Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-15
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aiss Earle of Niles, Rejectet the SUN Of
President Fillmore -Hosei News.
w. H. Biihnga of Mics, was At the
Merton house. yesterday. and IN eoa-
yersatlon with . reporter for The
HH1ALD, he said: ~ must beg you 10
excuse me from talking about the poll
teal Situation don't ike 10 give ny
opinion on matters that I'm in no sense
an authority On, and besides I'm too
old. bat can give you a rArner inter
ssslng bit OF semipolIticaI TenllnIscence
which WAS forelely brought to my
mind by the death. iast week In Niles.
OF Miss Minerva Earle. Miss Earle Was
born IN the western part OF New York
IN the early part OF this century. She
Vas remarkably beautiful as girl and
was. during her Young womanhood. q
brilliant leader IN Buffalo society. She
wss surprisingly witty and accom-
piished, and had many devoted suitors.
among whom was . hard work
ing young lawyer named Fill
mf re-. lie was poor. but waa
said to have Won Miss Esrle's
heart and their engagement continued
some years When The young woman
sas about % years old her family re-
moved To Mica, ana the engagement
Was, believe. broken OF. Some years
after, when Fillmore was becoming
prominent In politics, he Waited Niles
and, il il said, renewed his suit. But
Aiss Earle never married and lived
. very ample, quiet life, never express
ing any regret that her lot had been
cast in less brilliant and attractive
places than 1t would had she been the
wife OF president. She was greatly
esteemed in Niles"
At noon today train of forty cars
containing refrigerAt'rs from the fac
tory of the Alaska Refrigerator CON-
pany Of Muskegon will enter the city
via the G. r. d l. The train will be
Handsomely decorated with flags and
streamers and will be the best and
most complete Of its kind that has ever
left the state. They will go IN one solid
train to Worcester, Mass, over the
Michigan Central and Blue line.
C. B. Bush OF Jackson. dined at the
Morton House yesterday. He 10 divi-
son superintendent OF the Michigan
Central. and 1t is supposed that his visit
had TO do with the meeting con1der
the feasibility of the Williams street
viaduct from railroad point Of view.
But Mr.. Bush is not loquacious.
c. E. Murray. proprietor Of the
Pacific Hotel, St. jose phi, No.. 10 ~
Sweets Hotel. Mr.. Murray was at one
tune . resident of this city and auditor
of the G.. r. Il /. He went into the
hotel business and has made brilliant
success at it.
N. H. Briggs Of Battle Creek 10 u
Sweets Hotel. He 10 brother to Post
master Bryce Of this city. He 10 here
on business connected with the st. Joe
Brick company, in which he is largely
interested.
FIJI. Smith and d. w. Wells of Chi
csgo, w. r. Hawxhurst of Detroit and
r. g. Stark of Saginaw are well known
underwriters, who are guests at the
Morton.
C. w. Courtwright Of Boston, general
auditor of the C. q w. NJ, is in the
city making his quarterly examination
Of the books in the local office.
President Hughart and family are
expected TO arrive today from Florida,
where they have been for Same time.
G. b. Field of ST. Joe is . guest OF
Sweets Hotel. He owns large lumber
interests.
John Macfie. the Grand Haven lum.
herman, is . guest at the New Living
aton.
FIN. Drake. the we'll known railroad
man of Ionis. is at the New Livingston