Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-25
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Mayor Harrison Of Chicago is in the
Indian Territory on hunting trip.
Coffin John" Eitchette, the last of the |
Jurors empaneled to try jefferson Davis !
has just died in Minneapolis.
Miss r. L. Buttolph, who is making u
collection of menu cards for the New
York public library, has already gathered
together 1O,25o.
John X. Cowen. former president of the
Baltimore e. Ohio railroad. has just ar
rived in New York from a six Months
stay in Europe.
Sidney Clark Of Black River Mass, the
inventor of the paper collar, is now, at
the age of 90. at work on what he calls
a spring automobile.
Dr. Timothy Field Allen, the author of
an extensive encyclopaedia of materia
medica and well-known physician of
New York city, Is dead.
NJ lie Barhy, the well known French ac-
tor, is said to be slated among the newly
created knights of the order of the Legion
of Honor on January /.
william A. Craig, the custodian. reports
that up to date 2,200,3 29 people have visited
the top of the Washington monument since
that structure was built.
Mrs. Lucy A. Clough of Boston cele-
brated her DIST birthday last Thursday.
and baked IA pies as contribution to the
refreshments for the party.
Miss Rose Hackett, the last English
woman to leave Johannesburg after mar
tial law was declared, Is now bakers
clerk in Charlestown, Mass.
]. F., Stevens. the general manager OF
the Great Northern railroad, says the
Canadian Northwest will soon produce
billion bushels of wheat per year.
Tho Rev. DR.. Macy Waters Of Worcester
Mass, has accepted call to the Tomp
kins Avenue Church. Brooklyn the largest
Congregational Church in America.
Walter !. Hill, the youngest son Of the
railroad magnate, J. J. Hall. has been
discharged as a clerk from his fathers
office because of inattention to duty.
1t is rumored that Archbishop Farley
has recommended the appointment Of
Morsignor Mooney, the present vicar gen
eral of New York. as auxiliary bishop OF
the diocese.
1t is said that Lord Curzon during the
coming coronation durbar will sit upon
King Solomons throne. Tho royal chair
of that monarch is said to have recently
been found
The Rev DR.. MacVicar, principal of the
Montreal (Canada) Presbyterian College,
and one OF the most noted Presbyterian
divines in America, died on Monday even
| ing at the college.
Mrs. John Murray, who was sent to
the interior of China 26 years ago from
New York by the American board of
Presbyterian Missions has just died at
Si-Nan-Foo, China.
| 30 ut, -,;t
who holds the position of physician to
! Queen Helena of Italy, is both in stature
and proportions the most diminutve doc
tor in the world.
Commodore Charles w. Bartlett. L. S.
N. a well-known officer who has served
in all parts of the. world. has been ordered
to Boston as head of the second light
house district.
Countess Fanny Zampini Salazar Of
Rome. is lecturing in Boston. She has
been commissioned by the Italian govern
ment to report. while here, on a number
of educational questions.
Prof. Gary n. Calkins OF the depart
ment of psychology of Columbia Universe
ty, has been invited to take the position
of consulting biologist of the New York
State Pathological Laboratory.
DR. Rartus Trew of Baltimore is dead.
He took a post graduate course at the
Hahnemann Medical college in this city,
and was at one time president OF hte
Maryland Homeopathic society.
Sir Robert 5. Ball and w. II. Young OF
| the Cambridge University. England. have
been hcnored by election to the American
Mathematical society for distinguished
services to the study of astronomy
Charity Virgins, a colered woman, and
tho mother Of he well- known piapiSt
Blind Tom. has just died at Birmingham
Ga, She was born in slavery and belong
ed to the family of Gen. James n. Bet
hume.
Father Robert Eaton of Farming ton
Eng who has been in this country solic-
itinC funds for memorial church to the
memory of Cardinal Newman. announces
that he has already received $500.
Percy Fitzgerald who knew Charles
Dickens well. is to be the first president
of the Dickens Fellowship in London
This society will seek to extend the pow
or and influence of the noveist's writings
in the English speaking world
Kenyon L. Butterneld. instructor OF
rural sociology at the University of Mich
igan, has accepted the position of presi.
dent OF the Rhode Island State College OF
Agriculture, located near Providence.
Inc StuOentS OIL the COll6Se Oh tle CITY
of New York have presented to DR.. Alex
ander Stewart Webb, who resigned from
the presidency of the college on Decem
Der l, handsome solid silver loving cup
W. ]. Bailey the bachelor governor OF
Kansas, has received 1000 proposals OF
marriage from women in the United States
and Canada. Lieut. Gov. Hanna, also a
bachelor, has received more than $40.
DR.. Tullo Verdi, at one time a cele
hrated physician in Washington has
just died at Milan. Italy. During Presi
dent Grants administration he was com
missioned by him to study the hygleniC
laws of Europe.
The Noah Webster Memorial association
: has been formed at West Hartford
Conn, with Gen. Joseph b. Hawley al
the head of the board of directors, its
object being to erect a library building ir
, memory of Noah Webster who lived there
and whose home is still standing.
Prof. William James Rolfe, the well
known educator of Cambridge, Mass, ha.
Just celebrated his 18th birthday His
eldest son, John Carew Rolfe. has beer
nj the head of the Latin department Of
the University of Pennsylvania since Sep
tember.
| DR.. Frank Wigglcsworth Clarke, pro
fessor of mineral chemistry In the co
lumbar University. has been invited b,
the Philosophical society Of Manchester
England to deliver the Wilde lecture or
the atomic theory on the Tooth ami
versary OF the propoundng OF this theor,
ut Manchester by John Dalton.