Connecticut western news., 1898-06-23
NORFOLK.
ROBBINS SCHOOL


 The commencement exercises of the Robbins school which were held last Thursday afternoon were very largely attended by parents and friends of the school. The interior of the school building was tastfully decorated with bunting and flowers, the daisy, the flower of the school. being very promi- nent A large number of potted plants and palms were placed on the plat form added much to the beauty of the room. The following is a program of the exercises.
 Piano Solo Scherzino.
 Anna Rose Relihan. Recitation John Burns of Gettysburg
 Gertrude Alice Cowles. Sketch The Philippine Islands.
 William Lewis Camp. Jr. Recitation The Felon's Wife.
 Lena May Thurston. Song Little Doris.
 Lila Humphrey Johnson. Essay The Relations of Canada to the United States. Marcus Arthur Barnes Recitation The Lily and the Cross
 Helen Jane Kendsll Essay Means of Transportation be- tween Canaan and Winsted.
 Albert Edward Rorabsck. Song Speed away.
 School Chorus. Essay Uniformity and Deformity. Frances Griffin Cowles Defamation Selection from Congress- man Settle. Cyrus Hamilton Kendall Piano Solo Serenats.
 Helen Jane Kendall. Recitation The Wreck of Rivermouth.
 Else Rebecca Holt. The Robbins Echo Volume Al Number 2. Carl Cobb Editor. Chorus Americs. In the evening the graduates held a re- ception at the school building for their friends. The grounds were .prettily decorated with Japanese lanters. Re- treatments were served; the music WAS by member of Sedgwick and Casey s orchestra of Hartford.
 A Mrs Kerr of New York has rented Knolly Brook for the season,
 Over one hundred people from this town attended Ringling's circus at Win sted Monday.
 Mrs s M. Humphrey of Canaan is the guest of Mrs E F. Marvin.
 The Episcopal church was opened Sunday for the season. The Rev Harry Bodley of North Adams officiated.
 The Rev. MT Stearns of the Congre- gational church exchanged with the Rev MT Goddard of Salisbury Sunday morning.
 Mrs Joseph Selden. who has been spending the past week visiting friends Tn Hartford, has returned,
 Miss Katherine Fales instructor of music at tho Robbins School is spend ing few days at her home in Turn CTS Falls.
 Doctor and Mrs Plumb Brown of Springfield are spending few days in town.
 Mir Seth Brown and Miss Lottie Root of this place were united in marriage at Bridgeport, Wednesday. The cere- mony was performed by the Rev Dr DePeu formerly of this place.
 Mir and Mrs Geo. Stearns of Yonkers have arrived in town for the summer and occupy the Sparkling cottage on the Litchfeld road.
 Rev w. F. Stearus, who has been in Hartford for the past few days attend ing the Connecticut State Missionary Society and the General Association of Congregational ministers. has returned At the Wednesday session Mir Stearns opened the discussion with paper on 1.-The minister in his relation to the Sacrament"
 Geo. E Atwood, one of Yale's honor men. is expected home the last part of this week. During the summer Mir At wood will be connected with "The Chimes" The first number of that publication for this season will be plae- ed before the public next Wednesday morning.
 4 person who has seen Frederick Julian in his great play ''Dr Jekyll aud MT Hyde" say ''he is excellent in Jekyll and great in Hyde." At Village Hall, June 27 and 2S.