Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-02-23
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

The Exercises In the SchOOls.The
Memory OF Warrington Honored-l
Mr.. Pferpont's sudden Death-Hts |
Leg Fractured.
The Washington anniversary WAS most
worthily celebrated in nearly all the
schools yesterday. In Woolsey school No.
o, Miss Fannie I. Bunce, the teacher, had
arranged an excellent program, which was
carried out as followe: Recitation. "The
Boys We Need" by Francis Fleming;
"Esrly Life of Washington" by the
school; "What We Know About Washing
ton" Charley Reilly; song, ''Star Span
led Banner" school; reading, Glib
erty Bell" Eugene Allyn; recita.
ton, "What the Colors Mean," school;
salute to the flag, school; "Anecdote of
Washington" Matte Baldwin and Martha
Smith; brief review of the French and
Indian war, by the school; song, "Our
Banner Bright" by the school; "Washing-
toms Asxims," John Falssy, Ernest Pierce,
Winnie Latham, Sam Perry, Helen zsm-
pei, Grace Potter, Jennie Bodwell, Esther
Hull; poem, "Our Hero" Walter Hovey;
song, "Dear Native Land" school; recita.
tion, "Landing of the Pilgrims" Willie
Way; song, "Flag of the Free" school;
recitation, ''The Grave of Washington
Herbert Brown.
At the Grand avenue school the pupils
| of room No. 4. Mise Blatchley, and room
No. g. Miss G.. L. Cooper, consolidated,
and the exercises were held in No. 5. The
program: Song, sour Washington"
school; concert exercise, ''Washington
Or S; Model; serGsti0' by ton pupils song.
| ton. Emma Knauff, Homer johnson, Hill
ds Vooa; recitation, "Red, White and
Blue" Florence Slebsrt. Lille Mozealous,
Margaret hugo; selection, Edith Butler;
song, "Rsd, White and Blue" school;
recitation, Henry Parsons, Lso Carten
"What was 1t Ltkea' scrostic; Character
istios of Washington, by ten pupils; song,
"Hail Columbis," school; recitation. Ho.
mer johnson; "Only a Baby" Ethel
Adams; recitation, Marion Welton; recita-
ton, 81 Will Tell" by five pupils; cong,
"Glory Hallelujah," school; Rotations,
Joe Gesler and Harry Nsttleton; exercise,
1.-THE Months" twelve pupils; recitation,
Howard Stanley; song, "Amelica"; ealute
of the flag by the school; "The Story Of
Our Flag" fourteen boys and girls
song, "Star Spangled Banner" school
song, "Our Flag is There" school. The
room was handsomely decked with bun
ting, flags and pictures of Washington
Each pupil wore q small flag. In 1.-THE
Story of Our Flag" the different styles Of
flags of our country were shown up to the
present one. On the blackboard was
picture of the home of Washington
drawn by boy of room 8.
Miss Lee, teacher in room No. {arand
avenue) prepared the following program
which was carried out: Recitation. "Ou
Country" school; RECITATION, "My Work,
Warren Crawford; Washington acros
tics, by sixteen children; recitation
Nv Rshington,n school; song, mature
recitation. "My Hero" Cadet Hand; reel
tation, Little George" Wilbur Smith
cong, school; "Hatchet Story" by 81:
boys; recitation, Cherry Trees" Abbi
, FsrI; "Our Flag" salute by the sch rol
recitation, "Red, White and Blue" Mabe
/ Hurd, Dora Goldberg, Laura Francis; fla
march, school; GROWING of Washington
The pupils performed their tasks well
showing the careful training given theu
by their teachers and their own hard work
There was a good attendance of the parent
. | of pupils and friends.
The accident at the horse railroad stables
. which resulted yes erday in the death @
Frederick Pierpont, has shocked the man
| friends of the deceased. He was accident
ally jammed between moving car and
post, and his stomach was ruptured an
his leg fractured. Mr.. Pierpont had 90
I | watohman at the stables for over thirt
years, aud was very faithful employ.
He was brother of General William e
| Plerpont, and leaves a widow and two chi
q | dren. His age was sixty eight.
a James Martin, while assisting in the NJ
loading of oyster shells at q. A. Steven
q dock, was knocked from the tramwsy b
? a loaded car yesterday morning. fracturin
2 one of his legs below the knee. The fra
a ture was reduced by DR.. Hall.
a Rev. DR.. Sage gavs an interesting tai
4 on 1.-THE Study of the Bible" before SUI
i day school institute at West Haven o
4 Tuesday night.
+ In room No. 8. Grand avenue school, IL
i girls had their hair done up in coloni
9 style yesterday, and the hair of both boy
i and girls was powdered.