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MARRIED IL FRANCE.
STORY or THE cOWER-NoECIcA
ROMANCE AND IT'S SAD END.

ROMANCE AND IT'S SAD END
Nine. NorJicA Was "a Maine Girl Known
~ MIss Lillian Norton--Mr. Cover Was
His Phenomenal Success In Telephony.
Lillian Norton, the famous singer
granddaughter of CampmecinS John
Allen, was Torn in Pennington, Me
Her father, Edwin Norton, was II pros.
perous farmer in that town. Both her
fathers aud mothers families wcrp ex.
cellent singers Lillian attended the
Conservatory Of Music in Boston to re-
ceive musical education. The excel
lenoe of her voice introduced her into
the conc - of Gilmore, where he took
proipITe " part. Thus way was
opened Sor her - visit Europe and a
more comp'e,. musical education.
AccomHsn ell by her mother she Went
TO Italy, ND was placed under the dis
ciplne of Il most accomplished musical
teachers OF Europe Having finished
her course Of study u d become notable
for her power of soug, she received m
invitation with liberia, salary to sing in
the Royal opera at st. petersburg. She
went with her mother to Russia.
The manager of the Gr,.sy. opera Of
Paris was so pleased with hSr singing
that he gave her an invitation 10 become
the prima donna of the highest seat of
song, and by liberal pecuniary rewards
sought to obtain her release from her
St. Petersburg engagement, but the
Russians preferred her voice to the
money offered. After she had completed
her engagement in the north, she ac-
cepted the overtures made her in Paris
and made On engagement to sing in the
Grand opera.
TEE MARRIAGE.
During her residence in Italy her name
was changed TO Lila Nordica to suit the
Italian style Of pronunciation. 1t WAS
during her appearance rs the great
American singer in the Grand opera
that she became acquainted with her
second cousin, Frederick Allen Cover,
granddaughter of CImpmeeting John
Allen. He said 1T 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 Mme.
Nordica He was the son Of the Rev.
Il. B. Cover, Baptist clergyman. who
died in Pennington, Me, leaving
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 us an infant
by leaping from his nurses arms, before
he was a month old, through IN open
window without breaking his neck.
As q scholar he was more noted for
vivacity thln quiet study.
After years sojourn at the family
school Frederick anl his brothers, by
the energy and ability of their mother,
were gathered into family home in
Providence, R. |. The two elder broth
ers were fitted by their mother to enter
Brown university, and We're 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
Tho 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.
Mr.. 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-
lished the Bell Telephone company,
Cover went to France and formed
telephone company there, of which he
was president. with salary of $4,000.
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 postofice SER
vice, purchaling Of the company mill
ion dollars worth of telephones for their
use.
After brief acquaintance these two
American celebrities were united in
marriage, and Nine. Nordica was re-
leased from her engagement at the
Grand opera. Sho came with her hus-
band to America.
Their married life was not happy |
one. For sufficient cause Nine. Nordica
sued for a separate maintenance, but |
never for u 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 he
considered the greatest invention of the
age, both for military and commercial
purposes.