The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-11
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ruly boys. There is no record that
the young ladies ever needed this
chastisement. A favorte punishment
of this teacher was to dip the ruler
into the hot water in the pail which
was always kept on the stove and then
pay it on good and strong. 1t might
be better at this date to allow the
teacher more liberty in this direction
At this time the house was heated by
the old fashioned box stove which had
supplanted the brick fireplace with
which the room was originally warm
ed. At one time both fireplace and
stove were used.
After Lindsey came Amasa Pratt,
Miss Ann Maria Gould Miss Nancy d.
H. Boardman an aunt of Samuel Lane
Boardman, who was counted most
fluent speaker even in those days
Then came Miss Martha Russell, Miss
Lucinda Allen who married Samuel
Oak of Skowhegan. At one time Mrs.
Jane Allen, who was at that time Miss
Jane Hoxie, and who now lives with
her daughter Mrs. Mark Adams in
Skowhegan taught private school in
this same old red schoolhouse. Mrs
Lydia Hoxie now living in Fairfield
once attended school here and still re-
members the olden days and to her Is
due thanks for the names Of many Of
the above named teachers. A. G.
Emery, who will be remembered as a
genial lawyer of Skowhegan and an
expert penman, was also writing
school teacher in this house. Then
there was a teacher by name Ezra
McIntire. who it was said had a hard
school of some sixty scholars. many
of them men grown but ii is said of
Ezra that with the aid of the ruler
and a rope end he came through vic
torious. Dinsmore Cleveland was
also teacher in this school
During the rule of DR.. Llewellyn
Brown, there were also a few unruly
boys who every noon had what they
called a water fight when the floor
would get drenched. Finally the
Doctor told the school that the water
fights must be stopped, and if it hap
pened again he would punish the de
linQuents. OF course it did happen,
the very next day. and, in some way,
the Doctor found out the guilty parties
and calling them up gave them fer
ruling That night, at the close of
school, as the boys were passing ont,
one Of the lads who had been pun
ished, watching his chance, splashed
the water from the pail over the Doc
tor and then ran for home. The Doc
tor said to those present, 81 will
thrash that lad the first time | see
him if it is right in church. But
twas a long time ere the good man
saw the bay, who very soon after that
went to California. Years after he
returned to Larone, married and set
tied down, and at the birth of the first
child employed the Doctor, who had
gotten his diploma and was practicing
in Norridgewoek AS the Doctor was
about to leave the house. this "once
on a time" lad said to him. well Doc
tor, we have met for the first time
since the water fight, and | wish to
say that | deserved all | got at that
time and also the threashing | didn't
get, and now I'll let you thrash me,
what do you say?'
The Doctor said it had been so long
time he guessed they had better call
the battle off and shake hands. And
no better friend did the doctor have
than this same man who was once a
real boy.
WILL p. WINSLOW.