Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-29
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE


JEBoME X. JEROME was bat 10 when he
wrote "Oa the Stage and Of.
GLADSTONE averages about $1,000 pay for
every newspaper or magazine article he
writes.
REGINALD DE CovES is in New York,
eommiserating the Goth mites that they are
not ChieagOans
JOHN BEEsLEY, who has Just died, was
sexton Of St Michaels Church in Charleston.
). G., for nearly fifty years
EDWARD LYTToN BULwER DICKENS. the
youngest son Of the great novelist, has been
elected to Parliament in New South Wales.
Mn. GLADSTONE is now giving Sir John
Millaissittings for the portraits Of himself and
MS grandchi,d, which the artist is repaiuting.
KING GEORGE o: Greece deyoies himself to
acoustic experiments with bells aud glasses
from watch he obtains extraordinary results
joins g. WHIrTIERis staying ut Garland,
Gardcn, Newburyport lie is IN better health
thhn ut any line in the past SIX month , and
IS constantly improving
TENSYSoS celebrated his eighty second
birthday anniyers Ty by publishing an appeal
for $4,000 TO build home for boys in
memory Of "Chinese Gordon"
Mrs. LAyINIA FILLMORE. one Of the late
Pres dent Fiilmore's relatives, celebrated her
l0ilh birthday a few days ago. She resides
at Clarence, near Buffalo, n. Y.
JoHN CALDWELL, Of South Bend, Ind.
who died last week. is said to have been the
originator Of the idea Of distributing mail in
the postal cars to facilitate delivery along the
route
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL was one Of the
first men, if not the very first, to make the
true estimate Of Lincoln. This is a note
worthy tn ng. Keen and accurate judgment
OF contemporary requires knowledge not
only OF human nature and character, bat the
prophetic vision Of the future development Of
sentiment and race-history.
Mrs. GRIMwooD has had conferred upon
her by the Queen the Royal Rcd Gross, in
recognition OF her devotion to the wounded al
Manipur. The decoration, which has also
already be bestowed on Miss Nightingale,
consists Of a crimson eros, edged With gold,
bearing the words Faith, Hope, Charity, .
and is attached to a dark blue ribbon edged
with red
WILLIAM MORRIS, the English poet artist,
and socialist, affects a singplarly shabby and
unpicturesque attire. lie may be- seen on
Oxford street, in London, wearing an eli
black si0uch hat, and ancient k-c0at. bargy
trousers, and a blue flannel shirt The neeK-
lie Is usually missing and sometimes nc sears
no collar. But his flowing white hair and
beard make him an object OF interest to every
pa ser-by.
Mr.. BAILEY If Texas, will be the yoanges,
man to sit IN the next Congress. He is under
., wears long sweeping eoaitsils, and looks
ike beiore-the-war statesman. He i AZ
orator, and il is predicted that he Will nj ke
his mark IN the balls Of Legislation 81 Wash.
ingt0n. When he took the stump in Texas
last year, tie farmers used to 70 from town 10
ioNn IN their covered wagons and camp ont ~
they might hear Bailey speak Sgsin and
again.
JESSE u GRANT, the youngest son Of Gen
Trani, who has recently been living quietl
IN California on a large fruit runeh aud farm.
has been CIV control, with large contingent
Interest, ~ group Of silver mines in Mexico
from winch over 81, 90, e0i has been taken in
i've y srs- Young Grants withdrawal from
min-ng and other speculations convinced som.
81 his iTiends tJat there was good bushes.
tlmber in his composition. and they offered
Tim this opportunity to rc-enter the business
world on solid basis