Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 28, Number 38, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 19 March 1898 — Page 8
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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
The social week opened brightly with'a party by Mrs. FA L. Feidler, which was a beantiful affair given last Monday. Her home was made charming by its artistic decoration. Music by the Ringgold orchestra regaled the players at the eight euchre tables and other guests. In the dir-ng room, madea beautiful, a buffet luncheon was served. The prize winners were Mrs. Charles Kelly, center pieces Mrs. W. D. Miller, gold spoon Mrs. W. R, White, sterling silver comb Mrs. Fred Seeburger, three doylies, and Mrs. Otto Hornung, "Angel Food."
Henry Albrecht, the popular dry goods merchant, of W. H. Albrecht & Co., was married to Mrs. May Merring, daughter of John Cook, 442 N. Eighth St., on Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Albrecht will make their home at 618 Chestnut st.
George Tanner, of the Vandalia shops and Miss Bianci Nichols were married Wednesday evening.
Anna Joyce received from friends at Port Roe, Ireland, in time for St. Patrick's day, a lot of "the green immortal leaf," the Shamrock.
Mrs. Alexander Thomas left this week on a visit to her son at Shreveport, La Maurice Ray and family will return about May 1st, from New Haven, Conn.
W. IJ. Markle, head miller at Jenckes mill, is now able to be out after a confinement of four or five weeks from rheumatism.
John Dilg, the plumber, has applied for a position in the navy. W. P. Ijanis, who had a severe attack of malarial fever last week, was able to get out late this week.
Judy Thornman returned from Hot Springs this week, reporting the popular resort more crowded than ever. Mrs. Thorman also returned from a visit to friends at Paris, 111.
Miss Fannie Toute, saleswoman at the Leader, was badly hurt by a fall from her bicycle, on Wednesday, caused by a transfer wagon crossing bur course, making her lose control of the wheel,
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John Burns, after a sojourn in Mexico of some months, has returned to this city. C.'ipt. Z. Heaberlin reports an active movement in recruiting, having secured, -a few days ago, forty recruits for the company lie will lead to Cuba or wherever glory awaits them on the Spanish main.
Miss Idelle Kidder is at home from Chicngo. Charles Early, who is an engineer on a large levee contract at Cincinnati, is at homo temporarily.
Harry Montagnier left for New York this week and will sail soon for Europe, to be gone two years, 8. Levi, the Main street merchant, at tended on Wednesday, at Petersburg, Intl., the wedding of his niece, Miss Bertha Prank, who was married to Hon. Jacob M. Harlein, of Mt. Vernon, Ind. One of the gifts was $5,000 from the bride's father.
Edgar C. Moore and Miss Lida O. Rirlingmim were married Thursday noon, at the bride's residence, (155 Third avenue. The newly married couple will reside on Mr. Moore's farm, near Shelburn.
Charles Cottrell and Lillie Mallock werj married Wednesday evening, by Rev. W. W, Witmer. They will reside at 210 North Fourth.
Demas Deming and Harry Beggs returned yesterday, from Hot Springs. The Terre Haute colony enjoys the Arkansas resort. The temperature is about 70 and the peach trees are in bloom.
B. G. Cox attended to business yesterday and Wagner opera at night at Chicago. James I* Webb, many times a millionaire, and treasurer of the American Distributing company, visited distillers in the city this week.
The Misses DeVries pleasantly entertained their friends Tuesday night, in honor of Miss Marie Schleslnger, of Henderson, Ky.. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Fisher, 510 south Sixth street.
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The decorations were smilax. orange and yellow ribbons, with vases of yellow daffodils amfc white hyacinths the same colors appearing in the costumes of the young ladies receiving. To the gnests at the eight whist tables were given deep yellow roses for the ladies and white carnations for the gentlemen. Miss Epstein, of Fort Wayne, won the lady's prize and the gentleman's prize fell per Max Bernheimer.
A Terre Haute tourist writing from Dresden, says the Americans there, who number many thousands, are much dis tnrbed by the war news from America and some are uncertain whether to stay or leave for home.
Henry S. Richardson began his 59d year, yesterday, and feels able again to march to the sea with Sherman, as he did with the Sixty-third Illinois, in which he was musician and marched with it in the grand review at the close of the war.
Henry G. Sleight on St. Patrick's day completed twenty-five years of service with the Vandalia, twenty-three of which were passed in this city.
Mrs. Anna Cooper's service of seventeen years with Root & Co. speak well for house and employe. Her eighteenth year began yesterday.
V. G. Dickhont celebrated his 55th birthday on Tuesday by working on some of his indestructible trunks. He asks to live no longer than the wear of his best trunk. SK!
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Budd entertained their cinch club Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Philips and Mr. and Mrs John Abbott won the prizes.
Mrs. Finley McNutt is visiting at Princeton. Superintended of Police Hyland is confined to his home by illness. He contracted a severe cold last week and there are symptoms of pneumonia.
I. V. Preston has taken a position at Patterson's new grocery store, 650 Main. Miss Beth Parker is home from Bloomingtoh for her spring vacation.
Mr. Will Shryer is home from Bloomington, where he is attending college. Mrs. Emil Froeb is visiting her brother Mr. Huestis and neice* Miss Winifred Harper of St. Louis.
Miss Mary Gale Taylor went to Cincinnati Tuesday to spend Sunday with Mrs. Lewis, on Walnut Hills.
Simon Daniels, after twenty-five years as barber at the Union station, has opened a shop at 203 south Third street.
Dr. Charles Gerstmeyer has got over the worst results of his serious accident, and is comfortably progressing towards complete recovery.
Ed. Benedict, the printer, now at Biloxi, Miss., has been desired to run for the captaincy of an artillery company in which he is now private. He would at least be a handsome captain
Rev. William Harafng, the efficient young pastor of the Second Congregational church, will close his work here next Sunday, and will assume a patorate at Orland, Indiana, about April 1st.
F. W. Hoff, the grocer, of Thirteenth and Main streets, completed fifty years residence in Terre Haute, last Wednesday. He came from Germany to St. Louis, when twelve years old, and a year later was brought to this city.
The birthday of Mrs. Chas. Surber, north Eleventh street, falling on last Wednesday, a ntimber of friends surprised her. presents were g'ven and^supper was served during the evening.
Mrs. Worth M. Tippy returned Wednesday from a three weeks visit to her old home, at Vevay, Ind. Her mother, Mrs. Ward, returned with her.
Mr. and Mrs. James Miller, who had lived in the country, north of the city, the last four years, moved to 1880 north Tenth St. this week. ae
Miss Etta Bresett, of south Eleventh street, gave a card party last Wednesday evening. The prize winners were: Miss Mabel Watt, chocolate pot: Pete Tyler, silver hat brush. The consolation prizes were given to Miss Clara Peker, a duster, Mr. Jim Reese, a yellow kid.
John Mack, of the University Wisconsin is in the city on accouut of the illness of his father, Judge Mack.
Miss Helen Benbridge returned from Bloomington today for her spring vacation. Miss Pearl Johnston on returning to her home at Fourteenth and Liberty Avenue found it in possession of about 45 friends, Thursday evening. It was her birthday and among pretty presents was a gold chain from the ladies of the First United Bethren Church. A delightful social time, music, a good supper filled up a pleasant evening.
The Misses Werner entertained the South Side Cinch club Wednesday evening. The prises were won by Mrs. Charles Murphy, Mrs. Emil Bauer Mrs. Joseph Newhart. jg
Mrs. Samuel McKeen gave a thimble party yesterday for Mrs. Chas. Warren, of Chicago.
Chauncey Curtis, son of Egbert Curtis, is back from Colorado to visit his relatives. Ford & Overstreet are now installed in their new store at 522 Main street, which is looking fresh and trim.
Charles Bowser, formerly salesMfm for Hulman & Co. and now a Klondiker, was seen safely off from Seattle, with Heck Dulaney and Peters, of Marshall by a Marshall man. Jr,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mc&eenwtll Iwive to-day for New York and will be joined by Mrs. Sophia Wheeler next week.
The oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rafus H. Simpson who has been very sick is oat of danger and recovering.
Mrs. Christiana Simpson, mother of Frank and Kufns, is very ill at her residence in the Egglostoo fiats.
Roy S. Wolfe who has been attending medical college at Chicago is at home.
Jmlg* William Mack is in a Marions d. cline of health which admits of little hope of restoration. He Is affected with creeping paralysis from which he has lost the tue of his limbs. Yesterday be was reported a» being brighter and more com
fortable than he had been earlier in the week. In this crisis the judge's sterling worth and many fine traits of character are dwelt upon by his friends.
A surprise party of many friends visited Mr. and Mrs. Storm Barthal at 833 north Fourth street, Monday evening to celebrate their second anniversary of a happy marriage.
Ladies of Morton Carps and their frietfds made the silver wedding of Capt. and Mrs. Taylor, 1580 east Main street, a very happy event, last Tuesday. During the day their good friends descended upon the Taylor home, and presented the surprised couple with a handsome silver tea set. An excellent dinner was served, after which the gentlemen scattered to their business and the ladies took up the Corps' benefit work.
Mrs. Emily Teel, of North Fifth street, celebrated the seventy-third anniversary of her birth Thursday. She is one of the oldest residents of this county, having been born in Terre Haut^, her father being one of the Ross brothers, who made the brick in our old buildings and were merchants in the 30's. Harry Ross, now 97, is the sole survivor.
Lee F. Bays is home from De Pauw university to spend vacation. William Athon is reported very sick at the New Filbeck,
Mrs. Horace C. Pugh returned yesterday from New York, where she has been about six weeks, visiting Mrs. Cummings.
Edgar Dick gave a banquet last evening at the New Filbeck to the teachers of the Second Congregational Sunday school.
Mrs. W. N. Carhart and Miss IdaN. Frick, who are nieces of Henry C. Frick, of Pittsburg, have received from him a copy of the famous painting, purchased by him and placed in the Carnegie Art gallery at Pittsburg, by Wagnan-Bouver-et, entitled "Christ and the Disciples at Emmaus," at a cost of §100,000.
John F. Miller, general superintendent of the Pennsylvania Southwest system, father of H. I. Miller, of the Vandalia, arrived in the city today, to remain a few days.
Miss Laura Cox, Chestnut street, entertained her friends at a Dutch luuch, Thursday evening.
In compliment to Miss Lee, guest of Col. R. W. Thompson's family, Miss Cora O'Boyle entertained informally Friday afternoon. Among the guests were a number of Miss Lee's former schoolmates at St. Agnes hall. •Prof. Edmondson, the optician, will remain at Bigwood's until next Saturday, the 26th. Will then be absent for three or four weeks. Call early. All tests free.
"To Cut St'lck."
This expression had its birth in the days when people relied more on their legs as a means of looomotion than they do nowadays.
When a mail started to foot it from one town to another, he usually cut a stiok or a sapling to help him along oh his journey.
This habit was particularly common in Ireland, and it is more than probable that the expression found birth in that country. About the year 1820 a song, relating the adventures of an irishman was very popular in Glasgow. It began: "Ob, I creished my brogues and I cut my stick."
The phrase took hold of the American mind in the days of slavery. A runaway blaok would generally cut a stick to help him on bis travel to possible liberty, and the advertisements concerning runaway slaves were nearly always headed with a crude woodcut of a negro with a stiok and a bundle over his shoulder.—New York World.
French Detectives.
The ability of French detectives in the matter of disguising their identity is marvelous. Some years ago one of them made a bet that he would, in the course of the next few days, address a gentleman with whom he was acquaiutfour times, for at least ten minutes each time, and that he should not know him on any occasion until the detective had made himself known. As a matter of course, the gentleman was on bis guard and mistrusted every one who came near him. But the man won his bet It is needless to enter into the par tipulars. Suffice it to say that in the course of the next four days he presented himself in the character of a bootmaker's assistant, a hack driver, a venerable old gentleman with a great interest in the Bourse, and finally as a waiter in the hotel where the gentleman was staying.—-|Iew York L«3ger.
One Verdict.
The Atlanta Gonstitntion tells of a curious verdict rendered by a Georgia jury in a case where the guilt of the prisoner was clearly established It was not thought the jury would be ten minutes in recommending him for the penitentiary, but three hoars elapsed before the 19 men filed into court again, when a verdict of "Not guilty" wm read, to the astonishment of all. "How could yon taring in sttch a verdict after the evidence?" asked the judge. "Well, jedge," replied the foreman, "he's a man of large family wad lost one leg and two sons in the war."
The SSbct of Environment.
"One of the tallest men I ever knew waa a Rhode Islander. He measured nearly feet in height" "Perhaps he had to grow that way. There was no room for him to spread oat."—Chicago Tribune.
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"What is his reputation for broth and veracity?'* "Pretty fair. He failed to pass an examination for a position as weather prognostics tor. *—Chicago Post
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NATCHEZ UNDER THE HILL
Historic and Picturesque Place In Dagger oi Instruction. (Special Correspondence.)
NATCHEZ, Miss., March 14—A com mittee of citizens has been appointed to confer with the river and harbor com mission for the purpose of taking measures to secura an appropriation from the general government for the protection of Natchez Under the Hill. This hie toric and picturesque part of the city of Natchez is about to be swept into the Mississippi river by the divergence of its erratic waters, and congress will be asked for about $150,000 for the purpose of confining the river to its channel Otherwise this old landmark "under the hill," with its picturesque settlement, must soon disappear.
Natchez is situated in a bend of the river, and it has abroad sweep with a velocity of about five miles per hour. For years the channel has been changing, cutting deeper into the Natchez hills, endangering the landing and im peding river commerce. The city lies on a bluff, or the "Natchez hills," about 200 feet above the Surface of the river. Stretohing along this bend for about one
NATCHEZ UNDER THE HILL.
mile is a strip of land ranging from 200 to 800 feet in width. On this strip is Natchez Under the Hill, -the most historic and picturesque river town in the United States. At the earliest settlement of this country it was the traveling post and landing for flatboat men and raftsmen. Here quite a large city sprang up, the houses being log huts, abandoned flatboats and pieces of wreok ed vessels nailed together.
The advent of the steamboat gave an impetus to the commerce of Natchez Under the Hill and somewhat changed its personnel. The flatboat men were superseded by steamboat men. For many years the steamers only plied from New Orleans to Natchez, and in the thirties and forties sailing vessels came up from New Orleans and loaded with cotton for New York and Europe. Immense fortunes (for those days) were made by the cotton merchants, and they built their fine old style homes in Natchez proper and lived in almost royal splendor.
Natchez Under the Hill never lost its individuality and ever remained the most cosmopolitan and most unlawful and dangerous "city" in the south. It was the resort of the gamblers, cutthroats and outlaws, whose home was on the river and who stopped here to divide their plunder and to spend it in riotous living. •In the good old days of steam boating Natchez Under the Hill had a very lively population of about 2,000 sometimes more. Now it is not more than 500, and they are orderly, industrious workingmen. J. M. SCANLAND.
A QUEEN'S SUPERSTITION.
Victoria Believes That Gladstone's Life Is Linked With Her Own. [Special Correspondence.]
LONDON, March 7.— As is well known in official and court circles—and it has been a subject of some ordinary gossip and light persiflage—Queen Victoria never had any personal liking (it might even be expressed in more disagreeable phraseology) for the great GladSfcone, and yet in the incumbency of his four terms as premier, the total period amounting to abbut 13 years, she was obliged, by the law of precedence and established custom, to receive him occasionally at Windsor palace as a guest
During his illness at Cannes, France, the queen has bad telegraphic reports sent to her twice daily of his physical condition, and probably since his return to Hawarden castle is still desirous of receiving kindred information.
Now, this is not an example of royal courtesy or an illustration of womanly sympathy, but is purely tho sequence of a selfish motive, a commonplace anxiety, for her venerable majesty has a superstitious belief that Mr. Gladstone1s death will be a brief forerunner of her own. This surmise is based on the prediction of a fortune teller made half a oentury ago.
While out walking, quite unattended, a mile or two from the highland palace, the queen and her oonsort, Prince Albert, passed a gypsy caravan. Acting upon a sadden impulse, the prince hailed the wayfarers, intimating that he and his "wife" would be pleased to have their future lives deciphered.
The gypsy looked at her majesty's palm and then fell on her knees. "I am in the presence of one who is great in this world," she ejaculated, "and so I give you homage, though I know not whom yon may be. Your days will be long, bat sorrow will not spare you, and when your end oomes there will jbe a falling stone.'' "r:
The queen was reminded of the prophecy when her husband died, bat the allusion to a "falling stone" has always remained a vexed problem. Now sba imagines the enigma is concealed in the name Glad-stone.
Bat as a prophecy it is trifling. A woman of her age, %tricken in years," cannot be expected to live very modi longer, and it is not to be supposed she will survive Mr. Gladstone any great length of time should he die sooner or later. It is, however, the revelation of a feminine trait Chat is jost as likely to influence the kitchen maid as a crowned head that makes the tale interesting.
A. L. GEBSOM.
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Kentucky's Freakish Well. "One of the most remarkable natural wonders I ever saw," said a gentleman from the Purchase today, "is an old unused well on the Tennessee river, down in our oountry. "Nobody knows who dug the well or why it was ever dug, as it is not near any farmhouse or village. But the unusual thing about it is its freakishness. For instance, last summer, during the drought, when water was at a premium, I went to the well while Ashing in the neighborhood and found it over half full of the ooldest limestone aqua pura I ever drank. But every fall and winter the well goes dry, and there is seemingly no stream from which the well can draw its supply of water. An old man who lives near by told me that last summer was the only time he had ever known limestone water to rise in the well. "'Why,'said the old river man in speaking of the mysterious well, (I have drawn the very best of iron mineral water ont of it at one time and white sulphur at another. The negroes say the well is haunted because steam rises from it in the winter time, when there is not a drop of water in it. The blacks shun it as they would the boss denizens of the infernal regions, swearing the water is poisoned and that a draft from it means death to him who swallows the potion. And it is as queer and freakish a spot as ever I saw. "—Louisville Post.
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