Robinson, Solon
journalist, author, was born Oct. 21, 1803, near Tolland, Conn.
He was a journalist of New York city long known as an agricultural writer for The Tribune, and after 1870 a resident of Jacksonville, Fla. He was the author of Hot Corn, or Life Scenes in New York, a very popular book for a short period; Facts for Farmers, which was extensively circulated; How to Live, or Domestic Economy Illustrated; and Me-won-i-toc.
He died Nov. 3, 1880, in Jacksonville, Fla.
ROBINSON, STILLMAN WILLIAMS, educator, civil engineer, author, was born March 6, 1838, in South Reading, Vt. He is a civil engineer, professor of physics at Ohio State university from 1878; and the author of Practical Treatise on the Teeth of Wheels; Railroad Economics; and Strength of Wrought-Iron Bridge Materials.