The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-05-13


he became Chief Magistrate she was not
i'll very good health, and u few weeks
after the close of his term died ut vii.
lard's Hotel, Washington, of an illness
probably much fastened by her attention
10 the oncrous requirements of her sta
ton. President Fillmore survived his
wlfe twcnty-one years, dying in 1874 at
bultalo, and both lie buried, with an
only daughter, in the beautiful Forest
LawnCcmctcry Of that city.
Franklin Picrcc-pronounccd Persc
up III BoSton-was a classmatc of Hnw
thorne's Mt Bowdoin College. The prcsi-
dent OF the college then and for many
years was the Rev. Jesse Appleton.
Jenny Appleton, Il daughter of This col
le9c president, became Mrs. Pierce, and
her husband, at the time of the mnrrionc
young New Hampshire lawyer and
Congressman, became afterwards Prcsi-
dent Of the United States. The first
few years of official life was shadowcd
with grief, owing to the death of their
only son, few weeks before the inaugu-
ration, in a frightful railroad accident.
IN which Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce were also
injured. This cast gloom over the
early years OF the social regime of their
term.
Many living persons remember the
incidents Of society life of this period,
the quiet, graceful manners of Mrs.
Pierce and the hearty cordiality of the
President, at the lcvecs and State rcccD-
tlonS. Mrs. Pierce died at Andovcr.
Mass, during the war, and the cx-Presi-
dent at Concord in 1859. Both arc
buried Ill the cemetery, not far from the
spot where the cmbattlcd farmers fred
the shot heard round the world in that
pretty Now England town.
James Buchanan was bachelor. and
everybody recalls the presiding ladv of
his stormy career i'll the White House.
Harriet Lane, his niccc-who was we'll
known III her youth III the society of this
city, Lancaster and Pittsburg. 1t was
at Bedford Springs she met the Young
Balhmorcan, Johnston, who married her
at Whcatland in 1866 The White
HouSc never had IL more accomplished,
domestic and social head than this Young
Pennsylvania girl. 1t was while she was
hostess that the Prince of Wales visited
the United States and was entertained at
the Presidents mansion. Albert Ed
ward bore away with him, SO the story
Of the day comes down to us, warm an
precautions of the grace and beauty of
Miss Lane.
With the history of Mary Todd lin
coin, the wife of the Great Emancipation,
OF Mrs. johnson, who was Eliza Near.
die, and of Julia Dent Grant, the wifi,
OF the Silent Captain and President, who
has 50 lately passed away, the public OF
to-day is familiar. Mrs Lincoln anC
Mrs Grant both took part in the sociaI
duties of their stations, rs did Mrs.
Hayes and Mrs. Garicld--thc former
Lucy Webb, daughter Of DR.. james
Webb, Of Chillicothc, Ohio, the latter
Lucrctia Rudolph, daughter of Xcnulon
Rudolph, Of Garrcttsvillc, in the same
State. Lincoln lost son, his favoritc
Tad, in the White House. Ncllio Grant,
the Generals beloved daughter, was mar
iiNN' a. ''llllittit "tll(lllISS-ll IllC same
place.
President Arthur assumed the Chief
Alagistmcy II widowcr nnd although
rumor was very free with his name dur
ing his term, he did not marry. His
deceased wife was Il daughter OF Captain
Herndon, Of the United States Navy, the
gallant officer who went down on the
Central America. James Buchanan and
Grover Cleveland were the only two
bachelor Presidents, and if the latter
marrics Miss Folsom this year it will
leave the Pennsylvania President alone
III the cclbatc list of Chief Magistrates
-Four Presidents were widowcrs at their
uguration--Jc ci1crsOn, jackson, Van
Burcn and Arthur. Sixteen were mar
rlcd when they went into the White
House. One alone, President John w.
Ter, married while holding the Executive
title.