Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-26
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LnartA l,,ckwNNi, nominated ~
~, New York democrats hF "'W''"'
~sptrcvcruor, presented Grover O''Se.
,sn5S name for the uNo'oSNe" tF
sheriff II Hric county In i>'@ hF 'a'
msy,ral,y ~ buffalo IN 1881, ~ we
state convention u l>>N II h"S'N
for the presidency
n-myrS<naa Thomas nann Eng
IVA Nha is popularity known III
w. ~hinv;on nov. >n>c IA Ma0r'er
,,,yivAa the yarpc II his song a> 'heS
M, - * <s;a "a n s,NN>; b,iri lie
walks about tNe halls N >'aSo>>S W''a
the vague facial expression "t man
grouping in the 0sTN
Can't Norahry, a retired NHoerV
the Eleventh hu>>sN who after SNN
rlur exyNyienteS ia tac british Arn'N,
Tough; in the wSy u She reeel''Nn ana
under GAvtAa,A Nei0E we0n1Ha III
hattie SIX times mot an VICTORIOUS
death in london she o'aer DAY beng
run over Nya butchers cart an" N'''e''
Levin Morton IS the son ota Yer
mont CONGREGATIONAL p~coSeaer, anu
earned his ewa living ~ len years 81
are hv doing NS& job> At tweoN-eae
he had s small shop and ave years
later was partner in a large grocery
business lie very quickly made =
large fortune In appearance he Is h
u the mos; striking men in America,
sits not generally remembered,
saws s writer in nate Fields Washing
ton, that the late Gen. Banks had
cutie = thirst for the stage in has
vonnrcr AayS-a bent Inherited by one
If his 6auchter-and that he made
single appearance on the professional
stage This was at the National the
alter. in Boston. and its record is still
preSeyvea in some Of the old play bills
Minerva EyerSoa a young Italian
c;rl. Is the mail carrier Of Borough
valley. which lies fifty miles northeast
a Fresno. Cal The valley is some
wha, shut of from the opter world,
and the only means II communication
is hv wagon or horseback over a mar
now road She enjoys the ~veaturesome
undertaking and makes the journey
through the wilderness twice a week
A rather amusing story Is told q
an English c-ave-SSce-, who holds
the ancient offices q parish clerk aud
bea6le in addition - The men
TONED \ lady came 90 day 10 see
the grave ola friend, and inquired Of
the old man If he was The sexton.
We'll. mum, he SAID, folks used 10
call ne the sexton. then they called
ME the beetle, and now they call me
the Virgin"
Robert Louis Stevenson was en-
tire,y unaffected in manner and simple
ana candid 70 sn extraordinary degree
He. like Henry Irving, always looked
upon an interview ny . newspaper man
as a matter 70 he carefully considered
ana thoroughly wrought out He
would 20 q trouble 10 see that his
views were properly pm; forth. and
alw3ys anxious - read an interview
over after ne had dictated Il. and, what
i q more Importance than anything
else, he invariably said things Of in
teres; 10 the public
William 7. Walters Of Baltimore,
who died a few days ago, Tor eleven
years gave annual exhibitions Of his
gallery pictures io- charity, al which
oye- $4,000 was taken in and handed
over 10 the poor Of Baltimore. When.
ever Mr.. Walters himself invited a
party 10; friends to see the pictures
during an exhibition he would always
send his check TO the fund for the
number o: admission tickets. Last
year he paid Tor nearly sou tickets Of
admission 10 his own gallery, These
annual exhibitions are 70 be continued.