The Hattiesburg news., 1916-08-08
is NAMED
IN DIVORCE SUIT
KENTUCKY BELLE ASKS sEPARA-
TloN FROM MISSISSIPPI
LuMBERMAN.
Special to The Neaos.

place, reputed to be millionaire, has
been made the defendant in divorce
| action filed at Louisville by his wife,
Mrs. Bridgeford Carrier, former Ken
| lucky beauty and belle.
!, Carrier came here from Buffalo, N.
Y. According to advices from Louis
Vile, the suit has brought to light a
story of obscurity to great wealth that
pales anything written for school boys
by Henty or Alger, and tale OF, the
| lengths to which love may lead man
1 that rivals the rarest writing of De
Maupassant.
The charges made by Mrs, Carrier
are of highly sensational character.
In her petition she asks for proper
alimony' and has refused the offer
| made by her husband several days ago
for a settlement which embraced
S175,O00, their palatial summer home,
valued at $4,000, on the River Road,
near Glenyiew, KY, and 500 month
additional for the support of their 10
year-old son, who is said to be in deli
cate health.
Carrier was married to Miss Bridge
ford 16 years ago. The girl, graduated
| from several of the most fashionable
schools of the country, was then 22
years of age, and Carrier one year her
senior. He was man Of striking ap,
learance, but no worldly wealth, his
father being engaged in a number of
Hventures in New York, Tennessee,
kentucky, Mississippi and other Sec
ions, that tied up all his property.
However, "the way of a man with a
maid" is hard to understand and Car
rier not only persuaded the Louisville
society belle to marry him, but also to
move to Sardis, Miss, where his father
owned small hardwood lumber MILL
Carrier became foreman in the sawmill
at salary Of not quite $40 week, or
$1,000 year. The young wife, who
had been used to evsry comfort and
luxury that money could buy, happily
accustomed herself to the hardships of
their new life. There were few peo-
pie in the town with whom she could
find congenial association and most of
her time was taken up by household
duties, for, in addition to the ordinary
home duties, she cooked the meals Of
the men who worked in the mill.
Oftentimes when the mill was running
at night she prepared hot midnight
lunches for all the workmen. To a
: friend she confded that for three years
1 after their marriage all the clothing
! lshe had consisted of her trousseau and
I the discarded dresses of younger sis
ter sent by her mother.
Practiced Rigid Economy.
During the first six years of theii
: married life they practiced the most
!, lrigid economy while the husband was
: getting a start. They saved every
n possible penny. Mrs. Carrier confined
r to friend that $4,000 which she re
J ceived from her family at one time she
y gave to her husband and with this ant
r what they had saved the young people
II bought the plant from the elder Car
rier. The natural resources of the dis
trict in hardwoods was practically un
II limited and Carrier had located ant
s. acquired lands and rights in the yer,
d heart of it. He struck it rich and il
f. a short time his income was more thai
It 100000 a year The greater part o
IS this they reinvested in the business
IT and a few years ago the struggling mil
le foreman had become millionaire
IS Mrs. Carrier has contided to friend
k that up to the time when her husban,
tacquired vast wealth and the time 70
relaxation in his business affairs thei
e. life was all happiness. Their only child
4 who is now a boy of 10 years, was del
cate in health, and this proved an al
ie lditional bond between them. Althoug
a. Mr. Carrier was required to spend TIL
I'd greater part Of his time in Sardis, lool
- ing after his extensive interests, h
x purchased large estate on the New
ID burg road, near louisville, KY, frol
le General John B. Castleman. There h
ID built handsome summer home. Late
oe this was not splendid enough to sui
va his tastes and means and he bough
n the beautiful Cooper place on the rive
road near Glenview, upon which h
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