The Portland daily press., 1896-06-10

the history Of the school has suoh crowd
gathered at any of it's public exercises as
| assembled at the graduating exercises OF
the class of 1856, Greedy Institute on
Thursday evening of last week. The Con-
gregational church, where exercises we're
held was crowded, and many were turned
away unable to gain adIn1ttance. Inc
following is the order of the exercises:
Music.
Prayer,
Music,
Salu tatory-The Pleasures of Memory,
Ethel c. Shaw.
Essay-The handspring of Success,
Florence 6. Merrill.
Oration-Should Competition be Elimi-
mated,
Charles @. Shaw.
Glass History,
Carrie Hamilton.
Music,
Essay-The Studios of Nature,
Hattie @. Shaw.
Orati on, Arbitration or War,
Charles Rich.
Essay-Tte New Woman,
*Grace B. Merrill.
Prophecy,
Marcia e. Baston.
Music,
Oration-1mmigration
Lewis G. Shaw.
Essay-Work. The Weapon of Honor,
Annie W. Morrill,
Valedictory-Th Beaten Path Is the
Safe Path,
Rita N. Wilson
Address and Presentation of Diplomas
Rev. F. W. Davis.
Music
Benediction,
Excused.
The church was decorated with the
1,1I.< ,z,l Ill ~lou1 Il ~,
and a large arch with the class motto sur
mounted the stage. Music for the o ccas-
ion was furnished by Blanchard's Orches-
ira. The parts were all well written and
delivered and showed careful study and
PREPARATION.
o. s. Themes and E. B. Osgood have
been chosen delegates from the church to
o. S. Themes and Miss Ida NJ. Dyer
have been chosen from the Sunday school
to the same body.
Mrs. M. B. Emery, of Buokfleld, is
spending few weeks with Mrs. Hulda
Morton.
One day last week, one of our citizens
started for the store at the Centre, on
the way he laid his lighted pipe In the
bottom of his wagon it communicated
with some coarse bags and soon there
was a blaze reaching as high as his
head, the loss of the bags and hole in
the bottom of the wagon the only DAM
age.
Thursday evening of last week some
wild animal got into the hen yard of J.
l.. Dunn and killed between rs and 100
chickens, six or eight hens apd pair of
ducks. Mr.. Dunn neglected to fasten
them up that night as is his custom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eliphalet Greely Of Port
land spent Sunday with Mir. Charles
Greedy.
Jordan of Portland spent Sunday with
friends here.
Last Saturday evening a largo compa-
ny of friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. ".
Jordan paid their respects to the newly
married couple at their residence. They
were cordially received and after an
hours stay, during which time the host
treated the crowd TO candy, bananas and
cigars, departed, wishing Q long and
happy life. Music was furnished BY
Blanohard's orchestra. 6&
Miss Grace F. Merrill is visiting her
sister, Margaret, teacher at the Fryeburg
Academy.
vinalhaven.
Vinalhaven, June 8.-For the last few
days great excitement has been mani
fest here over two large fish that had
got into shoal water in what is called
Pleasant river. After spending one or
two days they captured one which they
call black fish. Saturday men and
boys armed with harpoons and guns,
started out and before night had captured
the second one and landed him safely
on shore. They were about 90 feet long
each.
The contract for the new school build
ing on the west side of the bridge, was
awarded to W. 81. Glover & Co., OF
Rookland for S4100. They will comm enoe
about the first of July.
c.. S. Robinson secured the contract
for one at Arey's harhor for about $500.
The schooner Lottle Hopkins arrived
June with 80, 600 pounds cod.
The Bodwell Granite Company have
started two fires at their works at the
sands and will probably put on another
today.
II. G. Day and wife of Roc Kland spent
Saturday here with friends. Mr.. Day
while here took the dimensions of several
houses to figure for heating by either hot
water or steam.
DIR. Lantry Crockett of Lewiston spent
Sunday will, his parents here.
Richmond.
Richmond, June Sunday night bur-
glars into the paint shop of A. S. Alex
ander, who also keeps ammunition and
SPOIplb8 Z JUGS. anu bGOlo IefOiVoIS w 5H6
value of about $1S, cartridges, oyclome-
ter and other articles. The thieves have
not been caught.
North Yarmouth Academy, 1S14-1S36.
q The graduating exercises OF North
Yarmouth Academy, class of '96 occurred
Friday evening June s. at the First