"" And " Farmington " YEAR- TEACHER'S NAME AND SCHOOL INSPECTOR'S COMMENTS: 1858-1905 The school in Farmington is referred to "Birch Hill School." 1858 Michael Scully "The most elementary branches only taught." 1862 J. Kennan 1865-1867 James McTague 1868 Vacant 1869 Mary A. Peters "Teacher industrious; progress of children is retarded by want of apparatus and irregular attendance." 1873 Minnie Byrne "The instruction is exact and progress highly satisfactory, in advance of what would be reasonably expected in a school so deficient of proper furniture and apparatus." 1874 James Maclntyre "Irregular Attendance. Badly furnished." 1875-1879 Minnie Byrne "The school is in satisfactory state." 1880-1881 Annie Cumminsky 1882 Vacant 1883-1886 Mary A. Farmer 1887-1890 Frances (Fannie) Keefe Lawrence P. Doyle , author of the famous poem " at Groshaut." was elected School Trustee for one year. (1888) Along with James Walsh and James Larkin . Lawrence Doyle was a member of a committee for building a new schoolhouse. (1890) 1891 Alice Doran LYom 1891 on. Lawrence Doyle was Secretary of the until liis death. 1892 P.W. Farrell "A new schoolhouse of fair dimensions has been built in Farmington and suitably furnished." 1893 Joseph Mallard 1894 Bennet Mclsaac 1895 E. Josephine Dwan 304