The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29
SONS OF VERMONT.

Dir. Edward RI. Williams Of Phia-
delphia, whose gift to the University
ofVermont Of the new science building
One of the most beautiful and sub
stantial college buildings on the con-
tinent, erected by him at cost of
some $50, 600 entitlting him to a high
place among the benefactors Of his
native state, was born in Woodstock,
in June, 1924. The family is one of
the Oldest and most respected in Ver-
mont. His great grandfather, Phineas
Williams, was one of the pioneers OF
Woodstock, having settled there in
l774, two years before the declaration
of independence. His grandfather,
Jesse, then boy, was present at the
battle of Bunker hill. His father, the
late Norman Williams of Woodstock,
was well-known lawyer of the Wind
sor county bar, for eight years secre-
tary Of state of Vermont, for four years
secretary of the senate, for many years
clerk of the Windsor county court, and
highly esteemed as citizen as well as
a public officer. DIR. Williams gradu-
ated at the Woodstock Medical college,
then one OF the leading medical schools
of New England, in 1876. He soon,
however, gave up the practice OF med
icine and adopted the more congenial
profession of civil engineering, for
which he had decided bent, then
rose to be railroad manager in Canada
and the west and after the war was
called to the charge OF the great
Pennsylvania railroad, in which he
continued with marked success until
1870, when he became partner in the
Baldwin Locomotive works in Phila-
delphia, bv far the greatest locomotive
building establishment on the planet,
which covers six city blocks with its
works, in the heart OF the city of Phil
adelphia, employs, when running full
capacity, some 5000 hands, and before
the recent depression in business was
turning out locomotive for every three
hours of working time or three com
pleted locomotives for every working
day in the year. He has travelled ex-
tensively, having twice visited Japan,
and seen all the countries of the Old
World that are open to travellers.
+. c. Perkins of Manchester, re-
ceived a telegram Monday that his
father, Nelson II. Perkins, living at
Palatka, Fla. died Sunday night of
neuralgia of the heart. Mr.. Perkins
was native of Manchester, but had
lived in Palatka for several years.
The body was brought there and
buried in Delwood cemetery.
Charles A. Loomis. a former resident
of Roxbury and Brookfield, but who
for the last % years has lived in South
Dakota, dropped dead few days ago
at the depot in Yankton, while on his
way 10 his own home in an adjoining
town. Mr.. LOOMS was a non-com
missioned officer in Co. G, Sth Vt.
Edwin J. Bodwell, formerly of
Glover, has been elected school
superintendent, of Douglas Co., Neb.
A telegram from Galesburg, ILL.,, an
nounces the death of Byron A. Stevens,
a native Of Essex junction who went
to Galesbury to engage in business
some Is years ago
William G Dean, who was last week promot-
ed to the position of superintendent of the
southern division of the Boston and Maine rail
road, is well known in Vermont. He has worked
and for two :years was connected with the st
Johnsbnry and Lake Champaign railroad.
Since then he has been with the Boston and
Lowell and Concord and Montreal roads.
The Joint executive reorganization committee
OF the Atchison have elected p Ripley, presi-
den.y ID Is Robinson, vice. PRESIDENT A Z Walk
er, chairman of the board Of directors Both
Messrs Walker and Robinson are old.time Ver-
monters