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not expose him beacuse they feared the scandal to the children
Elenor Glennon took his place as teacher + he skedaddled. he ought
to have had a state prison sentence but no, it would expose
+ bring disgrace on too many boys, I gues they learned more
from him in filth, than they did from books + it went on
for three years.
           Luna came up Sunday night she had been up
country to Elizabeths + had been sick, threatened with Pnemonia 
but she snapped out of it + came home, Lotty saw her go past 
her house yesterday, at a furious rate, so she told me. I think
perhaps she might have been going for a train, she is far from
well she looks thin + pale. 
            Elisha Harves is buried this afternoon, he was 85
the last of the old family of Harves's from North Stoughton. he 
married Harriet Lothrope for his first wife + Annie Pafe an old 
schoolmate of mine, for the second wife. she died a year ago or
so. he leaves a son Malcome, a schoolteacher in Boston to carry on the 
name. 
         Poor Hattie Smith had her little neighborhood stove
broken into + lost about $35 dollars worth of goods + she went 
out + hollard to drive them away + they threw a can of tomatoes
at her + hit her on the forehead + cut her wasn't she brave?
I thank you for sending the check so far I had payed for the
 work, hope we dont have another hurricane    Ma