Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-10-12
PCraOnal,

1t is announced that Smith Ely has return
ed to West Fairlee, and 1t is said he intends
paying the Indebtedness Of the copper COM
pany, and starting the mines again.
The death is announced of Charles P. Kim
ball, the first conductor on the Vermont Cen
| trail railroad In 1858 he built a portion of
the Michigan Southern railroad, later the
Marietta and Cincinnati railroad in Ohio, and
| in 1874 the Barre branch OF the Montpelier
and White River railroad. October "a, 1880,
he went to Mexico aud engaged himself to
| the Mexican National railroad company as
| master of construction on the Zacatecas divi-
sion Of the road lie had just entered upon
a contract TO build a portion of the Mexican
Central railroad from Z,catecas to Tampico,
when on the 18th day of September Inst he
was stricken with fever, while returning to
camp alone, and died in Mexican hamlet
not far distant from the city of San Luis
Potosi, Mexico. Mr.. Kimball had been con-
nected for about thirty years with the order
Of Odd Fellows and was member of the
Vermont Relief association of that order. He
leaves wife and only daughter who still re.
side at Mortified.
The sheriffs of London examined seven.
teen applicants for the position Of hangman,
vacated by the death of Marwood, and after
critical inspection of five, appointed James
Berry, salesman in boot shop, who had
once been allowed to assist the public hang
man in particularly nice job.
The Pail Mall Gazette says that Glad
stones recent trip to the continent is the first
| instance known, or at least recorded, in at
least fifty years of holiday out of the Brit
| lsh Isles by m English premier, and adds
that it may be doubted whether single first
lord of Her Majes,,'s treasury since Wal
poles time ever left the kingdom except on
| business.
The French republic, anxious to secure for
itself share in the property left by the
Count of Chambord, is about to put forward
II claim to the castle from which he derived
was presented to him in his childhood on the
part of the nation. The subscription, accord
TO the law officers of the republic, was a
national one and the magnificent present
was made to the young prince, not as pri-
vatc person, but in his character Of heir to
the French throne. AS the property of the
Orleanists in France was confscated by
Napoleon ILL.,, as the house at Marscilcs
| given by public subscription to the Empress
Eugene was confiscated by the republic. so
the republic now proposes to confscate a
Bourbon possession
| The Washington correspondent Of the Phil
adcphia Record says: David Davis is a
very careful man. His prudence has given
him his fortune. He did not live al the
most fashionable hotel in Washington, al
though he had pleasant rooms at one of the
best, and he did eat apple pie for lunch
sometimes at a stand in one Of the Senate
corridors. But his big body carries big
heat as well as big brain, and l know OF
dozens of cases where, after proper investi-
CATION, he put his big hand into his big peck
ctbook and drew out big money, as they say
in Kentucky, for the good of his unfortunate
neighbors. So careful was Judge Davis tina,
no word OF any of these helpful acts should
creep into the newspapers that only one cast
was ever publicly alluded TO. 1t was that Of o
ragged little newsboy whom the judge pick
ed up on the steps of the Capitol, hungry and
cold, one clustering Winter day. Judge
Davis bought his wet and dirty newspapers,
filed his empty stomach, clothed his naked
form, put something in his pocket for tht
next day and stopped his thanks with bis
big hand. Judge Davis is as hard as flint
rock In the presence of fraud and humbug
and soft as wool to the unfortunate and dis
tressed."
The death is announced, at Georgetown,
Mass. OF Mrs. Ellen Plat Rodgers. Mrs
Rodgers was native OF this city and tho
youngest of her family Of whom only thre,
survive her, one sister, Mrs Geo. p. Bugbee
of Hartford, Vt. and two brothers, Col. Il
r. Patt, U. S. A, stationed at Fort Leaven
WORTH Kansas, and Col. James III. Plat, o.
New York She was married Aug Z, 1866,
TO Levi Rodgers, whose first pastoratc wal
with the Congregational church at Glare
mont, N. H., where they remained for nine
years The Georgetown AdUOcate says o
Mrs Rodgers The death Of this estimablt
! lady, is deeply deplored in this community
The sense of a great loss is not confined t.
the church Of which Mr.. Rodgers is tn
honored pastor, but shared by large crcl,
who siuce her comparatively short residenc,
among us. have learned to love and homo
her. Her lovely Christian chararter--her de
voted labors in all good work, her brigh
cheerful disposition, Ler talent vcrsalilit,
and wonderful musical ability. had won tn
! love and admiration of large cilcle. lie
t bereaved husband aud friends have the warn
e sympathy of the entire community.
The wife of j. X, McKclvey, the well
known temperance lecturer died at Green
bush, N. Y, October 9th, after lingering
r illness. The Troy Times says, Mrs. Nc
Kelvey who was 33 years old, was Al
estimabie women. and her death will b
deeply regretted"