News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-08-02

Ger; Miss Bessie Grayson. skirt dan
Ger and ballad singer; VIM. Cogan,
vocalist and acrobatic roller skate
artist; Tony Coleman, Irish comedian
and dancer; Harry Hammond, char
acter vocalist; Al. Martz, Ethiopian
comedian, and an orchestra of five
pieces. Admission 20 and 80 cents.
Reserved seats now on sale at Hall
x Cheney's.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
1t has come now to that point that t
makes it safe to say that electricity
is going to be introduced here by
somebody from somewhere, pretty
soon. The question of the greatest
Importance then is: Shall the village
corporation find in this possible ad-
vance step an opportunity which
they do not want to let Slip shall
some private parties do the deed, as
in the case of the water system, or
will the corporation do it and con-
troll it? The lights are bound to
come, and in our opinion the corpo-
ration should be the owner, and with
action in this connection in view, q
special corporation meeting is called
to be held at town hall on Tuesday
evening, Aug. IA, at 7:30. An article
concerning action in regard to our
water supply will also demand at
tention.
GRANITE WORKING.
The business men of our village,
with that spirit of enterprise and in
terest in the advancement of our vii
lage for which they are noted, have
raised sufficient funds to build a large
granite and marble cutting building,
erect a large, powerful derrick, and
put in an engine and polishing mill.
This, when accomplished, will be util-
lied by the prosperous stone cutting
firm already established here, and
Others who are ready to come. The
building will be erected on the semi
circle plan and will be conveniently
| located on leased land beside the side
track between the tannery buildings
and the railroad round-house. At a
meeting of the subscribers held on
Monday evening, Messrs. A. F. Whit
ney, E. W. Webster and W. S. Che
ney were made a committee to inves-
tigate different items of expense to
be encountered, to act for the sub
scribers as connected with cutting
firms who may wish to come, and to
report at a meeting to be held next
Monday evening. The cash necessary
to carry out the work as planned is
all raised. This all seems like bust
Z ness, and is without doubt the proper
way to proceed.
THE SUMMER SCHOOL.
The opening exercises of the two
weeks session of the Summer School
of Methods for Teachers, to which
Morrisville has been looking for many
weeks, were held in Academy Hall at
1870 p. m. Monday, with an opening
attendance of fully 125 teachers, and
we take the bold liberty to say that
handsOmpr or more intelligent ap-
pearing audience never faced Presi-
dent Booth, as he called to order.
The devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by Rev. F. B. Kellogg of the
Cong'l church. Rev. DR.. Booth made
a few pleasant Introductory remarks
and introduced ex-Gov. Hendee, who
proceeded with a very pleasing and
cordial address of welcome, extend
ing the greetings and welcome in be-
half of all our citizens, who would
cordially give the attending teachers
thefreedom of the town. The epurposes
for which they were gathered were
touched upon in a practical line of
thought, and the speaker in very
interesting way traced the progress
in educational possibilities since the
earlier days, and drew word picture
of the olden-time district school
teacher with the pleasant experiences
of "boarding around" dedicating all
the unused spare beds of the neigh
borhood, the building of fires and
sweeping out of the schoolhouses, all
making the teacher a drudge or ma
chine, with not much to stimulate
active and alert intellectual work.
There were exceptions, however, and
from these very exceptions rose our
great meu. Although inferior as were
those days as compared with the
present advantages, yet common
sense was abundant. "The teachers
here gathered come to get new
thought, new methods, new system
and new strength, to learn of those
who have worked in larger fields how
best to teach, and how best to expand
the brain and life of each individual
pupil, know the capacity of the mind
before developing itfurther. We have
here nearly all that can be desired in
community; appropriate it toyour
use, and when you complete your
work here may success have crowned
8 your efforts. With this thought and
hope we again bid you welcome"
State Supt. Stone was next intro.
duced, responding briefly to Mr.. Hen
dee and outlining the opening work
of the school. He deemed the sum.
J mer school the best thing for the
money in the State.
Monday evening an informal recep
} tion was held at the Academy, result.
ing in very pleasant evening.
AS has been announced before, the