News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-18
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Charles Christy is now taking care of
L. NJ. Knight.
Our Town Clerk reports % births, 81
deaths and Is marriages in town during
the past year.
Charles Ritterbush has gone to Boston,
where he intends taking a course in
Corners Commercial College.
Edwin o. Bevins and Lydia NJ. Davis
were married at the Baptist parsonage by
Rev. Thomas Crudginton on Monday.
The music given by an orchestra of
pieces Friday evening was pleasant
surprise to many, and we hope to hear
from them again. feeling assured that our
town has promising orchestra.
The dramatic entertainment of last
Friday was a success. The hall was we'll
filled and the parts, both in the play and
farce, well sustained, the good scenery
adding much to its character. The en-
tertainmenG was given by the None
Such club, instead of by the Good Tenn
plars, as announced last week,
The Normal school opened last week
with the largest spring term attendance
for several years, and with good pros
poets for large graduating class. The
whole number OF pupils in the three Nor
NAL schools of the State is 2l0; whole
number of graduates the past term 26,
and one-half of the whole number OF
graduates were from the johnson school.
The w. c. T. U. will hold a sociable at
the Congregational church next Friday
afternoon, beginning at O'Clock. For
an hour or two it is expected that Mrs.
Perkins will entertain and instruct those
present. Exercises will be given by the
children of the ''blue ribbon club" Sup
70 ~ hyJ
Mrs. Perkins at the Normal Hall CON-
mences at 7.30. All are invited.
The average course of politics in this
town, like that of true love, seldom runs
smooth. The reverse seems to be true in
the individual case of our former towns
man, VIM. w. Baker, recently appointed
deputy sheriff for Fairfield. The office
came to him, not only without opposi-
ton. but with the unanimously expressed
wish of the solid men of his town. AL
though there are two live flourishing vii
lagos in Fairfield, Mr.. Baker is the only
deputy.
Last Wednesday evening, while Chas
Jones and wife were coming to the vii
lage. they met with quite an accident,
| tipping over near one of the railroad
| crossings. The horse, which was young
one, became frightened, and getting away
| from the driver ran to the bridge
where the sleigh was caught. freeing the
horse, with the exception of one shaft,
which served only to increase its fright
and speed. The horse was stopped neal
the F. A. Leland farm, not much the
worse for its run.
School in district No. s closed Feb. 5
| with an entertainment consisting of reel
tations, readings and compositions. The
whole number of pupils was II. Aver
age attendance 10 rs. Henry Grow
Willie Wilson, Lille Magoon and Emily
Hall had no absent marks. Willie viii
son, Henry Grow, Lille and Ella Magoor
had no tardy marks. The highest ranl
for the term. 100 per cent, by Winnie anC
Ella Magoon. Highest rank in arithme
tic for the term. Henry Grow, Ella ant
Lille Magoon. 81 per cent; in algebra
Ella and Lille Magoon, SO per cent.
geography, Henry Grow and Lille Ma
COON, 80 per cent; grammar. Ella Ma
COON, 80 per cent; written reviews, ELL
Magoon and Henry Grow, SO per cent.
composition, Ella Magoon, 50 per cent
In spelling, Ella and Lille Magoon hal
the highest marks, spelling all but two o
the 800 words given out during the term
The term has been very pleasant on
and the scholars have the best wishes o
the teacher, Miss Nellie Foster,
Perfection" is the title of tract whicl
Rev. Mr.. Baxendale will gladly furnish
to any one desiring it.