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3. F . Safford, E . p .
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HarVlson ous inspection ot the fcullding b y W. Dorlng, H. B . W h i t e , A . R .
t h e b o o k s a c c o r d i n g t o t h e n e w B r o w n , Natick, Mass.;
M r . G e o r g e H . B e r r y , A l b e r t G a r l a n d , F B . Edg.
D e w e y Decimal system.
A s a r e - Strohsahl, W o o d b r l d g e , N . J.; a n d t h e t o w n s p e o p l e ,
e r l y , J. B . S. H a l l , H e r v e y B .
suit, d u r i n g t h e fall o f 1 9 2 2 t h e m a n y valuable c o n t r i b u t i o n s f r o m G o o d w i n , d o n o r o f t h e l i b r a r y . W h i t e ,
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b e r 9 t o N o v e m b e r 3, n i n e C o n c o r d , N H .
erclsea, q u o t i n g from
S c r i p t u r e , b r o w , N e d L . P a r k e r , E . H . Thornw e e k s In a l l , d u r i n g w h i c h t i m e ,
Immediately f o l l o w i n g t h e Are,
custom. Governor Toba s , J D . S m i l e y , H e n r y S. Davis
u n d e r the c a p a b l e d i r e c t i o n o f M r a n d Mrs. F J Hanson g e n e r - f o l l o w e d w i t h a s p l e n d i d a d d r e s s .
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Som era w o r t h , t h e w o r k o f r e c a t a - h o m e for a l i b r a r y w h i s t p a r t y
c i r c u l a t i o n t h e f o l l o w i n g a f - J. G . H a l g h , H e r b e r t D . Browne,
l o g l n g w a s satisfactorily
c o m - a n d under t h e c h a i r m a n s h i p o f t e r n o o n a n d h a s e n j o y e d u n l n t e r - D . E . B d g e r l y , C e c i l L o o n e y , fay
p l e t e d a n d a d i c t i o n a r y a n d c a t - M r s . Bessie D o l e , ably assisted b y " i P t a d s e r v i c e t o t h e p r e s e n t t i m e . G e o r g e Clark,
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George H . Davis w a s
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presented the L i b r a r y Association
with a c r a y o n p o r t r a i t o f M r s . BBlen Rant m a n , w h i c h w a s h u n g In
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A history from its beginning in Dec. 1890 until 1935
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valuable h i s t o r y of t h e Instltuid
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p r i n t e d therewith,
c a m e members.
b r a r y , c o n s e n t e d t o a c t a s librari- s e r v i n g h i s term a n d M r D . W w a s a d d e d t o t h e b u i l d i n g f u n d .
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t h e .Library
association
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c l a n s of t h e t o w n , m a d e m a n y do- h e l d in the t o w n of Parmlington » 7 5 , p r o c e e d s f r o m
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show
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being
newspaper
u b r a r y . under t h e efficient tlon received a g i f t of J100 from
, 1924. the
, L Strait milt
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a c c u m u l a t e d ln the
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had h a d t h e matter l n discussion y e a r .
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M r P a r k e r m o v e d that
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T h o m a s , Fred I T h a y e r and
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with
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her c o n t r o l l e d by t h e L i b r a r y associa-"
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lftt'O, t h e y laid t h e i r p l a n s be^ t h a t o f t h e p u b l i c l i b r a r y
a n d a r m and t h e o l d dog in leash with t l o n
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f o r e t h e p e o p l e a n d proceeded t o r e a d i n g r o o m . E a r l y i n J a n u a r y a tow string u n q u e s t i o n a b l y was of $ 1 0 0 b e q u e a t h e d t o t h e a s s o c l - ? ° T ? h B
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g p e d, a i m e e t i n g oused
f t h eto11a d d reading room in Farmington
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S e c t o r s held M a y 8. 1928.
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plans submitted b y E . J R l c n the plans
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M r A r c h i e W l g g l n r e c e i v e d the
in t h e b u i l d i n g fund as p a r t p a y v e r were officially a c
members o t the organization.
a b o u t | 9 0 0 . M r . J o h n K u r d o f g e n t ' s first prize, the Judges. Mrs.
b u i l d i n g fund
irudglng (from the s i z e o f t h e D o v e r s e n t » c h o c k f o r i l B . M r . h .
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cepted.
a u d i e n c e a t t h e p u b l i c m e e t i n g a t F o g g , a m e m b e r o f t h e firm J t o r
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lie on r e d . o u t s i d e Interest w a s a g a i n t h e l a y i n g o f t h e c o r n e r s t o n e o f
i n s t a r t l n * a public Ubrary l n t u r e d s h o e s , g a v e »
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t h e a s s o c i a t i o n r e c e i v e d a n - August 3, 1 9 2 8 These w e r e c o n ofnumlbers.
But, h o w e v e r , t h e e r e , g a v e $ 2 0 0 . P l a n e w e r e n o - p o v e r t y s t r i c k e n , w h i l e t h e e x ' ' J h ^ r ™ a b u l d . o t h e r d o n a t i o n o f $15 50 f r o m t h e ducted b y Fred I. T h a y e r , c h a l r b u t o e B 7 w a « carried o n a n d a l n g effected to h o l d e n t e r t a i n - p r e s s l o n o n h i s face w a s o n e o f °
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tenVDorary
organization,
w i t h m e n t s d u r i n g t h e w i n t e r t o o d d t o t h e most dejected and w o e b e g o n e
,
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the^ total J a n u a r y 27 a wfhlst p a r t y w a s j ,
vice president o f t h e l i b r a r y
A t o n z o N u t e a t president, a n d t h e i r c o n s t a n t l y I n c r e a s i n g funds, a o r t a n d fitted the p l a c e e x a c t l y
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presented
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m e s t l o d r a m a , " P l a c e r G o l d " , w a s t r e a s u r y o f t h e association
s a m e year. " T h e S q u a w -M a„n„" ,' un
made.
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b r a r y .building. T h i s affair n e t t e d treasurer o f t h e a s s o c i a t i o n , p r e aa follows- Isaac B P e a r l nreslPoverty ball p r o v e d t o be
a u s p i c e s of t h e W o m a n ' s c h i b .
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s u c h an e n j o y a b l e event a n d so
J74 25
sented a h i s t o r y of t h e F a r m l n g F r o m this, o v e r J 1 0 0 w a s realized
president;' M M . M a r y B . Parker,
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t h e F a r m i n g - successful,
financially
t h a t anD u r l n g t h e e a r l y m o r n i n g o f ton Publio L i b r a r y , a n d Carl B .
a n d a d d e d t o t h e fund
biographical sketch o f
s e c r e t a r y ; F r a n k P e a r l , treasurer
> » « U b r a r y a s s o c i a t i o n b e - opt rhiezre s wgaosi nh ge l dto o
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y eganr e s later,
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Berry
A c o m m i t t e e c o n s i s t i n g o f 8. S F e b r u a r y 1 0 . 1 9 2 8 . t h e o p e r a Canney
The following committees were '
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were
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C l o u t m a n , M r s . F r a n k BdgerJy,
v e r y comical.
Dance c a r d s were p u r c hfan
s e o f a n y s u i t a b l e b u i l d i n g l o s s o f b o o k s t o t h e L i b r a r y a s - with a ^ l t y b a f i t t l n g t h e o c c a Mri W . P . T h a y e r , M r s . O . W . a l o n e a c t p l a y s w e r e g i v e n t o r m a d e o f p a p e r box c o v e r s a n d a J"
s o c i a t i o n . On I h e e v e n i n g p r e - slon b y M r . G o o d w i n .
the purpose o f raising
money
T a l p e y , Mrs, A . W . Shaokford,
s m a l l s t u b ipenoll w a s fastened to
On A p r i l 1 6 . 1 9 1 7 . a n Indoor c e d i n g t h e fire, a benefit t o a i d
Enclosed i n t h e c o r n e r s t o n e i s
T h e s e p r o v e d very s u c c e s s f u l fin
M r * O . N . Eastman, M r s . J. B .
t h e m b y p i n k twine. T h e s u m o t -1™™ « L held u n d e r t h e c a p a b l e t h e F r a n c o n l a N o t c h c a m p a i g n a rustproof c o p p e r b o x w h i c h c o n a n c i a l l y , aa i n aome i n s t a n c e s t h e
Fernald, Mrs. Jonas H , Oolomy,
X I 0 0 was realized from t h i s event. a n d efficient d i r e c t i o n
o f M r s . w a s h e l d a t t h e h o m e o f M r . a n d tains t h e c o m p l e t e v e r b a t i m r e over
M r s . F r e d I. T h a y e r
T h i s w a s cords o f t h e d a y . a l l t h e silver
J. A. R o b e r t a , J. B . Hayes, Ail v a n « ™ of $ 1 0 0 w a s r e a l i z e d
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Hanson, William Card, J. P . T i b - « n d above expenses,
.
c e m b o r , 1 8 9 6 . the a s s o c i a t i o n was
crub
T h e p r o c e e d s w e l l a t t e n d e d a n d t h e e n t i r e p r o - c o i n a g e of t h e year l s - s s , ' »
betta, John W a l d r o n . C o m m i t t e e
In t h o s e d a y s It w a a c u s f c m a r y
^ p t the r e s i g n a t i o n of ^mZs
affair
Increased
t h e c e e d s . $ 3 6 , w a s v o t e d t h e f o l l o w - dollar. h a W - d o l l a n g a r t e r a n d
on d r a m a t i o e n t e r t a i n m e n t : M r s . to h o l d a n a u c t i o n tor s a l e o f a l l B . B. Hayes, secretary, a n d Ned b T u d l n g ^ f u n d "to"^a 'tota7"of over l n g m o r n i n g b y t h e F r a n c o n l a d i m e ; also t h e n i c k e l a n d « ° P P e r
L. A. S m a l l , Mrs. J a m e s Hayes, t h e p r e v i o u s y e a r ' s
m a g a z i n e s L . Parker, treasurer. A l s o Dr. j e 5 0
N o t c h c o m m i t t e e to t h e L i b r a r y cent, o n e slVver h a l f - d o l l a r o f
1857. o n e silver t h r e e - c e n t p i e c e
M m . O s b o r n e P r i c e , M r e . N e l l i e a n d thla « a n a l b r
^ H . P. W h e a t l e y . director, w h o like
, meeting
ln De a s s o c i a t i o n ,
A s p e c i a l m e e t i n g o f t h e d l r e c - of 1R56, o n e - c e n t p i e c e o f 1 8 5 1
Starr, M I B S WInnlfred Berry, M r s . t h e s e c o n d w e e k l n J a n u a r y ,
Messrs. H a y e s and P a r k e r lhad
b r , 1917, M r E . H T h o m a s .
Mi' G o o d w i n ' s c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e
N . F . Roberta, Mra. W . H . W m a g a z i n e s w h i c h w e r e n o t
O o l o m y , R e v . W . L S w e e t , M r s . O s e r v e d f o r b i n d i n g w e r e offered f.
°.
w r v i c e t o t h e pubIrving
e i g h t c o n s e c u - tors w a s held i n t h e b a n k r o o m s
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In a ' " refusal t o a c t any ^ n a n i m o u g r e e l e c t i o n , aa h i s d u - w h a t steps t o t a k e towards e o - 1864 Fred I T h a y e r g a v e a o n e H a y e s , I . B . Pearl. C o m m i t t e e o n t h i s w a y several
dollars
were
longer as director. A c c o r d i n g l y .
c a l l e d h i m o u t o f t o w n - t a b l l s h l n g a p e r m a n e n t h o m e f o r cent C a n a d i a n p i e c e , a C a n a d i a n
musical entertainment:
M r s . A . a d d e d t o t h e treasury.
_ these three offices w e r e filled a s
f e r e the library
A l l w e r e In f a v o r o f s o u a n d a Chinese c o i n M r s .
O. W a l d r o n , Mrs. I. E . Pearl, M r s .
Isaac E . P e a r l c o n t i n u e d his ser f o l l o w s
H e n r y 8. Davifl. secrec o n t i n u i n g i office.
Henry e r e c t i n g a suitable b u i l d i n g o n Annie Thayer contributed a p h o A u g u s t a C o o k e , M r s . A , F . W a l - v i c e s a s l i b r a r i a n .until S e p t e m - t a r y ; Perclval! H . S a f f o r d , treesa v l s w a s e l e c t e d t o fill t h e v a - t h e l o t r e c e n t l y .purchased V a r l - tograph o f T h e o d o r e R o s e v e l t a n d
d r o n , M r s . H . P . W h i t e , F r a n k b e r ; 1 8 9 2 . w h a n h e r e s i g n e d o n u r e r . J o h n E . S. HaTl, d i r e c t o r
drives f o r dbtalntng m o n e y her uncle. Brigadier G e n e r a l W l n Poarl, S. S . P a r k e r , Dean A l l e n , a c c o u n t o t pressing l a w duties D u r i n g t h e year Just p a s s e d the
A l w a y s u p p e r m o s t ln t h e m i n d s w e r e s u g g e s t e d a n d i t w a s v o t e d field Scott E d g e r l y , t a k e n w i t h
N e w m a n Gary, H . 0. W a l d r o n . a n d M l a s A g n e s E . B e r r y was association h a d r e c e i v e d
$100
d i r e c t o r s a n d officers w a s t h a t a c o m m i t t e e c o m p o s e d o f M r these t w o p r o m i n e n t figures s l t C o m m i t t e e o n s p e c i a l entertain- c h o s e n to fill the v a c a n c y ,
w o r t h o f n e w h o o k s a s a g i f t ifrotn ^
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ment:
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putting $260. w h i c h was structure.
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' T h e first b o o k s d o n a t e d t o t h e was v o t e d t o m a k e " ^ h e l i b r a r y
l i b r a r y w e r e c o n t r i b u t e d b y M r s . Xreo f o r t h e next year.
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donate b o o k s or gifts.
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in t h e n e w library, a large g a t h e r l n g o f cltUenS w a a present at; a
moating on November 28, 1890.
ono w e e k later, T h e f o l l o w i n g
g e n t l e m e n were
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appointed to secure all the m e m -
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loaded with joy and good cheer right now, and pierces
uncertainties of the future with the bright twinkle of
hope.
Christmas lifts yon out of your ordinary self and
pushes you up into being a person far nicer than you
u
have thought you were.
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more delightful and more heart-warming than you knew
you had.
Christmas appeals to allfiveof your senses. Is there
any sight lovelier than gaily wrapped gifts, multicolored
candles, shiny holly and decorations on a Christmas
tree? Isn't mere contentment in the fragrant smell of fir
balsam in the living room and of spicy odors in die
kitchen? Wouldn't the days seem empty without hear
ing again the universally-loved carols and the laughter
of happy children? Isn't self-control overstrained by the
taste of festive, tempting foods? And don't we respond
to the invigorating touch of the sweet air outdoors and
die welcome warmth of home and family within ?
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7A«y wen under-Insured!
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value on your house? . . . and what you have In It?
Head this Hartford warning aa published In leading
magazines. Gall on ua today.
Lst ua bring your Insurance Into line with today's In
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Farmington Public Library History 1890 1935 Farmington News, Page4, 1952-12-12
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Farmington Public Library- A history from its beginning to in 1890 until 1935. This account is from the Farmington News, Page 4, December 12, 1952. Written by Ethel B Nason, longtime librarian. The account covers how the library was formed, who formed it, the first books it held, how it was managed, and how it was designed. Also included are details of incorporation in October of 1891, work of librarians and volunteers, further donations, fundraising over the years, and celebrations and attractions. Additional accounts include the fire that destroyed the Opera House building and the library within. Ending accounts include the fundraising for the new library, donation of the Goodwin library land, and construction of the new library building, and finally the opening of the new library in May of 1929.
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1890 1935, 1952
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1952
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fundraising
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Nason
Opera House
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