The evening times., 1896-09-05

Fall River, Mass, Sept. 5.-Charles r.
Borden, aged forty-two. tried unsuccess-
fully to wed his mother-in-law six or eight
weeks ago, and the publication OF the facts
here has created q profound sensation In
high social life. She is Mrs. Elizabeth A.
Remington, aged sixty-thrcc, and widow
of Robert K. Remington, one OF the ablest
and most distinguished men OF whom Fan
River boosted fifteen years ago. She was
q very pretty woman then, and her beauty
did not begin to fade until within few
years.
Mr.. Borden is the senior member OF the
firm of Borden & Remington, whose bust-
ness in drugs and chemicals extends all
through southern New England. He is q
well-preserved business man, whose active
life here has always been exemplary. He
married Mrs. RemiBgton's daughter Annie
sixteen years ago, and they were intensely
devoted TO each other until year ago,
when she died at her summer home In liver
ton. She leaves him many children, OF
whom three are now living, the eldest a
daughter fourteen years old.
APPARENTLY INCONsOLABLE.
When their mother died Mr.. Borden was
seemingly inconsolable, and much syinpa-
thy was extended to him by business asso-
ciates and closer friends. Ills mother-in-
law was exceedingly kind 10 him. and
watched the children with motherly care.
She spent a great deal of time with them
and her relatives frequently remarked that
she seemed very fond OF their father
Matters might have gone on In this way
for long time unnoticed outside OF the
ia mily circle had not an occurrence on July
10 stirred up City Clerk Ballard, the old
est in office and conceded to be the sharp
est municipal clerk in the State. In Mr.
Ballard's absence Mr.. Borden applied fol-
and secured license to marry Mrs. Rem
ington 1t was written by junior clerk,
and when he related the affair to his SEN
Tor some hours afterward there was some
tall hustling in the office
By reference to the Massachusetts, stat
utes 1t was seen that such a marriage
would he illegal because 1t would be be-
tween parties within the prohibited degrees
of kinship. Mfr. Borden was SUNNI oncd by
telephone and gave up his paper. He was
also informed that a marriage outside OF
the State would not validate conjugal hy-
ing with his mother-in-law I'm the State,
SHOCKED BY REVELATIONS.
Had the town waited for Mr.. Ballard to
give out this bit OF sensational gossip 1t
wouldn't have heard it, but IL leaked out
last Saturday at a social function at West
port Harbor, where Fan Rivers 400 spend
the summer.
The shock 1t caused to family relations
was so keen that SOME members OF the
Remington family are now suffering from
nervous prostration as a result. 1t was
developed that Mr. Borden had been pay
ing assiduous court TO his nnother-in law
for some months, and that the two Went
driving aud picnicking together very fre-
quently.
Ren.onstrances since have brought about
the most unfortunate family relations
among people whese high breeding and
fine moral tone have furnished model ex-
aniples of propriety in this city for years.
Mr. Borders business partner is his
brotber-in- law, the son of the woman he
sought to marry. while his close relations
are also his intimate business associates
The people here are not only shocked
by the revelations. but because OF the
eminent respectability aud broad charity
of Bordens deceased father-in- law
great many of the more influential ones
are anxious that he should go into re-
Sren,ent as soon as possible. The motive
of such marriage is said by some rela-
lives to be in the fact that Mrs. Reming-
ton has son,e few thousands of dollars