article_snippet: Stepson Phillip Brown, of Somersworth, New Hampshire, told the Brattleboro Reformer that the only indication Brown had of Ronald Read's investments was the Brattleboro Reformer regular reading of the Wall Street Journal. '
article_snippet: I was tremendously surprised,' Brown said of Ronald Read's hidden wealth. '
article_snippet: Brown was a hard worker, but I don't think anybody had an idea that Brown was a multi-millionaire.'
article_snippet: Ronald Read relied on subscriptions to the Wall Street Journal and Barron's for Brown investment knowledge, although Brown also made good use of Brown local library to which Brown has  bequeathed $1.2 million.