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vas inches against an average OF AZ.
The prevailing wind direction was from,
the south The month was con1posad Of
Il clear. partly cloudy and a cloudy
days.--Mcmorial day was observed Mon
day. In the afternoon the band escort
ed the remnant of the post to the Main
street cemetery where tho omen air OK
eroises were held and the graves dcco-
rated. They then escorted tho speakers
of the day to opera hall whore the exer-
ciscs were held. Music was rendered by
n choir IN charge of W. II. Yaw Lin
cor's Gettysburg address was delivered
by Athol Bell and an appropriate adj
dress given by Mayor w. r. Austin of
s.. Albans.--Miss Florence Pcrlcy. who
formerly taught in the high school, was
In town Monday. She has recently re-
turned from Ration, n. NJ whore she
mas been teaching for two years-The
gene OF bail Monday afternoon between
Enosburgh high school and Frelighs-
burg was won by the home team. to o.
Towle and Young were the Enosburgh
battery: O'Neil and Berry for Frclighs-
| burg.--C. l.. Marsh was in Burlington
Tuesday .-Thc Rev. William Shaw and
the Rev. Mr.. Currier of West Enosburgh
went to Milton Tuesday to attend the
| preachers meeting of St Adams dis
trct.--The Ladies Village Improvement
society cleared s26 and the junior class
oe the high school $50 from serving re-
| freshments Memorial day.-Mrs. Arvilla
Martin formerly of this town. hut now
OF Franklin is passing few days at y.
F. Weld s. Miss Sadie Maynard OF Bur
| lngton passed Sunday with Mrs w. r.
Best. The condition of Mrs Best is
slightly improved.-Mrs. NJ. l.. Andrus
of Montgomery is staying for few
weeks with Mrs. Mary Watson.
| Twenty veterans of the civil War were
| in the parade Memorial day.-Dr. f. S.
Hutchinson has moved into now office
| rooms in the south front of w. f. Burt's
| block.-Miss BESSIE Young of Wakefield.
| Mass. Ia passing n few weeks vaca-
! ton with her mother. Mrs Mary Young
| j. W. Pomeroy was in St Adams Tues
day.-Ernest sheldon and Miss Eta
| Britch Of East HighEatc were guests
Of Mrs. Il. j. Hines Monday. Brigham
| Academy and Enosburgh high school
| are to play here Saturday.-Miss
katherine Mccarthy of Barre is guest
Of her sister. Mrs. w. L. MiuEuy Mr..
| and Mrs. l.. A. Dcpatie have returned
| from a weeks stay in Falrfax.-M. j.
| Irish and s. c. Tnwle werc in Burlington
| Tuesday. Miss Smith returned Tucsda V
| from a four months stay in Bost on. -
Mrs Ruth Sears and Airs. Wheeler of
| Richford visited their sister. Mrs. Susan
| l.arabec. Tuesday.--W. q. Friend has re-
turned to Worcester. Mass. after three
weeks hero during which time shrubbery
| has been set by him on the grounds 81
tho Dr. +. J. Kendall co. opera hall
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FAIRFAX.

Mr. and Mrs George Hewins and
children have been the guests of Mrs
Hewins's parents. DR.. and Mrs. s. r..
Phelps. Mr.. Hewins leaves Monday for
California where he has charge OF the
construction Of several large dams. He
has Just finished the large dam ar Brattle-
boron w n. King is quite sick with
the measles. Walter Story of Swanton Is
the guest of q. G. OrtOn.-Roy Gilman
has returned to school after several days
illness - Mrs. Edward Rowlans is visiting
friends in andoph.--MIss I.ottie Wilcox
is spending some time with Mrs. |. +.
Wilcox.
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BAKERSFIELD.

Miss Jessie Barnes is in Morrisville
visiting her sister, Mrs. ]. \. Bundy.-
Miss nellie Wheelock. who spent the
winter in Chicago, has returned home,
accompanied by her cousin.-Mr. and
Mrs. BENJAMIN Iiley Of Hyde Park
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs o. ].
Navnard.-Miss Frances Ledoux of
Eichford spent Sunday and Monday with
hcr mothcr.-Miss Leila Cowan of JcffeT-
snnville was here Sunday and Monday
The Ladies' Circle of ST. Georges Church
will meet with Mrs. Paul Blodah to-day.
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RICHFORD.

The Canadian Pacific Railway COM
pany has men at work clearing the de-
bris on the site Of the burned elevator.
and relaying tho portions OF three sid
ings that have been in disuse since Oc
tober 1t is reported that the 160-foot
chimney Is to be taken down, and the
elevator site used as freight yard
Although it Is nearly eight months
since the explosion, there is stll a
little fire smouldering on the western
side of the runs.-tt Is announced
that Richford Is to have a Fourth OF
July celebration Saturday, July 3.--The
entertainment by local talent in Aver
opera hall Friday evening brought out
| a good house, the receipts being $40
Proceeds were for the benefit of Rich
ford Military band.-Mr. and Mrs Mar
shall knight of Orange, Mass, are Wis
iting relatives here.
| Memorial day passed or much as usual.
| In the afternoon Aver opera hall was
filed with an attentive audience an ex-
| cellent address being given by the Rev.
| W. r. Forsythc of Enosburgh Falls.
| Frontier Post lost but one member dur
| ing the year. James McKelvey. who lived
| lust across the border In st. Armand
| Que.-The base ball team from the veneer
| mill defeated the high school in a WE'LL
| played game on Island park Monday
| afternoon s to Miss Hattie Heath OF
| Burlington is visiting her mother.-Mrs.
| Fred Perry of West Derby is visiting
relatives in this place,-'The Junior Chris
tian Endeavor society will hold a social
| on the Baptist Church lawn Friday
afternoon at four O'Clock.
Mrs. Fred H. Kelley is i'll with pneu-
| mona.-Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Hitchcock
OF Orwell are In town, Mr., Hitchcock
was until within few months clerk in
the American House,-Mrs. T.. Jane
I.avene has sold to y. A. Hendrix her
house and lot on the corner of River
street and North avenue for s2o0.-M
H. Mandigo has bought of Il. A. Hend-
rix two acres of land near julius
Lahues residence on the Berkshire road
for s2O0-Among those In town Tuesday
and Wednesday We're: c. II. Sawyer,
Barre: II. j. Daigle, G. A. Rogers and J.
j. Barton. Burlington; +. H. Brown, st.
Adams; o, ]. Smith, Hardwick; H. Beld-
ing. Newport; c. T.. Nelson, Derby Line;
c. r. Hall and p. w. Hall, Montgomery :;
W. r. Daley, North Troy; A. A. Bell,
swanton; Mr.. and Mrs. A, II. Holden.
Frelighsburg, Que, J. II. Sheldon,
Farnham. Que; II. r. Palmer and
Charles Allen, Bedford, Que.
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Methodist Church offered prayer. Super
irtendcnt Howe gave n short address
end there was large attendance. -Eben
Farnsworth of Burlington has rented
rooms of Mrs. Huntley and has moved
here.--The barn OF George Gates was
struck by lightning Saturday night
The damage was slight.-Mrs Guy RAN
som. who has been seriously i'll. is able
to he out.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parsons
Of Colchester visited at L. ]. Bixby's
Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. G.. y. Hancy
listed at Charles Parker's in Wlliston
Sundn Y.
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WOI.COTT.

Fred Waterbury has rented tenement
in the Arbuckle house. Ira Lindsay. who
has been i'll. is much improved.-Mrs.
Harry Dawson of Cavendsh was a guest
OF Mrs. Austin Allen the last of the
week. Mrs. A. A. Bicknell was called
to Waterbury the last of the week by
TIE death Of her aunt. Mrs. NJ. u. Scott
Of Beecher Falls came the last of the
week to visit her sister. who is in poor
health.-Mrs. j. T. Hubbell has passed
a few days in Morrisville. the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs A J. Smith.-Memorial
Sunday was observed May 80. The G.
A. r. and W. r. c. attended in n body.
alsa the camp Of NJ. W. A. The Rev.
j. II. Wills preached the sermon.-Mr.
and Mrs. W. l.. Tllotson OF Tittleton.
y. H. came Monday and are guests Of
Nj. Tillotson's mother, Mrs. Mary W.
Tillotson.-Memorial day was observed
here in the usual manner The day was
fine and much enjoyed by all The Dam
vile band was In attendance and the
NJ W. \. acted escort. Nearly 70
graves We're decorated by flowers or
Evergreen wreaths In the afternoon
tie Rev. o. l.. 7arnard OF Berkshire
gave a very able address The day
closed with play in the evening. Tho
Nan From Maine
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JERICHO.

Bert Bliss is critically i'll with pneu-
1iona.-Mss Jennie Small and daughters
Ecre in Huntington over Sunday.-Miss
flatch of Richmond is visiting her sister.
Mrs. Lombard. Alice. the yong daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ackerson, Is
seriously ill-On account of the rain
there was a small attendance of the
Memorial exercises given by the school
Children Friday afternoon. Following
the program a delegation OF pupils
Sccm each room, in charge OF
:. C. Stevens, escorted the members Of
nc G. A. r. to the cemetery, and all
Frldiers graves were decorated.
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FLETCHER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Flood of Jeffcr-
sonvile spent Sunday with A. r. Paine,
p. II. Nevens, who Is at the Fanny AL
len hospital whore he underwent an OPP
Grafton. is on the road to recovery.-H.
4. Booml,owcr ia suffering with crysipe-
las in his face-Mr. and MIS-. Eugene
Blanchard and two sons were in Bur-
lington Saturday.-G. NJ Melvin and Mr..
and Mrs. Eddie Melvin of Jeffersonville
MORO in fcu-p Monday
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JERICHO CENTER.

Bert A. Bliss, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Wait c. Bliss. died Saturday night after
a weeks Illness with pneumonia. aged
~ years. He was a student at the Jeri-
cho high school, and would have gradu-
atcd this term. and had intended enter
INF tho University of Vermont next fall.
He had applied for a scholarship in that
institution and a letter granting the
scholarship was received after his death.
The funeral was held at the church in
this village of which he was a member.
TUESDAY, the Rev. s. II. Barnum officiat-
ing and nterment was in the family lot
in the cemetery at Williston. Rev.
s. II. Barnum and Mrs. l.. II. Chaplin
attended the Chittenden County Assoc-
alton of CONGREGATIONAL Churches at
darlington this week.-Mrs.. Maud Bick-
rcli, primary teacher in the village
schools went to ST. Johnsbury the past
week and visited the schools there and
n SO frends.--Th Rev. and Mrs. p. f.
Dickncll. who have been visiting their
brother. Deacon G. c. Bicknell. the past
few weeks. went Monday to Randolph.
Miss Blanche Bostwic< was at homo
rom Mddlebury College over Sunday
and Memorial day.--Mss Helen Bolger
of Barre spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. y. Boger Albert
Nichols. who went to the Mary
Fletcher hospital for treatment has
gone to the Vermont sanatorium at
Putsford for treatment.--An enjoyable
ard we'll attended social was held by the
Ladies' Aid society at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs Charles f. Bentley Friday
g. nninr
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ST. GEORGE

Mr. and Mrs. K. o. Stoddard passed
Sunday in Shclhurne.-E. f. Davis and
family OF Burlington passed Sunday with
her mother. Mrs, Edgar Hinsdale-Wal-
ter Wescott and family of Essex and G..
S. Allen and family of Shelhurne were
at Mrs Miranda Wescott's the first
of the week Mrs. Addic Mansfield has
returned from Waterbury center where
she has been via!ting relatives for sever
al wceks.-James Marvin Of Falkland.
n. j.. is expected In a few days and will
pass the summer with his niece. Mrs. r.
f. Forhes.F. H. McGinnis Of Essex
Junction and G.. d. Leonard of Hines
burgh were in town Monday.
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ALBURGH CENTER.

r. II. Jameson Is seriously ill,-The
district superintendent, George w, Hunt,
preached in the Methodist Church Sun
day aftcrnoon.-Miss Leah Rockwell,
who has been ill., is again able to be out.
Henry w Hill Of Buffalo, \. Y. and
Wilbur Hill OF Isle La Motto were the
guests OF Mrs. NJ. r, Rockwell Sunday.
james NJ. Hazen spent Tuesday In et.
Adams.
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MONTGOMERY.

The Epworth League gave n tea Fri
day at Z. c. Phelps s.-Mrs, c. l.,
IItchns is in North Troy.-The W. H..
NJ s. had social Wednesday with Mrs.
Nansfeld-Mi Kate Sampson has re-
turned from Boston, where she has been
studying music since February.-D. NJ.
Rose of Enosburgh Falls was in town
F'riday.-Olin Miller visited IN Newport
Ccrter over Sunday.-Mrs, Edward Nad-
rey is visiting in Richford. Mrs. w. Is.
I.ooklin OF Richford visited AT q. Is.
Swans over Sunday.-Clarence Dunbar
has gone to Greensville. Nc, to work.
Pre- Memorial day exercises were held
~ the village schools on Friday.
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UNDERHILI. CENTER.

Mrs. W. c. Hopkins returned from
New York city turday.--Cleophas
I-avelly has moved from Burlington to
his farm in Stevensville.-HolllsH Smith
Of Nereennes passed Sunday with his
mother Mrs. Mary Smith.-Leonard
brush has purchased a tive-pa ssenger
touring car.--Mr. and Mrs. Frank II,
Forrand OF Essex Junction visited at
r. c. Slater's Sunday,-The selectment
and the road commissioners met State
Highway Commissioner Charles w.
Gates Of Franklin and County Super
Hisor ]. T. Hobart of Westford Satur-
faY.--Dr f. X. Carter, who has been
visiting Or, A. l.. Fogg, has returned
to Planheld Miss Townsend of Bur
l!ngton is visiting her parents. Mr.. and
MIS- George Townsend. -Mrs. Mary
Hnmlin. who has been visiting Mrs. NJ
+. Ryan, her sister, went Monday to her
home In Barrel. r. Wilbur of Jericho
was In town Monday
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HILL WEST.

Mr. and Mrs NJ. l.. Trudell Of North
Cedar. Kansas, are visiting H. II. Rush
ford.-Mrs. Charles Pudvar Of Samson
vlllc spent Sunday with her parents Mir.
and Mrs. Jerry Dczotcll.
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LAM0lLLE COUNTY
MoRRISVuLE.

Miss Jessie Barns Of bakersfield came
Friday to visit her sisters Mrs. J. A..
Bundy and Mrs. w. Il. Knight.-Mrs
T. j. Isham went to Boston Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs G. w. Fitch went to
Greensboro Saturday.-Elwin Church
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STOWE.

F. s. Boardman was called to Meredith.
y. H.. saturday to attend the funeral OF
his sister Mrs. Enos Fair, who died at
her home in I.ynn.-Mrs. Frank Murphy
of Boston is the guest of her aunt. Mrs.
O. l.. Lucc.-Mrs. G. r. Boycc of Mont
pelier and Ms JocelYu of Waitsleld
visited ut G. =. Eldy's over Sunday
George S. Harris OF the University of YER
mont and Harold Brush and John Smith
of Norwich are at home for n few days
/ Miss Merry Echo Gillette is visiting in
Hardwick. Mrs. r. G. Sleeper and FOUR
children are recovering from a Levere at
tack OF the measles.-There are several
cases of measles in the family of s. J.
Dana.-J. A. Snyder has returned to Bos-
ton after visiting his mother Mrs. L. r.
/ Tomlinson. Mrs, Jessie Gloyd OF Rich
mond is visiting Mrs. l. r.
Tomlnson.-w Henry OF Boston
has been visiting Miss Ruby Stockwell Of
the high school several days.-Mrs. James
French Of Montpelier passed Saturday
and Sunday with friends In Stowc,-Two
bicycle riders were passing c, F, Eddy's
! when the lady was heard to ask her
companion what is Mr.. Eddy building
there garage" NO. was the reply.
it is a place to keep his automobile
The household Of Herbert G. Fuller was
released from quarantine Saturday after
nine weeks with scarlet fever-A pro-
gram In honor of "Our Soldiers" was
carried out at the meeting OF Mansfield
Mountain Grange Saturday. Patriotic
songs and recitations were given Com
mander II. Ct. Thomas of II. II. Smith
Post. G. A. r., gave an address and
papers were read by +. Bigelow and
Mrs. Phebe Adams. Soldiers who recount
ed war experiences were O. F. Gerry, O.
w Adams, S. c. Spauld!ng. II, S. Nut
ting
| Mrs. Laura L. CTurner) wife OF ]. w
| Wrisley, died at their home in Stowe
Hollow Monday morning after a long
/ illness, She was in her send year, was
married to Mr.. Wrisley A. years ago, and
came TO Stowe from Moretown 2S years
ago. Besides her husband. she leaves
two sons. Orrin w. Wrsley Of Morristown
and Ralph o. Wrsey Of Stowe. an
adopted daughter, Mrs Leo Edison. two
brothers. o. F. Turner Of Georgia, o. c.
Turner Of DuXbury three sisters. Mrs.
Candace A. Sonerville Of North Fayston,
Mrs. Laura 8. Newton and Mrs Susan
| c. Pickett Of Duxbury and six grand :
children. The funeral was held at tho
home at one o'clock Wednesday after
noon.-Monday, which proved the most
beautiful day Of the season. was OBJ
fags were placed at the head of 80 graves
CONTINUED On page ~
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ESSEX CENTER.

The remains Of Mrs, Mark keenan, Of
Westford will be brought here for burial
to-day In Mountain View cemetery. "A
daughter, Thelma Pearl. was born to
NJ. and Mrs. Charles H. Nichols Mon
day.--Mrs Huldah Nichols and daugh-
tel, Mary, OF Boston will arrive in town
to-day
memorial day exercises were OBJ
served in the schools Friday. They con-
sisted of flag drills, recitations and
songs. The Rev. Mr.. Blodgett of the
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HIGHGATE.

Tho Rev. +. j. Ranslow will speak in
the Congregational Church next Sunday
at u. m
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EAST CHARLOTTE

Miss Flora Clark went to Troy, n. Y.
Saturday to visit relatives there and in
Albany. From there she went to Phila-
delphia Pa where she has a position
which she assumed June Mrs. Carrie
White went to Londonderry, n. n. Sat
urday to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Buttrick. Grace Hart, wife
of rural carrier. Thomas Hart 2nd who
has been i'll with appendicitis for ten
days is more comfort able.-Rev. Thomas
Dawson went to Lincoln where he
preached at the Baptist Church Sunday.
Mrs u. A. Foot who has been i'll
for many weeks is improving.-A mis-
sion in progress at the church Of Our
Lady of Mount Carmel, opened Sunday.
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MONTGOMERY CENTER.

A meeting of the school directors of
Richford and this town was held at the
cflce of W. j. Wright Tuesday for the
purpose of seeing what might be done in
tie way of obtaining an expert super
visor for union of the schools of this
town aud Richford. w. II. Locklin was
elected chairman and II. II. Parker sec
rotary Another meeting of the union
will he had soon when more definite ar
engagements will be made.-IIenry Puff
FER Dr. r. NJ Pelton and w. r. Locklin
Of Richford were in town Thursday
@. II. Fuller, an aged and respected
citizen, died at his home Thursday. The
funeral was held Friday and attended
largely by the G. A. r. and others Mr.,
Taller was formerly postmaster here.
holding the office during President Cleve-
lands last term. He was n veteran OF
the civil War and lived for many years
on East Hill on the farm now occupied
by his son, II. p. Fuller.-Henry Burn
ham had the misfortune to break one
log very badly last week and had to be
taken to the Mary Fletcher hospital
Mrs. r. w. Hall and her mother have
returned from Rockford. Hip, w. Hall
was in Montreal last week,-Alfa Dix
mas returned from Vermont Academy.
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WEST BERKSHIRE.

J. c. Elrick has launched a canoe Of
his own manufacture and it is consider
ed by many to be triumph of the boat
builders art.-The West Berkshire Cor
ret band went to Highgate Center Sat-
lrday to assist in the Memorial day ex-
ercises Claude Derby returned to Lit
tie Falls. n. Y, Saturday-K, G. Orr
and c. G. Austin of West Enosburgh
visited in town Sunday.-Miss Maude
Ewins accompanied her cousin, Mrs, w
A. Benoit, to Lowell, Mass. Monday
where she will pass few weeks.-The
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-08
SAY He HAS A
SPEAK-EASY
The Police Secure Warrant
from Recorder PickersgiIl
for Cerulo Domey.
CHIEF MAKES COMPLAINT

Recorder Pickersgill this morning
issued a warrant for the arrest of
Cerulo Domey. proprietor of gro
Gerry store at 204 Washington street,
on g charge of selling Intoxicating
liquors without a license. The COM
plant was made by Chief Burke.
Chief Burke says he has evidence
that the grocer has been keeping a
"speak-easy," and he will try to
have him held for the grand jury so
that that. body, when it meets to-
morrow, may act on the case. De
tective Huff was given the warrant
to serve. The chief says he has
witnesses who bought liquor from
Domey.
This is the second or third time,
says Chief Burke, that the grocer
has been arrested on a charge Of
this kind. a
The police have had the grocery
store under surveillance for some
time, but decided to wait until posi-
tive proof was secured before ar
resting the offender.
Domey went to the police station
shortly before $50 o'clock this after
noon and furnished $500 bail.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-08
NJ KEAC MAKES A STATEMENT
IN THE DEFENSE OF HIS BILLS
Jens Abrahamsen'S Wife Found in
Bridgeport by Red Men Committee
She Instructs Them to Have Drowned Man Buried in
Montana -Arduous Search Successful.

Through the efforts of, the Po
Amboy Tribe of the Red Men Mrs.
Jens Abraham sen has been located
and provision made for the burial OF
her husband, who was drowned in a
river at Drummond, Montana.
The Red Men held a special meet
ing Saturday night and appointed
Hans s. Smith and Philip Schwartz
as a committee to locate her. Ac-
companied by John w. Olsen, yes
terday, they sought local parties who
were supposed to be acquainted OF
Mrs. Abrahamsen's location. They
then went to New York to see GER
tain people In connection with the
matter and there were put off the
track and were misdirected to Ho-
boken. They returned to New York
again and, learning that the woman
was visiting at the home of H. Wei
gand, lat Hillside avenue, Bridge
port, Conn, they started for that
place at once.
They went to the latter address
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-08
Saws No Politics
Is Concerned
In Them.
GIVES REASONS
Declares that State Board ot
Education Is Controlled
by Three or Four Men
Who Show Favoritism
in Their Selections.
speciai to the EVENING NEWS.

New Brunswick, March S:-Assembly-
man McKeag gave out signed state
ment this morning in defense of his ac-
tion in introducing the two bills in the
legislature which would end all the
terms of the county school superinten-
dents and place the power of appoint
ment to that office in the hands of the
governor. He says there is no politics
in his action; that no one asked him to
introduce the measures and that while
the bills were shown to the governor
and he approved of the motive, he did
not ask that they be introduced.
Mr.. McKeag said the State Board Of
Education, while consisting of twenty
members, is dominated by three OF
shown. He thinks there should be pro
motion in the public school system and
that the best positions should not be
monopolized by a few. persons.
Mr.. McKeag declares that it is in.
consistent with all who possess the right
citizenship to say that the governor
would use his power Of appointment
wrongly in this connection. The as
semblyman says that in his opinion one
Of the greatest needs of the state is a
public inquiry into the public schoo
system.
In discussing the position Of county
superintendent Mr.. McKeag says that
all persons holding such places should
take regular four year course in some
standard college and have degree Of
Bachelor of Arts. He says there are
too many appointments of persons whc
have not received college education
He further thinks that county super
intendent should devote his whole time
to the work. eft is not fair to The
rank and file of teachers he declares
"to allow two or three to monopolizt
all the good places" This is particu
larly true in Monmouth, Somerset an(
Essex countless" he says. Promotion
is good thing in connection with th'
schools and should be the reward fol
merit"
In closing Mr.. McKeag says that hi
is doing what he believes to be the bes
for the state and if the people do no
like what he does they have the priv
ilege of turning him down if he should
come before them asking for their vote
again. If the bills are defeated, h'
says, he will be satisfied as he will fee
that he has at least done his duty.