The Press., 1922-04-20

Lives" Annie Sladek; recitation, What We'd Say" Carrie Krivanec; !;
 song, all.
 The funeral OfGustan Brown Marble, 1 87, long time member of the Bap- tist church, was held there Tuesday at 3.@O. Burial was by the side of his wife in the family plot in the Center l cemetery. MT. Marble died on Easter 1 Sunday at the home of his daughter, Mary, (Mrs. Charles A. ArmitageD at Wilson, where he had lived since the death of his wife. The family, long time residents of South Wilmington and later at West WiIlington, are pleasant 1 ly remembered by many friends Gus tan Brown MaYhle served in Co. D. 25th Conn. Cols., having enlisted in Stafford August Fist, 1862. He was a member of Elisha Johnson G. A. R. post here and later of Winter post
 Stafford. He leaves two daughters, Dora, (Mrs. Shawl of Massachusetts and Mary, (Mrs. Armitage) and one l granddaughter, Miss Harriet Shaw. 1 At West Wilmington this favOrite fam l fly lived in the house tuilt by Seldom Curtis and later sold by them to Dr. Converse, by whom it has been greatly enlarged and improved. MT. and Mrs. Marble, (the daughters were married and settled) moved to West Stafford where Mrs. Marble died several years ago. They were exceptionally pleas ant, social; kindly people and are re- called with greatest kindness.
 This correspondent considers her self highly favored to be trusted with, and allowed to transcribe from the book of records, school district No. 3:-Willington, October 22nd, 1877, At school meeting legally warned for district No. 8, holden in said dis 1 trict on said date, chose Leonard Holt moderator and Oliver Holt clerk. The records are made in the unfaded, beau tiful penmanship of Oliver Holt, that appears in many public documents and deeds during his day and genera tiOn, preserved in the office of the town clerk, and to save space are nec- essarily abbreviated. It was voted to set up three months winter school
 That each voter should provide a cer- tain quantity of fire wood. Inspectors of the good hard, green wood were appointed. It was voted to repair the school house. A page is given to de- tails and methods of raising the mon ey. Messrs John Weston, Leonard Holt and Oliver Holt were. chosen a committee to make the rate bill in said district, The following is the numt CT of scholars for the 'subscrip- tion list of the school to be divided \ among: Abraham Weston l, Abraham Weston, Jr, 1, Asa Royse 2, Leonard Holt 3, David Heath 9, Hosea Vinton 4 (Hosea Vinton it will be recalled having been the father of missiona- ries), John Weston 4. Amos Preston 5, Joseph Sparks 2, Eleazer Baker l, John Holt 3. pr. Silas Partridge 1, Oliver Holt 3, Nathan Holt 1, Nathan Jennings ?, Deacon Weston 4, Dea. Holt 3. At the next meeting, held March 17, 1918, 1t Is voted not to re- pair the school house. At the next meeting September 25th, 1918, Bras tus Robinson was chosen clerk, and the matter of repairing the school house is gone into with great detail the work to be let out to the lowest bidder. It was voted that Leonard Holt should do the whole of the re- pairs, and as he was on the committee to see to the repairs. Amos Preston was chosen in his place, At a meeting of the inhabitants of district No. g., held on January 1st, 1919, Amos Pres ton was chosen moderator and tax was voted to pay the extra expense for repairs on the school house and Dea, John Weston was chosen key keeper. For some time following ad- ! jOurned meetings met every month to see to the collection of the collection of those persons who have not paid for repairs, At a meeting legally called and held October 2, 1919, Abram Hol- man, Samuel Giles and Orrin Holt are mentioned for the flrse time among the inhabitants of the district. MT. Holman not living in the district was voted the liberty of sending his schol- ars under certain specifications. Vot- ed that no school wood is to be burned only for the benefit of the school. In items of debt and credit Wm. Wyllys is mentioned. Amos Preston is credit ed for having part 1877, Lieut.. Solo mon Preston for teaching winter school, 1918, part; Col. Joseph Mer- rick and part Miss Eliza Holt for summer school March 1920; Mir. Sam uel Stiles credit to paying Col. Joseph Merrich for 3hmonths school keeping $39.67; to paying Miss Maria Holt $15.00 for keeping summer school. March 28, 1920, noted that the Bap- lists have the privilege to hold relig- ious meetings in the school house one quarter of the Sabbaths in the year by paying all damages that befalls the school house in consequence of said meetings being held in said house. At a meeting legally etc. October 13, 1920, voted that Orrin Holt be clerk for the year ensuing. Voted that the committee hire teacher to keep year | ly months and six days in each week. Voted that the committee shall repair the windows out of the public money after collecting of the Baptist society what damage they have done to the same,- attested by the characteristic autograph of Orrin Holt, later General in the U. s. Army and member of Con gress. On the 18th of April 1921, it was voted to employ Miss Chloe John son as teacher for the summer, if she can be obtained. Record of money part in 1921 is for winter school toMr. Amidon $35; for summer school Miss Farnham $15.00. At a meeting held October 12, 1921, following the usual details, it was voted that the parents should visit the months school on the first Monday of each month, if con- venientl. March 1st, 1922, it was voted to pay Col. Merrick for teaching win ter school $40: to pay Marilla Danton for summer school, $23; to pay seven teen cents for broom and 24 cents for repairs on school house Leaving in my hand one cent that I am to ac- count for" Elegant penmanship, but unsigned. Starting Dist. No 3, one hundred years ago on April first, with