The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-20
MISS REEVES ROMANCE.
She Elopes With Her Hus-
band After Six Months
of Secret Marriage.
HER PARENTS WERE STERN.
For He Is an Englishman and a
Travelling Salesman-Honey-
moon at Newport.

A secret marriage, attended with SEN
satlonal features, and subsequent run
away union Of the young couple have set
gosslps' tongues wagging at both ends
among residents Of the northern portion
of the Heights.
The principals in the sensation of the
hour are Miss Nellie Reeves and Harry
| Newling Beresford.
The story is this:-On March these
young people were married by the pastor
OF Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, at
the house OF the pastor, No. 1876 Grand
street. near Van Worst. Miss Maud
Dugan Of No. 80 Magnolia avenue and a
friend of Mr.. Beresford's, whose name is
| unknown, witnessed the ceremony, At
lis conclusion the party repaired to the
MOTEL Washington. partook of an elab-
orate repast and parted. Mr., Berestord
Dade his wife adieu and started for Cali
fornia, whittier his business called him.
This ended Chapter l. of tne romance.
CPapter IL. insisted in the happy,
though clandestine, reunion OF the couple
about two weeks ago.
Miss Nellie Reeves resided, with her
| parents at No. 30 Chestnut avenue. She
| is decided brunette with syph-like
form and dark hazel eyes. She is we'll
| known in social circles and has an I'M
usually large circle OF friends, comprising
members of both sexes. By the young
| ladies' she was envied for her remarkable
beauty and pleasing manners. BY young
gentlemen she was admired. She was
Identified with all the social successes
during the past season. Her appearance at
rer Ntions was hailed with delight Since
heA marriage. she kept up her acquain-
| lance with her friends. She attended re-
ceptlons unacoompanied, and by her ac-
lions led intimate acQuaintaDces to be-
l1eve that her affections were not cenUered
In any one direction. Everyone renamed
bllsSfully unconscious of tue fact of her
marriage.
Two years ago. at the Old Guard ball in
New York, Miss Reeves met HAIRY Beres-
| ford. Mr. Beresford is blonde about
thirty five years old. He is an English
| man by birth. He is handsome and jolly.
! His demeanor attracted Miss Reeves at
between them. MIR. Beresford was for a
time after his Introduction to Miss Reeves
| a frequent caller at her home. AS the
montns rolled by. the young people be-
| came more and more infatuated with one
| another. A proposal of marriage from
! Reeves.
Miss Reeves impaired the pleasing in
formation to her parents. Her father,
| who IS Captain OF the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad tug boat 'Wanlta,' was highly
| indignant that anyone should dare propose
marriage 10 his daughter of ~ summers
| Mrs. Reeves was furious aud made va
rious rnotheriy threats. The chief objec-
| tion of the parents, however. hinged on
| the fact that Beresford was travelling
salesman, stranger aud foreigner.
Miss Reeves did not view these objections
with the critical eye of her stern parents,
| and when she WAS finally directed to in
| form Mr.. Beresford thai he must cease
| paying attention 10 her, she stamped her
| pretty foot, snapped fire from her black
eyes and quietly made a firm resolve.
| Her parents, SO far as appearances
went, had gained the victory and Beres-
| ford was tabooed. 10 all outward seem
| ing, the prospective match was broken
OFT. But in reality clandestine meetings
| were OF frequent occurrence. When
| Beresford, who travels for a large glove
house III New York, was off on his bust
ness trips, every mail brought his pros
pective bride expressions of love
The parents of Miss Reeves HUsraog, were in
bland Inconsistencies of this condition
| of affairs. They supposed that Beresford
| has been forgotten. Miss Reeves strength.
ened this belief by receiving callers and
! attending fthe theatre with parties of
| friends.
| Everything was sailing along smoothly
until two weeks ago when Miss Reeves
| attfred herself in her most becoming cos
| tune aud announced her intention of
| going to church. This was the last time
| MIR. and Mrs. Reeves saw their daughter
Inquiring friends besieged Miss Reeyes's
| home. S1rs. Reeves was in a dilemma.
| WHAT explanation to offer Tor her daught
| er's absence she did not know. Miss
| Reeves's friends became suspicious and
We're unk1nd enough to Eint at an elope-
| ment. Mrs. Reeves declined to enter
tain such an idea. But when it was sug-
| gested that the police look the girl up.
| Mis-. Reeves was positive that the
daughter had not left Jersey City alone.
As unconscious as Mrs. Reeves was of the
| truth of this statement, it happened to be
| the truth just the same.
Miss Reeves, instead OF going to
church, made her way to New York and
met her husband of six months by ar
| pontment.
| This choice bit of information emanates
from Miss Maud Dugan. of No. 26 Mag
nolia avenue, who was made the recipient
OF tell tale letter from Newport L.
| young married couple, after dining in
| New York, went to Newport, and from
| thence, 1t Is said, to Narragansstt Pier.
| From all accounts the young couple are
| now at New Orleans. where MIR. Beres-
| ford is transactlng business tor the firm
by which he is employed.
| 1t is understood that Mr.. and Mrs.
| Beresford will reside, at Denver