Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-01
ITEMS ABOUT WOMEN.

Mrs MAUD Howe ELIOT i writing
another novel
Mis-. MLLICENT GARRETT FAwCErr
thinks Of coming 10 this country ~
lecture.
Mis- JANET RUNTz REEs recon-
mends mushroom raising As profit
able industry for women.
Mrs HELEN NJ GoUGAR reports ex-
ceilent success with th,. series of suf-
frsge conventions she is holding in
Illinois
Mrs AUGUSTA EVANS WILSON. the
novelist. has geranium collection
that some botanists pronounce tho
finest in the world
Mas FUKTADO HErSE has founded
aud maintains in Paris 4 dispeusary
where from four to five hundred chill
dren are treated daily.
Miss LAURA CLAY i president Of the
Fayette (Ky.) Equal Suffrage Associa-
ton. which has organized for active
work. with an excellent programme.
Mas. RALPH WALDO EMERSON heads
the woman suffrage petition sent in this
year from Concord. Mass. and all the
clsrgymen of the town are among the
ssgners
Mrs. + ID. T. y. SouTHwoRrH
writes her thrilling sensational novels
IN quaint. gable-roofed cottage in
Georgetown. overlooking the Potomac.
with a fine view of Arlington.
MISS MARY W WHITNEY will take
Maria Mitehelrs place at yassar for
the present She was Prof MiteheIFs
/ assistant for some time. and has lately
been studying at the Harvard observa-
tory.
Mrs IDA G. HARPER. in her DEPART
ment in the FIrsmEH's Hagaziae. gives
8 graphic account Of arranging for
thirteen woman suffrage conventions
IN Indiana IL will be historical read
ing sJue day. -------------- -
Mrs r I. JACKSON. with a party Of
gentlemen and guides. assembled the
LauteraarhOrn and the Little yiescher-
horn a few DAYS ago. This is the first
time the ascent has been accomplished
- AAA@A~ h>Hu wore O0AF
her usual mountai neering dress
MIS- ADELAIDE r. KENNY has been
chosen director Of the Genesee Coun-
y Bank Of Batavia. y. Y. The local
papers speak of her As thoroughly &C
quainted with business. and qualified
not only for director. but for president
If called upon TO nil that position.
MRs. HALL the wife Of Prof Assph
Hall of the Naval Observatory At WASH
iagton. teaches her boys Greek and
Latin. keeps pace with her husbands
wanderings among the stars. Is an ex-
pert hOusekeeper. tine historical
scholar. and IS said to write delightful
pos.ry.
MIS- Fox. wife of the quartermaster
of the Connaught Rangers. whose
funeral took place the otherday. Is the
first woman in England To be buried
with military honors- Her coffin was
covered with the dag. aud borne TO
the grave on the shoulders Of officers.
with all the usual military forms She
died from wounds received six wear,
ago in the TransvaAl war. in which
she Wa made prisoner. Her eour-
age. a well as her kindness to the
wounded. had greatly endeared her TO
the soldiers.
MRS USHER lately brought suit for
damages against the West Jersey rail-
road for the loss Of her husband. who
sas killed in railroad accident A
New Jersey statute requires such
suits to be brought in the name Of the
personal representatives of such de-
ceased persons. The courts have de-
cided that widow is not the ..persou-
al representative" of her deceased hus-
band and have non-suited Mrs. Usher
on that ground Had she been the
executor instead Of the wife. she could
have recovered damages !