The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-02
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YOUNG GIRL MISSING.
Mrs. Catherine Weldon Anxi.
GUS to Find Her Step
daughter, Maggie.
BELIEVED TO BE IN NEW YORK
She Does Not Know Of Her Fathers
Dea:h-Entitled to Some
Money and Property.
BELIEVED TO BE IN NEW YORK

Maygie Weldon of No. 446 Pavonia avenue
is missing from her home. / called upon
Mrs. Catherine Weldon on Sunday to ascer-
tain tie facts in connection with the dis
appearance of the young girl, and from her
CLEANED the following: Mrs. Catharine We'll
don is the stepmother of Maggie. Maggie's
father was Andrew Weldon. a laborer en-
pioyed by the Consolidated Traction Com
pany, who was killed five weeks ago last
Thursday, in Bergen avenue, by falling from
the top of a trolley pole which he
was painting. Maggie is fourteen years
of age. She is described as being
tall for her age. rather slender in build,
with black hail and black eyes. She has a
cast in one of her eyes. Her mother died
when she was two years OF age. Tie nome
was broken mp and the child was taken
charge of by her godmother, a Mrs William
Minterman. who then lived in Bayonne. Her
father occasionally visited her. Three years
ago he married again, and he and Maggles
stepmother visited the child in Bayonne.
She seemed to be contented at the home OF
the MintelInans, and was allowed to re-
main. although her father preferred that
she should come to her own home. He was
then living at No. Al Third street. Nearly
two years have elapsed since the Weldons
visited their daughter, but the latter occa-
sionally paid her parents a visit, not, how
ever, in the past year.
THRIFTY SAVED.
Weldon's second wife was a thrifty woman,
and together, although he was but a laborer,
they gradually built up quite a comfortable
home. They moved into the pretty frame
structure erected by Contractor Michael
Curley, known as No. 465 Pavonia avenue.
1t is located on the side of the Hill in the
vicinity of Newark avenue, where Pavonia
avenue almost loses its identity before
reaching the top of the hill. They took the
house on a mortgage, paying it off on
monthly i~nstallments. They had also pur-
chased a lot on West Side avenue, in a sec
ton that is destined soon to increase its
value.
About two weeks before his death, poor
Weldon went to Bayonne to try and prevail
upon his daughter coming home to live. He
found Minterman at the home of his father,
and was told by Minterman that he and his
wife had separated.
MAGGIE IN THE R
The father also ascertained that his
daughter was living with a family by the
name of Adams in Thompson street, New
York. but could not ascertain the number.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon, on the Monday
preceding the formers death, visited New
York and endeayored to find the girl, but
returned weary with a f~ruitless search. The
father, too, was much depressed over the ap-
pearance of the vicinity to which he had
been directed.
II am anxious for her to come home and
stay said Mrs. Weldon, las I have always
been; but now more so than ever. She
would be a good companion. And even if
she refuses I would like to nave the matter
settled as to the disposition of property, and
want her to have her say and her full share.
Mr.. Weldon made no will. | keep a few
boarders. I am afraid ] shall have to sell
the West Side avenue lot in order to assist
in paying off the mortgage on the house."