The Puritan statue erected on Stern's Park in honor of Deacon Samuel Chapin, one of the first settlers of this place, was unveiled and presented to the city yesterday.
It is the gift of the late Chester W Chapin, who was president of the Boston and Albany railroad company. It is a bronze, and is the artistic work of a Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
Chester W. Chapin, Jr., formally presented the statue which was received by Mayor E.B. Maynard. Many descendants of Deacon Chapin were present, including HL Chapin, president of Beloit College, Wisconsin, who delivered an appropriate address.
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