The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-26
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West Cumberland, juno 25. First
Quarterly Conference to be held al the
Methodist church Friday afternoon at 3
O'Clock.
Mr.. Fred Morrill, and Wits spent Sun
day at his father U, L. H. MorrilPs.
A very heavy shower passed over this
place Sunday afternoon.
Schools in this town close Friday
School No. is to have picnic
". E. Morrill, spent, Sunday at his
father 9.
Miss Mildred Wilson is spending the
week with friends in Deering.
Strawberries are riDening and piokers
are plenty.
Mr.. Farrar, wife and sons, from Lis
bon. are spending few days at her old
home.
Children's Concert was postponed be-
cause of the weather until next Sunday
evening
Boothbay.
Boothbay, June 20. Road Commits
sioner Reed is making some nice roads
through town.
Byron Giles 10 progressing finely on the
new town road.
The hay crop in this section is rather
short, and not more than two-ghlrds Of
the amount as compared with last years.
is expected.
The Xnickerbocker Ice Company are
shipping out their ice at the tune. of
about six hundred tons per day, and old
ice at this.
Mrs. Rufus Holton. widow of the late
Rufus Holton, died at the home of her
daughter last week at East Boothbay.
James S. Adams, while at work load
ing vessel at the Knickerbooker Ice
Company's works here, had his hand
picked quite badly.
Capt. John Fl. Welsh, who has been
out of town for "a short time, returned
Thursday.
". I Adams & Son have launched the
steamer which the have been building
for parties out of town.
South Berwick.
South Berwick, June "a. A clear day,
with light breeze favored the class OF
'96 Of Berwick Academy for their Glass
Day exercises. In fact it was an ideal
day for the mem bers of the class, and
their many friendss who assembled in
the Fogg Memorial Hall this afternoon
At few minutes past two o'clock this
nluorHOUA OI6 CifBh VI lUuIt6oH ludIuperS
marched into the hall to the music of the
Lawrence Colum bian Orchestra, and
took their places upon the stage. After
prayer had been offered by Rev. I. B.
Mower, pastor of the Baptist church,
Fred Hayes Abobtt, in brief address
extended u hearty and cordial welcome
TO the friends Of the class and the school,
who had assembled in large numbers.
This was followed by the GLASS History,
hw Miss mihhattc in, ali
chosen words, related she struggles and
triumphs of the class during their four
years course, and elected much applause
by the happy manner in which she re-
ferred to the many phases of the student
life, both of the class and of it's individ-
ual members. Sydney Fuller Ross de-
livered an excellent orator on Individu-
ality. Harold Benjamin Thompson took
for the subject of his Grafton the class
motto, Labor Omnia Vinoit," and
handling his subject in a very pleasing
manner, showed how these wise words
had helped the class in school, and by
appropriate illustrations showed how
they might be of equal assistance in after
life. closing by powerful exhortation
to his classmates to cling to their class
motto. The Prophecy by Miss Stella
Annie Perkins was very original and
amusing prediction of the occupations,
trials and successes of her classma Ses in
years to come. The Address to Under
graduates, by Ralph Barker Whitehouse,
was replete with wit, saroasm and excels
lent advice to those who another year
will be Seniors. The hall was most ar
tistically and beautifully decorated with
evergreens and cut flowers by the class
of 1917. This evening the hall was again
filled with an appreoiative audience. who
thoroughly enjoyed the Commencement
Concert by the Lawrence COLUMBIAN Or
chestra, of which the following is the
programme:
Observation-Disclosures Lustspeil,
Kela Bella
Nabican Dances
(a) Roses and Thorns, Rideugue
OBJ AT Midnight, Avilas
Trombone Solo. Selected,
Mr.. r. B. Edwards.
Midnight Bells of Rome, Burgumeller
(a) The Flower may Hide its
Face, Osgood
(b) My Pretty Marquise, West
MIR. L. e. Black, Tenor.
Selection. II Trovstore, Verdi
Violin Solo-Souvenir de Haydn,
Leonard
1v,.,, :. M Mr. n! E, G. Laviguer. m,
Mr.. L E. Black.
Medley-A Jolly Night, Boyer
Dance Of the Autumn Leaves, Mattel
Selected,
Mr. L. E. Black.
Finale-Tar and Tartar, Heel.
Thursday afternoon at two O'Clock the
graduating exercises will be held, and
the weeks festivities will close with the
Alumni, or Commencement Ball in the
evening. These exercises will be in Fogg
Memorial Hail. There are many strang-
ers and alumni in town today, and there
will probably be Is many mora hara to-