Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-08-26
PERSONAL NOTES.
Ex-Congressman Woodman, of Illinois,
is preparing to start for Alaska.

Ex-Congressman Woodman, of Illinois,
is preparing to start for Alaska.
Mrs. Louisa Sebru, of Fayette, Mo-, is
said to be the Oldest representative of the
postal service in this country. She held
Office in 1872.
Governor Pingree, of Michigan, de-
livered an address to the Dutch inhabitants
of Holland, Mich, on the celebration OF
the semi-centeunial of the settlement Of the
town, yesterday.
Justice Stephen ]. Field, who has now
served longer Oil the Supreme Court bench
than anyone before him, is engaged in the
study of the Oriental languages. Senator
Hoar is pursuing the same study.
Thomas Jefferson Sappington, who died
recently near St. Louis, saved General
Grant from capture by the Confederates
during the civil war. Some men were ly-
ing in ambush for the General, but Sap
pington learned of their plans and warned
Grant in time.
President Mckinley, when at Camp
Grout, in Vermont, was presented with a
barrel of spruce gum, which bore the
motto: "The land of Stark and Warner
welcomes you" A barrel presented to
Senator Proctor bore the motto, Nuggets
from our own Klondike."
Senator Vest is said to have ostmuch Of
his popularity among his constituents OF
late years. There was a time when he had
joke or good word for everyone, but
Washington life is said to have made him
dignifed and serious, and as aconsequence
he has lost many Of his followers.
Ethen Allen Hitchcock, the new minister
to Russia, is great grandson of Colonel
Ethan Allen, who captured Fort Tconde-
roga, sin the name of the Great Jehovah
and the Continental Congress. His grand
father married the second daughter OF
Ethan Allen, and took prominent part
in the early history of Vermont, and was
made United States Circuit Judge for the
Second Circuit by President John Adams.
1t is now announced that r. G.. Leh-
mann, Harvard's rowing coach oflast year,
will return next year to again train the
crew of that university.
Miss Jennie Revert, of New York, is
said to be the only woman in the country
studying veterinary science with the inten-
ton of entering the profession.
Hon. Allen D. Gambler, of Atlanta, who
is prominently mentioned as candidate
for Governor, Is a Confederate veteran
and it is said that, if he is elected, he will
probably be the last veteran executive of
the State.
MIR. Gustave lie Rouge, Persian literary
man, proposes that the rich shall send their
half-worn clothing to ''vestry of arts and
letters" in order that needy young artists
and literary men may get them free.
Lord Wolseley has presented regiment
with a flag, and in speaking Of the
fact that flags will probably not be
carried in the next great war, said: sin
future it would be madness and a crime to
order any man to carry colors into action.
You might quite as well order him to be
assassinated."
Mr.. Moorfeld Storey delivered a lee
ture in Boston recently on Charles Sum-
ner, the anti-slavery Senator. In speak
ing of MIR, Sumner he said: "'Our coun-
try right or wrong was never in his
thoughts He thought it the duty of every
patriot to keep his country right, to pre-