Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-07
BRIEF ITEMS

John Jacob Aston and William Aston,
sons of the late William B. Astor, are
both in failing health.
Isabella, ex-Queen of Spain, has
grown tired of the French capitol, and
is going back to her old realm.
Mrs. Garfield has been suffering with
malaria, and DR.. BoyntOn has come to
Mentor to attend her.
The Hon. S. L. Sackville West, the
British Minister at Washington, will
visit England in October.
Eugene, ex-Empress of France, Is
at Ems, the waters at which place have
been recommended for her health.
Mr.. William Bonner, a brother OF Mr.
Robert Bonner, ofthe New York Ledger
keeps a $4,000 team of horses st Tren-
ton, Pierce county, Wis.
Senator Conger and wife, of Michigan
who have been, since Congress adjourn
ed, visiting Mrs. Dahigren at South
Mountain, will return to Michigan to-
day.
General Gorden, of Georgia; Emery
A. Storrs, of Chicago: the Rev. DIR. S.
II. Tying, Jr., Vice-Consul Hooper and
Mr.. BrulatOur were recently entertained
at dinner in Paris by DIR. Warren
Bey.
General Sherman is said to have re-
Gently grown enthusiastic over the sol
dierly qualities of General Wolseley;
but there is no trace of sadness in his
remark that "The English people will
pay him WE'LL"
The present visit of President Arthur
to Newport as the guest of Ex-Governor
Morgan recalls the fact that the first
prominent public position held by the
| President was q member of the Gov
errors Staff.
General Charles ]. Powers, of Roch-
ester, n. Y. died in the street of apo
plexy on Saturday. He led the 108th
New York infantry through all the bat
ties from Fredericksburg to the Wilder
ness, ana has since taken high rank as
lawyer.
A brother of President Garfield has
lived for many years in Northern
Michigan on small and sterile farm.
The Grand Haven papers say that he is
now building fine house and barn
with money given him by Mrs. Gar
field. His mother is now visiting him.
| Liz DOSlOu LTbOctttf VI
says: IA reception was given to Rev.
DR.. J. G. Webster and wife last evening
by their Hopkinton friends at the house
of Mr. Samuel Crooks. DR.. Webster,
who now lives in Wheaton, H., was for
twenty-six years pastor of the Congre-
gational Church at Hopkinton.
A Delaware woman, In scratching a
match on her shoe, set her clothing on
fire and was fatally burned. This is a
strong argument why women should
wear pants. Until they can scratch
matches on the hip they'll never be
safe.
Nine. Theo, the opera bouffe star,
has reached New York. She is anx-
ious to find out what sort of a country
this is. The book of Mile. Colombier,
of Bernhardts company, filled her with
approximations. But, "she adds, "Col-
umbier has one of the worst tongues
in Paris. She would write book abus-
ing Paradise if she ever got there"
1t is not generally known, says the
Philadelphia Press, that Mr.. Joseph
Sailer, who has recently retired from
the financial editorship of the. Philadel-
phia Ledger, was not only the oldest ed
itor in that position in this country, but
the first to write regular money article
for any daily paper, as the Ledger was
the first IN this country to print mon
ely article.