Correspondence.
(We wish it to be distinctly understood we do not hold ourselves responsible for the } 6 pinions expressed >by - ojur '<■ cor respondents.) , ' .. .-•' ouß ?: Bßop^i]b|i ;; ■ '"' ''^i 1 • ■, - -ii/> ''/;*{ >■-.{< line ..! 1 1 -'!'.!( Sir — Allow me through the columns of your valuable paper,; to ventilate a grierance, m reference to ' the w abbve.' We have here m our midst numbers of • young m«n, who thfoagh want of'recreation, or Bonce,,,cpngeriial piaoe to spend their eveniugs roam the; roads like Pelicans m a wilderness. s Wft m. 'days, •f yore possessed a Librarian; or Janitor, who still retains the key of t this fon6e valuable institution, alid if l he is 1 stilV m the flesh, if he will kindly /V^' j%£ his lethargy and arrive/ [^^ia^'i^ivve^ duties oftener, he will be, "cbWerring a boon on many aubscr|b % erSi ; 'As nodoub|; ( you are »ware| I '^ir/ l ;W / e^ u p9sWs' no" Caravansary here, we cannot look upon the wine when it is.^rfec^ no' ; ;Knieh|t of the spigot can entertain us witri 1 best atxx or racy anecdotes: Sir, if t^s almost defunct Library does'nbt Iresuscitate to entertain us once more, ; we/are irretriev ably lpst this winter x; Trusting 'that some out of the the many large-hearted philanthropists of this, sequestered . locality will take theimatter) pp, and sect. our Library once more an established fact ; and ndt the Wnite Elephant it has heeri m the past* I am ".' I :'';' n . ! ! One: Of The Un washed . /. , Brdokjliidei 'April 27, ; vtiii f" !:
One ' application was receiveil, from George' Gordon, who tendered at the rate of j £12 per annum. The tender was accepted , An informal discussion took place on the subject of j Straw Stacks, it' being alleged tbat certain parties were m the habit of stacking their straw neariey;to bpildings than is permitted by the by-lawß of the Board, Further consideration] of the matter was postponed untiljthe Jnext meeting of the Board, "» i —
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Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 905, 29 April 1891, Page 3
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318Correspondence. Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 905, 29 April 1891, Page 3
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