The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-05
MISS FRANCES FOLSOM
TO MARRY PRESIDENT CLEVE.
LAND NEXT MONTH.
So Says Her Grandfather, Col, Jehn
b. Folsom Of POlsOmdale, WyOm.
ing County, n. Y.


this morning publishes letter from
It's Albany correspondent nh CD gives
the result OF an interview on Saturday
last with Col John &. Folsom OF Fol
somdfls, Wyoming county, grand
father of Miss frances, or, as she is
better known, frankie FolsOm.
The homestead looks Ike an Old.
time tavern, with its bali.dCzsn great
wooden pillars in front supporting the
porch. Il was built years ago for that
purpose, and has baen remodeled into
one OF the tiuest country rsaidences in
this part Of the Stste. The drawing
room would do credit 10 any Old
Knickerhocker mansion, 80 rich are
the furnishings and 80 quaint some Of
the OrnamentGii0ns, Col. FOlsom's
portrait and a fue crgyon picture Of
Oscar Folsom, the iather Of President
Cleveland.s hAnce, are conspicuous
on the walls, and a large photograph
of Miss Folsom herself, framed in red
plush, ornaments a carved ebony cab.
met Ia the room is picture Of the
homestead, and photographs OF half
hundred relsiiveH are placed ia a1-
vantageous positions. There Is e fine
picture Of President Cleveland, and
near by are three photographs OF Miss
Folfom taken Of various periods Of
her you'll.
Col Folsom is ssyenty-fye years
old, and having received several via
itors t1.gsy, lell fa.igued, He is tail,
well-bui.t man, though bent aud
slightly lame from the govt he wears
a long gay beard, aud presents
pattiarchEl appearance. His eyes are
sharp and blue, and he has plea ant
smile Col Folsom said iha he had
not much 10 say about the wedding OF
bis granddaughter that hld not al.
ready been sid; aud, anyway, it was
a matter which he did not like to see
discussed ia print.
at is true" SAID Col Folsom, in tue
course Of conversation, THAT frankie
is TO be married to Preside4t Cleve-
land. Sh9 Is one CT the m 81 lovable
girls you ever saw, aud ] love her
with al The devotion possible. have
two otherglanddalghters, but frankie
is the oldest, and l am very proud Of
her, There is no doubt about the fact
OF chs marriage, but the interton was
TO keep II ee,rst until she returned
from Europe, whore she went partly
on account OF the rumor which WIS
current last summer, when she visited
Washington, that she was likely 10
wed the President. This was very an.
noying 10 her and her mother, for she
wasnot even engaged 10 be married
10 The President then. IL made them
very angry to have those terrible pict-
ures printed in the paper. You eau
see for yourself by the photographs |
have here whether they look anything
like F ankle"
when DO you think the marriage |
will Occut2"
"As to that, cannot be quoted ne
an authority. Tne only date | have |
heard mentioned was Wednesday, !
June 9th, but feel faiished thai the !
plans will all be changed on account
OF the newspaper talk. The Wedding
will take place in the White.House.
/ would rather have 1t occur here, for
/ could not nov stgud tbs fat que OF a
journey TO Washington; but thft |
Seems 10 be out OF the question. |
Frankie wanted 70 have the wedding !
take place In the Whiie-HOuee and !
would prefer that sho should have her |
own way shout H. do not know ex. |
act y when they became engaged Hor .
mother can tell you all about that
when che gets back. frankie was
over tWeuly'one years Of aga when she
was engaged, and she and her mother
knew what they were doing / am
happy about it and hope Frankie will |
be happy
"You knew Pie2idont Clevaland2"
TO be sure | did. ! knew him well. |
Wasn't be my son Oscars law part |
ney ? And before he went into pel |
ties he used TO come out here lre. /
quenlly. He would 70 out in the or.
chard aud throw apples and stones ct |
msrkswith the children. Grover was
too heavy to b. good thr1wer end |
the otheis would lay him cut ire.
quenlly. have seen linn only once |
or twice eince he was elected Mayor,
and I,nerer bothered him with talk /
ing about politics. I an Democrat,
aud think Cleveland is the best man /
ever " tho, Presidential chair. Ihsye
a warm NgArd for him, and he will be
a welctfue aadifioq 70 tbs family"
There have been contradictory and |
perhaps annoying reports m To The |
paAmeftol the travelling Uxpcntes OF |
Mrs. aud Mss Folsom"
WHO do You suppose ia paying /
themg Do you think that John Fol |
som would let hia granddaughter 90 |
ahroad a. somebody discs expense ? |
Why, sir, sent her q check for s O0Oin /
In my last letter 30 her and am prepared |
to send her all the money she wants. !
BeloIe,a he lett told her she could get
her troasseau, as you call it, in Paris
or anywhere elso she wanted to, and |
gave her good sum Of money. The
only condition that imposed war hat
she should get fms one, and tx.
pect to send asr nioV money to pay
Tor il i"
Col Folsom thon talked further
about the financial condition OF his
son Oscars family, and from what he
said the Inference would bs drawn
that Oscar left his affairs in very
tangled condition, and that not much
was realized III am getting old" said
the colonel, land a. least until frankie
gels married she is welcome to draw
on me for what money she wants. l l
delight 10 making others happy" He
expeCti % receive the next letter from
Paris, and by that time Mifs Folsom
will pro ably have received extracts
from the newspapers commenting on
the MARI age.
Some interesting particulars about
the Folsom family were learned nom
the colonel in the Course Of further
conversation. The grandfather be-
longs t. 3 historic family, which is
no pref Y we'll distributed. His wife
del in January, 1873. Two children
followed her within three weeks,
Benz amin F. and Mary A. Oscar, he
remaining child, died July %. 1879,
from . carrirge sci Dent IN BuGAlo
The family now ccngittl OF the Sidow
OF Benjamin and he, fonr children, Of
whom the eldest is Mis' Emma Fol-
sOm She has another daughter aud
two sons Mrs B. + Folsom, q hsnd-
como womau Of forty three. Is the mis-