Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-04
CORRESPONDENCE
 FROM THATCHER

THATCHER, May 3.--The click of mowers is heard on every hand. The bailers are busy at work, and the first crop of hay is rapidly being cared for.
 Thatcher was almost deserted by the young people on May Day, as most of them took in the celebration at Saf- ford
 Gean Damron has gone to Silver City to work with his teams. He expects to remain all summer.
 II. C, Layton offered his resignation as justice of the peace before the board of supervisors last week. After his release, Thomas Naylor was appointed to fill the vacancy.
 carload of new threshing machines and bailers reached Thatcher Saturday. The outlook for splendid crops this year makes new machinery necessary.
 Richard Layton is having the founda- tion made for 8 new addition to his house
 The board and faculty of the Acad- emy are much pleased with the way the attendance is keeping up this year. The number of students Is larger now than ever before at this time ot the year.
 Bently Sessions of Hubbard was a visitor in Thatcher Saturday.
 Dell Kimball has an extensive spray ing outfit and is kept very busy spray ing fluit trees this spring. lie has sprayed a great many orcnards, and is still at work
 Mrs. Nellie White of Silver City, N. M., is visiting her mother, Mrs. Esther Damron.
 The measles has spread through the entire town, and number of severe eases are reported, though mostly they are light.
 John Hoopes, who came home from Texas few weeks ago, has decided to remain home and run his farm this summer
 Bennie Blake of the Anderson & Blake dairy of Globe, was visitor in Thatcher Monday.
 The time of the regular priesthood class meeting has been changed from Monday evening to Sunday evening for the summer season.
 Capas Notes, who has moved from Central to Thatcher, was voted in as q member of the ward Sunday.
 The following children were baptized Saturday and received their confirma tion Sunday: Theresa Layton, Martin Stewart, Earl Coplan, George Stow and Frederick Williams.
 The following persons spoke in the testimony meeting Sunday afternoon: Bishop Tyler, w. A. Posey, l. r. Rob inson, James Wakefield, Orval Allen, samuel Tenny, Minford Moody, Mir. Bigloe, and J. l.. Wilkins.
 Miss Stella Rlatt, Miss Lizzie Dam ron and Mrs. Nellie White were driv- ing home from Safford on Sunday af- tcrnoon, when their horse took fright and ran away, throwing out Miss Piatt and Mrs White. Miss Damron chung to the horse, but was about to be pitched headlong, when someone came to her rescue and caught the horse. The wheels of the carriage pass ed over Mrs. White and Miss Platt, and bruised them up quite seriously. They were both belfast on Monday morning. Miss Damron was unhurt, but badly 
 The Mutual Improvement associations held their closing COujoint meeting for the season on Thursday evening. An tire comic program was planned by way of a change from the regular order of the winter. The following program was rendered to large and enthusiastic gathering:
 Opening exercises.
 Comic recitation, by Alma Sessions.
 Comic song, by E. D. Phillips.
 Comic recitation, by Emma Gulf.
 Comic song, by Lizzie Claridgc.
 Comic reading, by Rupert E. Lee Wixom.
 Comic stump speech, by Lon Mat thews.
 Comic song, by Ruth Kimball.
 The shirt waist dance given Friday evening was q great success. A large attendance was present, and the young men seemed to enjoy the privilege of dancing with their coats off. They want to make it permanent rule for hot weather. Lemonade, ice cream and cake was served, and good sum was raised.
 A large crowd was in attendance at the Sunday school concert on the even ing of May Day. The dialogues and musical numbers were rendered in a pleasing manner, but the pretty May Day cantats, where the May Queen was the May pole braided, and the drills and dances given, was the pret tiest and most fascinating part of the evening. All were much pleased with the success of the entertainment.
 Mrs. Fletcher of Ogden, Utah, is wis ting her sister Mrs. Emma Merrill.