Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-10-23

he will see that the law is strictly en-
forced.
The tour of His Royal Highness, the
Crown Prince OF Siam, in the United
States, which began in New York
Oct. 10, will be of interest to Vermont
ers, for Sunday, Nov. ?, the prince and
his party will travel through a por-
ton of this state. During the tour Of
New England which begins at Boston,
Oct. 80. the party will travel through
the White FOUNTAINS, entering this
state at Wells River at 80 in the at
ternoon of Nov. 2. Montpelier will be
reached at .55 where a stay OF five
minutes will be made; Burlington will
be the next stopping point, the train
be ing scheduled to arrive at 20 and
remaining ten minutes when the jour
ney TO Rutland VIII be continued, from
which point the royal party will pro-
coed directly to Buffalo and Niagara
Falls. The party is travelling in a
magnificent private train furnished by
the Pennsylvania railroad consisting of
the private car Columbia" a COM
partment car, a dining car, and Pull
man composite parlor, smoking and
baggage car.
The Gath annual meeting OF the Yer
mont Historical society was held Tues
day afternoon, Oct. IA, in its rooms at
the state honse, Montpelier, there be-
ing a goodly number of members pres
ent. The following officers were elect
ed: President, e.. g. Benedict Of Bur-
lngton; vice presidents, w. W. Stick
ney Of Ludlow, Rev. DR.. w. S. Hazen
OF Mortified, Fred A. Rowland OF
Montpelier; recording secretary,
Joseph A. DeBoer OF Montpelier; cor
responding secretaries, I. S. Peck OF
Burlington, c. S. Forbes ofSt. Adams
treasurer, II. +. Field of Rutland
I librarian, +. NJ Goddard OF Windsor.
Admiral Charles L. Clark and
Mai .Gen.W.F. (Baldy) Smith,were made
honorary members. The active mem
beers elected are the Rev. John E..
Goodrich OF Burlington, +. G. Fleet
wood Of Morristown, James r. Wheel
er OF Columbia College, Arthur Ropes
OF Montpelier, w H.Gilmore of Fairlee,
ID. j Foster and d. W. Robinson OF
Burlington, +. NJ. Harvey Of Mont
pelier and +. d. Collins of Barton
Landing A committee composed OF
President Benedict, Secretary DeBoer
Judge Carleton and F. A. Rowland
was appointed to arrange for public
meeting 10 be held at Montpelier the
last week in October.
The generous donor of the proposed
IfBv.sss kttftIfno, ~ Mort btnll Il f,pn
w. Brown of Dorchester, Mass. Mr..
Brown has consummated the first inn
portant step in his plans by purchas-
ing a site for the proposed building of
Hon. +. X. Jones from his property in
Mortified village. The purchase in
cludes 1888 feet frontage on Main street
and 1874 feet frontage on Slate avenue,
{ together with the house in which Mr..
Jones now resides. Possession is to
be given July /, 1908, and the price
paid for the property is $1,000. Mr..
Brown is native of Mortified and
has been for many years a successful
business man in Boston. He is at pres
ent the general manager and treasurer
OF the United States Shoe Machinery
/ company. Mr. Browns grandfather
was an early settler in town, while his
father was for many years prominent
ly identified with the business inter
ests OF Mortified. He held many town
offices and was interested in railroad
business. He died in Northfield in
1873. Mr.. Browns mother died in 1868,
and they were both buried in the fam
ily lot at the Center. Although North
field has seen comparatively little OF
Mr.. Brown in late years, he has never
, lost his interest in his native town and
many worthy enterprises owe much to
his liberality, although his gifts have
always been made in way calculated
/ to give them the least possible publici-
I ty. The proposed library building will
/ be memorial to his parents.