Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-27
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About five years ago he received the
honorable and lucrative appointment of
Deputy Secretary of State OF South Da-
kota; this position he held for over three
years. In 1898 he was appointed aid upon
the staff of Governor Arthur G. Mllette
with the rank Of Colonel. He attended the
Worlds fair at Chicago in such capacity
Something like a year or more ago he
left Pierre, and removed TO Sioux Falls
where he became associated in the law
firm of Atkins, Bailey G. Voorhees,. While
in the executive office, he assisted materi-
ally in drafting the constitution of the
new State Of South Dakota, admitted into
the union in 1889. Mr. Glllett was a young
man of ability and great promise.
DR.. A. Lawrence Miner of Weston has
received the appointment as physician and
surgeon to the indian school at the X iowa $
agency in the southern part of Oklahoma
territory Ho graduated in 1894 from the
Maryland Medical college and has since
practiced in Westminster and Weston
Prof. w. b. Stickney, a son of Brook
line, and now one of the leading scientists
OF the University of Michigan, gave a
lecture the other evening there on "Nikola
Tesla and Three Recent Marvellous
Discoveries in Electricity and the Ether"
which the Courier of the city describes as
remarkable for its depth of thought ="
Arbor for II years, prepared public lectures
upon electricity and other scientific sub
Jects u years ago, as principal of the
massachusetts high school. Born and
bred upon our Vermont hills, a graduat q
of Amherst and earning all the money
for his education, he was in the Union
service for four years, acting under Pres
ident Lincoln's special direction though
Gen. Banks, as superintendent Of the Or
Sanization In New Orleans of the first
public colored schools ever organized there
or in the United States, and acted as SUI
perintendent of the same nearly two years.
and induced Gen. Banks to extend the
schools all over the State of Louisiana.
resulting In employing over 400 teachers
and in enrolling 10000 colored children as
pupils. This was in 1884. AS the result
of his success as superintendent as above
stated. He was appointed to a prominent
position after the war; holding 1t for seven
years and then returning north to con-
tinue his distinguished educational work.
Ensign George C. Day. U. S. NJ, formerly
OF Bradford, is now in charge of a guard
from the U. S. S. "Machias," for the u. S.
Legation at Seoul Korea.
Rev. c. o. Day of Brattleboro while in
Washington recently was shown about the
Capitol by Senator Dubois of Idaho. his
former classmate.
William C. Harris of Windsor has re-
turned from Paris. whore he has been
studying art FOR several years, and will
make his headquarters in Windsor for the
present.
George r. Miner, formerly of Manches-
ter, who is on the staff of the New York
Herald, has received cablegram from
Bennett to go to Geneva on business con-
nected with the paper.
A letter has been received from Rev.
William f. Beaman, missionary to China
who was pastor in Woodford in 1888 For
months 1t was not known whether or not
Mr.. Beaman was killed in the massacre in
China last autumn.
A charming poem by Rev Alfred j.
Hough. entitled, THE Dream of the
Stream" is one of the attractive features
in the Washington's birthday number OF
the Youths Companion.
Marvelle w. Cooper who was appraiser
of the port of New York during Presden;
flarrison's term, died Saturday at his
apartments in the Union League club
house. 39th street and 5th avenue, where
he had made his home for a number OF
years. He had been Ill and confined to hi.
bed for three weeks with heart trouble and
his death was due to this and pneumonia
Mr. Cooper was in his 10th year. He was
born in Windsor county, VT, on May 81
1926. After attending the public schools Of
his native place he taught school and
earned money to take him through a col
lege course. After his graduation from
college he went to New York in 1919 anC
became a clerk in a dry goods house, and
in 1851 he became the junior partner in the
hrm or Smythe Sprague & Cooper. In 1856
the firm was changed to Spra que, Cooper
Colburn and again in 1867 to Cooper
Vail d Co. Mr.. Cooper retired from the
dry goods business in 1882. He had at tn,
time of his death large business interests
in Western States. He also was the presi
dent of the Standard National bank Madi
son avenue and 23d street a director of the
American Surety company. director OF
the Citizens Savings bank, and an execu
tor and trustee of the Sturtevant estate
In 1885 he was appointed one of the United
states railroad commissioners which In.
spected the Southern Pacific. He was ar
eX-president of the New England society
and was member of the Union club, the
Union League club and the Republican
club.
Charles J. Billings died in Fitchbure
Saturday afternoon. He was born II
Royalton. VT. In 1922 and moved with hi
parents to Woodstock in 1885. In lS45 h.
went to Fltchburg. and in 1S47 entered tn,
employ of the Fitchburg National bank
with which he was identified nearly 3,
years. He was cashier and vice-presiden
of this institution, and treasurer of tn,
Fitchburg Savings bank. Deceased wa,
stricken with paralysis in 1877, and neve
fully recovered. Mr. Billings was the sor
of Del and Sophia Wetherbee Billings. {
brother of Hon. Frederick Billings OF
Woodstock.
Jason Ashley, born In Barnard. Windsor
county, VT, February 2S. 1885, is living ir
Tonica, La Sale county, ILL.,. and is In good
health. He Is the son of Jonathan and
Sarah (Osborne) Ashley. The Ashleys
We're early residents of Barnard, VT, com
ing from Oakham, Mass.