ABBOTS FORD

on the r. b. of the Tweed, about 2 or 3 m. to the W. of Melrose, was the home of Sir Walter Scott from 1812 until his death in 1832. It was formerly a small farm, which Scott bought in 1811. He built a villa there and called it Abbots ford, and:continued until 1817 to add new buildings of the old baronial style, making it a picturesque and irregular estate. There is a large collection of books, curios, and paintings. (1860), American physician, b. at Baltimore. Educated at Johns Hopkins Univ.,and in Germany. Author of The Principles of Bacteriology, 1892; The Hygiene of Transmi ible Diseases, 1899. (MRS. FORDYCE COBURN) (1872), daughter of Rev. Edward and Clara Abbott. Educated at private schools and took special courses in Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Ma . Has written extensively for magazines both short and long stories and is the author of the following well known books of fiction. Sick-a-Bed Lady and Other Stories, 1911; White Linen Nurse, 1913; Little Eva Edgarton, 1914; The Indiscreet Letter, 1915; Molly Make-Believe, 1916; Stingy Receiver, 1917; N’er-do-Much, 1918; Old Dad, 1919; Peace on Earth, 1920; Rainy Week, 1921. ican singer, b.at Chicago; studied music in Europe; appeared in opera at Covent Garden, and later, having formed a company of her own toured the United States. She d. at Salt Lake City.