The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-04
TO MARRY THE WAITER.
MISS POMEROY'S MIND MADE Up,
ACCORDING TO ALL ACCOUNTS.

She is Wealthy and has Lived Long
Time at the Murray Ein Hotel-Ihe
Expectant Bridegroom is j. n
Stephenson.
From the Nelc York Star.
Most of the people who hveat the Murray
Hill hotel believe that Miss Mollie Pomeroy
has married j. H. Stephenson. Mr.. Steph.
enson protests that she has not, but says
that she will marry him about May 10.
They are talking about it at the hotel be-
cause Miss Pomeroy is rich and will be
richer one day, while Mr.. Stephenson is the
had waiter. Moreover, the courtship has
been proceeding for the last three years,
right there on the premises.
Miss Pomeroy is the only child Of w. H.
Pomeroy, a bond broker, who retired from
business a short time before be died four
years ago. He and his " ife and daughter
lived at the Hotel Bristol at Fifth avenue
aud Forty-second street for years until the
Murray Hill was opened seven years ago.
Then they went to the Murray Hill and Mr..
Pomeroy died there. His widow add
daughter have lived there since Mr..
Pomeroy, it is believed, left considerable
fortune, and his daughter is reputed to have
a personal income of $40, 000 year, and her
mother is wealthy.
Miss Pomeroy is a slender young woman
of 81 or 2S years. Her face is attractive.
She has dark hair, dark eyes and a good
complexion. She dresses plainly Sac is
reserved IN her manners, but has a will OF
her own, and few intimate friends. She il
bright and ready talker.
Three or four years ago Stephenson be-
came waiter in the hotel. This was after
Mrs. Pomeroys death. Stephenson is a
ScotchmBn born, but has been in this
country since boyhood. He Is said to he 81
years old. but looks younger. 10 is rather
short and plump and has a pleasant foce,
with a boyish mustache above rather full
lips.
He came to New York from the west six
or seven years ago and got plaza as side
waiter at the Windsor. His wages were
SIS month. He was sociable and very
popular with the other walters, who gave
him jolly send-olf when he went to the
Murray Hill four years ago. He got the
same wages here, but was soon after made
head waiter in the American dining room.
where he has since earned $75 month.
Miss Pomecoy and her mother hnbitually
occupied table in the southwest corner OF
the dining room, and Stephenson, while he
was plain waiter, waited upon them. II
Is said in the hotel that his attentions 70
~
ginning. When Stephenson became head
waiter be had less opportunity to pay
attentions TO the young woman, but
be never failed to meet her at the door
and escort her the entire length of TIE
room to her table. A couple of years age
her apparent pleasure IN his attentions
became general talk all over the hotel. The
men who breakfasted or dined in the room
used to rally Stephenson about the girl and
co - has
the ladies who boarded there. The Murray
Hill is a family hotel, and many OF those
who take their meals in the American din.
ing room have lived in the hotel for years
so that they have been able to follow the
case.
Stephenson laughed off every question.
About a year ago the report got about il
the Murray Hill that the day was get for the
wedding, and all the guests were alive witt
| curiosity. Mrs. Pomeroy was known to be
exceedingly annoyed at the gossip, and it il
SAID that she positively refused to permit
Stephenson to enter her parlors. Savera
times since it has again been reported that
the day was set, and several times the re
port has spread that they were actually
| married. The first week of April q rspor
OF this sort was printed in a society paper
but Stephenson then denied to a Sun re-
porter that he and Miss Pomeroy were en-.
| gagged. AT this time Mrs. Pomeroy KEEP
her room for several days, aud it was sait
in the hotel yesterday that her daughter hat
/ then announced to her positively that SD,
was going to marry the head waiter.
Yesterday the hotel guests had it that th
| two had been married on Sunday or Mon
| day last, and that they had spent brie
honeymoon at the Hotel Royal at Sixth
avenue and Fortieth street. This was a
| first denied by the clerk at the Hotel ROYAL
and it was denied by Stephenson Tn,
Hotel Royals register, under the date o
| Sunday, April %, has the entry ~ II
Stephenson and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephenson remained tw,
days, but, of course, Stephenson is not a,
uncommon name. At the Murray Hill i
was learned that the head waiter and Mis-
| Pomeroy had been present there at ever
meal.
j. H. Stephenson smilingly parried tn
! questions of Sun reporter for awhile las
evening, and at length said:
| "Well might as well admit that an
going to marry Miss Pomeroy. l haven
married her yet, but If you come up ant
see me on the 10th can give you som
news"
You are going to leave on the 1Othp'
| "Well, yes, / am"
us the marriage with Mrs. Pomeroy'
| consents"
"Well--why. yes, of course"
| What are the plans for the Wedding
why, we haven't arranged the plan
yet" said Stephenson, smiling. 1--WE won
be married in church and we won't be mar
ried by priest, for neither of us is
Catholic. Yes. minister will marry us
But I'll tell you about that on the 1Oth.n
"What are you going to do after yol
leave your place hsre3"
why, I'll do something. l suppose
shall go into business