Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-11-23
widow Of GOV. Van Ness.

Mrs Madeleine Van Ness died last week
Thursday a, the house of her daughter,
Mrs Christina u AuOy in Jersey City. n
!. She was the widow OF Cornelius Van
I Ness, who was chief justice of this state
and governor three terms, lS23-lS2j.
/ While governor lie became a candidate for
/ the United States Senate but he was de
/ feated by the influence of President John
| Quincy Adams. When jackson became
| president he made Van Ness minister to
/ Spain, where he remained eight years. At
a state ball in Madrid he met the sister of
an eXileu Hungarian of noble family. In
a short time he married her. This was the
woman who died in Jersey City. Coming
| to the United States, Mrs. Van Ness came
to Vermont, where she lived for several
| years until President Tyler appointed the
eX-minister collector of the port OF New
/ York. A good deal of Mrs. Van Ness
/ life was spent in Washington, where she
numbered among her friends Col. Benton,
| Henry Clay, and Jessie Benton. Among
her friends abroad were Charles Dickens
Bulwer, and Thackeray. During the ad-
ministration of Van Buren,, Harrison, "
/ Ter, Polk, Taylor, and Fillmore, Mrs. Van
| Ness was conspicuous in Washington So
/ ciety. She was So years old.
Rubenstein. Pianist and Composer.
Anton Ruhenstein. the pianist and com
/ poser, died Tuesday in his Gjth year at Pc
| terhotf, near St. Petersburg. He was a
/ jew and was born in Russian Moldavia
| His mother was a woman Of rare musical
/ talent, and he progressed 50 rapidly under
! her instruction that he went to Paris at
/ the age of 10 to continue his studies. In
Paris he met List who at once vouched
/ for him as his own successor. Later he
studied IN Berlin and in lSj4 laid the
foundation Of his fame as a pianist by a
tour of Europe. In 1862 he founded the
national conservatory in st. Petersburg.
His only appearance in America was in
1872, when he gave 2lj concerts. As a pi-
anist Rubeustein ranked second only to
List. He was a great composer, but nev-
( er reached the height of his ambition. In
4 orchestral music his principal works are
the Ocean and Dramatic symphonies
An Eminent TheoIogian.
Rev. W. G. T. Shedd died in New York
Saturday. He was born in Acton. Mass
in 1870, and graduated from the University
of Vermont and the Auburn theological
seminary. His ordination took place in
1874 at Brandon, and simultaneously he
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/ the University of Vermont, and in 1852 he
I was appointed professor of sacred rhetoric
/ in the Auburn Theological seminary. In
/ 1863 he became professor of Biblical litera-
/ ture in Union theological seminary. In
1894 he was made professor on systematic
/ theology. he was subsequently made pro-
/ lessor emeritus, and resigned this honorary
/ position because of the Briggs controversy.
His writings have a world wide circulation,
his best known work being "Dogmatic
theology
EX-PTesident McCosh of Princeton.
James McCosh. a great teacher, scien-
titic philosopher and an enlightened divine.
/ died Friday at Princeton, \. j., in his S4th
year He was president of Princeton uni
versity for 20 years, until 1SSS. 1t had
fallen TO his lot TO have a notable career in
Scotland as a pastor preacher and theolo-
glan; in Ireland as a teacher and metaphy-
stefan; and in America as not only a great
educator, but the IeanimatOr and upbuild-
er of an important institution of learning,
now one of the leading universities of the
country.
VIM. Boyce the oldest furniture dealer
in Boston and enc of the oldest business
men of that city, died recently He was
a native of Fayston, this state.
Salmon B. Hebard, who died at Chelsea
Saturday, was born in Randolph in 1850.
He was a son of VIM Hebard, Judge of the
supreme court of this state and member of
Congress 40 years. Mr.. Hebard was a
lawyer and had served as states attorney,
county clerk and state senator. He served
as second lieutenant in the Vermont Light
Battery during the war.