A Digby correspondent writes to the Globe: Jessie CHUTE was born in Digby some 32 years ago and is one of a family of five children, three girls and two boys. Her father was a comparatively poor man, a shoemaker by trade. When the family was quite young he left for parts unknown and rumour has it that he is still living in the United States. The mother comes from a good family and still resides in Digby. One daughter is married and settled in the United States. The eldest son is dead and the younger son works in the neighboring republic and contributes to the support of his aged mother. There was nothing remarkable about Jessie's career up to the time of her marriage with Rice. On October 4th, 1874, Jessie was married in Digby by licence to John RICE of Bear River. Rev. J.H. Saunders, Baptist clergyman, at that time stationed in Digby, but now at Westport, performed the marriage ceremony. The couple went to live in Bear River. Jessie was then 18 and Rice 22. By him she had one child, a girl. ... Mrs. Rice returned to Digby, placed her little girl in her mother's care, and on the plea of ill treatment left Rice altogether and went to Boston. ... Among the many gay visitors to Digby during the summer of 1887 came a couple, giving their names as Mr. and Mrs. Vernon... After some four weeks in Digby the couple returned to New York taking with them the little girl. .. Jessie it appears, married a wealthy man named VERNON three years ago, did not conduct herself well, and was sued for divorce. At that stage Vernon discovered that Jessie had a husband alive and well in Bear River, N.S., and dropping the divorce, instituted proceedings for annulment of the marriage. (see original)