According to a , May 24, 1951 story in the Chester Times, Miss Edith H. John served from the library's opening in May 1906 until she was succeeded by Miss Rebecca Smedley (see P-12009).
This house was on the site of the current (2019) Media Borough government complex. Photographs donated by Miss Mary H. MacIntyre in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Plumley. Fred was the Miller family chauffeur for 40 years; he died on September 23, 1947. MacIntyre's caption, from a letter to Frank Lees dated July 23, 1993: "The 'big' house. When the older folk died, they left the property to their daughter, Caroline, who was single. She in turn left it to a niece who sold it to the Workmen's Circle folk. "
Ben Miller is the boy at the desk, with his back to the camera; Mrs. Arthur Miller is to the right. Miss Valentinis-Dee was appointed assistant librarian in 1921. This photograph probably appeared in the Media Comment newspaper.
This may be "Timmie," the pet money of Dr. and Mrs. Morton P. Dickeson, as described in the animal's obituary in the Chester Times, March 29, 1919. The monkey was 13 years old. However, Timmie figured in a lawsuit that was covered by the Philadelphia Inquirer on January 3, 1912, page 2, and the photographs of Timmie accompanying this article do not look like the monkey in Appleton's photograph. So the verdict is that this monkey remains anonymous.
