The evening world., 1893-10-26
IS JIMMIE DIVER TO WEO?
Announcement of His Engage
ment Surprises His Family.
rho News Appears TO Be Well
known In the SelRhborhood.

A genuine surprise was caused in the
Fourth and Seventh wards to-day. by
the announcement OF the engagement OF
james i. Divvcr. eldest son Of Police
Justice Patrick Diver. aud Lizzie Viola
Elwool. daughter OF Capt. Calbert
Elwood.
The reported engagement caused no
on'l Of II -tir because Of the prominence
Of both parties. and the Eossips Of the
wards were soon busy discussing the
approaching marriage. The fact that
young jimmie had been paying his
undivided court to the retiring daughter
Of old capt. Elwood, formerly one OF
the shippers Of tho Pacific Mail line was
pointed to as Indicative Of the happy
union OF the Elwood and Diver houses.
the occasion Of the wedding soon formed
m absorbing topic OF discussion.
Jimmie was engaged, and another in
teresting event. outside Of the election.
was now to be anticipated.
Will" IA legion OF young Jlmmio's
friends were muslnE over his announced
engagement. his father. mother and sis
ter. al ! Madison street. were In utter
ignorance OF such ~ So on his part.
At least, that WAS the condition of af-
fairs a5 FOUND by an Evening World"
reporter when he called at the Diver
house this morning to CLEAN further de-
tails OF the announced engagement.
Mrs. Coffey. a sister of the young man.
greeted the. reporter, but a look OF the
most oNerwhelming surprise appeared on
her face when she read the announce
mpnt.
reporter. but a look Of the most over
whelming surprise appeared on her face
when she read the announcement.
There Is absolutely no truth in this
story" she n~crvously remarked. II
know 1t is not true. Why. neither
thing uhnlt this Jimmie has mot Gnil "A
word on the subject. and | am satisfied
that il it was true he would at least
tell mother. Jimmie is a very devoted
son, and he would never have entered
upon such a step without first telling
his parents.
How do I account? don't know. I
Mrs, .CoGey remarked that Jimmie
had left. the house only "A few min
ut"s before. n ever before going
away he had not limited Of such a step
Consequently, she added, his engage
ment was merely a hoax.
y little questioning m the part of the
reporter elected from Mrs. GoreE that
a ni",rt't a " Year oeI lie ' mnde ft MiST t'~ caIia
on her at her home at 20 Madison
street. and the young lady herself had
been in the Diver house two or three
times.
she Is the only, young lady that i'm
mic has visited" added Mrs. Cofey,
and know she is a very fine girl.
one IL very uOlltSllC anu TtEIl'u,
Yet / am quite. sure that an engage
nIent between the two parties has not
been made; The young lady, is a Cath
die. Somebody has inserted the en-
gagement notice in the newspapers as
a Joke. and this somebody ought to be
punished"
Jimmie. Diver is about t~wenty-four
years old, and his reported hancee is
lucrative contract with the Broadway
and seventh Avenue Railroad Company
Tor the removal, Of their ashes, and has
long been considered a desirable catch"
by the ambitious girls of Cherry Hill.
Miss Elwood enjoys remarkable popu-
lartty ! nthe Seventh Ward. and is noted
She was finely educated, n Is a gradu-
ate of the Normal college. She has
lived all her life nearly on Madison
street, And is now barely twenty-one
For years the Elwoods and DIVERS
were %neighbors. the former living at !
Madison street, Immediately adjoining
lives in the house formerly occupied by
the Elwoods. at No. o The Elwoods
have not lived lon~ at $40 Madison
street. Miss Elwood has short. curly
locks, the color Of a ravens wing. and
her cheeks are tinted as the red. rcd
rose. with the natural flush of perfect
health. Her eyes are large and lumi.
nous.
Capt, Elwood and his family are Wis
iting relatives out OF the city. His
sons John, a NidOwer, and James. anC
two other daughters besides Viola, liv,
at 80. but none was at home this
morning when an Evening WORLD re
porter called. But all the ncighborhooc
apparently knew OF the engagement,
and an uncOrnmonly pretty servant cir
said
Yves. it's true Jimmy DIVERS goin,
to be married. We've known 1t thes,
two years. and I guess it'll come off THU
Winter. Least, that was the plan
Young Mr., Divvor was here last Sunda!
to see Miss Elwood before she left fO'
out Of town. She's n fine girl. and a
pretty as Il picture. He's given her
lot Of fine presents, diamonds and tn,
like. | don't see why tho DIVERS shoult
deny It. | don know who could hav
put the notice In the papers. hut Tn
sure II was published without the knowl
edge Of Miss Elwoud."