The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-08-06
THE RERsRR CAsE~--PULL PARFICU-
LARS,

THE REKSER CAsE~--PULL PARFICU-
LARS,
The good people of our neighboring
borough, Pleasantville, were thrown
into general state Of imagination
and mysti6cation by an announcement
in the Courier of last Thursday, that
their till then highly respected young
townsman, G. A. Reeser, florist, had
procured divorce at Prairie du Chen,
in Wisconsion, in November last and
that on the 22d of February he had
married Miss Alice M. Good, of Cher.
ry Camp, West Virginia.
That our readers may have q clear
understanding of this case, we will
state that about nine years ago we'll
known and highly esteemed Methodist
clergyman by the name of Reeser was
living in Tidioute, Pa, and his son
Charles then about twenty-one years
of age, became married to very re-
spectacle girl about sixteen years of
age. The union seemed to be happy
one. The young wife was entirely de.
voted to her husband. Soon after,
young Reeser went to New York and
engaged with the great foriculturist,
Peter Henderson, to learn the bust
ness of growing plants, etc. Subse.
quently he went to North Adams,
Mass, and engaged in the same busi.
ness there. A few years ago Mr.. Rec.
ser, Sr., bought few acres of land of
Mr.. Brown, in Pleasantville, and in
vited his son to make his homo with
him, and establish himself in his favor.
ite pursuit. The offer was accepted,
and in the latter part of 1871 he erect
ed those large lighthouses for growing
budding outplants and all the line Of
flowers usually found in such establish
ments. His business hourished and
became lucrative. His sales of plants
extended all over the country. His
wife proved herself help-mate in.
deed. She studied the whole business,
and made herself familir with the rou.
tine of its affairs and devoted her
time and energies to the interest of
her husband to such degree that no
end of compliments were bestowed up
on her as a model wife. During the
winter of 1912, before any plants
were grown for sale, and when money
was very scarce with the new concern,
she would make boquets and bring
them to Titusville and look up custo,
mers for them.
1t is not known that any cloud ever
cast shadow over the home of young
Reeser and wife. They were blessed
with son bright and promising lad.
II has been said that Reeser was sub
ject to peculiar moods, somewhat of a
gloomy character, making him at times
almost morose. He would be extreme
ly reticent to customers, only answer
ing their questions with as few words
as possible. But there was this pecu-
liarty, he would write long letters,
and it is said they were remkable for
their elegant diction, and it was this
which finally caused his trouble.
In the spring of 1872, among those
who answered his advertisements, was
a young lady by the name of Miss
Alice Nj. Good, living at Cherry Camp,
Harrison county, West Virginia.
There was nothing peculiar about her
order. In filling it however, Mr.. Rec
ser, as often was his custom, put in a
few plants more than was called for.
The recipient, who it seems is very
fond of flowers, was delighted to find
she had more than she had any expec-
tation of getting, and expressed her
thanks to the florist for the present,
and INDUCED in some general refec.
tions about the beauty of flowers, and
how delightful it must be to be en-
gagged in growing flowers and have
them in abundance, ETC., etc. To this
letter Mr. Reeser replied at length,
and correspondence ensued, and Mr..
Reeser concluded that perhaps Miss
Good could learn to love the flower
grower as we'll as the flowers.
Why he should tire of his wife no
ono can tell, but he began at once to
procure a divorce. His first step was
TO fee an infamous firm Of divorce law
yers of New York. He paid them
$3.50 to begin With, and $40 afterward.
In Wisconsin divorces are readily OBJ
taiaed where both parties are willing
aud consent in writing. One day he
presented his wife a paper which he
wished her to sign without knowing
the contents. This she very properly
declined to do. 1t was her marriage
death warrant though she did not
know it at the time. Who finally did
n her name to the paper asking for
'qrce is not yet known, but some
Nmmitted deliberate forgery, fol
6 divorce was duly entered
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