News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-02-08

science class at the Normal buildin
Monday.
Jude Robbins suffered an attack of hear
trouble last Saturday while walking o.
the street near the Nye store last Satur
day evening and fell, bruising himsel
quite severely.
| Tuesday, Feb. H. the G.. A. r. ant
| w. r. G. are to have n Valentine part,
in connection with their regular meeting
| Dinner will be served at noon to which
each member of 'h4 W. H. &. is priv
| legged to invite one guest
On Saturday evening at clock there
will be a food and candy sale at the Nor
| NAL school. This will be followed by
plays of the two upper classes, to which
a small admission will be charged. The
proceeds are to be devoted to school
needs such as piano cover.
All members of the G. A. r w. r. c.,
and of V Auxiliary are requested to
meet at their hall Sunday Feb. 18th, at
~ "' III. w H''Vh'i GiIC rltCidJ SViNlCt DIT
the Cone'l Church with the $ of V Camp.
The Camp has been asked to observe the
day in some way as it was Lincoln
birthday and is called Defenders Day.
Rev. A. M. Watts received news last
week, that in the storm of Saturday.
Jan. 2Stb, his fathers bark the Stephen
S. Hart was wrecked on the rocks off
the Cuttybunk island Mass. Captain
Watts and his crew together with the
crew Of the Cuttyhunk Life Saving sta
ton were all thrown into The sea by the
capsizing of the life service surfboat but
were all rescued by other boats.
There were about 90 in attendance
" Parents Night" at the Graded school.
The students recited in Geography, His
tory, Arithmetic, Reading and story tel
ling. After short intrrmission the
people gathered ia the high school room
and,were entertained by two short plays,
one taken from The Wise Men of
Gotham" the other from Dicken's
"Chrstmas Carol' which were much en-
joyed, as was the entertainment in the
grades.
Following is the following programme
for the johnson Grange meeting Thurs
day p. n., Feb. l6th:- Music by Choir;
Quotations.; Reading by Mrs. MuZzy; In
strumental Music, Enga Howard; Five
important Health Hints, Myrtle Cum
Question, Are we going
faster in the good roads movement than
our finances will warrant ~ Discussed
oy o. H. Wilson, Thos. Waterman, Ray
Barrows, Maurice Hill. and others; Solo,
Dayton Smalley; Recitation, Merle Davis;
for changes in household |
luties to give more time for self improve
nent, by all the ladies; Music.
Mrs. Clara Smith Magoon, wife of the |
ate Wilder Magoon, died Tuesday morn
ng, Feb. It'll, from pneumonia. Mrs. |
Magoon was born in Sterling, now John |
on, on May II, 1887. She is survived by |
me son, Edwin w. Magoon of Jefferson
lille, with whom she has lived since the |
leath of her hush md, on the home farm.
Also by three daughters, Mrs. Batchel
Ter of MOrrisville, Mrs. N. A. Waterman
# johnson, Mrs. Guy Fitch of Mechanics
lille, N. Y. and two sisters, Mrs. o. T.
'age of Westford, and Mrs. George Dill
ingham of johnson and two brothers,
ioses b. Smith OF Oregon, and George
V. Smith of Johnson. The funeral will
e held from the home Thursday after
Don, at 2 O'Clock, with burial in Lamoille
view Cemetery. The family have the
of this community.
The following report of s. A School for
candal" was written by Miss Lena
,ord:-
The ladies of the Dread Literary Club,
nder the direction of Mrs. l.. r. Allen
resented the play, 90 School for Scan
al " as a costume reading at the library
list Thursday evening. For several weeks
his event has been anticipated with
eenest interest, and although the night
vas stormy and the walks almost i'm
assable there was large audience pres
ut.
aid. in part, "a School for Scandal"
ritten by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, an :
rishman, was first produced at Drury
ane Theater in 1777, date not long be-
IRE the period covered by the last his
Try lesson studied by the club.
la the middle of the 18th century the
ultimate drama became popular be-
.use of the acting of David GaIrick, the t
an who gave us our first realistic type S
acting. Through him interest in
was revived and men like
and Sheridan were moved to r
rite successful comedies which have
zen played through all the years till
wv. Few pieces ever equaled the lay !
be read tonight in success; it Con- ] :