The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-12
Millionaire Aged Widow 10 We'd
Young BandmastsT.
Will MANAGE HER ESTATE.
BrIde-sIeet Lost Her Husband Z Year hgo
BrIdsgrssn Has Been Z Whoever for
Ssvea Months.

pandmaster or the Old Guard, ana Mfh
Sarah It. wyckoff, a wealthy widow OF
the Bronx, will be married this evening
Mt the Waldorf-Astoria in the presence
OF rs Of their friends.
Mrs. wyckoff is reputed to be worth
81. 600. She says she marries not for
love. but to get man she can trust to
manage her large estate. She is So years
old.
Bent is 80 years old. lie lis tall and
handsome, with large brown eyes and a
fine black mustache. He has no fortune.
Albert Wyckoff. the first husband OF
the beide-eiect. died about a year ago at
No. i773 Washington avenue. Twenty
years ago he inherited part OF the Wyck-
of piillions. which he assigned TO his
wife. who is shrewd business woman.
Through her careful management of the
estate It has doubled In value.
Part OF the estate was property at the
northeast corner and southwest corner
OF Fourteenth street and Sixth avenue,
with lots on the adjoining streets. Bent
was "A friend OF Mr.. wyckoff. and fire.
quently called at the house during the
latter's life to play cards with him and
Mrs. Wyckor.
MARRIED TO 'WAvEY" NIXON.
Five years ago Bent was the hero OF
romantic secret marriage with Isabelle
Nixon. the oldest daughter OF the Rev.
George Nixon, pastor OF the fremont
Presbyterian church, 17ith street and
Washington avenue. Her family called
her "Wavey" Nixon. because of the lux
uriant growth of her hair Fer years she
had enjoyed the distinction OF being the
most beautiful girl In fremont.
Her father objected 10 the attentions
which Bent showed her. and requested
him 60 keep away from the parsonage.
AT that time Bent was rowing cornetist.
lie had made reputation with Gilmorcs
band. but had no settled income. Through
the help OF her younger sister, who. IL
was said 'at the time. used TO admit her
through the window after tho family had
gone 10 bed and locked the door, 'Wav-
cy' was able 10 see her sweetheart often,
and in the summer 1896 they were Sc
cretly married at a neighboring church.
Nothing was known OF the marriage by
the young woman's family for two
months afterwaru. There was n storm,
followed several months later by re-
Cancellation. Two children We're the re-
suit OF the marriage. Mrs. Bent died
Seven IT. .nths ago. The children are now
with tre Rev. DIR. and Mrs. Nixon at the
parsonage.
Only "A few months after the death OF
his wife Bent was seen going out with
Mrs. Wyckon. whose handsome residence
IS diagonally across the street from the
Nixon parsonage
Mr Wyckoff had not been dead year.
and she was living I'm the house with her
servants and a niece. She and Bent went
10 the. opera and the races, and often
were noticed out driving.
MADE 100000 ON ELECTION.
For several weeks numerous rumors
have been ahoat through fremont, alleg-
Ing that the couple were already married
Evcrybodtf IN that vicinity has been talk
Ing of the ease and wondering what the
outcome would be.
Greater interest than ever was taken in
tho fns4ter when IL was announced the
other day by Bent THAT through the cleo
ton OF Mckinley the shrcwd widow made
100000 In stocks.
All her Wall Street dealings were done
through j. Pierpont Morgan. who is her
personal friend. In the slump in Third
avenue railroad stocks last spring she
bought up a large block of It and profit
ed 100000 IN the subsequent rise.
For fad several years ago she ran a
racing stable, but as IL gave her too much
care she gave~it UP. .t.s
Arrangements for her wedding were
perfeCtcd yesterday.
I'VE shall be married at eight o'clock"
said Bent yesterday at Mrs. Wyckoff's
arranged a supper for twenty-five. We
sail Saturday on the Lucania and remain
abroad two months. visiting England.
France, Italy and Spain. Upon our re-
turn we shall go south until Easter.
II shall resign the leadership OF the Old
Guard Band and never again play pro-
fessionally. I shall be too busy assisting
IL Is worth s2,0O0O00.
INTENDS NO DIsREsPECT.
"she is very clever fnancier and uses
her own judgment entirely in buying
stocks. / ought TO have waited a year
before marrying, but Mrs. Wyckoff could
not arrange 10 get away then, and 7 in
tend no disrespect for my former wife's
memory I'm marrying now. We thought
IL was the. best arrangement we could
make.
Mrs. Wyckoff is somewhere around 30
years old--T don't know Just how old
She IL a lovely woman. For tho present
] shall leave my children with the Nix
ons. They arc thoroughly satisfied that
j should marry, and there ~ no friction
or feeling OF any kind over It,"
The Rev. Mr. Nixon at the rectory re-
fused 20 make any statement concerning
the wedding.
II have nothing 10 say" he said.
The ceremony will he performed by the
Rev. Romhie +. Humphries. OF South
Norwslk. Conn. former pastor of St
Paul's Protestant Episcopal church. lTist
street and Washington avenue. of which
Mrs. wyckor has long been prominent
member.
Friends of Mrs. wyckor say that Bent.
as part OF the marriage settlement, Will
receive $4,000 n year.