Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-24
Personal Notes.

George w. Brown, of Boston, has
given $4,000 for % new library building
to be built in Mortified, VT.
J. Walter Bingham, well-kno~n
lawyer of Chicago. has been added to
the law faculty of the Cornell Univcr-
sity.
Francesca Zocchi, the oldest Italian
actor, an uncle Of the famous Salvini,
has just died at F,igarole at the age of
sc.
Mabel Loomis Todd. daughter. grand
daughter and wife Of astronomers, has
witnessed all the important eclipses Of
recent years. making sketches and TAX
ing notes for. scientific articles.
William +. G. Nazro. of Dorcli ester,
Mass, will be sent shortly to Panama
to study the welfare of canal employees.
He is a graduate of Harvard, and is Il
nephew of Captain \. T. NaZro. now
stationed at the Navy Yard in this city.
Prof. +. J. banks, of the University
of Chicago, has rendered his reSiglia
ton ana hereafter will devote himself
to scientific research among the I1ins
of ancient Babylon. Last year he was
at the head of the tTnivrrSfty's cxpeGi-
ton 10 Turkey.
James Stokes. of New York, vice.
president Of the Young Mems Christian
Association. has arrived in st. Peters
burg to inspect the 100000 building
which he has just purchased and given
to the Russian Society Of Young Mems
Christian Associations.
Lord RoSebery's most curious possess
sion is Il mammoth silver wine beakcr
which is used at the christening of his
children. At the christening of his
younger son three dozen bottles of
champagne We're poured into the beak-
er. which was even then but one-third
full.
Daniel W. Baker, the newly-appoint-
"a United States District Attorney OF
the District of Columbia. is one of til"
most prominent members of the Wash
ington bar. His father was the found
er Of Calvert College, and the new
District Attorney is 4 member of tie
law faculty Of Georgetown university.
Princess Augusta. Dowager Grand
Duchess of MecklenburgS trclitZ. is the
oldest member of the royal family and
was born in 1890. She is. of course, the
sister OF the late Duke OF Cambridge
and has house at buckingham Gate.
Her only son. the reigning Grand Duke
of Mecklenburg-Streli bears the
name of Wellington.
The thirty-three Russian grand dukes
OWL $50 castles and palaces in Russia
and abroad. and support an army of
about 10000 servants. Quite one-forti-
eth of the best lands in European Rus
STA belongs to these grand dukes. Of
the thirtythree six it is stated, have
SO little educat ion that they can barely
read and write.
Tile one-time associate of Tom Scott.
the railroad king. and Andrew Carne-
gle. the ironmaster. is at present "a
clerk in the Pension Office at Wash
ington. His name is J. Howard Lar
combe. He was born in New Jersey
at the closa of President Monroe's ad
| ministration and the major portion OF
his life has been spent in the service
CT the Government.
Prof. David Fl. Snavely, one of tho
| leading educators of central Ohio, has
Just brought to the attention of the
Government a new and what he calls
| an absolutely scientific system of max
ing weather forecasts. He has been
studying weather for the last twenty
years and his forecasts are not b,sad
| on planetary conditions. but existing
| meteorological conditions.