Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-21
PERSONAL.

The mother of President Garfield has
been widow fifty years.
JOHN w. GARRETT will present the
city of Baltimore with $4,000 foun-
tain.
JANE GREY SwIssHEnM, a member of
the old abolition phalanx, has become
convert to Ingersollism and is delivering
lectures against the Bible.
JOSEPH PARKER, Of New Haven,
Conn.,, was the first man to make blot
ting paper In this country, and he is
still at it.
Mr.. Ell. MILLER, of Worcester, Mass,
has carried on business on one spot in
thct city for sixty-six years, and has sell
dom missed day.
"BRICK" PoMERoY went to Colorado
two years ago worth about $500. He is
now worth 5000, 900, and is president of
the Atlantic and Pacific Tunnel Com
pany, with capital of 100000.
The death is announced of Mrs.
Chambers, wife of Colonel Chambers,
who accompanied the italian patriot,
Gdribaldi, in several of his campaigns,
in which Mrs. Chambers distinguished
herself by her care for the wounded
UNITED STATES Senator John S. Will
liams of Kentucky and his step-son sold
in Cincinnati recently their crops
of tobacco of all sorts, taken from rs
acres, for $s21, 419O6, or an average of
nearly $500 per acre.
MIR. CROUCH, the composer of Kath-
leen Mavourneen, is said to be living in
Baltimore, old and poor. The sugges-
ton is made of a penny subscription for
his benefit from those who have enjoyed
his song.
IT il related of Mr.. Spurgeon that he
was once addressed in the street by a
person who, with the briefest of intro
auctions, called him ga very great hum
bug" am only too happy, sir, twas
the preachers reply, "to be very great
anything"
DIsRAELI was very methodical man.
When his papers was overhauled re-
ceipts for groceries bills paid thirty
years ago were found on file. He had
also one receipt showing that be once
gave two shillings to charity school.
The fact is recalled that the modesty
of Mrs. Grant never allowed her to refer
to her husband by other designation
than that of Mr.. Grant, and it is ac-
knowledged that in her case this manner
has So a certain sweetness above all Ell
quette."
A FRIEND of John E. Owens, the actor,
writes to the Charleston News: "Mr.
Owens lost about $45, 900 i'll mining OPP
erations IN Arizona, and he has mort
gage of S27, 900 on his estate, which is
worth at least $4,000. He has paid,
and is able to pay on sight, all demands
upon him."
MIR. WALTER, the proprietor of the
London Times, now in this country, is
described as small in stature, stopping
slightly, apparently about sixty years
old, and very courteous in his manner.
He says a newspaper on the American
plan would have certain circulation in
London, but would never win position
of commanding influence.
DIR. SAMUEL JOHNSON is described as
having been ga tall, stout, grand, and
authoritative man, but stopping horribly,
his back quite round, his mouth contin-
ually opening and shutting, as if he were
chewing something; with a singular
method of twirling and twisting his
nanuS, his VaSG DOOy III constant ag1Ga-
ton, sea-sawing backwards and for
wards; his feet never moment quiet,
and his whole great person looking as if
it was going to roll itself, quite involun-
tarily, from it's chair to the foor''
BERT HARRIS camped out in Logan
canyon, ". T., one day last week. About
- o'clock he awoke and discovered that
he and his bedding were being dragged
down the mountain-side by a huge
grizzly bear. Harris was almost par
alyzed by fear, but managed finally to
wiggle out Of the quilts, drop to the
ground and crawl away among the
rocks The grizzly went some distance
with the bedding, but finding that his
expected prey had escaped, he set up
dismal howl. Harris stayed shivering
in the canyon for the remainder OF the
night.