The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-07-19
Burr.Oak Items.

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Harvesting over. Threshing commenced.
River falling very fast Roads in places impassa-
Bile owing to the late overflow. Won't Trustee
and Road Overseer that some repairing is done,
| so that people can get in and out, without mring
| their teamst A few hours work in the wykert and
zimmerman lane would prove very beneficial.
We had our celebration on the 4th. at the school
house. in the way of school exhibition and basket
picnic There were quite a number present and all
seemed to enjoy themselves to their utmost We
hear but one continual ring of applause and common
dation at the able manner in which the school
es conducted by the excellent and most eiiic-
lent teacher, Mrs. Emily Stocking Below, We ap-
pend the programme gotten up for the occasion:
PROGRAMME ExERcrsEs.
l. Song, Come. Schoolmates,- by school.
ii. Defamation. in Motto, God is Love-" by nine
small girls.
Ill. Song, "lIousehold Pets by band of little
girls.
". Song .Silver Lake. by Edgar Hamilton.
V. Select Reading Somebody's Darling by Josie
jenkins.
VI Song, Calmly She Faded" by Willie and
Erastus Hamilton.
VII. instrumental Music, Violin and Organ. oy T.
Hamilton and Mrs. Stocking.
VIII. Song. young Abstainer" by school.
IN. Defamation. Temperance Band" by ten boys.
Y. Song, ..Crowling Awfully," by temperance
band.
NJ. Hand exercise song, by band of girls and boys.
XII Song, .'The Brooklet," Organ accompaniment.
by Erastus Hamilton.
XIII. Violin Solo, Hail Columbia by T. Hami-
ton.
XIV. Song america by Glce Club, Violin and Or
gan accompaniment.
XIV. Reading of Declaration of independence, by
Erastus Hamilton.
XVI. Song, "Ring The Bell" by Glee Club.
XVII Song, "Star-Spanglct Banner by Glee Club.
All rendered their pieces admirably, and when all
did well, do not like to discriminate But the
defamation and the song by the band of girls need
especial mention for they extremely well rem
dered. The reading of the Declaration Of Intlepen-
dence, by Er.stus Hamilton, excellent. Also.
reading by Josie jenkins, agreeably and pleas
antly done. The exercises, all through showed care
drill, and skill ON the par. of the teacher.
There two banners-one, God is Love-" sup
ported by four little girls; and the Temperance Ban
ner for the boys gotten up in red, white and blue
showed n great deal Of taste and
There platform erected for dancing and af
ter dinner, all enjoyed themselves in that and other
sports until late in the afternoon. At night there
was ball given at the and spacious residence of
Mr.. Durham, where dancing kept up It'll the
wee, sma' hours o. the mornin'."
School closed in this District ON the 9th and the
patrons all desire to return their thanks to Mrs Stock
ing for the and pains taken to advance the
school.
There was an impromptu meeting held on,the school
grounds on the evening ofthe eth. On notion Hon. T.
Hamilton called to the Chair, and Oscar George
appointed Secretary. The object of the meeting be
ing stated by j. w. Jenkins a resolution offered
rendering the thanks of the citizens of Burr-Oak To
the Hon. County Court and the citizens of Troy for
their liberal donations for levecing and ditchng.
subscription list being opened, there $4,000 sub
scribed for dtchng purposes andthe that have
the thing in hand, expect to be able to go work
soon. CRAZE VINE.
James W. jenkins deserves credit for the time he
has spent and for what he has done for the benefit of
the public in Burr-Oak. Although he was badly in
ured by the water, he deeply interested as we'll
others.
J. Goacher, J. X. Williams and p Allen lost all the
crop they had by the overflow.
John r. Williams went TO walk around the dan
gerous end of horse, last Sunday, and got two of
his ribs broken. 1t will learn him to be care full next
time.
We had nm elopement in BurrOak, not long since
Mrs. Morris and Samuel Tribbe. She was a years
old, the mother of children he little over q
years Of age He has stepped into large field OLA
bOr-hard to tell what the future will bring We
hope how happy they may live, and how happy they
may die.
The threshing machine will start up, Monday morn
ing, at T. N. Hamiftons to thres his big crop out of
the shock. Nearly all the wheat in the bottom will
be threshed out of the shock. HICKORY WTHE.