Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-11-01
Sessions Of Courts.
The Library.


can called the attention Of the citizens OF
the town to the Ellsworth Village Libra
~, and put in an earnest plea for some ef-
fcctive action whereby good Library can
be procured and in connection with
Reading Room and course Of Lectures.
We hardly need to present the subject
again, and add cur voice In favor Of de-
termincd. and therefore successful effort
in this direction. How necessary it is,
that the fathers and mothers Of Ellsworth
Village, and all having the care and over
siyht Of the young should awake to the
fact thst ii is a duty which they owe the
rising generation, to provide for their NEIL
tai and moral culture. We have a popula-
ton Of five or six thousand, and as yet, no
systep,atic and efficient attempt has been
made to establish a Reading Room in
town. We complain n our SONS and
daughters do not fit themselves BY study.
hy general reading. and BY social training,
10 adorn any respectable society, and yet
all the public opportunity We give them to
prepare themselves TO take good rank in
society is the shops and stores Of the viii
hge, and the reading OF scw newspapers.
We have no public library, no reading
room. and only occasionally, course OF
lectures. Three quarters Of our popuia'
ton woodwork rs il their present and
f,aturc destiny depended upon the number
81 hours cut of each twcnty-foar, they
could devote to hard and continuous toll,
never for the once thinking that there is
something more than meat. and there arc
duties devolving upon them which to ls-
more il criminal. On the score OF pride
snd Of securing . good name for being
ready 1t all times to assist in every good
work. We should do something to build ny
a taste Tor sound literature; but there are
higher motives than this, there are respon-
sibiltics about this question which We can
not shake of There are duties to be per-
formed In which Is conferred our own
well being as we'll as that Of the younger
members OF our village. Anon. these
public duties is the important one Of pro-
viding place where the respectable Of
all ages and sAsses, can obtain good
books, aud where such can spend m hour
In the evening, rs often as possible, In
social and home like way, and where
fathers. mothers and guardians can TAKE
thuc ssnslcr their care with them. As ye
we haxsws one thing in which We all take
pride IN thinking OF, or to which We cal
poisst the stranger with self-satisfied air
We have no Town Hall, no stately or cost
" buildings. no public schools which d.
US any credit, nor public spirited men thai
are always doing somethEac- or are plan
ming something to make us q wiser, rich
Or, or happier people. We have enough
of, or At any rate y fair share OF gci'erou
hearted men. hut they are too busy to turf
that generosity into channels that will tel
for the public good, 20 we have no syste
lnatic effort in any direction. Let US d.
something that all will be interested in
that all will feel town pride in, II IL !
Nothing less or more than supplying tn
tswn with pure water fresn Ponds Spring
But what Is better, let US organize move
ment. not temporary one, put one tina
shall give promise of bcing lasting, TO 81
tablish Town Library. aud Rsa
Room. This should be done at once, an
II can be. Subscription books should b
started forthwith, and i've hundred dol
lars obtained within o month, Us begin
ming. Who will have the credit Of leadin
on In this town movement Who vii
forge the firs. hoop that shall bind Us to
vctier into an effective band Of worker
for the public, thereby giving to MS power
strength, rcsolute purpose, and unity
actiona ea..z