The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-14
REUNION OF TROY CONFERENCE
ACADEMY
A Day Long to be Remembered.
LARGE ATTENDANCE.
prom,ncn, Persons in Attendance.

I they arose thursday ana saw the ram pour
ing down and every appearance denotinp
that the day would be dark and stormy
we're many and varied. AS the hours
passed by many anxious ones were contin-
ally on the look out and gazing at the
clouds which still kept pouring down rain,
and it was not until about ten o'clock that
they cleared away, and the weather-wise
predicted and others hoped-that the day
would vet be fair and that the reunion in
which they were all so deeply interested
might prove to be a success. Ono man to
encourage his neighbors and friends said
that old probabilities predicted that there
would not be much rain and that all would
yet be well, and he was right, for about
ten the clouds cleared away and the day
from that time was bright and cool, for
which every one was thankful As if the
day had been as hot as the past three or
four had been, the services would have
been far less interesting and listened to
with much less enthusiasm than they were.
Nothing occurred of note during the
morning save the playing OF the Queen
City band, who formed in procession at the
college grounds about 1890 and marched
through Nam street to a position near the
hotels where for a time they discoulycd
their sweet music to the qualification of
quite a crowd who assembled to listen to
| them At 1915 the mail train from Rut-
land arrived, which brought quite number
to swell the numbers of those who were
already IN attendance. The special train
/ from Troy arrived about an hour later. fol-
lowed soon after by that from Castlclon
and other stations ON the Rensselaer, and
Saratoga railroad. The visitors were met
at the depot by the reception committee,
who promptly furnished accommodations
Tor all in attendance, and the hospitality
shown by the good people OF Poultney ON
this occasion was the subject of much re-
mark. Soon after l o'clock those in at
tendance from abroad and the citizens Of
the village began to Wend their way to the
academy park, where it had been an
nuunccd the exercises were to he held. and
soon quite large number were gathered
there Among the number were those who
stood at the highest point in the ministry
and had climbed to the highest pinnacle in
the profession Of teachers. Men were there
whose regulations as lawyers, physicians,
editors and bankers were widely and favor
ably known.
An hour was pleasantly spent in social
and friendly intercourse, while the mem
bers of the band amused quite an audience
in the pastune, frequently INDUCED as hop
skip ana a jump Fred Lucas leading ali
his competitors. Many others amused
themselves in strollng about the building.
the old scholars examining into old rooms,
glancing through the halls and noticing the
many and varied improvements that had
been made in and around the building since |
they last visited it.
THE DECORATIONS
about the building were not ON very eX-
tcnsive scale but quite tasty and just what
was needed. The reception room and the |
parlor on the left as we entered the build
ing were neatly trimmed with festoons of |
evergreen. Over the door that leads into |
the reception room was the following very |
appropriate motto:
1884. r. C. a. 1874.
Grects Her Children,
And Awaits Her Grandchildren
At the end of the hall facing the en-
trance, in large letters, was the word
''wELcoME,'
and over the door between the parlor and |
the reception room in wreath of ever
green was the following
1884. 1874.
In the hall on the right was a large and
beautiful boquct, the perfume from which
was noticed through large portion of the
building
AT TWO O'CLOCK
a procession was formed on the academy
grounds and marched to the Methodist |
church, where owing to the threatening ap-
pearance of the skies it had been decided to |
haye the afternoon exercises take place. !
The order of the procession was as fol- |
lows
/. Harry Leslie, Marshall.
.. Queen City Conet Band
B. Trustees Of Troy Conference Aca-
deny.
4. Principal and Teachers
3. Students of Troy Conference AGA
deny.
6. Students of Ripley Female College.
Z. Citizens and Visitors.
In which order they marched to the
Methodist church, which was filled before
the procession arrived there, so much so
that those who had joined in it had some
difficulty in procuring seats,
While the audience was being seated the
band, which had been stationed in the gal
lery, discoused some Of their best music.
The audience were called to order by
Rev. John Newman, ID. D., who an
nounced that w. II. Kelly of the class of
1s4s had been selected to preside, and re-
questing him to appear to the front, which
he did. On the platform was seated
Bishop Jesse T. Peck, d. D., and Rev.
Dr. Newman, Rev Martin Z. Cady, pre-
sent principal Of the institution and Hon.
H. A. Parmenter Of Troy
THE EXERCISES
| at the church were as follows:
| l. Prayer-Rey George l.. Sage of New
| York, teacher in 1859.
| 9. Address of Welcome Rev. NJ. +.
Cady.
3. Reply on behalf of the gentlemen, by
Hon. Il. A. Parmenter, class of 1913,
| which was fine production and well re-
ceiyed.