Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-11-21
Quechee.

ton last FRIDAY was attended by our
teachers, in consequence of which
school was not in session.
Some ten members of the y. p. S.
G. L. were in attendance at the Con-
vention at Norwich last Thursday.
They report a good meeting. Next
meeting is to be held at Woodstock.
Hon. D. l.. Gushing was in Mont
pcicr last week.
Rev. Mr.. Baker Of Charleston sup
piled the Congregational pulpit last
Sunday.
Mr.. Coota has removed to Royal
ton to take possession of a farm re-
Gently purchased by him.
SOME FORMER SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Under the old district school law,
as well as since the town system
came in vogue, Quecbce was and
continues to be very fortunate in Sc
curing most excellent teachers. In
glancing at the past, we find many
who acceptaby filled the role Of
teacher here in our palmy school days
whose names have since become
famous in social. political, military
and business circles. and several who
attained to mcrted distinction in the
war of the Rebellion. or who fell
hcroicallv while leading their COM
mands in battle. OF the latter we
may mention Capt. Henry a. Eaton,
of the Sixteenth Vermont Volunteers,
who fell MORALLY wounded at the
head of his company, during the bat
tie OF Pine Grove. Mr.. Eaton was
teacher Of the village school several
terms, about the year 1860, while Il
student at Middlebury College.
Col. Thomas O. Scavcr, who now
so acccptably prGsdcs at our Probate
Court-taught one or more terms of
select school here, not far from the
same date. He was then Il student
at Norwich University. His record
as a brave and dutiful soldier and
gallant commander of the Third YER
mont infantry requires no comment
from our pen.
George W Dcnnison was associat-
ed in the same capacity with our
school during the year 1886 or there
abouts. He soon thereafter pursued
the profession of the law, and has
long enjoyed an cnviable distinction
among the successful and honorcd
legal lights Of the southwest.
Hon. William E. Johnson Of
Woodstock taught one or more terms
during his course at Dartmouth and
he was as capable as a disciplinarian
as he has since become as a legal adj
voCate.
And E. s. II. Jackman, concern
ing whom we hear frequent and
favorable reports as resident of a
neighboring town, is also kindly re-
membered by many as one of our
most capable teachers. He was with
us in the year 1888, or about that
time.
About the wear 1857, Oliver II.
Martin also a Dartmouth student was
entrusted with our school. He pos
sesscd a noble heart, Il massive in
tellect, and subsequently attained
great literary distinction in the West.
We have wholly lost sight of him
during the last score of years, and
believe he is not now living.
Edward Thomas llodsdcn, if we
remember rightly, filled the teachers
chair either in this or the school in
the Bragg district, few years after
the close of the war. He is now
resident and a Judge in the courts of
a western state. Edward was also a
graduate of Dartmouth College and
was subsequently law student I'M
del Gov. Pingree.
OF the female teachers who labored
with us covering the same period,
we NAV mention Miss Parmelia Den
nison, who very acceptably taught
our district school several successive
terms. She some years ago departs
cd this life, an exalted, noble woman
as she had proved teacher. Miss
Sarah J. Porter, sister of James G.
Porter, the present efficient superin
tendent of the Woodstock railroad;
Miss Lucinda A. McCrillis, since de-
ceased; Miss Abbie Clement, Miss
Wyman, Miss Murphy, Miss Martha
Button, Miss Ellen Clark, (now
Mrs. D. l.. Cushing) Miss Ellen L,
Tinkham, (now Mrs. Cowperthwaite
of Brooklyn) Miss Nancy Tinkham
and Miss Mary Howard are also re-
membered with gratitude by many a
present resident of old district No. :.
Undoubtedly in this hurriedly pre-
pared article we have inadvertently
omitted some whose names may be
equally worthy of mention in this
connection. But memory is often
treacherous, when SEARCHING through
the hazy days of the past,