The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-04-05
Letter from Bfaudon.

Letter from Brandon. j
BRANDoN, w, April 2,1s7s.
At the ANIMAL school meeting, last
week, an effort was made to reduce the
of the principal toSS1 900 and Of
the Under teachers 20 per cent, but as
usual the advocates of fetrenchment i'll
public expenses were unsuccessfuf. A
statement was made showing that the
principal wus receiving s7.o1- a-duy for
his services, an amount larger than is
paid Congressman for their work, de-
monstrating that it is more profitable to
teach a graded school than to occupy
the ''exalted position of a seat in the
American Congress" A statement
was also made to the effect that it the
reduction called for was made it would
lessen the taxes of the laboring man
but forty cents n year. 1t is a small
sum, to be sure, but many a mar with
a family TO support has seriously felt
the want of even that paltry amount.
There is always to be heard in school
meetings this cry "Don't injure the
efficiency of our graded schoolu' IL is
all nonsense to talk like this. The very
men that are laboring to keep the sala-
TICS Vi lllt itdtlltlS III Jul Dhbllt ottfOOin
up to the present standard are the ones
that want to get their wood sawed fol
fifty cents a cord, and then grumble
because il is not split fine enough
Another argument: off you cut down
the salaries the teachers will resign
How often we hear it said of some
teacher: "He has been offered $500
more q year than we are now paying
him. When it ONE TO the test, how
ever, they most generally have becom'
so attached to the children and thei'
parents, and are so averse to changing
their residence, that they decide to re
main a while longer at reduced rates
As far as the efficiency of the school |
concerned, the old district schools were
TO my mind, a better place TO fit th
average youth for the practical dutie
of life.
Mr.. d.. Mcbride took possession c
the Brandon House on the 18th nj
Extensive repairs are being made o
the premises. The house has been col
peted new throughout, and other ne'
furniture has been added, beside bein
re-painted and papered. The store II
Gently occupied by j. l.. Barker, Esq
is to be fitted up again as a billiai
room, which no doubt will be duly aI
preciated and p~atronized by the lover
of that fascinating game. George Goo
frey has leased the barber shop connec
ed with tile house and takes possessio
the 10Th inst. Mr.. VIII Dawley hi
= been engaged as clerk, and will fill I'll
position to the entire satisfaction of al
Speaking of hotel clerks reminds m
of a recent decision of the Supren
:, Court of Massachusetts against one
their number who had sued his emplo,
err for a breach of contract, he havin
:. been discharged. The offence whic
, the unlucky clerk had been guilty
. was addressing guests by their chri
tan names. The court held s'to az
. dress a person by his christian nam,
|, unless the parties have been intimatel
!. connected, socially and otherwise,
, insulting TO the party so addressed,
: To address a lady by her christia
: name without an intimate acquaintant
! is certainly a breach of etiquette; but
man who takes exceptions to being a,
dressed by his front name, ever by
hotel clerk, or any other man, for thu
!, matter, is altogether TOO sensitive ft
inlS lullluUe. Ilc ouPHI W SHuL U
, shop, shoulder his little knapsack, all
label himself: "Going down to symp
, thize with II. W. b., Simon the Pur
: and 1899 others"
The cantata of "Ruth" is TO be place
upon the boards sometime the presel
: month by the singers of Brandon. M
G.. Il. 5. Pierce is TO have charge of Il
/. affair, which is a sure guarantee that
will be %acceptably presented.
Work will be commenced, next Moi
dav, on the water works. Some eigl
hundred and fifty feet of pipe are y,
:. TO be laid to finish the contracts
hundred feet on Seminary Hill and tw
, hundred and fifty OH French street.
Mr.. Charles F. Aim has sold out h
/, eating house business to Albert Ma
thews, and has leased the Gates Hous'
Bennington, taking possession la
Monday.
i, John Rutledge has been engaged
run the Douglas House, and has take
possession.
Charles Grover has leased the room
in the basement of Simonds' Blocl
formerly occupied by Segar asa me-
market, and has opened 4 saloon ther,
, Mr.. Wilder is also to open a saloo
in the Nichols Block, opposite Cahee
. meat market, making four places, b,
sides the two hotels, where the thirst
traveller can get refreshments.
D 1t is rumorcd that a prominent sill
, manufactures has offered to invei
= S62, 900 in that business here, if Il
: town will subscribe n like amount, All
commence work in the scale shops.
! Nick.