Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-06-13
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT EX-
ERCISES.

ERCISES.
The commencement exercises Of tn
! Aartinsburg High School were he'll
last night AZ tic Martin St. Oper
House. The programme was as fol
lows
| March, Fall River Line, Williams
Overture, Prayer, Greeting Glee.
Salutatory. Josie Mendenhall
Grafton, The Art of Pleasing Jas q
Dumford.
Grafton, Small Beginnings. Florence
V. Shipley.
Song, Swift as a Flash. Class.
Grafton. The Bow in the Cloud
Flora B. HODGE.
Grafton, First Thoughts. Carrie Eu-
banks
Grafton, Die Zeit. Clarence S. Heis-
ton
Waltz, Loves, Dreamland, Roeder.
Grafton, Stop and Think May Tram
nell
Grafton, Confidence and Egotism.
Daisy A. Grimes.
Song, The Silent Tide Glass.
Debate, Res0l1cG, That the mind OF
woman is equal to that of man,
Affirmative, Maggie F. Blue. Negative,
]. Upton Evers.
Fantastic Descriptive, The Darkies
Dream. Lansing.
Valedictory. Hettie Rodrick.
Comforting of Degrees, BY the Super
intendent.
Presentation of Diplomas. President
Board of Education.
The Dews Of Eve Benediction.
Music
1t was pronounced to be one of the
best of the many excellent commence
ments given by the High School. The
costumes of the young ladies were beau
tiful, and sweet girl graduates never
looked sweeter than those who began
life last night The orations were well
written, showing careful thought and
study, and were delivered in a style
which was highly creditable to them
selves and their instructor, Prof. J. A.
Cox An unexpected addition to the
programme was the presentation Of a
diploma to j. F. Thompson, Prest of
the Board, by Prof. Tegethoff, who was
principal of the High School in 1873.
During the commencement exercises of
the High School at that time, Mr..
Thompson was called away suddenly,
and so failed to receive his diploma.
But, better late than never" Short
addresses were delivered by Revs.
Cacllley, and Trump; and
Capt Colston. Rev. Trump, On behalf
of the Junior and Senior Glasses, pre-
sented Prof. Cox with a beautifully
bound copy OF Owen Meredith's
Lucille" The floral and other tributes
were numerous and beautiful, and were
evidence Of the fact that the class of 81
is blessed with many friends and we'll
wisherS. Altogether the commence
lnent exercises of 1891 was an entertain
lnent long to be remembered. The
baccalaureate sermon will be delivered
tomorrow, Sunday night, at the Martin
st, Opera House. by Rev c. S. Trump
a collection for the poor will be taken
up, to be divided among the ministers
present.
Master VIM. Young, of Charles ST.,
is spending a few days with friends in
We notice Mrs. Henry Hooge and
little daughter, of Roanoke Va, are
in our city to attend the commence
ment of the High School.
Mr.. Philip Muth, of Washington, is
his father on King ST.
Miss Nellie Cannon is visiting a few
lays in Winchester, with relatives.
Mrs. Blake, of Washington, en- route
for Mountain Lake Park, spent a day
Or two with her granddaughter, Mrs
L. NJ Bender.
Mrs. a, S. Hank and daughter, Miss
Myra, have taken up their residence
IN their beautiful cottage at Mountain
Lake Park.
Master Charley Keyser has gone to
where lie will remain
with his father, Mr., Frank Keyser.
We wish him success. H.
Mr.. D. P Wright has purchased the
Morgan JfYra,y and will make it an
paper. It's a bad show
ing for Morgan's 200 Republican ma
ority when it cant support party
paper.
WINCHESTER, Va, June 5.-Copious
rains have fallen in the Valley OF Virgil
MIA during the past "a hours. Corn is
up well. The area planted
is not as large as last year Wheat
will be All average crop; grass and oats
the average. A large crop of fruit is
The freight train on the p R. R.
which left Frederick Thursday morning
encountered a well developed cyclone
between Hanover and Spring Grove,
Pa. The roofs of two freight cars were
wrenched from their fastening, and
carried by the wind some distance, and
dropped i'll a ploughed field.
Mr.. W. NJ Clements, formerly gen
eral managerof the B. & O. R. R., has
been elected president of the board of
education for Kabletown district, JEFF
ferson county, West Va.
STORMY WEATHER. Ira r.
Hicks predictions for June indicate
much stormy weather From the 9th
to 9th will be very active stormy days;
also on the 18th, 18th, 10Th and goth,
accompanied with much rain, and in
some places hail About the 25th and
Goth the storm period will moderate
until the 5oth, when it will be renewed.
Average per cents of the June exam
ination of Division c, of the 3rd Ward