. The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress. A. Frances (Laws) for titer librarian. from three funds. The James SmithFund was given in 1S77, by JamesSmith of St. Louis, Mo., a native ofthis town, and son of the late John of 1873, when it was removed to thesouth store of the basement, and wasforever separated from its old com-panion, the post-office, and placed incharsre of a librarian; here the li-brary remained until it was removedto its present permanent home, fromwhich later place books were first de-livered April 22, 1893.^ T
. The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress. A. Frances (Laws) for titer librarian. from three funds. The James SmithFund was given in 1S77, by JamesSmith of St. Louis, Mo., a native ofthis town, and son of the late John of 1873, when it was removed to thesouth store of the basement, and wasforever separated from its old com-panion, the post-office, and placed incharsre of a librarian; here the li-brary remained until it was removedto its present permanent home, fromwhich later place books were first de-livered April 22, 1893.^ The library now receives an income. 1 In 1S54 the offices of librarian and postmasterwere divided, and Miss Susan M. Gates took themrnier position, retaining it until her marriage toMr. M. L. Morrison in 1S62. Her successors wereJ. R. Miller. iS64-73. Miss G. A. Lynch, iS-j-So,Mr. F. H. Porter, i8So-S4. Mrs. A. F. , and Mrs. E- E. Coffin, who now holds theoffice.— Peterborough Town Library, by MaryMorison, page 15. Eva E. (Damon) present librarian. ago PETERBOROUGH TOWX LIBRARY. Smith, and was accepted by the townat the March meeting of that consisted of a fund of $3,000,which, by vote of the trustees, wasto remain in their hands until it in-creased to $5,000, after which timethe interest only was to be used inthe discretion of the trustees for thebenefit of the library. This fund isnow over $10,000. The Weston Fund is a fund of$100 given April 20, 1878, by Wheeler of Alameda, Cal.,a native of this town, and a daughterof the late centenarian, Mrs. Eliza-beth (Treadwell)
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