Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-09-28
Picnic ut Dandy.

A very pleasant feature Of the pas
week was the picnic held by the Cougre
gational Sabbath-school, on the Laphan
grounds, known as maple Terrace" OF
Thursday. The weather, to be sure. wa.
little cool, but it was pleasant, never
theless, and some two hundred persons as
embed, every one of whom seemed with
pleasure to enter into the spirit of the
delightful occasion.
Dea. P. A. Broughtou, the appointed
president of the day, being necessarily All
sent, Rev. j. p. Stone called the assembly
to order, led in prayer, and performed The
duties of president.
There were no long dry speeches, but
there was excellent singing by the school,
led by Mr.. S. L. Griffith, and very good
speaking of dialogues and single pieces, Of
which we may note the following:
l. "What are we living for?'-By Mary A.
Whittemore
2. "Emma's Faith" or, "a Rainy Dayn-gv
Diana r Sargent.
5. 'The Land of Bliss" dialogue-By Ella c.
Bruce, Eunice Nichols, Emma Markham. Stella
Baker and Mary Whittemore.
4. "How to be Useful dialogue-By Isabella
Neil and Louisa gilmore
5. ''Bands of Hope in Sabbath Schools" a dia-
logue-By Jennie Dolph and Stella Baker.
6. Glow to be Good" dialogue-By John
Barber Mattocks, Marcellus H. Mattocks and
Jennie E. Griffith,
T. REGULATIONS Of single pieces-by Nelson c.
Griffin, Ellen Neil, Alexander Neil, Nancy s,
Neil and Willie Waldo.
s. bright New Cent" dialogue-By Ellen
Neil, Charley Rogers and George C. Risden.
g. "The Resurrection of Lazarus" a dialogue -
By Mrs. S. L. Griffith, Mrs ]. p Stone, Misses
Ella c. Bruce, Stella g. Baker, Julia E. Markham.
Maria L. Gilmore and Isabella Neil.
All these exercises were of good char
acter, interesting and instructive. and the
parts were in general we'll performed
and, being interspersed with good and
spirited singing, it is no marvel that many
who were present expressed themselves as
having been highly entertained.
We should not forget to say that there
was very long range of tables tastefully
laid and richly furnished with everything
needful to crafty the taste or delight the
aye, of which, after the divine blessing
had teen invoked, the multitude partook |
with hearty good will. We Judge that
none went away hungry, for when all had
eft, there remained of broken fragments
more than "seven baskets full" besides
rood deal that was not broken.
A circumstance which added not lit.
lie TO the pleasantness of the occasion was
he unexpected presence of Mrs. Lapham,
Who, after an absence of nearly year,
lad jsst returned to visit Dandy, glad to
rect so many children and friends on the
rounds, at the door, and even in the
ouse, where for so many years had been
er happy home. 1t seemed good to see
er there, and her kind words of approval
nd her manif- st interest in the exercises !
f the occasion was source of gratifca-
ion to very many.
At the close, resolutions were passed, to :
le effect that We have had good time
IT which we ought to be thankful; and {
lat We will stand by the Sabb1th- school I
! long as we live; after which all arose !
I'D united in singing :
praise God from whom all blessings fow,"
ter which the children played and .,
clicked as they pleased, and the older r
lrt Of the assembly chatted and laughed t
they pleased, till from necessity they b
ere at length induced to separate and .
owe towards their respective homes it
Thus passed away the picnic, much en- s,
yed and long to be remembered c
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