Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-20

Prince Adelbert. the third son OF the
| emperor Of Germany. Will likely be the
rext member of the German royal faml-
| " to land in America as he is cadet on
the training ship Charlotte, which will
reach Baltimore about the first of May.
Dr. ]. Wilbur Chapman. who is remem-
tered in burlington. the Presbyterian
minister, has ~eturned to his congregation
in New York city, fully restored to health
after vacation of six months, most of
which was spent ut Jamaica. West IN
dies.
Tie Rev. Barr abas T. sakai head Of i'm
rortant missionary work in Toxic. and a
graduate of the Episcopal Theological
Seminary, Cambridge, Is in this country
lecturing on missionary work among the
| educated classes OF japan.
Henry *. Sheldon. the rcted Brooklyn
Jliianthropist. who Gied several days ago.
! was an enthusiastic collector of rare and
valuable hooks. having in his library 400
welcomes, nearly every enc notable BY rea-
son Of binding. rarity or antiquity
Mr. and Mrs. James II. Fey ot New
Haven. Conn. having subscribed libcrall &,
to a new bull ling at TaladeGa col,ega.
! Alabama it will be named Foy Cottage.
/ Hot sekrepine. cooking, nursing, sewing
Ctc. will be taught colcrod girls.
John Rice Chandler. the st Louis world 5
fair commissioner to Central America was
bern in Philadelphia in 1870. and until re-
Gently was professor of the Latin lam
fuaec ard history In the military ana
polytechnic colleges of Guatemala.
Cen Lloyd Wheaton is very popular
with his soldiers in the philippines. who
! speak of him among themselves as old
Dad" 1t is favorite joke that he needs
no staff. because re can make himself
heard half a mile without strainiug him
self.
Hon. Alfred Lttlcton, NJ. r. mentioned
to succeed Lord Palnccfote IS british am
bassadcr at WASHINGTON, is q nephew of
William Ew1rt Gladstone.
Chiet of Police Francis O'Non Of Chi
cago has the nest remarkable collection
OF Irish music eXtant It's collecting mas
bctn his hobby for rany years.
Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore has de-
cided to postpone the cbScrN lnce in ;hat
city of the silver jubilee Of the Pope until
the first sunday after Easter, April i,
Jacob Vallery of PlGttsmouth. Neh, has
attended every national dcmr cratic con
Nention since the log calm od'npaign of
1910. He was born i'll Rhine Falls. Ba-
vaI.a, i'm lSln
The Hon, Alfred s. P.nkertor, one Of the
Mass. and for three years a member of
the Massachusetts, House of Representa-
tives, was born in Lancaster Pa.
DR. Flgar of London it, is understood
will compose an ode for the coronation. in
June whiCh is to be heard for the first
time at the state performance at the opera
when the solo will be entrused to Madame
Melba, the vocal representative of the
colonies.
Miss Furncss, who unveiled the tablet or
the steamship st. Paul, presented by oiti-
zens of its namesake. is a great grand
daughter of Alexander Ramsay, the trst
territorial governor Of Minnesota
! AUoync Ireland has been chosen by thc
University Of Chicago to so to the Orient
as special commissioner to study general
. conditions, which will enable the university
tc shape certain classes Of work for men
who will go to the Orient to live.
The Rt, Rev. Frederick Dan huntington
bishop of the Episcopal diocese of centra
, New York, is making a complete bibliog-
raphy of all his writings, which Is not al
, easy task, considering the fruitfulnoss al
the bishops pen, and the wide range OF
, subjects treated.