Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-23
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General Augustus G. Dodge, formerly
Uuted States Senator and minister TO Spain
for eight years, died at Burlington Iowa,
| Tuesday. lie was 72 years of age and has
been prominently identified with the carly
history Of Wisconsin Territory and the State
of Iowa He was delegate in Congress
from 1871 TO 1s47 presidential elcclor for
| Iowa in 1913, Senator in Congress from 1s4S
to 1850 and subsequently, received from
President Pierce the appointment Of minis
ter to Spain, which he afterward resigned.
He was delegate to the Chicago conven,
| tion in 1854 and the Philadelphia National
Union convention in 1866.
Karl Wilhelm Siemens, the well known
scientist, civil engineer and electrician, died
in London on Tuesday, Goth inst, of rupture
| OF the heart caused by a fall some ten days
since. He was born at Leuthe, April 4, 1923,
and settled in London in 1868 and has since
been foremost in scientific work. He invent.
| cd the regenerating gas furnace and has made
| remarkable discoveries in electricity. He was
brother of Ernst Werner Senens, who is
still more celebrated as an electrician, and
two other brothers were also noted for their
scientific attachments.
If the President must come from one of the
large States, the Somerville, Mass Journal
doesn't see how the Republicans can do bet
is 10 be selected for his pre-eminent gualifca-
tons it thinks the choice would fall on Mr..
Edmunds
Miss Anna Dickinson's misfortunes cul.
mated at Chicago on Saturday. 1t seems
that when Manager Wentworth disbanded
her company a, Detroit, some two weeks since,
on the ground that the tour was a losing
business, Miss Dickinson, With more audaci-
ly than judgment, still determined to per.
sls'. Play Hamlet she would, though her
audiences were far more melancholy than
the Dane. John McCulloch, then playing at
Detroit, Canada, lent her $500, aud the anna
teur Hamlet started afresh. The towns con-
tinued unappreciative Of this extraordinary
dramatic impersonalion, and last Friday the
company reached Chicago, aud were ex-
ported to New York, leaving Miss Dickin-
son in Chicago, where abe re-
sorted to the ruse Of ostensibly going to one
hotel and really being driven to another. She
is now going to lecture for the knights of
Labor.
The Battle Creek Mich Jou,na. has a
long and pleasant account of the golden we'd
ding of Mr.. aud Mrs. Alonzo Noble of that
place. Mr.. Noble at the age of twenty four
and Miss Rhoda NJ. Murray were married in
Willistou, VT, on the 2lst of October, 1888,
the otlici-tng clergyman beiug the Rev.
IL. n.
now President of the United States. Mr. Ar.
thur was pastor of the Baptist church In the
vicinity and is remembered by the parties
whom he then united, as a very pleasant, 81.
ciable man who made himself the life Of the
company assembled at the wedding The
first three years after their marriage, Mr.. and
Mrs Noble spent in Milton, where Mr.. Noble
was engaged in the mercantile business, but
in 1886 he formed partnership with Mr.
Almon Whitcomb of Bolton and IN company
with him removed 10 Battle Creek. Mich,
where they established the store Of Noble &
Whitcomb the second in the city. and built
the first grst mill in the place.. Mr.. Noble
was subsequently postmaster under the ad-
of President Polk, aud after
ward mayor. The JOurnal says Both HIM
self and his estimatle lady, during their for
.y-seven years residence here, have been rec
1gnlzed as among the influential and highly
esteemed members of our society, and it is
with sincere satisfaction that we add the
cordial congralulations.o the Journal 10
hose of their legion of friends in this city
md State, on the semi.centennial of a mar
led career and of home whose uniform
hospitality and choerfulness arc cherished IN
he memory of very wide circle of acquain-
anCCs.'