The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-17
New Haven rjiiis.
SIR QUITS NJ. LAMrslN nARr.

SIR CURTIS NJ. LAMPsON hart.
OF TIE many readers OF the GLope, few
arc probably aware, that the above person,
who now holds distinguished position, in
England, and whose name is familiar, and
well known in connection with the late Geo.
Peabody, was native of this State.
Curtis NJ. Lampson, was born in the town
of New Haven, in 1907, and in that section
of the town now know rs New Haven
mills. His parents died when he was quite
young, leaving quito family of children,
the subject of this article being the Young
est.
The first years of his life were spcLt in
abiect poverty, and his livelihood was prin-
cipally gained, by working land with
brother, they hiring it by the year, and in
working ont by the day At the age of
seventeen he secured position in u branch
office of the North Western Fur Co., 10.
Gated in New York where he remained sew
cral years His honesty, strict integrity.
and close attention to business attracted the
attention Of the persons composing the COM
pany, and he was sent to London as man
ager Of the principal Office in that city.
lie remained here for some time and finally
formed co-partncrship with The late Geo
Peabody, with whom he remained until
Mr.. Peabody's death. lie still remains in
London, having filled many important Of
in, al T. 1.
in the Atlantic Cable Co., and for several
years has been President of it, and for the
aid and assistance given it by him, when
darkness and gloom lowered over it, he was
created Baronet by the Queen.
Notwithstanding the emoluments and
honors slowered upon him in that country,
he has ever looked with love and reycr-
ence upon his native village, aud in letters
frequently received from him he often OK
presses hope that he shall be once more
permitted to look upon his native hills and
that he may visit them once more is the
hearty wish of many who knew him in his
carly days.-Sampson Library.
Some eight years ago, he expressed
desire to do something to benefit his native
village (New Haven Mills) and upon being
informed that they desired school house,
he forwarded to Hon. f. ID. Warner of that
place n check for $1,000, to be expended by
him in building a house to be used as a
school house, and Library. A plot of
land was procured (about one acre) and on
it a building was erected which is an orna
ment to the village and noble monument
to the founder.
The building is in size AZ 80 feet, on
each side are wings, 20 ~ feet. On the
ground floor is the school room 40 80 feet
connected with it are closets, preparation
room and an entry 90 10 feet.
The school room is eighteen feet in height
and in it are eight arched windows, each
window being provided with inside blinds.
The furniture of the room is Shattucks Pat
school desks and chairs, blackboards extend
three sides around the room, in addition to
which it is provided with complete set Of
maps, aliases and globes
The walls are in hard finish are wains-
cotted about three feet from the floor with
chestnut. The facings and the doors being
of the same material, and no more cheerful
or better arranged school room n be found
in the state.
In the upper story is a hall the same size
Of the school room beneath which is fitted
up in the same manner as the school room,
and which is provided with seats to accom-
modate two hundred people. Opening out
of the hall is the library room 20xl2
feet
The shelves on which the book are placed
are Of black walnut and provided with glass
doors, The Total number of volumes placed
in it by Mr. Lampson, was eight hundred.
They were all printed in England, and pro-
cured by him there and sent to this place.
They comprise nearly all OF the standard
works ofthat country, and embrace volumes
Of travel, history and poets, all of which are
designed to be of benefit to the reader
Among the works we noticed, a complete
set of SCOTS novels, Dickens works, Tenny-
sons, Burns, Moores and Byrons Poems,
Gibbons and Macaucys history of England.
works by Sir Samuel Baker, and many 9th
ers of the same class, the light reading ap-
pearing to have been placed one side when
he made his selection. The supervision
over the whole is given to Hon L d War
ner, who is Treasurer Of the fund applied to
keep the building in repair. AS might be
expected the people of that village, enter
tain the highest opinion of their bcnefactor
and that he may be spared for many years,
is their fervent desire, and that riches may
still be showered upon him is the wish of
Of not only them, but of all who are inter
csted in educational matters, and who have
had the privilege of looking upon the build
ing erected by his generosity, and no better
example can be held up to our young men
Of the present day, as an instance of what
honesty integrity and faithful observance
of duties can do, then can the career of Sir
Curtis M. Lampson Bart.