The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-04-24
School House Anniversary.


The sixty-sixth anniversary of Franklin
schoolhouse will be celebrated on the firs
of May, Friday next, by flag raising
speeches, ETC. "reminiscences of the ole
building will be recited, the old desk ex
hibited and its interesting history together
with the building of the schoolhouse an6
the names of the active participants in the
enterprise will be told by Mr. James Egan
A flag will be presented by Colora
lodge of American Mechanics, which will
be run up to the top of flag pole planted
on the schoolhouse lot, by quartet of the
female pupils chosen by the teacher, Miss
Reeder, to draw the ha1yards that hoist
the star spangled banner as the beautiful
stars and stripes unfold to the breeze.
The schoolhouse was built i'll 1899 by
what might be termed cooperative enter.
prise. The neighborhood furnished and
hauled the material onto the ground
Hiram Hindman did the carpenter work
for $50 Williams Mccullough furnished
the timber, Valentine Egan made the
shingles. The mason work was done by
John Armor. Joseph Blown did the
plastering.
The building of this schoolhouse grew
out of some dissension among the patrons
of Butler school during the winter of 1889
A meeting was called at the public house
of Jehoiakim Brickley, Harrington.
The following patrons attended the meet
ing: Sam'l Brickley, Joseph Hanna,
Andrew Brickley, John Egan, Valentine
Egan, Williams Mccullough, John
Mccullough, Jesse Pyle, Sam'l. Campbell,
John Armor. Thos. Maxwell, Leper Max
we'll, William Howell, Elisha Kirk, Allen
Kirk, Robt Seargent and Jas. Thompson
Jehoiakim Brickley was chairman of the
meeting.
The house was built in 1899 but moi
opened till the first day of May 1S4o. The
desk and benches were brought from
Hartshorn or Thompson schoolhouse.
The first teacher was Benjamin F. Kirk.
A quarter was seventy-two days, the
odd six days of the three months being
allowed the teacher and holidays for the
pupils, which was every other Saturday
Books" were called in the morning al
seven O'Clock and school 'let out" at six
in the afternoon. One hour was gen.
orally given at noon and a quarter of ar
hour in forenoon and afternoon for Inter
mission" now called recess.
The tuition was f. so per pupil, and sc
cents in winter for wood and broom. The
teacher paid so cents per quarter in cold
weather for building fire.
The roll of pupils for the first school
was as follows:
w. T. Brickley, A. ]. Brickley, Thompson Brick
ley, B. ]. Brickley, Susanna Brickley, Persills
Pyle, Phineas Pyle, Sam Mccullough, Ann McCul
Tough, Rachel Mccullough, ]. T. Mccullough
Esther Mccullough, ]. H. Mccullough, James C
Egan, Thomas ]. Egan, NJ X. Egan, Isabella
Egan, Marshall Ragen, Prudy Green, Mary Green
Levi Green, Joseph Green, David Green, Ann
Brown, Sarah Ramsey, Rachel Ramsey, Warner
Ramsey, John Ramsey. Stephen Ramsey Mary
Ramsey, Jemima Ramsey, William Purner, jane
Husk, William Jackson, John Jackson, Mary
Jackson, Susanna Rocksborough, Jane Dolen
Susanna Dolen, Maryann Armer, Moses X. Pearson
Phineas Pearson, Martha Thompson, Ella JANE
Sergeant, John Sergeant, sam'l. Brickly, Jane.
Thompson, Hannah Thompson, Saml Slicer, J.
7. Sicer Jacob Slicer, Elisha Sicer, William Kirk
John Kirk, Jesse A. Kirk, Alex. Graham, Johr
Shins, Edwin Green, Thos. Speer, William Max
WE'LL John Caldwell, David Caldwell, Jas. Hanna
Jane Caldwell, Martha Caldwell, Jacob Rich
ardson, Eli Wilson.