News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-25
JOH N S O N.

Quite a number from our village are at
tending the festival at Burlington thl
week.
Edgar Annis has let his farm to iona
than Townshend.
Rev. Thomas Crudginton, with seyera
others, attended the Good Templars
union at Hardwick last week.
/ Miss Verona Fitch, who was obliged tt
leave her school at Cambridge on account
of injuries received by fall, is improv'
ing.
Prayer meetings are held by the Nor
NAL students Sunday afternoons at the
Congregational church.
The village schools closed Tuesday.
| and most of the schools taught by young
ladies from this place finished last week.
Those home from their terms work are
Alice Beecher from Cambridge. Ellie
Cowles from Eden, and Carrie Cowles
| from Bakersfield.
Leroy Scribner last week had the mis-
| fortune to fall from a wagon load of hay
striking his head upon the frozen ground
and ice. He was taken up unconscious
but at last accounts was doing we'll.
A very successful term of school in
district No. 5, taught by Lizzie A. DEMO,
closed the 10Th. with an exhibition in the
evening, consisting of recitations, dla-
| logues and tableaux. The exercises
showed much painstaking on the part OF
the teacher and pupils, and displayed a
good degree of dramatic talent. Messrs:
Hayford, Sargent and Clarke furnished
instrumental music, and Mr.. Fassett as
sisted very acceptably with the singing.
The socable. under the auspices of the
w. c. L. U. was very pleasant affair.
The large company present were enter
tanned with recitatiOns and singing by
the Blue Ribbon club. and afterward par
took of the supper so bountifully and
tastetully spread, each one finding at his
plate card bearing some message upon
the subject of the day-temperance.
Later Miss Perkins spoke at the Normal
Hall with such degree of though5 and
earnestness upon the theme that none
could fail of being interested and benefit
ted by it. The band was in attendance
and several songs rendered, which added
to the enjoyment of the occasion. The
ladies of the w. G. L. U. wish to thank
those who aided in gifts and service to
make the supper success, and the band
and others for the music at the hall.
The scholars in the intermediate de-
partment of the graded school having no
marks in the register are Myrtle Sturte-
want, Bertha Codding, Johnnie Emmonds,
Clemmie Fullington, Charlie Mcfarland,
Tommy Libby and Morris Hill. Andrew
Warren has had no absences. Lizzie
Pike and Annie Fullington have each
been absent once. The scholars who have
missed no words in spelling during the
term are Annie Fullington and Johnnie
Emmonds. The few others nearly per-
feet in spelling are Sarah Buck, Bertha
Codding, Clemmie Fullington, Myrtle
Sturtevant and Lizzie Pike. The schol-
ars perfect in department are Annie Full
ington, Sarah Buck. Lizzie Pike, Myrtle
Sturtevant, Mabel Rogers, Gerty Marcy,
Johny Emmonds and Clemmie Pulling
ton,
School in district No. II closed Friday,
the 10Th. Whole number of scholars 8;
average daily attendance seven and five
twelfths. The names of those having no
absences are Henry and Eddie Parker.
Those absent less than three days, Lillian
Fletcher, Bertha Davis and Homer Knee
land. The prize in spelling was won by
Cleora Fletcher. There has been no in
stance of tardiness during the term, and
no scholar has whispered without leave.
Many thanks to Walter and Bertha Davis,
Lillian and Cleora Fletcher for the pres
ent received from them on Friday.
SARAH j. MELENDY, Teacher.