Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-06-22
ADDISON COI'NTy COI-Rr
AT VERMONT ACADEMY.
Class Day Excrciscs aud Concert Tues
day.


SaXton's River. VT. June 2o-The class
of ~ of Vermont Academy held its class
day exercises at Fuller Hall this after
noon. Although from their very nature
the exercises Of class day must bo of pc
culiar significance to the class alone the
hall was crowded in spite of severe
thunderstorm Just before the opening hour
which testified to a very general interest
on the part of the parents and friends Cf
the graduates. The hall was attractivcly
decorated with the class colors, pllutS
flowers and cVcrgrecns. The exercises
opened with the invocation by Dr. flery
followed iy music. arranged for two
pianos by Misses Wood, Nichols. lIask Ms
and Chaplin. The class president. Charles
W. Hunt gave an admirable address in
which he reviewed the class WORK and
hoped the class might enjoy the adVan-
tages of a higher education. The class
history as chroncled by Miss Alice l..
Chaplin, while not always clear to the au-
di'nce, was evidently all right ana GER
tainly seemed to he much enjoyed hy the
class The class Grafton by Howard g.
Davis was well written and clearly dcliv-
cred. Miss Alice c. Haskns proved her
self poetcss of no low order in her class
poem. After a song by Miss Anna Wood,
the address to the juniors was given by W.
Carrier stone In it he gave much good
advice to the innocent juniors who would
another year have the dignity and honor
Of the academy to maintain. Miss ELLA
l. Mead and Nathaniel p. Brooks were
supposed for the time to he Gift
ed with prophetic insight and their
visions were source of delight to
the audience as well to the class. The
Key was given into the custody of the
Juniors by Charlotte w. Slayton with 4
presentation speech which Mas responded
to by George Wilford for the juniors The
of he ole, ,f IA
was drawn up by William II. Hlhnn and
was very legal document. A piano du t
by Misses Wood and Haskns closed the
programme of the afternoon.
At II a. IN. there was an exhibition drill
given on the campus by the full cCCps Of
cadets and this evening the annual con-
cert WAS given in Fuller hall by members
OF the music class assisted by clarionet
s"loist and a reader. Tomorrow the
graduating exercises followed with a re-
ccption ia the evening will mark the close
of the 23d annual commen cement at Yer
mont academy.
DEATH OF HARRY HARBOUR.
Bennington, June 20.-iIaIry Harbour,
one of the prominent men of Bennington
Couty died at his home in Woodford this
morning. He had been i'll some time with
consumption. Mr., Harbour was about 4>
years Of age. lie had been engaged In the
democrat in politics being the only one in
the family of that political faith. He was
popular at homo and through the county.
He had been selcctman of his town several
terms, justice of the peace and lister scv-
oral years and represented his town in
the general assembly i'm 1869. He had
several times been delegate from his town
to democratic State ana county cOnVcn-
;ons and served as one of the county com
mttee.
ENCEMENT AT ST. JOHNSBURY
! St. Johnsbury June 20-Nsi,ors are
fiockng in for comm ancement week at St
Johnsbury academy. The public speaking
was held this evening at Music nall and a
welcome was extended by Principal Com
stock The speaking was very good. The
custom Of awarding prizes has been done
away with. There was music on the Vio-
lin by Miss Mossman Of Barton and the
Mahogany uuirtette. The stage decora-
lions w.s-a tnS and the hall was crowded