Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-06-21
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

In London it is said that Gen. Cronje,
the Bocr captive of st. Helena. is really
a Scotchman by the name of McCrone.
Charlotte Craptrce, the retired actress
once well known as Lolita, has subscribed
500 to the fund for actors home in New
York.
Dr j. II. Girdner OF New YORK owns a
dress coat made for the wedding of mis-
grandfather by President Andrew john
son, who was at that time a tailor.
Ii hung Chang maintains at his own
expense a force of 5000 soldiers a body
guard. They are no part of the Chinese
army and are the best paid soldiers in
the empire.
Marcus DAILY, the copper maSnate. has
an automobile which he operates himself
with all the ease of a protc-siOLe ''driv-
e."
Herbert Putnam. librarian of Congress,
has just sailed for Europe. chiefly to pur-
chase books. He will represent this coun-
try at the Gutenberg celebration at
Mlinz
capt j, B. Coghlan. one of the heroes
of the Spanish war, has been in command
of the Puget Sound navai station, tut / as
now been given leave of absence because
of i'll health. He will be succeeded ly
Capt Dyer Of the Boston navy yard.
a $1,000 stained glass window in memory
of Miss Hattie NJ. Tower has been pre-
scented to tho John NJ. Smyth School in
Chicago. Miss Tower was victim of La
BourSogne disaster, and the window is
the gift of a number of persons who we're
her pupils while she was head assis amt
III the school.
| The will of the late Jonas G. Clark of
Worcester, Mass was filed in the proha q
court of that city the other day. The en-
tire estate is left to the university. pro-
vided the people of the city raise fund
of 100000
| The pen-name of the Queen of Rou-
mania, Carmen sylvia" is to be the name
of new town which has just been found
ed on the Danube Delta.
Col. Baden Powell, the defender of
MafetinE, has always been something of a
journalist, and during the Matabele war
was the London Chronicles CorrespOn-
dent.
Capt. Percy Scott who commands the
Terrible III the Chinese troubles, is best
known for his invention of the naval gun
mourning by means of which he saved
Lady lie has also contrved a new
electric signaling apparatus.
Newspaper correspondents had a hard
of the Mail and Mr. Mitchell of the STAN
dard, both died of fever at Ladysmith
f.. CT. Parslow of the Chronicle was MUIR
dered at Matekng; Alfred Ferrand of the
Post was killed at Ladysmth, and the
Australian Mr. LAME was killed at
Rensberg. One other lost an arm and four
were captured.
Herbert Putnam, librarian of Congress.
has just sailed for Europe, chiefly to pur-
chase books. He will represent this coun-
try at the Gutenberg celebration at Mainz.
The assignment of commissions tor por-
traits of Massachusetts governors for the
new state House has been completed 10y
Gov. Crane. The selections are: Bowdoin,
T.. c. Tarhell, Strong, Henry Sandman;
sullivan. +. l.. lpsen Gore, Marie Page;
Gerry, Henry Sandman; Lincoln. +. w
Henson; Everett, Philip Hale; Morton, R
q. Hardie; Briggs Ihy purchaser: Bout
We'll, f. +, Ninton; Washburn. William
Willard. Banks, D. J. Strain; Claitln, j. IL
Young, Washburn F. W. Benson, Butler
mot selected; Robinson, d. j. Strain
Amcs, c. a. Whiple On. "; Bracket, W
G. Page: Russell L. c. Tarbel.