The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-02-15
OUR HhRRISON'S FIANCBE
Interesting Stories Of the Woman
Ex-President Harrison
Will Marry.
How She Spent Her Eearly Life
and School Days and Grew Up
To Womanhood.
She Has Will of Her Own and q
Way of Her Own But With
al a LovabIe Character.

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Springfield. the capital city of Illinois,
holds a warm place in the heart OF Mary
Scott Dimmick, the fnacee OF ex-Presl-
dent Benjamin Harrison. for at Spring
field Mrs. Dinmick passed some of the
happiest years Of her childhood.
Mrs Dimmick was born at Honesdale,
Pa. Her mother was daughter of DR..
Scott. and a sister OF Mrs. Benjamin
Harrison. Her father was Rusesll Lord.
He WAS at one time a. capitalist, but lost
his fortune. After his death, which oc-
Cured while Mrs. Dirmick was small
child her mother and grandfather came
to Illineis to live and settled in Spring
field, where DR. Scott look charge OF what
is now known as Coucardia College.
The college was originally founded by
the Enos family Of Springfield, who do
mated a. large tract of land to be devoted
to the erection Of. a Lutheran university.
1t was not a. success. Presbyterlans
then made an effort to maintain a school
there.
They too, failed and In 1874 the Luth-
Grams again took hold Of it, reorgauized
it, and have made it a complete success
1t was during the Presbyterian era that
DR.. Scott, Mrs. Dimmick's grandfather.
had charge of the college, residing at
the time with his daughter, Mrs. Lord
and her three children-two daughters
and a son-on Seventh street.
Since that time the college buildings
have been much enlarged and extended
The tuition is of a high class and nearly
500 students from all over the country
are enrolled there this year.
to Iii in
I>r. Scott had been president of Ohio F'e
male Seminary at College Hill. O., oppo-
site Farmers College, where Gen. Ben
janin Harrison was receiving his educa-
tion The young women from College
Hill always went to Farmers College to
attend service in the chapel. Young
Harrison was the great beau of the col
lege and the object Of much admiration
from the seminary girls. Many a slys.
tender glance was cast iI9his direction by
those danaure young women, who were
regular attendants at service. and whose
eyes DIR. Scott supposed were devoutly
intent on their hymn books.
While not altogether unconscious Of
this admiration for him the young man
always preferred Miss Caroline Scott, the
charming and beautiful daughter of the
president, whom he afterwards married.
Several years later DR.. Scott moved TO
Oxford, O., to take charge OF another
girls school. where Miami University
was located and still stands Many Of
the parents of his College Hill pupils
were SO attached to him that they want
ed their daughters to continue their edu-
cation under his direction and begged
him TO allow them to accompany him to
his new charge The old doctors eyes
,7,Ia ~ ;yl-c ~ hot triyS
from College Hill to Oxford with that lot
OF merry, restless 1nischievous girls in
his charge Though only a short dis
tance. it took a whole day to make the
trip. The pupils went in an old-fash-
oned, rumbling omnibus. while DR.. and
Mrs. Scott and the family followed in
the family carriage, which in those days
was a part of every household. The
weather was fair and warm, and the
party stopped on the way at noon near
a small creek where they spread and
ate their lunch. The whole trip was
considered a big Undertaking and the day
was d gala one in the lives Of the school
girls.
Z DR. and Mrs Scott were charming peo-
pie and straightway made their pupils
feel at home AS a. family the SCOTS
were clannisl, and kind to all who could
claim kindred with them. Mrs. Scott
was a Neal. Her sister. Miss Carrie
Neal, was d teacher in the seminary and
was most lovabIe woman who acted as
Mrs Scott's constant companion and ca
pable assistant. III,
1t was at Miami College, OxfoT d, that
Cen Harrison graduated and tllere SnH
married Miss Scott when little more thar
20 years old. Ohio has been the scene
r taG, va
Scott family history.
"NoYth Bend.,' the old Harrison home
stead il, III Ohio and is situated nine
miles froE, cincinnati, near the town of
Cleve rife family burying ground a1s
also at :'NSrth Bend and Cen Harri-
sons grandfather, President William
Harrison, rests there. His grave is on
the top Of q high hill that is tunneled
and through which railway runs
When DR.. Scott found that the college
at Springfield did not succeed he gave IL
up and took private pupijs-boys-
he prepared for the higher grades and
for college.
These pupils he taught in the dining
room of his residence, which he rented
from Mr.. Stafford. The house occupied
a portion of u large pasture where once
upon time Abraham Lincoln and his
sweetheart. Mary Todd, ussd to stroll to
talk love and pick dandelions and cow
slips.
The old home isanow owned by G. r.
Capps, prominent merchant Of SPRING
field whose daughter Mabel, row Mrs.
Sheldon w. snivsly is a fine pianist
whose p.ayingis said by the best musical
talent Of that city to resemble that Of
PadereW5lli. s5s.ss 8t8 81
Mrs sDiranlick's mother, FRS. Lord,
was herself a fine musician and sang par
ticular1y we'll She alWaX took part in !
all the amateur concerts and musicales.Ss
Her great song, which she always sang
sby.lgquest was Coming Through the
Rye, sss,he, was a member OF the CslOtrs1s
of The Third z resby tsrian Church, nnW
called the First gh.;r9c here che sar4
e.: I.
s. 100 Sn1aeh canngt-b be said If Mrs, IL on
beaalti ihll, kindly Oh slftaz