Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-12

Burnett, Fnnk S. Livermorc, Willie Bro,.
musical director, Miss G. f. Charter. ss''
THE MOTION ron PUBLIC READING ROOM sv.
oNDED.
Editor Of The Phenir hear Sir Tn.
writer OF "A Public Reading Room" in vow,
last issue ends with what old.time preecbo,.
used to call personal application. in ui-
pithy manner who will move In this ma,
ter?' My mind sir has been moving l.
this direction for some time, and the ti,nau
words Of Zone Who Would Help" have ~,
my pen in motion. II is true that we no.
sess an attractive town, framed in by soma =,
Gods most suggestively beautiful works
Yet there is an old saying, as true az II IA An,
oient, that the people make a place iudpsd
by this standard, we must confess that tbs,a
is not a large share Of that beauty. wbicL
shows itself in a self-losing care for the mil,
lie veal, In our midst The backbone M on,
village is the manufacturing interests. Wbicb
furnish a livelihood to great many youno
men, living and working mainly for them
selves. II is q common truism that the wov
in which a young man spends his evenings
will determine the general method Of his liz
Are we not behind the times-and by I'VE
/ mean every one who is interested In On,
progress as town towards clean and praise.
worthy state Of affairs-in thus negleciinq 10
provide for those who have none or but few
wholesome after-work resorts. There Il
nothing which will so surely close sataps
schools ON the street corners and at his Other
stations for evil az general enlightenment
And how better can this be secured than in
some central, well-lighted and comfortable
reading room, whore some OF the best minds
Of our and past days may teach from the
printed page.
must confess, sir, should be ashamed to
take a stranger-friend into the dim, but ire.
ligious light, where, amid the dust of village
forgetfulness the tireless spider weaves bis
filmy covering over volumes which have rest.
cd peacefully on their shelves evidently for
many years. should blush to tell him there
amid dimness and dust, that he stood in the
living tomb of our Brattleboro public library
Can we not put anew into circulation an old
subscription paper, once well begun, for a
public library building, and pending the CON.
pletion Of that document is il not possible 10
secure some convenient place for public
reading room ? There is culture and wealth
enough among US TO accomplish easily all
that is proposed. We have been, after what
is sometimes too truly called ''the Brattle.
boro method, " very careful for our own per.
sonal ease and progress, rather than the
wholesome advance OF our town. There new.
er was 80 good time as HOi0 to mend our
ways-in this regard. Very sincerely,
G.. Z. MARTIN.
AnOtter iohO could help.
LAST FRIDAYS MID-RANGK PRACTICE AT YER.
NON.
The Rod and Gun Club of Springfield,
Mass, and the Fort Drummer Club of Brat
tleboro held mid-range practice match at
Vernon range last Friday. Owing to the rain
and the exceptionally dark weather, the 100
yards range shooting was omitted, and the
clubs were obliged to stop on the COO yards
practice at the seventh shot. The shooting
was excellent, considering the unfavorable
weather