Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-05-10
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER made his first pub
lie speech alta Pierce and King meeting in Au.
gusta, Me, in 1852.
Miss MILDRED LEE, daughter of the late
Robert L. Lee, is fayorite in the best social
circles of Washington.
MRS JOHN A. LOGAN is an accomplished
carpenter, and fills her home with skill cen
veniences of her own contriving.
CHAPMAN COLEMAN, First Secretary oftho
American Legation at Berlin, is engaged to
mary Miss Hendricks, rich girl Of rank.
fort, Ky.
CARDINAL NEwMAN's birthday presents in.
cluded translation of the Imitation Of
Christ into ancient Irish, and valuable Irish
manuscript.
RIDER HAGGARD contemplates on carly
visit to the Rocky Mountains with a view to
writing a story based upon certain prehistoric
ruins which are said to exist there.
Mrs. LANGTRYs favorte relics of America
are the bunting aud Indian trophies that she
picked up in Denver and othcr Western cities.
Her most valued article IF this nature is an
Indian medicine sash.
DIR. KING, physieian-in ordinary to dis.
tinguished statesman of Chi 1t, is an American
woman. She has an extensive practice in
Shanghi and her surgical operations have at
tracted wide attention.
GENERAL b. +. STRINGFELLow, of Chicogo.
arrived in San Francisco last week, having
just returned from trip around the world.
Although - years Of age, he has made the
journey around the globe alone.
Mrs. BLooMERlives to celebrate her golden
wedding and to narrate her experience with
the famous Boomer costume But the curl.
Gus part Of the whole matter is, how did Mr..
Blocmer happen to pull through?
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CRISP, of Georgia, is 45years old. He served
in the war on the Confederate side, and was
lieutenant in the Tenth Virginia infantry. He
is a lawyer, and has served on the bench.
CHIEF JUSTICE GRASSES historic home at
Edgewood overlooking Washington, is soon
tO"be purchased by syndicate of wealthy SEN
ators and divided into lots. The estate en-.
braces about fifty acres.
PRINCE BISMARCK has 1903 decorations
Fourteen are set in diamonds of great value
He belongs to no English order. The late Ear
of Russia gave him the order of st. Andrew,
the most important in Russia. Bismarck s
diamond star belonging to this order is worth
$4,000.
GENERAL JOHN BIDwELL, who has been
nominated for Governor of California by the
Prohibitionists, some years ago became so i'm
pressed with the evils of the liquor habit that he
pulled up mnay acres of grapes and converted
that land on his ranch to school purposes for
Indian children.
NJ. D'HARAUCoURT, author of the Passion
Play is marquis Of undoubted nobility. In
point of aristocratlc height in Lorraine il was
impossible, before it was annexed to France
to get higher than the four mobiles who were
styled Les Quatre Chevaux, of whom he was
one. From poverty he dropped his rank lie
is described as the ugliest man in France.
Mr. LoRIN G. PARMELEE, of Boston, we'll
known collector of coins, has accumulated
remarkable miscellany, of which the Colonial
and American department is said to be un-
elualled. He made large fortune as Il pur-
veyor of baked beans at the Hub, and began
his collection with the curious pennies that
came to the cash drawer Many of his coins
are so valuable that they are kept in safe de,
post vaults.