Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03
MARRIED IN FRANCE.
STORY OF THE GoweR-Mopn,c.
ROMANCE AND ITS SAD END

NINE. Nordfca Was a Maine cir, xn
as MISS Lillian Norton-Mr. Cover Was
So rom Maine-Sketch of His Career.
phenomenal Success in Telephony.
Lillian Norton, the famo,,a
granddaughter of Campmeetinp Jobn
alien, was born in Pennington Me
her father, Edwin Norton. was q nros.
porous FARMER IN that town. Roth ber
fathers and mothers families 1roro ~
celent singers. Lillian attended H.
conservatory of Music in Boston to "a
celVe musical education. The avceI
fence OF her voice introduced her ;n+o
the concerts of Gilmore. where Che +ro1.
prominent part. Thus a way was
opened Tor her to visit Europe and a
more complete musical education.
accompanied by her mother she went
10 icaly' ana was placed under the dis
clpllne OF the most ACCOMPLISHED musicol
teacherS OF Europe. Having finished
her course OF study and become notable
!oI ner power OF song, she received an
nnVltalon with liberal salary to sing in
the Royal opera at st. PETERSBURG. She
Went with her mother to Russia.
The manager of the Grand opera Of
Parls was so pleased with her singing
thaG ne gave her an invitation to become
Ihe pr1ma donna Of the highest seat of
song, and by liberal pecuniarv rewards
sought to obtain her release from her
81 petersburg engagement. but the
Russians preferred her voice TO tbe
money offered. After she had connlatad
her engagement in the north. she ar
cepted the overtures made her in Paris
and made an engagement to sing in the
Grand opera.
THE MARRIAGE.
During her residence in Italy her name
was changed to Lila Nordica to s11it tba
Italian style of pronunciation. It was
during her appearance as the great
American singer in the Grand opera
that she became acquainted with her
second cousin, Frederick Allen Cover
granddaughter Of Campmeeting John
Allen. He said: sit was not case of
love at first sight, for it was full seven
minutes before became enchanted with
the lovely singer"
The history of this young man is fully
as romantic as is the success of Nine.
NordIca He was the son of the Rev.
Il. B. Cover, Baptist clergyman, who
died In Pennington, Me-, leaving a
widow and three sons, the eldest 10 and
the youngest years old. AS the fam
lily were left in destitute circumstances,
Frederick, the second son, was kindly
received and freely supported for year
at the Abbott family school. He had
given proof Of his activity as an infant
by leaping from his nurses arms, before
he was a month old, through an open
window without breaking his neck.
AS scholar he was more noted for
vivacity than quiet study
After years sojourn at the family
school Frederick and his brothers, by
the energy and ability of their mother,
were gathered into a family home in
Providence, r. l. The two elder broth
ers were fitted by their mother to enter
Brown university, and were supported
by her at college till they graduated.
George, the eldest brother, became a
lawyer, and has served by repeated cleo
tons as clerk Of the Rhode Island assem-
bly,.
Frederick entered upon the profession
of journalism, and became city editor OF
The Providence journal. He wrote to
Professor Bell, the inventor of the tele-
phone, to deliver lecture at Providence
on the new invention. By invitation
young Cover went to Boston to assist
Bell in the preparation of his lecture.
MIR. COVERS SUCCESS AND END.
His active and ingenious intellect be-
came intensely interested in the new in
vention. He contrived to simplify the
machinery and to increase the intensity
of the magnetic power, using one instead
of two batteries, and introducing cir
cular instead of horseshoe magnets, with
other devices now used in the Cover
Bell telephone.
Having obtained patents and estab-
ished the Bell Telephone company,
Cover went to France and formed
telephone company there, of which he
was president, with salary of $50, OO0
He also obtained patents in Germany
and England. In England company
was formed, but the English govern
ment took the telephone, as they had the
telegraph, as part of their postoffice ser
vice, purchasing of the company mill
ion dollars worth of telephones for their
use.
After brief acquaintance these two
American celebrities were united III
marriage, and Nine. Nordica was re-
leased from her engagement at the
Grand opera She came with her hus-
band to America.
Their married life was not happy
one. For sufficient cause Nine. Nordlca
sued for separate maintenance, but
never for a divorce While the suit was
in progress he left suddenly for Paris,
where he had been deeply engaged study
ING out an invention to employ magnet
ism in the control of balloons. This ne
considered the greatest invention OF the
age. both for military and commercial
purposes.
To test the efficiency of some OF his
plans he undertook in balloon, alone,
To cross the Straits of Dover. Since ms
cisappearance from the view OF the
SPECTATORS who witnessed his ascension
hehas never been seen.-Lew1ston Jour
nal
Lots of Old Folks at Home.
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