Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-24
Lady AylmeF.
ROMANTIC INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF AN
AMERICAN LADY.
From the Utica

Lady AyImer.
ROMANTIC INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF AN
AMERICAN LADY.
From the Utica Observer June 10
An interesting and romantic story, with q
decided local flavor, has just reached us from
England. 1t will have an especial interest for
the friends of that charming companion, Chris
tan gentleman and able telegrapher, James d.
Reid, who, in the fifties and sixties, was resi-
dent Of Utica and the Superintendent of the
New York, Albany and Buffalo Telegraph COM
pany. He recently visited Utica, and his friends
saw with pleasure that age was creeping over
him In the kindliest way, and that his honest,
genial face kindled as readily as ever at the
Mr.. Reid had two daughters, with one of
whom this story has to do. In 1862, Mt II years
q Ria age, Anna b. Reid was sprightly girl in
spent two years in France with her mother, and
she spoke French like n native. Her education
was subsequently completed at Miss Bonney's,
IN Philadelphia. AS she matured she devel-
oped u taste for music, and had voice OF I'M
usual expressiveness and power. In 1880 she
promised her great success. In 1881 she fell in
the streets of Mentone from sunstroke, and had
10 De carried to Paris for treatment, and for
years she struggled for her life.
Last september she had SO far recovered as to
pc able to return to America. Mrs. Reid had
crossed the Atlantic to accompany her daugh-
Yer homeWard. In paying a farewell visit In
LONDON the daughter met a friend whom she
mad known for some time-a refined and cor
.NSets SSutieiiiitu vi her own aye anu Oh SOou
family-named Arthur Percy Aylmer, who pro-
posed marriage. He had remote expectations,
had modest home with his mother, who was
an authoress and had noble connections in
England, but he had no business and only
small income. However, the regard which was
protested by the suitor was returned and the
Reld) returning to New York alone.
Ihen began struggle to find business. Half
March, only three months ago, a strange thing
unopened. Sir Justin Aylmer, aged ID, was
finishing his studies at Cambridge, England.
on the 18th he died. The death of Sir Justin
Ayimer carried a barOnetcy and large estates,
intending an old baronial estate, to the hertz
age OF an old man of SO, the grandfather of Mr..
Aylmer, the son-in-law Of Mr.. Reid Mr.. Ayl-
mer father was dead, and young Aylmer was
pioyment, coupled with generous income.
only month later however, the Old baron
dled, and young Aylmer became a baronet,
With large entaiied estate, with rental of
over $4,000 a year. And the little girl who
played on our seminary lawn and was educated
py Miss Kelly Is now tine Baroness Aylmer.
v1able station in which fortune has placed her.
Comets.
WANDERERS THAT MAY COME IN VIEW THIS
YEAR.
From the Scientific American.
several periodical comets may be expe cted
to return to perihelion during the present
year. Encke's comet has already put in an APP
pearance, having passed its perihelion on the
7th of March. 1t was detected in 1884, but as
comets technically belong to the year in which
they pass periheion, Enckes comet finds place
on the records of 1856. This comet is our old
est friend among the class to which it belongs
for it was first seen in 1876, though its periodi
time 1t has not failed to make us visit at in
teryals Of about:three and onc-third years.
Oilers comet is another celestial guest
whose return is looked for during the present
year.. 1t was discovered by Oilers in sis, and
was found by Bessel to have period of about
% years 1t will, therefore, probably appear
either this year or the next. 1t win be as warmly
welcomed, if it deign to make us a second
visit, as the comet of 1912, or the Pons-B Brooks
the list OF comets of O long period that have
made more than one record return. Halley's
comet, with period of about rs years, stands
first on the list: 1t has been traced back to the
year 1906, and since that time has made five
record returns, the last being in 1885. 1t will be
due in 1911. The comet of 1872, or the Pons-
Brooks comet, made it's first recorded return
during the last year. If the comet of 1915 or
Oilers comet visits us during this year or the
the possession of three comets of a long period
as they are called. to distinguish them from the
larger family of comets of a short period.
Temples comet of 1867 was expected to
reach periheliOn in April. 1t has a period of
about six years, was first observed in 1867,
was seen again in 1878 and 1879 and was due
IN April, but has not yet made its appearance.
On the 18th Of March, DIR. Gautier of Geneva,
dissolved suspicious celestial that was thought
W De TIE expected NlSltOr. Dlllgent search was
made for it at the principal observatories, but
without success, for the object soon proved to
be a faraway nebula. Either some unforeseen
calamity has delayed its advent, or one of the
giant planets has turned it into a new course
by its resiStless power of attraction.
Iempel also discovered Il second comet of a
short period in 1869. 1t was discovered by
Swift in 1880, when its periodicity was deter
mined. 1t is consequently known as Swift's
comet, and has period of five and IL half
years 1t is expected to return to perihelion at
the end of the year. But it is likely to pass I'M
seen at It's present return, as it did in 1875 be-
ing, in like manner, in an unfavOrabie position
for observation.
One more comet closes the list of members of
the cOmetfc family that are expected to return
to perihelion in 1885. It is Tuttle's comet and
seems to occupy position of its own, having a
period of 1872 years, and, therefore, ranking
neither with comets Of long period nor with
those of a short period. 1t was first discovered
by Mechain in 1890, and rediscovered by Tuttie
in 1858, when its perodicty was recognized
1t was observed in 1871, passing it's perihelion
in November. 1t is, therefore, due in July of
the present year.
Murdered in the City Of Mexico.
NEW YORKER SHOT DOWN BY JEALOUS
MEXICAN COLONEL.
From the New York Sun, 21st inst.
Among the men sent to Mexico about three
years ago by the Bell Telephone company was
Il Il eli