Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts . and Abbie (Mattoon)Belden. The Beldens were for many years one of the leading farmingfamilies of Lenox, where they were associated with the management ofthe town and of the Congregational church corporation. The Beldenfamily have long since passed out of Lenox as an abiding place, theyhaving moved to the eastern part of New England, the sole survivor,aside from Mrs. Churchill, being a sister, Mrs. Harmon Babcock, ofProvidence, Rhode Island. Three children were born to Mr. and Chu
Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts . and Abbie (Mattoon)Belden. The Beldens were for many years one of the leading farmingfamilies of Lenox, where they were associated with the management ofthe town and of the Congregational church corporation. The Beldenfamily have long since passed out of Lenox as an abiding place, theyhaving moved to the eastern part of New England, the sole survivor,aside from Mrs. Churchill, being a sister, Mrs. Harmon Babcock, ofProvidence, Rhode Island. Three children were born to Mr. and Churchill: Samuel Belden, 1872, who received the degree ofBachelor of Arts at Brown University, and subsequently completed hiseducation in Germany, and at present has charge of the large highschool in Honesdale, Pennsylvania; he married Clara Bonneville, ofPocomoke City, Pennsylvania. Jennie, 1876; died when only threeyears of age. Eva B., 1884, has just completed her studies at the highschool and makes her home w^ith her parents. The family are muchrespected and are members of the Congregational BERKSHIRE COUNTY 305 ARTHUR \\\ PLUMB. That delightful summer hotel, The Maplewood, Pittsheld. the crea-tion of Arthur W. Plumb, is in its large and ever increasing patronageof a fastidious clientele a most elocjuent tribute to his genius as a less than twenty years ago he leased the premises formerly occu-pied as the Maplewood School for Girls, with a view to the conversionof the dismantled, long disused and seriously impaired structure into asummer hotel, there were many to predict failure for and few to encour-age him in the enterprise. The ambitious young gentleman was fortun-ately not to be dissuaded from his purpose and by dint of industry anda natural capacity for the business which developed as the responsibili-ties increased, has realized his most sanguine expectations. Mr. Plumbis one of that large group of valuable men of western Massachusettswdiose ancestors
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