The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-02
Pennington Matters.
PENNINGTON, July LIST, Is

PENNINGTON, July LIST, 1872
THE ABBOTT FAMILY SCHOOL
closed its spring term Thursday Wednesday
evening the students gave prize defamation
at the Old South church, at which some twenty
boys competed. large crowd attended and
everything passed off finely, the boys doing
themselves credit. NH. stH H s.1
THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL ~
CLOSED Friday Thursday was devoted to the
examination of classes ''B c. and d." all of
which exercises showed marked degree of
proficiency, hard study and thoroughness of
understanding. Friday forenoon was occupied
in the examination of the GA" or graduating
class, numbering fourteen ladies and eleven
gents. This class received high compliment
from Gov. Perham for their excellence in the
examination which they underwent In the
afternoon, the graduation exercises of A. class
occurred at the old South church. The house
was filled to overlooking. Music was furnished
by Billiards. orchestra of Lewiston The fol-
lowing is the programme:
ID. VOCAL MUSIC. ..rr
Prayer.
VOCAL MUSIC.
Salutatery. ........ Clinton A. Woodbury. Sweden
Light from the East Carrie A. Cargill, Augusta
NJ
j. Frank Stevens, West Gardiner
Class Chronicles. Lizzie A. Rogers, Richmond
Relation between Teacher and Pupil,
. Thomas Varney, windham
Pure Gold ......,........ George F. Howe, Greene
Glass Prophecies. Lewis F. Worthley, Pennington
Rewards of Labor 49,. Mariana Bailey, Pennington
Puritan and Pilgrim Fred E. G. Robbins Winthrop
MUSIC.
-Valedctory. Clara A. Fobcs Paris
The Following are the members of the grad
uating class;- ... Hrai4r ...s r.s
Mariana Bailey, Angie L. Boothby Carrie A.
Cargill, Celia E. Clement, Clara A. Forbes,
Eliza I. Getchell, Aldana c. Hatch, Augusta
a. Holley, George f. Howe, LOWE A. Leland,
Lizzie iii. Norton, Sarah b. Pierpont, Lizzie c..
True, William E.. Gorham, Charles A. Har-
rington, William III. Newell, Herbert o. Pat
ten, Fred r. c. Robbins, Herbert E. Stetson,
=, Frank Stevens, Lewis A. Thomas, Thomas
Yarney, Clinton A. Woodbury., Lewis F.
Worthley, Lizzie A. Rogers.
The different pieces were well written and
well read. Appropriate remarks were made by
Coy Perham who conferred the diplomas, also
by Prof. Rounds, the principal In the evening
large company gathered in Normal Hall, the
occasion being the reunion of the old gradu-
ates and their friends. A concert was given by
Billiards. orchestra Thursday evening, under
the direction of GA" class, at Old South
church. Although not large audience was
present, those who were had the benefit of
frst-class entertainment.
POLITICAL aaislf lla
The following item, think, speaks loudly:
A gentleman informed me Saturday that his
grandfather, who resides in Winthrop, is now
eighty-four years of age That every year since
he became of age he has voted the straight
Democratic ticket. He says this year that he
cannot swallow the pill offered to him by the
Standard, argus, ETC., and will throw his vote
and do his utmost to elect GENERAL GRANT
A certain Democrat one day last week had
considerable to say about how many votes
wonld be thrown for Greeley in and around
New Portland. On a little cross questioning
he finally acknowledged that all were Dema-
Gratis, and that she thought" they would vote
for Horace. 1t seems to me this is fair speci-
men of the standing of the philosopher in
this county-when you corner the Greeley
men, they are not there.
ITEMS.
The thermometer yesterday and Saturday in
dieted 1000 in the shade-the hottest of the
season.
Hon. j. w. Porter has commenced building
his factory in Strong 1t will be 20 x 40 and
will be run by thirty horse power engine