Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-14
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Belva Lockwood is lecturing to empty
benches in California.
Ex Minister Morton arrived in New
York city from France on Sunday.
DR.. Eben Touriee of the New England
Conservatory is at Linden Centre, VT
Stanley Huntley, II well-known journal
list in New York city, died last week OF
Brights disease
In Berlin, it is said, Minister Pendleton
is already Familiarity spoken of as Gen
tleman George"
The university of Michigan has secured
Judge Cooley to fill the chair of History
as successor to Professor Adams.
John $ Wise, Republican candidate for
governor of Virginia, is an admirer of
dogs, and never misses dog show.
Secretary Lamar writes Civil Service
Commissioner Eaton that he is greatly
pleased with the work of the commission
Rev. Dr. Duryea has decided to decline
the presidency of Union college, and Will
remain pastor of the Central church, Bos-
ton.
Rev. Dr. Burchard, who once made Il
remark, is to take Il canoe voyage in the
Bay of Fundy. If only he had taken 1t
last summer.
John r. Mclean of the Cincinnati
Enquirer sports a gorgeous turnout at
Saratoga, horses, driver fUotman and all
in magnificent array.
\. a. Munger, a wealthy citizen of Chi
cago, proposes to build UP great art gal
lery in that city, and has gone to Europe
to invest 100000 in pictures.
Senator lIoar has accepted the invita-
ton of the Massachusetts Republican
State Central committee to preside at the
convention in September next.
EX-Minister Francis, having turned af-
fairs at Vienna over to Mr.. Lee, will travel
in Norway and Denmark and sail from
Southampton for home on Oct. -.
Col Higginson on his tricycle., with his
little daughter hanging on behind, is said
to be the prettiest sight in Cambridge,
Mass, on these pleasant summer even
ings.
The Brooklyn Tnion is authority for
consul to China. will not return
East but take up his residence in Cali
fornia.
in the State where John Browns soul is
presumably restless ghost because OF
John Wise's tather.-I HgUStu (Gu)
/ Chronicle.
Hon. John VI. Langston, eX- United
States minister to IIayti, was given com
plimentary dinner in Washington last
Friday night by number OF his friends
and admirers.
The many friends of Mrs. Helen Hunt
Jackson will be panied to know that she
is still quite i'll in San Francisco, and
that long time must elapse before she il
able to be about again.
| A gentleman who is in position to re
ceive accurate information told reporter
that he was convinced that DR.. Duryea
had determined not to accept the pres
denCy of | mon college.
1t is said that President Cleveland has /
number of relatives in st. John, y. b.
among them Mr.. James Pettingll, Dr.
William Harding, and Mrs. j. II. Hard
! ing, agent of the marine and fisheries de
partment.
Mr.. Stillson Hutchins of Laconia ha.
introduced in the New Hampshire Legis
lature bill to license the sale of liquor
entitled "An act to encourage temperance
discourage hypocrisy, prevent perjury anc
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