News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-05-28
FLETCHER.
Miss Cora Church has gone to Burling-
ton to learn dress making.

Miss Cora Church has gone to Burling-
ton to learn dress making.
Rev. Weston Learned preached at
Binghamville last Sunday afternoon and
evening, Rev. Elisha Folsom being de-
tanned from this appointment to attend a
funeral in Fairfax. Our people were
glad of an opportunity to hear Mr.. Lear
ned, who is soon to leave Fairfax, his
health being so much improved that he
has taken charge in New Hampshire.
Mrs. Clarence Montague, who was
called here two weeks ago on account of
the severe illness of her sister, Lottie
Gibbs, returns to st. Johnsbury this
week. DR.. Brush was early called in
counsel with DR.. Briggs, in the case of
Mrs. Gibbs, and they fully agreed as to
her alarming symptoms, and her recOv-
cry seemed hardly possible, but medical
skill and good care have triumphed, and
she has been up for some days, rode out,
and bids fair to soon be well.
Mrs. Lizzie A. Strait has recently re-
turned from two weeks visit to her
brother and family, who live in Nashua,
n. II,
The educational meeting held here on
the 18th inst. was rich treat to tho peo-
pie, as well as teachers. The attendance
was good. The afternoon brought in
some who could not attend earlier, and
the house was fuller in the evening. Miss
Carroll, Superintendent of Cambridge,
with all the teachers of that town, at
tended through the day, but Miss Carroll
and some others had to return before the
lecture. Rev. Edwin Wheelock attended
through the afternoon and evening.
Prof. Cox, of Fairfax, came, but was
obliged to leave before night. State Su-
perinlendent Dart brought with him an
assistant, Prof. Webster, of Boston who
is an experienced and enthusiastic teach
er. Both expressed much pleasure and
surprise to see so many present in this
hurried and busy season. Did not ex-
pect to find such interest and sympathy
in educational work. But Fletcher is a
live town and has live man at the head
of educational affairs. He was untiring
in his efforts to make the meeting one of
pleasure and improvement to all. He
got out all the teachers here. going or
sending his team for those not otherwise
provided with way to come and go.
Two of the teachers had class exercise,
Miss Eva Moren, arithmetic class. A.
j. Elliot, Clinton Stems, Effie and Lou
Use MOntage; Miss Elva Davidson, gram
mar, Clinton Stems, A. j. Elliot, Effie
Montague and Jennie Carpenter. Teach
ers and classes were commended by Supt.
Dart for their work; also complimented
by Prof. Webster. Miss Carroll had an
excellent paper ON Teaching Geogra-
ply" which was followed by interesting
and instructive talk on the same subject
by Prof. Webster. He also took up
arithmetic, simplifying and making it
easy of comprehension to child. Miss
Mary Farnsworth had paper on Teach
ing Grammar" and Almer Elliot on
GEOGRAPHY as Study" after which the
time was occupied the rest of the after
noon by Prof. Webster in illustrating the
object method in teaching, and how to
write. Many were disappointed that DR..
Briggs did not read his paper, Benefits
of Education," but his proverbial mod
esty induced him to believe that the time
would be more probably occupied by
Prof. Webster, who held the close atten-
ton of ail,-even the children,-by his
happy manner of presenting the studies
he took up. The lecture in the evening
by Supt. Dart was full of suggestive in
terest and commanded close attention, Of
which more will be said hereafter.