Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-11-07
PERSONAL GOSSIP.
Henry Watterson was originally intend
cd for pianist by his father.

Henry Watterson was originally intend
cd for a pianist by his father.
Senator Dixon, of Rhode Island, is said to
be an admirable sketcher and caricaturst
Rev. DR.. Meredith, who, next to DR.. Tai
mage, breaches to the largest audiences in
Brooklyn, was sailor boy
Gen. w. T. Sherman and Gen. Horace
Porter have been elected honorary mem
bers of the Actors Fund of America.
Enoch Pratt, the Baltimore philan-
thropist, who celebrated his eighry-second
birthday recently, is as strong mentally as
he ever was, and takes a keen interest in
everything that goes on.
One of San Francisco's wealthy citizens
is Daniel Scales, a colored man. He is a
lawyer, 20 years of age, dresses in the
height of fashion, and is man of fine APP
pearance and great amiability.
Steve Holcombe, the converted Louis
vile gambler, who is now one of the sue
cessful evangelists of the United States, is
n slim, specialized man, usually clad in
closely buttoned Prince Albert coat.
b II. Clover, president of the Farmers
Alliance, went to Kansas fifteen years ago
almost penniless Now he owns LOCO
acres of fine land, 70 head of horses, 100
Vasili, the Russian chef who was for
several years in the service of the elder
Dumas, died recently at lie Puy, France.
1t was his chief delight to surprise the
novelist with some new Russian dish.
David Fuller, one of the clerks in the
office of the United States consul general in
Paris, a mulatto, has been connected with
the Office for more than thirty years, and
I C I t,1a
Cyrus w Field has aged quite noticea-
bly, of late His manner is not nearly so
locund. He has withdrawn largely from
business and his son, Cyrus, Jr., has UNI
der his direction the management of his
fathers affairs
At his beautiful home in Germantown
the late William Brockie dispensed cor
dial and lavish hospitality. Nearly every
person of any description who visited
Philade phia found in Mr.. Brockie warm
friend and thoughtful host.
A letter written by Martin Luther to a
widow named Heun is in Berlin. The
missive, which is eighteen lines in length,
including the date and the signature, is,
with the address of four lines, entirely in
Luthers own handwriting.
The late Canon Lidtlon was the precep-
c. A. Hall, of Boston, who is one of the
ablest clergymen of the Episcopal church,
and a clear headed leader of the extreme
high church party in that church.
Gen Guiot de la Rochere, who died re.
Gently at Paris, was one of the most brill
liant cavalry officers of the French army
He commanded the Eighth cuirassiers at
Reichshofen in that heroic but hopeless
charge which de Melville has put on can.
vas
Tom Cruise, of Montana, has been mill
ionaire three times, and three times re
duced to poverty. Cruise did not despair,
however, and is now worth S5000,0OO with
good prospects of retaining his wealth as
long as he will require it, as he is now an
old man.
Sam Small, the noted southern evan.
Eelist, is Il tall, slender man, with quick
and nervous walk His face is pale, his
voice low and pleasant, and he wears
glasses His dress is that of the typical
Clergyman. except for the SLOUGH hat on
his head.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, who some
time ago had to get off a San Francisco
street car because he didn't have any
change in his pockets, has been presented
BIZ friends with cane in the handle of
which l. a compartment holding hundred
fve-cent pieces.
The Duke of Sutherland. who is some
thing of n musical enthusiast, has erected
large organ in the gallery of the grand
hall at Stafford house, London. The in
strument, which is the largest and most
complete of any in private residences in
England is blown by hydraulic engine
End cost $4,000