Milford chronicle., 1889-02-22

harsh means TO do it-aHd he is keeping
school. or 'sholding the fort, II you
nlease' because he does not wish 10 DC
thrown ont of employment-this IS the
case with many, presumably not all. NOW
under the present order of arrangement
where everv teacher is in dread OF the law
If he tries to do his duty for IN many
districts order cannot be maintained VIII
ont using coercive measuyes-the olaee
IS not getting value received tor It's money
We say the State because, ,hnaneiaiiy ene
State is more interested than the alstIlels,
bv two-fold. Then should not the otaue
protect its own interests This Is NOT q
political question, but one OF interest 70
ali. and should be acted on by our lesls-
lators, if each House had, as their oiaeois
affirm, the good of the state before i.s
eyes. Happily, in many alsulees el-s
teachers have the support OF tneH SOin
,,ittees and are upheld in the discharge
of their duties bv the good sense OF the
community: and notably in the dlsulSl
where the writer is at present. In others
II is not the case, and the poor teacher IS
Obliged to not only fight against the diih-
culties engendered by bad schooi' 0ut
also against the parents OF incorrlgiDle
pupils. Few teachers wish to be arDi-
trarv. thev are more apt to be lax IN dis-
cipline than otherwise, and would sooner
concede a point that did not involve 100
much. than contest it; and hence,we say
fiat instead of being amenable to the law
for correcting a pupil when he needs H.
the teacher should be given authority TO
conduct his or her school on the best
/ basis their Judgment may dictate-author-
itv based upon reason. Cannot the Leg
/ stature do this And should 1t not DO
kita p If It cannot or will not, then Il wouio
/ he wisdom 10 close the schools an unruly
districts where the teacher has no sup
mort and distribute their apporlonment
| Of the school fund 10 the districts thal
will maintain good schools and are inter
ested in their children's welfare.
Last week Mr.. William Chandler sue
ceeded in getting about thirty-hye tons Oh
good, clear ice between ioar ana hVS
inches in thickness. 1t was obtalheu
from pond near town.
Captain William Lank, one oi the
owners and the prospective captain OF lne 4
j four-masted schooner now coIlnleheeu'
paid flying visit 10 town on FRIDAY even ven
ing last. He returned to the city on oat
urday. He will make another voyage 4. 10
Cienfuegos, when he Will aoSnuoh nlS
Dresent vessel-the A. p. Newel-and re-
turn 10 lulS place. ~ slNe'Ae -
of the one now beginning
CAPTAIN Charles Mcgee, of the schooner
lC. W. Feuimore with his wite,is visiting
his mother, sister and friends.
Captain Frank Lacey arrived IN FOWL
on Thursday, and Captain W. Mcgee Is
. expected home to-day.
Captain Silas Dodd, Of the schooner
Irwin. which is here this winter lor re
nairs. has removed his family from Lewe'
to this place. ,pot
!. DR.. 7. +. Carey, of Long Meadow Ranen
: wyoming Territory, accompanied Dy III
q bride is visiting the scenes OF his early
,,rofessior. and will leave again tor Ill
, western home this week: =,
g Cantaiu BENJAMIN Wharton, who ha
a been prostrated by paralysis io- SOM
s time died on Saturday evening age
e about seventy years. Funeral services Il
= fine M f. Church on Tuesday morning
. and interment in the Presbyterian GENE
81 terv Mr.. Wharton was man who IKE
thinos to look we'll around him, and tn
r ii+t1e Mace which he owned near IN
hridge- that was formerly cripple an
g vast Inorass he has cut off and reclalme
= and made to look quite attractive, and
is decided improvement to the appearance
ID Owing TO the rain storm Of last Satu
a dav the fourth and last Quarterly COME
ence of this church was postponed unit
IN next Saturday, the 23d inst. 1t will tax
g. place on that day at O'Clock p IN
IL when the pastor, the Rev. F. H. Mullit
eaux. desires a full attendance.
Heretofore, we have only had service
e,,erv other Sabbath morning at the n
60 P. Church; from this time, henccefoort
u services will be held every Sabbath, BOZ
eI morning and evening, with Saboa'
ig School in the afternoon. D.l A =