Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-04-22

THE MOORE FREE LIBRARY
AND READING ROOM.


Moore Free Library Of Newfane is larger
than any other i'm the state i'm a town Of
no greater number of inhabitants. il has
now more than 1000 volumes, not includ-
ing those in paper binding and several
hundred pamphlets Except i'm the cities
and towns of several thousand inhab-
itants. there are only three or four IL
braries in Vermont that approach that
Of Newfane in the number Of volumes.
The largest Of these. compared with the
size of the town, is ut STAFFORD. and this.
presumably, owes its larger number of
volumes to contributions from Senator
Morrill, by whom it was partly endowed.
The Moore Free Library was opened
oct. %, 1898, and has therefore been in
operation about five years and six months.
1t was established by the gift Of Mrs.
Philura c. Moore the widow OF the we'll
known retired farmer and cattle dealer,
Franklin Moore, of Ncwfane village.
beautiful wooden building with large plate
glass windows was erected by Mrs. Moore
at a cost OF nearly $4,000 for a library and
reading room More than 20C0 new vol
umes were given 10y Mrs Moore for the
opening of the library. \ fund Of $4,000.
the income from which is to be used
toward the purchase of new books and
subscriptions to Periodicals was also pro-
vided and the whole secured to the free
use Of the inhabitants of the town of
Newfanc by conveyance to I'VE trustees
Inc income from the IunD mas llbt bttll
used, Mrs. Moore having made such gen
erous contributions Of new books. papers
and magazines that 1T has not been need
ed, The fund has also been increased
$500 by the will OF Mrs Lura Currior Of
New York city. SO that the whole amount
to the credit Of the library is now about
$1,000 While the fund has been increased
by this bequest and 10y the income add
ded the library has nearly twice the
number Of volumes that it had at the
opening, Mrs. Moore having frequently
contributed at her own expense, new
books for which there seemed to he
demand, or which were needed to Keep
| the library up to date in recent events
and discoveries \ few hundred volumes
We're contributed 10y "a society which was
discontinued on the establishment Of the
Moore library. Rev. Lewis circuit has
| given a number Of valuable works, essays
and pamphlets Of his own authorship y
| few volumes have been contributed 10y
| several other individuals.
| Great credit is due f. g. Benedict now
| Of New York city. for his assistance Of
| Mrs Moore in the initial work, including
the selection and purchase OF books. ana
| also j. II. Nc rrihcld. Mr. Benedict
and Mr. Merrifeld having been the act
| ing trustees to whom the library was first
| conveyed. preparatory to a permanent or
ganization. The present board Of trus-
tees and officers are J. II. Merrheld. pres
| lGeut. r. y. Dew III, treasurer W. w.
| How. secretary. T. c. Benedict Mary
| Newton; librarian. Mrs. L. G. Moore.
The trustees Of this library have aimed
| to make such selections of hooks and pc
| 1iodicals that none Of its readers need To-
| be narrowed by being taught only one side
| of great questions. 40 searchcr after
| truth Will find AN the reading advocating
one side and supprcssins the facts upon
| the other.
The library contains "a comparatively
| large number of scientific works and
| books Of reference OF tine encyclopedias.
for instance, there ar" Appleton s. with
| the ANIMALS. Johusou's. the International
! Charlbers's the Century Dictionary. War
ncr's American edition of the Eucyclo-
| ltdta Britannica. There are % large num-
Der of other standard works OF reference
| along almost every line Of inquiry The
| works OF reference are designed To- Dee
used in The reading room and not taken
from the library. There are on the read
ing room table. at the pr, sent time TIE
following periodicals.. The New York
Daily Tribune the Springfield Daily Re
publican. the Boston Evening Transcript
| tn Scientific American. the Youths COM
panion. the Commonor, The Phoenix. the
| Reformor. the Critic. Harper's Weekly
| Ladies' Home Journal the Century
| Harper's Monthly McClure's. Review OF
Reviews. st Nicholas. Scrhners Month
". the outlook. New England Magazn"
the Library Journal Ladies World, Chris
tiau Herald. and the Farm journal Hu'
others There il more learning stored ui
IN tile Moore Free Library than iu III tn
| professors i'm score of average colleges
one needs only school education cIou-i
To- read iutelhcentN. aud with good ID
hrary the Who'll" field NJ attainment is
open 10 him With such pr'Nll, the
reading room should Doe crowded mt al
library hours. especially in the evening
Why viii people feed upon husks with th