Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-01-04
PERSONAL.

d. q. Hacket, formerly editor OF the
LUDLOW Tribune aud Ottr Greek News, and
for eight years past resident of Brandon,
died Wednesday Of bronchial pneumonia.
The deceased was about 40 years OF age,
and leaves wife and two children.
Beverly G. Sanders died at the age Of
seventy-eix in his home at Newark, N. j.,
Tuesday morning. Mr.. Sanders was born
IN Loudon county, Va, and graduated from
he University OF Virginia. lie was widely
known in Southern society, and was closely
officer Of the famous Southern Club, which
did SO much to turn English public opinion
against the Union during the war of the Re-
hellion. When the Seventh regiment raid
ed Baltimore Mr.. SANDERS was captured
while enjoying glass Of punch at the Mary
land Club house, but he was released i'm
medisely Afterwards.
The Duke of Portland threatens to horse
whip Step-papa Gtfin on account OF tho
report of his engagement to Mary Andet.
Isn.
| Cards. arc out for the marriage OF Hon.
J. l., Martin to Miss Dewey, daughter Of
| Edward Dewey, E-q., OF Montpelier. The
~, ddiug takes place at Christ church, Mont
pellier, January 10th
Queen Victoria has just received copy
| III lut lDtllDIlul NtIullt DTlDltu III EDRlduu
and edited by Henry Stevens, and contain
ing an acc junt of the m citing of Americans
| % London. with reference to the death OF
Pr, 81 tent Gatf.ld. Only six copies OF the
book were struck off. It is d, sctibrd as q
-ingula " good example OF the .art and
mystery Of printing On vtlum, and thu press
work is exceedingly well Zone. The follow
ing interesting statistics appear in The pref
4ct "rhe uuiversalltv # he feeling in this
| a 49,
tlready 496 aud esses and resolutions
from societies have be. re- eived at
the American Legation, not to speak of pri-
waite letters without number. OF these ad-
dresses, 437 have come from England,
thirty.une from Scotland, fifteen from Wales
aud thirteen from Ireland"
General Andrew A. Humphreys, whose
death WAS announced last week, was born in
Pennsylvania and was appointed to the
West Point Military acadruy from that
SAFE. He was commissioned brevet second
lieutenant IN he Second artillery on the 1st
of July. 1881, and first Lieutenant August
16 b, 1886. In the September following he
resigned, and IN the 10 ii OF february 1889,
he was Commissioned first lieutenant in The
Typographical engineers lie was commits
siDued as captain IN the 3ls' IT May, 1913.
major, August 6 h, 1861 colonel, March
5th 1862 and brigadier general of voun-
teers, April 20 H. 1862 Ga the Sth OF July,
1868, he was commissioned a major general
of volunteers, and on the 3Jth of June, 1879,
ne retired Gen. Humphreys was brevetted
for gallant and meriiorious service at the bat
ties of Gettysburg Fredericksburg and Sail
or's Creek. Va.
The family monument over the tomb OF
the ate Senator Mai. Carpenter was placed
in position al VI lwtukee last week.
The Glyndon, MIMI, NeUs OF December
27lh relates the prairie experience Of DR.. L.
w Lowell, formerly Of this city, as follows;
"Dr. Lowell euj ,yed the heauies OF nature
last Saturday night, driving home from
Hawlcy by way Of FELTON, in twelve hours.
Had t. exhume his team n few times from
the coulic snow banks. Got lost. Lost his
scarf too, and offers reward for its recovery
J from the prairie some time before Spring.
Claims TO have slept quite well in the bug
gy." Hawlry is on the Northern Paclne
railroad thirteen miles from Gyndon. Coulie
) IS the local name Tor natural ditch, or dry
! brook bed on the prairits.