, 1890-12-14
MARRIED IN FRANCE.
STORY OF THE ooWER-NoRDlcA
ROMANCE AND ITS SAD END.

Nine. Sordiea Was n Maine Girl Known
as Miss Lillian Norton-Mr. Cover Was
Also from M~aIne-Sketch Of His Career.
His Phenomenal Success In Telephony.
Lillian Norton, the famous singer,
granddaughter Of Campmeeting John
Allen, was born in Pennington, Ne.
Her father, Edwin Norton, was a pros
porous farmer in that town Both her
fathers and mothers families were eI-
cellent singers. Lillian attended the
Conservatory Of Music in Boston TO re-
ceive a musical education. The excel
lence of her voice introduced her into
the concerts of Gilmore, where she took
a prominent part. Thus a way was
opened for her TO visit Europe and a
more complete musical education.
Accompanied by her mother she went
TO Italy, and was placed under the dis
cipline Of the most accomplished musical
teachers Of Europe. Having finished
her course Of study and become notable
for her power of song, she received an
invitation with liberal salary TO sing in
the Royal opera at st. Petersburg. She
went with her mother to Russia.
The manager of the Grand opera Of
Rris was so pleased with her singing
that he gave her an invitation TO become
the prima donna of the highest seat Of
song. and by liberal pecuniary rewards
sought 10 obtain her release from her
st. Petersburg engagement, but the
Russians preferred her voice to the
money offered. After she had completed
her engagement in the north, she ac-
cepted the oyertures made her in Paris
n made m engagement to sing in the
Grand opera.
THE MARRIAGE.
During her residence in Italy her naIne
was changed to Lila Nordica to suit the
Italian style Of pronunciation. 1t was
during her appearance as the great
American singer in the Grand opera
that she became acquainted with her
second cousin. Frederick Allen Cover,
granddaughter of Campmeeting John
Allen. He said: at was not n case Of
love at first sight, for it was full seven
minutes before l became enchanted with
the lovely singer"
The history of this young man is fully
rs romantic as is the success Of Mime.
Nordica. He was the son of the Rev.
II. b. Cover, a Baptist clergyman. who
died in Pennington, Me, leaving n
widow and three sons, the eldest 10 and
the youngest @ years old. As the fam
lily were left in destitute circumstances,
Frederick, tho second son, was kindly
received and freely supported for a year
ut the Abbott family school. He had
given proof Of his activity rs an infant
by leaping from his nurses arms. before
he was n month old, through an open
window without breaking his neck.
AS n scholar he was more noted for
vivacity than quiet study.
After n years s%ojourn at the family
school Frederick and his brothers, by
the energy and ability of their mother,
were gathered into a family home in
Providence, r. l.. The two elder broth
ers were fitted by their mother to enter
Brown university, and We're supported
by her at college till they graduated.
George, the eldest brother, became n
lawyer, and has served by repeated cleo
tions as clerk Of the Rhode Island assem-
bly,.
Frederick entered upon the profession
- tournaism, and became city editor OF
~ PROV dence Journal. He wrote 10
VcuUu1 fb4.iny~nssr.o the tele-
MISUNDERSTANDING at Providence
- the M xsGsuopn. BY invitation
|2s&1gegN 1870 g9.t9n to assist
fNdcefss AND END.
CT s assdssl Gisstssssssa ip the new in
vention. Hpe c66{{ivNHHff nzimplify the
machinery and INTENSITY
of the magnetic n y INSTEAD
of two batteries. ~ SuRx cir
cular instead of horscshsS1HSaSpSt5. With
other devices now used ewet-
Bell telephone. u
Having obtained patentsp S3ffA9Gtn
lished the Bell Telephone coGtoaAJ
Cover went to France and foraSee
telephone company there, of which he
was president, with n salary of S25, DO.
He also obtained patents in Germany
and England. In England a company
was formed, but the English govern
ment took the telephone, rs they had the
telegraph, as n part of their postofice SER
vice, purchasing of the company n mill
ion dollars worth Of telephones for their
use.
After Il brief acquaintance these two
American celebrities We're united in
marriage, and Nine. Nordica was re-
leased from her engagement at the
Grand opera. She came with her hus-
band TO America.
Their married life was not 4 happy
one. For sufficient cause Mime. Nordica
sued for a separate maintenance, but
never for n divorce. While the suit was
in progress he left suddenly for Paris,
where he had been deeply engaged study
ing out an invention to employ magnet
ism in the control of balloons. This he
considered the greatest invention of the
age. both for military and commercial
purposes.
To test the efficiency of some of his
plans he undertook in a balloon, alone
to cross the Straits of Dover. Since his
disappearance from the view of the
spectators who witnessed his ascension
he has never been seen.-Lewiston Jour
nal.
Lots of Old Folks at Home.
There are now living in one house just