
Young Street was energetic aud developed
much husin. s. talent When % yeas Old
he, with Mr. Smith, bought the New York
Weekly for $4,000 Mr.. Street became lis
business manager and Mr.. Smith its editor.
Mr.. street leaves an estate valued a. from
: POO 700 to IL ,50O,OGC exclusive of his IN
| terest in the paper. The TUX of his pre-
peTty he leaves to his widow, to whom he
was married the year before he purchased tic
New York Weekly. and the remainder of
the estate goes to his two sons, Joseph L.
and Frank l.. ani his two unmarried
daughters, Susan and Mary. His interest in
the paper Mr.. Street bcqueaths to his wife.
! Mr. Street was much interested in public aud
pilvae charities, and gave very literally oil
his money, and this unostenta,iously.
The Central Square Baptist Church of East
Boston has unanimously called Rev. j. X
Richardson of Rutland.
Senator Edmunds passed through ST.
Louis on Saturday, and, by invitation, made
a snort address at the Mechanics Exchange.
Referring to the transportation problem 1t
said "We must do justice 10 those who
have placed their money and brain in enter
| prlses which have gwen us an easy means oil
communication, as well as 10 ourselves. A.
long as these means of communication are
kept up, so long will the unity aud prosperity
of our great nation keep up"
Reasonably well-to-do clergymen were The
late Rev. Sir Frederick Vincent, canon o
Chichester, and the late Rev. Richard T
Lancaster of Chetenham. Their wills, JUS
proved, dispose of personalities amounting
to about 81, 10000 and SGS5,000 respec
lively.
Cornelius Vanderbilt has gwen $4,000 tC
the American Church Building Fund Com
mission, Il society of Protestant Episcopa
churches organized by the general conven
ton for the purpose of raising fund q
Sl,0O0,O00 to aid in the building of new
churches.
The cherry tree which Mr.. Gladston,
felled in snowstorm during the Easter re
cess has been presented TO the BurBlem Lib
cral Club, whose members propose holding
a bazaar in September next, and intend t
have a number Of articles made of the woot
from the tree
Mr.. Jarvis Brush, founder OF the American
Howe Pin Company and one of the best
known residents of New Haven, Conn, die
at the residence of his son, Prof. George
Brush of Yale College, Tuesday evening
Mr.. Brush was born in the western part o
Connecticut, Jan. 6, 1907. In 1889 lie joine'
1 DIR. John j. Howe in an endcaver to manu-
facturc solid-hcaded pins by machinery fur
nishng the capital Tor the work. In 1874
the American Howe Pin Company wa
formed Mr.. Brush being the president. Til
company made the first solid headed pins
! the only kind now used. Mr. Brush i
, 1915 perfected a machine for sticking pins !
paper ready for their sale, and it is in us
to-day.
Miss Nellie Hubbard, the daughter of eA
Gov. Hubbard of Connecticut, who elope
l with and married her fathers coachman
G Frederick Shepard, four years ago, has b.
} come tired of her husband and has procure
e a divorce from him. They have been Twin
5 in New Haven, where Shepard was the PROF
rietor of large livery stable, and for tim
appeared to be very happy. But Mrs SheI
ard WAS pnY mud lrIYOlnus mud although Il