The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-02-04
School Tronhles in Madison.

a few items from the lower end of Madison
township, in reference to school house af-
fairs, we deem it but expedient that your
readers should hear both sides of the story.
The writer from Centre wished to leave the
impression upon the minds of your readers
that the directors obtained the grant of re-
moving the school house to Cedar Run by
chseling. The word would have been
very appropriately used If he had applied it
to the board who placed the house there
and not the present board, if we have been
informed right about the matter We
think in the spring of 1871, certain Gent
from Centre fearing that they would not
succeed in obtaining grant for a school
house went to one of the directors and per-
suaded him to resign and he would take
his place, now if that was not chiseling we
wonder what you would call it, In the
spring of 1879 the intelligent Board as your
correspondent very politely styles them as
sembled in council for the purpose of locat-
ing two houses, the one at Andersonburg
and the other at Centre. The vote taken
for Andersoilburg was unanimous. But
when they voted for house at Centre-we
say voted for we know they had two or
three ballotings in reference to 1.-THE first
ballot they were a tie. So thinking this
wouldn't do they gave it another trial
they as they claim came out victorious on
this ballot, three voting for and two against
the location. The third sat silent and they
claimed his vote, although he had fully ex-
pressed himself to oppose the erection of a
school house at Centre, and was elected by
the majority of the citizens for that pur-
pose. And further, this intelligent board
located this house in district where there
was school house and only thirty scholars
for the two schools. To have broken up
the old school some of the scholars would
have had three miles to go, and we think
this very intelligent for that Honorable
Board.
Your correspondent states the reason
some of the old board resigned, was that
! they were abused, but that was not so. He
also states that three of the board who vot-
ed for removal were not elected by the
people, but he forgot to mention that some
of the old board who granted the house
were not elected by the people either.
A year or so ago ruling elder in one
of our churches offered to pay $40 school
tax for director if he would vote for
house at Centre when he found that he
could not be bought he then tried to per-
suade him to stay at home. In this he also
failed for the director was man who
wanted to do right, and he was fully per-
suaded that it would be wrong to erect a
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be bought for love nor money. But when
the present Board came into Office they
plainly foresaw the evil that would be
caused by the house remaining at the place
| and Immediately concluded to have it re-
moved to Cedar Run, where they needed a
house for the last forty years.
So on the morning of the 18th of Decem-
ber the house was removed to Cedar Run.
And for all your former correspondent did
| fuss about the roof being tore off, the floor
out and the ceiling falling off, we are glad to
say that we were able to commence school
in it on the Goth of Dec, number of schol-
ars on roll forty two and good prospects for
more in few days.
If the house had been left at Centre,
there would have been about twelve schol-
ars. From this fair statement which do
you think deserved the house Centre or
Cedar Run? On the morning of the 18th
we assembled for the purpose of removing
the house but, owing to the fact that an
accident happened we deferred the moving
of it until the 18th, at which time we had
13 horses hitched. AS you have been in
formed the first two pulls we did not start.
So by this time Pharoah and his host began
to rejoice thinking that we could not haul
the house, but 10 their rejoicing was soon
turned into sorrow, for the next time we
chopped" it walked right to the top of the
hill. Then you ought to have seen then
sneaking after with their heads down and
looking sadder than over you saw darkey
look when his massy died.
We are informed that one of the ladies
Gf lady you might call herr expressed her
self that if it had have been one of the mel
who was working at the house instead OF
the horse that met with the accident, that
it would have been in accordance with he
wish.
1t was reported that the house was re
moved through malicious spite. But Il
show that this was not the case, we stat
, that the present board has located a houst
about one half mile from Centre to accom-
modate the whole district, and now WI
would like to know where this maliciou
spite comes in.
"Looker on'' rs he styles himself in on
Of the county papers, states that a citize
of Madison township offered the Director
D ten dollars more than the house cost TIN
district, that is not true for they wer
r never offered red cent for It. But wheI
D the directors agreed to take the house oi
of the contractors hands they offered +
: sell it for what it cost the district, but on
r of their intelligent men said you "agree
h to take it off the contractors hands"
o So much for intelligent men.
MANY CITIZENS.
Now having given both sides chanC
to express themselves, we shall decline I
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