Page 633: S.S. No 8, Bentinck (Louise School) The first trustees in the school were S.B. Wilson, Peter Cromar and James Brander, and it was customary to pay some person to go over to Hanover to get the school monies. In 1876, James Brander was paid $4 for making 4 new benches, and $10 was paid to dig a ditch in the yard -- 12 rods, 1 yard long, 2 feet wide, and 2 feet deep to be filled in with stones from the yard. The trustees used to vist the school to hear the pupils at their lessons. In 1876, they visited the school in July, November, and December and gave Miss Carolll great praise for her zeal in teaching the pupils. Page 635: Continuation of story about Louise School Salaries ranged from $220 to $370 (for teachers). The secretaries were S.B. Wilson, James Brander, Peter Cromar, William Morrison and Robert Laidlaw. Up until the year 1885, the secretaries received no salary and they changed office frequently. In 1885, they received the sum of two dollars and were paid from then on. Eileen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maureen Prebinski" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 7:23 AM Subject: [Grey Co.] Farm Lanes of Bentinck > Eileen - if you have a chance I would be grateful if you did a lookup > for: > Brander, James 633,635 > > Thanks! > > Maureen > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >