News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26
JOHN SON.

Mrs. J. A. Pearl is visiting her home
at North Troy.
Potatoes are being received at our sta
ton for 60 cents per bushel.
Mrs. Charlotte Mcfarland has been
here for few days visiting friends.
The stores will be closed at s o'clock
Saturday evening, on account of the lee
Cure.
Buck Bros steam mill is shut down
on account of repairs being made to the
engine.
Prof. A. III. Campbell expects to attend
the educational meeting held at Brandon
this week.
Rev. L. P. Tucker, who started to go
to Fairfax TO preach Sunday, is very i'll
at Cambridge.
Governor Ormsbee was in town two
days lasG week attending the closing ex-
ercises of the Normal School.
The civil authority for this town will
meet at the Town Clerks Office Saturday,
Feb. 4th. at 10 a. M. for the abatement of
taxes.
Ida Barton is teaching in the highest
Stoddard being too i'll to resume her
work.
Daniel Morgan on Monday exhibited
the road machine he has been making
for the horse railroad company at Bur-
lington.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. II. Sabin, of Montpel-
Ter, were recently in town for few days,
the guests of n. Mcfarland and w. G.
Andrews.
The graduating class and teachers were
treated to an oyster supper by the ladies
of the Methodist church at their sOciable
Thursday evening.
The lateness of the trains and the con-
sequent inability to connect with other
roads caused the students much incon-
venience, some being obliged to remain
here over Sunday.
We are pleased to note the improve
ment in the health of Miss Flora Pearl.
She has recovered from her severe sick
ness of three months so that on Sunday
she was able to dine with the family.
One of our townsmen having occasion
to drive to Stowe the first of the week {,
commends Morristown and Stowe on the
condition of their roads, but does not eX-
press himself in regard to Hyde Park.
The three Normal Schools of the State
have Just closed. the graduates number
ing as follows; Castleton five, Randolph
three and johnson eighteen, all being
from the first course of study except one
at Randolph.
All of our music loving people are ex-
pecting a rare treat Saturday evening in
the concert by the Hungarian Gypsy
Quartette, given in national costume.
They Will be assisted by Miss Ida Flor
ence, an elocutionist of ability. Follow
ing is the programme: March. "Rakoc-
zy"; overture, william Tell"; recita-
ton, The Bobolink"; violin solo. Fly
ing Swallows; gavOtta, Eta; rPci-
tatiOn. Street Cries. or the Lament of
Distracted Citizen; overture, Merry
Wives of WINDSOR; waltz, "Lagunen";
recitation, specimen reading class, Full
many a flower was born to blush unseen.
and waste its sweetness on the desert
air.; cello solo. serenade; march. fam
tasia. Tickets with reserved seats are
on sale at the pOst-office. This enter
tainment is not provided by the lecture
course as substitute for the lecture by
Hon. j. G.. Wheeler, as that lecturer eX-
poets to be able to meet his engagement
here later, so tickets must be purchased
early to insure good seat.
THE NORMAL SCHOOL.
The closing exercises of the fall and
winter terms of the Johnson Normal
School began Sunday, Jan Is. with a SER
mon before the graduating class by Rev.
A. A. Smith. This was an excellent
practical talk on the duties of self-denial
and the building of a firm Christian char
acter. Monday and Tuesday was sccu-
pied with written examinations, which
kept both students and State examiners
busy for the two days. Wednesday. at
the oral examinations, the pupils were
allowed to impart some of the knowl-
edge they had gained to the large num-
Der of visitors present. These several
examinations showed that faithful work
has been done the past term by both the
teachers and pupils. Wednesday even
ing the B class gave their programme
very acceptably to a full house. The
class earned for themselves credit and
well deserved praise by the excellent
manner IN WHICH THey pGTTUT meu Cneir
parts. Thursday, the day to which the
AS and their friends had so long been
looking forward. dawned at last. The
graduating exercises were from 10 to II.
and the class day from to 4. The writ
err has attended MANY such exercises here
since the Normal School was founded
and believes this the best of all. Not
ture than some others, but its members
gave evidence that they had been apt.
tireless pupils under competent. pains
taking teachers The class numbered Is.
equaling the class of 1868. No larger
class has ever been graduated from this
institution. and certainly none more earn
est and eager to do faithfully the work
assigned. There were 10 original pro-
auctions. The large hall was closely
packed; certainly one hundred were
strangers to our people. but kith and kin
to the trembling lads and lassies who
were to speak, with sprinkling of per-
sons who knew none of the speakers, and
vet the latter class showed interest, and
| afterward all agreed that both matter and
delivery were fine and all were deserv.
| ing of special mention. Gov. OrmsbPe
was an interested listener throughout
| His remarks to the graduates were faith
erly and sincere. and withal patriotic il
the broadcast sense. He then called at
tention to our district schools, saying
1.-The patient is SICK" and referred to the
expected remedies. Since the Norma
School was organized no visiting states
man has by his manner and words made
a better impression than Gov. Ormsbee
not scintila of flattery, but the pith o
!
hearty welcome as private citizen. We
we hope he may not soon be such. Th
Governor and committee, with the grad
uating class and faculty, were guests o
the ladies of the NJ. E. church, when
after partaking of bouHteous repast.
pleasant social hour was passed. A fit
ting close to this, one of the best com
mencement weeks in the history of thi
school, was the excellent concert give
by the johnson band in the evening. Tn
names of the graduates are as follows
Thomas e. Guild, Coventry; Wilmer w
Hill. johnson; William II. Newcomb
johnson; Nathan A. Norton, Glover
Geo. F. Waters, Cambridge; Viola .
Allen, Crattsbury; LOttie NJ. Atwell
johnson; Lucy A. Baker, johnson; Re
sale V. Beecher, johnson; Blanche NJ
Ewins, North Troy; Katie E. Fletcher
Jacksonville; Myrtle F. Larabee, Wa
terville; Jennie f. Perry, South Hero
Lucinda f. Rand, Morrisville; Viola
Robinson, Fletcher; Sybil FL. Smith
North Hyde Park; May L. Webste
Craftsbury; Eva NJ. Woodward, Enos
burgh.
JEFFERSoNVILLE
Mrs. Cornie Lang has gone to Green