Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-09
PERSONAL.

MISS CELIA TRAxTER will spend the
summer at Kittery, Me-, where one or
her sons owns large farm. > -.
CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER has ar
ranged to ride on horseback among the
North Carolina mountains this sum-
mer.
The engagement of William Henry
Hurlburt to Miss Kitty Tracy. now
travelling on the continent, is an
| nounced. sfg
-LARKIN Ct. MEAD is at work on a drink
ing fountain of Carrara marble that is
to be presented to New York City by
Elliot +. Shepard.
LORD ABERDEEN will probably be the
the first Secretary for Scotland" Lord
Roseberry is not likely to accept it, as
it is not cabinet position.
IT is said that Jay Gould has made a
present of his yacht Atlanta to his son
George, and has abandoned his pro-
posed trip around the world. za
The French people are taxed to raise
over $70O,OO0,0O0 annually. In spite
of this enormous sum the annual deficit
is over $10,000,OO0. .s-ssss,..,f,,..r '-.,..
Gov. ROBINSON, of Massachusetts.
thinks there would not be anything ter
rible in standing before LOCO doctors
$50 long as he kept his mouth shut" '
The death of the veteran James Wat
son Webb leaves Maj. W. D. Bickham,
editor of the Dayton (Ohio) Journal,
the Oldest living journalist in America.
Two brothers-John and Charles
1o1, NJ
reported to have fallen heirs to $4,000
OO0 left by an uncle who died in Aus
tralia. fzT =
LEILA j OHNsoN, female member of
the Boston bar, has distinguished her
self in winning suit for deserted
wife, who sued for the custody of her
children. 1850 ~ 55r-tt.5
Mr.. EDMUNDs is a hard man to get
| into the photographers chair, and JUS
| tice Gray is hard to manage when he
gets there, General Sherman and
| Speaker Carlisle are docile. h1
. EDWARD SIMMs, organist of st. Mich
aePs, Coventry, Eng, has held his po-
sition seventy -four years and still con-
tinues to oficiate, though 1t seems to
some that Simms must be nearly
through. -,
Walt WHITMAN confessed to Phil
adelphia interviewer that he is half par
alytic, but claims that the other half is
good for poem any afternoon and that
he shall maintain his own peculiar
poetic theory to the last 4a
The late pChalres Fenno Hofman's
insanity for over twenty years had been
quiet and harmless except during thun-
der storms, when he faneied he was
attacked by Indians, and placed him
self In a position of defense.
SENAToRJoNEs of Florida, is credited
with having the best memory of any
member of the Senate. He seldom
speaks from notes, but is always precise
as to his facts. The Senator is just
past fifty, and is over six feet tall. -
Il PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR of Wales has
made his first speech on public occa- :,
sion, at meeting to further one of
those projects for the social advance
ment of the working classes, in which
more than one member of his family
have. assisted.
Il VICTOR TIssoT, the author of the
amusing 50 Quincy into the Land of the
Milliards," has just completed a book 9
on "The Secret Police of Prussia
which his admiring countrymen will no
doubt take as seriously as his former
extravagances .lt.zs.s..s. 70 4.sfts e..r Sass
MISS WAsHBURN, of Chicago, who is
riyaling Miss Chamberlain as an Amer
lean beauty in London. is reported 10
have such additional accomplishments
as singing, piano-playing, painting
horse back riding, and speaking all the
modern languages.
JEAN RIcHEPIN, the author of the
French version of Macbeth, " in which
Sarah Bernhardt caused such a sensa-
tion, is studying Othello" in English,
with the view of performing the part in
England. Tt is said that his dark COM
plexion, bushy eyebrows, and thick lips
fit him admirably for the role.
Gov. WmLIAM HALE, of Wyoming
Territory, has returned to Cheyenne :
after q land-and-sea voyage to the ISL
ands. He left about two months ago in
a very preearious condition of health
and asa last hope. He returned FIVE
pounds heavier and quite robust. The
people OF Wyoming are rejoiced at his
recovery. rii'-iiiis1 j5 J. -a.I4,T ii Z