The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-09-27
Noted Persons.

Ex-senator Roscoe Conkline lisa grand
father. his daughter, Mrs: G. w. Oak
man OF Utica, n. T., having become
mother.
The Empress Eugenia. who has suf-
fered from dyspepsia, walks much and
continues to improve in health and
spirits. .t
Queen Victoria refuses to entertain
any body, royalty or not, at Bucking-
ham palace, for moro than three days.
She wants it distinctly understood that
she is rot keeping royal boarding
house.
Hugh Law, lord chancellor of Ireland,
whose death was reported, Monday. was
IS years of age and graduate Of Dublin
university. He was never eloquent or
very distinguished, but was 9 quiet and
scholarly man and personally held in
high esteem.
Ex-Mayor Dewitt G. Grove has re-
tired from the Utica Observer after 10
years journalistic experience, having
sold his interest to his partner. E. Prem
tiss Bailey. Henry 0. r. Tucker; form
er!y one of the owners OF the Troy
Times, has become stakeholder in the
Observer. The Observer is q democrat
&c evening paper, enterprisiNg and read
able and showing good journalistic man
agement and work.
Mrs. Katharine Chase, as the Euro
pean hotel registers give the name of
tho lady who a few months ago was
known as Mrs. Catherine Chase Sprague,
has been staying at Carlsbad. in Bohe-
mia, With her three daughters.
David Dudley Field, the Oldest of four
distinguished brothers, will coon cele.
brate his eightieth birthday. He ID
said to be as vigorous as man of sixty.
and to take great pleasure in acting as
consul for young and active lawyers,
thus showing that he has no: lost any OF
his youthful enthusiaS n for his prOfes.
sion.
Sandy Simms, colored, died in Wash.
ington last week. 1t is said that he was
born q slave in 1777, and bought his
freedom before the war. For several
years he had been bootblack near the
corner of Ninth street and Pennsylvan-
ia avenue. lie was q member of the
Ebenezer church for more than sixty
years. At his funeral, after speaking Of
the dece ased mans long life, the
preacher asked, "Who in this congo e.
CATION has lived LOG years. II have"
said one of the sisters, rising. She was
Elizabeth Coates of east Washington.
Her friends say that she is in her lO6th
year.
British Minister Sackv ille-West had a
narrow escape, Friday night. The Vii.
lard excursion train which he occupied
Became detached from the cars behind
it while on down grade, and the rear
half the car into splinters Mr.. West
and his daughter were in the forward
end of the car and so escaped.
Rev. DR.. Miner tells good anecdote,
illustrating the popular idea entertained
about the three leading professions. He
says an anxious father consulted seer
to find out, if possible. the destiny of
his three boys. To his great dismav,
the man of knowledge declared: lone
will be murderer: another faisifer,
and the third pauper living off the
town." AS the good father began to be-
vail his lot the seer added. "Do not
mourn; those are the common lots of
men. Your first son will be doctor:
tee second lawyer, and the third a
country clergyman"
The report that Queen Elizabeth of
Roumania, known to literature as Gar
men SYLVIA" was to be divorced from
King Charles proves to be erroneous.
She has left Neuwiej. in Prussia, where
her relatives reside, and returned to
Bucharest. The queen is gifted and
most worthy woman. and is in trouble
because her husband wants divorce,
she being childless and he desiring ali
heir to his throne.
Charles Delmonico, the only surviving
member of the New York family of cat
erers of that name, has been attacked
with serious illness, which has caused
his friends much apprehension. His
uncle, Louis Delmonico, at his death left
Charles $4,000, 600.
The young crown prince of Servia was
mustered into the military service as a
private in the Seventh regiment of in
fantry. which will hereafter be known
as the "Crown Prince Alexandra Reg.
imeut." He had just attained his seventh
birthday. The young prince was so ex-
cited in anticipating the ceremony that
he became i'll and the muster in was de.
ferred "a hours in consequence. the
child causes great anxiety to his parents
and friends in consequence Of his mar
velous mathematical precoeiousness.