The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-08-06

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can boast. The school is thoroughly
graded and the different grades are I'M
der the charge of experienced and
thoroughly competent teachers. whose
work has been tested and found good.
We believe il is admitted that the prin-
cipal. Mr.. Mead, has no superior rs an
instructor, as an organizer, and as q
manager of a large school. The disci.
pline of the school has been under him
firm, while free from undue effort.
There has been no trouble, no little
scandals and difficulty in mana. cement,
but the school has progressed quietly,
and with the best of relations between
principal and parents. Miss Geer, the
teecher of the high school, has shown
herself wonderfully efficient, governing
her school with gloved hand, and so
appealing to the gentlemanly and lady
like instincts of her pupils as to have
excited most beneficial spirit of emu
lation among them in tie direction of
good conduct and good scholarship.
Her success as an instructor is not less
marked than her power as governor.
The school is fortunate In enrolling her
among its teachers. Miss Cakes, the
teacher of the grammar school, is not
less successful, her long experience and
talent having qualified her beyond most
teachers in the state. OF the others on
the board of instruction nothing less
can be said than that they have proved
themselves all that could be desired.
A marked advantage of thoroughly
graded school with sufficient corps of
teachers over the smaller institutions
which can employ only an inadequate
force, is the larger amount of time
which each teacher can give to the
classes under her charge. In a small
school, with but one or two teachers,
each class can be under the teachers OBJ
servation but a short time each day,
and the tendency to hurried work thus
created is hurtful to any conscientious
interest which ordinary pupils can take
in their lessons. We believe no hasty
going through with lessons can be
charged to our school, but the progress
and the proper incentives thereto in the
case of each scholar are fully known
and used by the teachers.
In the matter of expenses our school,
affords advantages worthy the attention.
of parents. The tuition charges are as
low as those of any school furnishing
like courses of study, while few schools
furnish more varied course for tran
silent pupils to elect from. Instruction
in German has been recently added to
the course, with Prof. L. II. Higley, of
the college, as instructor, for the low
charge of two dollars and half per
term. The instruction in music is OF a
superior character.
Board for pupils can be obtained at
as low rates as in any place we know
Of
Altogether, we believe there are few
schools in the state which offer such adj
vantages of fine building with healthy
surroundings, thorough instruction by
competent teachers, small expenses,
and all these in community whose
influence tends toward scholarship
more, perhaps, than that of any other
in the state. Parents would do well to
fconsider these points in deciding where
to place their children the coming year.
Pooh Mr.. FARR.--The New York
Times of last Monday contained the
following blood-curdling tale, publish
ed as Il dispatch from Burlington. 1t
was probably sent by some Democrat
who wished to throw ridicule upon the
reports of Ku-Klux outrages in the
South:
civilian j. Farr of East Middle
bury, accompanied by his cousin, Milo
X. Day, postmaster at that place, arriv-
ed in this city to-day, their object being
to procure medical and surgical treat
ment for Mr.. Farr, who was most IN
humanity treated by some members of
the East Middlebury Hancock and Eng
fish club on Thursday night. 1t would
seem that, not satisfied with bulldozing
the blacks at the South, the Democrats
lare now beginning the same practices
in the very few localities in this state
where they happen to be in majority.
About two years ago Mr.. Farr went
from Binghampton, N. Y, to East
Middebury, and purchased the Glen
house, which he fitted up for the accom-
mediation of summer boarders. Mr..
Farr is a sincere and earnest Republic
can, fact which did not please the
Democrats of East Middlcbury, which
is the only place in Addison county
where they have a majority. Since he
has lived there Mr.. Farr has been out
spoken in his sentiments, and in conse-
quence has been subjected to various
petty annoyanccs, but nothing of a seri-
GUS nature occurred until Thursday
night last. After the Cincinnati con-
vention the Democrats of East Middle
bury organized Hancock club, and
procured large flag. Then they in
vited several Republicans to join their
club, Mr.. Farr among the number.In
stead of doing so, Mr.. Farr procured a
flag of his own, had the names of Gar
4 field and Arthur painted ON it, ard
raised it on his hotel. This displeased
the Democrats SO much that note was
sent to Mr.. Farr on Wednesday, in
these words, but without any names
signed to it: "If you don't take that
flag down mighty soon you will be
sorry" Mr.. Farr did not pay any at
!. tention to this, but left his flag fling
all day Wednesday and Thursday.
At about II O'Clock on Thursday
night, after he had retired to rest, the
bell at the front door was rung loudly,
and not suspecting anything wrong,
Mr.. Farr got up, partially dressed, and
went to sec what was wanted. He
opened the door, and was Immediately
seized by three masked rufllans. A
hand was clapped over his mouth and
he was dragged into the road, where
the three desperadoes were met by
twenty-five or thirty more, similarly
disguised. Across the road is bar
ber's shop, and into. it they went. Mr..
, Farr was asked if he would take down
the Republican flag, and he bravely
said he would not. The fellows, who
were either drunk or pretending to be,
Ethen took razors and shaved of all OF
Mr.. Farr's beard and hair, inflictine
: four scalp wounds in the course of the
! operation. The owner of the shoT
1 must have known all about it, for the
:: shop was not locked and the scoundreli
i seemed to find everything wanted very
! easily. Mr.. Farr was then taken to tn,
G bank of Otter creek, which runs clos,
by, and again was asked il he woult
o1 haul down the Republican flag. Again
n he firmly answered no, A rope wa
a then tied to his feet, a bandagc put owe
II his mouth, and he was thrown into tn
10 river three times in succession an,
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