Weekly Star
November 8, 1877
Port Washington, Ozaukee, Wisconsin

The snow has nearly all gone owing to the warm spell.

Quite a number of vessels have arrived and departed from the harbor this week.

The barber-ous gent under the bank has put up a barber pole with a light house top.

The Goodrich passenger steamers still make regular trips daily to and from Milwaukee.

The vote in Ozaukee county is light this year. In Port Washington it fell off about 150.

The STAR office has been honored by visits from many prominent citizens from different parts of the county. Thanks. Come again.

Several industrial institutions could be established here to good advantage. We shall allude to them at length at a future time.

The office of Dean & Young has been removed to the front rooms over Poull's Store, corner of Main and Franklin, entrance on Main street.

Our agent, Mr. A.D. BOLENS, is now canvassing this county in the interest of the STAR. He meets with encouraging success, for which we are very thankful.

Voting in this village was done at Harmony Hall. From the returns it will be seen that the name of the voting place was typical of the sentiment of the people.

The steam flouring mill at this place is a busy institution. It starts up Monday morning and keeps grinding away day and night until Saturday evening.
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The "Hill School" in District No. 4. Town of Port Washington, opened on the 15th day of September, 1879.

The years' work is divided into three terms: the first containing 14 weeks, the second 12 weeks, and the third 10 weeks.

The A, B, and C Grades will be examined orally and by written examinations every six weeks. There are sixty-two pupils enrolled and an average daily attendance of 55.

The studies to be pursued during the year by the A and B grades are as follows:

A Grade
First Term - U.S. History, Higher Arithmetic, Grammar, Geometry.
Second Term - Algebra, Geometry, Physiology, Word Analysis, Physical Geography.
Third Term - Algebra, Geometry, Botany, Civil Government, Physics.
Reading, writing and drawing through the year.

B Grade
First Term - Practical Arithmetic, Grammar, Geography, Mental Arithmetic.
Second Term - Practical Arithmetic, Grammar, U.S. History, Word Analysis.
Third Term - Higher Arithmetic, Grammar and Composition, Geography, Botany.
Reading, writing, spelling and drawing through the year.

The following is the result of the examination held on Oct. 24, 1879. The names of only those pupils are given whose standing is 80 per cent or more with their marks on deportment. The first column contains their average scholarship and the second their deportment.

A Grade
Frank VAIL - 93 - 92
Hattie HALLECK - 91 - 65

B Grade
Mattie BOHAN - 81 - 95
Emma FANNING - 88 - 100
James VAIL - 90 - 90
Willie BECK - 85 - 98
Celia GOETZE - 84 - 84
Lizzie POSSON - 84 - 94

C Grade
Louis JUDD - 86 - 95
Robbie TOWSLEY - 80 - 97
Helen OSTERLOH - 84 - 96
Fannie POSSON - 87 - 88
Aloise SCHUMACHER - 83 - 91
Nellie TILLPAUGH - 80 - 75
Dick HOYT - 82 - 88

Faithfully submitted to parents and friends who are interest in the school. -- E.G. HAYLETTE, Teacher.
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Hon. Adam SCHANTZ, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Oak Grove, died very suddenly at the Juneau House last Tuesday night. He had served on the board of election inspectors all day, and made his return, when he was seized with cramps in the stomach, and died within a couple of hours. Mr. SCHANTZ was an honest upright citizen. He came to Wisconsin in 1846 and settled in Washington county where he held many town offices, was also register of Deeds, was twice elected to the Assembly and represented the county in the State Senate in 1873-74. He was a man of fine ability whom his fellow-citizens would not allow to remain in retirement, so after moving into this county some two years ago, the next year he was elected chairman of the town board. In every position he had held he has always exhibitied fidelity, capability and honesty, and gave the fullest satisfaction. A good man has gone - honor to his memory -- Beaver Dam Argus

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