The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-08-08
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The reported sale of his picture, ..rhe
Vampire is denied by Sir Philip Burnc-
Jones. 1t was said that W. X. Wander
bllt had purchased the painting.
Sir Philip Burne-Jones' painting 1.-The
Vampire" which inspired Rudyard Kip
ling's poem bearing the same Site, has
been purchased by w. X. Vanderbilt.
The price paid, it is said, was $1S,4 hu.
The strange sea monster ~ctannonu-
raena vitata recently received at The Bat
terry Park aquarium in New York from
Bermuda is dead from injuries received
IN its capture.
Baroness Won i@etteler. widow OF the
German minister to China who was MUIR
dered by the boxers in Pekin, left New
York for Detroit. where she will make
her home with her parents. Before her
marriage he was Miss Ledyard Of Detroit.
To Mrs. Adele F. Watt was awarded
MOO a week temporary alimony by .Ius.
tlce Hal in the Supreme court and a
counsel fee Of $1,000, pending the trial
OF her action for a separation from her
husband, Archibald, the yacht owner.
Mrs. Elizabeth Drew Barstow stod-
GARD, wife of the poet, Richard Henry
Stoddard. is critically i'll at her home III
New York city. She was taken ill with
influenza three weeks ago, since which
time she has grown steadily worse. Mrs.
Stoddard is we'll known as a writer.
Archdeacon W. w. Kirkby, rector of
Christ Church at Rye, which is attended
by Mayor Low and others. is still won
dering over the occurrence of a few days
SINCE, when an unknown messenger
called at his house and left a package
containing $4,000 in thousand-dollar bills.
A note said that the money was to be
applied to the endowment fund of All
Saints Church, which Archdeacon Kirk
by recently founded as a memorial to his
daughter, Louise Kirkby.
There is an estate in Kansas said
to b worth 100000 waiting for Miss
Dolly Emerson. Fifteen years ago Miss
Emerson was a song and dance actress,
and while in the West became acquaiut-
ed with Joseph E. Donnelly in Junction
City, Kan. Donnelly. it is said, prom
ised Miss Emerson that he would leave
her his entire estate. Three months ago
Donnelly died and when his will was
read it was found that he had done as
he had said. The estate is declared to
be worth 100000.
Mrs. Elizabeth Drew Barstow Stod-
dard, wife Of the venerable poet, Rich
ard Henry Stoddard, is critically i'll at
her home, 800 East Fifteenth street.
She was taken i'll with influenza three
weeks ago, since which time she has
grown steadily worse. Mrs. Stoddard is
well known as a writer, being the author
Of the novels, 1.-THE Morgensons,' 1.-Two
Men, and Temple House." all of
which were written in the eos. A book
Of poems was published recently.
Mrs. Mary Ann Mills is dead. Mrs.
| Mills was SO years of age and had been
in the diamond business for f~orty-three
years. She was considered one of the
| best Judges of diamonds in New York
| and had a national reputation as a bust
ness among diamond dealers.
She was al intimate friend of the late
the most liberal of the members of thf
congregation Of St. Patrick's Cathedral.
She was also the largest single contrib
utor to- the silver jubilee Of the late arch.
bishop.
Hosea ba,.oa Perkins, grandfather ct
JOuis A. Disbrow, now unde arrest at
| Good Ground, L. l.. accused of killing
| Miss Sarah Lawrence. and Clarence Fog
/ ter, and whose estate is reputed to be
worth more than $1.OO0.000, died at his
! residence after an illness Of many weeks:
He was almost 5 years old. Because Of
| his precarious condition he was never IN
formed Of the tragedy: When Disbrow
became e%ntangled it was said that his
grandfather had stricken his name from
| his will, where he had made provisions
for a $4,000 b%equeast. -.
The block extending between Seventh
| and Eighth avenues or Forty-second
street is apparently destined to contain
more places OF amusement than any 9th
er tract Of similar area in New York.
| with the completion OF the two new