The Portland daily press., 1897-10-16

A somewhat peculiar marriage will be
celebrated at Watertown, N. Y, on Oct
20. Benjamin f. Hunt, tho intended
groom, is now in his eightieth year. He
| is a former resident of Rochester, N Y,
is well known in Bridgeport, Conn.,,
| where for years he has conducted sue
cessful business, and has a wide reputa-
ton in Boston. Mrs. Julia A Sherman,
the promised bride, is ninety years old.
| She lives in WATERFOWL Her wealth is
roughly estimated as being more than
81, 900, 900. Mr.. Hunt and Mrs. Sherman
| were compa MONS in childhood and re-
manned close friends all their lives. Mrs.
Sherman's former husband who in life
was physician, has been dead for years.
MT. Huntshas been twice married. His
second wife died several years ago.
An elaborate dinner was given at the
Shoreham Hotel, W ashington, in honor
of Archbishop Keane, former rector of
the Catholic University, now canon of St.
John Lateran, Rome, and counsellor to
the propaganda. Men of all creeds and
all professions were represented. Among
| the gentlemen present were Cardin Al
| Gibbons, SECRETARIES Sherman, Long and
Bliss; Postmaster General Carey, Attorney
General McKenna, Justice White, Mgr.
Martinelli, apostolic delegate; William
Ramsay and others. ExMayor Beret Of
| Washington made the Introductory
speech.
Among the relics of the Brooklino Pub
lie Library is section Of the original
timbers of "Old Ironsides,' which was
| given to Librarian Bolton at the Ports
I xxyHn
ing made upon the frigate Constitution.
The battle of the bones. as the Luetgert
murder trial in Chicago is called, once
more directs attention to the wide diver
stiles and utter contradictions of sex
pert" testimony On this point the Medi-
cal Record caustically observes that ''the
public is being amused by the flat con-
tradictions of alleged scientists regarding
certain points which distinguish the
bones of a woman from those of a hog.
What a credit to anatomy su3h o lame Mt
able possibility of radical disagreement
entailsi 1t is such spectacles ia court that
show the utter failure of hired expert
testimony. How much better would 1t
| be for the court to appoint an impartial
commission of skilled anatomists, which
could decide once for all without the dis
graceful wrangle and without the tempta-
ton for disagreement which the mere
PAYMENT of a nominal fee would appear
to invite"
Some time ago the county recorder of
Saupete County, Utah, in looking through
his vault, discovered an old record of
transfers, perusal of which is very in
teresting from the fact that it con tains
the record of the transfer of all property
| in the county from the several owners to
the president of the church. Many men
whose names appear on the record now
DENY ever having made any such trans
for. hut their names are there just the
same. Perhaps the most interesting Of
these old deeds which are all alike except
as to description OF property, Is the one
chief. who was formerly ruler over what
is now Sanpete County, in which he
decided the whole of Sauten county to
Brigham Young in trust.
The horses Of the German cavalry regi-
ments are to be entirely shod with paper
shoes, recent experiments as to their dur
ability having proved very satisfactory.
A new variety Of bean grown in Dan
willie. Ind. has pods from twenty-eight to
thirty eight inches long.
At Lonemeadow, Mass, among the pa
pers of Jabez Cotton, graduate of Yale
college in l775, some interesting docu-
ments in connection with Paul Revere
of revolutionary fame. have recently been
brought to light. Cotton for many years
was town clerk Of Longmeadow and
among his public documents were found
the following bill of sale for the Long
meadow church bell '"New church bell
bought of Paul Revere, Boston, 1910
| Weight of the bell and tongue 1856
pounds, at 40 cents per pouiN, s5a6.52. :"