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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2623, 4 October 1909, Page 5

Canon Erskine Clarke, the originator of parish magazines, will shortly resign the vicariate of Battersea, which he has held since 1872, but wall retain charge of St. Luke’s, one of the daughter districts (which 'lie lias created, Canon Clarke, who is in his 83rd year, was educated at Wad ham College, Oxford, and was holder of the University Sculls in 1849-50. He was curate at St. Mary’s Church, Low Harrogate, in 1851, and at St. Mary’s, Lichfield in 1858. He then became vicar of St. Michael, Derby, and later went to St. Andrew, Litchurch, Derby. He was Ohaolain-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria from 1895 to 1901. Why wait for that hoarseness to “wear off,” when Zymole Trokeys will stop it so much quicker? Disagreeable coughs are often avoided by the use of iivmole iroaevs. Probably the most talked-of young man in America to-day is Mr Alexander Smith Cochran, wl_io is a bachelor, and is reputed to be worth no less than 40 million dollars in his own right. Although he is 35, he lias, all his life, leen very reserved, and has gone very ;ittle into society. Mr A. S. Cochran s the head of a great carpet-making arm, which employs 7000 hands and lie inherited millions from his father and mother, and then his uncle left him 20 million dollars unreservedly, and nothing beside death can interfere between him and his vast wealth. Anirerican society is in. a flutter over Mr DoChran, because it is reported that he iias at fast decided to enter into smart society, and dozens of fond mothers are roping that this young millionaire may •hoose their particular daughter as his wife. “Thank God!” Mr Cochran is reported to have once said to a menu, <1 am still a bachelor. I know that l man is best off when he is married, mt I have no idea when that good fortune will happen to me.” If young Hr Cochran should give up his bachelorhood, the lucky girl would he mistress >f many millions, and carry off m tn-xm-ph the richest unmarried man in all America.