The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-09
THE OBSERVER.

Don NJ. Dickinson's particular fancy In
dress is black velvet waistcoats.
Ex-Commssioner Blouut is very particu-
lar about the pronunciation of his name,
and he says that it is blunt"
Senator Cockrell of Missouri is known as
the garden sass, senator on account of sup
plying his constituents with garden seeds.
1t is said that all of the cigar lighters
Count William Bismarck uses of late are
made OF threatening letters received by him
from anarchists.
Colonel a. NJ. Coffee, for whom county
is named in Kansas, where he was an In
dian agent in the fifties. is living in Knob
nosler, Mo-, at the age of 90
Senator John Martin of Kansas employs
two secretaries, and they are nearly work ed
to death. His daily mail is something enor-
nous, but every communication receives
prompt attention.
Simon Wolf of Washington is compiling
roll of honor" to contain the names of
oil Jews who ever served in the army or
navy Of the United States, and he has it
practically completed.
DR.. Cyrus Edison, commissioner of the
board of health of New York, says that the
grip is likely to disappear very soon and in
all probability will not be heard from again
for generation or so.
Philip d. Armour, Chicago's richest citi-
zen, is one of the greatest manufacturers in
this or any country. In this capacity alone
he employs 1900 persons and pays 81, Co.,
ooO or S7,OOO.0O0 yearly in wages.
DR.. Cyrus 4. Bartol of Boston is the last
survivor of the famous Transcendental
club in which Emerson was the central
light, and all the bright men and women of
his stamp were associate members.
The Earl of Ancastcr inhcrits three i'm
mensc estates-onc from his father and two
through his mother. His net rentals ex-
ceed SlO0,0OO year. He is n considerable
landlord, but u keen game preserver.
George Washington Hope of Washington,
although he is Il scptungenarian, walks 10
and ID miles II day and thinks nothing of It,
He is n member OF the swell pedestrian club
known as the Antisedentury and has won
several medals.
Assistant Secretary Hamlin is becoming
great favorite ut the White House, and
his social visits to the president and Mrs.
Cleveland are frequent. He also attends
the theater with Mrs. Cleveland and is in
high favor with the first lady of the land.
George Dumore, who has lived i'll Mora.
via, y. Y, for nearly so years, has, he
~.
He has brother and sister who have lived
eight miles from his farm for over GO years,
and he has not seen either of them for IS
years.
a photograph of Mr. Gladstone making
his maiden speech in the commons in 1893
has come into the possession of Mr. Lahou-
cbere, who says it represents the present
premier rs appearing on that occasion in
white trousers and frock coat with brass
buttons.
Frederick Fraley of Philadelphia, who
was recently reelected president of the ma
tional board of trade, has been president of
the board since 1865. He is nearly 90 wears
old, is prominently connected with many
financial institutions and is trustee of
the University of Pennsylvania
Senator White of California bears close
resemblance to eX-President Harrison. He
has the same style Of beard, and one of
about the same color, and is about the same
height. When he makes Il speech, the re-
semblance is still more noticeable, for he
has great many of the little tricks of ges-
ture and mannersms that Harrison uses.