New-York tribune., 1911-11-26
SOME PERSONAL ITEMS.

What else happened that a well in.
| formed citizen ought TO remember" asked
/ Busy Man.
owing to the continued indisposiiion q,
w. Watts Sherman. the invitations for the
marriage OF his daughter, Miss Mildred
Sherman. to Lord Camoys on Decemberl
were recalled, and the wedding took pac,
quietly at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs sh,r.
man.
George A. HUM, millionaire banker.
senior member Of the firm Of Huhn, Edey
& CO.. of New York and George A. HUM
& Sons. Of Philadelphia inserted IN the
Philadelphia newspapers notice that arti-
cles Of separation had been signed between
him and Alyce NJ. HUM, his wife. under
which ample financial provision had been
made for her.
~. Cortlandt Van Rensselaer,, OF tbs
New York family Of that name. resident
of Stockbridge. Mass, and Miss Mabel
Louise Watts, a trained nurse, were mar
ried I'm the Methodist parsonage at Pitts-
field. The marriage was the outcome Of
Mr. Van Rensselaer's illness last summer.
II was due TO the brides care that the
patient lived. During the nursing back TO
life the bachelor Of sixty years fell In love
with his blonde nurse Of twenty-siX.
'Dr. John NJ T. Finney announced that
| he had requested that his name be with
drawn from consideration as president OF
! Princeton University. DR.. Finney said
/ he felt that his work as a member Of tie
faculty Of Johns Hopkins Medical School.
/ for which he believed he was better fitted,
was not yet done.
''The Rev. Dr. John Charles Roper, pro-
! fessor Of theology ar the General The-
| illogical Seminary OF this city, was elected
/ Protestant Episcopal Bishop OF British
/ Columbia.
! FRIDAY was the birthday of John Bge-
low. who is ninety-four years old, and OF
Andrew Carnegie. who is seyenty-six.
Mrs. Hetty Green had birthday. and
| on her own acknowledgment is a year older
| than the newspapers called her when the
, occurrence Of the last birthday was noted
bv them. The reference books agree in
saving that she was born on November q,
/ 1S35. which would make her seventy-slx
wears old. but she herself said that the
wear was 1894. and that she had arrived al
the age of seventy-seven. and at that fet
five years younger than year ago
at the November meeting OF the Yae
| CORPORATION the receipt OF many Sifts was
announced. the most important being that
from owen T.. Adds, OF Washington OF the
class OF "a. which consists OF collection OF
first and notable editions and manuscnp"
and letters of American authors, making
what is probably the largest and most COM
nIete collection OF American belletrisuc IT.
| erature in existence. II contains nearly SIX
thousand volumes and is valued at s"m
Might scouting in aeroplahes equippsu
with acetylene searchlights was trieo
the fiers Of the Army Aviation Schoo' q.
College Park, Md. Successful surveys
surrounding hills were made
president Taft directed the warden OF
the Atlanta Penitentiary to TRANSFER
charles n. Morse. the New York banker
to the United States army hospital at Fort
Mcpherson. near Atlanta, where he VIII
remain under federal authority and VIII
he given medical treatment. The tram
fer is TO be made because he mas Kidne!
trouble and is said TO be dylns.
"Three of the merry men Of Lincoln
Centre. Kan, who smeared a young
woman WIN Tar Ntit sNhNS''N~' ~
each in jail.
"Henry Clay Beattie, jr.. went to h's
death at Richmond, Va, the sef-coniesseu
murderer of his young wife. Louise owe"
Beattie. although the confession was ho'
made public until four hours atter 10
had paid the toll exacted by the law iis
maintained 10 the end the remarNaDie
nerve he had exhibited since hrst ne was
accused Of killing his wife on the lone"
Midlothian Turnpike. July rs last
Three murderers in Sing Sing were pu
10 death by electricity. They were fieu0
Faletto. of Port Chester: Frank scher"lsi
horn. OF AIillbrook. near PoughkeePsie' s"'
Pert l.. Brown. a negro, OF Rye.
The Hamburg-Amercan liner Prince -,
acbim. of the companys Auas ser'i'e
the West Indies, went aground on At"oOe
cav. of the Bahamas. All the passense'
were taken off safely, including william
Jennings Bryan -.
"shipWrecked year earlier than n'
usual time" chuckled Busy Man.