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to become teachers. And, if not more will go to the Compton Normal School, or College, after a few months Mrs. Sharp is teaching a night school of over [[underlined]] fifty [/underlined]]scholars. - The new school building has been delayed some time, first by low water, then by high water, and lastly by the giving out of the steam boiler in the principal saw mill here, which it takes a long time in this region to put in order again. The foundation ^[[insertion]] of the school house [/insertion]] is old, and a part of the furnace has been on the ground for weeks. The contractor tells me to day, that he will begin on it next week, and put it right up. In consequence of the influence or opposition ^[[insertion]] of [/insertion]] this negro preacher and teacher, Fisher, the Methodists refuse to pay their subscriptions; and to help out the builder of the house, ^[[insertion]] who is a poor man [/insertion]]. I have had to advance forty dollars myself. The house at Brook's Hollow is just begun. The one at Chappel Furnace hangs fire a little. [[strikethrough]] but [/strikethrough]] on account of [[underlined]] one [/underlined]] of the Board of Education not having ever been present at the meetings of the Board  to give his assent, which is pretty certain to be given, as soon as I can go off in the country and see him. I met the Board the other day last week. It requires a great deal of persuasion and persistence to get anything done here for the freedmen's schools.

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