The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-25
NEWPORT NEWS.
The Baroness de SelIere Conveys
Her Property-0ther Notes.
IsPEcIAL 10 rHE NEws.l

NNwpoRT. r.. l.. April 25-During the
last few months the newspapers both at
home and abroad have from time to time
contained references to the marriage Of
the Baron de Selliere to Charles II. Liver
more. The New York Herald and many
other papers actually publishing short
while ago that the marriage was an fait
accompli when In reality 1t was not so.
Mrs. Iivermore, or tho Baroness, as we
will now call her, was nowhere known
better than she was In Newport. and tits
only about five years ago that her step
father, ex-Alderman John O'Brien of New
York, one Of the two honest men in the
now famous board of doodle Aldermen"
built magnificent cottage on Bellevue
avenue and later presented IL just as 1t
stood to his stepdaughter. now the Bar
oness de Selliere. The news OF her recent
marriage, telegraphed the world over, did
not occasion much surprise, as it had been
on the tapis and a delicate piece OF gossip
for MANY long moons. IL Will, however,
interest many people to learn that ON Sat
urday last the Baroness de Selliere, con-
veyed to her stepfather, John O'Brien, for
a nominal consideration. all her property
in trust.
While IL will be surprise party, 1t will
be regarded by people on this side of che
Atlantic as piece OF good American
common sense, as it Is well-known the
baron has none too much OF this worlds
wealth of his own, and what he has flies
away without any assistance from out
siders.
..Inchiauin" is the name of the villa of
the baroness at the foot OF Bellevue ave-
nue.. it is built Of granite, and is one OF
the finest in the city.
The baseball season opened here last
Saturday in earnest, when a large num-
Der OF people assembled To witness the
first game of the summer between teams
representing the Rogers High School and
the Naval Training Station. the former
winning by score of 9 To o.
Mr. Joseph III. Hammett has purchased
the Il. n Barlow's double tenement house
on Whitehall street
Mr. Henry Kelley while taking out
lobster bait on Saturday had his boat
sunk under him and WAS compelled TO
swim for life for some minutes be ore he
was picked up.
still continues with no apparant signs OF
coming to an end. On Saturday, the
Newport branch received s400 TO meet the
requirements OF the strikers, each OF whom
is paid dollar day during the present
struggle. The kilograms sent from here
to a Boston paper giving highly colored
alleged trouble between the union and
non n-union men, are declared by the
| former to have no foundation.
| Some miscreant the other night
stripped two clothes lines on Pope street,
carried the clothes into closet nearby
| and tried to start an incendiary fire which
| went out before any damage was done.
Mr.. Gardiner b. Reynolds has been
| chosen to represent New England at the
| general assembly OF Presbyterians to be
| held in Oregon on May 10, 1892.
Soup are beginning to run, as also are
| mackerel, and about two barrels Of the
former were caught yesterday and shipped
| to Philadelphia.
Roger Williams Lodge, Sons of st.
| George, attended Emmanuel Church last
night and listened to a sermon by the
| Rev. S. G. Hill.
| The Young Mems Republican Club
hold an important meeting at head
| quarters tonight.
Mayor Matthews OF Boston is in town
looking for cottage for the summer.
Miss Lydia Emnitt and Miss Bertha
Potter will act as bridesmaids to Miss
| Griswold on the occasion of her marriage
this week to Surgeon Cross of the British
| Grenadiers