The Press., 1922-02-23
Roaring Brook School District
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Away Lack in the last century, there | a schoolmouse down in what was | then called Beggar Lane, north of the Holbrook place, on the right hand side as you go south; where the doorstone is still to be seen. So that when Nan cv Daggett and her brother Jesse started out for school from the place on which their parents from Rhode Island settled in 1912, when Nancy was four years old, they went south ward instead of northwest, as her children, of whom her son, William D. Ruby, still lives, on the place. did s years later. All of Nancy's school days were passed at that school, and probably the school was kept there as late as 1880. I do not remember of hearing of but one who taught there. and that was Benjamin Chap man, who lived on the place known as the Watrous place, and had six chil- dren, of whom Harvey, Arza, and Fidelia attended the school. The earliest remaining record of a school at Roaring Brook is in 1S45; Robert Kidd Stewart, teacher; his register shows that he kept it in excellent or der, and was an expert penman. Ills closed March 2, (1846); 43 scholars attending, namely: David, Clara, Ma than. Freeman C., Betsey, and Jane' children of Burnham Lillibrldge;' Dwight and Mary Jane, children or Beniamin Lillibridge; John and Da- vid sons of Amos Lillibridge, Joseph Ja7oes. and Susan F. Clark, children of Jacob; Adorno, Leander' Marvin and Amelia, children of Ira FISK; Marcus F., Isaac and Truman, Sons or Samuel Fenton; George and Harriett A children of Gustavus Frink; Juilus' George C., Jane and Phoebe Maine; Walter and Juliette Deming, (color- ed,. John Dixon, Henry Edwards, Rosea and Adelaide Aldrich; Martha and Mary Bidwell; Willis and Eme- dino Holtrook, children of Merrill;
 William. Lucia, and Amelia Wilson, Jason Twiss, Sophronia Estin; Emily and Julia Ruby, children of James Ruby 2nd.
 The spring term was taught by Mary daughter of Nathan Richardson and sister of Levi Richardson, who +ouoh+ here later. 40 scholars attend cd namely: Martha and Mary BldWell' Susan Clark, Juliette Deming, Ade- Iaide, Emily and Hezekiah Aldrich; ; Holm Dixon, SophrOnia Estin, Marcus ID isaac M,, and Truman Fenton Amelia. Leander and Marvin FISK; George and Harriet A. Frink; Jane Narhan, Clark, Freeman C., and Sher- man Lillibridge of Burnham's family and John and David of Amos's; Phoe- he. Jane, Julius, George, and Julia E Maine; Lois, Celestina, and George E children of Rev. Charles Morse;
 Amanda Reed: Emily and Julia A. Ru- W: Francis Smith; George J., Henry E.. John B., and Sarah Jane Wilson.
 This teacher commenced the tern
 for fall and winter, but taught only
 1ne month.
 The spring term was taught by Eth
 alina Clark, commencing May !oi
 hirtv-six scholars enrolled, namely
 Martha and Mary Bidwe1l, susan
 Clark, Juliette Deming, John Dixon
 Adelaide, Emily, and Hezekiah Al
 drich. Sophronia and Ellen Est1n
 Amelia and Marvin Fisk, Lavinia Han
 cock: Otis and Emedine Holbrooki
 Jane. Freeman, Sherman, John anc David LilIibridge; Phoebe, Jane
 George, Julius and Juliana Maine
 Emily. Julia, and William Ruby
 George, Henry, Benjamin and Saraf Jane Wilson.
 Registers to 1851 missing
 1851
 Winter term, taught by Luclus El . dridge; attendance 52, namely: liar riet Balch: Benjamin, James ant Francis Clark; Mahlon Cushman; Ho sea, Hezekiah and Emily Aldrich Adorno, Leander, Amelia, Marvin ant I Betsey, children of Ira Fisk; John, Ed F | win, Marvin A., and Emily, childrel , of Ark Fisk; Harriet A., and Georg' . Frink: Lavinia Hancock; Otis ant Mary Ann Holbrook; William anC Charles Knight; Jane, Nathan, Clark
 Freeman C., Sherman and Josephine ? children of Burnham Lillibridge; JOhl } and Clark, sons of Amos Lillibridge [ and James of Benjamin Lillibridge y Jr.; Phoebe, Jane, Julius, George ant
 Julia Ann Maine; Michael Nolan
 Laura, Charles and Ella Perry; Nose
 Pierce; Emily, Julia, William and Ed , mund Ruby; Henry, John, Fillmore ] Mary Jane and Sarah Jane WOrthing ) ton.
 = 1852
 a Caroline Ryder taught the summe l term; A of above scholars enrolled l. Ralph Sisson taught the winter tern 0 with nearly the same scholars enroll . ed as in the winter of 1851.
 u 1853
 SOphronia Estin taught the summe s .erm; "A enrolled; school visitor, Rev n William Walker. Abial Holt taugh |. the winter term; 42 scholars; schoC
 visited by Rev. William Walker. VI 1854
 y Elvira Paul taught the summe term, with nearly the same scholar . as enrolled in the previous summe e terms with the addition of four fro1 e Rockwell Hill; namely: Carolin'
 James, Edward and Henry Brook t Rev. David Bancroft, school visito F The same teacher taught that winte
 term, but she had married Thoma
 Sherman between the terms.