Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-02-22
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

Mrs. Jefferson Davis hopes to complete the
biography of her late husband ia season to
sail for Europe in May.
Miss May B. Russell, pioneer Sister of
Mercy on the Pac fic coast is a sister of Sir
Charles Russell, it is stated.
Mauae Banks, who is now acting as pri-
/ vate -cretary to h-r father. General Banks,
is TRANSMITTING novel from the German.
Ex-senator Trumbull is now a lawyer in
Chicago. lie is seventy-seven years old and
Is beginning to show signs of advancing age
Miss Amy C. Fowler, (Sister Rose Ger
trudel, who is going among the Hawaiian
lepers, has written book Of stories for chill
dren.
General Buffers ri yht arm is remarkably
developed owing to the amount of handshak-
ing he has done, while his left arm is shruuk-
EN- and weak.
Governor Hill is fond of reading love
stories. His favorite American author is
Bret Harte, all of whose books he has read
and reread.
Austin Corbin was a school teacher 10 New
Hampshire and on one occasion some of the
big boys tried to thrash him and got badly
thrashed for their pains.
Congressman Springer of Illinois, is tall,
wiry man, with a full gray beard and a
strong voice. He wears a fresh buttonhole
oVuques every IuoIulu5.
Marion Harand has taken up the work cf
restoring the ruined monument marking the
burial place of Mary, the mother of Wash
ing, near Fredericksburg, Va.
Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson denies the
statement that he began life as bootblack.
Il have always been too lazy to black my
own boots,h he remarks, to say nothing OF
other peoples"
Nellie Arthur, the daughter of the late
President Arthur has grown into tall
young girl who possesses the attractions of
dle rosy skin and bright brown eyes. She
looks wonderfully well in a Directory gown.
Senator Wade Hampton, of South Caro-
lima, while on recent hunt in his native
Safe, killed two deer, the antlers of which
he sent to Senators Gray and Mcpherson
They now ornament the wal Of the room of
the Senate Committee on Naval AT airs.
Miss Marry Morris, daughter of William
Norris, the post and Socialist, possesses a
great tall ,nt for embroidery and designing.
She is turning it to account by starting a
regular business, where she receives orders
for work and Civ, S stea ly employment to
number OF women.
Mrs Stanley Brown Molly Garfield is
living in Washington with her husband, and
is very s.ns BIZ, interesting young woman
She does not 90 into society much; Ut at
the cabinet receptions of Secretary Win
Gom's-aer fathers Secretary of the Treas
ury, too-She is very often seen.
Miss Clara Mcknight, daughter of Captain
H. ID. Mcknight. OF Ironton, O.. has passed
u satisfactory examination and b=en grant
ed admittance as a pension attorney Miss
Mcknight is only eighteen years OF age and
is undoubtedly the youngest as well as tle
prettiest, pension attorney in the United
safes.
Miss DR.. Kelly is said to be the most bril-
liant, if not the most powerful, Anarchist in
New York. She is young woman, of re-
markable beauty, culture and intellectually.
She is very able physician and enjoys q
large practice. Size has personal follow
ing of about 800 whose faith in her is almost
fauaticism.