Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-12
FAIRFIELD
Librarians Report
of Lawrence Library

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The tweney-second report cover
ing the work of the library from
Feb. /, 1923 to Jan. 81, 1924, is here
by submitted:
Among the more important books
acquired during the year are:
Compton's Picture Encyclopedia:
Life of Christ: Pauini: Woman Ten
derfoot in Egypt; Story of Mankind /:
Alpine Peaks: My Garden of Memoir
les, Kate Douglas Wiggin: A Beach
comber in the Orient; Life and Let
tiers of Walter Page.
The following magazines are sub
scribed for: American. American
Boy. Atlantic Monthly. Booklist.
Bookman, Century, Child's Maya
zine. Country Life, Current History.
Good Housekeeping, Harper's, John
Martins, Ladies' Home Journal.
Little Folks, Mcclure's National
Geographic. Northern American
Review. Public Libraries, Readers
Guide. Review of Reviews, st.
Nicholas. Scribners, Woman's Home
Companion. Worlds Work. Mentor,
Scientific American. Literary Digest.
Musical American. Outlook, Satur-
day Evening Post. Waterville Senti-
uel, OutnS companions.
Gifts received are: Fairfield Jour-
nal, Dumb Animals, Nation Dear
born Independent, Rotary Mazagine,
How TO Sell, Vegetarian, My Irish
Setter Dogs" by Percival II Baxter
and Forgotten Fires" by Miss
Faith J. Hinckley, have been pre-
scented by the authors. Both are
much appreciated
The following figures show the
amount of circulation and condition
of the Library: Number of volumes
in Library Feb. !, 1923, 95SS; added
by State documents, II; added by u,
S.. 4: added by gift. As; added by
binding, 9; added by purchase
Clown paid. 1853; added by pur-
chase, Estate paid), So Number OF
volumes in Library, Feb. !. 1924, D.
ST.; number periodicals by purchase
80; number periodicals by gift, ..
The Borrowers Register contains
1865 cards of which pa have been
added this year.
There is a collection Of books al
Hinckley of about 40 volumes in
care of Melvin Palmer.
Mrs Eta Salisbury of Canaan has
arrived in town to care for Mrs
Eliza Roundy, who is recovering
from a stroke of paralysis.
Mrs. i. Harold Wiley and son
Arthur Melvin, returned Tuesday to
their home in Auburn, after q
weeks visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur w. Richardson.
Mrs. Walter w. Wiley underwent
an operation for appendicitis at the
Elm City hospital in Waterville
Tuesday morning.
Charles Fl. Greeley was bust
ness visitor in Waterville Tuesday
Mrs. Helen T.. Dodge of Water
vile was calling on friends In town
Tuesday.
Sidney Adams went Monday to
Corinna to he employed for time
at the station of the Maine Central
railroad.
Alton Richardson of Waterville
was Il business visitor i'll trWn Tues
day
Clyde A. Newcomb of Carmel was
calling on friends in town Monday
Among the local people in Wa
terville on business Tuesday were
Arthur Holt, Mrs. Llewellyn Decker
Mrs. Will Eastman. Mrs. II. II. Ste
wart, Mrs. ]. II. McKenneS, Mrs
Henry Mckinney. Mrs. Omar. Ger
aid, Mrs. +. Il. Besse ,and son, Bel
den.
The Parent Teachers association
will hold it's next regular meeting
Thursday, March Is at 7.30 I. NJ
The Past and Present club will have
charge of the meeting Mrs. Laura
Chapman, chairman. The music will
be furnished by Mrs. Christine Hume
and the Boys Band. Prof. Harold
NJ. Ellis, English professor at Orono
will deliver an address on "Our
Maine Poets" with selections from
their works. Everyone is invited.
l.. J.. Wilcox sent a carload of po-
tatoes to New Jersey last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Fl. c. Emery were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. n
Osborne.
Miss Maud Chapman is in Belfast
for the week, visiting her sister, Mrs
Beatrice Covell.
Joseph Boivin went to Winslow
Sunday where he played in Drew's
orchestra at the club house.
Mrs. Paul Baird was Sunday
guest of Mrs. Frazer Gee.
Mrs. Kate Is. Ellis. State Grange
deputy, went to Auburn, Portland
and Fryeburg last week. At Frye
burg she spoke on Cooperation" at
the Oxford and Cumberland county
grange. While in Fryeburg. Mrs
Ellis was the guest of Miss Harrie,
Abbott. who taught for five years,
very successfully in our town.
Miss Christine Hunter. graduate
of Lawrence High and a very sue
cessful teacher in Fryeburg, passed
the evening with Miss Abbott and
Mrs. Ellis.
Joseph NJ. Whittiker, the father of
Mrs l.. p. Sturtevant, has gone to
Los Angeles. Cal.
II. r. Stewart. who has been con-
fined to his house for several weeks
with grip, was calling on friends in
Waterville last week.