The Press., 1912-03-27

Joseph Tyler sustained a :. serious
injury recently while at school. He
was seated on pile of lumber eating
his noon lunch, while. some of the
| other children were playing 'see-saw"
across the lumber. :: In some. way the
teeter- board slipped around and Joseph
fell: fracturing both bones of his. leg
a few inches above the ankle He
was attended by DR.. Hanley of Stat
ford Springs ..>.T. .s
Regular meeting of Mashapaug
Lake grange next Wednesday evening.
The grange is looking forward to an
interesting debate by some of the
ladies. At the last meeting the mat
ter of observing Children's day. was
taken up and the following committee
of. arrangements chosen: Mrs. H.ssR.
Howard, Mrs. H. F. Graham, Mrs.
e. @. Barrows, E. G. Walker, E. H.
Barlow and Leonard Wilkins.
An item omitted last week was the
report of the republican caucus to
choose delegates to the republican
state convention and congressional dis
trict convention, to be held in New
Haven April 6 and II. The follow
ing delegates were chosen: Eugene
G. Walker, Charles Proulx, Henry F.
Corbin, r. B. Horton. The republi-
can town committee chosen for the
ensuing year is: H. r. Howard, T.
Olin Newell and William Horsman.
49,. +. Mashapaug.
Dan Thompson is quite. sure he
heard the peep frogs the first of last
week. -, 49,. $50 go. ..-:.-
Mrs. Victor Kaleta left here We'd
.nesday to enter the Hartford county
sanatorium for treatment. p.
School in No. A opened Monday.
This is one of the largest schools in
town at present. Last year we re-
ceived from the state of Connecticut
$685. for average attendance in our
schools, or a. total of "a As average
attendance for. the scholars of the
whole town. There are five schools
in operation at present in town and it
would seem an inducement to every
scholar, especially every parent, to
help maintain an unusually large
average attendance for 1912. The
state grant of $25 per scholar on the
average attendance is the one redeem
ing feature of our schools in this
town. We vote $500 annually for
schools, but pay out of our own
pockets only some $500 or 5000, the
state paying the difference. Suppos-
ing next fall at town meeting we
should vote 81 500 for school purposes,
and vote that amount be expended by
the town, in addition to whatever
the state might aid us? The total
amount to be expended for schools
this year would be probably some
thing like $4,000, and that would
mean reasonable pay for good teach
ers and further advancement of our
children in their studies. It is good
business policy to think of this matter
seriously, for we can assist the chill
dren in school at present, and from
the actual records and returns we
should next year be drawing nearly
enough money from the state for
school purposes to cover that 5000 or
500 we are cheating ourselves into
believing we are saving to-day.
Rock Meadow.
Charles Webster is giving his house
new coat of paint.
The family that has bought the
Upham place Of Esten Belcher has
taken possession.
Many congratulations to Mr.. and
Mrs. Adelbert Agard on the birth of a
daughter the 21st; weight, III
pounds. Mrs. Browning is the nurse.
Itching piles provoke profanity, but pro
family won't cure them. Doan's Ointment
cures itching, bleeding or protruding piles
after years of suffering At any drug store