The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-15
PERSONALS.

Mrs. 8. S. Cox Is pretty, petite lady with
in Cspoul bang.
Mas REBEccA RINEHART died in La Porte.
Ind, Wednesday, in her Tooth year. She
was an eye witness of the battle OF Austeritz.
Mrs. LETTER. the wife of the Chicago mill
lionaire, who has taken the Blaine house for
term of years, is tall, graceful, Juno-like
woman, with frank and cordial manner.
JUSTICE FIELD tripping around with little
banjo, in company with Mrs. General Lo-
gan, carrying a miniature silk flag, was one
of the odd sights of a recent german in Wash.
ington.
ALL sorts of pleasant things are said of that
worthy woman, Miss Susan B. Anthony,
who at sixty four looks nc more than fifty,
talks well, is very smiable. and wears good
clothes and a pleasant emile.
SENATOR HoAR is said to be the worst
story teller in the Senate. He likes to en-
terrain his friends by relating funny Incl
dents now and then, but they say he would
spoil the most laughable story ever known
in the telling of it.
TEE following snecdote will interest the
many friends of the genial Autocrat: DIR.
Holmes honored recent visitor by reading
aloud several of his poems. After finishing
1.-THE Nautilus" he naively remarked, with
no suspicion of yainglory in his voice,
There, isn't that fine! No poet, alive or
dead could improve that"
A MAN named Eliot, who died few weeks
ago at Weymouth, in England, was declared
at the time to be the oldest Freemason in
Europe. His age was ninety-two, and he
had been Freemsson for seventy years. But
a still older man has been found. A Mr..
stirtsB. of Cupas-Angus. says Truth of Lon
don, is in his one hundredth year, and was
initiated at Capar- Angus in 1908.
FREDERICK and Frank Thompson are twin
brothers. who live in Bethlehem. Frederick
is Republican and Frank Democrat
Frank was last year. Neither will run
against the other and either will help the
other when he is nominated. As the to wn
is very close and both men are active and
popular, it is suggested that they may CON
tinue to represent the town between them
Indefinitely. Bridgeport Conn., Standard
AMONG the residents of this village fifty OF
sixty years ago was Call z. Wilson, the col
ored barber, who loved to make use of Ions
words without much regard to the fitness o.
things, and this weakness Holden, the
apothecary. very often played upon. One
day Wilson was in Holden's shop, and the
latter complimented the barber upon hi:
learning and linguistic accomplishments
Wilson promptly replied: 81 have nc
learning except, sir, what instructive nature
gave me, sir, at the debut (the last syllable
with the English sound of butt of creation
Brunswick Me- Telegraph.
CONGRESSMAN BEVERLY TUCKER has nov
Ell scheme on hand. He says he hates 9
crowd and wants to avoid the Inauguration
hubbub. 1--WE decided" be says, ito take
the train for New York on the Sd. / shall
have q car all to myself-travel like prince
at the ordinary fare-because everybody
will be going the other way. pll spend the
4th in New York and have decent dinner
with my friend Cranston at the New Yorh
Hotel, which is more than anybody will ge
Ia Washington. Then I'll take the trair
back on the 5th and have car all to myself
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