The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-20
A SURPRISE FOR BOTH.
Mother Married in Chicago
and Daughter in
This City.
ROMANCE OF THE c. A. R. ENCAHPMENT
Joe Swezey and Miss Ida Just Took
a Mott on, and the Widow
Likewise.
swEzEy-PHlLLIrs On sund ay, September 10. by
the Rev. c. Woeltxin Joseph Fl. Swezey and
julia Phillips, both OF this city.

swEzEy.PnlLLIrs.- On sund ay. september 10. by
Julia N. Phillips, both OF this city.
sTILLERs-PHILLIrs.-In Chicago. ILL.,, September
4 James /. sslllers. q bennington, Ind and
These two marriage NOTICES appeared in
conjunction on Monday, and the first one
reappeareI yesterday with the maiden
name of the bride corrected to Ida May
Phillips.
Investigation on the part of a JERSEY
CITY News reporter led him up to facts
concerning a pref y little double ro-
nance.
THE CHARMING WIDOW.
Widow Charlotte NJ. Phillips. now Mrs.
James E. Stillers, rents the building M.
1873 Wayne street. located In a handsome
block Of brown stone tronts with high
stoops. The building is large. aud with
ability characteristic OF the thrifty
widow, Mrs. Phillips furnishsd all the
rooms and except those devoted TO The
use of her family, sub let them. In this
manner she derived u snug little annual
income.
JOE swEzEY. H LETTER CARRIER.
Among those who occupied furnished
rooms was Joe" Swezev. Il letter carrier.
We call HIM Joe" for short in this story.
Every business man along Montgomery
street FROM Warren street down to the
ferry knows him, aud everybody calls
him Joe" A more popular letter car
rier than joe never carried a route in
the business section OF Jersey City. Like
all letter carriers Joe has au eye for
beauty, even though the flutes have denied
him that extreme pleasure OF daily hand :
ing up love missives to fond, anticipating
maidens who ioyously respond to the
letter carriers merry whistle, which
gladdens the life OF the average letter
carrier on the Hill.
AT H ENCAMPMENT.
Now, the Widow Phillips. herself ex-
ceedinglv conely, by the way. had a verv
pretty daughter, with a very pretty
name. MR.. Phillips was the widow of u
popular veteran who served his country
in the late Civil war. As such, she took
an active interest in Grand Army mat
ters. and is at present Secretary of Lin
coin Circle. Ladies of the Grand Army
Of the Republic. As a representative of
that local body che attended the recent
National encampment OF The Grand
Army at Indianapolis.
A few years ago, in a Grand Army
gathering In this city, tue Widow
Phillips met Mr.. James E. Stillers OF
Remington. Indiana, a man well TO do,
who was visiting some friends In tLis
city. Mr.. Stillers is a veteran Of the late
war. but one with whom time has dealc
gently.
Well. when Mrs. Phillips arrived at
Indianapolis she was met by Mr.. Stillers,
and after the encampmeaG was over this
W drifted with the th-ong of war
veterans and their ladies to with ss5 the
sights at thu Fair in Chicago.
EASTWARD AND WESTWARD.
10 cut the story snort II telegram CANA
f1viug eastward announcing the marriage
OF the widow to Mr.. Stillers. But eve
as the news was flashing east over the
electric wires. another was flashing west
ward announcing to the widow the
marriage of her daughter.
1t was all done very quietly. Joe"
and Miss Ida simply took q notion to get
married and plan a pleasant surprise for
the widow on her return. aud without
further ado walked around to Pastor
Woelfkin's, in Seventh street. and had
him tie the matrimonial Knot. Pla ming
a pleasant surprise for the widow? Think
of the the mutual surprises. Congratu-
lations are in order all round.