Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-11-26
PERSONAL.

Charles Brigham, who entered the
postal service in Boston in 1897, is still n
clerk in the Hub post-oiiice. in which he
has seen 10 postmasters come and 90, and
is now serving under the eleventh.
LOTUS Jones Parker of Washington, n.
G., has head that is - inches in circum-
ference nearly one-third larger than the
average. There are some big headed persons
in Washington, but Parker's is believed to
take the hat
Cleveland and Boies, who have been
mentioned together few times lately, are
said to be natives of the same place-Erie
county, \. y, and they were once pitted
against each other there for the district at
torneyship Of the county.-Ihiiddelphi a
Ledger.
Mrs. Phoebe Durand celebrated her Tooth
birthday at her nome in Irvington, n. j..
on Sunday. She is the widow of Cyrus
Durand, d former chief Of the bureau Of
engraving and printing. She is said to
have the appearance of woman not over
90 years old,
| The shortest term of Imprisonment ever
| given in Massachusetts was imposed on
| Iemuel h. Demelen few DAYS ago in the
| United States circuit court in Boston. The
| prisoner, charged with interfering with d
| United States officer in the discharge of his
duty, was fined 800 and imprisoned fol
one hour in the county Jail.
Mrs. Franklin Dexter, who died last
Friday, at Beverly, Mass, at the age of o.
years, was a granddaughter of Colonel
William Prescott, leader of the revolution
airy forces at the battle Of Bunker Hill, and
q daughter of Judge Prescott and sister Of
| William II. Prescott, the historian Hel
husband was an eminent Massachusett,
| lawyer and art patron. Mrs. Dexter haC
/ TtgpnliuritNr Sbf hn1;nuaJ ;,, La.
that the best time to be awake was whei
| everybody else was asleep, and for year.
she followed strict routine. Six O'Clock
~ the morning was her time to go to bed.
John Stevenson, an inmate of the Olt
Mans Home, Thirty-ninh street anC
Powellton avenuc, Philadelphia, Of which
he Is lamiliarly termed the father, reached
the century mark on Monday, and to celc
Drate the event he was given q dinner by
the managers of the home. He was borf
in Augusta, Me, on the 10Th of November
lI9l, and in his earlier life was seaman
lie fought in the war of 1872. About Il
years ago he came to Philadelphia anC
was employed with u. n. Bridges e Co.
on Delaware avenue, for long time, re
siding for 80 wears in one Of Penn's OLE
houses on Letitia street. lie has been il
the home for u years. His grandrathel
reached the age Of l0i years.
Who sent the frs, telegraph message is
question that has been disputed. but /
seems capable of ready settlement. Stephel
Vail says The lady who sent the first mes
sage was Miss Annie e.. Ellsworth. nov
Mrs. Roswell q. smith. whose husband |
the president uf The Century Company
Attached 70 the original message las re
celNcd at Baltimore at S.i5 a. M, OF
Friday, May 9th, lsi4l, and which ma,
be seen at the rooms Of the Athenmum, ii
Hartford, onn., is this certificate: 'prhi
sentence . was indicted by m,
much loved friend Miss Annie q. ELS
worth. :, y. Il. Morse" This nessag
WIS received by my father, Alfred Val
and the recording receiving insirumen
unpn which it was received is now In III
possession.
At the Hamilton Club of Brooklyn, al
evening or two ago. Max O'Rell said hi
about the Clover club: eve European
cannot understand the meaning of tina
word activity until We nave come /
America. Distances do not exist, excer
on the map. Several years ago [ wa
entertained by a somewhat quaint institr
tion, the Clover Club OF Fhiladelphia. an
there thought recognized onposite me
man whom had met In Chicago. 10 sal
to my neighbor, is not that Mr.. So-ant
So, editor OF the Chicago HerdldY and h
said Yes why do you ask 2 Has he com
from Chicago to dinop He has. and yo
see that old, white hearded gentleman owe
there We'll, he came from Denver Il
dine with yon to-nightH said 10 din
with lis tonight Well / said. 'excus
me, have only been in the states thru
months. hope shall get used to it, -