Connecticut western news., 1893-06-15

Canaan Academy and the letter ''r'' the Robbins School.
 100 YDs. DASH, Aldrich, c. lst Camp. r. 2nd Barnes. r. 3rd Time II seconds.
 RUNNING BROAD JUMP. lst. Barnes, r. distance IS it. in. 2nd. Dupee, c. 's Is it. 3rd. Krans, c. t IT fit. Tn.
 STANDING BROAD JUMP. 1st Barnes. r. 9 it. 9 in. 2nd Aldrich, c. 3 fit. in. 3rd. Camp, r. it. 6a in.
 THROWING BASE BALL. 1st. Dalzell, r. 295 it. in. 2nd. Dupee, c. 281 it. 3rd. O'Donell, r. 260 fit 10 in
 22O YDs. DASH. Barnes, r. 1st Aldrich, c. 2nd Krans, c. 3rd Time 24a seconds.
 PUTTING SHOT. Ist. White, r. 31 it 5 in 2nd Thomson, c. 31 fit in 3rd Stanford, c. 29 fit
 STANDING HIGH JUMP. lst Krans, c. 4 fit l in 2nd Barnes, r. it in 3rd Aldrich, c. it Barnes in jumping off tie for second place jumped one inch higher than the winner of the event.
 RUNNING HIGH JUMP. 1st Krans, c. fit in 2nd Aldrich, c. it in 3rd Barnes, r. it in Krans and Aldrich tied for first place.
 440 YDs. DASH. lst Dupee, c. time 57 sec End Thomson. c.
 The other contestants did not finish. The score in points stands: Canaan Academy, 45 Robbins School, 35 First place counting 5 points, 2nd place 3, 3rd place l.
 A protest was entered by Robbins School against the manner of jumping in the running high jump. The matter will be settled as soon as the authori- ties of athletic sports can render de- cision.
 The Annual Sermon.
 Sunday evening, Christ Church was completely filled by an audience assem. bled to hear the annual sermon, by the Rev Dr Krans, of New York. All were we'll repaid for the effort they made to be present. The sermon was a grand one, full of instruction and good advice. The text was selected from Ecclesiastes XII Chapter. and part of the 1st verse. '"The days of thy Youth. :" We are hap py to state that the sermon is to be pub lished in pamphlet form
 The Dramatic Entertainment.
 On Monday night the "Canaan Acad- emy entertainment" was given at the town hall. It consisted of two exhibi- tiops of amateur theatricals and also vocal and instrumental music. The first play was comedietta, in two acts, by J. K. Jerome, entitled "When Greek meets Creek and was representation of an encounter between two expert enced firts, the One lady and the oth- CT gentleman, which ends in their for nal engagement, each captivating the other. The parts of the two firts were sustained by Mir Edward s. Krans, a | pupil at the Canaan Academy, and Miss Mabel l.. Watson. MT Clute and Miss | Clute, teachers at the Academy, took the parts of the lady and gentleman at whose country home the scene of the drama is laid. The play was we'll acted, the two leading characters showing evi- dent experience in their parts, and the drama was very tastefully put on the stage.
 The after piece, the Lonely Polly wog of the Mill Pond" was acted in tue dark. There was plenty of blood and thunder and lightning, constant clash ing of swords and, finally, mutual des- truction of nearly all the dramatis per sonae. The darkness of the stage and auditorium fitly symbolized the condi- tion of the spectators minds as to what really happened, but it was all very thrilling and blood dcurdling.
 A very fair sized audience seemed to enjoy the acting and also the musical part of the program. The latter con- sisted of music on the violin by Prof
 
 Munroe, of Guilford, selections on piano by Miss Belle Lorrain and two songs, the Flower Song from Gounod' s Faust and "Coming thro' the Rye" by Mrs Bierce.
 Closing Exercises.
 The closing exercises were held at the town hall on Tuesday afternoon. The program was as follows: Prayer
 Essay "Picture' M. Louise Roraback Piano Solo Miss LOrrain