The herald., 1898-08-05
III MARRIED MAGGIE
JOHN COTTON JEWETT MEETS
HIS FATE
A CHAMBERMAID'S ROMANCE
Two Years Ago With a Slop-Pail In
Her Hand-Now a Millionaire's
Little Darling

John Cotton Jewett aged 10, a native Of
New York, to Marguerite Odahm, aged 30.
native of Dublin, Ireland, both residents
of Los Angeles.
This marriage certificate in itself does
not convey much, yet 1t tells the story
OF an OLD mans love, of an old mans con-
tempt for the laws of caste and Of an old
mans Dublin darling So far as is known
none of the relatives of the groom attended
the ceremony, but probably 1t would have
made no difference 10 Mr.. Jewett if they
had. Millionaire as he is he wanted to
marry his servant girl and he did so. The
romance, or whatever ii may be called,
dates back two years, so the charge can
not be brought that Jewett had jumped
hastily into marriage like a foolish youth
Mr.. Jewett is the president and one of the
largest stockholders in the Jewett Filter
company of Buffalo, N. Y. He took an
active part in the management of the con-
Germ until recently. His family has been
prominent not only in the city of Buffalo,
but throughout the state of New York,
where the younger Jewett took a consp.cu-
Gus part in politics and was formerly
mayor of Buffalo.
The elder Jewett has been a widower for
number of years. and as his health was
not so good as in former years, he decided
to try the glorious climate of California.
He came to Los Angeles about six years
ago, and becoming enamored of the place
eventually established his home here 1t
was only two years ago, however, that Mr..
Jewett became enamored of his fate. He
encountered her in the least romantic man.
ner conceivable. Marguerite Odahm was
her name, ha!lng from Dublin. Ireland,
and her winning ways have proved her
fortune.
Unlike her namesake, Goethe's hero
inc, she did not meet her lover with
her prayer book in her hand coming from
devotions. On the contrary, she was armed
with a broom and a slop pail. The Odahm
girl was, in fact a chambermaid in the
Westminster hotel, and. to her credit. a
good one, too. Whether Mr.. Jewett was
overcome Immediately with her rav!shing
Hibernian beauty, for Marguerite is I'M
doubtedly handsome girl. or with the
skillful way in which she slung the slops,
is mot recorded. In any event, their meet
ing ripened into a warm friendship. Mar
guerite's life was no soft snap, even if she
did make up feather beds every day, so
when the rich Mr.. Jewett spoke kindly to
her the dark-eyed lassie felt grateful and
pleased The affairs of the chamber
maiden and the filter maker progressed by
degrees.
Despite the charms of Marguerite, Mr..
Jewett grew tired of living at the hotel,
and decided to go one better. He estab-
ished a private residence at S07 Burling-
ton avenue, and then Marguerite was hired
as cook and housemad, while a house
keeper was also installed. A couple of
weeks ago the latter left. Mr.. Jewett felt
the loss of his housekeeper and the weight
of declining years. A good angel was at
hand. She might fly away. He would clip
her wings. Maggie was willing, and We'd
nesday afternoon the office of the county
clerk was visited and a marriage license
secured. Accompanied by G. Gustave
Bernard and Miss Sarah Harkins, Mr.. jew
EFT and his bride-to-be then drove to the
bishops palace on East Second street and
were married by Bishop Montgomery. Mr..
and Mrs. Jewett did not leave the city on
their wedding tour, but In a thoroughly
matter of fact way returned to their home
on Burlington avenue, where they expect
to remain for the present.