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SCHOOL RECORD FOR JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 10 IN THE TOWNS OF PLEASANT VALLEY & BROOKLYN present time exepted

                              coppy

     To Boyd Owen a taxable inhabitant of District No (10) of the towns of Pleasant Valley and Brooklyn

     The town Superintendant of Schools of the towns of Pleasant Valley & Brooklyn having formed a new District in Said towns to be numbered (10) Consisting of the following territory (Vis) from the town of Pleasant Valley the whole of Section 13 & 14, the north half of section 23, the north 1/2 of Section 24, and from the town of Brooklyn Section 18, Northwest 1/4 of Section 18, the north 1/2 of NorthEast 1/4 of section 19, the west 1/2 of the SouthWest 1/4 of Sec. 17, and South 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Sec. 17 , you are hereby required to notify every qualified voter of Said District to attend the first District Meeting of Said District which is hereby appointed to Be held at the house of John Keller in the town of Brooklyn in Said District on the 22nd day of May AD 1852 at 5 Oclock in the afternoon by reading this notice in the hearing of Each Such Voter or in Case of his absence from home By leaving theraat a Coppy of this Notice at least five days Before Said time So appointed for Said Meeting, and at Said Meeting the Said district have power to By Statute to Select Site for School house, raise money By tax for Building School house and taking in to Consideration a Summer School and provide for its expenses.

Dated Brooklyn, 13th Day of May, AD, 1852

                    [Signed] R. K. Lay, Superintendent of Schools                                 of the town of Pleasant Valley

                             Thomas L. McCagel Superintendent of                                  Schools of the town of Brooklyn

George Berry        personally served

John Haban          personally served

Boyd M. Owen        personally served

Josiah Short        personally served

John Keller         personally served

Shubal Owen         personally served

Jonathan Owen       personally served

J. F. Sheldon       personally served

J. B. Johnson       personally served

Samuel D. Bodle     personally served

Harvey B. Frazier   personally served

Patrick Hall        personally served

Patrick Welsh       personally served

Samuel McGee        personally served

I, Boyd M. Owen Certify that I have duly Notified the above named persons according to the directions of the within Notice

Dated Brooklyn this 17th day of May AD 1852

                    [signed]  Boyd M. Owen

                            
  COPPY

Joint School District No (10) in the towns of Plesant Valley & Brooklyn   I doe hereby Signify My Acceptance to the office of Clerk to which I have Been Elected in Said District

May 22nd AD 1852   J. B. Jonhson

At the first Meeting of the voters of Joint School District No (10) in the towns of Pleasant Valley and Brooklyn pursuant to Notice John Keller appointed Chairman for the time Being, J. B. Johnson appointed Clerk for Said Meeting.

J. B. Johnson Elected Clerk for the Evening Year by 5, Majority

John Keller Elected Director for the Evening Year By 1-Majority

George Berry Elected treasurer for the Ensuing Year By 3-Majority

Motion to Build School house Ayes 9 Noes

Motion to raise Sixty Dollars By tax to Build log School house Ayes 7 Noes

Motion to locate School house Near the East line of the West 1/2 of the North East 1/4 of sec 13 in Said District and on the north side of the road running from Dartford to St. Marie  Ayes 9 Noes

Motion to adjourn indefinitely  Ayes 7 Noes

                              Signed J. B. Johnson  Dist. Clerk

Joint School district No (10) in the towns of Pleasant Valley & Brooklyn

I doe hereby Signify My Acceptance to the office of treasurer to which I have Been Elected in Said District

                              May 26th AD 1852  George Berry

Joint School District No (10) in the towns of Pleasant Valley & Brooklyn

I doe hereby Signify My Acceptance to the office of Director which I have Been Elected in Said District

                              May 22nd AD 1852  John Keller 

To Johnithan Owen a taxable inhabitant of Joint School District No (10) in the town of Pleasant Valley & Brooklyn

     You are hereby required to Notify Every qualified Voter of Said District to attend a meeting of said District Called for the purpose of Voting a tax sufficient to Defray the Expenses of this Summer School together with the necessary appendages and work furnished By the Clerk for the Benefit of said District and also to vote a tax in addition to the tax Voted at the first Meeting of Said District and Make arrangements to apply Said taxes to the Building of a frame School house instead of a log one.  to Be held at the school house in Said District on the 17th Day of July AD 1852 at 4 Oclock in the afternoon By reading this Notice in the hearing of Each Such Voter or in Case of his absence from home By leaving thereat a Coppy of this Notice at least Six Days Before the time so appointed for Said Meeting

Dated at Pleasant Valley this 8th Day of July AD 1852

                     Signed   J. B. Johnson   Dist Clerk

George Berry             personally Served

Boyd M. Owen             personally Served

Josiah Short             personally Served

John Keller              personally Served

Shubal Owen              personally Served

Jonathan Owen            personally Served 

J. F. Sheldon            personally Served

Samuel D. Bodle          personally Served

Harvey B. Frasier        personally Served

Pattrick Hall            personally served

Pattrick Welsh           Served By Coppy

Samuel McGee             personally Served

J. B. Johnson            personally Served

I Jonathan Owen Certify that I have Dul notified the above named persons according to the Directions of the within notice

Dated Pleasant Valley this 17th Day of July AD 1852

                               {signed}   Jonathan Owen

The inhabitants of Joint School District No (10) in the towns of Pleasant Valley and Brooklyn lawfully assembled at a Special Meeting pursuant to Notice Doe maet as follows to Wit:

See 1  Resolved that the District Board of said District Be authorized and are hereby authorized to Collect a Tax of $18.00 to Defray the Expenses of Schools of this summer  Ayes 7  Noes 0

See 2  Resolved that the District Board Said District Be authorized to pay J. B. Johnson five Dollars and forty three Cents out of any money Belonging to Said District  Ayes 6  Noes 0

See 3  Whereas at the first meeting of Said District a tax of sixty was appropriated to Build a logg School house it is hereby resolved that So much of Said resilution relating to a logg School house is hereby repealed and that the Board of said district Be authorized and are hereby authorized to raise a tax of one hundred and forty Dollars in adition to the tax of Sixty Dollars raised at the first meeting of Said District and to expend So much of Said Taxes as Shall Be necisary to Build a frame School house and if there is any Balance left to appropriate the Same for the Benifit of Said district   Ayes 8  Noes 2    

See 4  resolved that the District Board are hereby authorized to let the Building of Said house as Soon as practeable and that the same Be Built in time for winter School   Ayes 9  Noes 1        

See 5  resolved that the taxable inhabitants of Said district Shall have the privilige of paying So much of their tax as Shall be necesary in lumber and materials fer Said house and Each pay in materials equally with the other according to their assessment   Ayes 9  Noes 1

See 6  Resolved that Said house Be Built a Suitable Size and Done in a good and workmanlike manner and lit to the lowest Bidder   Ayes 8  Noes 2

See 7  Resolved that all materials furnished By Said District fer Said house Shall Be furnished within twenty days from the time the warrant Shall isue fer the Collection of Said tax and that Said warant Shall not isue untill the first of October AD 1852   Ayes 10  Noes 1

See 8  Resolved that this meeting adjourn indefinitely  Ayes 3  Noes 0

                              [signed]  J. B. Johnson   Dist Clerk

    

     The inhabitants of Joint School District 10 (10) in the towns of Plesant Valley and Brooklyn lawfully assembled at a special meeting persuant to notice Do Enact as follows  to wit:

On Motion  for the removal of school house site to the NE Corner of the Sec 1/4 of the southwesst 1/4 section (18) town (16) range (13) on the Land of Thomas T. McConnel   Ayes 8  Noes 6

          On Motion for the repealing the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th resolutions of a previous special meeting relating to a tax of $140    Ayes 8  Noes 7

On Motion to adjourn    Ayes 5  Noes 0

                              [signed]  Jonathan Owen  Distric Clerk

To Shubel Owen a taxable inhabitant of School Distric No (10) in the towns of Pleasant Valley and Brooklyn

          You are hereby required to notify every qualified voter of Said District to attend a meeting of said District Called for the purpose of Changing the school house site and voting a tax for building a frame school house in Said District To be held at the house of Boyd Owen in said District on the 28th day of Oct 1852 at 5 Oclock in the afternoon by reading this notice in the hearing of each such voter or in case of his absence from home by leaving there at a Coppy of this notice at least Six days before the time so appointed for Said meeting  Dated Pleasant Valley this 12th day of Oct 1852    Signed Jonathan Owen  District Clerk

          Voters names

Patrick Hall             Personally served

Josiah Short             Personally served

Shubel Owen              Personally served

Boyd Owen                Personally served

Jonathan Owen            Personally served

George Berry             Personally served

J. B. Johnson            Personally served

Thomas Crobee  [?]       Personally served

Henry Crobee   [?]       Personally served

H. B. Frasier            Personally served

Soloman Bodle            Personally served

Samuel Bodle             Personally served

John Keller              Persoanlly served

Eronters Crabtree [?]    Personally served

Giles Marshal [?]        Personally served

Samuel McGee             Personally served

          I Shubel Owen Certify that I have duly notified the above named persons according to the Directions of the within notice 

Dated at Brooklyn this 28th day of Oct AD 1852   S. D. Owen

          The inhabitants of Joint District No (10) in the towns of Pleasant Valley & Brooklyn lawfully assembled To Enact as follows to wit:  On Motion for the removal of school house site to the N.E. corner of the S.W. 1/4 of the S.E. 1/4 of Sec (13) town (16) range (12) on the land of Samuel D. Bodle.  Carried  Ayes 8  Noes 2

     On motion to adjourn   Carried  Ayes 1 Noes 0

                              Coppy

To Josiah Short a taxable inhabitant of Joint School Dist No (10) in the towns of Pleasant Valley and Brooklyn  you are hereby required to notify every qualified voter to attend a meeting of said District Called for the purpose of repealing that part of the second motion passed at the the first meeting of said District held on the 22nd day of May AD 1852 which relates to a log school house

Also to vote a tax in addition to the tax allready raised for the purpose of Building a frame School house in Said District

Also to pass resolutions for carying the building of a frame school house into effect

To be held at the house of Patrick Hall in said District on the 8th day of November 1852 at 5 oclock in the afternoon by reading this Notice in the hearing of each such voter or in case of his absence from home by leaving thereat a coppy of this Notice at Least six days before the time so appointed for said meeting

Dated Pleasant Valley, this 30th day of Oct. A.D. 1852

                              Signed   Jonathan Owen  Dist. Clerk

     Voters Names

George Berry        Served by Coppy

Giles Marshall      Personally Served

Josiah Short        Personally Served

John Keller         Personally Served

Shubel Owen         Personally Served

Boyd Owen           Personally Served

Jonathan Owen       Personally Served

John B. Johnson     Served by Coppy

Erastus Crabtree    Personally Served

Henry Crosbee       Personally Served

Samuel D. Bodle     Personally Served

Patrick Welsh       Personally Served

H. B. Frasier       Personally Served

Patrick Hall        Personally Served

Thomas Crosbee      Personally Served

     I, Josiah Short  Do hereby Certify that I have Notified the above named Persons according to the directions of the within Notice Dated Pleasant Valley this 8th day of Nov., 1852

                              Josiah Short

     The inhabitants of Joint School District No (10) in the towns of Pleasant Valley and Brooklyn lawfully assembled Persuant to Notice do Enact as follows

     On Motion that all that part of the second motion passed at the first meeting of said District which related to the Building of a Log school house be repealed  Ayes 7  Noes 3

     Resolution 1st

whereas at the first meeting of said District a tax of Sixty Dollars was voted for the purpose of Building a Log school house in said District, it is hereby resolved that Said district do not build a log school house and that fifty four Dollars fifty Seven cts, of said tax be applied toward the building of a frame school house in said District  Ayes 8  Noes 00

     Resolution 2nd

Resolved that the District Board be autherized and are hereby autherized to raise one hundred and thirty Dollars ($130) by tax Levied on the taxable property of said District and to appropriate thesame together with the fifty four Dollars and Fifty seven cts raised at the first meeting of said Dist to the building of a frame school house and that the taxasble inhabitants of Said district shall have the privilege of paying so much of their their tax as shall be neccesary in material for said house  Ayes 9  Noes  00

     Resolution 3rd

Resolved that the District Board are hereby required to use oak lumber for the frame and roofing boards for said house   Ayes 8   Noes 1

     Resolution 4th

Resolved that the director and Clerk of said Dist are hereby required within twenty Days from the date hereof to transmit to cash taxable inhabitant of said Dist a bill of that kind of material they will be required to pay for their tax  Ayes 8 Noes 1

     Resolution 5th

Resolved that the warrant for the collection of said tax shall not issure until the first of March 1853 and that all material furnished for payment of said tax shall be Delivered on the school house site within five Days from the time Said warrant shall issue  Ayes 8  Noes 1

     Resolution 6th

Resolved that all or any who shall neglect or refuse to pay their tax according to the fifth resolution shall be required to pay their tax in money  Ayes 7  Noes 2

     Resolution 7th

Resolved that the Director and Clerk of said Dist are hereby required to let the building of said house to the person or persons that will build the said house for the Least Sum of money and that the Director and Clerk are required to advertise the Letting of said house at Least ten days before said Job shall be let by posting up notices in four or more publick places naming the time and place where siad Job will be Let to the Lowest bidder and that the Contract for Building said house shall have the Signature of the Director and Clerk of said Dist   Ayes 8  Noes 1

     Resolution 8th

Resolved that the Dist board are hereby required to Cause the Said school house to be completed by the first day of June AD 1853

Ayes 9  Noes 00

     Resolution 9th

Resolved that the Dist Board are hereby required to carry the forgoing resolutions into effect also to pracure a Lease of the school house site as soon as practible.  Ayes 9  Noes 00

     Motion to adjourn indefinitely  Ayes 9  Noes 00

     Dated Pleasant Valley this 8th day of Nov. AD 1852

     Signed Jonathan Owen  Dist clerk

               Sept 26th 1853

Annual Meeting of Joint Dist No (10) in the towns of St. Marie Princeton and Brooklyn held Perusant to notice

     Samuel D. Bodle Elected Director for the ensuing year

     Patrick Hall Elected Treasurer for the ensuing year

     Josiah Hall Elected Clerk for the ensuing year

     Resolution 1

Resolved that the District Board Be and are hereby autherized and required To hire a female teacher for three months the coming winter and likewise three months During the coming Summer  Noes 2  Ayes 6

     Resolution 2

resolved that the District Board be and are hereby autherized to raise eighteen Dollars by tax levied on the taxable property of said District and to appropriate the Same to the Buying a stove and pipe for school house  Noes 00  Ayes 8

     Resolution 3

Resolved that the District Board are hereby autherized to and required to [?]

     Resolution 4

Resolved that the warrant for taxing eighteen Dollars Shall be issued within 30 days  Ayes 8  Noes 00

     District Treasurers report Sept. 26th 1853

Boyd M Owen Treasurer of Dist No (10) in the towns of st. Marie, Princeton and Brooklyn Do report to the annual meeting of said Dist that I have received During the year preceding this report

          from taxes collected                             83.12

          from town superintendent                     20.79

          from the treasurer of /52                    27.60

                                                    $ 131.51

     And that I have paid for material

     for Building house together with teachers

     wages and to the Building of house             $ 131.11

          Leaving a balance on hand of                   .40

          together with a county order of               7.98

          and 60 cts in money rel on Delinquant tax      .60

                                                        8.98

          Library money money to be taken out           1.48

               Remaining in Treasury                 $  7.50

     the taxes assessed on the taxble property during the year have been      for Building school house           $ 130.00

          for teacher wages                      18.00

     all of which is respectfuly submitted    $ 148.00                  Dated at my office this 26th day of Sept 1853

     Boyd M. Owen Treasurer of school Dist No (10) in the towns of St. Marie, Princeton and Brooklyn

     I do hereby signify my acceptence of the office of Clerk to which I have been elected in dist. No (10) in the Towns of Princeton, St. Marie & Brooklyn  Dated this 3rd day of October 1853

                              Josiah Short

     I do hereby signigy my acceptance of the office of Director to which I have been elected in Dis No 10 in the Towns of Princeton, st. Marie & Brooklyn   Dated this 3rd day of Oct. 1853

                              Samuel D. Bodle

     I do hereby signify my acceptance of the office of Treasurer to which I have been elected in dist No 10 in the Towns of Princeton, St. Marie & Brooklyn.  Dated this 3rd day of Oct. 1853

                              Patrick Hall

     I do hereby signify my acceptence of the office of Clerk to which I have been elected in

dist No (10) in the Towns of Brooklyn, Princeton & St. Marie 

S. D. Bodle  Dated this 8th of Oct. A.D. 1856

     I do hereby signify my acceptance of the office of treasurer to which I have been elected in dist. No (10) in the Towns of

Brooklyn, Princeton & St. Marie  Dated at Brooklyn Oct. 8th 1856 as Signed   S. D. Owens

     I do hereby signify my acceptiance of the office of Director to which I have een elected in dist No (10) in the Towns of Brooklyn, Princeton & St Marie.

                              J. Short

Dated at Brooklyn  Oct. 8th 1856 A.D.

                               Copy

          To Giles H. Marshal a taxable inhabitant of Joint School District No (10) ten in the towns of Brooklyn, st. Marie & Princeton

     You are herby required to notify every qualified voter of Said district to attend a meeting of said District Called for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of and to vote for the removal of the School House of Said district from its preasant Site to the South East corner of the South West quarter of the south West quarter of Section (18) in Said town of Brooklyn and also to take into consideration the propriety of and to vote for the raising of money to defray the expenses of said Removal.

     To be held at the School House in Said District on the 25th day of January 1854 AD at 2 O'clock P.M.

     By reading this notice in the hearing of each such voter or in case of his abscence from home by leaving thereat a Copy of this notice at least six days before the time so appointed for said meeting  Dated Brooklyn this 12th day of January 1854 AD

          Signed Josiah Short  dist Clerk Dis no 10 in towns of St. Marie, Princeton & Brooklyn

          Voters Names

     George Berry             Read Himself

     Giles H. Marshall        Read Himself

     Josiah Short             Personally

     John Kellner             Personally

     Boyd M. Owen             Personally

     Shubal D. Owen           Personally

     Henry B. Fraser          Personally

     Sanuel D. Bodle          Personally

     Patrick Hall             Personally

     Patrick Walsh            Persoanlly

          I Giles H. Marshall do hereby certify that I have duly notified the above named persons according to the directions of the within Notice   Dated Brooklyn this 24th day of January AD 1854

                              Giles H. Marshall

          Special Meeting held Jany 25th 1854

     The inhabitants of Joint School district No (10) in the towns of Brooklyn, st. Marie, Princeton assembled at a Special meeting of Said District Held agreeable to the foregoing notice do enact as follows:

     Sec 1  That the School House of Said Dist be removed from its present Site to the South East corner of the South west quarter of the South West quarter of Section (18) in said town of Brooklyn  Ayes 5  Nays 2

     Sec 2  Annual Report of the Clerk of Dist No (10) in the Towns of Brooklyn, Princeton & st. Marie for the year ending Aug 31st/54

     Total No. of Male Children residing in that district

under Twenty & over four years of age                          15

     Total No. of Female Children residing in that district

under Twenty & over four years of age                           8

     Total No. of Children residing in that district under

twenty & over four years of age                                23

     No. of Children under Twenty and over four years of

age who have attended School                                   14

     No. of Children under four years of age who have

attended school                                                 1

     No. of Children over Twenty years of age who have

attended School                                                 0

     No. of Children who have attended from other districts     2

     Total number Who have attended School During the year     17

     No. of Months a School has been taught by Miss

H. M. Willis a qualified teacher                                3

     Wages per month paid Miss H. M. Willis                $ 6.00

     Average of Months Scholars over four and under

Twenty years of age have attended School during the year    1 1/4

     Amount of School money received from Town Supt

within the year                                           $ 26.82     Amount of Library money received from Town Supt

within the year                                             00.00

     Total amount received from Town Supt within the year $ 26.82     Amount Raised By tax for Teachers Wages              $ 00.00

     Amount Raised By tax for Building School House       $ 00.00

     Amount Raised By tax for Library Books               $ 00.00

     Amount Raised By tax for Black Board & Maps          $ 00.00

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     Amount Raised from other Sources                     $ 00.00

     Total amount in Treasury During the year             $ 42.82

     Amount Expended for Teachers Wages          $ 18.00

     Amount Expended for Fuel                      00.00

     Amount Expended for Building school House     00.00

     Amount Expended for Library Books             00.00

     Amount Expended for Black Board & Maps        00.00 

          Total amount of Expenditures           $ 18.00  $ 18.00

     Amount Remaining Unexpended                          $ 24.82

     Amount of Dist Debts at Date of Report      $ 00.00

     Amount due Dist from unpaid Taxes              5.57

     Amount of Library funes Collected             00.00

     Expended in replacing & Repairing Books       00.00

     Replacing & Repairing Books unexpended        00.00

     Whole No. of Volumes in Library                 .00

     Whole No. of Volumes purchased during the year  .00

     Whole No. of Volumes Presented during the year  .00

     Whole No. of Volumes Loaned During the year     .00

     Text Books used in School are as follows

Spelling Websters & Maguffie.  Reading McGuffies Serries of Readers

Geography Olnys [?]   Arithmetic Rays   Grammar  Pineos [?]

     School House is frame

     Value of School House                                $ 175

     Site contains less than an acre is not inclosed

     School House has no Black Boards nor Outline Maps

          I do hereby certify that the above is a correct statement of the facts required to be reported that a coomon School has been taught in this district During the Last year for three months by a qualified Teacher and that the Library regulations have been complied with

     Josiah Short, Dist Clerk  Dist No 10 Towns of Princeton Brooklyn & St. Marie

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          Record of the Anual meeting Sept. 25th 1854

     At the anual meeting of the Legal Voters of School District No (10) in the Towns of Brooklyn, Princeton & St. Marie held at the School House in Said District Mr. Benjamin Bodle was Chosen Chairman for the evening

     Josiah Short was Chosen Clerk for the ensuing year

     Samuel D. Bodle was Chosen Director for the ensuing year

     Shubal D. Owen was Chosen Treasurer for the ensuing year

     The following Resolutions were passed

No. 1  Resolved That we have five months School During the following summer   Ayes 3  Nays 1

No. 2  Resolved that the Clerk be authorized to employ a female Teacher for the Said School  Ayes 4  Nays 0

No. 3  Resolved that we raise Twenty Dollars for the support of School   Ayes 4  Nays 0

No. 4  Resolved That we raise Twenty five Dollars To finish School House   Ayes 4  Nays 0

No. 5  Resolved that the treasurer be authorized to pay Josiah Short the Sum of Thirty Eight Cents out of any money in his hands  Ayes 4  Nays 0

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               Treasurers Report

     I Josiah Short Teasurer of School District No (10) ten of the Towns of Brooklyn, Princeton & St. Marie submit the following Report to the Annual Meeting of said Dist of all moneys received and disbursed by me since the last annual meeting

     Amount received from my Predecessor        $ 22.59

     Amount received from Towns Superintentdants  41.95

     Amount raised by tax during year & received 160.25

          Total amount in Treasury during the year       $224.79

I have paid out

     On order of Clerk Dec. 7, 1857             $  7.00

     On order of Clerk Dec. 28, 1857              16.00

     On order of Clerk Dec. 28, 1857              15.00

     On order of Clerk March 13, 1858             88.20

     On order of Clerk Sept. 4, 1858              45.00

     On order of Clerk Sept. 4, 1858              10.25

     To J. Short per No 7 of last Annual Meeting   1.00

     For incidental expenses per Res. No. 3 of

last Annual Meeting                                7.33

               Total Amount paid out                     $190.00

               Balance in treasury                       $ 34.79

               Less Bill for Stove pipe in 1855 [?]          .40

                                                           34.39

Amount of taxes assessed upon taxable property in the dist during the year have been

     For Teachers wages                        $ 120.00

     For Library Books                            30.00

     For fuel                                     10.25

                                   Total       $ 160.25

     All of which is respectfully submitted

Dated September 27th 1858    Josiah Short Treas. School Dist No (10) ten of the Towns of Brooklyn, Princeton & St. Marie

          Copy of Clerks report to Town Supts

     Annual report of the Clerk of School District No 10 of the Towns of Brooklyn, Princeton and St. Marie. 

     For the year ending August 31st, 185[?]

No of children (male) residing in district

over 4 and under 20 years of age    Brooklyn    15

                                    Princeton   10

No of Female Children residing in district

over 4 and under 20 years of age    Brooklyn    11

                                    Princeton   10

Total number of children residing in district

over 4 & under 20 years of age                  46

No of Children over 4 & under 20 years of age

who have attended School                        40

No of Children under 4 of age who have

attended School

Total No who have attended School               42

No of months a School has been taugh by

Martin C. Short a qualified Teacher              4

No of months a School has been tught by

Maria McGlashan a qualified Teacher              4

Total No of months a School has been taught

by a qualified Teacher                           8

Wages paid Martin C. Short per month          $ 25

Wages per month paid Maria McGlashan          $ 12

Average No of months Scholars over four and

under 20 years of age have attended School       3

Amount of money received from Town Supts   Brooklin  $ 26.00

                                           Princeton   19.67

Amount of Library rec-d from Supts                     -----

Total amount rec-d from Town Supts                     -----

Amount raised by tax for Teachers wages              $124.00

Amount raised by tax for Fuel                           9.85

Amount raised by tax for Black Board & Maps            -----

Amount raised by tax for Building School House         -----

Amount raised by tax for Library Books                 -----

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                                   January 27, 1865

     I hereby tender my resignation as Dis. Clerk of Dist No (10) ten Towns of Brooklyn, Princeton & st. Marie. 

                                   D. A. Ostrour [?]

To D. Bodle

     The office of Clerk of School Dist No (10) Ten haveing become vacant you are hereby appointed to fill Such vacancy untill the next annual Meeting in Said Dist       Henry Groff  Director

Dated Feb. 7th 1865                     S. D. Bodle  Treasurer

     I hereby Signify my acceptance of the office of Clerk of School Dist No (10) Ten in the Towns of Brooklyn, Princeton & st. Marie To which I have been appointed to fill vacancy.

Dated Feb. 2, 1865                      D. W.[?] Bodle

     It is hereby ordered and determined that the S 1/2 of SW 1/4 of Section Twenty (20) and Lot two and three (3) Section Nine (29) now a part of joint School District No Ten (10) Towns of Brooklyn, Princeton and St. Marie be and hereby is taken from Said Dist No Ten (10) and attached to and made a part of School District No one (1) of the Town of Brooklyn for all purposes whatsoever.  This order will take effect the first day of Oct 1865  Given under our hand this 24 day of [?] 1865  Signed by  Albert Long & J. H. Vanwagenen, Supervisors of Town of Brooklyn; W. C. Brigs, E. N. Derfey [or Desfey] and F. H. Stimson, Supervisors of the Town of Princeton; and Wm F. Scool [?] and Benjamin Rice, Supervisors of the Town of St. Marie.