The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-28
SILVER WEDDING IN WILMINGTON.
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tSoASihoSo iiOuA dSS L.
family lives in Boston, the Beaver Brook
residence being open only from about the
middle of June to early in October. All
but one of the children were present at
the 18th anniversary observance Ina
NJ, the eldest, who is p, sailed that day
for France on a three months pleasure
trip. The others are Roy s., 20, Emma
A., IL, Martin A, jr., Z, and Leonard H.,
2. Roy 5. graduated last year from Gull
yer academy, a military school in In
diana. He plans to enter Dartmouth col
lege next fall He is an athlete and has
won numerous prizes at athletic meets.
The residence, Beaver Brook, is a mile
southeast of Wilmington village, on an
estate of about 400 acres. Verdant
fields belonging to the estate lie spread
out in every direction about as far as
one can see. The house, which is on an
elevation east of the main highway from
Wilmington to Brattleboro, is the finest
in this seetion>of New England 1t was
about two years in, building and was
completed about four years ago. Robert
Colt OF Boston was the architect and
Mrs. Brown devoted much time to the
matter of the arrangement of the rooms.
which is ideaL c. H. Rodd of Boston
was in charge of the construction.
In the dining room the woodwork is
mahogany except the floor, which is oak.
on which is large oriental rug All the
other rugs in the house were made to
order. Whitewood is used in the other
rooms. In going about the house one is
impressed not only with the intrinsic
worth of the building and the furnish
ings, but also with the artistic taste and
excellent Judgment which everywhere is
revealed.
Quarters for the household assistants.
chauffeur and gardener also are thor
oughly appointed.
Inc building is equipped with billiard
table and bowling alley, boilers furnish
heat and power, electric current from the
connecticut River Power Co. supplies
hight Tor the residence, barn and other
buildings and operates the washing ma
chime and other household machinery.
while an abundant supply of pure water
| is piped from Haystack mountain. A
fountain in front of the residence adds
TO the attractiveness of the premises.
while nearby is a tennis court
On the side of the road opposite tho
residence Mr.. Brown erected six vaars
ago large barn which is thorouohlv
modern and equipped with electric
lights, milking machines. sanitary stan
chlons and other approved appurten-
ances, and 1t is arranged in such a wav
that the labor expended Yields a may.
mum OF results. The barn shelters
about 10 horses and over 100 head If
cattle. There are As head of registered
Guernseys, headed by bull which was
prize winner ut the Eastern States
Exposition in Springfield. Mass. 40
head of registered Herefords and 40
grade cattle. Such of the cream as i
not used on the place is. shipped to
Boston.
One of the interesting places on the
premises is The Playhouse. n buildino
especially for the use of the children. II
is under the management of Miss
Emma and Roy Brown, who utilize
some of the products of the mamie
orchard in making maple creams, fudqe
and maple ice cream. for which there
IL demand exceeding the sunplv
Lunches and afternoon tea are served
here, and the register shows patrons,
from all over the country The pIov
house has a large homelike and coy
room suitable for dancing, and there i
kitchen connected plaver-piano
is one of the articles of equipment.
Martin A. Brown is native of Jack
sonville, in the town of Whitinoham
and was 46 years old Feb. 3. His par
ents were Mervin NJ. and Almeda 7,
tF'owler) Brown. His father was
Civil war veteran, serving in the 10Th
vermont regiment Besides his mother
Mrs \ lmad1 Rrnx.-r 0f d.
has a brother, Leonard A. Brown of
Wilmington, who is in the automobile
business, and two sisters. Mrs William
A. Brown of Wilmington and Mrs. Lot.
tie Newton of Los Angeles. Cal.
Mrs. Clara NJ Brown was born in
Nottingham March "a. 1873. a daueh
ter OF Henry and Emma (Faulknef)
Holbrook. Her ancestors were among
the first settlers in Nottingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown were married in
Jacksonville June &c. 1895. by Rev.
Hal D. Maxwell of Brattleboro, who
was pastor of the First Universalist
church and who has since been pastor
IN Somerville, Mass. Both are members
OF the Universalist church in Whining
ton.
After attending the Jacksonville
schoois Mr.. Brown started his business
career as clerk in c. II. Shepardson :
general merchandise store. remaining
with Mr.. Shepardson five years, part
OF the time as travelling salesman. Then
he and his brother n-law, William A.
Brown, established a mercantile bust
ness in Jacksonville, and from that
time Mr.. Brown IS success was rand
He became identified with all the i'm
portant enterprises in jacksonville and
Wilmington, going to the latter place
as salesman and agent for the