USA > New Hampshire > Cheshire County > Sullivan > A history of the town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917, Volume I > Part 49
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94 | Part 95
In 1885, the law was passed making each town one school district, reserving the right to create certain special districts which would not apply to this town.
54
494
HISTORY OF SULLIVAN.
Since then Sullivan has been one district for school purposes. The old separate districts, with their prudential committees disappeared officially, and the SCHOOL BOARD now controls the school interests of the whole town. Although the old districts officially disappeared, it is still convenient to refer to them, and their former boundaries seem yet very real to those who have known them. For many reasons, it is still convenient to retain the numbering of those town subdivisions. Each one of those old districts will have precious memories for those who lived in it and attended its school.
We will now consider a few matters pertaining to the separate school dis- tricts.
DISTRICT NO. I.
The first schoolhouse in this district was placed on the spot (20 on the map) where the house of Lyman Davis now stands. By a vote of May 4, 1839, the district voted to build a new schoolhouse of brick, 28 by 20 feet, and appropriated $300 for the purpose. It stood at 19 (see map), about on the site of the present schoolhouse. It was built in 1839, and a meeting of the district, the evening of Nov. II, of that year, was the first use to which the new building was put. On Apr. 5, 1857, it was voted to build a new schoolhouse and $600 were raised for the purpose, afterwards reduced to $400. The building committee was F. Buck- minster, Caleb Goodnow, Charles Mason, Ashley Mason, and Lucius Nims. The locating committee consisted of D. A. Felt, Ashley Mason, G. F. Hubbard, Selim Frost, and A. E. Wilson. The building, a very good wooden structure, was placed virtually upon the site of the brick one. Mar. 19, 1868, $100 were raised to repair the schoolhouse, with Caleb Goodnow, E. E. Rugg, and Geo. Kingsbury for a committee to attend to the work, At the annual meeting of 1874, it was voted to repair the building and $150 were raised for that object. C. A. Tarbox, Geo. Kingsbury, and E. E. Rugg were the repairing committee, and, at the same meeting, E. H. Bullard, Chas. Mason, and E. E. Rugg were appointed a committee to prepare by-laws. On Apr. 15, 1882, $135 were raised to paint the house and repair the underpinning. On Nov. 4, of the same year, $135 were raised to shingle and repair the building.
The moderators and prudential committee-men have been the following, since 1840. The meetings were in March. The day of March and last two figures of the year are given with a comma between the day of the month and the year. Then follow the names of the moderator and prudential committee for the year. If the name of either is the same as for the preceding year, only initials of names are given : II, 40. Nat. Mason, Alonzo Mason .- 10, 41. N. M., Rufus Mason .- 2, 42. N. M., Lucius Nims .- 15, 43- N. M., Asa E. Wilson .- 15, 44. Jos. Felt, Ashley Mason .- 7, 45. A. E. Wilson. F. Buckminster .- 6, 46. Rufus Mason, Alonzo Mason .- 8, 47. Ashley Mason, Lucius Nims .- 13, 48. John Mason, Chas. Mason .- 3, 49. Chas. Mason, John Mason .- 4, 50. A. E. Wilson, Geo. Ward- well .- 11, 51. D. A. Felt, Ashley Mason .- 2, 52. Lucius Nims, D. A. Felt .- 1, 53- Chas. Mason, F. Buckminster .- 1, 54. A. E. Wilson, Caleb Goodnow .- 5, 55- Chas. Mason, L. F. Mason .- 1, 56. Selim Frost, Jos. Whitney .- 2, 57. Chas. Mason, A. E. Wilson .- 5, 58. C. M., Franklin Buckminster .- 3, 59. A. E. Wilson, L. F. Mason .- 1, 60. L. F. Mason, Lewis H. Smith .- 11, 61. John Symonds, D. A. Felt .- 3, 62. J. S., Geo. Kingsbury .- 2, 63. L. F. Mason, F. Buckminster .- 4, 64.
de R
I
S S
7
O
495
SCHOOLS.
L. F. M., G. F. Hubbard .- 1, 65. L. F. M., Caleb Goodnow .- 5, 66. L. F. M., Nahum Bridge (declined), G. F. Hubbard (qualified, May 16, in place of Bridge). -4, 67. L. F. M., John Symonds (elected at adj. meeting, Mar. 11) .- 19, 68. L. F. M., E. E. Rugg .- 5, 69. E. E. Rugg, Chas. Mason .- 2, 70. Chas. Mason, H. Melville Osgood .- 4, 71. H. M. Osgood, L. P. Nims .- 4, 72. L. P. Nims, O. D. Beverstock .- 12, 73 .- Chas. Mason, Elbridge H. Bullard .- 2, 74. L. P. Nims, Geo. Kingsbury .- 2, 75. L. P. N., Wm. M. Leland .- 13, 76. E. E. Rugg, L. P. Nims .- 5, 77. E. E. R., E. H. Taft .- 10, 78. E. E. R., Asahel N. Holt .- 8, 79. E. E. R., D. W. Rugg .- 26, 80. E. E. R., Henry Davis .- 10, 81. Geo. Kingsbury, D. W. Rugg .- 16, 82. G. K., Wm. M. Leland .- Feb. 6, 83. G. K., Lewis Bridge. -Jan. 17, 84. G. K., Geo. S. Kingsbury .- Jan. 22, 85. G. K., Leslie H. Goodnow. -Feb. 27, 86. D. Willard Rugg, Moderator, the SCHOOL BOARD, this year, and since, taking the duties of the prudential committee.
The clerks of the district for the same period were: Alonzo Mason, 1840- 1845; Charles Mason, 1845-1847 ; Levi F. Mason, 1847-1856; Joseph Whitney, 1856-1866; Geo. F. Hubbard, 1866-1869; Fred. L. Pitcher, 1869-1873 ; Elbridge H. Bullard, 1873-1874; Leslie H. Goodnow, 1874-1881; Wm. M. Leland, 1881- 1882; Asahel N. Holt, 1882-1886, when the district was discontinued.
There are no records of the district known to us, made before 1839. It is probable that in some of the earlier years teachers were selected in a general meeting of the district. At a later period, the same person who represented the district as one of the superintending school committee may have also been the acting prudential committee for the district. In the absence of records, we cannot speak with certainty. A list of the teachers from 1840 to the beginning of the union district has been discovered. Lest this precious list may be lost, we deem it wise to print it. After each year, follow in order the teachers for summer and winter: 1840. Lucy Nims, Dauphin W. Wilson .- 1841. Emily Ma- son, Alonzo Mason .- 1842. Irene Felt, Charles Mason .- 1843. Abbie A. Buck- minster, Addison Heald .- 1844. Lavina J. Robinson (both terms) .- 1845. Esther E. Buckminster, Eliza W. Newell, (also Elizabeth J. Wilder, a part of the time). -1846. Elizabeth J. Wilder (both terms) .- 1847. Maria S. Breed, Eliza Adams of Dublin (now Harrisville) .- 1848. Celestine Keith, Maria M. Thompson of Keene .- 1849. Eliza Gould (now of Marlborough), Elizabeth J. Wilder of Keene .-- 1850. Sarah E. Houghton, Harriet A. Osgood of Keene (formerly Milford) .- 1851. Harriet L. A. Mason, Helen A. M. Mason .- 1852. Rebecca F. Howard, Henry Osgood .- 1853. Clarissa Keith, Henry Osgood .- 1854. Clarissa Keith, Mary A. Chickering .- 1855. Cynthia F. Jewett, J. H. Millen (part of term) and Geo. C. Hub- bard (remainder of term) .- 1856. Susan S. Newcomb, E. Frances Whitney .- 1857. Susan S. Newcomb, Ellen T. Peck .- 1858. Ellen T. Peck (both terms) .- 1859. Sarah C. Harlow, Annah M. Wilder .- 1860. Daphne E. Osgood, Annah M. Wil- der .- 1861. Abbie R. Bascom, Geo. W. Foster .- 1862. Ellen S. Keith, Jason Russell of Mason .- 1863. Mary E. Campbell of Chesterfield Factory Village (both terms) .- 1864. Sarah D. Stow (both terms) .- 1865. Ellen F. Knight, A. H. Taft .- 1866. Abbie L. Hubbard, Jennie L. Bacon .- 1867. Della Rawson (both terms) .- 1868. Rosette E. Towne, Mary J. Knowlton .- 1869. Abbie L. Hubbard, Lucy M. Shattuck of Jaffrey .- 1870. Leola M. Burpee, Mary J. Beckley .- 1871. Leola M. Burpee, Ella M. Sabin .- 1872. Names not ascertained as we go to
496
HISTORY OF SULLIVAN.
press .- 1873. Florence Gould (both terms) .- 1874. Octavia J. Nims (both terms). -1875. Etta E. Wilson, Stella M. Carr .- 1876. Lucy M. Nims of Roxbury, Alice M. Townsend .- 1877. Mary T. Fay, summer; E. Eva Seaman, fall and winter .- 1878. Mabel Farrar, Clara S. Nims, Lucy M. Nims .- 1879. Clara S. Nims of Roxbury (4 terms) .- 1880. Clara S. Nims, Gertrude E. Tolman (fall and winter) .- 1881. J. H. Mason, Mabel E. May (fall and winter) .- 1882. Mabel E. May (3 terms) .- 1883. Minnie A. Ball (3 terms) .- 1884. Minnie A. Ball (3 terms). -1885. Etta A. Newell (3 terms). The teachers since may be learned from the printed annual reports of the town. Those before 1840 cannot now, probably, be ascertained, at least not many of them. See appendix.
On Aug. 31, 1877, D. W. Rugg was chosen as a committee to purchase maps, globes, charts, etc., for the schoolhouse.
DISTRICT NO. 2.
The first schoolhouse in this district stood at No. 75 of the map. It was built with the appropriation made by the town, Oct. II, 1792. It was a rude structure. The supposition that the building here was the first Ellis house is now known to have been an error. The second schoolhouse of the district was at No. 88, and was just south-west of the old Muzzy mansion, 87, which was really a trifle further north than the map indicates. Abel Allen gave to the district a deed of the land, Jan. 15, 1811. The language of the deed indicates that the house had already been built, probably in the previous fall (1810). This, later, became the "armory." It was a rusty red building which will well be remembered by some of the readers of this book. At a meeting of the district, Apr. 29, 1837, and continued by many adjournments, it was voted to build a new schoolhouse. It was built of brick, at 90, at the foot of the hill, and on the side of the hill. The school-room was on a terrace of the hill, and reached by a flight of stairs leading from the entrance in the south-west corner of the lower part of the building. The work and material cost over $500. It was the third schoolhouse of the district, and the first term of school in it began on the first Monday of December in 1838. The deed for the land was given to the district by Wm. Brown, Jan. 12, 1839. A more awkward place for a building could hardly have been chosen, but it served its purpose very well and scores of our readers will recall the happy school days they passed in that little building. The fourth and present school building stands at the place numbered 86 on the map. After many ineffectual attempts to build a house, or even to decide upon a loca- tion, it was finally decided on, Apr. 23, 1859, to build one. An appropriation of $700 was made for the purpose. It really cost, not including land, $1057.36. The location, at the south-east corner of the old minister lot, was then chosen. Deeds for the land were given to the district by Asa Ellis (on June 24, 1859) and Ben- jamin Kemp, Jr. (on Oct. 31, 1859).
The annual school meetings were held in March, for many years. The follow- ing is a list (moderator, Ist name, committee, 2d name, each year) of the modera- tors and prudential committees from 1834 to 1885, the first two figures in each date indicating the day of the meeting in March, the two after the comma, the year. If a person were re-elected to either office, only initials of his name are used after first election : 12, 34. Sam. Locke, Geo. Hubbard .- 12, 35. I. N. Ward- well, Roswell Osgood .- No record for 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839 .- 25, 40. Sam.
ers
G G
0 S
C SC
0
st
B
R
18
Sa
G1.
en 012
14
en
497
SCHOOLS.
Locke, Geo. Hubbard .- 15, 41. S. L., Leander Felt .- 7, 42. D. G. Wright, D. HI. Mason .- 13, 43. Hersey Wardwell, Thomas Winch (chosen on the 15th) .- 21, 44. Ezra Wardwell, C. F. Wilson .- 13, 45. C. F. Wilson, F. B. Nims .- 17, 46. Her- sey Wardwell, Rev. Josiah Peabody .- 10, 47 .- Rev. J. Peabody, Seth Nims .- 1, 48. J. P., Ben. Kemp, Jr .- 8, 49. J. P., Amos Wardwell .- 1, 50. J. P., C. P. Locke .- 1, 51. J. P., I. N. Wardwell .- 1, 52. J. P., G. W. Nims .- 1, 53. J. P., Ashley Spaulding .- 1, 54. I. N. Wardwell, Hersey Wardwell .- 1, 55. I. N. W., Martin Rugg .- 1, 56. I. N. W., Geo. White .- II, 57. I. N. W., Alonzo Farrar. -10, 58. C. F. Wilson, Joseph Seward .- 11, 59. Hersey Wardwell, F. B. Nims. -10, 60. C. F. Wilson, John Locke .- 2, 61. C. F. W., Amos Wardwell .- 8, 62. C. F. W., A. G. Nims .- 10, 63. Rev. Geo. S. Kemp, Geo. W. Nims .- 9, 64. Amos Wardwell, Geo. White .- 1, 65. A. W., Alonzo Farrar .- 1, 66. A. W., F. B. Nims. -13, 67. A. W., Wm. M. Leland .- 24, 68. A. W., J. N. Nims .- 12, 69. A. W., Geo. White .- 24, 70. Rev. J. M. Stow, A. G. Nims .- 14, 71. Amos Wardwell, George Hubbard .-- 14, 72. A. W., Alonzo Farrar .- 10, 73. A. W., M. J. Barrett. -7, 74. A. W., J. N. Nims .- 20, 75. A. W., I. E. Comstock .- 4, 76. I. E. Com- stock, Alonzo Farrar .- 3, 77. Amos Wardwell, Geo. W. Marston .- 17, 78. M. J. Barrett, Geo. A. Willey .- Apr. 14, 79. M. J. B., Sam. S. White (meeting in April, owing to an oversight in not posting a seasonable warrant) .- 9, 80. M. J. B., S. S. W .- 16, 81. I. E. Comstock, M. J. Barrett .- 6, 82. J. N. Nims, Jos. N. Nims. -9, 83. J. N. N., Mason A. Nims .- 1, 84. J. N. N., Frank E. Comstock. (Jewett Morse, Nov. 28, as Comstock left town.)-Feb. 20, 1885. Jewett Morse, C. F. Jewett .- Feb. 24, 1886. Jewett Morse, no prudential committee. The new SCHOOL BOARD henceforth assumed the duties of the district.
The following are recorded as having been clerks of the district : Dr. Edward Barton, 1832-1833; I. N. Wardwell, 1833-1835; Ephraim Foster, 1835-1837 ; Joseph Seward, 1837-1840; I. N. Wardwell, 1840-1841 ; Hosea Foster, 1841- 1846 ; C. F. Wilson, 1846-1851 ; C. P. Locke, 1851-1857; John Locke, 1857- 1873; Jos. N. Nims, 1873-1881 ; M. J. Barrett, 1881-1882; Albert G. Nims, 1882-1886, when the district ceased to have a legal character.
The following list of the teachers in this district, from 1841 to 1885, has been recovered, with difficulty, and here printed for preservation. The first name, each year, is that of the summer teacher, the 2d of the winter teacher, unless otherwise indicated. To save repetition, initials are sometimes used for a teacher who had taught the previous year : 1841. Irene Felt, Dr. J. A. Crowley .-- 1842. Sarah A. Jones, Albert Heald of Nelson .- 1843. Maria S. Breed, Charles Mason. -1844. M. S. B., Albert Heald of Nelson .- 1845. Annah A. May of Gilsum, Granville Wardwell .- 1846. Harriet M. Cram, Geo. C. Hubbard .- 1847. Lavina J. Robinson, G. C. H .- 1848. L. J. R., G. A. Graves (or Greaves) .- 1849. Emily O. Richardson, Geo. C. Hubbard .- 1850. Irene Felt, Silas Hardy .- 1851. Helen A. M. Mason, D. S. Ware .- 1852. H. A. M. M., Franklin Putnam .- 1853. Teach- ers for this year were not discovered .- 1854. Lucy A. Goodnow, Geo. W. Fos- ter .- 1855. Ellen Jane Rugg, [Alonzo L.] Chatterton .- 1856. E. J. R., Alfred W. Heald .- 1857. Sarah E. Houghton, Geo. C. Hubbard .-- 1858. Jane E. Smith, Albert F. Nims .-- 1859. Julia A. Wardwell (widow of Granville), Charles C. Wilson .- 1860. Sarah A. Stinson, Charles E. Houghton .-- 1861. Ellen E. Morse, J. D. Darling .- 1862. Mary J. Buck, J. D. D .-- 1863. Julia A. H. Parker, Lucy
498
HISTORY OF SULLIVAN.
J. Kemp .- 1864. I .. J. K., Emma J. Woolley .- 1865. E. J. W. (summer and fall), Lizzie Clarke .- 1866. Teachers for this year were not discovered .- 1867. Estella A. C. Wardwell (all the year) .- 1868. Teachers for this year were not discovered. -1869. Teachers for this year were not discovered .- 1870. Lucy M. Shattuck, L. I. Griffin .- 1871. Teachers for this year were not discovered .- 1872. Sarah D. Stow (for the year) .- 1873. Octavia J. Nims (for the year) .- 1874. Sarah D. Stow, Fred. Bruce .-- 1875. Nan L. Hart, Geo. F. Gee .- 1876. Miss A. R. Gould, Mr. F. E. Whitney .-- 1877. Miss L. J. Brown (for the year) .- 1878. Mary J. Dutton of Hancock (for the year) .-- 1879. Emma J. Chase of Marlborough, Ada M. Farwell of Harrisville .- 1880. A. M. F. (for the year) .-- 1881. Vienna D. Mack of Gilsum, Anna Carter .- 1882. Florence S. Knight (for the year) .- 1883. Lila H. Mason (for the year) .- 1884. Sarah E. Osgood of Nelson, Hattie B. Gates of Keene (fall and winter) .- 1885. Lizzie A. Brown of Marlow (for the year). Names of subsequent teachers may be found in the printed lists in the annual reports of the town. Those before 1841 are probably not recoverable, except in rare in- stances. See appendix.
DISTRICT NO. 3.
The first schoolhouse in this district, built with the town appropriation of 1792, stood at No. 133 of the map. It was a rude affair, with the old-fashioned long benches, upon which the children were most uncomfortably crowded. The second schoolhouse was virtually the same building, moved to No. 132. It was partially rebuilt, some changes being made in the arrangement of the benches. The door was at the west end of the south side, and opened into a small entry, from which another door communicated with the school-room. The removal of the building to this spot was about 1825. The writer of this book attended his first term of school in this little building, in the summer of 1849. It was the last term in that building. Before the winter term began, a new building (prac- tically new; some of the old material was utilized) was built upon the same spot, in 1849, in accordance with a vote of the district of February 9, of that year. Several ineffectual attempts had been made to build a new house. The majority of the district would have been satisfied to have kept constantly repairing the miserable old building. Dexter Spaulding, David Seward, and T. T. Wetherbee were the building committee. They examined the best schoolhouses in this part of New Hampshire. They fortunately secured an appropriation sufficiently large to enable them to build a model house. At the time, the school-room was, as it long continued to be, very much the best of any in town, and really the equal of any in the state. In the cities there were larger buildings, containing several school rooms, but no one room which was any better than this. It was always bright and cheerful. Each pupil had his own capacious desk. There was a generous supply of blackboard accomodations, abundant light, good ventilation, and other conveniences. Over the inner entrance door, in the school-room, was the motto, "Common Schools, the Nursery of Liberty," selected by David Seward, and painted by Dexter Spaulding, in large black letters, upon a white panel. The teachers were selected with care and the school ranked well among the schools in this part of the state .. The writer of this book, and many others, passed some of the happiest, if not the very happiest, days of their lives in this school-room. The building cost only $381.52, exclusive of grading and laying a
SCHOOLHOUSE, DISTRICT NO. 3. BUILT 1849. Reunion of Scholars previous to 1860, 10th June, 1911. 29 present. Dr. S. M. Dinsmoor, Teacher.
t
I
S
I
1
H
S
499
SCHOOLS.
bank wall. It was repaired and painted upon the outside in 1857. It was painted inside and blinds furnished for the windows in 1859, and has been repaired, several times since, the front row of seats having been removed. It was first used for the winter school of 1849-50, Calvin May, Jr., teacher, beginning 2d Monday of November, 1849.
The records of the district begin in 1846, so far as preserved. Wm. Hastings was the prudential committee in 1845 and Atwell C. Ellis was clerk that year. From 1846 to 1885, the records show that the following persons were moderators and prudential committees, the name of the moderator being first in each year, followed by that of the prudential committee. Meetings were in March regularly. The day of March is indicated by figures before the comma, and the year by the two figures that follow. Repetitions are avoided, by repeating initials of names : 18, 46. David Seward, A. Merrill Wilder .- 31, 47. T. T. Wetherbee, David Holt. -16, 48. T. T. W., B. Keith .- 13, 49. T. T. W., David Seward .- 23, 50. Harri- son Rugg, Harrison Rugg .- 13, 51. David Seward, Abijah Hastings .- 2, 52. D. S., Wm. Hastings .- 8, 53. D. S., David Seward .- 9, 54. D. S., Justus Dunn. -6, 55. Justus Dunn, A. C. Ellis (chosen on1 7th) .- 3, 56. A. C. Ellis, Hosea Towne .- 3, 57. David Seward, Wm. Hastings .- 13, 58. D. S., David Seward .- 1, 59. Geo. W. Keith, D. S .- 15, 60. F. A. Wilson, F. A. Wilson .- 7, 61. David Seward, A. C. Ellis .- 3, 62. A. C. Ellis, Justus Dunn .- 3, 63. J. Dunn, F. A. Wilson .- 12, 64. J. D., D. W. Rugg .- 11, 65. D. W. Rugg, A. C. Ellis .- 2, 66. A. C. Ellis, F. A. Wilson .- 11, 67. I. E. Comstock, I. E. Comstock .- 4, 68. Solon A. Weeeler, D. W. Rugg .- 16, 69. Justus Dunn, C. W. Rugg (declined and J. Dunn qualified, May 7) .- 8, 70. Edgar V. Wilson, F. A. Wilson .- 14, 71. I. E. Comstock, I. E. Comstock (resigned and C. W. Rugg qualified, Nov. 11) .- 28, 72. Rev. Geo. Waugh, A. C. Ellis .- 24, 73. A. C. Ellis, F. A. Wilson .- 10, 74. T. A. Hastings, Frank Cram .- 18, 75. D. W. Rugg, D. W. Rugg .- 23, 76. D. W. R., Eli N. Cotton .- 24, 77. D. W. R., T. A. Hastings .- 12, 78. T. A. Hastings, F. A. Wilson .- 11, 79. A. C. Ellis, R. A. Dunn .- In 1880, the warrant not being posted in time, the select-men appointed R. A. Dunn as prudential committee, who quali- fied, Apr. 2 .- 12, 81. T. A. Hastings, Mrs. Ida P. Hastings .- In 1882, for reasons as in 1880, E. A. Blood was appointed prudential committee, and qualified, Apr. 5 .--- 8, 83. Hattie C. L. Wilson, David L. Richardson .- 27, 84. E. A. Blood, Horace R. Fifield .--- 7, 85. E. A. B., Q. B. Nash. After this, the district was merged in the union district, under the SCHOOL BOARD.
From 1876, treasurers were chosen as follows: Eli N. Cotton, 1876; T. A. Hastings, 1877; F. A. Wilson, 1878 to 1885.
From 1845 to 1885, the clerks were: Atwell C. Ellis, 1845-1848; Hosea Towne, 1848-1859 ; Atwell C. Ellis, 1859-1861 ; F. A. Wilson, 1861-1868; Edwin J. Dunn, 1868-1869 ; F. A. Wilson, 1869-1885.
A list of the teachers since 1849, for this district, has been recovered, and must be preserved in print. In each year, the first name is that of the summer teacher, the second that of the winter teacher : 1849, Annah A. May of Gilsum, Calvin May, Jr., of Gilsum .- 1850. Harriet L. A. Mason, Geo. Washington Os- good of Nelson .- 1851. Harriet L. A. Mason (both terms) .- 1852. Ellen Jane Rugg, Willard Benton Spaulding of Stoddard .- 1853. Abbie M. Taylor of Stod- dard, Clarissa Keith .- 1854. Sarah L. Trowbridge of Swanzey, Rhoda Jane
500
HISTORY OF SULLIVAN.
Wilder of Keene (a part of the term) and Hosea Towne (the remainder of the term) .- 1855. Harriet 1 .. A. Mason (summer and fall), Aaron R. Gleason of Gil- sum (later a physician of Keene) .-- 1856. Mrs. Clarissa (Keith) Rugg (who also taught a fall term), S. Murray Dinsmoor of Stoddard (later a physician of Keene). -1857. Frances L. Emerson of Hancock (Maria N. Messenger of Stoddard taught a subscription school in the fall), Milton S. Howe of Jaffrey .- 1858. Abbie M. Taylor of Stoddard, Ellen P. Joslin of East Jaffrey .- 1859. Evelyn S. Upton of Stoddard, Rebecca H. Cook of Chesterfield .- 1860. Hannah M. Flint of Roxbury, Mary E. Campbell of Chesterfield Factory Village .- 1861. Mary E. Campbell (both terms) .- 1862. Mary E. Campbell, H. Evelina Swan of Chesterfield Fac- tory Village .- 1863. Myra Lake of Keene, Charlotte B. Ellis of Surry .- 1864. Sarah E. Nims of Roxbury, Josephine S. Tuttle of Stoddard .- 1865. Estella A. C. Wardwell, Clara S. Little .- 1866. Rosabelle S. Davis of Stoddard, Abbie M. Banks .- 1867. Lucelia Hunt of Keene, Serena P. Whitney of Stoddard .- 1868. Lura L. Nims of Roxbury, Alanson A. Nims .- 1869. Octavia J. Nims (both terms) .- 1870. Miss L. A. Williams, Miss L. I. Griffin .- 1871. Names of teachers not discovered .- 1872. Emma J. Hubbard, Ella F. Stone .- 1873. Ella F. Stone, Ellen A. (?) Knowlton .- 1874. Stella M. Carr (both terms) .- 1875. Stella M. Carr, Clara S. Nims .-- 1876. We do not find the names of teachers .- 1877. Ida P. Hale (both terms) .- 1878. Hattie C. L. Wilson (both terms) .- 1879. H. C. L. W., (both terms) .- 1880. Mrs. Reuben A. Dunn (both terms) .- 1881. Hattie C. L. Wilson (both terms) .- 1882. Hattie C. L. Wilson (both terms) .- 1883. H. C. L. W., Hattie J. Seaver of Harrisville .- 1884. Miss L. A. Brown (both terms). -1885. Grace Smith (both terms). Subsequent teachers may be found from the annual printed reports. Those before 1849 cannot be found except in rare cases. Josiah Seward, 3d, in 1829, D. W. Wilson, Cynthia Locke, Irene Felt, Lovisa Seward, Nancy Seward, and many more of the oldest teachers of the town taught here, as did Amasa May of Gilsum, Caroline Downing of Marlow, Lydia Robin- son of Stoddard, and scores of others who cannot be recalled. See appendix.
Mar. 3, 1856, Hosea Towne contributed fifty cents, and H. Rugg, Wm. Hastings, Abijah Hastings, B. Keith, G. W. Keith, H. K. Rugg, Daniel Seward, David Seward, and A. C. Ellis, each twenty five cents, to pay for a curtain to be used at " exhibitions " so-called, which were given in the schoolhouse of No. 3, in the winters of 1854-55-56. The first season, the play of Wm. Tell was pre_ sented ; in 1855, the play of Bamboozling; in 1856, that of Robert Macaire. The parts were taken by the teachers and pupils, assisted by one or two friends from outside. The "leading ladies " were Miss Ellen S. Keith and Miss Mary Hast- ings. The "leading men " were Aaron R. Gleason (later a physician), Hosea Towne, and George W. Keith. The latter two took the difficult roles in Robert Macaire. The writer of this book, then a little boy, took some of the juvenile parts, such as the boy, Albert, in William Tell. The audiences filled the house each time, and the dramatic work was highly creditable.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.