The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-18

at liberty to speak in this monograph;
 but 1t is not complete as memorial
 of James Blackstone unless l mention
 briefly the other descendants. The old
 est son of James Blackstone, George,
 died in 1861, never having been mar
 ried, The oldest daughter, Mary mar
 rled Samuel O. Plant, One of her daughters, Ellen Plant, is with us to-
 day. Three grandchildren of Mrs. Mary
 Blackstone, being the children of her daughter Sarah, are William L., Paul
 w, and Gertrude ?, Harrison.
 The second son of James Blackstone, Lorenzo Blackstone, who lived for many years in Norwich, and died there
 in 1888, had five children. The oldest, De Tra(ford Blackstone, has one son,
 Lorenzo The second child of Lorenzo
 is Mrs. Harriet Blackstone Camp of Norwich, who has three children, Wal
 ter Trumbull, Talcott Hale and Eliza
 beth Norton Camp. The second daugh-
 ter of Lorenzo is Mrs, Frances Ella Huntington of Norwich. The fourth
 child of Lorenzo Blackstone Is William Norton Blackstone of Norwich, and his ,
 stone, died in 1893,
 The second daughter of James Black stone, Ellen, married Henry R, Plant,
 now of New York city. She died in 1861, leaving one son, Morton F, Plant, who is married and has one son, Henry R.. Plant, jr, James Blackstones third son was John Blackstone, who died sev- eral years ago, leaving three children, George and Adelaide Blackstone, and Mrs. Emma Pond.
 Sir William Blackstone, the great au- thOrity upon the common law of Eng land, was a cousin of the fifth degree
 to our James Blackstone, and the DOT traits of the two men bear a marked family resemblance.
 Ten years ago James Blackstone pass
 ed to his reward. His influence for good
 still exists in this community, where the old New England ideas are yet strong though modified by the leaven of modern industry, education and | thought What degree of prosperity and growth may come to this old town
 m the future no one can fortell. There is an abundance of energy and intellect here anxious to press forward in the | twentieth century in those paths of in telligence, sobriety, morality and honest industry, which assure good govern ment and happiness for all. The people will ever cherish with thankfulness the | example set by their New England fore fathers in providing for the education
 of all the children in the common schools; but the residents of this fla vOred town, for all the generations to come, will congratulate themselves that James Blackstone lived here, and gave to them a son whose affection for his native town and filial devotion to his fathers memory, placed here this l enduring monument of architectural l beauty and this ever flowing fountain of education, culture and refinement The Carol club then sang "Welcome to this Place." after which an address was made by Prof. Arthur T. Hadley. | Prof. Hadley's address, which occupied | by a few minutes in delivery, treated l of the value and importance of the pub | lie library as an educating and improv- | ing influence, and an attraction and magnet to draw men away from vice and evil influences. Also the reading habit developed the productive eff fiency of the community and cOntribut- ed strongly to good citizenship. Tt is hardly an exaggeration to say" added l Prof. Hadley, that the library stands | in the same position to the political and social problems of the Twentieth l century, that the school stood toward
 the political problems of the nine | teenth."
 At the close of the exercises the as | semblage sang "Auld Lang Syne.' 1 President Dwight pronounced the bene- diction, after which the guests filed into the basement of the building, where l lunch was served.
 Timothy w. Blackstone, the donor of l the library, had been invited to be pres | ent but modestly declined.
 1 At the conclusion of the exercises a social time followed and the invited guests and others were entertained with
 a collation., which was served by Cat | erer c. A. Bradley of New Haven in | his best style. In all about 400 persons were at the collation.. Thus ended a notable day in old Branford.