The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-07-01
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MATTERS In MAINE.


Exhibition of WntervilIe Classical Iusti.
tute.
Especial to the Press.1
WATERvILLE, June 3O-The annual prize
exhibition of Waterville Classical Iustitute oc-
Cured to-day. Last evening there was a grand
concert given by the Temple Quartette of Bos
ton, assisted by Mrs. J. w. Weston as vocalist
and Miss J. E. Taylor of Waterville as pianist.
The concert was fine success and was we'll
attended.
This morning the prize exhibition occurred
and was well attended, many of the parents of
the scholars being present,who were very much
interested in the exercises. The following are
are the prizes awarded For deck nation,
first prize to Willard F. Page of Houlton; sec
ond prize to W. Wilmington Mayo of Hodgdon,
For composition collegiate course, first prize
to Clara E. Hoxe of Fairfield; second prize to
Alice M. Emerson of West Waterville. In
the preparatory course the prize was given to
Julia M, Edwin of Augusta.
The following is the order of exercises:
National Glory. ................... Henry Clay
James j. Barry, Waterville.
''A'A'0' j. Adler wang, cherry aeEn
Fannie W. Chandler, wateryille.
4-ESSdy-J0tt1ngS from Lille,
Nellie NJ. Craig, Fredericton, N. B.
5-Essay-Iife's Mission,
Julia M. Edwin, Augusta
6-Essay-Sowing and Reaping,
Alice M. Emerson, West waterville.
1.-THE Honored Dead. ...:..:............ Beecher
Charles E. Conant, Freeport.
Lizzie S. Friend, Etna.
sMoraf courage Oar r nsri o. VSa ;Smay
1o-Essay-Let the Evil of each day be sufficient
Annie l. Getchell, Waterville-
1l-P0ties without Party Everatt Fcci c iAnOn
12-Essay-The Will and the Way,
13-Memory Retributive Power: Anon
James Geddes, Watervle.
14-Essay BE what you Seem,
15-Essay- Sculptors,
Bertha A. Knight, Watervile.
D " Hannibal =. Hamin, Bangor
7-Essay-Heroism,
Cora B. Lincoln, Waterve.
1S-voices of the Dead. .................. Cumming
Charles S. Lemont, Bath.
anu -'-i Walter S. Lord, Acton dp
20-Essay-God in Nation,
Fannie Lowe, waterville,
21-Unjust National Acquisitions. .Corwin
Allen P. Soule watervlle.
Lizzie Mathews, Watervile.
23-Essay-Manners
N. Nora Pulsifer, watervle.
-Essay-Refected Light,
Jane M. Read, S. Gardner, Mass
5-Essay-Drifting,
Eva Scales, Wateryille.
pp ' = Millard F. Page, Houlto ss
27-Essay-Our Life Path,
Mary L. Stevens. Waterville.
28-Danger of Exclusive Devotion to Business,
William E. Morang, Bangor.
29-Responsibility Of American Citizens. Story
w. Worthington Mayo, Hodgdon.
[ByAssociated Press
Meeting of the GOvernO r and Council.
AUGUSTA j ne 3O.-The Governor and Coun-
Gil held a session to-day and adjourned this
evening to the 18th of August. The business
transacted was mostly routine. Two railroad
companies, the st. Croix and the Boston &
Maine have paid the state tax and a committee
OF the Council, consisting of Messrs Lindsey
and Downes, has been appointed to press the
payment of taxes due from other roads.
The Governor and several of the Council
will leave in the early train to attend the grad
uating exercises at the Normal School in Farm
ington.
Death of n Bath shipmasfer.
BATH, June 30.-A private despatch to the
owners announces the arrival at Queenstown,
yesterday, of the ship Itasca of this port, from
San Francisco, in charge of Mr.. Cotton, frs
officer the captain, Henry W. Rush of this
city, having died on the passage.