Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-06
MAINE LIBRARIES.

The Christmas sale Of the Brownville
Library Association which was held
last week melted about S25.
The Andover Public Library Associa.
ton has recently purchased a set .,
John L. Stoddard's lectures.
BY the will of Mrs Sarah s. Spauld-
ing of Chicopee. Mass, Madison, will
receive $4,000 to buy books for It's
public library
SeVenty-three volumes have recently
been added to the Foster public library
North Arson, gift from S. c. Van
Dusen. a friend of Ben Foster, the New
YORK artist, for whom the library was
named. Nineteen books have also been
given by Miss Z. F. Ford. The total
number of volumes now in the library
is 1856.
The directors of the WindIlam Circu-
lating Library Association received on
CHRISTMAS Day gift of three popular
books from a former librarian, Lewis
G. Varney of 1910 State street Harris
burg. Pa. The books are The Doctor,
by Ralph Conner, The Virginian by
Owen Wister and Tho Gambler by
ONNAi ''oAStcij' -ut Is (llt
eldest son of Mr.. Thomas Varpev of
Windham Center, and is in the Bridge
and Construction Department of the
Pennsylvania Steel Company. at Steel
ton, Pa.
The Oldtown public library has just
received the following; gifts: Memoirs
of Napoleon" four volumes and the
worlds Progress" from Edward
Racliffe; North American Review"
and National Geographic Magazines
from A. B. Larchar; Review of All
Religions" from Sadi Anyuman-i-
Ahmayya, India: christian Science
Sentinel" Mrs. Lillian Foss Perkins;
Golfers Weekly" Mrs. DR. Landry
Before leaving Oldtown, Mrs. Geo
Webster also presented the library
with AZ bound volumes and many
valuable magazines.
The Madison public library has been
open its regular hours for the past
month, except Christmas day. Books
have been recovered and repaired as
were necessary Three books have
been added to the library-York Deeds.
Book XIV. and the Legislative Record
y
book, The Packer, the Private Car
line and the People by ]. Ogden Ar
mour which was presented by Rev. L.
/. Lewis. Thirty-two new cards were
taken out, making / total of 642. Fol-
lowing is the number of books loaned:
Fiction. 663; magazines. III; geog-
raphE and travel, /; biography. 3;
history, 10; poetry, - religion !; soci-
ology, /; useful arts, /; literature, 8;
humorous, /; natural science, l. Total
SIo
The Village Library association OF
Harrison has just announced the offer
Of 4 generous gift from David Fl. Cas-
well Of Austin, Texas. He will give
$1,000 for library building, also
purchase a suitable lot for the same.
his only condition being that it shall be
called the Caswell library. For many
years the village has had small
library. 1t was formerly located In the
little postofIicc building that burned
at the time of the confiagration of last
May. Fortunately, the greater part of
the books were saved. Since that time
there has been made a quiet effort on
the part of the townspeople to secure a
permanent library building. Mr..
Caswelrs offer makes the project
possible Other funds will be solicited,
for Harrison has a long list Of loyal
sons we'll able to contribute generously.
David II. Caswell is n native of Harri-
son. who for many years has been en-
gagged in oil business at Austin. Texas
and elsewhere. few years ago he
bought a summer place near Harrison.