The sun., 1891-12-06

| NOItSmOutu tOtty-oLA years dkO.
In the troublous times Of 1872. when he was
II years OF age. he took into his head to enter
the navy. and he made his way from Chelsea,
Mass. where he was then living with an aunt.
to Washington. He covered the entire dis
tanco on foot. excepting ride Of fifty miles on
the cars this side Of Philadelphia, and a
couple Of lifts by farmers on their wagons On
reaching the capital no sought out senator
Sumner and when he had succeeded In
stating his purpose the Senator told him
that his errand must be frutlesa Nothing
daunted. the lad lowered about President Lin.
coins Office until he was admitted and nad
chance to state his case. The President In.
formed the boy that he could do nothing for
| him. but young Frost replied that he must
have tho appointment" Lincoln became In
terested in the lad. and gave him this note to
Secrcta y Gideon Welles:
This boy says he must Re, into the Naval Academy,
and think he must II possible. Can Sec. of Navy do
anything for him His name y Louis W. Eros.
| March 20. 1862. A. LINCOLN.
| That note Mr.. Frost treasured as his most
valuable possession through life. Secretary
| Welles could not appoint tho young applicant
either. but Frost did not yet despair. Gov.
Andrrw johnson. It is said, offered to use his
ss seT it Iedsed 9 tS Mao 20
etsGo1 during stay e several e
Hal Hal. 0 s SREee'S%s1 TSo had ssnAtsr se
autho1rizlns the President, to appoint six
among those who worked for the bill and it
sr dsb f. Fopst the
Ssessisnled: He then entered ths Columbia Law
sGhSo and wts p the eafs Of
frsni seSst aPa yas 6uy f Hs eSiss[Ssd VIZ disd
spring and MS r fSther six o weeks * ago Hs
age. His estate includes several hundrsd
acres in and about It, Jamaica; including the
the latter " which he died.
The Rev. Tunis g. Campbell. the, oldest md
best known Clergyman In the, African ct lD-
He had been judge IL and Military % aovernor: @
ena had lost e X G sdqe ss
ya ysas ThosY tat ssTsssS ms 4 9n Be
sired that he should go to Africa as q mission
M iathsr % moved to y SeS Bxs ss. J ta ls5s
and It was here that he formed an anti-colo-
sei % never s''''' to ea1s this sountsy @ pnt
every ,slave was free While pTeafhns
h sas aevs ase e esS essS
Gsatsn sna 1 Nsy
City. During the anti slavery period he helped
N "e So The var Rss
got the contract to raise. 1000, colorrd troops
In 1892 he sen! ,,as to President tine9ln ps9
No answer came. but IN its stead
s'Hi fSe ia Of he aesa sent tasy
he organized and established schools and q !
government GOVERN at at the the head Of which he re-
st 81 or tbe hs
a member o. The Constitutional Convention.
qd hn tSss ts an 1s4 s9% e Sr
OWING fst e psltesl Sispiss s e and his @ fa%S
lives On leaving the state he went to Wash;
ingt'n. where he lived for several years. About |
% it whsfs e had
-, The Eight aER hev Edgar Z Wadhams, Bishop
at tae ba ysaq Rs baa
his condition became serious and steps were
attcr at yS s peo WHY
de4t6 s ScsgFr; u BshSp WYaR4mf a was born
Il t9a' MsafaSnly M1dsfSn Afi csess ss sssy
tered, the sPr"testsnt EpisSopal General
Ne s After ms
ls4l. he was received into the Catholic Church
Posr n F"ae o soSStnaaa His theoerSs se
ers sd Tas capsna 1y
cstHsara sna in Il isy was made I" its nastsr
fsS Of The tSs 44Ssny a9sss Gsn
nS aG's nas as fR Re soo
y Al Among the the many old people who died near
sawa &nS Hrss asTfI Hl%SS Ss KSs LsSaaGs SS
t9Wn t,Tjn y: y Th"ma; f6iiIPs; 81; Mrs MaIsars,
Sfsss resa5sys fnS s
tnys Sr; EiiSabsth NJ DG%Eaasl %ys"n Rsadins ifes
Eyans fr snd S.oraa
Alt.n. VAUDEVILLE. and, Mrs. Annie T.
% rs Gseh Esttr III ass anSa LHS%f NV soP
linvlle, Elias Hughcs ncar Birdsbnro. Mrs.
ny fGGn%y Gossyso esr % M Hr5 paNs M 4n sr
sfFwa S%ssasr RseasRs s4"eeS1ay
Esnnsys IS Iamm. Norh 0'i HeidsIbers ; S'f Mrs. 9.
NcW iTIIuli, James l.hNUIl. |
each 70: and tho Rov W. w. Crime. PottstOwn. |
and Mrs. Ellen Griesemer. Reading. each W.
EThmm. Ward Bond. one Of Springleld's
foremost citizens. died yesterday. aged 10. He
was educated in Monson Academy and Am
horst College He studied literature at Yale.
md lawn the Harvard Law School. leaving tho
after in lSi5. AIr. Bond was for thirteen years
Fresident 81 the MASSACHUSETTS, Mutual Life
ne was President nt the Five Cents Savings
bank. President, Of the Springfield Library As
,hlno Company. Treasurer OF the NarblThead
Water Comnany. and director ip, yariong
leld.
Deacon Josiah W. Cook. for thirty-fiye years
'urance Company, died on. Friday In boston
4 the age Of t$j years. Mr.. Cook was City | .
le was, conspicuous In the Abolition moye-
nent Mnny years .age, when tho Valentine
md lost nearly all his property. end later his
ZONE was DESTROYED BY fire. Shortly after