Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-06
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

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w. T. Kimsey Of Chicago is the possess
sor of one of the oldest United States
notes extant. 1t Is dated III.
The Sultan of Morocco has appointed
Kaid MacLean, formerly Of the British
army. to command the Moorish troops
during the visit of Emperor William.
Mrs. Ada Barton Bogg, the noted au-
thorcss, will sell "A number of her valu-
able Autograph books to aid the proposed
home for INDECENT press women.
Police inspector Gustaf Gustafson. of
Boston, is about starting on q tour of in
spcction of the different police depart
ments of the large cities of the country.
u. l.. Bingham has again been appoint
ed librarian Of Manchester, Mass. for his
twenty-fourth year He is 90 years old,
and the Oldest librarian in the State.
The famous Austrian novelist, Nine.
Mary Won Elmer Eschenbach possesses
one Of the finest collections of watches.
A number of them arc over 200 years old.
and many of them are set in diamonds.
Prof. Barrett Wendell, of Harvard, has
finished his Paris course of lectures on
"Amcrsan Ideas and Institutions and
will lecture at the provincial universities
OF France, ending his tour on July l.
fund for monument to be placed
over the grave of Nelson Kneass, COM
poser of Ben Bolt" has been started.
His body is buried in a cemetery in
Chllicothe. Mo-
Kirk Pierce of fiillsboro. n. H.. nephew
of President Franklin Pierce, has many
important and interesting documents in
his inheritance from his distinguished
uncle.
Dr. Edward w. Emerson is spending
the winter in southern France, where
he went last autumn soon after he fin
ished editing the new centenary edition
of his fathers works.
Mrs Isabella Beccher Hooker. the only
surviving member of the celebrated
Beccher family, and a noted woman suf-
fraeist. celebrated her SD brit hday on
Wednesday, in Hartford. Conn.
The effort to raise fund OF $4,000 tr
establish chair OF political science in
Western Reserve University ms a mcnor-
ial to the late Senator NJ A. Hanna is
meeting with gratifying success.
Prof. w. L. Goldsborough. for the past
eight years at the head Of the electrical
department at Purdue University, has
| resigned to accept position az chief en-
gineer with a New York company.
William Best, who lives at present
near Stanberry. Mo. was tho first en-.
gineer to run a train between Philadel.
and is probably the oldest living engi.
ncer.
Col. Max Fleischmann of Cincinnati. q
| millionaire. will in the summer of 1870,
make a dash toward the North Pole with
| the hope of reaching the furthcst point
| north. lie has already chartered a
| steamer for the long voyage.
| Miss Helen A. Knowlton Of Rockland
! Me-, is the only woman lawyer in tina,
State. She was admitted to the bar of
Knox county six years ago. and has &C.
quilted herself well in the practice Of
law.
| Since the strained relations between
Sweden and Norway have produced sc
much irritation on both countries tn.
name of Nansen, the Arctic explorer, has
been mentioned frequently as the future
prime minister of Norway.
| J.. V. DE Graw, who has just been nom
mated by the President to be fourth as
sistant postmaster general, was born in
Princeton, N. j., and was educated If
that historic city. lie was one of the or
ganizers Of the famous Grdiron club.
| The Emperor of Germany has specia
room where all his uniforms are kept
with their attendant caps, helmets
swords, daggers, clOaks, etc, and the tasl
of arraying his majesty in the correct
uniform for each function is a delicate
one
The Rev. c. c. Bruce, chaplain and sup
erintendent of the Seamens Church ano
Institute, of Portland. Ore. is next in lin,
to his father, Lord Thurlow, of the Scot
| fish peerage. lie Is a grandson of the
Earl of Elgin, who was succeeded as gov
ernor general OF India by Lord Curzon
| William c. Fox, who succeeds Mr. W.
w. Rockhill as director Of the bureau of
American republics. In admirably qualified
to direct the affairs OF the institution,
being n good Spanish scholar, and is we'll
acquainted with the conditions in the
South American countries which are rep
resented In the bureau.
The committee of the archaeological
congress, Paris. has accepted the offe
made by julie Clarette. that five socie
taries of the Coincide Francais-Mounet
sully, Silvaine. Truflcr Nine. SECOND an,
Weber and silvain-will go 10 Athens
to perform an ancient play in the opel
air theater.
Champ Clark expects to spend most o
the coming summer in Missouri. III
promises himself this summer to maxi
detailed study of all the schedules o
the present Dingley tariff law and tn
aonnt OF the revenue derived therefrOm
IN connection with similar figures fo
previous years and under previous laws