The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-28

for taxes. To avoid taxes is considered the
evidence of a gentleman possessing Il sound
financial hAidpiece, Elbrldge Gerry he
New York City assessor and so have many
others. Newporters have been trained 10
regard all New Workers as summer resi-
dents, and those who have become citizens
of Rhode Island are still recognized by the
''townspcops" us aliens. This means they
are the Legitimate prey of the resident pop
nlation. The question Of taxes has been
bothering the good people of Newport and
hey decided to let the summer people feel
that 1t was burden. new tax list has
Ocean Drive have not been overlooked. The
valuation has been fixed at $4Q.02SO00 and
the rate Sl1 on every thousand. The sum.
The Cornelius Vanderbilt estate Will pay
SlOS12, Mrs. Oliver II. p. Belmont will
pay $500 and the following assessed values
II. Mex. Twombly $4,000, j, ]. Van Aleu
S322, 600, +. W: Vanderbilt 1861 600, Perry
Belmont $4,000, g. p .Wetmore S537 900
King S350,00o, the Goeet estates S1,0l5,000
and the John Carter Brown estate $4,000
Some idea of the value of Newport villas
can be Cleaned from the tax list.
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/ have occasionally observed that money
loves money. Banker James Stlllman, pres
ident of the City bank and recognized
financial agent for the STANDARD oil com
hinatlon of kings of finance, has the salts
faction of knowing that his millions, which
will go 10 his daughter Isabel, will be
Ttn ae millions o IF 6 SdGgv
which will make the bride elect Mrs. Rookie
Teller, Miss Isabel gave a pretty lunch to
V MISS Gdh i K Ga aa %s so Alice E
ard Strong Miss Daisy Greer. Miss Ethel
whitney and Miss Ethel g. Rockefeller. By
ceremony will have been celebrated in St
Bartholomew church by Rev. DIR. Greer
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The engagement Of Miss Fin Potter
daughter of Mr.. James Brown Potter, to
Mr.. James Stillman, Jr.. has been an
nounced. The wedding will take place at
Tuxedo. She is a sweet, amiable. attrac,
tive girl, with all her mothers heauly and
none of her home wrecking genius Her
father is nohlchearted fellow. who has
borne his troubles like Christian gentle
man, and he deserves good husband for
his lovely daughter
The first marriage ceremony ever sol
emnlzed within the walls of n convent in
the United States took place few days
ago In the Convent of st. Ursula at Bed
ford Park, n. Y. The bride was Miss Ma
tl'da o'Ryan, and the bridegroom. Dr. Gus
tavc Arthur Taschereau, brother of the
cardinal The brides sister Is known IN
the religious world as Mother M;chael'S,
| married Archbishop Corrlgan grantee the
necessary dlspensatlon. sixty hablted nuns
ard seyenty-hye pupils IN black Gowns ah 70
was strange sight, one was glad 10 VII,
ness in the holy place. How did wish |
to osed ~ by their
to whispers of love. the hearts or women
who resisted natures pleading for the IN
noceht and incalcnable Joys of maternity
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T.. .,,a,-aJ CONTRAST wa &
that of Miss Rosalie Xavier Paul to Henry
Anthony R,rclay. Jr., at the Church of the
Heavenly Rest. She. is the daughter 81
Colonel Paul, home from Manila on SIGN IN
leave and consequently he was enaDien W
see his daughter married.
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Among the weddings to take place Is that
of Mrs Sarah Rodgers Sloane. daughter
Of Colonel John w. Rodgers, to Or. Nelson
Herrick Henry. DR.. Henry Is the cher
surgeon of the National Guard and assem-.
bynan from the Fifth New York County
Assembly district 49,.
Appetizer wedding, indeed. the one which
brought out all the old families, was that
| Of Miss Sarah Gibbs Thompson, only dangh-
| ter OF Mr. and Mrs. Robert Means Ihomp'
sSR to a sshSdP F ESftt T s sS@ %
! performed at the Church of the Heavenly
/ Rest by Rev. DR.. Parker Morgan, The Ieil
family is one of the Oldest, IN New 1ork ,
| and is intermauied with all the princlpn'
| families of knickerbocker society. Repre-
| sentatives We're present or the hAne; "a. "a
| ingston. Van Rensselaer,. Gibbs, Howlands,
! Clarksons, De Peysters and RooseVelts-
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When l look back over many years ana
observe how society has been swelled dur
| ing the last ten years by groups OF people
] who are really strangers in the social sys-
| TEN. l wonder what will take place In me
next ten. The prominent and lasnlonao le
! people OF today had no position Few years
! ago. and the distinguished persons OF rev
years ago are Of little consequence today
Diedrich knlckerbOeker.