Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-26

manuscript of her book 'The Wartime
Journal Of a Georgia Girl for the pur-
pose Of binding it handsomely and pre-
serving it in an appropriate place. Al
though Miss Andrews is a native of
Georgia her present home is at Mont
gomery. Ala, and that state desires to
pay this tribute to her work.
Julia Ward Howe has an article In
the current Bazaar in which she writes
of the Mrs Harrison Gray Otis who
introduced the weekly reception or
salon into old Boston. She had resided
much in Europe, whence she brought
back with her the notion of the salon.
Her income was not large and her
house was neither large nor preten-
tious. RESPONSIVENESS formed no part
of Mrs. Otis's social ideal, and at her
Saturday evenings were to be met not
only the fashionable but many literary
people, officers of the army, and navy
and the friends Of her youth" 1t was
| largely through her influence that
Washington's birthday was made le-
gal holiday in the State of Massachu-
sets, and her celebration of the day
was LOT Years OIlc VI SAC SOSAoA S'NAASo
of the Boston season.
The hundredth anniversary of the
birth of John Stuart Blackie is to be
celebrated next July. His nephew, Mr..
Stodart walker, is preparing volume
of his correspondence, to be issued
about that time, and friends or others
who may possess letters Of interest
to forward them to Mr.. Stodart
Walker, 80 Walker street, Edinburgh,
who will return them to their owners
as soon as copies have been made.
The sixth volume of the Eversley
| Tennyson is at hand, completing this
edition of the writings of Tennyson and
giving interesting annotations which he
left in manuscript and which have been
edited with additional notes by his son.
| One of the most characteristic anec-
| dotes of Tennyson's sure CONSCIOUSNESS
Of his own power is published In this
book. 1t is taken from a letter from
Mr.. Brotherton, in which she says:
| well do I remember your father read
ing The Falcon to me in little actic
at Farringford When he had finished
he closed the simple copy book 1t was
! written in and said softly, Stately and
tender, isn't it,? exactly as If he were
commenting on another mans work.
and no more just comment could have
cone from the whole world of critics.
In accordance with Tennyson's injuc-
ton this edition concludes with Gross
ing the Bar" which is printed in fac
| Snnile of the poets writing.
| James Osborne Towner, journalist,
author, and for the last 80 years an
employee of the government who has
| lust died at his home in New York at
the age of %, WAS born in Ithaca, Tomp-
kins county, n. Y. and received his ed
ucation in the public schools OF that
city In the early seventies he moved
| to Elnira, ~ Y, and was employed
on number of the Elmira newspapers
He later accepted the position of man.
aging editor of the New York Herald
| from which position he resigned in 1879
on account of i'll health and returned to
| Elmira. In 1880 he was appointed chief
of the mailing division of the Elmira
city postorflce. He entered the govern
nent service in Washington November
| 80, 1885, as storekeeper in the Treasury
Department, and in 1883 he was pro-
Noted to chief bookkeeper of the de-
partment, which position he held until
the time of his death. During Mr.
| Towner's early life he was associated
for a number of years with Samuel L.
Clemens ("Mark Twain'D, and had Of
ten visited him at his home. Mr.. Tow
ner had a wide reputation as an author
Among a number of books which he
had written are "a History of She
rnung County, New York" which is
now used in the public schools of Ell
mira; "Chedoyne of Kotomo," a stors
of the early days of the republic; "Sev
en- Days in Pullman Car" and "Afte,
Long Years."
Mrs. NJ. i. NJ. Davis. affectionately
known throughout the South as ''Mol-
lie Moore Davis" who died recently al
her home in New Orleans. was not only
popular Southern writer but a socia
leader Of New Orleans. Her latest
book, "The Moons of Balbanca," was
published in September. Her other
books included 1.-THE Price of Silence
1.-THE Little Chevaler," 1.-THE Queens
Garden" and 1.-The Wire Cutters"
|
A Correction.
Six-year-old Marjorie and four-year-