Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-03-23
NEED NOT REOPEN SCHOOL
COUNTY EXAMINER RENDERS DECISION
ON DISTRICT NO. PETITION.
Consideration Of Facts Presented Results IN
Opinion that Children Would Receive Bet
ter Advantages at Graded sehooi-other
West Brattleboro News.

opinion that Children Would Receive hes
ter Advantages at Graded sehooi-osher
West Brattlsboro News.
County Examiner H. ID. Ryder OF bellows
Falls has given his decision IN regard 70 "e
netition for the re,opening of the school IN
district No. 7, West Brailiebofo' :"
follows; =, ,ooa
Bellows Falls, w., March 10, 1900
IN the school directors of the town OF brat
tleboro, VI,
Rev. l.. NJ. Keneston, chairman
In the matter Of petition OF Fred A. FOX
and others, wherein q petition was presented
TO me as county examiner requesting ,ha'
school be opened and maintained In what IN
known MS district No. In said Bratiiehoro'
1 hereby make the following decision
II appears from evidence taken and state
ments made before me at West Brattieooro
on the 18th day Of March, A. ID. 1900, 'hn'
there has been no school In said district No
I since the spring Of 1905; that the pup''s
Of said district were provided with schooi
privileges az the academy building, so'ealled,
| in West Brattieboro; II also appeared that
certain parents having children preferred the
present arrangement but II also appeared that
all but three children Of school age whose
parents preferred TO have school at said NO.
| 7 lived within one mile of said academy
building; il also appeared to me that most
Of the children living more than one mile
from said academy building would OF neces'
sity have to be transported II the school IN
said No should be reopened and to trans.
mort them to said academy building would
make 1t necessary to carry them only three
quarters OF mile farther than TO said No.
7 building; Il appeared TO me TO be an un'
fashionable fact that all the said children
would receive better educational advantages
at graded school which has been established
AT the academy building than II the school
were established at No. I; II appeared in
said graded school there were not more than
10 pupils in any grade and that the teach
ers we're furnished so that as a rule each
teacher had only two grades in her school
and that IL n school were established at said
district No. there would in all probability
be children of 7 or 8 grades.
Taking into consideration all these facts, IL
is my opinion that il is TO the advantage OF
children in said section that they be fur
nished with school privileges at the graded
school.
II is, therefore, my decision that the di'
rectors Of the town Of Bratteboro be not
obliged, for the present nor until otherwise
ordered to reopen the school in said district
No. Z.
Herbert d. Ryder examiner of teachers for
Windham county.
Mrs. Charles j. Stockwell is i'll with bron.
chitis.
Miss Mary Grant spent few days in
Springfield, Mass, this week.
School opened in the academy building
Monday with good attendance.
] Miss Leila Cook Of West Dover is with DR..
and Mrs. Hunter for a few weeks
Miss Carolyn Clark is in Yonkers, N. Y,
spending q few weeks with friends.
! Mrs Elizabeth Marsh is spending few
days at her home in Greenfield, Mass.
The Misses Ida and Patience Wilder are
guests of their aunt Mrs. W. l.. Walker.
Rev. James s. Clark OF Hardwick is visit
ing his parents, DR.. and Mrs. Q. s. Clark.
Miss Edith Chamberlin of West Chester
field is spending the week at W. H. Burt's.
| Mrs Viola Morse is i'll with rheumatic
fever at the home of her sister, Mrs. II. N.
Burnett.
Mrs Charles Higley delightfully."- enter
tanned number Of her women friends Tues
| day at a dinner party.
Mrs L. J. Knight returned from Boston.
Wednesday, after spending two weeks with
friends there.
| The Woman's association Of the Congre-
| gational church will meet with Mrs. L. A.
Knight Thursday afternoon, March 20.
The sugar supper at the Congregational
church parlors was well attended Tuesday
evening.
L. s. Newcomb returned Tuesday from Lit
Teton, Mass, where he has been visiting
relatives.
! Miss Katherine Perkins goes Saturday to
her home in Hampton, N H., to spend her
vacation.
| Joel G.. Knapp of Boston came Saturday
to spend few days with his father II. f.
Knapp. who is i'll with grip.
| Miss Florence Fisher will go to Lynn,
Mass, tomorrow to spend two weeks with
her sister, Mrs. H. E. Miller
! Miss Minnie Stockwel came Tuesday from
Batesburg, s. c., where she has been spend
ing the winter at Hotel Lexington.
Miss Ruth Plummer returned Saturday
from Springfield Mass, after spending three
weeks with her sister. Mrs. Mabel Foss.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Walker and Charles
and Minnie Stockwel attended the funeral Of
John Walker in Dummerston, Wednesday.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Clark s. Frost Of Shelburne
Falls, Mass, are spending few days with
Mr.. Frost's parents, Mr. and Mrs r. H.
Frost.
| There will be local talent minstrel show
in Academy hall Wednesday evening" March
80. Proceeds will be used for the street
watering fund.
| Mrs A. F. Hill came Wednesday from Bos-
ton after spending two months with her
daughter, Mrs c. d. Pettee. Mrs. Pettee
accompanied her mother.
The first freight hauled by the Brattleboro
Street Railroad company was five tons Of
grain from E. Crosby Co. to J. L. Stock
we'll yesterday afternoon.
| Mrs F. II. Wilbur and daughter, Marion
i Of Charlestown, N H., were guests Of Mrs.
Cynthia Ellis Friday. Mrs. Wilbur is
grand niece of Mrs. Ellis.
| Archie F. Spencer of Greenfield, Mass,
spent Sunday with his uncle, N H. Spencer.
Mr.. Spencer has position as fireman on
the Boston & Main railroad.
Miss Ella Thomas, the nurse who has been
caring for Mrs. Mary Barney, has returned
to the Memorial hospital. Mrs. Maria Knight
is now caring for Mrs. Barney.
Miss Winnie Buffam of Green River has
returned to attend school here and will board
at E. A. Covey's during the term. Miss
| Mauda Clark ia harding with Mrs Alice