Milford chronicle., 1892-09-16
THIS CERTIFICATE
entities the holder tOa
SHARE s.ha
In the patriotic influences Oh '"'
SCHOOL FLAG.

antilles the NOluGA "
u.+,.,diie iil9i Influences of the
SCHOOL FLAG'
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The ten cent pieces were stViloe g.. -
getber and a splendid bunting nay
annie size was ordered. Ineh nan
5ozen Of the older boys selected a stralsn1
,,o,,no, tree for pole, cut u uoWH,
tS;,,,S,ad off the branches and IN a shorV
time the flagstaff, properly htted WIN
halyards, was raised. Oo+
II was decided to raise the nag on OcV,
~ the twenty-6fth anniversary OF Tue
,d,,issiou of their state into the Unloh'
The bows and girls worked ike beavers
during the days that intervened 20 ar
ranoe a demonstration which wouiu De
a credit to Columbia Corners.
The eventful day came at last ana II
soened as though everybody IN the
ooT1tv was on hand to see the nag
,.o;sed Cheer after cheer Went up
-1ba, IT'S stars and stripes were thrown
20 the breeze. The band swelleG
tba chorus with the "Star Spanglea
Banner" Then came the presents, ",
+ion. the address of acceptance anu Vno
Dledge of allegiance. The closing mum
ber on the programme was the reclta'
ior of Mr.. Butterworth's poem, sls hais'
;ng tbe School House Flag" by Wllh'
Pi1er 1e1 the school joining in the refraih'
r71oo of the sun that glows for all
Tiae Of the breeze that blows 1or all
49, - a., i,,,,st flows Cor aila -
Fias Of the school that stands for all,
Flag Of the people, one and all
Bnt the flag and staff which had cos
so much effort were not long allowed Z
GRACE the school undisturbed. On
Toorning about week after the ralslii
+ba staff was found cut off level VII
the ground. One Of the school wlndo"
had been forced open and the nag We
cone. An impudent note in a mlseraD
scrawl fastened to the stump OF the sta
bore testimony to the spirit OF wanda
ism which had inspired the act.
closed with the words, "Wen cut dow
vour poles and lug off your flags as IA
as YOU hist 'em."
For the moment the young teach
WAS stunned. She was not only inc
Oughly indignant, but she felt the Kee
est disappointment. This latter Ieeln
was due not so much to the loss OF
fag and the destruction Of the pole, b
ratber to the realization that there we
yvanton characters in that communl
Who would disregard the national e
bIam She knew that second d
would probably share similar Ia
The school building was too far remo'
from the village % permit its beng x
under very close guard. Hevertnel
she was determined that a nag shO'
fly over her school.
The news Travelled through the
laQe. It was on every ones tong
THE local paper, in a highly colored
column article, recounted every detal
the occurrence. The state papers no
the episode, berated the miscreants
vvarrnlv commended Miss Fentons
Uonnced determination to raise sec
flag and protect it herself. =,
The pupils were now Thoroughly
earnest, and not many days elapsed
fore their accumulated savings were
acient to buy a flag exactly like the
one.
Daring these days taller and strai
AZ tree than the first was transtorl
into a staff and occupied the old p
~ honor in front Of the school. W
the flag arrived it was promptly raj
and the Columbia Corners school
AGAIN shadowed by the national colo
The local paper chronicled the
that another flag had been raised
indiscreetly added that the miscre
who carried of the first one W
scarcely have the nerve to carry oul
threat to serve other flags which n
10 raised over that school after
fashion.
II was not, however, generally kn
that Miss Fenton was well prepare
defend the flag from molestation dr
school hours. Only few were q
tbat 4 winchester rihe was locked II
ANAL closet in the entry. These m
knew the resolute spirit which Miss
ton possessed, and not one doubted
Il occasion required, she would max
Of It.
Eor over week following the al
Of the new flag the routine OF 3
work was unbroken. At the openi
school each morning Che flag was r
the entire school joining In salut
the close Of the days work 1t wa
ered from its lofty position and
into the keeping Of its stanch def
Then occurred an incident which
the determined little teacher eq'
the emergency.
Il was Friday afternoon an
school work for the week was
over. One Of the boys was lis
erasing the written exercises nc
blackboard, when, CHANGING to
through the window, he saw som
which at once made him all att'
Two man, whom he recognized
aJohnson and Jack Welsh, wege e
the schoolyard. They were both
dons characters and had been .
eoue months before charged wi
Ing set fire TO barn. There y
ufacient evidence upon which
Them and the sheriff had reluctal
leased them.
They entered the schoolyaTd
swaQQer, johnson carrying IN h
an AZ. The purpose Of their visit
through the boys mind. In IN
he was at Miss Fepton's desk.
lessiv be told her what he had ses
color lefk the teachers face as
esusd. for johnson and VReisks w
anau.u A. reckless and baEL1a