Newport County, R.I. Marriage Announcements

Newport- Mr. Isaac Gould, to Miss. Sarah Hammett, daughter of Mr. Nathan Hammett.
December 25 1810 - Rhode-Island American And General Advertiser - sub. by D. Goosinow

Newport- Mr. Benjamin H. Pitman, to Miss. Mary Stanhope, daughter of the late Mr. Edward Stanhope.
December 25 1810 - Rhode-Island American And General Advertiser - sub. by D. Goosinow

Newport- Mr. Sanford Bell, to Miss Sukey Rex, daughter of Mr. George Rex
December 25 1810 - Rhode-Island American And General Advertiser - sub. by D. Goosinow

Leaves Newport in Disgust
James J. Van Alen Unable to Break Daughter’s Engagement.
Newport, R. I., Oct. 12- James J. Van Alen’s sudden departure for Lenox has stimulated interest in the love affair of his daughter and Ralph Ranlet of Holyoke, Mass. It is said here that Van Alen, unable to break off the match, hastened away in disgust, leaving the young Harvard man in the field. It is said also that Mrs. Astor, Miss Van Alen’s grandmother, will announce the engagement before another week.
Ever since the rumor that Ranlet would be his son-in-law was started Van Alen refused to speak to him. When Van Alen won the promise of Miss Emily Astor, William Astor objected, and he never forgave his daughter. Van Alen fought Lawrence Van Alen’s engagement to Miss Daisy Post, but they married. In the summer of 1902 he refused to acknowledge Robert J. Collier as the fiancé of Miss Sara Van Alen, and the Colliers were married without his presence.
Miss May Van Alen was engaged to Robert Remington and the father opposed the engagement. Remington committed suicide. His fiancé went into morning. She met young Ranlet when she was visiting her aunt, Mrs. Ogilvie Haig, in London. [From: The Evening Herald, Bellingham, WA, October 12, 1903 - Submitted by Marla Snow]