Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-08
PERSONAL ITEMS.

While she Is making new dukes, the
queen is anxious TO make Prince Henry
of Battenberg duke of Kent.
It is announced in Baltimore that
Robert Garrett has fully recovered his
health. He is spending the summer
near Bar Harbor.
There is project on foot at Fremont
to establish in that place Lucy Webb
Hayes seminary, as a testimonial of the
high esteem IN which that lady is held.
Russell Harrison son of the President,
is climbing the social ladder on the
other side. Having dined with the
queen of England he was considered
worthy of Buffalo Bills hos pitality in
Paris.
Thomas A. Edison, the inventor, rarely
sleeps more than four hours a day. He
says that when he sleeps eight hours a
day as most men do, he feels
badly when he wakes up. He eats the
simplest food.
1t is scared in Berlin that Dr. Zlnt-
graft, the African explorer, who has
undertaken an expedition into the in
terror of Cameron, has persisted, as no
news of him has been received for
several months.
Julian Hawthorn is nearly six feet
tall and looks like an athlete His sis
ter, Rose Hawthorn Lathrop, is a very
small woman, with tiny, childish face.
surrounded by fluffy auburn hair. The
two are the only living children of their
father, though there was another daugh-
ter, very handsome girl, who died in
England a number of years ago.
Anton Rubstein, the composer will be
rendered a. great celebration in St.
Petersburg on the 30th of November in
honor of the completion of fifty years
devoted to art. A subscription has been
started to raise for him testimonial
fund. The car is interested in the pro-
ject. The president of the committee
having the affair in charge is Duke
| George of Mecklenburg- Strelitz.
Matt Kramer, of Putnam County, w
Va, who is supposed to be the strongest
man in the civilized world, is attracting
the attention of sporting circles. One
of his recent featS, was to raise appar-
entity with the greatest ease, hugh pc
destlal weighing 1900 pounds, and hold
it aloft above his head for several sec
onds, Mr.. Kramer is over six feet in
| height and weighs 2S5 pounds.
Ned Is the only survivor of the four
famous Bradford brothers of Atlantic
! City. These men formed what was
known as the Bradford Life Guards, and
to their efforts hundreds of bathers at
Atlantic City owe their lives. Michael,
the third brother, was the most heroic of
the four. He died at Philadelphia in 1871
| He and the others who have passed away
| died prematurely from exposure and
hardships in their noble calling.
A correspondent who has met Boulan-
ger in London writes: '@The general s
manner is, for a Frenchman sedate,
composed, tranquil: with the self
possession of one long used to inter-
course with his fellow-men and with
| women. AS to the latter, the most
szeptical never hunted doubt. 1t is a
good manner, without being remarkable
| for distinction. Unknown he might
pass unobserved in q drawing room, nor
is there much in his bearing to suggest
the notion of greatness. A good soldier.
a good war office administrator, he
possesses certain frankness and popu-
larity of address, an easy command OF
conventional civilities and an extremely
pliable temper to those rather adventer-
Gus politicians who use his name.
Professor Edward P. Crowell, OF
Amherst College, dean of the faculty
and professor of Latin language and IL
terature, is stone blind. He is about
fifty years old and had perfect eyesight
until about five years ago. when he lost
his sight by sickness. A strange specie
of inflammation which the doctors did not
understand and were powerless to check
attacked Professor CrowelPs eyes and
ruined them both. Professor Crow
ell suffered excruciatingly. He IS q
very able man, and was talked of fol
the presidency of the college before the
election of the present incumbent
julius Ell. Seelye. When he became
blind Professor Crowell rendered his
registration to the trustees of the col
lege, but they refused to accept it
Professor Crowel's knowledge of tbs
text books used in his department wa:
such that he was able to hear his classes
as usual, and to conduct recitations a:
though he had the open text book before
him. He breaches and performs his du
ties as dean of the college the same a:
ever.