Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-04-18
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LYNCHBURG READING Roo,l

II will be seen, By referring TO thu proceeding.
annexed, that a Meeting of the Subscribers to
the Reading Room was held on Wednesday
evening last. The young men who have bee
active in originating tue plan, and procuring
Subscribers. deserve great credi, for their z al
and eIertions. II is presumed To be the OIL C,
Of every Subscriber 10 start the intuition On
principles which will render II permanent and
profitable. Acting on this presumption, piopu
sitioa was made at the Meeting and tnani
ntou,ly adopted, (ahout thirty presenD tina, tht
price Of Subscription should tie raised from
three to five Dollars per ahnutn. The proprl..
ty, nay, The ABSOLUTE necessity, Of this change,
was made apparent TO all, when they came u
consider the unavoidable expense with which thu
undertaking was accompanied, But feeling
that they were not at lIbeIiy to act for Others
| IN such "A radical amenumt ut of the prospectus
| a Committee " as appointed. portion OF VII SC
duty 1t was made, to c the absent SUBSCRIBE
Individually, ascertain their opinions on this
subject, anu report 10 the mex, Meeting. Any
one VIM will take The trouble, 10 MAKE an est.
mate oil the expense, which will necessarily al
tend tho establishment Of a respectable Krad.
ing Room, and its continuance, will find hat
no sum under five dollars will accomplish tlle
object. Aud again, II The same person u Ill
take the farther trouble Of enqu,ring, he wall
find that IL is a lower sum than IS tequIed by
any other institution OF the KIM in Amer, Gu ;
and when be r. fleets hat the price OF singh
paper Of respeciabuy, from Richmond or ,np
Northern cities, costs him (incIuding postage)
siK or seven Dollars, surely fye cannot be con.
sidered too high iur the perusal OF tweenty or
thirty. The great advantages to be derived
from such an Institution, are So obvious, that It
is really surprising II has never before been es-
labshed IN this Town lie, it be remembered
by all. that on Wednesday evening next, at
early candle light, a general Meeting Of he
Subscribers, and all who intend becoming suCh ,
W i'll be he ID at the Franklin kotei, when the
committee will report the draft OF a coDsttu-
ton, and such other matters as we're assigned
II at The last Meeting. A full meeting is sn-
,ieiptted. A SUBSCRIBER.
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At Meeting of the Sub scribers to a Read
ing Room, IN Lynchburg, convened at the
Franklin Hotel Oh Wednesday evening the I3th
OF Ap,l, ls3l-The Meeting was called to OF,
der by the Rev, +. q. Smith--Wh.n les
Ward, Esq. y as chosen Chairman. and N. W.
Davenport appointed Secretary.
On motion, made and seconded, the Secre-
tary read the Prospectus, to winch the sub-
scrioers had signed their names.
Ii WAS niOved and seconded, that the Secre-
tary read a draft of II constitution for the gov
eminent 81 the society, which had been handed
inlo the Meeting. whlcn, alter being read, Was
laid upon the tab!e.
1t was resolved, as the opinion of the sub
criDefs presen, at this meeting, that it is cape.
dent TO advance the subscription price from
Three Dollars, 10 tue sum OF Five dollars per
annum.
On N otion, made and seconded, the chairman
was requestedto appoiat committee Of seven,
whose duty il shall We TO draft a constitution
for the government Of the Institution and IN