Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-09

ing, sDtko's head was observed 10 pop out Of
the Instrument. The observer quietly Informed
another near him, and as h4 suak3shlp did not
show his hcsd unless the organ was used. they
concluded 10 keep the matter quiet uGtii TIC
close uf The service, when 40 examination vas
made ned mockssin snake three feet long was
taken lr0m his musical bed.
Closing Exercises Of Mount Vernon
Institute.
ga account of tho serious illness at tho time,
anq subsequent death Of o ncar relative Ct the
principals, the awards Of honor, distributed ct
the closing exercises Of Mt. Vernon lOsitutc,
haze 20. bccu heretofore published GA tho
moluiog CT the l9;h eli June the scholars all
assembled in the pallovs Of tho Institute, when
the principal, assisted by the teachers, 10 tho
rrcs.nco of several former pupils, bestowed
medals AID prrmiami upon The fOIl0wiug young
l.des:
Senior Circlt-Griduaton-1ho highest
hooo,s Ct the destitute, the certificate OF schol
arshp, was conferred uron Miss Mary *. Har'
per.
lsl Class-Gold medals for correct Rotations,
equally to Misses Clara Schwaiz. Bette Dutfey
aod uetto Strauss. Gold badge for polite dc.
pertinent to Miss III. *. Harper,
POD Cias5-SiiEcr medal Tor corrcct reclta-
tions and examination to Miss blatlio Ash.
According 10 cxaninasiou-Premiums-lst iu
Geography AID Pad 10 Philosophy to Miss II.
Genzocrger; 1st 10 Philosophy and Il 10 Geo.
graphy, to Miss N. Bent; 81 10 Geography
aud u in Grammar to Miss q. Dudley; Sd 10
Philosophy and Urammar,to hlissM. Henderson;
Bookkeeping and PcumaEship, to NJ SIS. Atwell;
EpiStolary Correspondence. TO Miss j.. Palt;
Bookkeeping and Composition, to Miss NJ. *.
Harper. Observance of Rules aud Polite De-
portment-SiIycr medal to Miss Mamie MiIls.
Polite Observation-Disclosures to Misses Hottie
Strauss, Bette DulFey, Clara Schwalz, Emma
Atwtl, Minnie Henderson, Mattio Ash, Ii.
Gcnlzbcrgcr, Stella Alwe Nicely BreDt, Carrie
Dudley, Lille Goodrich, L'zzjc Pail ADD Bar
bara Baird.
Division 10 81 Ciasa-Si!vcr medals for cor,
rect rccilaIiCn4. equally, to Misses kato Nc
Gahey and Stella Kaufman Premium 10 Pen
mars.;p 10 Miss Willie Brjwu. Polite de-
Pertinent, premiums equally, 10 Misses Stella
Kaufman, Willie Brown AID kato NlcGahey.
Bid Class-SilVcr medal for cotrec; rtc,ta-
ton to Miss Eugcnia Norris Honorably men-
toned Miss Rosa Sherwood. Penmanship-
Silver medal to Miss Minnie + bridge. Aritk-
mctic-Silvcr medal to Miss Ada Smarr. Bills
and Acccua!s-Silver medal to Miss Rosa J..
Sherwood. Peumanshp and general improve.
nert TO Miss Florence Bagrett. Observance
OF -Pfcmiums-lst Miss Mary Nero, of
Fairfax c5u0ty; "a. Miss Sherwood; 81, Miss
Norris, and 1.lI to Miss Florence Baggett.
j.h Class of Observation-Disclosures to Miss
Miunic E:dridgc, Lulu House and Ella Brown.
-, / S;ycr "A tnr
recitation 10 Miss Carrie Price Silver medal for
csrrect reelalion and examination to Miss Fanny
o. Day. Silver medal for purctualiy to Miss
Bsssic Brsgcr premiums-For general in'
proytmart, to Miss Fannie Cats; 10 Epistolary
Corrceronjcncc, to Misses Fah Baggctt aud
Kate Kelly, and ID Arithmetic, 10 Miss Jennie
Henderson.
4:h Reading Clsss-l'renums 10 Misses Ida
WadGy, Mollic Burroughs, Martha Watkins,
Katie Burroughs aud Minnie Brcnse.
Ith Ciass-Si!yer medal lyr correct recita.
ton 10 Miss Jennie CoGlug Prcmuus-To
Miss Laura Smith; best 10 Geography, TO Miss
Lizzie Ghcch; 10 letter writing, LIST, to Miss
Lena Dea!Ean; -, to Miss E3a SchwaIz: gen.
cral Improvement 10 studies, 10 Miss Kynar
Powers; Tor imprGyement 10 PcuGlanshD. l5t,
to Miss Katie Burroughs; -, to Miss Wsddy,
aad Il, to bliss GhccD.
KiudcrgarIiu--M Medals aud premiums TO
these nakiGg the greatest improvement Or.
lkceraphy-Siivcr medal TO Miss Lena Heller,
SID lst premium 10 Miss Emma Watkins.
ArithDctic-Silvcr medal TO Miss Alice Hen
ders5a AID lst premium. to Miss Nellie Bur.
rougts. Rcading-Silver medal to Miss Daisy
WASHINGTON. Wri;i5g-Fcr improvement and
nea.1css, silver medal TO Miss Ada Cogao.
Preniums-lss. TO Miss Hannah Pa1; -, to
Miss Daisy Washoetob; 81, to Miss Annie
Bauer; 4.h, to Miss Alice Henderson, and 9Th,
to Miss Annie Greco. Gcograph5-Si!vcr
medal to Miss Ida Bsgrctt. Aiilhmetc-Pre.
MUM to Miss Ernie Duckrcel. Dictstion-
Silver medal to Miss Katie Bauer. Obscr.
vance Ct Rules-Premium to Miss Katie Baner.
2cd Music Class-Picmiums given by the
teacher, Miss j. GarHood: lst, for diligence,
to Miss Mamie Nero; Fed, for diligence, to
Miss Fiah Bsegett; 81, Improvement 10 scale S, |
TO Miss Lulu House; 4th, best 10 execution, to
Miss Ida Waddy; 5:b, musical terms, to Miss
Kate Kelly; G:h, general improvement, lst, to
Miss Florence Bagrcu; %, general improve
m:nt. to Hiss i3ia Schwaiz.
4 ValcGc:ory, written, and delivered With |
much feeling, by Miss Mary *. Harper. Grew |
tears from tic eyes of all her eohoolnates.
The pupils uLited 10 farewell chorus, when |
they we're dismissed to reasonable Oh the sec.
cod Monday Of September.
CtiIliness, dizziness, pairs iu the side and
back. sleepiDcss llstlcssecss-ln word, gen.
rraI torpor OF The sgsten-all these clearly in-
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