The Newtown bee., 1891-03-27

Rev w. S. Jones of St. Paul's church
has finished the series of services he has
been giving in Mill Plain school house,
Wednesday evenings.
Posters announcing the lecture of Prof
F. III. Baldwin at the Town hall, Thurs
day evening, April 2, are out. The lee
ture, on Stanley and his life and explor-
ations in Africa, has been prepared eX-
pressly by Mr. Baldwin. Admission is
25c, 15c for children. The lecture will
be illustrated with beautiful views, some
of the troubles and dangers of African
exploration, such as clearing the way
through the dense forests, fighting the
pigmies, soaring away the elephants and
many equally interesting scenes. MT
Baldwin invites all to come.
John Kelley has been sick with grip.
Crushed stone from the quarry oppo-
site the station has been put on the road
under the track at the Morehouse cross
ing and a raised foot path built.
j. Jarvis Jones, a real estate dealer of
New York, died in that city, Friday
night. While on his way home, ne was
attacked by heart disease in front of liz
West 47th street and was not taken to his
home at % West l2sth street, but to
Roosevelt hospital, where he died about
o'clock, at the age of SO. He had been
living in New York for about three years,
having sold his place on Main street,
Fairfield, to Col w. I'll. Stevenson. He
bought the place about 1869, just after
the downfall of the Tweed ring in New
y ork city and lived quietly here with his
family. He was, at the time of his re-
moval from New York, connected with
the firm of w. G. Rogers e Co., ''sta-
TONERS to the boss" and is said to have
lost money when the firm went out of
business. He was at one time a Demo-
cratic New York Assemblyman. His
wife died about year ago and he has
since lived with his family, two sons and
two daughters. His real estate business
was at 175 Fifth avenue.
Misses Wilson, who live on the road
from Greenfield to Bridgeport, brought
suit, some time ago, asking the town to
pay damages for the change in the grade
of the highway made in lowering the hill
in front of their house and filling the
swamp beyond. This the town declined
to pay and commissioners were appoint
ed; but, before they could act, one was
taken sick and nothing has since been
done. Misses Wilson are represented by
Attorney John l.. Morehouse.
Considerable dissatisfaction is express
ed by a number of the teachers of the
day schools, on account of the action of
the board of school visitors at their last
meeting in passing a resolution requiring
the teacher of each school to obtain the
consent of the school visitor of that
school before he can hold or give an en-
tertainment. The writer thoroughly
agrees with the teachers in their COM
plants and believes that there are many
other matters which need and should re-
ceive the boards attention in which the
schools would be benefited. This is
trivial matter and one which the board
have no right to deal with anyhow, so
long as the schools are taught according
to law and their satisfaction, which APP
pears to be the case, as the writer has
not heard of any refusal TO sign certifi-
cate because OF this Offense. No teacher
has been spoken to about this matter and
Why, then, this uncalled for
Why this assumption of
power and exercise of usurped authori-
ty? Is it because the younger bloods
desire notoriety and have lost their heads
in their mistaken notion that they are oc-
cupying an exalted station of power and
trust? Or is it because of the pugnacious
desires of the older ones, realizing that
their lease of power is of but short dura-
ton? Whatever else may be said, it is
certain that the board are intermeddlng
it would be wiser on their part to leave
alone. Our board are composed of those
who know but very little concerning the
method of conducting schools and who
take no measures to inform themselves
or whose knowledge is so limited that
they could not pass as crcditable an ex-
animation as some of the older scholars
in the schools, not to say anything of the
teachers. How can they say that a study
is properly or improperly taught, when
that study is as foreign to them as is
Greek or Hebrew? And yet they are
supposed to Judge of the qualifications of
our teachers = A friend of the teachers.
Many people have asked why the BEE
keeps up the road agitation. 1t is be-
cause it is a paper devoted to the best in
terests of all it's readers. Rnmor says
that the officials contemplate following
the advice of a road crank, to put gravel
instead of stone on the road between
Toomey's and the Black Rock bridge.
This course would be most unwise, as
such a road would be expensive and no
value when finished, in comparison with
a good macadamized road as this one can
be made by putting on fine stone. This
is a question which affects the whole
town and should be done correctly. Put
on stone, not gravel and do it we'll.
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