Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-15

Mr.. EditOr:-In The PHOENIX OF last
week your correspondent ok" says, "The
withdrawal of E. n Ober's name as teacher
in the select school was published last week
without his knowledge or consent" This
item has conveyed the impression through
the county that the item of the week before,
relative TO the withdrawal, which was sent
by "W," was incorrect, and that ODER had
not withdrawn. Pardon me for saying to
your readers that have sent local items to
some paper for about twenty years. During
this time have never given the slightest ref
eronce to any scandal, family, neighborhood
or society quarrels, rs have never consider
cd such things were public property, and
hence should not be mentioned by newspa.
per correspondent. There are, however, Ger.
tain transactions taking place in every COM
munity which tho public have q right to
know. Among such transactions was the
withdrawal referred to- Mr.. Ober's adver-
tisement had appeared to the public in con.
nection with another name as teacher of a
select school, he announcing as he says, TO
the other party the day before or the day af
ter Advertising that in case there was school
in the Academy he would have nothing to do
with the select school. Being true to his
word and not wanting TO do anything to in
lure the academy where he was educated
when informed that a teacher wns secured by
the trustees he said to various parties and in
various places that he had withdrawn. This
announcement was considered an item of
news to which the public were entitled Your
correspondent "W." supposed he would so
announce by advertisement, which Mr.. Ober
now says he should have done had it not
passed his mind in consequence of 80 many
other duties pressing upon him at the time.
'W." sent the fact as news item, in which
form 1t appeared. He would have done the
snme, after the withdrawal had been an
nounced as il was, even il he had known
ODER would not, ms it was a fact, and the pub
lie had a right to know it, and had none too
much time to consider aud act upon it, 1t is
not the business OF a newspaper correspond.
ont to ask the consent of q minister or teach.
or when they resign or withdraw from pub.
lie engagement to have the same appear as
news in paper, and such consent has never
been asked by W.
Mr.. Chas NJ. Sherman has delivered a
number of very interesting lectures to large
audiences in Academy hail. the past week on
the subject of phrenology.
Mr.. E. N ODER will close q very success.
full term of school in the village district Tues
day, Feb. PC. Examinations Tuesday fore
noon and afternoon. Mr.. Ober's school will
give an exhibition Wednesday evening" Feb
-. Among the other exercises there will be
vocal music by Prof. Lake and others, and
instrumental music by Higgins's band.
1t is announced that Prof. Spaldng has
secured the services of Miss Hattie T.. Col
burn of West Lebanon, N. H., as assistant
teacher. Miss Colburn is a graduate of Til
den seminary and is competent TO teach in
the different branches usually taught in an
academy, including vocal music and elocu-
ton. She has a large number of testimonials
certifying to her scholarship and her Chris
tian and moral character. With such teach
ers parents can send their sons and daughters
to Townshend with the assurance that they
will be well taught and tenderly cared for
and watched over. W.
In the issue of The PHOENIX of Jan. "a
an item appeared to the effect that had
withdrawn from the select school project In
last weeks issue this item appeared: "The
withdrawal of E. N. Obers name as teacher
in the select school was published without
his knowledge or consent" Although the
latter is an apparent contradiction of the for
mer, yet both are true. Each correspondent
freely used my name without previously con-
sulting me. To discontinue all reports of
this kind make this statement Owing to
the continuance of a school in the acad-
envy l withdraw all connection with the
select school previously advertised in the col
umns of THE PHGNIx as taught by E. N.
Ober and Il. A honyon. Il. N. OBER.
Townshend, Feb. -, 1884.
Noticing in THE PHOENIX of Jan. 25th
an account of the butter made by o. T. Ware
of Brattleboro as compared with the amount
made by E. L. Hastings of Townshend, l
thought perhaps it might interest some to
know that we have COWS in town that far ex-
coed in quantity of butter made either of
those mentioned Charles Willard, for in
stance, has a little half-blood Jersey that has
been in milk over ten months and is making
/ SIG lbs. of butter per day, or . 3-1G lbs.
per week, and is not much of a butter COW,
either, though perhaps not quite 50 near dry
as Mr.. Wares. Z.
The Sunday school sociables that have
been held during the winter in the Baptist
society," and for which each class in turn have
furnished entertainment, were very agreeably
entertained last week on Wednesday evening
by Miss Fletcher's class of young men with
declarations and lRughable play entitled,
Taking the Newspapers" A quartette COM
posed of the male members of the choir fur
nished some excellent music The last piece,
"How to drive away the Blues, was so well
received they were called upon to repeat it.