Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-18
DEATH SHATTERED
BELLS ROMANCE
chain Grocer Said to Have
Been Engaged to
Widow
WEDDING WAS POSTPONED

,.,ss peil. late millionaire proprietor Of
.s.g, Of grocery stores that bears his
80. is said to have been on the eve ~
=. 10 : pretty widow who nursed him
s.,,re hls illness. when death cut short the
iasrc Details OF the contemplated mar
,,,rs. which was TO have taken place on
r-s,ssrivInE Day. and OF the shattered
.s,rs we're revealed today by Michael
p,an. OF SITE KinEsessing avenue a
e.s.,in.iayv. Of the nancee. Mrs Edwin
= es..,ttre who lives AZ the Ocean Deck
v,,,snts s23 Boardwalk. Atlantic city
,eers Nfr BELL died on November 20
ti.w difference In religion was the only
-. ~ the marriage being performed before
=. death OF Mr. Bell was brought out in
~ story told by Mr. Ryan. me d.ierence
~ ss,-icn made necessary for Mrs Mcguire
y y ..sS dlspensation which caused the we'd.
-, .t.ns TO ba retarded sixty days
,s.ordlne TO MIR Ryan. the marriage was
- set FOR November so. Thanksgiving
,,.s hut lust hye days before that time
NJ Bell died.
80. Mcguire had known Mr.. Bell for
- Gears said Mr.. Ryan today. They
~, IN Atlantic City through friends while
nn,.sndins n social function, ! believe. u
- ,ot until recently, however. that they
s ~ " intimately acquainted. Mr. Bell
,e.ssd an apartment at the Ocean
vsst therefore, they were neighbors at one
a.hou, six weeks ago Mr.. Bell followed
-. sa,,lce Of his physician TO seek quiet and
.Nrs-t He went TO Atlantic city completely
s.atsn down In health II was Impossible
~, h,n, 10 get proper care and attention at
~ iaasI so he went to the apartments. where
Z. rro,,ld receive proper care from Mrs.
Mcguire his hancee.
,,rhs marriage was all planned. Mrs Ma
,,ie. went 10 n priest whom | know and
sonrht dispcnsatlon owing 70 the difference
II thar respective religions. She postponed
he marriage sixty days on this account.
TIE new daate Het wasNfor November 30,
TbankygivinE Day. Tho ceremony was TO
hsve taken place in a small New Jersey
,owu. between Philadelphia and Atlantic
CITY / can't remember the name OF the
town
aunfortunately Mr.. Bell grew very III.
He was like a child. II was necessary TO do
everything for him. He could never have
received such care and treatment Rt u hotel.
They would not have accepted him.
"fIlS physician from here went down TO
Atlantic City every two or three days.
ard his business manager, believe, went
down nearly every week
ron November 2e. tho date OF his death.
Mr. Bell was present at dinner He ap.
pearsd 10 be in n happy mood. despite his
terribly weakened condition few hours
iaier he died.
~it was a terrible shock TO Mrs. Mcguire.
She Is heart-broken over the affair"
Mr. Bells death is recorded as having
been caused by uremia and Brlghts dis
ease He was attended ut the time OF his
death by Dr. Joseph white. OF Atlantic
City
FIANCEE A BRUNETTE
His hancee. Mrs, Mcguire. is a striking
brunette. with blue eyes, and is about
shirty-ive years OF age. She Is the widow
q a former Philadelphia liquor dealer
who also died In Atlantic City. Consider.
able attention was directed to Mrs Mcguire
during the spring OF 1914. when she filed
. eaveat to prevent the probate of the win
Of her husband She was totally excluded
from sharing in the estatae.
Mr. Ryan today denied n rumor that his
nlster-ln-lav was going TO contest the will
of Mr. Bell. which was admitted TO probate
last Thursday in the Montgomery County
Courts
There is no truth in these rumors."
aid Mr. Ryan. Mrs Mcguire, know.
has enemies, who would no doubt try to
fess affairs and l can tell you that we
afe not seeking any legal mix-up. We are
rot looking for anything but proper COM
bensatlon for the care and service given
NJ. Bell during his illness, which is no
more than fair"
Mr. Bells estate is said to be valued at
several million dollars He began his gro-
vas 30 successful that at the time OF his
death the Bell chain OF stores numbered
rs, IN Philadelphia and surrounding coun-
ties. He was a prominent horseman, own
Ing large string OF horses and the Cedar
Park Stock Farms. His home was in Bryn
haWr, but he is said to have resided with
sister In Cynwyd for a number of years.
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