The Press., 1889-05-16
4 MUCH MARRIED WOMAN.

Less than year ago Hattie Hooper was the wife of man old enough to be her father today she is the bride of young lad young enough with several summers to spare to be her son. And it is this inter- esting turn of events in Hattie's matri- monial career that has set all Talcottville laughing this last week. It was on Thurs day morning last that Johnny Boague, a papermaker by trade, of Talcottville, a young fellow who is just out of his teens, came to Hartford and procured marriage license. He was accompanied by Mrs. Hooper and the two were made one in the afternoon of that day before they left the city. The bride is former Wilimantic girl, and is now forty-eight years of age. She has always been favorite with the men, and was married when quite young in Willimantic to a man named Harris. Her first husband died after several years of happy welded life and then Hattie mar ried John Hooper, an old gentleman 70 years of age. They, however, did not live very happily together, and the old man got bill of divorce from her on the ground of cruelty and gave her $500 to depart in peace from him. It was then Hattie came to Talcottville, and after numerous firta- tions and courtships surprised the inhah itants of that quiet borough by carrying off one of the brightest young men of the place. It was genuine surprise, and no couple has ever received euch shower of ovations and congratulations as has Johnny and his motherly bride. Such keen in terest is being taken in the welfare of the young couple that delegation from Tal- cottville came to Hartford and searched the marriage records at the Halls of Record It was probably because Mrs. Boague has been married so many times that the del egation were permitted to read the follow ing interesting record of their license ob- tained on Thursday; Hattie Harris, aged 26, married once before instead of Hattie Hooper, aged AS, married twice before. Are they legally married ?-HarJord Post
 A number of prominent citizens of Bos- ton have been considering plan to prac- tically and lastingly benefit the evicted tenants in Ireland. The idea is to estab lish in one of the poorest districts factory in which evicted tenants could find en- ployment. It is proposed to incorporate a stock company, selling the shares in all parts of the United States where there are natives of Ireland or friends of Ireland s cause to buy them. The men who are promoting the scheme recognize the fact that the only way for them to attain suc- cess in it is to show their personal interest by going across themselves, and getting operations fairly started. There would be no flibusters in the party, and it would be guaranteed that there would be no mo- lestation of English management of Irish affairs. As soon as the plans are perfected. however, they will be submitted to Messrs. Parnell, Davitt and O'Brien for approval. It is proposed to manufacture boots, shoes, clothing and underwear. There is already an underwear factory in Mullingar which is run upon this principle. It is Tn very fourishing condition. Some of the stock is held by Boston friends of the Irish cause, who in in subscribing, felt that they were doing more for their kindred than if they had merely given the money to the league fund.