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Show TIIANKSCIVIliC AT WILLARD. An ExoeUcnt I'mgnim- lHtplny anil I)eiorjit lon A It ii n -n way. Tlinnlisgiving has passed and the1 chickens and turkeys can rest contented. con-tented. A commit tec was appointed last Sunday to prepare n program suiL-nhle suiL-nhle for the occasion. The commit tee consisted of the teachers of the three schools of this precinct, viz: Messrs. Jas. J. Chandler, Chan-dler, Jas. S. Perry, Ceo. F. Harding and MisH Jennie Hubbard. Great credit in due them for their excellent excel-lent program, which consisted of music, songs, recitations, speeches and sentimenls, which were responded re-sponded by tho school children, they taking an active part in the exercises. The brass band was on ham1, which helped to make the day lively. The meeting house was decorated decorat-ed to suit the occasion; a line display dis-play of grains, fruits, vegetables and minerals was made, which went to show that the earth is the mother of them all. Among the speakers were Mayor Peter Lowe and M. W. Dallon. The latter spoke on the sugar industry and of the time when molasses was first made in this settlement from sugar cane. A number of pat riot if songs was sung by the school children. A ball in the evening wound up the day's proceedings. An exciting run-away took place soon after meeting. Alma Facer was driving a mare in a cart, when the harness broke and let one of the shafts down. The mare, taking tak-ing the situation in at a glance, skipping bv the light of the moon, leaving Alma to mourn the loss of a harness and cart. Goooknoich. Wiu.Aitn, Utah, Now 17th. |