Show t I 1 archives 4 w crin can you tell me the date the baptist church burned I 1 mean of course the famous fire that all the old inhabitants talk about the librarian looked up from her work no I 1 tant cant tell you the ex ei net date but I 1 think I 1 can find it for you yon quickly for we have the flies files of the local paper since it was started my impression Is that the fire alre the big hire as they call it was about 1873 n nud ii d I 1 it t NN wont ont be avery 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 1873 11 and spread it open on the table ali ah liere here it Is she said after a minute spent s in turning over the yellow leaves the person who had inquired for the h e date a member of the wo comaris womans maris i bof of the town sat down and reid read the article this gives we me exactly the information I 1 wanted she said 1 I thought it would said the librarian 1 I 1 tear fear most people do not ap how bow valuable Is the local newspaper from the viewpoint of local history in fact it seems to me tnt that it is about our only source only when hen an event gets into print Is it recorded and filed for reference flimsy as it Is the printed woid old of today Is the counterpart of bf the alie ancient stone inscriptions that gIve us our records of a long ago yesterday I 1 consider the bound volumes atour local papers perhaps the most valuable a ble possession of this library theres at least one librarian who ls Is l s giving subscribe for your rome home town paper week which wilt be observed november 7 12 the most hearty backing she can give |