The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-06
WILL WE'D,
J.NiChOlaSBrOWn ].
of This City.
Reported TO Have Sue
cumbed to Cupld'S Dart.
Announcement of Engage
ment Cabled to Europe.
The Full Name Of the Brlte-to-Be
is Net Yet Disclosed.
rir. Brown is Millionaire AMI a Pablic-
Spirited Citizen as Well.
Announcement of Engage
ment Cabled to Europe.
The Full Name of the Briie-to- Be
is Net Yet Disclosed.
rir. Brown is a Millionaire an I a Pnblic-
Spirited Citizen as Well.

Society leaders In town and out OF
tho repor rted engagement of John Nicholas
Brown. the Rhode Islond millionaire, who
heretofore has been regarded as invulDer-
able to Cupid's darts. MIR. Brown has
town house Oh Benefit street In this city
and villa at Newport.
He has long been considered most de-
sirable parti, and many mammas with
sweet buds TO carry successfully through
the matrimonial campaign have looked
with longing eyes upon the choicest OF the
possible catches and sighed because of
non n-success In that particular quarter.
RETURNED TO NEWPORT.
Mr.. Brown was abroad the greater part
Of last winter and spring, returning TO
Newport about six weeks ago. Daring
his absence he cabled to the building
committees of the Providence Public
Library, making TO them most crafty
ing gift. The library corporation hrs
been occupying leased quarters, and ayedr
ago acquired possession OF realty on
Greene Washington and Fountain streets.
upon which building operations were
begun In the fall.
Sufficient FUNDS only were at hand for
the erection of the building in which were
TO be shelvsd the books, but the main
structure was to be erected whenever the
money could be secured. which was a
matter of doubt.
MIR. Brown In his Cablegram generously
offered To assume the entire cost of tho
main structure, Notifying the committee
that his business representative woulo
pay 10 their order the sum of s2OO 900
This wns not his first beneicence of a
xs.lt al.. aln0V tfa.t IL
generously TO the fund for the reconstruc
tion Of the building of the Rhode Island
Historical Society in which corporation ho
took lively interest
A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION.
IL was felt at the time of the magnifl-
cent gift 20 the public library that Mr.
Brown had been actuatod by motive Of
more than ordinary character. and IL is
now believed that the Gift can bc explain
vi IN part by the developments of the last
day or two.
That MIR. Brown Is about TO abandon
the freedom OF aacbelorhood anG ass 1me
tho pleasant yoke of the benedict ie attest.
eu ty cnblegrams sent out from this city
sast night 10 addresses In Paris and else
where announcing his engagement The
name OF the young lazy is nos diyulgca,
but the future Mrs. Brown will prefix her
married name by that of "Nathnlie ~
John Nicholas Brown has "a lincaso of
watch any person might justly feel
proCd. and yet ne Is most unassunling,
and neither his social position nor his
vast wealth has In any sense made nim "a
"cad." On the contrary. no is inost
snmpanlonable gentleman, ana one of
h:an literary tastes and ability. lilo could
have been made governor OF this state 10
any time by the mere hint that ho would
accent the nomination.
Various high and desirable Offices have
been rendered him, but he hns net heeLcd
the heaes;s 10 enter upon that form OF
rrblic life lie has often heAn called ia
consultation for the benefit of his party
shs Republican-and once CoBSenioI to
preside over state oonvcntiUn, but DO
further would he 30.
A LONG PEDIGREE
His pedigree takes him back 10 the o q
of the 18th century His Iatvrnal ancas-
tor. tie Rev. Ihad Brown, was horn In
England In 1900. and with his wife. Eliza.
eth, and their four children. sailed In
the good ship Martin In July 1888 fol-
loving closely upon tho footsteps OF Rogc-
Williams. tne founder Of this state al d
with that apostle of freedom OF spogcn
aud religion, was destined TO take IN
,ctiye and never to bc forgotten part i'm
moulding the religious and educational
dssfinics OF Providence plantations.
1he Kew. Chad Brown Ind five sons, one
of whom was James. who removed from
this place 20 Newrcrt In l672 Another
son was John. who was born In England
I'm l6;}0 aud whose wife was Mary Holmes.
daughter OF the Rev Obadiah Holmes, oi
Newport. James Brown, grandson Of the
hev. Chad Brown. was born I'm proyi
uencc I'm 1864 He was married % Mary
Hnrris, granddaughter of william Harris.
one OF the first nve men who came q