Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-02-02
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hcv. A. NJ, Freeman Of North Tunbrdgc
mas accepted call to the Merrimack Ere,
Baptist church at Manchester N. II.
Wendell p. Stafford of 81. Johnsbury In,
been elected class orator for commencement
DAY, 1883, ut the Boston University Law
school.
MIR. >. *. Watson, New England passen
ger agent OF the Canada Southern railroad
mas Just been appointed general passenger
agent OF the Fitchburg road
L. l.. Tucker died at his residence in Wes,
NcwDury, Jan. %. Mr.. Tucker had held
many Offices of trust and honor in town.
Kcv. {. w. Thompson late Of Danville,
VIII Tor the present at least, and perhaps per.
mahently, occupy the pulpit in one of the
congregational churches at New Haven,
Conn.
lion. George NJ. Beckwith, prominent
ana well known lawyer Of Pattsburgh, died
Jan. 2jth.
The fortieth anniversary Of the pastora,e
oil Rcv. Alfred Stevens, ID. D., over the Con-
grcgatlonal church of Westminster West
VIII be celebrated on Wednesday, February
2lst
Z. L. Huntington, the wcll-known Pacific
slope millionaire, was forty years ago, a poor
peddler IN Otsego county, New York. lie
went 10 California when the gold fever ragged
and is now said to be worth one hundred mil
lions of dollars.
Judge George Reed, graduate of Middle.
Dnry College, was one Of the victims at the
burning of the Newhall House in Milwaukee.
lis family wcro residents of Castlcton some
NIFTY years ago. His brother Harrison has
Decn governor of Florida.
Hon, Francis Phelps of Grafton. who has
been reported as dying OF blood poisoning, is
rapidly recovering aud will soon be able to
attend to business.
Guy Reynolds, Esq, prominent and
wcll;known citizen of Grand Isle, dropped
ueau' last Friday. lie had represented his
town IN the General Assembly and had held
the usual local Offices
". II. $. Whitcomb Esq, of Burlington,
delivered the third lecture in the Wells River
course on Monday evening last. Subject
The Obelisk" We understand thai Mir.
Whitcomb makes this either II public or
strictly Masonic lecture according to his
audience, and If the lecture is anything like
as interesting as his conversation on the sub
Ject, he mus! be highly entertaining and pop
uIar. Why. would it not be well for the
Masons Of Malone to procure Mr.. Whitcomb
to deliver it hcre.-Udlone Pdliadium.
The death has been announced OF Rev.
Samuel Fish, the oldest Baptist clergyman
IN The State. He was born in Halifax in
1858. Before he was ordained to the minis
try, he preached at Halifax, GuilfoId, ley
den and Coeraine. In 1S20he was ordained
and called as pastor TO preach at the Baptis,
church OF his native town, where he preached
for 90 years. lie was twice married Ills
first wife was Server Packer Guilford lie
afterwards married her sister. He has had
thirteen children, OF whom seven survive
him.
Robert j. Burdctte, writing from Ogdcns
burg, n. V, to the Harheye, says: "By the
ways there was good joke on Lieutenant
Danenhower here. lie wa. to have preceded
me IN The lecture course, but got showed in
on the railway and couldn't get through.
Now, other lecturers have been showed in,
and the disappointed audiences have CRASHED
their teeth and said "Oh, nonsense he could
have got here If he had tried But when a
man who has fought the eternal ice and snow
of the Arctic zone for three year. gets into a
in New lorl, State that he can't
possibly get through, the American people
begin to understand what II terrible labor this
lecture business is"
Inc following pleasant allusion to a lady
well-known to many of cur readers, is copied
from The report OF the annual meeting OF the
Womans Board of Missions of the Interior
held at Cincinnati in Nov last. at was
pleasant thing to have an address from Mrs.
President Angel, who had looked on our
China missionaries from diplomatic stand
point. She pictured them as cultured, noble
fine students in Chinese, with keen
minds, and brave, CHEEKY hearts, at home in
diplomatic parlors, as well as in the poorest
Chinese huts. Through the street OF Lights
and Lanterns prophetic nance she led down
passage, past the dirty rice men, the pig |
tailed children, and the repulsive women, then
turned into the mission compound, where |
vines and roses outside. and the gifts Of
friends inside, made the rooms of our mis- |
'ionarics beautiful for the sake OF the Chinese |
girls who have such drcary homes We |
hank Mrs. Angel for her loving words about |
our missionaries; and we thank her more
hat, while in Picking, she made the lega-
ion OF the United States the House Beauli- |
.ul for the servants Of the King OF Kings."
President Angel was among the speakers at
he meeting, and gave an address of great |
interest, in which he bore strong testimony
10 the character, talent and tact OF our mis- |
sionarics and TO the efficiency and success
md necessity of their work, and showed that |
christianity must 50 first before our civilza-
ion and ideas can prevail in China.