Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Major General Adna r. Chaffee has ac-
cepted an invitation to attend the an
nual meeting of the National Guard Of
tho State Of New York on February Il,
and will make an address.
Mrs. Andrew r. Carter. of Watertown
y. y. owns the pair of spectaces worn
and owned by President Lincoln at the
time he was shot by John Wilkes Booth
in Ford's Theatre, Washington.
Major Genera! Lord Dundonald. COM
handing the Canadian militia may short
ly leave Canada and succeed Major Cen
cral Sir Alfred Turner as inspector gen
eral of the auxiliary forces in London.
Samuel p. Avery has presented TO the
Columbia University, New York. a mum
Der of books of his collection. Illustrating
the history of bookbnding from the per-
loo of earliest efforts to make tho trade
4 fine art.
Con, .roo Wheeler has denied all intent
OF becoming again a candidate for Con-
Ercas in Alabama. He has ten nominal
tons ana ton elections to his record.
Jlr. Eduardo Acevado Diaz. the newly
appointed minister from Uruguay, who
has been sent to Washington to open a
legation there, is known in South Amer
lea as a novelist OF high reputc.
Prince Henri de Bearn, tho newly
appointed attache of the French embassy.
month i. a descendant OF one of the
most distinguished families in France.
Charles I. Beck, OF South Orange. y.
j.. has unique collection of postage
stamps. coins, arrow heads and numcr
Gus other curios of historic value, which
he has been gathering for a number OF
years.
Mrs Louise F. Barker, OF South Wey-
mouth. is possibly the dean of women
doctors in Massachusetts She is 81 years
Old. graduated in medicine In 1861 and
practiced regularly up to seven years
ago.
A daughter of Mr.. Baker, an American
banker, Is one Of the bellies Of the vicerc-
cal court in Dublin. She is the wife of
Howard st, George, a connection of the
Earl of Donerail, the ST. Georges being
great family in the north of the County
Cork.
Professor Braun. inventor of the sys-
tenn of wireless tclegraphy named after
him, announced at a recent meeting OF
the scientific society in Strasburg that
discoveries and improvements ide tho
question OF distance In etherography OF
no Importance.
on the United States pension roll of the
1Opoka agency is the name of a man
who has served in three wars and Is l0
years old. He IL Thomas r. Sauis. Of
Webb city, Mo- where he conducts a lit
tie shoe store and makes a living in
spite Of hi. 40 years,
Thomas w. Hardwick, of the tenth
Goorsia district. Is the pgmy Of the
House standing but feet l inch in
his h gh-hceled shoes. and weighing but
lJ1 pounds When seated In the House
his toes just touch the noor and hts head
Is barely visible above the desk in front.
Col. John jacob Aston. the richest in
dividual landowner in New York. ex-
poets to leave th.re this month for an
absence OF at least fifteen months. and
possibly two years or moro. He is going
around the world. with his family and
few guests, In his palace yacht Nour-
mahal
In a foreign Office report on the trade
OF Marking, it is stated that such Is tho
value placed on literary degrees by the
Chinese that during period when hun
dreds OF the inhabitants were dying daily
from cholera no fewer than 1900 stu
dents visited the city to compete for two
hundred vacancies.
The land used for coffee growing, ex-
elusive Of the area used for the pro-
duction OF other fruit In connection
with coffee. exceeds s,coo,oon acres. Tho
value Of the property, including build
ings machinery and other utensils. is
more than 81 $50. 0oo 900 based on the low
values that have prevailed from 100 to
1909.
The temperance movement which began
In Japan IN 1873 with a society of foreign
residents OF Yokohama, has grown until
now there are forty-six Of these societies
united in a national temperance league
"A result OF their agitation bill has been
passed prohibiting the use Of tobacco
by children under twenty years OF age,