Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-23
PERSONAL.
Judge Veazey will deliver the Memo
la, n Il lra "a nj Iopdnndarry

day address at Londonderry.
Col. +. V. Randall of Brookfield has been
engaged to deliver the address in St. Johns
bury on Memorial day.
George W., brother of ex-Gov. Paul Dill
liughaln, died recently, at the house of his
son George, at johnson, aged 70.
Mr.. C. Il. Ballard, brother of Hon. Henry
Ballard has just been appointed librarian OF
the Ames free library a, North Easton,
Mass.
Augustus Reed, one of the few survivors
of the early settlement of Rutland, died FIJI
day, at the advanced age of 81. Mr.. Reed
was pcnsioner of the war of 1919.
Ex-Nce President William A. Wheeler,
is now recovering from severe attack OF in
tlammalion of the eyes. lie has been under
DIR. t. $. Peck's care for several weeks.
1t is reported that Ed. Decker of Swanton
and JOHN Mcmahon, who have reputation rs
wrestlers, have made an engagement to tiav
el the coming season with Balnum and give
exhibitions in the ring.
A current item says that Mrs Mary john
son of Barton is the oldest Sabbath school
teacher in Vermont, being seventy-six years
old. Mrs Phillip Goss of Lyndon is in her
cighty-third year. and still has class in the
Sabbath school
John l.. Burdett has been appointed pay
master of the New York Central and Hudson
River railroad, vice Charles Reed resigned.
Mr.. Burdctt is the son of MIR. Jesse G. Bur
detl, superintendent of the Rutland railroad,
and has earned his position by years OF faith
full and intelligent service.
DR.. Albert Boswell, who was an assistant
surgeon in Vermont regiment during the
war, died recently at the Soldiers Home in
Togus, Me, of paralysis, after a long illness.
| Mrs Boswell has been living with a relative
90 years old. lie had practiced medicine for
some time at Lowell, Mass.
Hon. George G. 1de of Claremont, N. H.,
whose death on Monday of last week we have
already chronced was a graduate of the
University of Vermont in the class OF 1Si5
Among his classmates were Rev. A. ID. Bar
Der of Montpelier, Rev. Dr. n. g. Clark of
Boston, and Hon. Charles Dewey of Mont
pelier. The class had twenty-four members,
of whom ten have now passed over to the
majority.
Mentioning the arrival of Senator Edmunds
at Aiken, 5. c.. the Recorder of that town
says: "llis family have been spending the
| Winter here and are comfortably quartcred
ut one of our hotels The Senator keeps a
| stylish carriage and pair of his own, driven
by white coachman arrayed in blue coats
and brass buttons. Miss Edmunds is fire.
quen,ly seen ost riding on a fine animal of
her OWE, which is said to have cost $1,000"
Hon Albert G. Soule of Fairfield died
Saturday night from complication of dis
eases superlnduced by kidney troubles. He
was for many years Il leading merchant in
Fairfield, being at the time of his death
principa. partner In the firms of A. q. Soule
| A ~ nj Fairfield
4 Co.. at East Fairfield. Mr., Soulc was a
prominent republican politician in Franklin
county. lie has held various town offices
and has been town representative and county
| senator.
Oscar Wilde hobs up again. lie was the
guest, a fortnight ago, of the Pen AMI Pencil
| Club of Paris, and made an aitcr-dinner
speech about his experiences in America.
| The brightest and best of the many stories
| he related was one TO the effect that at a ball
| in Leadvllle he saw II notice over the piano
which read "Please don't shoot the plan
ist. lie is doing his best" This entcrpris-
ing resurrection of an antediluvian almanac
tradition set the company roaring, gave his
hearers high opinion of Oscar as an observ-
cr and thinker, aud moved Gdbgndm to re-
mark that ''thcre is freshness of originality
about the man that is absolutely fascinal-
ing"
Senator Beck is trying to educate the
young men of Kentucky from that stage Of
civilization which tolerates the resort to
deadly weapons in anger or defence to the
next higher, which employs the weapons
which nature has provided. He has had his
sou taught boxing, and hopes that the imam
ly art may succeed to the customary Ken
lucky pistol and bowie knife practice. "li
you knock man down." justly observes
Mr.. Beck, ''you eau apologize aitcrward,
but If you shoot him you will be more un
fortunate than the man Shot
Many hearts will be saddencd in our com
muuity by the news of the death of Miss
Kate Morton, which was brought by de.
spalches to her friends in this city, received
yesterday She had been spending the Win
ter. for her health, at Townsville Georgia,
and the last previous accounts, received b,
mail from her, encouraged the hope that She
might return to her home, with perhaps in.
creased strength. On Tuesday of last week
she rode ten miles without excessive fatigue
and the final decline must have been quite
rapid. Miss 2igelow and Miss Read, hel
companions were to leave Townsville yes
terday, with the remains. Miss Morton!
death will leave u sad gap not only in the
home which is bereit of her bright and cheer
full presence :, but in n large circle of friends
to whom she was endeared by her warm hear
and earnest spirit and sweet Christian ant
WOmanly virtues