News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-07-19
Summer School In Session

Morrlsville began Monday at Peoples
A ademy. Although the attendance
Is not large, much interests manifest
by those present and much good
work along educational lines will be
accomplished in the two weeks of in
struction thus arranged for the bene-
tit of teachers in this section of the
state. The first session opened at l l
O'Clock Monday forenoon. Follow
ing few appropriate remarks by
Prof W. A. Beebe, a devotional SER
vice was led by Rev. G. C. St. Clare of
the Cong'l church. Secretary of State
Fleetwood gave short and very
pleasing address of welcome. The in
structors present at the opening ses-
sion were: Prof. Lyman Allen of the
State Normal School of North
Adams, Mass, who will instruct in
geography ; Principal W. P. Abbott,
OF Proctor, arithmetic; Mary Ander.
son, OF Chicago, nature study; and
Miss Smith, Of Proctor, drawing.
The regular work was begun at Que
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Tuesday forenoon, Principal W. P.
Abbott OF Proctor had a class in
arithmetic, Miss Bertha Smith of
Proctor gave an interesting and
highly instructive lesson in drawing
and Miss Anderson OF Chicago treat
ed the subject of Iature study in a
manner, which demonstrated her en-
lnent titness as an instructor in this
partiCu ar branch. 4 lesson in gram,
mar by Lyman B. Allen, was also
highly interesting and instructive.
Ia the afternoon Miss Smith gave
another lesson in drawing and Miss
Anderson treated thesuhiact of "Out-
door Lessons on Trees" Mr.. Allen
again took up geography and Mr..
Abbott instructed in grammar.
This afternoon and evening Rev
VIM. R. Lord, of Rockland, Mass,
will give a lecture-on "Birds, Their
Nature and Culture" The evening
lecture will be Illustrated and will be
in Academy Hall.
The public is cordially invited to
any or all Of the sessions and it is
hoped that "A large number of resi-
dents will show their interest in the
work Of the school by attending AS
many OF the sessions as possible. On
Wednesday evening, July 26th,
Henry l.. South wick, Dean of Emer-
son College of Oratory, will give a
lecture in Academy Hall.
Will Gilbert of Waterbury was a
guest at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Gilbert, in the south
part OF town over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". F. Flanagan were
been guests for several days last week
at the home of the latter's brother,
VIM. Rushford, in Johnson.
Miss BERTHE Chase of Waltham was
a guest several days last week at the
home of H. ]. Isham on Park street.
She returned home Saturday.
W. j. Utton expects to start soon
with his horses for racing campaign.
He viii tave for grooms B. F. browne,
Charles Wrisley and Jack Nash.
Rufus Kendall arrived in town from
Boston last Thursday ana is spend
ing vacation at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Kendall.
Mrs. Herbert Prouty and son, Rob-
ert, left the last of the week for
short visit with relatives in New
Hampshire and Massachusetts.
The erection of a barn in the rear
of FL. J. Isham's residence on Park
street is now under way and will be
completed as soon as possible.
Ernest Page returned home last
week from a ten days vacation, spent
in Wilder, VT, and Boston, and re-
sumed his work in the stone sheds.
The interior of Peoples Academy
has been greatly improved recently.
New hardwood floors have been laid
in the hall on the first floor and in
two of the recitationroOms. The ex-
tensive concreting in front of the
building also adds much to the ap-
pearance of the grounds and will be
much appreciated by the students.
w. Paul and wife and son, L. NJ.
Paul, returned from Greensboro last
Saturday, where they enjoyed
weeks outing. They were accom-
panied by friend of the latter. l..
NJ. Paul and friend started for Bos-
ton the first of the week, going by
way of Stowe and making the ascent
OF Mt. Mansfield. The former begins
at once the practice of law, having
opened an office in Boston, in part
nership with a former classmate in
the Boston Law School.
Extensive repairs are being made
at the National Fibre Board Mills
here, which has necessitated a shut
down for the past three weeks. Supt
Moore expects to be able to start up
the plant again next week. A new
aume and new wheel box have been
built and extensive repairs have been
made to the dam. A new roof to the
main building has also been built.
As the product of this mill is all ship
ped out of town, and nearly
all the raw material comes from
out of town, the extent Of the
business done is not generally known
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