Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-08-16
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE

PRINCE BEATRICE Ia writing book on
lace, TO be Illustrated by herself
THE Sultan Of Turkey takes forty minutes
to say his prayers in the morning.
SIR NOEL PAT0N, "the Queens I.imner in
Scotland, "is recovering from a serious Illness
Mrs. GLADSTONE always attends meetings
OF Parliament when either her husband or
son Herbert is 20 speak.
GENERAL +. r. SPINNER, ex-Treasurer Of
the United States IL steadily sinking. He IL
now almost entirely blind.
COLONEL INGERsOLI, IL is said. believes
that when he lives through February he Il
safe for the rest of the year.
MRs JOHNSTON CHANT says that she com.
piled with the demands Of 1907 autograph
seekers while she was in this country and
never once lost her temper.
WILLIAM GRonsBEcg. the man vbo dc.
Tended President Andrew Iohnsan Ia Nc
impeachment trial, isat pre- emit living quietly
near Saratoga.
GEORGE NJ. PULLMAN, the millionaire pal.
ace car manufacturer. is said 10 work ten
hours each day looking after his enormous
business Interests.
THE Duke Of Portland has interfered 10
prevent the abuse Of road horses that are
allowed over his private roads, aud has set
down automatically on Sunday traffic.
w. S. WILLIAMS. Of Cherokee county. Ala.
bama is the father Of twcnty-eight children,
the eldest Of whom il forty-nine years old, the
youngest six Mr.. Williams Is seventy years
Of age,
GOVERNOR FRANCIS, Of Missouri, IL still
young man lie is Of medium height with
portly figure. and he has blonde musiaohe,
light hair and blue eyes. His voice is well
modulated and pleasant.
SENATOR CocEgELL, Of Missouri, is de-
t.u4 aff.aN Al a.
voiced Senator noted "A the most cxCitabs
man in the Senate and good type Of the old
fashioned conference.-the
THE Earl and Counties Of Pembroke have
bad, AS You Like IL" played ~ the quad
raDgle Of Wilton House, Salisbury. where II
is said, "a Midsummer Nights Dream" wa
once played IN Shakespeare time.
COLONEL TON RUSSELL MARsHA1L wbo
has just been elected cOmmandant Of The Nir.
GINA Military Institute j. thirly.eight year
old, and graduated from that institute In 1880
lie is colonel ofthe FIRST Virginia Cavalry.
STEPHEN b. ELEfNs' mountain home In
/ West Virginia Is built on peak from " hieb
I view OF thirty miles may b. had. The houae
/ Is more like a baToBial castle than residence
Z The surrounding mountains are full Of trout
streams aud game forests
I MEs. WIsFgED SWEET, u San Francisco
is one Of the most noted newspaper owners d
. me Nest. 0er most important Feat was u
visit the leper Islands Of MolOki in the lfawa
liam group, where no woman, except few
Sisters OF Mercy, had ever set foot
The Duchess Of Sutherland the lady who
accompanied the Duke aud his friends on .
! yachting expedition 10 Florida waters befofe
her marriage occupied for the FIRST tims
I Friday night a seat in the peeresses gallery 10
the House Of Lords aud was much obsery ed
MADEMOIsELLE ROsE MAenY, who Illus
.fates for FIVE Of the best Partisan journals, 10
I the daughter Of station master in France,
and a prgtege Of Mr. Durny, Minister Of Pub
I lie Instruction, who happened 10 see her
/ sketching In the station when she was years
old.
WALTER WEBB. the second vice. president
\ Of the New York Central Road, il q man of
medium height aud apparently slight figure,
( though in reality he il one Of the most accom-.
plished athletes In the city. Ho IL especially
| noted Is lightweight boTei. SIR. Webb e
l about 30 years old.