Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
KEPT 4o-YEAR APPOINTMENT.
James M. Adams of Bratteboro and
walter S. Kelley Met Tuesday on Spot
Selected In 1871

James NJ. Adams, of the proofreading
stan in f. l.. Hildreth Il Co.'S printing
plant, went to North Weare, ~ H.. this
week to keep a compact made with a
playmate just 40 years ago. The details
are given in the following, which was
special despatch from North Weare Aug.
l to the Manchester Union:
This town witnessed an interesting
event. at least to those Immediately
concerned, when Walter S. Kelley and
James NJ. Adams, both residents of
Weare in early life. met at Rockland in
TINS town at certain spot agreed upon
1orty years ago, thus carrying out a com
paGt MADE In 1871. At that time Mr..
helley was IS years of age and Mr..
Adams ., and they were living in the
same house not far from the designa ted
meeting place, which was in a pasture
near a small brook. Strange to say. the
subject Of the forty-year appointment
was not again mentioned between them
untll the present year. although up to
1881 they saw each other frequently. and
IN 1880 played together on the Weare
baseball team.
for the last thirty years they have
llVed IN different towns and states and
nave mad only two or three brief meet
lhSs' Mr. Kelley has been a resident of
Lowell and Boston, Providence. r. l.. and
New York city He now lives in Brook
~ -''S' WI AudfnS mas lived in
Nashua and Concord, this state, Boston
Cambridge, Mass, New York city. Pali-
sades Park, n. j., and La Gloria, Cuba.
lie now resides in Brattleboro VI
waiter Stuart Kelley was graduate ed
from dartmouth college in 1882, and is an
electrical and mechanical engineer bv
PROFESSION. He is well known in his line
ana mas done much creditable work. He
Is the author of several pamphlets and
m
win his profession. At the present time
ms name Is prominently before Governor
fosS with influential support, for an
poihtment to the river and harbor com
mission of Massachusetts. He is mar.
red but has no children
James Meade Adams has devoted him
sell to newspaper work, general WRITING.
and proofreading. For many wears he
was editor of the Nashua Daily TeIee
Sfaph' and he has been on the staffs of
papers in Concord, Boston and Soner-
Nllle' Mass. For three years he was hea d
prooireader for the De Vinne Press
New York city, printers for the Century
company He has lived in Cuba on two
inherent occasions, aggregating about a
year. ana is the author of popular bool,
entitled, Pioneering in Cuba He has
also written many magazine and news
paper articles, While resident of Nau,
Hampshire Mr.. Adams held several
minor offices, including sergeant-at-arms
oI the state senate in 1895, and state
Ssatlstlcal It agent of agriculture for New
lianipshire under President Harrison's
administration.
=, For the last year he has been editing
tne tne New England Farmer at Brattleboro
", until that paper was sold in June
ana moved TO Montpelier. Mr.. Adams is
married and has four children. includinp
twin boys, now 13 years old
When Mr.. Kelley and MIR. Adams met
d. ene appointed spot to keep the agree
slightly, but this did not damnen tbai,
ardor' nor did the fact that the place had
srown up thickly with bushes and small