Claxton
KATE (MRS. CHARLES A.
STEVENSON), an American actress; born in Somerville, N. J., in 1848. She made her début at Daly's Theater before she was out of her teens, but her success dates from 1873 when she acted Mathilda in "Led Astray." As Louise in "The Two Orphans" she attained great celebrity. She was playing the part at the Brooklyn Theater when, on the night of Dec. 5, 1876, that structure was destroyed by fire with great loss of life. After 1896 she toured the country in emotional plays with her own company, retiring from the stage in 1904.
CLAXTON LY, an American educator; born in Bed- CLAXTON, PHILANDER PRIEST- LY, an American educator; born in Bedford co., Tenn., Sept. 28, 1862. He gradat Johns Hopkins University, 1884-1885; see in 1882 and pursued special studies at Johns Hopkins University, 1884-1885; became professor of pedagogy at North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College in 1896; and was appointed United States Commissioner of Education in 1911. He has written largely on educational subjects.
Drain tile