The Portland daily press., 1899-08-12
MISS sIGsBEE's MARRIAGE
rs was secret, ana the Husband Is a
Yong Artist.

Miss Ellen sissbss. the daughter Of
Capt. Charles ID. siRsbes, who command
cd the abttleship Maine when 10 was
blown mp in Havana harbor. was mar
ried In New York city, Nov. 20, 1898,
to Balfour Kerr. young artsist says q
New York despatch to the Boston Globe.
Many precautions were taken to prevent
the Identity Of Miss sigsbee and Mr. Kerr
from becoming known. Tie circum-
stances attending the marriage were mys-
terious.
Rev. 8. J. Belcher OF the Jafle street
Methodist church performed the ceremony
at the church parsonage, II Jane street.
The marriage was witnessed by Finn II.
Frolicb. an artist, and Il. J. Be,cher Jr.,
son OF tho officiating minister. Miss
Sigsbee came to New York city from
Washington to attend the Glasses OF the
art students leagus In competition for the
life class scholarship. She carried OF the
prize with sketch In the nude. At the
end of the term Of iS97-9S she returned to
her home In Washington. Not even her
intimste friends suspected than in addi-
tion to the prize of the life class scholar
ship she had also promised TO become the
wife of Mr.. Kerr. Last October she re-
turned to the city to resume her studies.
The following month the marriage core
mony was performed.
Late one afternon, accompanied by
Finn Ii. Frolich. Mr.. Kerr and Miss
Sigsbee went to the home of MIR. Beicher
and were married. Frollch had been
married several years before by the same
m mister.
Miss Sigsbee did not answer all the
questions propounded to her by the min
ister In filling the blank for the bureau
for vital stntistics. She said her mother q
name was Mary Lockwood and that she
was 20 years old, having been born in
New Orleans. In the line intended for
the name of the father Of the bride the
minister has wrItteni "Asked; none
given
Miss siRsbee signed the marriage return
simply MARY Sigsbee." while Balfou
Kerr subscribed his p. j. Kerr" b.
this distinction the name attracted no,as-
tention.
Miss Sigsbee is now in Newport wit
her mother. Mr.. Kerr's address is rot
kno wn. He is water color artist oi
some fame. He is a nephew of AIexau.
der Graham Bell, the inventor Of tbs
telephone, who lives in Washington.
| 1t was in that city that MIR. Kerr Il ri
met Miss Sigsbee. They were bott
students at the Washington art student
| league. Miss Sigsbee, according to the
stories of friends. disliked Mr.. Kerr the
| first time she met him. They afterward
went skesching together and became bet
| ter friends.
Mr.. Kerr left Washington early In the
summer to come to New York A corres
| pondenoe was carried on through thirl
party. Miss Sigsbee decided to attend ths
classes of the Art studnts' league in thii
city. Here again she met MIR. Kerr. Mr.
Kerr's family is we'll to do, but he live
by his art.
Miss Siasbee has been fond of drawing
from childhood. Capt. Sigsbee, her fathsl
| Is an artist of distinction, having Ions
been contributor to ths old Graphic
Miss Sigsbee formerly had charge OF
morning class in antique at the Washing
| ton art league. Some of her sketches
have been accepted by periodicals. On,
was entitled IAN inexpensive Summer
Resort showing q figure In bath tub
| Miss Sigsbes was great social fayoritI
In Washington.