Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

PERSONAL AND GENERAL,
The Duchess de Ia Rochefoucauld, who
with her husband, is to visit this country,
is daughter of Senator Mitchell Of ore
Eon.
Wa Ting-Fang the Chinese minister
was on Friday the guest a dinner at
the University club, Providence r. l., to-
gether with President Faunce Of Brown
University.
Kate Livingstone, a corsin Of Dr. Liv-
lnpstone Is living in the Isle Of Null, in
tho Hebrides, and has Just complete her
hundred ard sixth year. She is, however,
very weak.
Colonel George w. Breckenridge, of san
Antonio, Texas has given $4,000 for tbs
building of school for the negro children
of that city
The King Of the BelRians Is said to he
the most scholarly monarch IL Europe
His tastes, too, are simple and he prefers
a Pipe to a cigar. smoking an English
bird s-eye tobacco.
The Longfellow house at Portland, Me,
has been opened to visitors as a museum
of relics Of the poet. A small fee Is
charged. the proceeds going to the Long
fellow memorial fund
The King of Portugal has invited n
nu'hoer vi r-ne iIsn teH,''s pl"yelo 70 N.9'e
L'Spoii III octouei anu ,ane P"it III ny |
.ouI n nam, ~ re r.a!su ..ei ~ Win
petitors.
Gov. Herried of South Dakota, Gov Saw
rye of Nebraska and ex-Gov Hoard OF
Wisconsin will be among the speakers at
the Farmers National CONGRESS. which Is
TO be held at Sioux Falls. 5. D., October !.
ems. Is in this country with his two daugh-
.ers. Misses Elaine and olive and is stay
ing at Lake Champlain
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IIeSlu'Ht .h",rS 70 A''Sel' u '"e II :
Brown University and SAYS that his four
years there cost him only $500
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me he,IIn oIalp II vi tne ueI MAJ -NSs.-
cla'lon OF fHR mas p'aGeu H'Inor
Robert MAYER. who first formulated the
law Of conservation Of energy. was born
in 1874.
tiosol aru' ihe FORMER Japanese minis
2 short time ago. left n library of 10, :
600 books worth sos 90. among which is a
Buddhist Sultra of more than a thousand
volumes.
vania who, during me fortv-nin+S ''' con- T.
gross was doo-kceper Of the House of
REPRESENTATIVES, has presented to the navy
dnpartn,ont n bust Of his orandfotber
John Branch who was secretary of m,
navy under Andrew Jackson
Andrew D. White. the United states Min.
ister to porl,r L,s raturrad 10 tbo+ 81,
and taken mn his work again having ,om,
pletelv recovered from mis- recent indis
nositton
nromirent Tos,,its in Ibis court,,, ba.
i,,st co,.hr,toL 49,, - outs Itn;;,,orl;,,
, mo hfticth anr,-ersarv of his ,1tr,, i,,,'
The Jesuit order
General Garcia Nolez, inspector genera
of prisons In Havana, and son of the fam
n,,rnosa 80 s.,'a,.,,,l, 'u,1 W. '''
rn,s go N,,or,, 't'7 GA ii''"o''A u
:, DR.. j, II, Hollander. treasurer of Porte
Rico. has resigned that office and vii
soon return to his former post as pro-
fessor of economies and finance in Johns
, Hopkins University.
John r. French has at the age of 81
years, been reelected CITY clerk of Galeua
H., an office which he has held for fort,
years. His father was city clerk for foul
years before him, and died in Office.
Justice Martin j. Kcogh, of the Su.
preme Court OF New York, visited tn,
, Four Courts Dublin, the other day anC
, for some time occupied "a scat on tn,
bench In Nisi Prus Court l with Justic,
l D'' 'o'''
! Maurus Jokai the Hungarian novelist
retains his youthful attitude and OUTLOOK
upon me In a wonderful way. Ieben II
reported recently to have said of him
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, Rear Admiral cambridge, of the Brit
: ish navy, who died recently was on thu
4 STAFF of Admiral Sir L. 7. Jones at tn,