Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-13
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

| Sarah Bcrnhnrdt will make an Amer
lean tour next season. opening in New
York at the Lyric Theatre. on Novem-
Der lst.
The Row. Frederick w Hamilton. pas
tor of the First University Church of
Eoxbury, Mass. has hccn elected tom
rorary president of Tufts College to fill
the vacancy caused by tie death OF the
Rev. T.. II. Capcn
Francis j. Kilkenny, tho private sec
rotary Of Controller of the Currency
R'1gely. landed in New York from Ire
land. almost pcnnilcss July 4. twelve
wears APO. and is now one OF the most
popular of government employees
General William r. Draper, OF Mas
sachusctts. former Ambassador 20 Italy.
has just established in the George Wash
inEton University. in the department of
politics and diplomacy. a scholarship car
rying $500 annually to the recipient.
Dir. Harvey W. Willy chief Of the
Bureau of Chemistry. will continue
throughout tho summer his Investigation
OF patent medicines Of the country. The
result of his Investigations will be laid
before Congress next December.
General G. Edward Murray. Quarter
ma stcr General of the State of New Jer-
sey. was presented last Friday with IA
saber saddle. birdie and other articles
included in complete accoutremcnts for
mounted brisadier general in the field.
l'r. d Hopkins in charge of the
forest insect inv' siga depart .nent
of agriculture, in a recent lecture, said
that the average annual loss from insect
work on forest trees and their crude and
finished products. amounts to at least
500. 0O0 900
Miniter Takahira. the Japanese envoy,
has invited the members of the govern
ment party which is gong to the Philip
pines in July to extend their journey to
Japan He asks them to stay there
week at the expense of the Japanese gov
eminent.
BY the will OF tho late Ex-Governor
Boutwell,. just filed for probate in Bos-
ton. he gives to his daughter Georgianna
A., all his writings, whether printed or
in manuscript, stereotype plates. etc, as
we'll as 5000 in order that she may pub
lish all his writnes.
Elliott Schneck tho composer, has
written grard opera on Thomas
9iardy's wel-known. novel Tess of the
u Urbervilles." which will be produced
next season. Although born in Paris,
Mr.. Schneck passed his boyhood days in
Brooklyn, where his father was rector
of St Anne's Episcopal Church.
Prof. David l.U-.nc Smith of Columbia
University. has recently purchased the
library OF Professor Fernando jacob, of
Venice. and has added it To his own col
lection for tho Use Of his students. He
has also made available for study his
rare collection Of portraits and manu-
scripts of celebrated mathematicians, the
largest that has hecn brought together.
Perhaps no writer of Magazine fiction
can equal the speed record made by
Edwin Lefcvre He produced 1900 words
between Saturday and Monday, all writ
ten in londhand. for Mr.. Lefevre doesr I
use a typewriter. He does not consider
a mere matter of 5000 words day Il
feat worth Boosting Of
Colonel Alfred G. Girard. of the Med.
icai Department Of the government. re-
Gently stationed at San Francisco, has
been arpoined bridgadier general in
the army. ana placed on the retired list.
He is a native of Switzerland. and is a
graduate of the University of Basic and
of the University of Murzburg.
Prof. Trevor kincaid. of the faculty
of the University Of Washington. Seattle,
has accepted an invitation to join tho
Harvard expedition 10 the Bermudas.
with leaves in June. Upon his return he
will enter Harvard for laboratory re-
search work with Prof. Mark. chief Of
the Department OF Zoology, under whose
leadership the expedition will be made.