National Republican., 1878-06-07
GEORG ETOWN NEWS.
LrSrHrcuN INSTITUTE COMMENCEMENT

LISTHIcuN INSTITUTE COMMENCEMENT.
Tho third annual commencement Of the
Linthicum Institute took place last even.
ing at the Curtis School building. The
ca ,rciscs were conducted by Professor
L. b. Hay, and were opened with
prayer by the Rev. A. r. Stuart, rector of
Christ Church The annual report was read
by Professor Hay, and showed the institution
| to be in a hourishing condition. During the
first year there were three instructors and an
| average attendance Of fitty-fve pupils during
| the second year four instructors, with an
average attendance of seventy pupils, and
during the present year four instructors, with
an average attendance of eighty-iour pupils.
The programme was then continued, as fol-
lows:
Salutatory. Mr.. A. a. Hassan: recitation, AN
Order for Picture" l. N2rdltnser; rcc!tstIon,
Murphy: recitation, The BGrOn,s Last banquet
J. strasbmrrcr; music. piano solo. l. NnrllImgcr;
lunished' lin charnctrrl. Charles r.; Schutt; rcci'
tRtiOn, Peter Sorghum In Love, JuhnsBrOwning;
recitation; John Maynard" John Gr@ycs
Dumps, commercial drummer. \. Mckcnny
SrpImus Sellwcil jolly, adrimmcr J. Strasburger;
Mr.. Iabez SiggNgs, a grocer Charles Il. schuu;
Waiter, John Browning; clerks, purchasers, &c.
During the rendition of the sketch black
board was placed, on which was written the
| following and which created much amusc-
ment:
STUDENTS I.S.
Breakfast G to 9; dinner . to ;; supper, Q to L.
BW u HTc.-Soup h history; hash q hu chem
istry: grammar on toast; bookkeeping stow soft
shell clOquence: geometry pie OrthOgraphy roast; ;
free lunch, midnight
Hon. Josiah Dent. chairman of the board of
trustees, then awarded the prize Of $50 pro-
vided by the board for general excellence to
Mr.. Charles Il. Schutt, and announced the fol.
| lowing rs being entitled to honorary degrees ::
\. 4. Hassan, Mr.. Freeman, Mr.. Reynolds, VI.
J. Murphy,'l. Nordiuger, and Mr.. Frzzell.
| The benedictiOn was then pronounced by the
| Rev. Mr. Murray, OF Congress Street NJ. T..
| Church, and the audience dismissed.
THE POTOMAC DoAT cLUB.
The regular meeting of the Potomac Boat
Club was held at the club rooms, West End
Hotel, Wednesday evening, aud several new
| members were elected. A resolution was
| adopted changing the scull uniform of the
club, aud 1t will hereafter consist of a white
shirt, trimmed with red, dark navy.bluc
| brecchcs and red turban. The racing commit
tee were instructed to open negotiations with
the leading clubs, inviting them to a contest
OIL the Potomac at an early date. 1t Is the in
| tcntOn of the Potomac Club TO give grand
club regatta about the lst Of July, and there
will bu number OF fine races. The annual
! shell race for the challenge cup, presented ly
the Nassau Club, Of New York, to the Potomac,
to be rowcd for annually between the married
! ulu slUBe men bl lilc tlND, Will DC OuC VI tue
exciting features Of the regatta.
THEFT.
The stable of Mr. J. J. IOsmcr, No. 50 Bcall
street. was entered Wednesday night and
| robbed of valuable horse. A man named
Lovcjoy is suspected as being the thief.
RIVER FRONT.
Arrived-Schooncr +. w. Johnson, Hough-
ton, Boston; l.. p. Pharo, Anderson, New
York James Drury, Crowcll, Boston, all to
load coal Enos b. Phillips Baker, Gardner.
| Me- with ice to the Great Falls lee Company /;
Maggie J. Chadwick, Norris, Gardner, Me-,
with ice to Kcnncbcc Ice Company.
| Clcared-SChooner +. W. johnson, HOugh-
| ton, Boston, with $50 tons of coal Alfred
Braybrook, Phillips, Fall River, so tons of
| coal William ID. Marvel O'Kceie Providence
with 652 tons of coal l.. d. Rathbonc, Crowell
Boston, with 400 tons Of coal Daniel Brown,
| Emerson, Fall River, with 400 tons of coal I;
John T. Sanford, Berry, Dighton, $50 tons Of
coal.
| GRAIN ARRIVALS.
| by canal-Boat LoudOn, with 5000 bushels
of wheat and GOO bushels Of corn to l.. D..
| Hartley, also 200 bushels of wheat and 200
| bushels of corn to H. ". Talbot; Mollic c. W.
| Baycr, with $500 bushels ol wheat and - bales
of hay and boat j. n. Thomas, with $500
bushels Of corn and $50 bushels of wheat to
J. G. & J. VI. Waters; Wheeler & Barron, with
| / 800 bushels Of wheat and 500 bushels of corn
to 4. d. Hartley, also 400 bushels Of wheat
and ] ,3O5 bushels of corn TO ii. NJ. Talbot.
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