Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-17
PEOPLE IN GENERAL

DR.. w. 7. Bull and Mrs. Bull, formerly
Mrs. James G. Blaine, jr., will sail from
England for New York on the steamer Co
lumba August IS, and will spend a few
weeks at Newport as the guests of Ma jor
Henry Bull.
The venerable Rev. William C. Crawford
of Alvarado is the sole survivor of those
Texan patriots who, on the I'd OF March
1886, signed the declaration OF Texan ind
pendence. Gen. Samuel Houston, the first
constitutional president OF the republic
elected by the people, was inaugurated O.
tober %, 1885, the first Texan Congress
having convened at Columbia on the third
day Of that month
Gov. William Mckinley, jr., of Ohio
has determined to drop the or" from his
namc ct the end OF his present term of
office. He would have done i'm IN ed la tely
after the death OF his father, but it has held
by some that, as he was elected as evil
liam Mckinley, jr.," some complications
might follow change OF his signature. His
name will be printed William Mckinley on
the ballot this fall
Admiral Human, the French naval com
mander at Bangkok, was ct one time in com
mand of the Newfoundland squadron. The
Siamess are inclined to think his name a sad
misnomer.
Here are true names OF some we'll known
ladies who write under assumed signatures:
"Chares Egbert Craddo,k is Miss Muir
free; "The Duchess" is Mes. Hungsrford; ;
ALAN st. Aubyn" is Miss Frances Mar
shall OF Cambridge, Eng; Miss NJ. E.
Bradden" is Mrs Maxwell; Lance Fal-
coner" Is Ms, Mary Hawker; Graham Il.
Tomson" is Mrs Tomson; cullen Gordon
is Mrs Van Rsnsselar Cruger; OCTAVE
Thanet" is Miss Aida French John
Oliver Hobbies Is Mrs. Craizio, and John
Strange Winter" Is Mrs. Arthur Stannard.
Mrs. Algernon Sartoris, who has come
from England to visit her mother, Airs
| Grant, is accompanied by her son and two
daughters. The eldest is a son aged 10.
Postmaster Dayton of New York has been
allowed $50, 700 for his new uptown branch,
Forty third street and Lexington avenue,
which will enable him to employ about 20
clerks.
David b. Hill is said to be the most tenn
perats man in Congress. He neither
drinks, smokes, chews, swears, CANDLES nor
eats candy. He Is also very careful about
tho uso Of his tongue and doesn't get mad
and jaw.
Rev DR.. Lyman Abbott has compiled a
now hymnal. The late Phillips Brooks is
the author OF one of the most beautiful
hymns.
Chief Justice Stone of Alabama has been
80 years on the bench.
The New Haven Register is warmly In
favor of the appointment OF Simeon L,
Baldwin OF Connecticut to the vacancy on
the United States Supreme b.nch.
The Grand Duke Alexander of Russia and
party have been in Reading, Pa, inspect
ing the American method of manufactur
ing steel projscti!es az the Carpenter stee
works.
Elmer Grove, Minneapolis photograph
or, who is doing the distance from that city
to the Mexican border and return on
bicycle has reached San Antonio, Tex
with a registration of 100 miles on hi
pedomster.
Henry Irving and Ellen Terry, with thsi
chief supporting actors, who arrived at Que
bee, stop In Montreal for two days rest
and then travel over the Canadian Pacif
railroad in a private car to Portland an,
San Francisco
Prof. b. X. Emerson of Amherst college
who was almost fatally injured In the rail
road accident linear Fremont, Ohio, is con
sidered one Of the strongest men on the fac
ulty Of that college. He had charge OF tn
department Of geology and minsralogy
which has been feature at the college sine
tho days OF President Hitchcock. He wa
born at Nashua, N. H., in lS43.
Queen Victoria has now passed the recor
Of Henry III, who ruled sc years and
days, and has rsignsd louger than any En- 8
lish sovereign save George III, who rule
from October 90 1850, to January 30, 1926
a period of SO years aud 81 days and ma
she live to equal that.