The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21
THE N. X. FAIRBANK COMPANY
CHICAGO
MONTPELIER.
School Supt Brownscombe Submits His
Annual Report.

School Supt Brownscombe Submits His
Annual Report.
The report of i. j. Brownseombe, SUI
perintendent of schools, which was made
public to-day, indicates that the edu.
cational work Of the community has been
carried on in praiseworthy way. Some
new achievements during the past year
have proved beneficial and numerous inn
provements about the buildings have
aided the teachers in their work. The
salaries of the teachers In the high
school have been increased from $537 TO
S7gS, and of grade teachers from S424
TO 1888 in the last few years The aver
age of pupils to a teacher, 40.2, indi-
Gates that there is need OF more space
and more teachers. The total enroll
ment in December, 1910, was l,O46; in
the high school, 1872 In 1904, when Mr.
Brownscombe entered upon his duties as
superintendent, there were S6l cases of
hardness and in 1910 this was reduced
TO 10. The school has two good lit
erary societies, a Thespian club, cam
era and snowshoe club, an orchestra and
band, and the social life of the school
has proved very beneficial.
Nancesso Monte was in city court yes.
terday, charged with keeping intoxicat-
ing liquor with intent to sell He was
bound over to county court ia the sum
Of $3.50.
The directors of the board OF trade
met last night ard decided to hold their
annual banquet Tuesday evening. March
IA, preceded by the annual meeting Of
the board
Mrs r. c. Hearne died recently at
her home in Fort Worth, Texas, at the
age of 3s years, She was formerly Miss
Alice Thompson OF Stowe and lived in
Montpelier for a time while attending
school. She is survived by a husband,
two daughters and her father.
The Gitchell house began its journey
down State street to-day, under the d.
rection of Clark Roberts, superintendent
OF streets. Some trouble was expert
enced in getting it onto the street, as
il had to cross lot which was consider.
ably lower Now that it is started il
will take but short time to locate it
on it's new site near the cemetery.
Several divorce cases were entered in
county court yesterday; Rosa B. Brusa
vs. Carlo Brusa, Andrae Christensen VS..
Christian Christensen Marion w. MoX
ley vs.. Roland r. Monkey, Elvira Poletti
ysh Marco Poletti, Mary F.. Warren VS.,
Rufus w. Warren, Mary Jane Tatro W.
Horace T. Tatro, Santina DeRocchi vs..
Guiseppi DeRocchi, Julia Libersont vs..
George I.ibersont, Annette Arcoli VS..
John Arcoli-
The board of civil authority met last
evening TO make some necessary changes
In the checklist There was some eX-
element and energetic language over
the right to vote of David Spicer whose
right Robert johnson questioned, and
Johnson's right was in turn questioned
by Spicer. Mr.. Johnson showed papers
from the United States district court,
proving that he took the freeman's oath
in 1904 He was born in Leeds, Canada.
Then papers were shown TO the effect
that Mr.. Spicer's father. David NJ Spic-
er. was born in Canada. also his son,
David. jr. This the son denied, saying
that his father was born in Peacham
this state, and had voted in various
towns in this state and in Massachu
sets. He also stated that David. ST.
had sworn that his son was born in the
United States Mr.. Spieer said the OBJ
lection to his voting had been raised by
Mr. Johnson ut the instigation of Charles
DEF. Bancroft This Mr. Bancroft de-
MED, and astounding epithets passed be-
tween the two men until the mayor in
The roa Haa1lty loft
open until the next meeting. Eight new
names were added to the checklist and
four were dropped by reason OF death.