News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-06-28
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Flower Contest of District No. 8


Beginning April 10, at the opening
of school, flower chart OF Wiid now
ers was considered. Much interest
has been shown by the pupils and
outsiders. A prize was offered for
the one who brought the most diff
ferent kinds. Below is the list,
numbering 100, which has been kept
The teacher was Mrs. Louis Gilbert:
Mayfower, April 10; violet, April
10; hepatica, April 81; dog tooth
violet, April 81; trailing arbutus,
April 20; strawberry, May 1; boys,
May /; red riding hood, May 1;
Dutchman's breeches, May 2; Benja-
min-red, May 3; violet-white, May 3;
shepherds purse, May 8; violet-blue,
Nav a: wild oat, May 5; dande-
lion, May 5; shad, May 5; blood root,
May 5; cowslips, May 8; bluets, May
8; grape hyacinths, May IL; gold
thread, May IL; blue cohosh, May IL;
hobble bush, May IL; mouse ear ever
lasting, May II; girls, May II;
horsetail, May IL; twisted stalk,
May 16; Colts foot, May 16; bird
cherry, May II; trillium, May %;
downy yellow violet, May %; ground
nut, May %; witch hazel, May %;
star flower, May rs; red berry, May
%; swamp buttercup, May %; clin-
tonia borealis, May "a; speedwell,
May %; gill over the ground, May
%; early elder, May %; false Solo
%; pin cherry, May %; water avens,
May %; miterwort, May %; apple
/ blossom, May %; false miterwort,
May %; Polyanthus, May "a; peri
Wrinkle, May "a; baneberry, May "a;
buttercup, May 20; forget-me-nots,
May 81; blue grass, May 81; wood
violet, May 81; wild lily-of-the-val-
ley, May 81; fly honey-suckle, May
81; bitter crest, May 81; dogwood,
May 81; bunchberry, June 2; white
clover, June 2; red clover, June 2;
sorrel, June 2; cotton grass, June 2;
bulbons buttercup, June 2; pink
honey-suckle, June 3; wild aster,
June 5; sundrop, June 5; BURBERRY,
June 5; purple honey-suckle, June 5;
Thorn apple, June 6; choke berry,
June 5; sledge, June 6; phlox, June 6;
Jacobs ladder, June 6; American sar-
saparilla, June 6; mouse-ear chick
week, June 6; white honey-suckle,
June 5; mountain ash, June 5; wild
Gala, June 5; cypress spurge, June 5;
yellow avans, June 8; high bush
cranberry, June 8; blue flag, June
8; yaro, June s; paint brush, June 7;
white daisy, June 7; black mustard,
June 8; raspberry, June 8; spike
nard, June 8; yellow pond lily, June
10; horseradish, June IL; meadow
rue, June ~; bed straw, June IL;
black cherry, June ~; ragged robin,
June ID; golden ragwort, June Is;
Canadian sweet pea, June Is. May
"a, Jack-in-P Pulpit.
Sixteen couples attended the dance
Friday evening. There will be an
other dance this week Friday. Ice
cream and cold drinks will be served.
Everyone is invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles PEG and son
of Waterbury and Mrs. William PEG,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hermie Lanphear and
daughter and o, d. Bacon were call
ers at Robert st. Jocks Sunday.
Mrs. Harry Smith and Mrs. Harvey !
Gravlin visited in Morrisville Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Coils Willard visited
at Reuben Millard's Sunday.
A very interesting program was ,
given at the church Sunday. About =
so people were present.
Mrs. Clinton Wiltshire and little
son attended the Farm Bureau picnic /.
in Eden Saturday, going with Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Stowell in their car.
Mrs. William PEG went this week
Wednesday to Waterbury to spend a
few days with her son, Charles PEG.
Mrs. Gertrude st. Jock and son,
Robert, Jr., are going to Highgate
Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Raymore and family for three weeks
in camp.
School closed Friday with a picnic
in the town hall, which was enjoyed
very much by the pupils.
Mark st. Jock is at the Mary Il
Fletcher hospital for treatment.