Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22

On the arrival of dispensation papers
for which application has been made
to the pope at Rome, US. Charles v.
Doolittle, who was formerly Miss Kate
Mccarthy, will be married to Mr. Fred
Bush Their marriage viii be the final
link in an unusual chain of circuni-
stances. -
About two years ago, an Internal ma
chine was sent to the Mccarthy home,
All East Georgia avenue, which seri-
ousIy injured Mrs. Mccarthy, the moth
err of the bride-to-be. and demolished
the room in which it was opened. Fred
Bush and Charles V. Doolittle were then
partners in the produce business, and
Doolittle was a very close friend OF
Miss Mccarthy. They were practically
engaged. The finger of suspicion was
pointed at Bush, and he was formally
accused of the crime of sending the in
fernal machine and tried on such
charge. His acquittal resulted. But the
sending of the internal machine and the
subsequent trial of Bush had worn
through the strong friendship that ex-
listed between him and Doolittle The
two dissolved business partnership and
drew apart. Later, Doolittle and Miss
Mccarthy were married and moved to
Florida. Almost from the time of his
mirage Doolittle's health began to fall
In April 1908, he was brought back to
Atlanta, dying. 1t was to the Mccarthy
home that he was taken. Bush secured
permission to nurse him. He practically
abandoned his business to be at the side
of the sick man, and gave his whole time
to him until Doolittle's death, May 90
1t was during her husbands last sickness
that Mrs. Doolittle first grew to know
Bush Admiration at his constancy and
devotion to his friend who was her hus-
band warmed their acquaintance into
friendship, then into love, which is to end
In marriage
Will Get Dispensation
Because of the fact that Mrs. Doolittle
is a Catholic and Bush is a Protestant,
a dispensation must be secured from the
pope at Rome before tiAeir marriage will
be possible. Application for such pontifi-
cal action was made several weeks ago,
and papers giving the required permis-
sion are expected to arrive by February
l or q immediately after their arrival the
marriage will occur, so it is believed that
1t will take place either February or 2.
Neither Bush nor Mrs. Doolittle wish
to talk now of their coming marriage.
She blushed very rosily and smiled very
brightly when asked about it Thursday
morning.
but I can't tell you anything" she
said You must get everything from
him"
Then she ran upstairs.
81 don't wish to say anything about 1t
Just now" he said: IN tell you about it
later"
The baby on the little iron bed upstairs
cooes his entire assent. The chubby lit
tie newcomer is but five weeks old. He
is named for his father, Charles V. Doc
little. and is the exact image of him, his
grandmother insists.
Engaged Six Months
IT was Mrs. Mccarthy who gave out the
announcement of the marriage. She said
that Bush and Mrs. Doolittle have been
engaged for six months.
81 am very glad they are to marry,
she said. "He is an excellent man. his
constancy and devotion when Charley was
diving was very manly and true"
Bush is now owner of the Southern Pro-
duce company, 70 South Broad street. he
and Doolittle were formerly partners In
Doolittle & Bush.
Mrs. Doolittle is living with her moIher
at 447 East Georgia avenue.
She has made her home there since the
death of her husband. After her mar
rage with Doolittle, they changed their
residence to Florida. There Doolittle was
taken I'll. He took to his bed. grew stead
lily worse, and was finally brought back
to Atlanta by his wife and taken to her
mothers home.
Immediately after Doolittle was brought
to Atlanta, Bush called up Mrs. McCar-
thy over the phone and asked permission
to nurse the rapidly sinking man. 1t was
the first time there had. been any inter-
course between the Mccarthy family and