The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-10
SONS OF VERMONT.
M"nihc.nt Gift to Nor,,, Adams

Auams son OF Stamford, at tn
council meeting Monday night pre-
scented the property known as III,
blacklngton estate to the city for
public library. The gift is a mem
oral to his late brother, A. Houoh
ton we'll known Boston business man
ana Is one of the most desirable resi-
oences in the city valued at 100, 900.
Col. f. f. Adams, the gallant Wind
nam county boy who rose from pri
vatc to colonel in the his country,
service and is now deputy collector O
customs at New Orleans, sends to tn,
adlutant generals Office intelligence o
the death in that city March q O.
James BROWN a veteran of the 7tl
Vermont. Before the war he was If
the employ of Shedd e. Walker of Bur
lington and enlisted January 9th, 1862,
as private in Company A. eth Yer.
mont infantry. he was promoted tc
the rank of sergeant, and recnlisted as
a volunteer veteran on the 10Th OF
February, 1861; was mustered out of the
United States service on the l4th
OF March, 1866. Sergeant Brewin did
not come home with the regiment but
took his discharge in New Orleans
where he made his home. At the time
of his death he was in the employ of
the Carrollton Street Railway company
and was highly esteemed by all who
! knew him.
Prof. Farley Brewer Goddard Phi. d. :,
youngest son of the late Nathan c.
Goddard. many years a president of
Windsor died March 49, in }7th
year of his geat Eastman, Ga, where
he had gone for the benefit of his
health. He graduated at Harvard uni
versity IN 1880, and three years later
received from the same University the
degree of Phi. d. He was Joint author
of several text books now in use in the
public schools, and was recognized
authority on the archaeology of the
Rameses and Pharaohs.
Theodore Robinson, an artist. died
Friday evening at the home of his
cousin. Mrs. Cheney, at Fifty fifth
street and Eighth avenue, New York.
Mr.. Robinson. who was a native Of
Vermont, SPENT most of his career
abroad. He was ~ years old, and
studied under Carolus Duran and &c
rome in Paris. Afterward he drifted
to Germany, and there he became an
intimate friend of Claude Monet. the
impressionist He wrote an interest
ing sketch of Monet publishedlin Serb
ner's. Mr.. Robinson exhibited several
pictures at the Paris Salon with sue
cess. He was figure and landscape
artist. and one of his pictures, called
I'm the Suns" took first figure prize
at the exhibition of the American
Association two years ago.
DR.. ". b. Clark, native of Brat
tleboro, now professor Of geology at tho
John Hopkins university. has been ap.
pointed state geologist of Maryland
under the permanent bureau Just
authorized by the legislature
with SO, 200 appropriation an
nually, to prepare and publish
a series of occasional papers for
the purpose of keeping the people of
the state informed respecting the
methods of the survey as it is in prog
ress, and TO show what has hitherto
been done for the study of the geology,
natural history and resources of Mary
land by public or private agencies.
Dir. J. A. Greene of Greenc's Ner-
yura fame, a native of Nottingham, a
graduate of the Ohio Medical. lnsti-
tute and war veteran of the First
Colorado Cavalry, is announced as an
aspirant for the Republican nomlna-
ton for Governor of New Hampshire
this year. II nominated and elected
he will succeed another son of YER
mont. Gov. j. b. Smith who was born
nj Saytons River He has beauti-
full home on the shores of Lake VIM
pipiseogee. He is member OF the
Grand Army, Odd Fellows, knights OF
Pbytnias. Masons and Amoskeag vet.
Grams. He is financially interested in
many enterprises in New Hampshire
and other states. G. \. Ramsdell OF
Nashua will be the leading candidate
againsr him.
Secretary Omey has retained Hon
Frank c. Partridge, formerly soiicllol
of the state department to prepare tlle
revision of the United States consular
regulations provided for by congress.
MIR. Partridge thoroughly understands
the subject. having represented Ihls
country at Venezuela during thc mar
rison administration,
Ethan G.. Robinson. the proprietor
of the Massasoit stables, well known
throughout New England Jas horse
man and prominent politically. serv1
inc two wears in the city council ana
tbe only democrat ever sent to the reg
stature from his district, died Weanes'
jav at Springfield. Mass, from a com,
nI;cafion of diseases aged %: tie was
p plr,1 in Brattleboro in 1889 the son .oi
L,bn s Robinson. who for seVerai
voars kent old Vermont house Wnclo
~ IaA Town hall now stands, but the ram
w ~ , r." horn rhen he was a small boy,
lily lelt Hti' w. IL ct,bloc which