Charge of the town not exceeding the Sum of Three pounds." This was
done, for later they order the "noat for three pounds, expended by him
for a dinner at Raysing the Schoolmasters House," be paid him.

After Mr. Cheever's house had received all this painstaking attention
of the town, it was voted that the selectmen should see that a new
schoolhouse be built for him in the place of the old one; this to be
done with the advice of Mr. Cheever. The particulars of this work are
given in as much detail, and are interesting to show the style of
schoolhouse at that day. They are as follows, in the "Selectmen's
Minutes, under July 24, 1704":--

"Agreed w'th M'r John Barnerd as followeth, he to build a new School
House of forty foot Long Twenty five foot wide and Eleven foot Stud,
with eight windows below and five in the Roofe, with wooden Casements to
the eight Windows, to Lay the lower floor with Sleepers & double boards
So far as needful, and the Chamber floor with Single boards, to board
below the plate inside & inside and out, to Clapboard the Outside and
Shingle the Roof, to make a place to hang the Bell in, to make a paire
of Staires up to the Chamber, and from thence a Ladder to the bell, to
make one door next the Street, and a petition Cross the house below, and
to make three rows of benches for the boyes on each Side of the room,
to find all Timber, boards, Clapboards shingles nayles hinges. In
consideration whereof the s'd M'r John Barnerd is to be paid One
hundred pounds, and to have the Timber, Boards, and Iron worke of the
Old School House."

Some interesting reminiscences are given, by some of his pupils, of
these school-days in Boston. The Reverend John Barnard, of Marblehead,
who was born in Boston in 1681, speaks of his early days at the Latin