Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-10-31
PERSONAL.

A distinguished party of New York resi-
dents consisting of Col and Mrs. John
jacob Aston, Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Phelps
Carroll, Mr.. and Mrs. Butler Duncan, Mr..
and Mrs. James L. Breeze, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Henry purGy, Mr.. Winfield Scott
Ioyte, Mr.. W. X. Vanderbilt. Mr. Creigh-
ton Webb Mr. j. l.. Webb have been the
guests of col and Mrs. W. Seward Webb
at "ShclbLrne Farms"
Senator RedGeld Proctor expects 10 re-
main at his home in Proctor until the
middle Of November. when he will leave
for Washington to supervise a proposed
addition o his residence at the capital lie
contemplates visiting the Atlanta EXPOSE
tion before Congress meets.
orders received from Washington at
Fort Ethan Allen announce the detail
Of First Lieut. Joseph r. Dickman, Third
United States cavalry. As an instructor at
the United States Infantry and Cavalry
school at Fort LeaVcuwOrth, Kan. This
deserved recognition by the war depart
ment of Lieut. DiclNnan is highly ccmpli-
mentdrH, to one of the most able. indus
frious ana painstaltins officers in the Uni
ted states army Lieut.. Dickman is tho
Post Gdiutdnt and the able assistant to
Major Lewis T. Morris. commanding the
squadron of the Third United States cav
airy, stationed in Vermont; his detail will
cause the appointment of another officer
/
Of the Vermont National Guard will be
sorry to learn that this accomplished Of
hcor will leave the State and will remem-
Der with much pleasure his tour of duty
with them at tn" late encampment at
Fairlee. Lieut.. Dickman's many friends
in Burlington while regrctting that he has
been ordered away, will congra tulatc him
upon the compliment paid him.
IT is announced that the wedding of
l, ~.
of John A. Mccall, president of the New
York Life Insurance company. to Darwin
Il. Kingsley Of Boston will take place
Dec. 8, at the home of the brides parents,
and that the marriage ceremony will prob
ably be performed by the Rev Matthew
y. Taylor. the rector of the Roman Catho-
lie Church of the Blessed Sacrament. New
York.
Henry w. Hin, esq, of Buffalo, has been
nominated for the New York Assembly
by the republicans of that city Mr., I'M
Is native of Isle La Motto, who gradual
ted from the /. V. NJ. in 1876. and has been
successful lawyer in Ruffalo The Com
mcrcial Of that city says of him: The
nomination Of Mir. Henry ". Hill for the
Assembly in the new second district. is
an exceedingly strong one. Mr.. iIill did
good service in the constitutional convcn-
Uon and is admirably qualified to represent
the most important district of Erie COun-
tY in the Legislature. Fortunately there
is no doubt whatever of Mr.. Hills election;
in fact the democrats have not yet sue
cceded in finding anybody willing to run
against him.
Hon. Julian Phelps Of Atlantic, Ia, is in
town, the guest Of his sister, Mrs. Emery
Reynolds. Senator Phelps was born in
South Hero but lived for many years in
Milton. lie enlisted in Company * of
the 18th Vermont Volunteers while in his
senior year at the L. V. NJ, and was
wounded i'm the battle of Cold Harbor,
but returning was permitted to graduate
with his class, although obliged to go
upon the platform assisted by cane. lie
is State Senator in Iowa and was a dele
gate to the republican league convention
at Cleveland and later to the triennial
council of churches at Syracuse and is
now visiting friends here and in Milton
before his return. 1t is unnecessary to
add that he is warm supporter of Allison
for the republican nominee for president.
William Phelps of Michigan. a brother of
Julian Phelps, Is also in town.