The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-10-18
WATERBURY
James House Being Transformed Into
Public Library Building.

The James house on Main street, for
SO many years the residence of DR.. and
Mrs. Henry James, and located on the
site of the old home of DIR. James par
ents, is now in the hands of carpenters,
and when the work is finished, Water
bury will possess a fine library building.
The plans have been designed by Archi-
tect Walker, and John Nelson is in
charge of the repairs. The exterior OF
the home will be changed but little as
one approaches from the business part OF
the town. On the north side, looking
towards the meadow, is an addition 10
by "a feet This will be the stackroom
and will have shelves for 1000 volumes.
The two rooms in the very front of the
house. known as the library and parlor,
will be readingrooms, and the partitions
will be removed. These will contain all
the Injuries OF the private home, includ-
ing large fireplaces and magazines and
reference books upon low stacks around
the edge of the rooms. AT the left OF
the hall children's readingroom, Ii by
IA feet. will be situated. which will have
stacks for reference books. This viii be
separate from the two readingrooms, 20
as to insure perfect quiet in them at all
times. 1t has even been suggested that
the main readingrooms might be used for
restrooms. There will be the librarians
room ON this floor and the partitions will
be removed, so that the librarian, sit
ting at her desk, can command a full
view of the readingrooms and the chill
dren's readingroom. There will also be
toilet and readingroom on this floor. On
the second floor the partition separating
the two large bedrooms in the front OF
the house and over the two readingrooms
will be removed. This will be one room,
seating from rs to 100 people. This
will be known as the MUSHROOM or as
sembly hall, and it is expected that the
two manuel organ will be placed here.
Directly over the children's room will be
the historical room. 1t will contain
many interesting historical relics belong
ing to Dr. James and il is hoped other
collections may be presented from time
10 time. OF this room will be commit
tee room. Meetings of the trustees will
be held here and IL will serve many gen
eral purposes. The ell part of the house
will be made into a comfortable tenement
20 accommodate the ianitor and family.
A modern steam heating plant will be
installed and the whole building will be
lighted BY electricity. The trustees hope
90 realize an income sufficiently large 20
keep the library open each afternoon and
evening. The library association has
bought of Morris Montgomery his inter
est in the farm, the use of which was
willed him BY DIR. James. The associa-
tion now plans 20 keep the pasture and
woodland with the intent 10 furnish Wa
terbury with a public park sometime in
the future. This splendid building viii
be a fitting memorial to DIR. and Mrs
Henry James, who believed most thor
oughly in the uplift Of a community
through good literature. The generation
who knew them will never forget this
and 20 the younger generation this gift
60 the town will keep their purpose in
mind. Through all, the lives Of the do
nor and those interested with him viii be
fevered.
In the grange and school fair At Dux.
bury Corners on Columbus day. the Dux.
bury Corner school secured the largest
number Of points and viii have the pic
iure. The committee also voted 10 award
o prize 20 the North Duxbury school
taught by Miss lena Mefsee for the
house and furnishings made by her pu- 4
pills.
Conservation meeting Of the Hypatis 4
dub viii b. held Friday Of this week 1
with Miss Neltha Booker.
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