The Springdale news., 1899-04-14
Pubic School Entertainments

sisted by some of the students erected q stage in the public school building and the exercises were held there in stead of the opera house as contem- plated. The stage is permanent fix tnre and will be left standing for fu- ture use. It is quite an addition to the building, and Prof. smith and his boys certainly deserve credit for their effort
 The entertainment Thursday night was by the students of the first, sec ond, third, fourth and fifth grades, the teachers being Mrs. E. r. Denver, Misses Agnes Davis, Nora Sanders, Lucy Pharr and Manic Adan $. The writer was not present. but those who were there say the entertainment was very good, fetleeting credit on the children and their teachers. One of the interesting features WIS a concert recitation by the boys of the first and second grades The sword drill by the little girls, who were dressed in uniforms, locking like tiny soldiers, was also very pleasing. The drill was led by Lula To1hunter and Fay Frost. and at its conclusion Irene Neager stepped forward and recited the Charge of the Light Brigade, all of the little folks joining in the gestures.
 There was also an operetta entitled "Enchanted Woods, by the students of the fifth grade. The entertain ment was concluded by good night song by the girls of the first and see ond grade. They wore their night robes and each carried candle. f he song was well rendered, and the httle folks all looked as cute as could be.
 The entertainment Friday night was by the students of the sixth and seventh grades It opened with dus ct by Misses Mabe Hampton and Jen- nie Ninson Next was an operetta en- titled "Bonny bell, The principal character was taken by Miss Edna Gregg Miss Jennie Finson was Queen of the Fairies; Alex Meters rep resented the Prince, John Bingie the Jester and Bee Ninson Brownie. Others taking part were Misses Dora Robinson, Georgia Robinson Mabel Hampton, sallie Smyer, Lucy Sanders, Crystal Jones, Maud Ritter, Edith Monroe, ocra Greenup, Georgia Har- ris, Fife Candle, Jennie Ninson, Lii tifeenup, and Will Adams, Don Crib ble, Ghas. Wilson, Albert Ogden. Dal- fds Long, ----- Line bargef
 
 who is imposed upon dreadfullY by her arrogant and jealous sisters. The fairies, however dress her up and send her to the ball where she loses her glove. The Prince finds it and proceeds t0 fall dead in love with it's owner, whom he had never seen, but finds after long and tedious search The characters were all well repre- sented.
 Next was song by Bee Vinson. which WAS really q surprise to his friends who had no idea he was such q warbler. Bee was forced tG respond to an encore,
 Miss Galloway, of Fayetteville, then favored the audience with recitation which was well received
 John Dingle next treated the people to q vocal solo.
 The entertainment concluded with q farce entitled Too Much of a tfood Thing. Those taking part were Misses Mabel Hampton, Lola Em baHgh. Grace Gardwell, Oma Clemmer. May Amacher. Jennie NinsOn, and Ward Meyer. Earnest Limbaugh and Don Gribble. The voung folks all did well. Earnest Gm baugh, as the green country cousin. was especially good. as was Miss 0ma CIemmer in the part of the very precise and dignified city lady.
 The receipts from both entertain ments amounted to over S5e and after the stage is paid for the balance will be Used in the purchase of an organ for the public school building.
 The barefoot hoy has come.
 Regular summer weather Wednesday. 7S degrees above Zero.
 Read the advertisement of Mrs. F H. Williams, milliner. in to days paper
 W. A. Ogden is improving his residence property on Hol. comb Street by a new fence.
 Our Fayetteville and Spring Valley letters failed to reach Us until Thursday, too late fol insertion.
 Misses Agnes Davis and Lucy Pharr each began a pri- yate school at the public school building on Monday.
 A. V. Smith, principal of the public school, will open a private school in the public school building next Monday
 The meeting at the M E. church Is still in progress. Misses Nillie Boyer, Minnie Carter and Maud Pearee We're baptised Wednesday atfer- noon.
 Our steemed contemporary the Democrat, undergoes an other transformation this week Although J l.. Long is still the Jesse the paper will be con ducted by Chas. R. Clarke TIE NEWS extends fraterna greetings to Mir. Clarke and wishes for the Democrat a prosperous career
 C. J. Chapman, general mana ger of the springdale Shippers Unlon, made the rounds of the strawberry fields yesterday going as far as Johnson. He is confident he saw fully 1000 acres of strawber- rles and says henever saw finer pros poets Tn hls life. The plants have grown wonderfully the past week and are beginning to bloom. Mir. Chapman Is also enthusiastic over the prospects for apples. The trees are beginning to bloom every and twig large enough to support an apple will bear fruit this year