About 1841 a little village was started one mile north of the present sight of the Hovey school.   This little village consisted of one store and several houses.   A cemetery was started in the woods just west of the store.   This place was called Blaine.   About a mile south of the store on the corner east of the road was a tavern.

The store stood for many years but later was turned into a livery stable.   Blaine was moved about one - and one half miles west to where it is to-day.

Before 1844 a school house was built in the field north of the present school.   It was District 2.   The school was divided into two terms.   One in the fall the other in the spring.   Much discussion was brought about to lengthen the school term.   This was first taken care of by adding four weeks to each term.

In 1866 the land where the school now stands, was owned by Richard Hovey and sold to the District for $1.00.   While the school house was being built, school was held across the road in an old house.

In 1870, it was voted to change the school term to eight months.

In April 1903, the district was changed from District 2 to 9.

The following are the recollections of Owen Lee:
During the first class of the day in the spring of 1952, a tragedy occurred at this small school.   The school teacher, Margaret Fay McClusky, collapsed and passed away.   She was 70 years old and now lies in peace in the Capron Cemetery.   Attending school that morning were: 8th graders Carolyn Lee (my sister), Harold "Junior" Hawes, and Kenneth Highland; there were no 7th graders; 6th graders Helen Johnson, Dorothy Goodall, and Joyce Goodall; 5th grader Owen Lee; and I can not remember any of the younger kids.   As Ms. McClusky was teaching one of the younger kids at a small table in the front of the room, she slumped over and came to rest on the table.   As I recall not a word was said.   We went into the school yard and discussed what to do.   Helen Johnson lived the closest, had older brothers that might have been home.   Their home had a telephone so help could be called.   Helen walked about half a mile home.   Pretty soon a brother came.   The rescue squad followed, and school was dismissed.   We all walked to our homes.
A substitute teacher, Mrs Wells, was hired to finished out that school year, and then Hovey school was closed and I went to Capron Grade School starting with 6th grade.   The one room school building was sold to a family that converted it to a residence.   The picture of the residence below was taken October 2002.   Without the front porch and the breezeway to the garage, it looks much like it did back in the 1950s.   The large tree to the right was one of the places to hide during games of hide-and-seek.