The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-19
Personal.

Bernhardts nine performances in Bos-
ton aggregated $43,Ss9.37 the largest
amount ever drawn in that city by any
actress or singer in the same number OF
appearances.
A letter from Fort Worth, Texas, an
nounces the marriage there of Mr.. George
Ellicott, member of a well-known Howard
County, Nd, family, and Miss Emma
Skillman.
Mr.. James T. Dennis, son of Hon.
James U. Dennis of Princess Ann, Nd,
was appointed States attorney of Somer-
set County by Judge Irving to fill the un-
expired term of n. w. Dixon, esq. who
resigned.
Mrs. Mary Epes Jones, wife of Judge r.
II. Jones. prominent lawyer of Peters,
burg, Va, died Sunday evening of pneu-
monia after an illness of only few days.
Rev. j. l.. Lancaster has rendered his
RESIGNATION to the vestry of Trinity Church,
Mobile, Ala, in order TO accept call to
the .chaplaincy of the University of Vir-
ginia.
bMrs. Amelie Rives-Chanler is now at
San Reno where her health is sufficiently
improved to allow her to disport In pictur-
esque get-ups. Her favorite costume is
tan-colored gown, low shoes to match and
brilliant cardinal hose.
Mr.. Henry Watterson Of the Louisville
COuier-Jouyndl has accepted an invitation
TO deliver the Grafton before the Washing
ton'and Jefferson Literary Societies of the
University of Virginia at the annual Joint
celebration on June 30.
The Rev. w. j.. Holland, ID. ID. PHI. d.,
has been unanimously elected Chancellor
OF the Western University. the foremost
educational institution in Western Penn
sylvania. He succeeds Milton b. Con,
who died recently.
Mrs. Hodgson Burnett is now at San
Reno, where she has been for her health
since the death of her SON Lionel. As
soon as she shall be sufficiently improved
she will go to Paris and make arrange
ments for having the body, now in the
American chapel in that city, conveyed to
America.
Business College, has invented u machine
TO add up any number of columns of fig.
ures at once. The instrument to he used
operates ON the principle of the caligraph
and typewriter, having keys numbered
from one TO ten. The accountant places
the machine on his books and reads the
figures in horizontal Qnstead of perpen-
dicular) lines, from right TO left and left
to right, alternately as land Is plowed,
results being registered as The reading pro
crosses on graduated scale attached to
the instrument.
DIR. W. s. Manlove, a pioneer, died at
his fruit ranch near Sacramento, Cal,
March IL. He was Nirsinian, and
gained prominence here by planting the
first big vineyard in Northern California.
He was one of the horticultural authorl.
ties of the State, having experimental
with all imported varieties of vines and
fruits. lie had hundred acres in small
| fruits. This month he was elected presi-
dent of his county branch Of the Farmers
| Alliance. Sixteen years ago he healed
he Granger movement in California
The wife of c. Beanpre of st. Raymond,
| Quebec, has presented her llege lord, who
is 20 years old, with twins. He refuses 10
talk.
William A. Chapman, the veteran
| twelve years ago and settled .on farm
near Haddonield, n. j., died there
Wednesday at the advanced age Of 81
| years.
Another American singer IS winning
/ laurels in Germany. Mrs. COrinne Moore
Lawson of Cincinnati who has also been
heard in New York several times, gave
concert in Berlin the other evening which
was highly spoken Of in all the paper,
next day The BoefSon- Courier, for IN
stance, said; "The vocalist, younl
woman OF charming personal appearance
has sweet soprano voice, soft as velve
and remarkably well suited for the ex
preston of tender, deep sentiment, Will,
the more vigorous passionate accents ar,
perhaps beyond her reach. Her information
is pure, her pronunciation, considering
that she is an American, most praise
worthy for its distnctness."
A little less censure should be given til,