News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-06-01

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will be a good attendance from all
parts of the State. Residents of La
noble County are especially request
ed to be present that we may show
those who come from a distance that
We are alive to the interests of this
association.
The new officers of the EpwOrth
League, elected at their annual meet
ing last week, are: President, R. L..
Nanton; 1st Vice, Miss Alma Bugbee;
I'd, Miss Lillian Whitney; Sd, Miss
leila GoodelI; 4th, Miss Lula Niles !;
Secretary, |. A. White; Treasurer,
Mrs. H. Waite. Seven members were
added to the roll. Officers in the
Junior League were also elected, as
follows: Pres, Mr.. Nanton; Supt.,
Mrs. /. A. White; Asst, Lillian Whit
ney; LIST Vice, Gertie Whitney; I'd,
Laura Freeman; Sd, Glenn Leach !;
4th, Arthur Waite; Secretary, jim
ME Clark; Treas, Jennie Allen; Mu-
sic, Bertha Campbell.
NJ. E. CHURCH Internationally at 100
| Prayer and Promise meeting-Friday p. m.
Junior League-Saturday at 100 p. m. Boys
Brigade-Sunday 1915, Preaching, subject,
1.-The Salt of the Earth II o'clock, Bible
study, 6 p. m. League meeting z p. m. Praise
service by the Quartette, and lecture. Preach
ing by Rev. Mr.. Nanton in Garfield at p m.
ane at the Centre at Al p. IN.
PEOPLES ACADEMY.
Tomorrow Thursday afternoon
occurs the Class-day exercises; on
Friday afternoon a meeting of the
Alumni. Friday evening at O'Clock
the graduating exercises in academy
hall, to he followed by an Alumni
banquet at The Randall.
The officers of the Alumni associa-
ton of the Academy desire to give
notice that any person who has ever
attended the Academy for three or
more terms is eligible to membership
in the association, and all are cor
daily invited to attend the business
meeting, which will be held at the
Academy, on Friday afternoon, June
2, at three o'clock The banquet
will be held at The Randall immedi
ately following the commencement
exercises on the same evening. Let
all come.
OF Tuesday evenings entertain
ment, under the auspices of the
Academy class of '93, only favora-
BILE words can be said. Clara Power
Edgerly, as a reciter and impersona-
tor, will rank with the very best of
talent in that direction. Her statue
representations as given furnished
feature quite new to MOrrisville au
dience, and her reputation in that
connection was fully sustained. Our
citizens who attended were afforded
a musical treat in the solos rendered
by Mrs. George M. Powers, who pos
sesses a pleasing voice, having that
richness of tone and power always to
| be appreciated. In this, her first
favoring a Morrisville audience, she
was warmly received, and gracefully
responded to the two en- cores so
heartily given, Prof. Whipple, of &C
knowledged ability, accompanying.
Friday evenings prize speaking
contest by our academy students
proved very enjoyable and interest
ing entertainment, which drew full
house. The following is the program
as carried out in a very creditable
manner by the participants
L. Essay. Trities
Bernice G. Tewksbury.
=. Defamation. Siciian's Tale
! Vernon D. Holbrook.
3. Essay. .................. ..........Chips
Lena NJ. Irish.
| 4. Declamation.......... The Defence of Hofer
| Glen C. Gould.
Leaves
Josephine VI. Slayton.
6. Declamation.......... .......... Mad
Fred w. Parker.
z. Essay ............ secs. Hidden Treasures
Florence b. Livingston.
8. Defamation. The Revolutionary Rising
c. Francis Blair.
g. Essay........
Mary E. Strong.
10. Defamation. picture of Dawn
Leon E. Daniels.
The young ladies had to both origi-
nate and render and the matter pre-
scented evinced careful preparation
and thoughtful arrangement of ideas
necessarily somewhat similar under
the subjects treated. In the declam-
atory OF the young men, there was
wider range of action, from calmly
stated word-picture of dawn to the
rambling utterance of a mailman.
The contestant some and all are de-
serving of praise, but the prize giving
must be limited to four out of the
ten. Ex-Gov. Hendee, Hon. p. K.
Gleed and Rev. r. L. Nanton, the
judges OF the Essays, awarded LIST,
prize to Miss Florence Livingston,
End, to Miss Lena Irish. George M.
Powers, Supt. M. s. Stone and r. W.
IT
awarded LIST, prize to Vernon D. Hol-
brook, and End prize to Glen c.
Gould. The two first prizes were Of
fered by the Alumni.
MEMORIAL SUNDAY.
At two O'Clock on Sunday, the 2Sth,
the Methodist church was filled to
OVERLOOKING with our citizens, with
J. NJ. Warner Post, No 4, W. G. Nc
Clintock, Commander; the Womans'
Relief Corps, Mrs. A. A. Niles Presi-
dent, and G. W. Doty Camp, Sons of
Veterans, A. L. Cheney Captain, pres
ent with well filled ranks. The church
interior was handsomely decorated
for the occasion. After selections by
the choir, reading of scripture by Rev.
Mrs. Wright, and prayer by Rev. Mr..
Seymour, Rev. Mr.. Nanton pr decided
with an excellent memorial sermon,
based upon Exodus II: IA, "And
this day shall be a memorial unto
you" The speaker went on to state
how Israel for years was in bondage.
God kept them thus in bondage but
finally leads them out from bondage
and bids them observe certain days
and ceremonies. Voices of entire vic
tory spoke to Israel. What voices
speak to us to-day? Our forefathers
may have been responsible for slavery
but at last that question had to be
settled and it was settled in blood.
I Let us see to it now that we remove
all obstacles to the best good of the
future; let us leave no questions I'M
answered. In those days question
arose and was settled. The volunteer
army did the work Independent of a
vast standing army. All went forth
to fight for the flag. Another ques-
ton since answered was, can all these
hosts return again peaceably to the
quiet avocations of life? God seems
to have raised us up to solve some of
those questions that other nations
could not master. Chiefly, in our
government for and by the people.
The North did not fight only for the
freedom of the slaves, but for the
honor. name and future of our coun-
try and country's flag. In the free