Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-10
MEMORIAL IN GRANITE
Gift for Prospect Hill Cemetery
by Mrs. D. H. Clement
Exedra with Basin, Weighing 80 Tons,
viii Be Placed Near Starr Clement Lot
the Comma Summer.


Announcement has been made this
week of the gift of a handsome me-
mortal fountain to the Prospect Hill
association, to be placed in the Pros
pect Hill cemetery the coming sum
mer The gift is made by Mrs. Nette
Starr Clement of Brooklyn, formerly OF
this town, in memory of her father ana
mother, Farley Starr and Clara Blanch-
ard Starr, and her husband, Duane II.
Clement. 1t will be built by the Charles
H. Grant Granite company of Bratte-
boro. 1t will be cut from granite and VIII
be located on the southern avenue OF
the cemetery, on the triangular piece OF
ground in front of the rr-Clement
burial lot, and will face the north.
Mrs Clement decided several months
ago TO present a memorial to the asso-
citation, and after some correspondence
1t was decided that it should be gran
lite fountain. The Grant company was
asked to furnish designs, and an original
design was worked out by c. V. Grant,
secretary of the company, and was ac-
cepted by Mrs Clement. The presenta-
ton to the association was made few
days ago and was accepted by the Of
ficers at a special meeting Monday of
this week when the following resolu-
tions were adopted:
"Brattleboro, Vt, Feb. 6, 1911
AT a special meeting of the officers of
the Prospect Hill Association held this
day for the purpose of considering gift
TO the association from Mrs. d. II. Glenn
ent of a memorial fountain, it was re-
solved:
a. That we, the officers of said as
ISOLATION, hereby accept the gift of a
memorial fountain, as presented by Mrs.
Clement.
80. That we heartily approve of the
choice of a location for the same as Sc
lected by her.
49, That we profoundly appreciate this
generous action on the part of Mrs
Clement, and we feel assured that the
artistic expression of this gift, and its
usefulness will be a marked addition tc
the grounds of the association, and also
a beautiful memorial to her family.
a. That we tender to Mrs Clement
our sincerest thanks for the gift, botl
personally and on beha'~'u. associa-
ton.
IS. That c'y of these proceedings
be presented to Mrs. Clement. and that
they re entered upon the records of the
AZ Ociation."
The memorial will be in the form OF
an exedra with basin. An exedra, in ar
chitecture, is a platform with seats in
tended for rest and conversation. Thi!
memorial will have seats, and basin II
addition. The foundation will consist o
a granite platform 10 feet long and fiv'
feet and four inches wide 1t will pro
ject about six inches above the ground
On the middle portion of the platform
toward the back, will stand the basin
six feet long and two and a half fee
wide. the back being about five fee
high. On the front side of the back o
the basin will be the words, starr
Clement Memorial" Seats five feet lon
will extend from each end of the basi
toward the ends of the platform and wi
terminate in buttresses with heav
mouldngs. Beneath the seats will b
compartments for placing such article
as may be desired The memorial wi
weigh about 80 tons. 1t will be a beau
tiful addition to the cemetery and wi
be appreciated deeply, not only by tn
association but by all the people of Mr.
Clements home town of Brattleboro.
Farley Starr, after coming from Whit
ingham in 1878, became one of the fore
most citizens of the town. He was pres
dent of the Peoples National bank frol
the time of its organization in 1875 III
Gil i'll. health forced him to resign in 1888
He died Nov. II, 1889 Mrs. Starr wa
identified with many activities here. a
she was earlier in Nottingham. and he
death took place March 25, 1907 M
Clement who was engaged in the whole
sale paper business in New York, can
60 Brattleboro in the autumn of 100
after being in i'll health several month
as the result of an attack of grip, an
died in the well-known Starr residenc
on Western avenue Nov. 25 of that yea