New-York tribune., 1902-04-22
SEQUEL TO ROMANTIC CoURTsHIH.
BERTRAND F BELL. OF THIS CITY. TO
MARRY MISS BEATRICE BOGGS, on
CHIIIICOTHE OHIO.

Invitations have been issued for the wedding OF
Bertrand F. Bell. of New-York City. to Miss Bea-
trice Boggs, of Chicothe. Ohio The wedding Is
to take place in st. Paul'S Protestant Episcopai
Church, in ChiIIicothe Wednesday, April So.
The Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix. rector OF TRINITY
Church, this city, who is an uncle of the pros
pecve bridegroom it is expected, viii go 10 Cnliii-
eothe TO ofIciate The ceremony will be the sequei
a romantic courtship which has furnished suo-
jeet for many newspaper articles all over the eoun-
try. 1t is said that in winning his bride MI 6eh'
who is wealthy young man. college graduate
an athlete and a member of number or promi-
nent clubs owed his success largely to the racr
that he became day laborer in the employ or the
Baltimore and Southwestern Railroad at tne coin-
pany's shops in Chicothe.
Mr. Bell who is a son of the late Edward r.
Bell of this city. began his career by making an
excellent record at Harvard After leaving COLI
lege he Joined the Peary relief expedition fes-
turning from this trip. he turned his attention 70
rairoadips His object was familiartze ni1nseif
with the affairs of the Baltimore and Ohio SOUTH
western Road, in which he is stockholGer tndt no
might be fitted to take prominent snare IN its
mana cement He rifted out to Chillicothe wnere ne
took his place among the workers who had never
heard of Harvard or seen a golf stick AFTER ne
left the workshops at night Mr. Bell was an I'm
portant feature of the towns society IL was noe
long before he met Misses BOggs. who are the
daughters of Marcus Bosss ex-Internal Revenue
Collector for the district of Southern Ohio The
cient Ohio capital and the daughters, who spend
much of their time driving through the shady
streets of the sleepy old town. attracted Mr.. Bell
much more than any of the other young women or
l.e place The most inComparabiy lovely ne
thought was Miss Beatrice. who was twenty one,
tall. a brunette. vivacious and almost bewItcning
in her manner and conversation -.
At length young New-Yorker confessed MS
love for her. Miss Beatrice hesitated. she uked
Mr. Bell very well. indeed but was he not TOO
much of a wanderer? She prOfeSsed a preference
for young of decided careers. Mr. Bell oe.
clared that if that all he would apply hlrnsetL
more diligently than ever before the science OF
raiIroading. Not long the superintendent OF
the shops promoted Mr.. Bell. The next evening ne
Contrfved to tell Miss Bogss. can you take tne
of career on truSt? the young HlilHelldIro
plv was so encouraging that they set about ar
ranging details of the wedding at once IL wlli
be one of the largest weddings that Chtlcothe mas
known in years. The relatives from NeW-1ork Will
in a special ear. -,
one of the most famous old mansions in Ohlo as a
home for his bride. The house built at Chilli
cothe in 1905 by General WOTthingtOn. first Gov
ernor of Ohio 1t was in those early days ldfie9
throughout the entire West. Among the noted
persons entertained beneath its roof have oeen
Bernard Duke of Saxe-Weimar t.isenbach. tsn1in
Rev Mr. and Mrs Henry Clay. Mrs Pope. sister
of Iohn Quincy Adams Lewis F. Cass. Governor
De Witt Clinton and Rufus King. OF New-1 ork AM
Brecknriige Vice-President Of the United states
previous to the Civil War. spent several days
there while bringing home to Kentucky his bride.
the daughter of President Smith of Princeton, "
j. Tecumseh- the famous Indian chief was aIso
entertained there by Governor Worthinston. ais
tornahawk is still there. curiosity, susPenceti
in the dining The last occupant OF the oAd
house Don Piart.