Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-11-06
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
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! heN. Dr. Andrew OnNer, VINO has
just died at his home in this city. was
a native of Hanover, N. H., and nearly
"a years Old He was u graduate OF
Harvard, 40, read law in Rufus
Choate's Office, was admitted To the
bar in Boston, but afterward studied
for the ministry and was ordained
priest in 1865. He had two pastoral
charges, his second, at Bellows Falls.
VT, as rector of Emmanuel church.
extended from 1858 to 1864. Then he
was elected professor of Greek and
Hebrew nj st. Stephens college, An
nandale, N.Y.. and III 1873 was chosen
professor of the literature and inter
pretation of the New Testament on
the Gloryina Russell Hoffman foun,la-
tion in the General Theological semin-
AIRY here. He held the place at his
death, and was also sub deacon of the
seminary.
William NJ. Pritchard, venerable
and hnnored lawyer of this city, has
Just been buried in Concord, Mass.
his native town. He was son of an
old Concord family, who have dwelt
for years Oh the main street of the
village, and owne broad meadows
along the gently flowing river, which
takes it's name frs>m the town. He
was graduate of Harvard and settled
in this city early in life, where he
has had u successful professional
career, giving special attention to
trust business. His interest in Con-
Ill ,,1,
he spent part of every year there I'M
til recently declining health forbade
the journey. He gave generously to
the public library and other institu-
tions of the town, and will be long
and atfectionately remembered for his
many acts of charity, his bright and
cheering speech, his kindly and gra-
cious bearing and his honorable con-
duct in all the relations of life. He
was over 80 years old, and his wife
died some time ago. They had no
children.
Young Mr.. Brice of this city ap-
pears to have started out on the
troubled sea of politics with virtuous
intentions. In his contest for the
office of councilman on the Tammany
ticket he was reported in the papers
as having indulged in some language
in one of his speeches that was not
exactly fit to print. Whereupon the
young man writes to the papers to
say hat he has been unsupported, and
that e made up his mind upon enter
ing inc political arena that he would
never make use of any language on
the stump or elsewhere that he could
not repeat to his mother. All this is
praisew orthy, but it is to be feared
that his resolution will go astray if he
keeps company with the Tammany
orators. Some of their campaign
eiacula' ions would shock tishwife,
not to mention the young mans
mother. He should shnn his environ
ment
The long fight which has been
going on for the last six months be-
tween the three compressed air com
panies of this city has tinaly come to
an end, and the last difficulties in the
way of an amicable Il liustment of in
terests are done away with. The name
of the new corporation is "The Ameri-
can Air Power Company of New
York" 1t was incorporated at AL
bany, MY, ON Sept. 27, with II capi-
tai OF s7, 900, 600, and has bought the
entire line of patents of the General
Compressed Air Company, American
Air Power Company, and Compressed
Air Power Company The latter COM
rany has accepted $2,25O,00O for all
the Hoadley- Knight patents for this
country. New works for the construc-
ton of cars are to be built at once,
and are to be located near this city,.
in New York state or in New Jersey.
The special feature of the "continu-
ous performance" at one of the the
aires recently was the debut in
vaudeville" as the program ex-
presses it, of Miss Ethel Chase
Sprague, the daughter of Mrs. Kate
Chase, and the granddaughter of the
late Salmon p. Chase, chief justice of
the United States supreme court.
With Mr.. f. j. Ratcliffe she appeared
in IL one-act tragedy entitled "The
Black Butterfly" one of the most se-i-
ous Of the short plays that have re-
Gently been produced at the variety
theatres. Miss Sprague played the
part of 'woman scorned" with much
force.
By long odds the biggest slump in
the estate of deceased millionaires is
that of the late Joseph Richardson of
this city, who was reported TO be
worth $50, 900, 900 when he died re-
Gently. 1t is explained that the old
man, anticipating trouble between
his heirs, distributed the bulk of his
property among them just before his
death. This will do TO- partial ex-
planation. Probably more compe-
hensive one is he had lively appre-
citation of the fact that the tax OH in
heritances would bear heavily on his
estate unless lie took the course he
did.
The Tribune's editorial page is now
arrayed in all the glory of handsome
new dress. This is not the only at
traction of the Tribune's editorial
page nowadays. 1t is speaking out
vigorously and clearly in behalf of
non-partisan municipal government
for Greater New York, unawed by
Platt and Quigg 1t is noticeable
case of hands ome is as handsome does.
Considerable cold water has been
thrown on the streets of Greater New
York. About 10000, 900 gallons sur
prised Madison avenue and Forty
eighth street the other morning by
the buroting of a big water main,
most costly and destructive douche
for city already plunged in munich
pal woe.