Connecticut western news., 1873-09-19
North K0Mts

is generally regarded ss decidedly "fat |" one. the pay being large amount of CUTS ing, (seldom anything else,) for the much hard work, care and vexstion of spirit.
 We would naturally infer from the amount of wire pulling and electioneering bush whacking, depicted by our correspondent below, that instead, 8 different order of things exist, and the above mentioned office one much sought after.-ED. NBws.l
 MR. ED1ToR :-The annual school meet ing of this district was held at the school house on Saturday evening, the 18th inst.
 The weather being very unfsvorable, but 8 few collected at the hour appointed. but an unusual interest seemed to prevail among all present. The meeting was called to order by the clerk, E. B Payne, Esq, who seemed well qualified to All the posltion, he being man of great intellect and talent. showing by his address to the meeting that he had perfect knowledge of the laws of education. After the reading of the warn ing by the said Payne, MT. H. Milford was appointed chairman of the meeting, he also being man of uncommon ability" After considerable discussion as to the first officer to be appointed, they proceeded to ballot for clerk, MT. Jerome Berry being unanimously elected The next officer to be chosen was committee. Great excite ment now prevailed in the meeting. An informal ballot was taken. Eleven votes were cast, five for E. Hurd and six for A, Thompson. The chairman, seemingly very much gratified, arose and announced to the meeting that MT. Thompson was elected. About this time MT. F. Bull arose and very politely asked the chairman to point out the eleven legal voters in the meeting, which he declared he could do with no trouble, but after several vain attempts to do 90. found very much to his chagrin there were only ten present. Further in- | vestigation revealed the fact that some of MT. Thompsons good friends, being SO anxious for his welfare, had accidentally dropped in two votes. Before the question was settled, MT. Thompson himself appear ed on the scene of action with additional forces. Another ballot was taken, and he succeeded in gaining his election by the overwhelming majority of two. His friends, whether they voted to the best of their judgment or not, did ss they were di- rected by their leader. casting in the tickets as they were handed them, not eYea look ing to see what was written on them. After the vote was declared by the chairman, a dispute arose between Mr Thompson and 1 MT. Merwin Rowland, highly respected old gentleman, in which Mr. Howlsud was shamefully abused and insulted by the said Thompson and his associates. They did not however confine their abuse wholly to him, but extended it to Mr. Pitcher, who is known by all to be one of the most re- spected and highly esteemed citizens of the neighborhood, accusing him of selling his soul for less than three cords of wood, and otherwise ill treating him. Their only req son for so doing was because his views differed from theirs As the business of the meeting proceeded, it seemed necessary for lhe chairman to call them to o1der very frequently, as many of them manifested a very unpleasant disposition toward each other, using hard names and such language that could not be approved of in any place, much less on such a1 occasion. After all necessary business was transacted and the meeting dissolved, the successful candidate arose and addressed the meeting. thanking them for the great honor conferred upon him, which he said was wholly unexpected and uncalled for. We hope he will fill the office as satisfactorily as the former committee, MT. Hurd, who took great in- terest in the welfare of the school, it never having been in more prosperous condi'i ion than when under his superintendance. We retired from the place feeling that we had been as highly entertained as though we had spent the evening with Tony Pastor or the wonderful P. T. Barnum. HuNK1E.