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


street. A New York millionaire paid her
much attention, and Shepard's Jealousy lead
him to abandon her. When she cloped her |
father abjuted her, and 1t is believed he viii
never recall the denunciation.
A Nevada correspondent OF the North Troy
Palladium says, "Our present governor,
Jewett w. Adams, is a son OF Vermont, a
native, believe, of Grand Isle county. -Four
years ago last Fall he was the candidate Tor
lieutenant governor on the Democratic ticket.
The Republican State ticket was elected with
a single exception. That exception was the
candidate for lieutenant governor, who was
beaten by Adams AT the last election he
headed the Democratic ticket us m aspiiant
for gubernatorial honors and was elected
while the balance of his ticket were defeated
| am not able to explain how or why such
political freak could occur, and can only stale
the fact. People who are politically opposed
to him tell me that he Is not popular and That
he is not competent for TIC position. But
however that may be, he is evidently compe-
tent for good political fight. lie gets away
with his opponent even when the chanc, S are
strongly against him."
On Tuesday morning special train hav.
ing on board tic Marquis of Lornc anu
Princess Louise, passed through Vermont en-
route for Ottawa. The train was made up
of the governor-genciars private car, tho Cen
trail Vermont directors car, Pullman sleep
ing car auda baggage car The royal coupe
were ACCOMPANIED by Lord John llervcy, the
Due de Bacas, Col. De Winton, Captain
Bagnt, A. ID. c., aud Miss llervey and Lady
Mcneil. The party left Boston from the
Lowell depot un the regular O'Clock tram
over the Central Vermont line, reaching
White River Junction AT l O'Clock tuesday
morning. At this point the four cars were
made up into separate tain, anG run as II
special to st. johns by the Central Vermont
Pluf. Peter Collier is trying to make a
martyr of himself on account of his removal
ms csemist of the agricultural department.
But the truth is lie ought to have been ic-
moved long ago. Ills work on the sorghum
question is now pronounced vnluclcss Ivy
those best informed on the matter, and The
practical sugar manufacturers have got 'lrch
of his ''2000 determinations, repeated year
after year to no purp )sc. His entire neglect
of the general work of his division, his con-
slant abuse of the commissioner, his persist
cnt attempt to stir up strife on question
where no stiiGc was necessary, have long be N
known and considered injurious to the de.
partmcnt and the government. lie has ltu
the National Academy of Sciences into sucn
a position that many OF its most Influential
members have declared that the acaiemy
ought to put an end to such practices Al
once. The appointment of his successor has
been iudiciously made by the commissioner.
Prof. Wiley is one of the most accomplished
chemists in the western States has the en-
tire confidence of the best and most pricil-
cal sugar manufacturers, and recognizes the
importance Of general chemical investigations
| for the benefit of agriculture. President
White of Purdue University writes to Com
missioner Loring that "Purdue's los; in Dr.
Wieys retirement is the nations gam. -
Washington Cor Boston Herald.
Tie Washington correspondent of the
Boston Journal says; prof. Collier, the
chief chemist Of the agricultural department,
| has been summarly removed anu Irol
| Tyler of Indiana appointed in his stead.
| Prof. Collier says that there have long been
differences between himself and the COM
missioner of agriculture as to the Importance
| to be attached to the making OF sugar from
| sorghum. II Prof Collier could have had
his own way, he is such an enthusiast on the
subject of sorgum sugar that he would have
devoted the entire appropriation oil the de-
partmont TO that one subject"
The will of the late Peter Cooper bcqucaths
$3.50 annually to Maria Cooper, the wifU Of
| his brother Edward. lie directs that the in-
come of $4,000 be paid to Emma Harper,
| wife IF John Harper, and at her death the
principal to be divided among her issue. Ills
other requests are as follows: The interest
on $40, 900 10 his niece, Martha Herman; the
interest on $4,000 TO Menzies b. Bcdcll and
wife. After other small requests he divides
| the residue Of lis estate between his two
children, Edward Cooper and Sarah Amelia
Hewitt, in equal shares. lie appoints as his
executors Edward Cooper and Abram ).
Hewitt, his son-in.law. The instrument is
dated 22d of May, 1871. In codicil to the
will he bcqucathel TO the Cooper Cnicn for
the Advancement of Science aud Ait SlOO,
900. The estate of NJ. Cooper amounts to
about $4,000, 0C0. About 100000 of this
amount will be required to meet the special
requests which Mr.. Cooper made, and which
were not provided for by his will. THIS
leaves 81 800 900 10 pass under the will.
Gen. j. G. Mccullough Of North Benning-
ton has been elected President Of the Pana'
ma railroad company.
| DR.. John G. Patton of Aburgh Springs, n
graduate of the Medical Department of the
L. V. NJ, in 1871, died Thursday night, al
ter an illness of eight or ten weeks. He had
been in practice there for several years.
Eli Perkins, the well-known humorous
writer ana speaker lectured at Tonawnndd
Village, between buffalo and Niagara Fal $,
n. Y, the other evening, and on calling lol
bis bill at the Baclier House after the lecture
complained tnat it wa, too large. whcreupon
he was attacked 10y the proprietor am severe
y beaten. After satisfying his ire the land,
lord seized tue lecturers saohcl and 81 clcd
him from the house 1t is cxpngtod that
| prrkins will bring the matter into the court