River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-10
Personal Mention

Congressman Perry Belmont, of New
York, is said to be engaged to the beauti-
full Miss Langdon, daughter of the late
Eugene Langdon. and great granddauuh-
ter Of the first John Jacob Astor.
Aaron G. Ross, the messenger of
Wells, Fargo & Co, who several months
ago had desperate fight with band Of
highwaymen on the Central Pacific
Railroad, near Montello, New. has re-
ceiyed a letter from the company en-
closing check for 81 GOO, accompanied
by agold watch, chain and seal, as a
testimonial.
Mr.. Potter Palmer, the Chicago MIL
lionaire, has determined not to finish
the palatial residence begun by him a
year ago on the lake shore, and has or
dered the walls, now completed and
ready for the roof TO be torn down. The
cost Of the building thus far has been
about 100000, but Mr.. Palmer does not
like Its architectural appearance. II is
probable that be viii have built on
the same foundation finer house of an
entirely different style.
Here is personal in the Indianap-
oils Journal that is well deserved |:
'sAmidst all the confusion of over
crowded ears by absconding cashiers it
is consoling TO note that Mr.. Edward
Gould on Monday last celebrated the
tiftieth anniversary Of his entrance as
cashier of the National Traders bank, of
Portland, Me. He IS of a class that the
world never hears of-simply attending
to his duties day after day II is the
rogues and not the honest men who
make up current history in banking
circles
Dora IIells, aged seventeen, died at
Reading, Pa, recently Of rupture of a
blood vessel brought about in a very
strange manner. Two years ago a small
lump appeared on her right arm and in
creased gradually, until recently her
arm got TO be thirtyfour inches in cir
| conference near the shoulder. The en-
largement of the bone caused the arter-
les to burst. Hemorrhages followed
and she died of exhaustion. The arm
weighed forty-two pounds.
Two pairs of feminine eyes play part
in the Star Route trial. 1.-THE two la
dies, whose striking beauty makes them
the subject OF much remark, writes the
Washing ton correspondent of the Bal
| timore Sun, "show constant interest in
every feature of the trial, and their pa
tient and untiring watchfulness can but
be noted by judge, jury, counsel and
spectators. They are sisters born in Ar
kansas; one is the wife of ex-senator
Dorsey, the other the widow of Peck,
who was indicted with Dorsey"
Speaking Of Senator Anthony's Illness,
the WASHINGTON Star saws: During the
session of the senate last winter, Mr..
Anthony was frequently noticed sitting
by himself with q very distracted man
nsr, and this peculiarly has been still
more frequently observed since his re-
turn home. He was 6S years old on the
first day of this month. During his
twenty-eight years in the senate, he has
been very popular in Washington socie-
ty."
Fifty-nine years ago Mr.. Jacob Angus
tine the spruce young son of one Of the
pioneers of Ohio, reached his twenty
first year, and his good mother gave
him roll of homemade wooden cloth,
spun by her own hands and woven by
| neighbor, wherewith to have wedding
suit made. The happy day was set, but
the expectant bride was taken i'll and
became demented. Mr.. Augustine laid
his wedding suit away, and no one saw
IL d2ttll uutl rev WEEKS ago. 1IT.
Augustine had died, and his executor,
looking for his will, found laid away in
the bottom of a well-flled chest the
wedding suit carefully folded and wrap
ped in sheet. With it was the will,
and in the left sleeve of the coat thus
accurate and careful in details is the To-
cal chronicier) was found $525 in gold.
Elk. Vice President William A. Wheeler
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rison's, n Y, where he had spent the
winter with his sister-in-law. His health
is not good About the holiday season his
eyes became infamed by exposure to
the glare of the sun and snow, and for
weeks he was confined to the house, I'M
able to use his eyes at all. Lack OF ex-
ercise then brought or insomnia and
other troubles. With the arrival of
spring weather his ailments have III q
measure disappeared, but lie is still far
from well.