Huntsville gazette., 1892-10-29

MRS. BENJAMIN HARRISON.
Harrison to prevent the entrance of in
truders into the White House or its
grounds, and no one was admitted with
out some special reason.
The funeral services in Washington
will not be held early Wednesday morn
ing, as intended. but will take place
Thursday morning.
1t is the especial wish of the family
that the service shall be as private a.
possible The funeral will be a personal
and not public one.
AS far as the official position Of the
president will possibly permit, the ser
vice will be the same as those customary
in the case of a member of a private
family.
The invitations will be strictly linn
tied in number and no person will be
allowed to be present without them.
The funeral services will undoubtedly
be held in the east room.
They will be conducted according to
Presbyterian forms by Rev. DR.. Tennis
s. Hamlin, pastor of the church Of the
Covenant, on Connecticut avenue, of
which President and Mrs. Harrison have
been regular attendants. The body
will not lie in state.
After the services here the funeral
party will leave Washington Thursday
at noon, or soon thereafter for Indian.
apolis, where services of more public
character will take place.
Sketch of Her Life.
What changes are wrought in hall
century In that time the boy may be
born. grow into manhood and become
the president of the United States The
highest station to which it is possible
| for a woman to attain in politico-social
| life in this country is that of the wife of
| the chief executive of the nation. But
| twenty-three women have enjoyed this
proud distinction The last of these
was Mrs Benjamin Harrison, who has
| just passed away.
In 1888 daughter was born to Rev.
and Mrs John Witherspoon Scott. Mr..
| Scott was at the time professor i'll the
| Oxford (O.) female college. The little
stranger was christened Carrie Scott.
| DIR. Scott belonged to an old Pennsyl-
vania family, his birth occurring il
Bucks county, that state, in the first
year Of the century. When he was
| youth in Philadelphia he met young
woman named Mary Neal. The young
people became much attached to each
| other. but circumstances intervened to
separate them. The young ladys father
was a bank cashier in Philadelphia.
1 About the time she was entering the
| most interesting age of maiden life no
removed to Washington, Pa, taking his
| family with him, to found and manage
| bank in the interests of eastern CAPT
| talists.
About the same time Mr.. Scott. hav-
| ing complete his educational and theo-
| logical stud es, came to Washington,
| Pa. as an instructor in the old Wash
| ington college before it was united with
| its rival. Jefferson The old acquain-
| tance was renewed. and soon after Ma
~ Neal, the bank cashiers daughter.
| became the wife Of John w. Scott. the
| professor. Some forty miles in north
| westerly direction from Cincinnati il
| the rural town Of Oxford. AS early as
| 1926 it was made the seat of Miami uni
| yersity, founded under the patronage Of
| the state. These important educational
| interests subsequently led to the estab-
| lishment of the Oxford Female college
| and the Western Female seminary. OF
| the former Rev. John w Scott had be
come president.
There was student at Oxford al this
| limo nf E
He had passed from Farmers college
into the Miami university, and gradu-
ated at the age of Is wears. The Young
student, in the midst of his pursuit o.
learning. found himself oyertaken by
love. The daughter of the worthy man
| of erudition was the object of his affee.
| ton, John Scott Harrison. the father
of the student. was too warm hearted
and liberal TO lay by much Of earth's
| stores. or even TO take selfish care OF
what he received by inheritance. The
patTimonial estate had diminished il
acres and the family exchequer in cash
| under his management. which left Ben
jamin to make his own way. with a
good education as his capital and the
world as his field for investment.
He finished his toilsone Journey m
the rugged highway Of jurisprudence.
and the first thing thereafter, like a Sen.
sible young man, Wended his way back
to Oxford
On Oct. 20. 1853, he there made Miss
Carrie Scott his bride. The prospects in
life for the couple were not bright. as
the world goes. but the young people
were full of hope Their united for.
tunes in love made them contented. and