Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-01-25
PEOPLE IN GENERAL.

one of the founders of the Thirteen or Anti
superstition club lie makes a point, it
is said. Of walking under ladders and be
ginning enterprises on Friday.
Mr. Cecil Rhodes, the English politician,
says a gossip. is not famous for maintain
ing long friendships political or otherwise,
but be is Capital work man, not the less so
BECAUSE he looks well after his tools.
Richard Croker, the Tammany chief, l.
the smallest cater Of any public man in New
York, and when dining at II restaurant,
even when accompanied by his fastidious
WIFE smokes between all the courses.
Elbridge r. Gerry is a good cater He
knows good food and wants II every time.
His REGULAR dinner is terrapin stew, quail
on toast aud champagne. He always eats
two uuals and handles them as If he loved
them.
DR.. Arbino de Freitas, one of the most
famous, physicians of Portugal and mem
Der Of one Of its most illustrious families,
has been sentenced to eight years solitary
confinement for poisoning his nephews and
nieces
Mrs. d. r. S;eligmann of New York, the
treasurer of the woman conference OF the
5ociety For Ethical Culture, is foremost in
charitable movements. She believes more
in helping the poor than plying them.
Mrs. William CASTOR. Jr.. wife OF the son
of ex Governor CASTOR of Massachusetts,, has
recently. COME by inheritance into the pos
session of the Brown homestead in Water
ford, Me-, where Artemus Ward lived in
his youth.
Mrs. George Gould is an absolutely dainty
eater. She is the only one of the whole
Gould family who can order properly in
restaurant and she waits for the courses to
be served, approaching each one until it is
a delight to serve her.
Mrs. y. l.. Bronstou of Atchison Kan,
has been setting type for AZ years. she
learned her trade in her fathers office in
Newport, Ky, beginning when she was Il
years old. She has been part owner of one
Or two newspapers in her day.
Mrs Edwina Booth GrossmGn, who is
writing some "reminiscences of her father
Mr. Edwin Booth, is asking her fathers
friends vino possess letters from him 70
send her transcripts of SUCH as they may
wish to add to her publication
senator Morgan is called The SD NIX of
the capitol.
Edward Solomon. formerly husband of
Lillian Russell, has ii musical income of
1900 q day.
United States Senator Elect Thomas d.
Martin of Virginia never smoked, chewed
or drank and doesn't swear.
Walter S Gurnee is Chicago Oldest liv.
ing eN-mayor lie left that city in S63 and
went 10 New York to do business in Wall
street.
William F. Cody (3Effaio Bid is said to
be quite gray and TO have lost that appear
nnce Of robust health which formerly dis
tinguished him.
Mr.. Crackanthorpe the noted English
lawyer, once spoke for an entire day on the
point whether. an institution was penny
savings bank or merely d savings bank.
City Clerk Ballard of Fall River, Mass,
has mpleted the thirty -sixt h year in that
city's service, nearly half of that period
having been passed in his present position.
tx Senator Maxpy Of Texas is seen occa.
sionally now in Washington. He j. tail and
| thin and walks with an upright military
| air. which be derived from his Wes, Point
! training.
Sarah Bernhardt says that not being a
| nun is Il constant surprise to herself. What
| she has always desired most ardently is to
| be nun.
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Foot Of Danbury, Conn,
| has for 2S years been president of the Trim
| mcrs' union. She is diplomatic general,
| labor leader and hat trimmer rs well.
Mrs. Priscilla Spooner of Kent, O., cele-
| brated her hundredth birthday a few weeks
! ago She was one of party of little girls
who marched in procession at George
| Washington : funeral.
Mrs Henrietta Along whom command
or OF the United States navy has made Mrs.
William Henry Whiting, is is years old, is
! one-half Chinese, thrce-eighths American
! and one-eighth Hawaiian.
Patient old Billy McGarrahan still sits
| just outside the gates of congress waiting
for his famous claim TO be put through. He
is not discouraged yet and is back in his
| old huunts as cheerful and sunny and san
| guinc as the first day he appeared in the
lobby, some 30 years ago.
Labouchere, the English Radical, is a
man of the world-keen, unhelieving, hard
as nails, mocker at everything, including
himself, a "naneur' of the "naneurS," II
| boulcvarder of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Il
sauntering gait, a slow, drawing and wea-
ried voice ana an eternal cigarette
George Stock, ii member of he big furni-
tnre manufacturing firm of Schlrmer 4;
| Stock Of Cincinnati, has retired from the
firm and will 20 on the stage as profes-
siona magician, with the costliest outfit
| ever seen. It is said his work has never
been equaled in this country. Mr.. Stock is
very wealthy and a man of great learning
Senator Cameron of PENNSYLVANIA is the
one man in the senate who refuses to he in.
tervewed His boast is that never in-t he
course of his public career has he yielded
to the Establishments of an interviewer lie
is very proud Of the way in which he has
warded off all intervicwers and declares
that he will never break his policy of 81
lencc.
Mrs. paran Stevens when she is dining
in restaurant, is fierce if anything is
ordered or brought in out of place and doe.
not give herself time to think before SHE
frees her mind on the subject.
Mile. Jonatha, the accomplished pianist
combines literary labors with her music
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