Ida B. Farnum (Miss), "Teacher in the Center School for the past 20 years, was the subject of the 'Who is she?' picture contest in last week's issue of the (Peabody) Enterprise.....The first correct answer received through the mails was from Roger H. Smith, one of the former pupils.  He supplemented his answer with a little story of his school days under Miss Farnum, when he had emulated "Huckleberry Finn's" escapades and was duly corrected for his mischievous prank. He had only  kindly recollections, however, of the popular teacher. 

- from Peabody Enterprise, August 6, 1920

Ida Farnum in 1920                                                           Ida Farnum around 1883