Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-05-25
THE LISTENER.
Calvin S. Brice wears out a watch chain
in about two years by constantly finger
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Calvin S. Brice wears out watch chain
in about two years by constantly finger
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The friends of Amos j. Cummings have
determined that he shall have title, and
they have fixed upon that of major.
DR.. 81. P. Stearns, head of the Hartford
Retreat For the Insane, has held the posi-
ton for 20 years and has had 5000 patients
under his hands during that time.
Meyer Lutz, the musical director of the
Gaiety theater, London, composes any
where and everywhere-in the streets, on
tops of omnibuses and even in church.
Senator PETER wears gold trimmed spec
tacles and keeps besides on the lapel of his
long frock coat a pair of gold eyeglasses
fastened to gold clasp and attached to a
gold chain.
John G. Westbroon, who has served as
parliamentary of Pike county, Pa, for 40
consecutive years, recently recorded with
his own hand mortgage containing $4,000
words in two days.
Morrison l. Swift, the Bostonian who
styles himself socialist anarchist" is
not of foreign birth or extraction. He is
an American, Williams college graduate
and professional agitator.
Governor Greenhalge, who had the honor
of naming the new holiday in Massachu-
setts, April 10, which commentaries the
opening OF the war between the colonies
and England, is himself native of Eng
land.
Ex-senator Thomas w. Ferry of Michi-
gan, who was president pro TEN. of the
senate during the exciting times of the
Tilden-Hayes contest, is living in seclusion
at Grand Haven, Mich, much broken in
health and in poor circumstances.
General John G. Black, as most Chi
cagoans know, is man of commanding
presence, with snow white hair and beard
although he is not much past so. Con-
slant suffering from wounds received dur
ing the war has prematurely aged him.
Commodore Skerrett, who has been pro-
NOTED to a rear admiralship, is known in
the navy us ''Sailor Joe," because of his
superior skill as navigator: No one in
the service could excel him, it is said, in
handling sailing vessel of the old type
Senator David B. Hill has educated a
number of boys. He has several boys whom
he is now putting through college, and he
spends a good sized amount every year in
paying the educational expenses of those
who cannot pay the necessary money them
selves.
Representative Charles, Morgan of Mis-
souri, served in Wisconsin regiment dur
ing the war and enjoys the distinction of
having been captured by the Confederates
five times and escaping on each occasion.
in one instance jumping from railroad
train at night.
Andrew Franklin of Burlington, Kan, is
genuine veteran, but he only recently got
on the pension roll. He fought in the war
of 1912 and in the Black Hawk and Mex
lean wars. During the civil war, being too
old for military service, he served as a
teamster. He is now 103 years DID,
Henry S. Ives was warned in ample time
Of his death. Over a year ago he sat in a
box in a New York theater and looked
through his glass attentively at aconsump-
tive of some prominence. Then he lowered
bis glass and said calmly, ''That poor chap
will precede me by about one year."