Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-13

AR0on DAT.
How Il vae onesGved.
| Arprnx.-Arbcr Day exsfcises we're
splendidly carried out this afternoon By the
| originating class at the Webster Grammar
school. Spring street The exercises we're
held in the hall on the upper door. 4
them in bloo0 we're taseefully arranged
about the room. The blaekboasds vers
| pretfily decorated With drasines and
mot.,ss. There vas large attendance Of
parents Of the papiis Of this popular
school md their friends, inclsiias nary Of
the leading business men and their ladies.
Ex Mayor Penley. Rev. +. s. Root. Ara
Cushmsn, Chs. E. Wing. Eco. =. H.
Hu,chins, J. C. Haskell and members Of
the school board we're am pg those present
The exercises opened at 80. the gradu
ating class, sixty three in number, having
the hall. introductory remarks we're made
BY Professor Ssetsaa-
| Tia pfognnme vas - follows:
Greeuny Ssng, c.ass: REGULATIONS by
Hattie Wing, Edna Burr, Lula Noyes,
/ HeICy SAkvCIs 61ltu n018cl, AIVlQk
Bearce. Carrie Lowell. Myra MARVEL,
Julia Leader. Therese CrabIee. Nay
futile. Eva Morrison. Daniel Stevens,
Grace Furbush, Ins Marshall. Lulu Folsom,
Nediie Smell, Nina Suell, Ina Davis. Lila
Leighton. Hattie Pray. Grace Woodbury. /;
reading class papess: The Echo. Florence
Rice; The Eagle. Orvills Tracy; ,Essay,
Mafsie Esses; Our Tree, Its Psst . d
Future. Thomas Marble; Poem. Flossie
Wells; Cisss History. Marion Hutchins;
Class Prophecy. Mary PercivL; singing
class; planting tree. The class tree q thrifty
birch. vas planted amid much enthusiasm.
in the southwest corner of the yard. near the
Maine Central. IL 10 in the boys yard 90
called and surely ought to thrive in such Q
pleasant corner Of the yard.
Two trees were also planted at the Doug
lsss school
Arbor Day was pleasantly observed BY
by the school at Penley's Corner, Auburn.
of which Miss Ida Smith 10 teacher this
term. The programme vas - follows
Life Of Longfellow, Ada Soper; recitation
THE Village Blacksmith" Second
ClAss; reel ation-"C hildren's Hour,
Blanche Snow; recitation-"The Rainy
Day" Edith Penley quotations from Lous
fellow. school; recitation, Fred Penley
Ada Phillips, Allie Hackett, Mamie Hscket, ;
reading-"The Wreck Of the Hesperus,'
Ella Bonney; cong, school, composed +. =
the occssion,) planting Of tree in memory
Of Lonsfellow.
BANGOR B. l. Weeks, wishing u
celebrate Arbor Day in an appropriate man
ner, took advantage Of the day TO plant the
seed. of the Oregon maple. the sugar maple
catslps, white ash, yellow birch and hem
lock. 1t is an experiment to demonstrate
whether the trees could be raised from the
seed, and if they grow there will be large
grove Of trees where it 10 now open ground
The seeds are planted As we would plant
any other seeds and in rows equal distances
apart. so that if the experiment is successful
there will be = beautiful grove on Mr.
Weeks farm and others will see that trees
can be raised from seed and turn their at
tention to thus preserving the Maine forests
BELFAsr.-Arbor Day was observed Al
Belfast by the pupils of the several schools
; of Central districts. Exercises we're held
in the Opera House which consisted OF
singing, the recitation Of appropriate &C.
lections by he pupils and an address BY
Mr.. Arthur l. Brown. Afterwards all
adjourned to the common where an elm
was planted in memory Of Longfellow.
DEERING.-Arbor Day was celebrated a
Deering at Lewis Hall. Wooiford's. In
the afternoon there vas q children's party
much enjoyed by the young people snd in
the evening large audience listened to q
very exhaustive essay on "Roadb building
by Mr. E II EIwell Of the Transcript
Brief remarks were made by Mr. l. b
bennett and Mr.. Ogden and the Wood.
ford's Orchestra furnished some very pleas
ing music The remainder Of the evening
wa devo Ell to sociable.
LEWISTON vision has made no otbe,
observance of the cav except in the schools
ard at Bates. The Bates College clssse,
planted about twenty trees-the clssse,
gathering around each one and carrollinu
out the class and college yells upon the quiet
air of the morning. After dinner the c,ssse,
went on rides into the country. The
services began at Lincoln street
brave boy with good voice
recited . selection and then a girl said
something appropriate. Prof. Chase had
sent away for spe cial musical service and
this was similar in each school. The ex.
ercises began at the diffe rent schools con.
secu!vtly.
| NJ cDiy thC rShUUl-iut n18iu BtIeet-
vas school tree planted. Mayor MeGlii.
cuddy, to whom the tree was dedicated
was present Rev. Mr. Johonnot was also
. present and the exercises we're Interesting
The day vas perfect for planting q tree Of
anything else Governor Burleigh hit il
. just right.-Journai.
SAco. A'bo: Day was observed BY a.!
the public sehoolsin Ssco. Peppersll park
was busy scene al the forenoon. Unde,
the sups rvision Of the park commissioner r,
'rees were set cut by fifteen schools togeth
er with two extra elms from Miss Luc,
Boo,hby's school by Masters GUY and Fred
.. Osborn. 10 lumber Of the schools appro
pirate exercises were held, after .bich the
adj ourned to the park. Master Ralph Gale
, also planted red oak which he had raised
from an acorn. The trees planted by tn,
schools were the gift Of DIR. Walter T.
Goodsle. Following is a complete list:
Miss Mitchelfs school. coffee tree; Mis-
Thompson's school, FIR; Miss Tarbox'
school, coffee tree; Mise Boot bys school
coffee tree; Miss Virgins school, COTE,
tree; Miss Ada Hills school. coffee tree
Miss Fields school, c. fee tree; Miss Brad
hurys school, Kentucky buck eye; Mis-
Go~dys school, elm; Miss Carrie Hill
school. elm; Mr.. Young's school, COTE,
tree; Miss Bakers school. coffee tree
Miss Aliens school. elm; Miss Emery
school. coffee tree; Miss Gowdy's school
I coffee tree.
The exercises at the Thornton academ,
we're of highly interesting nature. I'll,
| music room was we'll filed with visitors
among whom were nearly all the truste.
OF the institution. The programme for III,
school room consisted Of ten numbers o
songs, declarations and rvcita,ions. Ad
jou,ning to out Of doors, four maple tree
we're plan ed, one by each class. Stone
i are to be pls led near each tree with tn
year of the class planting it inscribed o,
the top. The cong, "Grow We and floursl
well, concluded the exercises.