New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-05
THE FAIRBANKS MUSEUM
.~,xe THE CORNERSTONE OF A NEW PUBLIC
nu1tp1NG AT ST. JoHNsBURY, VT.


:. Johnsbury, VT, July tspecai,'--s1 !ohnsoury
s..or,ne famous for the number ana eiegance OF
rb,,c buildings To-day the cornerstone OF inc fair
ssrts Museum of Natural Science was iaa' ihis
,,.,,r &c Gift TO the town by Colonel Fairbanks.
bup snown president of the Fairbanks Scale Com
Ne u was designed BY Lambert Package, is to be
80 entirely of brown Lon gmeadow sandstone ana
oa n oost nearly 100000 with the collection II VIII
W. ..,r uhen oompleted. Colonel Fairbanks has one
- An. largest private scientific coilec1ons III Ne"-
go II was berun when Colonel Fairbanks was
80 bov and has been made largely py MN pei.
.uv mr. under his own direction. HIS oohecuoh VI
80 alone numbers 1900 specimens, incIuding many
foreign varieties some of which were secured al
s,sst trouble and expense. mere are ~N..sa
.sral thousand costly minerals, large COLLECTION OF
s,sIs ,nnpmerable curos from Alaska, the isles OF
-. 60. All parts Of Europe, Asia, Africa ana the
.r,,.d STATES The collections OF Indian rencs' OF
sos,,,es of colonial days and Of the late war are
-. and valuable. He has complete speola MUS
., tanna and fora of Northern New-England'
~ Aays exercises consisted OF music by the 81 JOINS
80 hand. singing by 800 children from the pupho
- 49,, an address by Henry C. Ide, and the laying
A the cornerstone by Mrs Franklin FAIRBANKS a.,
s,.,sd nv the architect and masterbuilder' Judge
S'".,,an Ross presided Colonel Fairbanks made
~. 49,, .,ocuent address TO the children, explaining
sno'o oh;est he had in mind in giving the piang ana
snntents 10 them. He also enumeIeu .a~ III u
- The tin box 10 be deposited IN ,e SW h;idincs 90
81 Johnsbury with photographs o. ar snec,cnS ~
vare reports for the present YEAR sPecimSns "a
srsnt money codes and regulations oi tie Inerens
churches anu eSsraI copies of The st. Johnsbury Re
tne ~ oS.innr special articles concerning differ
osctions In the museum local papers containing
eis ncements concerning the museum, local papers
o. aS assnt week and lastly, as Mr.. Fairbanks ex-
Of sae p' Il the Bible the best general text
w an All branches Of natural science"
LAYING A SCHOOL CHAPEL's CORNERSTONE
peekskill. n. Y, July Specialist. Gabriers
e.hoo, NJ this village Is to have a handsome new
.ssnsI The new edfce will be 100 feet long, built
:, Stone ouarried from the school grounds will be OF
Gothic architecture and will cost $4,000. 1t is the
IN, Of the Associates Of st. Mary, Of whom there are
more than 100 living in New-York City, and will be
,novn as St. Mary's Chapel II. NJ. Congdon, OF
New York City, prepared the designs and the builders
TavIor Jaens also of New York, expect to have the
building ready for occupation inside of two years.
The cornerstone OF the chapel was laid Wednesday.
The day of the Feast Of the Visitation, at p. M
The procession marched to the scene OF the service
IN the following order: Cross bearer. the Rev. Mr.
Massey Of the English Church in Paris children OF
the school, dressed in white, and bearing the handsome
white silk school banner; forty Associates OF ST Mary
vors the architect; Sisters of St Mary the clergy
Among the latter the Rev. DR.. Quntard, Bishop
n tennessee the Rev. Dr. George H. Houghton, OF the
Church Of the TRANSPORTATION, New,York the Rev
Of Paris and the Rev. Hobart Cooke, chaplain Of
s. Gabriels The bishop conducted the service; and
The mother superior. with the usual ceremony laid
the stone.