Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-08

rar4deIphia Women who Are
t. Have Great Wealth.

-..lta Have Great Wealth.
-f-ltal letter.
.. weaIthles- woman in
Mrs. DR.. John Bay Bar
t.- Il palatih residence at
corner OF Broad aud LOm-
-- with her Ouiv son, who is
.ea 4..It town and Is in mortal
signing mothers. Mrs. Bar
--.-,.I of about SIO10,000, much
.a- i-ft her By her brother, DR..
..-. elJ was o-e OF the bene-
Philadelphia ia that he built
efficient free library on South
-.t known rs the Ridgway
f-1. Philadelphia Library. Mrs.
husband was a distinguished
though be gave up bis practice
~ years or age, having made
-.u.u prior 20 that time. At
aa married Miss Rush, aud
ai- E1 longer necessity. Mrs.
1855 rl1a,erpart OF her brother in
..ueiJcrious. No Charitable
GALS On iNr ln vain, and she does
.l.. rar oi feeding and clothing
-la- no one knows of but herself
let's ~ her charity.
afy of somewhat retiring
W. y-a1 gives little attention 10
-..-a her wealth, is Mrs. !.
Harris. Wll Is reuuted % be
,-#1.NI. beguearhed her Dy
r-. Is-- Thomas Powers.
-a- s.. Scott, whose house at
...l..-s. square is q model of
-.i elegance. il worth fully So
She IS ra= widow OF the late
S. scott, President OF the
..-u3 Railroad, and rs noted for
---. -.l-I.l- charity. sac was
d Miss EiidIe- OF Pittsburg.
-f- Ul" aboard. Hcrddughter,
sen E.esIsy. Of BOO Walnut
ALSO very wealthy, having been
"-.t hI her father. Like her
Sue I- dom site iu her tastes, and
-..-. m is her home. Mrs. Buckley Is
..-. cultured woman and among other
- includes that of % lju-uist. She
devoted o. her children, wuuare charm
tle people speaking French and
lu with as much tueuev as they do
Ish.
Mrs. Joseph Harrison, of Bittenhouse
Iare. and widow Of the well-kuuwn
iIrOad contractor. who acquired Il for
-uro Boo Russia. where Doe Introduced
safety hE.lrr manufactured 10y his firm.
r.puiei Oh Dee the fortunate p0ssess0r of
-HNH. Her house Is one ei tue most
8ut iu Philadelphia and her art -al-
joy forever Mrs. Harrison
.- leral daughters who are prominent
i1 Philadelphia social circles.
bLtEIn mansion, on Chestnut
above Eleventh, with It's rich con-
tors un one side open t1 the street
glass partitions, IS one az tle
Is % Philadelphia. Here resides
.. W. BALDWIN, the widow Of
Baldwin the founder of 4le
a- locomotive Works, together
..- two daughters, Miss Baldwin
E.-. T. T. - barley. the wife Of the
"'Vu musical composer. whose
tHr.uui0 and His Seven Gifted
was BROUGHT ont here a few
l1 Huv-riy-s Theatre. Mrs.
81. ai-l is reported t1 De So
1870 her daughters are likewise
Her hobby is flowers and her
r..fe-ies in town are daily supplied
plants from her greenhouse
--.-idle, whore she owns beau
H-rv seat. surrounded by the
...r.rnt gardens.
aamueld Moore. one Ofthe most
--l social figures here and quite "A
...rIn her way. Is the pnssess0r Of
a~tmatad Ht $4,000, 900. Sle
better part IL the year aboard,
i- Gown lives ia "a magnificent
el south Broad sire. G.. crowded
'1 -lrret with the richest and
-i-trIC. pictures and statUgry.
was q Hiss JessOp, the
"i the senior member of the firm
g. Moore, paper manufacturers,
wealth as partly acquired from
lt..s and partly from her husband,
Ht- .r-a--1 ID the same business.
-E u.u fHr literary pursuits.
E--. D. Ei-ar Thomson Is reputed to be
t-t 900. She lives on the cor
Eighteenth aud Spruce streets, in
-H. lnuea where che resided during
lifetime ot her husband, who was
-- ur Che Pennsylvania Railroad
and who died enormously
llrs. Thomson is noted for
.- charity. Her conservatory is
her residence and is considered
h tuest % the city.
t-- b. = Benson, a sister Of Major
$. Benson, 90 the Union League,
t.-- 3D. elJl1.Otu. the result OF lucky
SPECULATION ud shreEd business tactics
arl ut her father, the Well-knOwn
E1Ia banker. She resides in
house Oh Spruce street, near
Sixteenth.
U.s. Richard Townsend. the wife of
i-s-. townsend and daughter Of John
EI', who rs said TO be worth up
no $l5.-l1.QH1. Is rich in her own
41.l i- pro-peCtVely one Of the Hch-
F'HeH " Philadelphia.
Dob her own right and prospec-
N0ril several more. She is the
t 90 Peter a. Erben, who recently
.i .rm Philadelphia 70 beautiful
seat Just out OF the city on the
-' TaHia main line, which be gave
laughter she rs a regular attend
-.l 'ae Pa and IL frequently seen at
.teaile- She drives spanking par
arT- s very often tandem, and is a
Le.- woman, riding 20 hounds and
'.l times capturing the brush at the
meets MT. Erben's wealth was
.t Iu the manufacture Of cotton
warns.
F w whose wealth runs far up into
is Grs. Thomas Clyde she
800 SO The pioneer or the we'll
clyde steamship lines, who died a
-s- ago. Mrs. CLYDE is quite an
Lads ANA was nearly Frustrated
s.a-d's death. She resides at
f- street.
-r George Tucker Campbell,
tle well-known lawyer and
r the Pennsylvania Railroad
Is another Us the wealthy Wld-
e.plia. possessing something
t..trm WiUstack. hose husband
- .-f- her s., opo. OO2, lives at Eigh-
Walnut streets. She Is eX-
atar.taole and devOtes a large
Dig income each year to church
$40 long AGO she built an EpiscO-
-l ON south Nineteenth street
Hr oftte neIshbOrhOOd, devOting
That purpose. Her husbands
"t- acquired through the success
-t.n 0t the saddlery business,
De- was aUrautd