Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-03-30


equally gifted with capacities 10 derive pea.
sure or Improvement from this source. would
DC excluded The price Of shares aud the
quarterly contributions We're fixed At SO low
rate ss o place the advantages OF tie nshtu.
ton completely within the reach Of every per
son IN the county. who could be supposed 10
nave leisure or inclination to eaioy them Ia
snort, At IS an institution tor the benefit Of the
PEOPLE, aud II remains TO be seen, whether
as such, they will sustain it,
The President and Directors, in obedience to
the orders OF the Society, submit the iolo wing
.fBSih.4CF
Ot the Proceedings OF the MarllDs5urg Library
Society, at the last semi-snnu.l meeting on,
Monday Tie 18th day OF March, 1896
The Directors, Iabrariaa, and Treasurer
made taere respective Reports, which we're
read aud ordered To be filed
ORDERED
That an abstract OF the Directors Report be
made out for publication
rbat the Fee OF Membership in this Society,
be three dollars until the ut se NH annual NEE.
ung
That David II Conrad. Bernard Wolff.
Philip T. PendIeton and Thomas Davis be sp-
pointed Committee for tie purpose OF reyi
sing the preseat Constitution Of the Societ.
aud make iepo-t at the next sem annual NEE
ung
That the presen, Constitution of the Society
be adopted al the next hall J early meeting
That the Books recommends b, the Drec.
tors be approved u by the Society,
rhat The officers oi the sociesy be elected
by Ballot.
The following ofIlcets were elected to serv,
Tor the nexi twelve months
TuoM.sS DAVIS, President
CAARLEs T.. KaAUTu
kIcBARD M'sAkRar ,,s
Dawn IA CosHAb
BERNARD G. WoLFR
JAMES kIDDLa, L6Jarsan
NiLLiAs n. RiDDLE, Tr.aSrrer
Resolved, that tile thanks Ut the Society be
presented to the Treasurer aud Librsrisa, foi
helr attention To the concerns OF the Socfet,
IN their respective Departments.
Orered. ihst the fihes tor non attendance al
the last meeting be confirmed. adjourned
.ibstract Of The Directors Report
The report notices the act OF Incorporation
of tue Msrtinsburg Library Society, obtaned
throagh the ageacy OF the Delegates fra,,
th's count, a copy (which is TO be found L.
the Martinsburg Gazette OF the SIN Ut Feorua-
ry, 1926. a.
That during the winter, the follovlng Books
were Purchased for the Soclety IA phhsdelph,
a. A'i@ iHiSS5, ftt. tflhCItbH wy
ages aud travels, in vols quarto, IN goo.
sheep binding at Sl8. SHAKE speare's Plays.
vols large octave, sheep extra Sa 50 The
works OF DIR. johnson, 6 vols. sheep S8 so
Noshe,m Ecclesiastical History, 5 vols. sheep
IS Is NJ pre's Lite u Sheridan. | vol in
muslin 50 W General Goorg@ud's cliticisn,
OF Count egIr's work, N boards 81 50.
The Report notices the loan oi several good
books to the society BY different members, also
the addition of thirteen new members To the
Society SINCE the lsst semlsannusI meeting,
making III all forty eight
Referring to the Report of the Librarian. it
states that the number of volumes now IN the
Library rs f52, and with the addition shortly
expected will be AL That SINCE the com
mencenient OF the society 1854 vols. have
been taken out to be read. and since the iast
meeting 43o, which shows that such an estsb-
| l,shment was much wanted and is likely TO be
extensively useful.
From the Report of the Treasurer, it APP.
pears that there is now in his hands the sum
of dollars 70 cents, and now due from mem
| bers he tdrther sums OF % dollars 90 cents.
| making when collected % dollars ~ Gents dis.
posahe-Ot this sum dollars are still due tor
The WaSeriey Novels. Some additional shelves
| to hold the books will shortly be required
Hotnes intruducuoh to the critical study of the
Scriptures will cost 9 dollars and some cxpen
SEES OF freight aud Carriage upon the books ex-
pected from Philadelphia must DC met. After
deiraying these necessary expenses, the Dircc'
tors propose to drop the Journal OF Foreign
Literature aud Science and take n lieu Of IT.
the Westminster Review: to PR cure copy Of
Miss Edgeworth's Works, Boston Edition, and
as soon as It can be obtained on good terms,
copy OF The Historical Memoir dictated BY Ma
p0leon at St Helena
Finally on the ground OF the greatly enhaH
ced value of the collection OF books. the Direc.
tors propose to advance the tee OF Membership
from two to three dollars the quarterly contri-
button $50 cts.) continuing the same as before.
A,Iwhich is respectfully submitted.
I. DAVIS, President
10 intellipence OF much importance by the