Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-13
PERSONAL.

Gen. w. w. Grout of Barton has gone TO
the far West on visiting and prospecting
tour
Rev. w. J. Murphy of Portland, Me-, has
accepted call to the Congregational church
at Chester.
Hon. T. p. Redfcld was elected one of the
icepresidents of the Dartmouth Alumni at
their recent meetings.
Senator Bayard of Delaware was the guest
Of Hon. L. ]. Phelps, at New Haven, during
Yale commencement
DIR. A. j. Willard Of this city is Yale
graduate of 49, His class celebrated the
| thirtieth anniversary Of their graduation, at
| the recent commencement of Yale college.
| or 80 living members Of the class 48 were
present at the reunion. Among the number
was President White Of Cornell University,
and President Porter and ex President Wool
sey did the class the honor u attending their
reunion-a distinction never accorded to q
class before.
| Henry w. Raymond, only son ofithc late
Henry j. Raymond, who has been for sever-
al years ON tho editorial stall Of the Chicago
Tribune, has purchased weekly Journal of
established position aud extensive circulation
in Philadelphia 1t is understood that Mr..
George w. Chids of Philadelphia backs him
IN his new enterprise-and he could hardly
have stronger backing.
Archbishop John Baptist Purcell OF Gin
cinnati is dead, after long illness. lie was
born Feb. 20, 1900, in Mallow, Ireland, and
came to the United States at an early age.
He was ordained in Paris in 1926. After his
return to the United states he taught theolo-
gy at Mount st. Mary's College, and be
came president of the college in 1920. lie
was appointed Bishop Of Cincinnati in 1888,
when there was but one Roman Catholic
church there, the diocese comprising the
whole Of Ohio. In 1850 Cincinnati was cs
} tablishcd as a metropolitan See, and BishoI
Purcell was made an Archbishop. Ills CON
troversy with Rev. Alexander Campbell 10
1887 attracted much attention. The fnan
cal troubles in which the diocese under his
management was found few years ago t
: have been involved arc too recent to nced
recital
The amount of money contributed to the
| Republican campan committee in 1850 ha'
been variously stated. But the charge that
7 Jay Gould gave 100000 in consideration Of
the appointment by President Garfield o.
Mr.. Mathews as one OF the Supreme Cour
, Judges, Is too absurd Gould subscribed
$4,000 TO the Republican campan fund, and
in order to show no Partially sent similal
.
Levi L. Morton, treasurer OF the Republican
committee, states that il received not dol
= lar in excess of the 5000 from Jay Gould
Goulds policy, as is well known, is to b.
:, Democrat with Democrats, as well us he
publican with Re publicans.
vi Lord Coleridge, the Lord Chief Justice Of
4 England, is expected oarrive in this countr
1 about the list of September. lie visits thi
n country as the guest of the New York Stat
n Bar Association, and has left all appointment
/. and acccptances OF invitations in this countr
/. In their hands Governor Butler of Masss
il chusetts has sent the committee an invitation
/. for HIM to attend the opening OF the Nationa
4 Exposition in Boston in September as tn
4 guest of the commonwealth. The bench an
4 bar Of Toronto have also rendered him pull
a lie dinner. Professor Goodwin Smith, fol
y merly of Cornell University, but now OF To
n ronto, Is one of his warm aud lifc-lon
!. friends. The Attorney General of the Unit
r. cd States has notified the committee OF tn
II satisfaction which the Government feels q
/. Lord Coleridge's expected visit, and promise
+. TO do ali 10 his power to make that visit IL
v tersting and agreeable.