The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-07-23
York.

is little II any doubt that they are drowned
A report says that the body Of IN unknown
woman, supposed to be that Of Mrs. Lucas, has
been washed ashore on the Shoals.
sPo"0es.
Don't buy the cheap sPOnges for sale on the
streets. A Brooklyn paper says that although
they look very white and clean, they often con-
tain dangerous residue from hospital use, or
from private use in disease. Upon washing
them they Often emit an offensive odOr. Don't
buy them.
ssofder.. Death.
DIED, at the residence Of Mr.. Mark Staples,
Pool street, Monday night, Mr.. Lewis Barker,
aged about IS years. Mr.. Barker has been an
invalid for some time, but on the evening pre-
ceding his death walked out. and was, to all APP
pearanees, as well as he had been for several
weeks. Soon after his return he commenced
coughing quite violently and II is supposed he
died from hemOrrhasc Of the lungs.
Saco .ippoist",eni.
Owen b. ChadbOurne has been appointed
Collector OF Customs at Saco, vice Vim. HObsOn,
suspended.
Financial Itrrss.
Mr.. Charles A. Moody has been elected cash.
Ter Of the First National Bank. o. this city. r.
II. IngersOl, Of Portland, has been elected Treas
urer Of York County Five Cent Savings lnsttu-
ton which Is connected with the First National
Bank and located here.
school Erap,is"tiO..
The annual examinations Of the Schools
of District No. of this city closed on
Friday afternoon with the exercises of the
graduating class at Shaw's Hall. We
learn that the examinations have been
very satisfactory indeed, and most of the
schools indicated that great amount of
work had been done by teachers and
scholars during the tenn. AS we have
before remarked, these examinations
were made with special reference To the
promotion of scholars nom lower TO a
higher school. The chairman Of the 5.
=. Committee, Mr.. Morris. had blank
card prepared. which he gave 10 the diff
ferent teachers, and before the eNamna-
ton OF scholar for promotion, the sew
eral teachers were requested To fill into
these cards only the names of such
scholars as they believed were prepared
tn be advanced To the higher school.
AMER the examination, II the scholar was
found SO prepared the Committee signed
the card honoring the scholar with pro-
motion rs recommended. No scholar
will be admitted to the higher school
without. these cards. We learn from the
afternoon ina the Hall, that cighty-Onc
scholars from the Primaries were thus
promoted To- the Intermediate Schools,
for;y-iour from the intermediate To tile
Grammar Schools, thirty from the Gram
mar Schools to the High School, and sew
enteen scholars Of the High School re-
ceiyed Diplomas; twelve having conf
pleted the four years course and five the
three years course.
The names OF those who completed the
four years course are rs follows:
LoREN Y. BERRY, NELLIE l.. EDGCOMB,
j. EDWIN BROOks, NJ. ELLA fOGG,
RADCIIFf n, fORD, ESTHER III. HOGAN,
ROYAL n. GOULD, LCCRLrlA VI. NERDS,
CLARENCE VI. PIERCE, l.. ESrELLE NORRIS,
4. lsADORE ADAMS. MARCIA n. SHAW
The names of the three year graduates
are
| l.. HARVEY kENDALL, ELLA IL. JORDAN,
LAURA T.. KNIGHT.
This Is the largest number ever gradu-
ated In one year from this school.
The Committee assured the public.
through their chairman, that the standard
OF the schools had been raised, and that
many of our schools and teachers are not
second to any of the same class In the
State.
THE GRADUATING EXERCISES
consisted of compositions, declamations,
vocal aud Instrumental music by the grad
uating class. Mr.. Berry opened with u
Latin Salulatory, and delivered IL with a
distinctness aud emphasis hardly ever oh
served On such occasions. IL was not,
| however, very well committed, which
added greatly To the speakers embarrass-
mont. We can hardly judge of the merits
| of many of the young ladies' themes, rs
| the voice used in the reading OF them was
generally not strong enough To be well
heard, unless very near the speaker. This
was a general failure throughout the
whole exercises. Even the Principal, MIR.
Parker. and the Chairman of the Com
mittee, whose lungs usually are In good
order, when addressing the graduates,
could not be well heard by those who
were in the back part of the Hall.
We hope the Principal ami Committee
will not again be guilty OF the same fault
which they probably have often corrected
| ia the scholars.
The young gentlemen in many Instances
were equally faulty with the ladies.
Ii Is not surprising that the exercises
were not well heard In the back part OF
the Hall, for the noise from the streets
| coming In nc the open windows, the rust
| ling of the fans of a heated and crowded
audience, ami the general hustle incident
| tn crowd. made Ii somewhat difficult for
n speaker tn be well heard, unless gifted
| with a heavy voice. The following was the
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
| I. SalutatOry Ina Latin, Loren 4. Berry.
Ansel L. Jelleson.
SINGING" Star Of the Twilight"
:. Essay-Rctrospecton, Lille Z. Gould.
| Laura L. knight.
| 5. England and America CButier,)
SINGISG-Misses fogg and Morris.
G. Essay" Earth hath Thousand Tongues
| Esther T.. Hogan,
:. Essay-Thc Cloud Spirit. Mission, -,
r..,v-coo,os,o0, Iri.,o Nellie L. Edss'o"O'
: h'''S-"'0'0S'0" ' L, Harvey Kendall.
.. Essay-Chanccs in Life, ClarcnceM riGrye.
500 For PIlNO-A. l.. Jcllcson.
| 10. Chronicles and Prophecics, lila n. Jorlan.
II. iicading-Thc Lost Heir, lt3oO,
| Emma Tibbetts.
u. Essay-LessOns frOm Flowers,
| Marcia a. Shaw.
a.. Essay-"IIo Little We know
| Lizzie Estclle Morris,
SISGING-Niss Could.
| 10. Dcclamation-The Amy ~ the Potomac,
| IChamberlain) ROYAL l.. Gould.
| Is. Decentralization OF Eugene Aram,
| (IIOod). Clarence vi. Pierce.
/ ~. Essay-Morning In the Forest,
Mary Ella fOgg.
| n. Essay-Loyed Ones Departed,
r.. isadore Adams.
DUET FOR PIANO-Misses Morris and shaw.
| Is Fs-ay-Ancient and Modern Ideas ofI.iberty,
Radciin n. Ford.
10. Reading" Which shall il be-"
| Mary W. Swain.