News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-04-02

and has been very lamb like thus far,
the spring BIRDS are singing their hap
! Nv songs and the wild geese have
come to their northern home"
The residents of the Spicer district
are in a dilemma at present, owing to
school matters. 1t appears that at a
meeting the district voted to raise a
tax sufficient, with the public money,
to paw a female teacher, and that said
teacher should aboard around The
prudential committee hired a teacher
and agreed to pay her certain price,
and she board herself, which was done.
Now some of the residents refuse TO
pay their tax, saying the teacher was
hired contrary 10 the terms provided
by the district. What the result will
be is hard to predict, but it is hoped
the matter will be amicably settled.
The school in district No. l, taught
by Abbie L. Gates, closed March n.
Whole number of scholars, 81; aver
age daily attendance, PAS. Those
having no absent marks during the
term were, Hattie Billiard, Katie Be-
dell, Myrta, Matte, Hattie, Fred and
George Cleveland, and Stephen Wheel
err. Those absent not more than one
and one-half DAYS, were Lila, Myrtle,
and Almon Bedell, Charlie and Alfred
Edgerton, Fred Parker, Carroll Ten
ney, and George Wheeler. There
were but few instances of hardness.
Carroll Tenney won the prize in SPELL
ing. The moral department was good
and the scholars deserve praise for
their diligence in study aud punctual-
ity.
The present is the closing week of
Lent and is known as Holy Week,
every day in which is rendered mem
orable throughout the Christian world
as marking some event occurring dur
ing the last days of our Saviours hu-
man life. On Sunday, March 29th,
he entered Jerusalem amidst the wav-
ing of palms and the singing of no
sannas. On Monday and Tuesday he
taught in the temple, the latter being
the last day of his public ministry.
Wednesday was the day of the betray-
al. On Maundy- Thursday he cele-
brated the passover with his disciples
and instituted the sacrament of the
Lords Supper. Friday, April 3rd, is
Good Friday, on which occurs the
solemn commemoration of the Cruel
fxion. Saturday is Easter even and
the day following Easter day.
AT the annual school meeting Tues
day evening II. NJ. McFarlan'i was
elected Moderator; A. V. Wiswell,
Clerk and Treasurer Amos Davis,
ollector; II. e. Lanpher. T. II. Por-
ter and III. NJ. n yes. Prudential Com
mit,ee. 1t was voted to raise a tax
of 80 cents on the dollar to meet ex-
penses for the coming year. The ,e-
port of the Treasurer shows the dis
trirt to be in healthy condition finan-
cially, there being enough available
funds 10 pay all Indebtedness up to
the close of the present school ye"r.
There were but eight persons present
at the meeting, which would indicate
our citizens care but little for educa-
tional matters. Our schools and their
and how best to improve
them, should always be uppermost in
the taxpayers mind. In these days
much attention is now given to these
questions, and while re-
trenchment is the cry in many things,
curtailing expenses and facilities in
this direction is seldom heard of. We
trust our village is not on the retro
grade concerning its school.
The masquerade sociable at the
Town Hall last Friday night was well
attended. Besides our townspeople a
good number were present from Nor
risville. 1t was considerably after the |
time appointed before the maskers en-
tered, saoI~by caustng quite little |
on the part of the specta-
tors. About fifty appeared in Co.'S
tune. While we cannot specify all
the characters represented, we men,
ton Uncle Sam and Miss Columbia,
Ben. Butler and Belva Lockwood, Fee
ice, Flower Girl, Highland Lassie,
Country Girls, Mother Hubbard, Milk
Maid, Fat Man, Dashing Young La
dies, &C., some of which were very |
pretty while others were exceedingly |
grotesque. After unmasklng refresh
ments were served, and 10y request
Miss Nellie Slayton of Morrisville IA
vored the audience with a sony, which |
was we'll received. More music and
some literary exercises would, we
think, have added still more to the en-
tertainment. Altogether the affair was
very enjoyable, and much credit is due
the projectors for time and labor spent.
The net receipts were S24, which will
be applied to the school organ fund.