The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-28
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
A Party Of Georgians on a Junket 10
yew York.
ALL EMPLOYEES OF ONE MAN,
The "Best Catch" in Brooklyn Takes
Wife-Giri Falls from a Five
Story Window and Lives to
Tell the Tale.
ALL EMPLOYEES OF ONE MAN,

NEW YORK, June 27.-special.-A party
of one hundred and seven Georsians, male
and female, old and young, came to New
York yesterday as the guests of Mr.. VIII
liam s. Witham, the richest man in that
State. Mr.. Witham controls thirty-three
banks, nine cotton mills and four general
stores throughout the South, and every
year he takes his thirty-three cashiers on
a two weeks trip, and they are usually
accompanied by:a number Of their friends.
They put up yesterday at the Gi!sey
House, occupying seventy-tive rooms. The
party Will be here until Saturday. Mr..
Witham believes that men who marry are
more attentive to business tkan bachelors,
and SO he is always glad when one OF his
young men takes wife.
There are four bridal couples along and
there are others who hope to be soon. In
fact, a, minister accompanies them to tie
the knot when any two make up their
minds.
Il will give $50 to the first couple mar
ried on the trip announced Mr.. William
when they started, land $50 to the sec
ond. The third will get S1.5o''
There are nine emergency sponsors
with the expedition. Il have picked them
from amongst the most beautiful girls OF
the South, explained Mr.. Witham, land
I propose to make this a record-breaking
trip natrimonially. Why, look at that
girl over there, ana he polntea OUT
beauty.
Wei he chuclzled, shes the home
Hest OF the lot. I've nine unmarried
cashiers along, and I've an eye to their
future happiness-and the girls, too
Next year the party goes to San Fran
cisco.
MEET AFTER THIRTY YEARS.
More than thirty years ago John Kelly,
then living in New York city, deserted MS
wife and two young daughters. The
mother struggled to support her children,
but the task was too much for her, and
she died soon after she was deserted. The
girls were placed in the Home for the
F'riendless and finally were adopted, the
eldest, Mary, being taken by a wealthy
family in Newark, and Nellie, the younger,
by a Hoboken man. Five years thereafter
Nellie married William f. Tigler, OF Hobo
ken who now lives in that city. Mary
married John Moore, Of Brooklyn. The
two girls became completely separated,
however, and several years ago Mr.. Moore
undertook to find her sister She employed
detectives and inserted advertisements
in the newspapers The advertising was
kept up until finally Mrs. Tigler saw one of
them and she opened UP a correspondence
with Mrs. Moore. Yesterday the two sis
tiers met for the first time since their
separation. It is believed also that the
father has been located in California.
Charles G.. Bennett, Familiarity known as
''Charlie" Bennett, former representative
in Congress from BROOKLYN and now sec
rotary of the United States Senate, has
at last fallen a victim to Cupid. The girl
who captured him was Miss Marie Louise
FIoyd-Smith, and the marriage took place
at ST. Thomas Episcopal Church. Manhat-
ten. yesterday. Mr.. Be<uett was called
the best mash" in Brooklyn.
Francis Wilson, the actor, is defendant
| in a suit brought against him by Mary Il.
! Reid, of New Rochelle, to compel him TO
give her a deed TO a lot which she says she
purchased from him for $3.50. Wilson's
| side Of the story is that he negotiated
| with her for the sale Of the lot. that he
| was to receive in part payment $3.50
| worth Of stock which the woman repre-
scented 70 be worth par, but which upon
enquiry he discovered was not, and so ne
| declined to make a deed to the property.
| REMARKABLE ESCAPE FROM DEATH
| Title Cohen, five years old. fell from the
| fifth floor Of tenement house on East
| Houston Street yesterday and yet escaped
| death. In falling the child struck the
| clothes line on the fourth floor, bounded
| from that TO the line on the third floor,
| thence to the line of the second floor, and
| thence fell the rest of the way head down
| ward to the ground. She turned two COM
| plete sonersaults and landed within few
! inches OL d SET VI iLOti Steps iie iIiOtiiCi
| picked her up and carried her to a neigh
| boring physician, who found only an
| abrasion of the forehead and a broken
| arm.
| It is quite apparent that the Republican
| ticket viii not get a very cordial support
| from Hon. Thomas 8. Reed. Not only has
| Mr. Reed refrained from expressing APP
| prevail of the action Of the convention, but
| it is said that he has passed his criticisms
| around and that some of the rich Republi-
| cans of the city have been Influenced
| through him not to contribute TO the cam
| paign fund.