Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-12-27
WILL MARRY A MILLIONAIRE.
Madisn, Dec.

Rhode Islands smart set is at pres
ent busily engaged talking over the
approaching marriage of one of it's
millionaire members to a Narragan-
sett widow. The contracting parties
are John B. Nanan, formerly of New
York, and Mrs. Charles Smith. In
shoes Mr.. Nanan made his immense
fortune and in society he worried his
way to high pinnacle. Mrs. Smith
comes from poor and unknown fam
lily ON the island. Her former name
was Briggs. She has three sisters.
One is the wife of Surfman Church of
the pier life-saVing station; another
is the wife of Merwin Webster, stable
and saloon keeper there, while the
third is married to a barber at Wake
Held. Through her occupation as
nurse and governess to- swell chill
dren Of summer visitors at the pier in
years past Mrs. Smith has become cul-
tured, ana in a recent monthly maya
zine her name was attached to a pro-
duction in prose and poetry. Mrs.
Smith has been a widow little over
son Of Colonel Howard Smith of New
port, a wealthy real estate owner and
prominent in politics and society. The
marriage of Miss Briggs and Charlie
Smith was a most romantic one. and
before the Smith family at Newport
became openly hostile Miss Briggs
vas created with being the luckiest
girl ever born at the pier. Colonel
Smith opposed the union of his son
with Miss Briggs from the start, but
without avail. Then the colonel us
Inherited and disowned his boy. Dis
playing the Smith pluck, tie young
fellow sought his own livelihood and
support for his bride
AS young widow Mrs Smith was
most attractive, and, although a bru-
lette with raven black TTesses, She by
art became a blonde and looked more
'eWitching, if anything, than ever be-
lore. Her little son, now about 4, also
a0ded to the grace of the widow, and
1ot unlike his mother, he too was
suddenly embellished with a delight
I'll tint of auburn curls. In widows
weeds Mrs. Smith was not long con-
sioered an object of commiseration,
but admiration, and she received
oIenty OF the latter from all sides.
some months ago, among those who
glanced along the sunlit pathway of
Mrs Smith was Millionaire Aanan.
File was then at the pier with his yacht,
he Emblem, and one DAY when the at
ractlve widow with some other ladies
was invited aboard the natty craft
somehow there was a feeling in the
BOSOM of Mrs. Smith that she had met
ner affinity. She told her lady friends
50, and she proposed herself, with the
tld OF some acquaintance, to spin the
web which captured her latest ad-
mirer. Her wardrobe was added to by
disposition of some old-fashioned
Jewels, including a bracelet, which a
well-knOwn sporting man of Provi-
dence purchased and now has in his
possession. Other things were sold
700. The love began at sight and at
ne end of the pier season sad the
Jarting is said to have been, and par.
5icularly SO when Mrs. Smith an
bounced to her millionaire admirer
" o44C WOuIu pass IuS WluCGI Ill Eku-
De as a companion to Mrs. De la
T. These two women went to Paris,
equally as pretty, as they are said
2, admirers in limitless numbers
have had, but it remained for
an to walk in ahead of all the
he yacht Emblem then became too
nall and the Sycamore of the
alters, with its palatial magnificence
furnishings, was bought by Hanan.
uring the height of the season the
gamore, which Mr.. Hanan had pur-
ased, came to Narragansett Pier
q Saturday Mrs. Smith arrived at
of the big hotels She told some
nds she came for a brief stay.
nan came the following day. Mrs.
it'll had fifteen trunks and there was
greatest surprise and commotion
reat. Everyone, and the natives
It Of all, who had known her as
ty but poor Edith Briggs, won