Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-10-12
INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS.

MISS BLANCHE A. WRIGHT. of Lewis
ton, Me, has been ordained pastor of
the Newport IN. Y.l Universal church
MRs. NJ, L. NANRENssELAER. OF New
York, distinguished q as writer upon
agricultural subjects. is tall slender
blonde, with a bright face and engaging
manners
Miss LYNpE CRAIG, for ten years a
teacher in the Girls High school Of
San Francisco has been admitted 70
practice before the supreme court Of
California
AN English woman living near Ok
ford has a large lake in the grounds Of
her residence, and, as she is an expert
swimmer she practices every day At
the end Of the season she gives a series
Of competitions lasting wee L.
Mrs HARRIET RUTH TRacY's inven-
tions in the liberal arts building at the
Worlds fair include fire escape, mod
els of a safety passenger elevator with
automatic platforms. and rotary shut
tie for the lock and chain stitch.
Miss KI1rY C. WILKINS. Idaho's horse
queen, has range containing 5000
horses of high grade, br nchos being
carefully excluded Miss Wilkins, who
is about 30 years old. does the buying
and selling, while her father and broth
ers do the harder, practical work about
the place.
The only women lawyers invited to
read papers at the Law Reform con-
gress held in Chicago in August were
Or Emily Kempin, of Zurich. Switzer-
land, and Miss Mary A. Greene, Of
Providence, r. |. The women lawyers
of all English speaking countries are
represented by Miss Greene
Mrs FRANCES r. LYBRAND, of Ohio,
has been on the examiners corps in the
civil engineering department of the
patent Office at Washington for about
ten years. Railways are her speciality,
and she has the annual task Of passing
upon about 5000 inventions, Of which
a dozen may perhaps be practicable
Mrs. HENRY G. NEwToa, of New
Haven is the first woman in Connecti-
cut TO register for voting at the coming
school election. The last legislature
passed a law giving to women the right
Of ballot in school elections. Mrs New
ton is the wife Of lawyer in New
Haven, and is herself a practical physi-
clan
Miss NINA r. HOBBS bears the honor
Of being the first woman delegate 20
political state convention ia Maryland,
having served in that capa city at the
prohibition convention last Wednesday,.
She IS past grand vice templar Of the
Good Templars Of Maryland, and hav-
ing a good soprano voice, has been very
popular as singer at Temperance meet
ings in that state.
Miss IRENE W. Corr, the brilliant
young woman Of Norwich Ct, who
successfully passed the classical exam
nations at Yale last summer, but was
forbidden the privilege Of entering the
university because Of her sex, has ace
cepted place as teacher iu the I'll ISL
seminary at Geneva. n. Y Miss Colt
is daughter OF Cen James 4 Colt,
who was wounded at Gettysburg. Dur
ing the last year she las studied ID the
normal department 81 the Norwich
academy and graduates with her class
this month
il being statutory that the garb Of
Dr Mary Walker shall be described
whenever chat bizarre bua worthy
woman eolldcs with q reporter. DR.
Mary took occa zion 10 remark t. one
of tile guild ID Boston vho sed Il She
ever wore sack coat Il did al one
lfae, but Eve worn Prace 8lberr for
= Good raaHs years EXCEPT that wear