The Press., 1896-05-14
lands too high or too low on the basis oi the naluas of farm nrndnota P,

| SNS~AO the values of farm products P''
 I State Deputy Larned and wife, of Stai ford xisited the local grange last Frida evening His talk onthe unwritteri worl was Entertaining and instructive. It i potieeable that when patrons stay ava, from the meetings they always miss some thing important.
 Altar all that has been said and done Rev. E A. Holden, who had call to tn, pastorate of the Congregational church is notpomlng. He goes to Burlington we hear Next Sunday MT. Jesso Bug we'll, C the Hartford Seminary, will sup ply thelpuipit, as he did last Sunday.
 Listfof licensed dogs up to May 18th Geo. M. Wood, L. B. Clark, Jas. Marcy L. H. Blai1, c. Schofeld, o. Hall, J Kingsbury, Arthur Devereaux, w. E. Batties 5. Nichols, Wm. Morrison, J. Wadsworth, Geo. A. Rounds, G. w. Ell lery, 8 F. Macfarlane, s. Slingsby, H.C Gurle O. D. Lock wood, J. w. Couch A. G.4Blair, C. shaffer, c. H. Davis, L. w. Helt, J. Osborne, A. H. Walker, H L: Kesne, A. Potter, Calvin Rider, J. P. Marsh, A. P. Feltham, H. s. Knight, O. Potter.
 Thetvery interesting evangelestfc meet ings neid by the Misses Hoy anl Ed wards, on the Hill, which were especially pleasing on account of the fine quality o the music, were fairly we'll attended. But the crowd was not nearly so large, to be sure, as the one that hung upon the per formances of the Kickapoo Indians, fol instance, on the steps of the same Baptist chut1h not long ago; and the exercises EOf former didn't last till midnight Ieither, Some folks are mortally afraiC of having their dormant religious senti ment Aroused.
 As b that report of the schools in Tol land cOunty: State Agent Warmers part of 1t, Particularly with reference to Will lington schools, is somewhat unoharltable in spirit and rather flippant in expression For instance, that "ten dollar school house' don't sound quite right. We are of the opinion that our good Moose Meadow friends would place the valua tion of their sohOol-hOuse at little high. CT figure. In the report proper the boards of school visitors are somewhat roasted But, really, who is to blame for this la. mentable showing of the condition of oul schools2 The state board of education is made to say that the teachers are not super0tsed enough. They should be con. stantly "watched" and "advise0.." In large towns, where the salaries of the acting school visitors are correspondingly large, constant" supervision might be expected. But ip a town like this would the ax-payers tolerate weekly visits even, to "watch" and "advise" the teach. CTS? At present, the legal minimum number of visits per term of twelve weeks -tsoO---is all the visitor dare make, anC for this work he gets the soft thing ol one dollar per visit! Yet the past yeal our visitors have made extra visits with out charge, And now ought not fairly intelligent and educated teacher be able to assimilate and act upon hints and ad vice given by the visitor at the time tht former is examined and at the beginning of the term without subsequent Icon stant" supervision2 Then, Brother Hine out here in Holland county our $6-teach CTS can't be expected to perform eye bulging wonders with her handful of pu pills m4her unattractive and ill-ventilateC schoofSroom. Again, after an applican has passed a tolerable examination (w mean to have the adjective used literally and has been given certificate, at tn urgent request of the district committee for given school for one term only, ant the former has developed into sort o don't-care teacher, and is hired again b, that same committee, then what? But all in all, this report ia needed thing and may serve to open the eyes of thos of our citizens who care anything abou the proper and wholesome education o the children, and to speed the day of consolidated and graded school in ou town.
 South WillingtOn Correspondence.
 Joseph Kingsbury takes the pace agail with Packer bicycle.
 Our champion trick rider has got on t, new trick, it is called the "Cownhorl Bend"
 Oscar Vinton of Eagleville has ganI of wood choppers, on his wood lot, whic he recently purchased of George Nichols getting out telegraph poles and railroa' ties. f-
 The people of this place suffer iron very poor express facilities, having to g two miles to the nearest express office When will we have better accommoda tions?
 (MoQse Meadow oorrespondenoe.)
 Hanging May baskets seems to be tn pass-time just now.
 Those at home over Sunday were Misse Josephine and Linda Prentice.
 Quite large congregation listened t Pastor Terry's sermon last Sunday.
 Messrs. Cooley and Holt, of Rock vile are spending a few days with MT. an Mrs. Jason Allen.
 The death of Alonzo Bruce occurre Saturday evening at 8.30, resulting fror a series of hemorrhages. The funera was held Tuesday from the M. B. church and was largely attended. Floral offer ings were extensive and beautiful. MI Terry, of Mashapaug, offlciated. Tn deceased leaves wife and several chil dren, one brother and one sister. Tn health of Mrs. Bruce is very poor, an eventually they expect to remove t. Springfield, Mass.