Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-10-06
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

President Cleveland has appointed Prof.
Arthur j. STAGE, of the University Of Notre
Dame, New York, Us scientific expert to the
Paris Exposition of 1889.
The Duke and Duchess d'Aosta dispensed
the dukes palace. They will shortly pay u
visit to Empress Eugene.
Edmund Stallo son of the American min
lister to Italy, is engaged to Miss Laura,
daughter of Alexander. Macdonald, Clncin-
natl millionaire. Mr.. Stallo is now at the
Hotel Bristol, Paris.
Van Phon Lee, graduate of Yale. who
married a wealthy NV Haven (Ct.) girl, has
been appointed to position n the Paclhc
Bank, SIN Francisco, Cal. He will attend
TO all business his countrymen, the Chinese,
have with the bank.
Miss Jennie Mckenzie, of Blue Rapids,
Kan, in imitation Of contortionist, put
both feet behind her head, but could not re.
move them. With terrible effort she freed
one foot, but disocated her thigh. She is in
critical condition.
,iI. I-.", ;s-,.- cL;---.-.~., - Chicago who
is worth 5000, 900, most OF wh ca Is in real
estate. He is not likely TO he shipped back
to China If no keeps on increasing MS
wealth, lie may be heard OF in future run
ming for Congress. He is almost eligible
for hat now III his finances
Miss Louise Knowlton, brilliant writer.
who succeeded q talented brother who died
while acting us correspondent for IN. GIN
c matt L0nlnIercidi, is soon to marry Gen
William Henry Brown, retire brlgadler
of New York Volunteers and Mexican war
veteran.
There are Just now great many fiue look
ing English and high bred Irish girls in
Philadelphia with til, visiting medical dele
gates and cricket party. Several of them
have astonished tho Phladelphians by ap-
pearing on Chestnut street in short fur capss,
which are the st, lsh London wrap Ill
autumn.
Jim Curry who has just been sent to prison
for six years in New Mexico for murder, IS
the man who killed thu actor, Ben Porter, at
Marshall, Texas, in 1879. Porter WAS travel
ing with the Ward barrymore troupe at the til
time. Curry nsuted a lady III mber OF tho
company, and killed Porter for remonstrat-
ing with him. lie was tried and acquitted
Arthur clever editor of lie Gan'ois, Paris,
is said to have declared i'll his youth: y!
shall b. a gentleman OF society. l shall
force my way into the most carefully guarded
drawing room. Shall be the equal OF
Princes. shall kiss the hands OF. duchess es.
| Snail be Or Intimate terms with the greatest
houses OF the Fauborg st. German. In u
word. shall be the Bean Brummel OF the
Jews" He has realized his ambition.
George w. Sweet, a lawyer of Minneapolis,
Mimi, has offered for record qult-calm
deed from one Oscar Swanson, of Livingston,
Mont, to Sweet for quarter section OF the
town site of Bismarck, or what might BIZ
called the cast half of the town, the consld.
eration being ONLY $500. The Register OF
deeds refuses 20 record the deed. on the
ground that it is bold attempt to cloud the
title of five or six hundred thousand dollars
worth of prop 'rsy, inclu ling half OF the
court house. Swanson's claim is absolutely
nothing, but one: r,corded one Thousand
nrople will be Obliged to commence explain
ing It or buying quib claims from Sweet.