Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-10
SCHOOL AND LIBRARY.
Two Famous Autograph Letters Pre-
scented Lithgow Library.
Photographs Of Various Directors Of vil'aoe
School District Being Collected.


Gently returned from hunting trip in
the Moosehead regions, brought with
him collection of Indian relics, which
he found upon the shores of the lake.
DR.. G. H. Brickett, who has always
been an enthusiast at collecting In.
dian relics, has placed his large col
lection of Indian utensils and relies in
the keeping of the Kennebec Historical
society. and they will be placed with
the collection at the room in the lib
rary building.
F. w. Plaisted. Esq. of this city.
mas placed in the custody of the Lith-
gov library and reading room. the au-
tograph letter of Hon. j. G. Blaine
rendering to the Governor of Maine
his resignation as U. S. Senator. dated
March s. 1881. The resignation was for
the purpose of entering the cabinet of
President Garfield.
Mr.. Plaisted has also placed in the
care of the library. an interesting au-
tograph letter of General L. S. Grant.
dated July 5, 1872. addressed to Gen
eral Robert c. Schenck. then United
States minister at London, introducing
to the minister. L. S. Grant, Jr.. who
was making a visit to Europe in pur-
suit of his studies.
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and carefully preserved by the library
association.
The teachers of the Village School
District. assembled in Library hall.
Monday evening, and listened to an in
teresting lecture by Professor Graves.
on the subject of penmanship and the
system of writing in our schools
Professor Graves went to Skowhe-
gan. Tuesday to address the friends of
education in that town. upon the pen
manship subject.
An excellent Photographic likeness of
Colonel William Lithgow, the COM
mandant of Fort Halifax. and the
grandfather of Llewellyn w. Lithgow.
brary, and reading room. The photo
graph was made from an oil portrait of
Col Lithgow, recently discovered in
Boston. by a descendant of the distin-
guished colonial officer
An effort is being made to collect the
portraits, so far as possible. of the
various directors of the village school
district. since it's organization more
than half century ago. The list in
cludes many distinguished men, among
them being Hon. James G. Blaine. Bis
hop Alexander Burgess, Warren John.
son, several mayors of the city, also
many clergymen. and doctors of divin-
ity such as Revs. Joseph Kicker. H. V.
Dexter. c. F. Penney. and many others.
The collection will be placed in the
Nash school house on Capitol street.
Harlow M. Hall has accepted the
position of janitor of the John o. Web
ster school. on Cusilnoc Heights. III
place Of Hiram Stone, resigned.
The reservoir, of the Maine Indus
trial school for girls at Hallowell, has;
been completed and has a capacity of
over 10000 gallons 1t is now being
covered by building, Octagonal in
shape, which will also contain d
pumping apparatus. The reservoir was
built by l.. Haynes of Hallowell and
the building is being erected by Mr..
Wellman of Augusta.
A new feature in the business college
here. is the evening writing school. AT
the Monday evening session, nearly 40
students We're present.
The mo school, alarm was blown at
1245 p NJ, Tuesday. on account of the
rainy weather
few days ago letter was received
by a member of the board of trustees
of the Lithgow library from the Car
negie library of Pittsburg. Pa, So
Letting a copy of. the souvenir volume
Just published for the Lithgow library
and reading room. The copy was sent
and a nice letter of thanks was re-
ceived in return.
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