The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-06-27
IN GAY NEW YORK.


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Ex-Mayor Frederick w. Wurster of
Brooklyn is suffering from broken col
lar bone as result of an automobile &C.
cident.
John Degnan. Princeton's well-known
college policeman, died suddenly recently,
aged 80 years. He was the university
policeman for twenty years, and was i
great fayorite among the students.
James Edgerton Learned, author and
newspaper writer, and managing editor
of the Evening Post from 1882 to 1892.
died recently at his home in New York
city He was "a years old, and was born
at New London, Conn.
Lillian Solomon, daughter of Lillian
Russell, who has just been graduated
from the institute Of the Holy Angels,
Fort Lee, n. j., is going to Paris. There
she will take postgraduate course un-
der the care Of her aunt.
One of the musical matinee idols last
winter was Fritz Kreisler, the violinist.
Invitations for Herr Kreser's wedding
have been received by his friends in
New York city. He is to be married
early in July tc Mile. de Gavin of Nos
cow. The wedding will be in Moscow.
Contractor Ira A. Shaler, who has
been building the Rapid Transit tunnel
jured by a stone which fell into the ex-
cayation, striking him on the head. Will
liam Barclay Parsons, chief engineer Of
the transit commission, was injured by
the same stone.
Mayor Low inspected the new East
river bridge recently. Accompanied
by Bridge Commissioner Lindenthal.
Charles &. Roebling and some of the
up $50 feet to the top Of the Manhattan
tower and afterward walked out to the
middle OF the structure Oh one of the
footpaths
Stagcland has another recruit from So
ciety in Mrs. Charlotte Nicoll Weston,
sister OF former District Attorney De-
lancy Ncoi and of Mrs. Brown Lord.
Shortly after the death of her husband,
Gen. Willoughby Weston, last April, she
became a shop girl in order to support
herself and her children. She will make
her debut as Miss Godesby ill The
Climbrrs.'
Supreme Court Justice James A.
O'Gorman, the newly elected grand sa-
chem Of the Tammany society. it was an
nounceu. has invited w. Bonrke Cochran
to be one of the orators in Tammany hall
on July 4, and Mr.. Cochran has accept
ed. This means, it was said, Mr.. Cock
rams return to Tammany. from whose
fold he was driven by Richard Croker
nearly eight years ago.
Fred y. Inncs. the baniimnster who's.
cree OF divorce, filed a petition in bank
ruptry,. showing liabilities OF $40
CPS and assets Of 5000. which consist of
fourteen suits Of clothes and other wear
ing apparel. The largest creditor is Mrs
lnnes. for $4,000. which is termed for
an alleged claim for money loaned the
action thereof now pending in the SUI
preme court OF New York.
The roof garden on top Of the Wal
dorf-Astorla is open for the season.
The roof of the hotel has been greatly
improved since last season. Tables for
the serving of refreshments have been
placed under groves Of palms and tower
ing bushes. To restrict the number Of
visitors to the seating capacity Of the
garden passes are issued to persons who
desire to spend an evening Oh this the
highest roof garden in the city.
At meeting of the executive commit
tee OF Stony Void Santarium. at the
home OF the president, Mrs. J. e. New
comb. letter was read from the secre-
tary Of Auxiliary No. 3, announcing the
gift through that auxiliary of 2O,OUO
from Henry Siegel to build a dormitory
on condition that the auxiliary raise suf-
hcient money to furnish it. This is the
largest amount that has yet been re-
ceived from any one person.
People who cannot 90 to the corona
ton and see the royal coupe IN natural
can amuse themselves with playing with
them. In the shops King Edward and
Queen Alexandra are out on the backs
of playing cards. The King has pack
self. For souvenir hunters here at last is
something worth having, as in card
parties they make use of such souvenirs.
Utility. is usually lacking in things of
that kind.
The French Gable Company will pay
reward OF $500 to anyone who will fur
nlsh them with such information as will
lead to the discovery of the person guilty
OF Wllfully cutting one Of their cables
two miles south-southeast from their
Manhattan Beach station (Coney Island
nut on June 6 about 1870 D. m. This
advertisement, published recently by the
French Cable Company, brought I'D
MEMORIES of another cable cutting in
Manila bay some four years ago. The
Coney Island cutting carries no interna-
tlonai Significance, however. The chances
are that fishing smack got it's anchor
fouled in the cable, and q captain who
was IN hurry sawed the cable in two.
If caught he can be prosecuted under
international law, and the penalty is Sc
we're.
According to record filed at Minola
about 300 acres, between Roslyn and
Manhasset, has just been purchased in
the name of Almeric Hugh Paget, the
in Inv of NZill;a1a, q =,