Show t archives 4 vt L can you tell me the date the baptist church burned I 1 mean of 0 course the famous fire that all the old inhabitants talk about the librarian looked up from her work no I 1 cant tell you the exact date but I 1 think I 1 can find it for you quickly for we have the flies files of the local paper since it was started my impression Is that the fire the big fire as they call jt it was about I 1 nud and it wont be a very long job to took look it up she went to the stacks in the rear of the library pulled out a dusty bound volume marked herald He raid 1873 and spread it open on the table ali ah here it Is she said after a minute spent in turning over the yellow leaves tie the person who had inquired for the date a member of the womans comans club of the town sat down and read the article this gives me exactly the information I 1 wanted she said 1 I thought thou glit it would said the librarian 1 I tear fear most people do not appreciate preci ate how valuable Is the local newspaper from the viewpoint of local history in fact it seems seeing to me that it Is about our only source only when an event gets into print Is it recorded and filed for reference flimsy as it Is the printed word d of today Is the counterpart of the ancient stone inscriptions that g give I 1 e yesterday vf our records of nf a long ago yesterday I 1 consider the bound volumes of our local papers perhaps the most valuable a possession of this library theres at least one librarian who is giving subscribe for your home town paper week which will be observed november 7 12 22 the most hearty backing she can give |