Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21
VERMONT PERSONALS.

The Boston Record accredts Congress
man Powers with being, next to Congress-
man Culberson Of Texas, the ablest lawyer
In the House OF representatives..
Rev. Dewitt c. Williams was ordained
pastor of the Congreg ational church at
Plaintield, VT, on Friday Sept g. The
sermon was preached by Rev. w. S. Hnzen
of Mortified, and the charge given by Rev
c. II. Merrill of ST. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Sophia White Luck. who died at
Rouses Point, N. Y, recently, was the
only sister OF Major David White, now Of
Rouses Point, who years ago had charge of
tue government work in the engineering de-
partment at Rouses Point, Burlington and
Nergenues 1t is also stated that she was
probably the last granddaughter of the late
Capt. James Rouse, for whom Rouses Point
was named. She leaves E large circle of
friends.
Rev. Henry W. Jones, formerly pastor of
the North church, st. Johnsbury, Is now
located at Claremont Cal, having accepted
for six months the passionate OF Pomona
college.
1t Is a pleasure to note that Royal Cum
mings of White River junction. whose par
alytic shock was noted recently, is slowly
improving and that hopes are entertained
of his ultimate recovery,
DR.. Elisha II. Rocs wood, aged So, who
died last week at his cottage in Saratoga,
was born in Bridport and graduated at the
Castleton Medical college. lie married the
daughter of Amos Thompson of Rutland
county, and began practice at Buffalo, n.
! Y, and subsequently moved to Newark
| Wayne county, where he continued In his
profession 40 years. He went to Saratoga
| Springs for his health and made that pl ace
his permanent home. In 1884 he cele-
brated his golden wedding. Mrs. Rock
wood died in 1885. He is survived by one
son, Col. w. I. Rock wood.
1t is stated that there is quite resem
bancs between Editor Stone OF the St
Johnsbury Caledonian and Novelist Kip
ling.
The marriage ct Ann Arbor, Mich. Sep
tember IA, OF Miss Amy l. Dunklee, daugh
ter of Scott Dunklee formerly of Brattle
boro, to Ora E. Butterfield, a rising youul
lawyer there, is announced
w. Z. Mccoy, Central Vermont station
agent at Swanton, has resigned and w. II
Owen, son Of the superintend dent Of the Og
densburgh and Lake Champlain division
has been appointed his successor.
The wellkpown news agent Frank A
Stillson OF Rutland, had a stroke of apo
pleXy Friday night and died Saturda,
morning at 3 o'clock. MIR. Stillson had
news stand In the Union depot and a fran
chiss in the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
He was brother of II. A. Stillson, edito
of the bennington Banner. Hs was neve
married.
Rev. Richard Morgan, who was killed a
Cobbleskill Thursday afternoon of last week
was formerly presiding elder of the st. Al
bans district Of the Methodist church. Mr.
Morgan and his wife had gone to Cobbe
skill to visit Mr. Morgsn's brother Rev
Edward Morgan. As the brothers and thei
wives were driving, the shafts of the wage
became detached aud the horses bolted A
the bottom of the hill the wagon was over
turned. Rev. Richard Morgan lived abou
10 minutes after the accident. His VIII
sustained broken arm and shoulder. Rev
Edward Morgan and wife wsrs badl
bruised