Show I batum rs EDITOR JOT joelia liA As AN i I 1 0 A sonie tir ric since I 1 communicated on municA ted willi the iho public through paper aper I 1 think a lews fawn 1 items froni from this place amsy be ba of interest to state ahat ou our district schools have never leen as well at attended is as this winter we leavo enrolled in the primary department SO 80 pupils in ane intermediate 75 73 with ft a gool good daily attendance our whole school population numbers umbers ii less than so by the figures figurea given it shows that a good percentage persen tage ot of thoe tho e of wye age attend school the primary aca aci is taught 0 by miss aliss francis wood of logan the file intermediate by mr 11 martin woolf of Mill milleville millville ville our sabbath school lias has also gi greatly batly improved this winter under tinder the of mr richard jessop and his assistants with a good baie of teachers teacher having an average acted attendance of pupils as 1 by the the scho school 01 was graded at the commencement of this year into classes with willi a 1 teacher and an ail assistant in each class clase which has greatly increased the interest in both teachers find and pupils tile the school has been up till late badly crippled for tile lie want of books and other things ne necessary cesary i lor or its success an effort was made some time ago ago to pel get up a concert to raise funds oto to help bell said school but for loiue reason foiled but ab about out three weeks week 8 ago it was resolved by the and teachers to make inake another effort and I 1 am plea pleased ed to to s tate state the second da a L success financially and otherwise e it came off on friday last and was well veil attended tile the hall being well filled it opened with a i song by the sunday school choir followed by the abo pro gramme ar ranged 0 for that pu purpose pose which consisted of bongs 95 and recitations also a short farce entitled the little rebel hebel one very interesting piece of the entertainment entertainment was 14 young ladies appearing in illi uni uniform fOrn with in what is ia called the gesy drill under the direction of mrs ester If ammond that looked very nice the only drawback their being not room enough or and a little tuo too much bur hurried ried the audience was also entertained by y some darky with banjos and sou sous songs b s colored up for the occasion there was one feature connected with the audience that ight and I 1 trust will be improved upon in the matter of applauding A proper way of apala applauding is calculated to encourage but our young people resort to loud lend whittling and hollowing to ta me it is very much out of place especially when held in a hall wherein therein the people meet to worship the lord I 1 feel ee it right to speak in praise of tile the aid rendered to us by our friends and brethren who composed the brass band of paradise L Is as their presence arid and sweet music added much to the entertainment and the people generally express themselves with etli feelings of gratitude to them for their kindness kindness in helping out our sunday school concert I 1 am informed by the super superintendent super that the sum bum realized from the entertain entertainment mei it will clear then them of a debt deb tand and have a nice little surplus in their hands whick will be immediately used for other needed improvements our S auperin tend e ney of this county counte at one of their visits this winter informed us that we ve were a way behind the times thues which caused renewed ned energy to our ward conference was held in our meeting house sunday bornino morning at 10 with a good 3 attend ancs ance of the members of said ward there were on oil the bland councilor isaac smith 0 of f the stake presidency A G barber of tile the high council golam kimball Kim ballone one of t the he presidency of the ihu fir first t se seven veil presidents of the fevel bics tics the bi bishopric of the ward seventies and elders the opening services com fenced as usual with singing i and prayer after which president isaac smith made a a few opening 1 remark then the presidents of the dil different Terent quoi quorum urns and organizations 0 t gave gave 1 a verbal report which showed them tob to bp in a good working 0 condition in the afternoon meeting tile tha ge general ahral church authorities and I 1 stake off officers leers nho ward ard officers and presidents of quorums and aid associations were presen presented teI to tile con congregation and sustained in their callings find and order after president Pies ident golden kimball addressed the congregation in his plain aud and forcible way va y upon ti their acir duties and privileges there was also alo als o a good attendance in the evenin evening al a which all three of ivr visiting brethren addressed us ug closed aloi ed the best ward conference I 1 have ever attended in I 1 mill ville i rl fi I 1 KISO MII march ath ISO 1891 I 1 |