Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-23
CONNUnILITIES.

Aaron Herchfield, the Montana millionaire,
| whose effort to secure a divorce from his
! wife was one OF the most sensational in
Dakota's divorce history, was married in st
Paul last week to- Mrs. Marie Cluxton, a
! Chicago widow.
The marriage of Miss Angelica Hamilton
Lawrence to Mr.. Francis Philip Nash. jr.,
son of Prof. Nash of Hobart college. and
grandson Of Bishop Cleveland Coke. was
very quietly celebrated at the brides home
| in New York City on Tuesday last.
The engagement Of Cornelius Vanderbilt,
| jr, and Miss Grace Wilson appears to be a
fact The young man has written from Paris
| to friend that he would soon be on his way
| to Egypt with his fiancee ard her parents
! and that ho had announced the engagement.
| Miss Wilson is good-looking young woman
! of the blond type. She Is 80 years old and
nine years the senior of young Vanderbilt.
| Frank A. Lombard of Brooklyn. real
| estate agent and the son Of wealthy widow,
advertised himself as an eligible young man,
and received 63S letters from women who
wanted to marry. He apparently accepted
the proposals of thrty-nine. and finally
picked out Miss Hattie Kellogg. a blonde
about % years old, of Maspeth, l.. I. New
half a dozen of the other thirty eight un-
claimed women are after him.
Mrs Ida Louise Dignan Of Blooklyn. N. Y,
has brought SUIT against her husband, Mat
| thew, and his daughter. Annie. for the recov-
cry Of $500 Of property. She claims to
have married Dignan because she considered
the amount OF property owned by said
Matthew Dignan, and the value thereof,
and so accepted him. On the eve Of the we'd
ding day Dignan transferred to his daughter
Annie, "for 81 and other valuable consid-
erations." his entire property. The wife
wants the property back on the claim Of
prior dover rights.
Years ago H. C. Heley Of Algers La.
lived at Bryantsburg Ind, and David Kidd
worked for him. Kidd had two baby daugh-
ters Minnie and Nellie. Kelley always in
sisted Minnie should be his wife when grown
up The Kidd family moved away and
Kelley lost track of them went TO Aislere;
and became wealthy Recently he hunted
them up. proposed to his baby sweetheart
and was rejected. Just as he was leaving
the Kidd homestead Sister Nellie appeared
Mr.. Heiley proposed, was accepted, and mar
riage followed in short order.
The supreme court of New York has had
a matrimonial tangle to unravel. Georgiana
r. Begelspecker claimed that Mr.. Begel- |
specker married her in 1894. The other
woman in the case swore the man had mar
ried her twenty years ago and was now living |
with her. Wife No. said that in July. 1894, |
her husband took a short vacation. She later
learned that during his search after rest and |
health he had married the fair complainant.
He said he had only married the other woman
'Just for fun" and she took him back The
other woman swore she had enjoyed the first
wife's husbands society just about six weeks.
She asked for the annulment Of the mar
riage Her request will be granted.
From rural Texas comes a leap year epi-
soie that shows how great are the pre-
rogatives of the fair sex If they have but
the courage to exercise them. This par
ticular maiden is not forlorn, but in the
heyday of youth, and good to look upon
She is rich in her own right, and has
long train Of admirers. but the one among
them all that had the power to set her
heart huttering and to whom her fancy
paid tribute even when he was absent
never pressed his suit. He belongs to that
army of poor but honest, and
his pride withheld the words that the Texas
belle was so anxious to hear. The other
day she went to him In her most bewitch-
ing costume and smile that exactly
matched She told him with blushing can
lor that he was old enough and sensible
enough to be getting married. She had
,oung lady In mind that would make him
capital wife, and II authorized by him
she would volunteer to carry on negotia-
ions. This made the young man mad, and
look him entirely out OF himself. He
served notice in very Icy terms that he did
lot require the services OF any one In con-
lucting his affairs of the heart, and II was
PARTICULARLY exasperating to have the only |
woman he ever did love or ever could love
ome to inteTcede for some one else. That
ettled 1t. The trap had caught the game
he was after. and they are going to have
he most recherche wedding ever held In
hat congressional district