Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-07-20
PERSONAL.
The

Silliam G. Todd, Who recently gave
-N,OOO TO the Boston public library 10
support a ne Isfa per reading room, is 20
years old and graduate Of Dartmouth
in the class Of 1874.
Mrs. Annie Moore, who has the repu-
tation OF being the only woman Presi-
dent OF a national bank Mount Pleas
ant, Tex.), is described az a darkroom
plexiOned woman, with peculiarly brill
iant eyes and soft voice and gentle man
ners.
Robert Buchanan appears TO be turn
ing pessimist. He says Of literature that
it is one Of the least ennobling Of the
professions, and that he has "not met
one individual who has not deterior-
ated morally by the pursuit Of literary
fame"
Ex-Governor n. s. Berry Of Bristol,
n. H., who. if he lives, will be "a years
old on September | next, is well and act
| i've. His intellect continues strong and
clear. lie reads and writes daily, and
keeps fully posted upon all Of the impor-
tant occurrences Of the day.
James Whitcomb Riley says that com
| position is a severe matter with him.
! lie makes 50 many false starts, cOrrec-
| tlons and erasures that he is ashamed to
let any one see his work until it is re-
copied. lie mOdestly says that he isn't
at all proud Of it even then.
The chief Of the interpreters at the
| Worlds Fair, Charles A. Barry, is mas
ter OF sixteen languages. He il Presi-
dent OF the Columbia International As
ISOLATION OF Interpreters, the mem
bers OF which are employed by exhibitors
10 talk 10 visitors in their own language.
Miss Winnie Davis, daughter Of JEFF
ferson Davis, il in Chicago TO see the
| Worlds Fair az the guest Of Mrs. SlocO-
vich Of New York. II is noted as a co.
incidence that Mrs. Philip II. Sheridan
isyisiting Chicago at the same time, and
that her AQtcl is only two blocks away
from Miss Davis. II is the intentieI1yo,l al
their friends that tire two wsFnen shall
soon meet. ~
General Averill, wl,tse cavalry diyi-
sion was famous d2fing the war, is now
nSp'''"r ~ w" hatiOnai soldiers homes.
ne was w9uhYed three times during the
repeilloh, DT remained at the front un-
III the eD& His famous raid on Long
htreet MS one of the master strokes Of
the var, and received due recognition.
,>Fhen Booth was playing Richard -
I'm Chicago in 1879 II mentally unbal-
anced spectator named Gray shot at the
actor twice from the gallery. One OF the
bullets Mr.. Booth secured, and had ii
set in Il gold cartridge, upon which he
had engraved the words: From Mark
Gray 10 Edwin Booth, April %, 1879. -
This grim reminder he always preserved.
General Longstreet lives in what is de-
scribcd as white-pine bandboX OF Il
house" near the ruins Of his fine old
mansion in Central Gcorgia, which was
burned II few years ago. The house
he now occupies faces the Blue Mount
aims, and commands view of unsur-
passed beauty. The Confederate veteran
is now ~ years old and man Of patri-
archal aspect.
The Duke of York and the Princess
May are going 10 set an example to
young couples starting in life. The royal
pair will keep house in II little cottage at
: Sandringham, which contains besides
three bedrooms only two small sitting
rooms and n study or office for the use OF
the Duke. 1t is simply fitted up with
light and Inexpensive furniture, and is
altogether very modest dwelling.
Jesse NJ. Sparks OF Tennessee has been
appointed Consul Mt Picdras Negras
Mexico, and thereby hangs tale. Dur.
ing President Clcvclnnd's first admins.
trntion Major Sparks sent to the eXecu.
tive mansion three opossums, fat and
toothsomc, from the Tennessee mount
aims. The President never forgot the
gift and when Major Sparks was in
Washington last spring MIR, Cleveland
asked ii the Tenncsscean wouldn't lik,
to be Consul. The reply was in tn,
affirmative, and the appointment fol
, lowed. The opossums did the business