Show faid mccorr J excluded VIA fiord kocl society ety new york march 2 norman selby or as he Is better known kid mccoy a former pugilist has given up the idea of trying to be one of the socially elect of south orange N J and having disposed with a substantial bonus of a residence which ho he purchased in ift that exclusive suburb last june Is today with his beautiful wife who was the widow of edward C ellis bills in now new orleans to enjoy the mardi gras festivities it is understood that cyrus W currier who has bas just bought the south orange property paid more than the price at which mccoy acquired title for weeks the smart set in south orange a colony made up chiefly of prominent and wealthy new york business and professional men and their families had bad lived in antici anticipation anticipate pati n of the fulfillment or of a report that the the selbys intended not only to take lake up their resi residence denee in their exclusive clr cir cle but that a public garage was to be established on an the property by the new owner this last was not consid co asid ered as particularly felicitous in fact such a proposition was obnoxious it savored too much of commercialism in a section which well anything smack ing of the fhe spirit of trade in that particular residential section of south orange was objectionable whether any hint of this and of the probable reception he and his cifa would receive ever came to the ears of the former prize fighter is not known but the big house remained j ed save for a caretaker u neither selby i nor ills his wife ever made if their residence in discussing his plans and social ambitions at the time of his purchase kid mccady said if society want uk its we shall not try to butt in we are not going to south orange for that pur purpose lose I 1 am j aware of the repugnance which most society people have for prize fighters i even after they have retired from the ring but I 1 am optimistic enough to believe that not all our neighbors will anub us theres some royal blood in in my veins eln my uncle sohn john hume Is closely related to lord gumc of london ana aird incidentally my lawyer ig is n now W looking up my claims for a portion portio noor of that humo hume estate not so bad for my side is it As for my efte well she was the widow of edward C ellis bills wun when I 1 married her tand her grandfather founded the ellis locomotive works at tady that looks as it if she had as good a claim to status aa the carnegles or fricks it besides ches ashes got plenty of good looks and lot af of tact snow now doear societal society woman aril aced need anything more if they should not care to take tak 0 us up however it will not break our hearts selby was interested in the career of his Exi english glish cousin who became a country gentleman when told that gully had been a bookmaker as well as 9 a pugilist but still had managed to get into society he be smiled and said i times have changed since then besides we got a parliament in this country how about the legislature say do you think kid mccoy has got political ambitions let me establish a residence in jersey will you before you start me on the road to the legislature I 1 at any rate south orange is breathing more freely now tor for the residents dislike exceedingly to have any untoward circumstance arise that would tend to disrupt the harmony of their lives and a garage is so unsightly they say while well so far as can be learned of the biography of the new owner mr currier his ambition never tended toward success in the roped marena meanwhile with real money and easy noney money which is a good proult 0 on n his big investment in his pockets mccoy is enjoying the carnival pleasures of gay now new orleans and is probably not worrying much about the attitude of the south orange residents |