The final line of the entry about Captain William E. Miller, in the 1905 Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, ends with "Such is the record of Capt. William E. Miller, a worthy citizen and a gallant soldier." The biographer begins by telling us Captain Miller is "one of the best known and most highly esteemed citizens of Carlisle."
To mark the 125th anniversary of the Hamilton Library Association Cumberland County History reprints here the Association's first annual report, for the year 1881, and a subsequent annual report, for 1900.
At the meeting of the Hamilton Library Association, Tuesday evening Jan. 15th, 1901, the reports of the executive officers were quite encouraging, and we here give them in full.
The first business at the annual meeting of the Association, has according to custom, been the reading of the reports of the officers of the Association.
The report of last year was brief and made verbally, and consequently not printed, so that the present report may include matters belonging to the previous year without calling especial attention to that fact.
The usual work of the Association has been carried on during the year, and the interest in all lines has been fully maintained.
The year just closed has been characterized by the usual activity along the various lines of work of the Association, as the Historical Society of Cumberland County.
Stated Meetings of Directors will be held the third Tuesday in each month and Tuesday, Feb. 19th, at 7.30 P. M.
Stated Meetings in the Library Building, October 1906.– April 1907. Friday, October 19th, 7.30 P. M. Indian Training School, its Origin, its Progress, and the Difficulties Surmounted. Paper by General R. H. Pratt.
Stated Meetings in the Library Building
October 1907---April 1908.