The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-30

monument that should be an ornament aud
essiDg to the people of his native town,
at che same time that it should perpetuate
the name of those so much revered and
loved by him. The old mansion was de-
mollshed and beautiful and costly build
ing has replaced it, bearing upon its front
the inscription, civilians Memorial Libra
ry"
The building is of one story; it is of brick
with stone trimmings, with much polished
granite about it without and within. II has
reception rooms. a large airy reading room,
and spacious and lofty library room, light
ed from the roof, the walls of polished gran
lite instead OF plaster. The whole ID TO be
heated by steam, while large antique ire
places IN ornamented tegracotta Will secure
abundant ventilation. 1t will be fire-proof,
except the roof which is of wood covered
with slate and with iron cutters, while its
isolated position will secure it from danger
OF ire, except from within, whence there
can be no possible danger except from in
cendiarism. The library room will afford
accommodation for at least twenty-five
thousand volumes, and the establishment
when passed from the hauds of the munifi-
cent donor to the keeping of the town au-
thofltles, will be complete in every appolot-
ment and abundantly endowed. The Fair
bankes of st. Johnsbury, Vermont, have also
presented to that town a grand public libra
ry, With very large and valuable collection
of books, all of them the best editions, hand
somely, Substantially and uniformly bound.
l. there any nober object to which a rich
man can devote part of his wealth?
There are many very handsome houses
about the village of Woodstock-some OF
them picturesqlely petched upon The hill
sides, with tiue grounds nicely kept, and
trees and shrubs and abundant flowers about
them. Many people rom other States come
to spend few weeks in summer III tuis
beautiful village, enjoying the cool breezes
and charming drives among the green hills.
find that the good people here have a
Law and Orde League, of which The fore
most men AMI women of The town are active
and earnest members. They will tolerate
no grog shop here, as they well know thai
its influence is tor evil. and that it antago-
nizes every effort, made in whatever direc-
tion, for he material. moral, intellectual
aud spiritual benefit of the community. They
have costly schoohoases, churches, and a
costly library to promote all these, and they
will not suffer their influence to be neutral
lied by the erog shop--,he most powerful
fundamentally for evil that has ever been
devised by the --- to impoverish and pau
pefize The people and to convert good citi-
gems into bad ones, and happy homes into
miserable and wretched abodes of ignorance,
degradation and ssyagery.
In leaving Concord, on my way here, 1
saw at the right OF the rail, near Boscawen,
very handsome granite monument, at least
twenty feet high, life-sze female figure
surrounding it, with tomahawk in the
right hand. The work seemed TO me TO be
very we'll executed, SO tar as could judge
by the glimpse | had of it as the train
passed by. 1t is to commemorate the heroic
act of New Hampshire woman of the old
Colonial time, Mrs. Dustin of Haverhill, who
was captured by indians aud brought away
to this spot, where the party camped for the
night When all were profoundly sleeping,
Mrs. Dustin, with the tomahawk of one of
her captors, slew the whole party as they lay
upon the ground, and taking the canoe.
made her way down the river to the settle
ments of the whi'es. ND.