Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-07-23
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The homance Of sirs. Bassetts Marriage to
Nevada Millionaire

The komancs Of Mrs. Bassetrs Marriage to n
Nevada Millionaire
A romance eliminated last week in the
marriage of a Nevada millionaire and a ladv
OF the town OF Foxcroft Thirty.two wears
ago Abram o. Savage, then young man of
marked business ability, met Miss Chad
born, one OF the most beautiful OF the rural
bellies Of Bingham, Maine. An attachment
sprang up between them, which In a few
months resulted in an engagement. The
young man found the quiet little farming
toWn 700 small 70 satisfy his ambition, and
soon after his engagement to Miss Chadborn
he left for the West, with the idea of making
his fortune there and then returning tor his
bride. He settled in Nevada, and prospered
from the start His business cares how.
over, seemed 70 make him forget the sweet.
her were few and far between and short, At
length they ceased altogether At first Miss
Chadborn tried to excuse his apparent in
oluerence on the ground that he must be
very busy In his new field. Then she grew
melancholy, and atterward resen:ful.
In the meantime she formed the acauaint
ance OF William Bsssett, likely young man
OF Foxcroft They apparently fell ia love
with each other at sight In a few weeks thew
were engaged, and within three months
after their hrst meeting they became man
and wiie Both were industrious, and as
time went on they accumulated Considerable
property. Then Bassett went TO California To
Improve his fortune. short time after he
leIt bingham disagreeable rumors about his
conduct came TO the ears Of his wife. She
was al hrst almost heart-broken over his ac.
uohs, ana correspondence OF a yery un.
PHEASANT nature sprang up between them.
She learned that Bassett cared no more tor
her, and at length mutual agreement was
inade that they should separate. The prop.
erty that they had accumulated was divided
equally between them. Mrs Bsssett with
her snare OF the money opened hrst-class
boarding house In Foxcroft, which she has
kept ever since.
Savage, In the meantime, had been niIing
UP wealth until now his property IL estima.
ted al 81 100000 short time ago Mrs. Ras.
sett went 10 Bingham her old home, to visit
irlends. While there she met one OF Saya0e,s
hostlntlmate friends, and she told him sh1ut
everything That had happened to her since
ner separation from Savage This friend inn
mediately wrote the whole story to the Ma.
Vada millionaire. As soon as Savage ra.
ceived this letter he arranged his business for
iong absence, and told his clerks that he
shouiu oe gone about eight weeks Hs took
lhenext train eastward, aud in a few days
Mas Win the sweetheart OF his boyhood davs-
hneII nleeting is said to have been an affec-
uona.e one. Although thirty-two years had
passed since they had last seen each otbar
old memories seemed to be awakanad aoI
the old attachment sprang up between than,
Mr.. savage made an offer OF marriaoe and 4,
was accepted. Mrs. Bassett at once began the
work OF clearing up her business affairs. and
two weeks ago the boarding house was sold
Last week she became the wife of MUIion
ARE Savage, and the couple started at once
Tor their home In Nevada