The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-04
IS THE OLDEST IN TOWN
Home of the Twin Bridges Public
Library.
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS
The Citizens of the Community Have
Hold OF the Matter in
Earnest-Establishm of
10 Book Fund

special correspondence c. me standard.
r." Twin Bridges. March 4.-Probably one
of the oldest buildings in town is now
serving a double purpose that of u
lodge room and the home of a public
institution. The building is situated on
a pleasant shaded knoll, between Madi-
son and Main streets, and shows that
it has battled "a score or more of years
with the elements. 1t is owned by
West Gate lodge, f. & A. NJ, No. 81.
The structure is two-story frame; the
; upper story has always been devoted to
lodge purposes, while for many years
the ground floor was occupied by the
village schoolmaSter, ma'ams and chill
dren. Several years ago, however, the
school was moved into the commodious
brick structure, which is now its home,
on Normal street. About this time
among the energetic public-spirited cit
liens of Twin Bridges a movement to
establish public library began; the
idea originated with the w. c. T. U.
and was magnanmously supported by
the Masons and seconded by the Good
Templars. The Masons donated the use
of their lower rooms for library pur-
poses. In these rooms the visitor finds
to-day a medium large, well-selected
and carefully arranged collection of
books, periodicals and newspapers. More
are to be added in the near future as
can be materially bettered. Through
the efforts of the members who recently
produced the play Broken Fetters,"
the funds have been largely increased,
the proceeds of both entertainments at
home and at Rochester being donated
to the book fund. The committee on
book buying have issued an invitation
to the patrons of the library to send in
the names of one or more books they
would especially like to read, and if
possible, they will be included in the
list soon to be purchased. The ladies
to whom the success of the library is
due have done and are doing all in their
power to render the most good to the
greatest number. That they have sue
ceeded well is shown by the steadily in
creasing list of subscribers. The trus-
tees have sent Senator ELECT w. A.
Clark an honorary membership to the
library and at the same time request
ed him to forward such pamphlets and
other reading matter as might be of
general interest. They have received
letter of thanks and acceptance, and
also the promise that he will do what
he can to have such books sent them.
The community suffered "a severe
shock Sunday morning, when the an
nouncement was made that Miss Jennie
P. Sperry had passed to that great be-
yond. She was bright young lady.
just budding into Womanhood, and
though her sojourn in our midst was
brief (she having came from Lisbon,
Mimi, last May), it was of sufficient
duration to win the affections of who
were so fortunate as to form her ac-
quaintance. The deceased young ladys
brother. Roy. arrived on Saturdays
train, in time to see his beloved sister
during her last moments on earth. The
corpse was embalmed and shipped to
Lisbon for interment.
One of the oldest pianos in the state
is now in the possession of Mrs. Wiley
Mountjoy, matron of the Orphans
home. The instrument was brought to
the territory in the COS and has remain
ed in the Irvine family since. The piano
was brought up the Missouri by boat
which was wrecked, and the freight
including the piano, was landed on a
sand bar, where 1t remained some time.
The musical instrument was finally res
cued and delivered to the family, who
then resided at Deer Lodge. 1t was
given to Mrs Mountjoy when she was
II years of age, and it has remained
in the Irvine family, who now reside
in Butte, until recently when it was
sent to it's owner Ali this time Mrs
Mountjoy has been the possessor of the
ancient instrument, but it was condi-
toned that it remain in the Irvine fam
lily until the youngest girl became a
certain age.
Frank Conway was in town last week,
en- route from Butte to Sheridan. Mr.
Conway informed the Standard man
that he had sold the Sheridan Paper
and would locate in Butte. The new
owners of the Paper are George Hight
Of Butte and AL Linderman of Sheri-
dan.
Ed Baxter, who is associated with
Alex Johnston of Butte in Bear Guich
mining property, came over from the
Smoky city Saturday and departed next
day for the gulch, where he will re-
sumo operations shortly.
The following We're successful candi-
dates at the late county school exam
ination: Second grade, Laura Randall,
Ruth and Samuel Fletcher of Meadow
creek; third grade, Bessie Gilbert of
Virginia City and Nellie Owsley of Par
rot.
H. J. Thompson, the Dillon lumber
man, was in town Wednesday, looking
up his interests here.
Cannot BE Mann.