Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-11-17
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL.

Hannibal Hamlin may often bo
seen mounted on load of lumber.
smoking brier pipe in company with
the driver, at his home in Bangor, Me.
The Washington Star mentions
the fact that every Vice-President who
was more than sixty years old when
elected has died in Office. The list is
limited to five, Clinton, Gerry, King,
Wilson and Hendricks.
Senator Hearst, OF California, is
beyond doubt the richest miner in
America. Originally from Missouri.
he began in the mountains as day la
borer He steadily ascended to fore
man, superintendent and owner.
MIR. Frank lsodfreyi now the State
Printer of Michigan and man q eezls Il
siderable fortune, eAea q boy oftwetvvs
years walked into Michigan's capital
and slept the first night in barn in
sight OF the present huge smoke-stack,
of his printing Office.
The late Francis A. Drexel left an
estate Of SIG, 900, 900, all Of which is to
90 to the Roman Catholic Church ii
his three daughters die childless. If
they have children the property is to
be divided among their offspring. In
case only one child is born to any one
of them the fortune goes to that child.
President Van Horne, of the Cana
dian Pacific railway, who resides at
Montreal, is to be knighted by Queen
Victoria because of his services to the
Dominion in promoting railway and
commercial interests. Mr. Van Horne
began his career as a night operator
for the Michigan Central at Joliet, H.,
nearly thirty years ago, and is yet
comparatively young man. .s
Henry James, the novelist, asked
an American girl in London not long
ago if there was not river in this
country called the Potomac. "Oh.
yes, she answered; land should have
thought you knew all about it, because
there is a place on it called Mount
Vernon where a man named Wash
ington once lived. You are sure t0
have heard of him, you know, because
his father was an Englishman.n
Congressman Tim" Campbell is
fond Of the phrase, There's no flies
on me" " and tellsa story which proves
that not every Washington lady under
l. H., II 1,n Az
Il dinner - v /, h3 was a gues' h.
| remarked to the hostess: "An elegant
dinner. ma'am. No flies on that din
ner.n "No, indeed, Mr.. Congressman"
returned the hostess, all unconscious
of his meaniDg. 81 had the kitchen
windows kept Shut for two days.
A lady who has done great honor
to herself in scholarship is Miss Cora
Benneson, of Quincy, H., who at pres
,nt holds fellowship in Bryn Mawr
College in Pennsylvania. She Yves
oradnnied mt ab~ TTnivrrsitrr Of Michi-
-------ith h;Sh boo, a"s, nrd "fnrrard5
received the degree of LII. B. cusa.
laude from the same institution. S+sE
eral years ago she went around 10
world, going the greater part OF the
way alone, and then spent some time
"roughing it, in the Rocky Mount
aims and in California.
A whimsical and extravagant Phil
ddelphia lady decorates her table to
correspond with her own costume. For
instance, she lately presided at dinner
party in superb directoire robe,
while the table decorations were after
the style of the same era. The table
cloth was OF stripes OF lace and drawn
work, spread over a foundation of
olive-green satin. Laid in loops all
around the table were pink roses and
foliage, festooned with satin iribbons;
at each plate were laid baaehes of
cream roses and maiden.hafr ferns,
tied with pink and pale-green ribbons.