Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-11-17

on commanding site on the west sid
OF the common, and is a tasty ant
commodious building. The gabl
part, which fronts the street, is 2
feet long by Is feet wide and the mail
part is 26 feet long by Is feet wide.
E. Edward Hammett of Boston wa
the architect, and the building i
modelled after the library at Dan
vile, which cost $4,000. Cheste
Wood was the contractor, and he dit
his work in an excellent manner.
There are two rooms, the library
proper and the reading room. There
is also an entrance vestibule and I
small office. The floors are hard pine
and the sheathing is spruce. There
is a steel ceiling. The rooms are very
pleasant and well lighted. They are
fitted up with comfortable chairs anc
convenient desks and tables. Foul
large sets of double book cases are
provided. So far there are some over
400 volumes of standard books in the
library, and as many more will be add,
ed soon.
The present trustees of the library
fund are O. II. Smith, e. A. Thomas,
j. Burton Pike, Silas Packer and FL
dred Pitkin; all of Marshtield, and
they are to be commended on the way
they have handled the money so far.
A new trustee is elected at every
March meeting. Mrs. Susan Thomas
will act as librarian. The library will
be open on Tuesdays from l to p. m.
and on Saturdays from 8 a. m. to 8
p. m.
At two O'Clock yesterday afternoon
the library building was crowded with
the towns people, and shortly after
the exercises commenced.
G.. III. Smith was master of ccremo-
nieS. The first number on the pro-
gram was selection by the quartet,
composed of Blanche Pike, Nellie Lu-
cas-, Nellie Mears and Lena Bliss.
The Rev. G. G. Gorsc, the local pas
tor, offered prayer
The opening remarks were by Mr..
George Worcester, brother-in-law of
the late Mr.. Jaquith. He spoke in
general of Mr. Jaquith as boy and a
man, and paid glowing tribute to his
sterling virtues. He spoke of the
great benefit the library will be to the
community, and urged that they work
in unison and harmony for the good
of the town.
Following Mr.. Worcester's remarks
Mrs. e. V. Spencer, who used to sing
in the choir with Mrs. Jaquith, rem
dered a vocal solo.
Brooks Hudson recited "LincolnS
last dream in pleasing manner.
The following number was a mas
terly address on ''books and Libraries"
by the Rev. S. G. Lewis of Danville,
formerly one of the trustees of the
library fund, and pastor at Marshtield.
An attempt to give an abstract of
his address would only be to mutilate
and destroy it. He spoke in general
of the great advantages for learning
at the present time, and urged the
people to read the great books first
commencing with the bible. He warned
them of immoral writings, which hap
pily, are shut out of this library by a
provision of the Jaquith will. He
urged them to read carefully and sys-
tematically, and with interest and
He ended by congra-
tulating the townspeople on their.
beautiful library which will be of
such great benefit to them, and eulo-
gized Mr.. Jaquith for his far sighted d
generosity.
Andrew II. Jaquith, the donor of
the library fund, was born in the state
of New Hampshire on Dec. l, 1910
and died at Templeton, Mass. on Feb.
16, 1896. He married Mary Ann
Worcester of Marshfield, only sister
of John S. George, Francis, and d.
B. Worcester. She died four days
before her husband passed away.
Mr.. Jaquith's father died when he
was very young and his mother mar
ried for her second husband Christie
pher Dwinell of Marshtield. The boy
Andrew was bound out to ia rmer in
North Montpelier at the age of seven
and remained with that family till he
was IA years of age. Here he learned
to do whatever he undertook with
great thoroughness and was taught to
be honest and faithful. After he was
II he lived in Marshfeld till 20 years
of age, his health meanwhile being
rather poor. When 20 years old he
went to Massachusetts and commenc-
ed peddling tin for Smith Brothers of
Templeton. By hard work and keen
business foresight he became part
ner, and later sole owner of the busi-
ness, which he later moved to Gard
ner, Mass, and made it wholesale, al