The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-11
LEE ENSIGN
FOUNTAIN
Soon to Be Located at Ben.
ninston Center
GRANITE MEMORIAL
GRANITE MEMORIAL
Presented by the Founder Of the
National Humane
Alliance"

Some time ago Mrs Henry >. Bing'
ham heard by the way OF friend that
handsome drinking fountains we're be-
Ing erected In various villages aud
cities In the United States by the Ma
tlonal Humane Alliance. This was
made possible by reason OF gift from
Herman Lee Ensign OF New York and
OF whose estate l. NJ. Seayer OF Will
JAMESTOWN 10 this state Is trustee.
Mrs Bingham could not see why
Bennington should not have one OF
these fountains and on Nov. 20, 1905,
she made formal application for one
with the result that Mr. seaver came 10
bennington, looked over several sites,
aud it sas finally decided that the
fountain should be located In u con.
spicuous place Mt Bennington Center,
one easy OF access, that would not
stand on or too near the curb, aud
shere water would always be abun-
dant.
Word has Just been received that the
fountain Is completed, boxed and
really for shipment as soon as word Is
received that the necessary details
have been perfected and IL Is expected
that before long the village OF Ben
nlngton Center will have added 10 is
attractions not only an object OF beau
" but one that will daily or hourly
perpetuate the name and intention OF
The donor.
The fountain which will occupy n
site near Monument avenue, not far
from the old First church, IL made OF
Rockland, Ne granite, IL about seven
feet high, weighs Eve tons, Is trimmed
9Th bronze aud Is made In i've pieces
the bowl being six feet 10 diameter
This will be he second one 10 come 10
Vermont, the other being located In
Buriioeton. About dry OF them have
been Get mp In various places but
there are none 10 any Of the New Fog
land states outside OF Vermont.
The base OF ths fountain IL three
feet, six inches high and on each side
al . convenient height IL q basin for
The use Of dogs. Above those basins
stands n standard six inches square
rhich will support the bowl which l.
81 polished granite and which will
accommodate the horses. On three
sides Of the shaft are bronze heads
from which the water gushes forth and
cups are provided so that persons can
catch the water A. II flows into the
bo~l. On the fourth side will be placed
. tablet the inscription on which will
,ell In gilt letters the name OF the don
OF and The object Of the rlft
The founder OF the Humane AlllAuca
Society was for = time the manager OF
Q paper called The Alliance and for a
period OF twenty years was connected
wIth the newspaper business. He de-
vised the new form OF newspaper ad-
vertislng known rs headline reading
advertising. He also Invented the
stereotype plato with removable face
He vas q graduate Of Phillips AZ ademJ
and soon after went 10 Chicago. He
died in New York 10 1893. leaving The
whole OF his fortune 10 the noble work
OF educating humanity to do acts o.
kindness TO animals and other sImilai
works.
The site at Bennington Center wal
chosen from the fact that there IL Z
handsome gradi,e fountain standing
In the village on Main street erected q
few years ago by L. w. @. Richard
son u. s. N. IN memory OF his wifi
who died here. Mrs Bingham who d
responsible for originating and per
fecting the project, Is entitled 70, and
will receive the thanks OF those wh'
win daily enjoy the opportunities NJ
forded by the glft.