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 JEWETT

JOHNS

became acquainted with Augustin Daly, and she first appeared at the old Fifth Avenue tiieatre, Sept. 3, 1872, as Mabel WyckofT in " Diatuoiids." She continueil in Daly's company till 1S79, when she became leading lady of the Union Square company, touring the principal cities of the United States. She also appeared at the old Fifth Avenue theatre as Anne Page in " ]\Ierry Wives of "Windsor, "Mrs. Lynx in " Married Life" and Maria in " School for Scandal." In the new Fifth Avenue theatre she made successes of her several roles, and at the Union Square, her Lillian "NVestbrook in " The Banker's Daughter," the young wife in " Miss Multon," Lea Henderson in "Daniel Rochat," and Adrienne in "A Cele- brated Case " made lier quite famous. In the spring of 1885, she retired from the stage. She died in Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 27, 1899.

JEWETT, Sarah Orne, author, was born in South Berwick, Maine, Sept. 3, 1849; daughter of Dr. Theodore Herman Jewett. She was educated at Berwick academy, Maine, and travelled ex- tensively in Europe, Canada and the United States. She is the author of: Deephai'en (1877); Play-Days (1878); Old Friends and New (1879); Country By-Wmjs (1881); The Mate of the Day- light and Friends Ashore (1883); A Country Doc- tor (1884); A Harsh Island (1885); .4 White Heron and Other Stories (1886); The Story of the Xorniayis Told Chiefly in Relation to the Conquest of England (1887); TJie King of Folly Island and; other People (1888); Betty Leicester (1889) Strangers and Wayfarers (1890); A Native of Winby (1893); The Life of Nancy (1S95); The Country of the Pointed Firs (1896); The QneeiCs Twin and Other Stories (1899). The Tory Lover appeared serially in the Atlantic Monthly and then in book form (1901).

JOCELYN, George Bemies, educator, was born in New Haven, Conn., Jan. 3, 1824; son of Jared Curtis and Mary (Bemies) Jocelyn. He removed with his parents to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1826, and from there to New Albanj', Ind., in 1830. He acquired his preparatory education at the Meth- odist Episcopal seminary, New Albany, and was graduated from Indiana AsV)ury (De Pauw) uni- versity, A. B., 1842, A.M., 1848. He commenced the study of law, but began to preach and was received in the Indiana conference in 1843. He was married, June 12, 1845, to Catharine M. Lyons. He established in 1845, and was president of Whitewater college, a .select school at Vin- cennes, Ind.; and was principal of the preparatory department of Indiana Asbury university, Green- castle, 1845-49. He was president of the Female college, New Albany, Ind., in 1849, and principal of Scribner high school, in 1850. He edited the Odd Fellows Magazine, 1851-55; was professor of natural sciences and mathematics at Whitewater

college, 18.53-55, and president of that institution, 1855-50; agent for the Northwestern university in 1857; pastor of tiie Fiflii Street ^l. E. church, Des ]\[oines, Iowa, 1858-59; pastor of Old Zion church, Burlington, Iowa, 1859-61; president of the Iowa Wesleyan university, 1861; pastor of Asbury chapel, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, 1862-64; president of Albion college, Albion, Mich., 1864- 69 and 1871-77; and pastor of the Division Street M. E. church, Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1870. He received the degree of D.D. from Indiana Asbury in 1875. He died at Albion, Mich., Jan. 27, 1877. JOHNES, Edward Rodolph, lawyer and author, was born at Whitesboro, N.Y., Sept. 8, 1852; .son of William Pierson and Anna Louisa (Gold) Johnes; grandson of Charles Alexander Johnes, and a descendant of Edward Johnes of Charles- town, Mass., 1629, and Southampton, L. I., 1644. He prepared for college in Geneva, N.Y., and was graduated fi-om Yale, class poet, in 1873. He ti-avelled in Egypt and the east, 1873-74; was graduated from Columbia Law school in 1876, and admitted to the bar in the same year. He rep- resented Venezuela in the boundary dispute be- tween that country and England, and received the Venezuelan decoration of the cross and star of the Order of Bolivar; was counsel in the Nicaragua and Costa Rica boundary case and aided in obtaining a charter for the Nicaragua canal; was counsel for Canon Bernard, whose case in- volved the King of Belgium and Leo XIII.; and for the Grouse will case, involving §4.000,000. He was elected a member of the American Geographical society; the American Archa?ological society and of the University, St. Nicholas, New York Yacht and other clubs. He is the author of: History of Southampton, L. I. {1878); Briefs by a Barrister (verse, 1879); a pamphlet entitled The Mo}iroe Doctrine as Applied to the Venezuelan Boundary Question (1887); Circumstantial Evi- dence of a Future State (1888); Pomance of a Missal and other Poe»/s (1901); and many es- says, poems and magazine articles.

JOHNS, Clayton, composer, was born at New Castle, Del., Nov. 24, 1857; son of James McCal- mont and Eliza (Hopkins) Johns; and grand- son of Chancellor Kensey (q. v.) and Maria (Mc- Calmont) Johns, and of James and Eliza (Jacquet) Hopkins. He was educated in public and private schools at New Castle, at Rugby academy. Wil- mington, Del., and was a special student at Har- vard college, 1879-81. He studied nuisic in Berlin, 1882-84, and on his return settled in Boston, Mass. , as a pianist, composer and teacher. He spent much time in London, England, where his compositions became popular. He conqiosed over one hundred songs, several pieces for piano, piano and violin, .short clioral works and two movements for string orchestra.