The evening world., 1893-10-26
IS JIMMIE DIVER TO WED?
Announcement Of His Engage
ment Surprises His Family.
The News Appears to BE Well
Known in the Neighberhood.

A genuine surprise was caused in the
Fourth and seventh wards to-day. by
the announcement OF the engagement OF
James T.. Diver. eldest son OF Police
Justice Patrick Diver, and Lizzie Viola
Elwood. daughter OF Capt. Calbert
ElwooI.
The reported engagement caused no
end OF n stir because of the prominence
OF both parties. and the gossips of the
wards were soon busy discussing the
approaching marriage. Tho fact that
young jimmie had been paying his
undivided court to the retiring daughter
OF old capt. Elwood. formerly one OF
the shippers OF tn" Pacific Mail line was
pointed to as Indicative ct the happy
union of the Elwood and Divycr houses,
and the prospects of "A big blowout ON
the occasion of the wedding soon formed
an absorbing topic of discussion.
jimmie was ENGAGED, and another In
was now to bc anticipated.
While II legion of young Jimmic's
friends were muslng over his announced
engagement, his father, mother and sis
ter, at I Madison street. were In utter
ignorance of such a So on his pHrt.
At least, that was the condition OF az.
fairs as found by an Evening World'
reporter when he called ut the Diver
house this morning to CLEAN further de-
tails of the announced engagement.
Mrs. .Coffey, II sister of the young man,
greeted the reporter, but "A look of the
most overwhelming surprise appeared ON
her face when she read the announce
ment.
whelming surprise appeared on her face
when she read the announcement.
storrynS"re s Il "ps SI6y no trn, rhd IN this
Know it is not true. WHY neither
mother, nor father. nor l know any
thing about this, Jimmie has not said a
word on the subject, and | am satisfied
tell mother. Jimmie is n very devoted
son, and he would never have entered
upon such a step without first telling
How do l account? l don't know. I
don't understand it"
Mrs; Cofey remarked that Jimmie
utes before; and even before going
away he had not limited of such a step.
Consequently, she added. his engage
ment was merely n hoax.
reporter ELECTED from Mrs. Cofey that
Jimmie had been visiting Miss Elwood
about a year. He made frequent calls
street, and the young lady herself had
been in the Diver house two or three
times.
mic has visited" added Mrs. CoTey,
She is very domestic and refined,
yet L All bullc sur lldl All tlISlSt-
ment between the two parties has not
been made. The young lady is a Cath
olic. Somebody has insested the en-
gagement notice in the newspapers as
a joke, and this somebody ought to be
punished"
Jimmie. Diver is about ~twenty-four
years old, and his reported fiancee Is
a couple of years his Junior. He has "A
lucrative contract with the Broadway
and Seventh Avenue Railroad Company
1ot the removal of their ashes. and has
NM hnAN ~ @ nrAl "a AGf 80 l 90 t.IH ~
by the ambitious girls of Cherry I'm.
Miss Elwood enjoys remarkable popu
larity / nthe Seventh Ward, and is noted
for her beautv and accomplishments
She was finely educated, and is a gradu,
ate of the Normal College. She has
lived all her life nearly on Madison
street and is now barely twenty-on'
For years the Elwoods and Diver!
We're neighbors, the former living at
Madison street, Immediately adioinins
lives in the house formerly occupied by
the Elwoods, at 10. g. The Elw2od'
street. Miss, Elwood has short, curly
locks, the color of n ravens wing, anC
her cheeks are tinted as the red, rec
rose. with the natural flush of perfec
health. Her eyes are large and lumi
capt. Elwood n his family are Wis
iting relatives out of the City. Hi
sons John, a widower. and James. an
two other daughters besides Viola, liv,
at $40. but none was at home THU
morning when al Evening World' re
porter called. But all the ncighborhooC
apparently knew of the engagement
and an uncommonly pretty servant cir
said
Yes. it's true Jimmy DIVERS goin,
to be married. We've known it the
two years, and | guess it'll come of thii
Winter. Least, that was the plan
Young Mr.. Diver was here last Sunda,
to see Miss Elwood before she left 70
out Of town. She's a fine girl, and a
pretty as a picture. He's given her
lot OF fine presents, diamonds and tn,
like. 7 don't see why the DIVERS should
deny 1t. ! don't know who could hav,
put the notice in the papers, but In
sure 1t was published without the knowl