The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-12
Notes About Notable People.


church at Falmouth, Mass.
A Lawrence man, worth over $1,000
asked the assessors to abate his poll tax the
other day. They did not.
The Rev. Frederick Afford, formerly pas
tor of the First Congregational church in
Nashua, has received and accepted an invi-
tatlon to write biographical sketch of the
late Judge Samuel T. Worcester for publica-
ton in memorial volume, to be issued by
the surviving graduates of "a, Harvard Uni
versity. Mr.. Alvord is residing temporarily
Milton Hay, who was a warm personal
friend of Abraham Lincoln, among other
things says of him: II never saw man
with less instinct for commerce. for gain bv
barter, or any of the usual methods of get
ting rich. He knew nothing about them.
That is, perhaps, why he had such happy
temperament. He trusted Providence and
did what came along'
Celia Thaxter, the poetess, was the daugh-
ter OF Thomas B. Leighton. who lived on
the Isle of Shoals. One summer Young
Thaxter an invalid, came to the island and
ioVed The seaside lass. Her father ordered
1lm away, but be built hut near by and
declared he would live there until his sweet
heart was OF age. Finally the stern father
relented.
Leonce Petit, the French caricaturist.
whose death was announced few DAYS ago,
though not as famous as Cham" was nrob
ably more original. He devoted all his best
energies to the same subiect-the illustra-
ton of provincial life, in which he saw a
large field for satire and comedy 1.-THE
most extraordinary part of the work done by
him." says the London Globe, "was the ex
IRENE mragreness of the outline by which
those impressions were conveyed. Not a
single stroke of the pen, not remote frac
ton OF the smallest drop of ink, seemed to
be wasted. With turn of the wrist was
produced creature more typical of its kind
than Guild be obtained by a set picture in
olls. The comic papers will long look in
vain fer so great genius in his own way as
the author of Nos Campagnards,' and of
the BONES gems de Province"
1t is reported that Mr.. John Jacob Aston
has decided all his property to his only son,
William Waldorf Astor, now United States
minister at Rome. The story is that Mr.
Astor has decided away his property, but
that the deeds will not be recorded until af-
ter his death. His son receives everything
subject, however, to pension of 500, 900
per annum, payable to his father during his
life. By this means of transferring his es-
tate two objects are to be accomplisbed-
first, that the estate will not be divided
among different heirs; and secondly, that
there will be no wrangle among the heirs.
during which the immense value of the es-
tates would be divulged 1t has always been
the idea of Mr.. John Jacob Astor to entail
his property, and to have the estate remain
intact from generation to generation, as in
England.
Miss Marion Cutter, the adopted daughter
of Commodore Cutter, United States navy.
and so well known in Washington society.
while travelling abroad with him recently
met an English nobleman, who, falling des-
perately in love, proposed and was accepted.
and in short time married to Miss Cutter
The commodore and his wife will therefore
return to the United States alone.
During Miss Mary Anderson's last visit to
Chicago she called upon Professor Swing
and his daughter while they were yet at
breakfast, took an early morning walk with
them, and dropped into services at the Ca
thedral of the Holy Name. Miss Swing,
determined not to be outdone in liberality
and independence, followed her. She said
afterward to an inquirer: Gas for papa, you
know they say he always does just as he
pleases, any way" seeming to imply that
the liberal clergyman followed her into the
Cathedral.
Sam Hing, the richest Chnaman in Amer
lea, is said to have sailed down $4,000, 900.
Rumor says that all the Cinnamon employed
in constructing the Mexican and Texas rail-
roads get their employment through Sam
Hing, and that each Chinaman (about 3d.
000) pays him 81 month, besides bonus
for the job of work obtained through Sam.
Henry Study, on dying at Ransom, ILL.,,
has left a strangely acquired fortune of $685.
900. He was cripple from birth. At the
close of the war he donDed the uniform of a
soldier, made up pathetic story of having
been wounded in battle, and went on tour
as a beggar. He was wonderfully success
full by reason of his clever talk and misera-
BILE appearance, aud in three years accumu-
lated the sum mentioned. He ever after
ward lived idly on the interest.
The late Bishop Peck of the Methodist
church left an estate valued at $4,000 and
gave $4,000 to Syracuse university.
Mr.. Schumacher, an Ohio Prohibition can
didate, employs no one in his mills who uses
liquor or tobacco.
Notwithstanding his legal experience
Judge Black left will consisting of twelve
closely written pages. After making special
beuuests to all his children, the undivided
portion, including Breckie, his country seat,
is left to the widow, and at her death Lieu
tenant G Governor Black is to have the accep-
lance, or REFUSAL of 1t at a fixed valuation.
The will is dated February q, 1883. The
estate is estimated at about 100000