Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-06-20
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DIR Cobb was in n, rfolk Friday to
attend the meeting of the University
Club at Mr. and Mrs Carl Stoeckel's.
/ P. Hornbeck has taken the con-
tract to remove the dirt about the
church and do the grading,
Charles aud Laura Bohlman visited
friends here from Friday until Wednes-
day.
Quite a number from here attended
| the supper given by the ladies of the
Episcopal Church at Lime Rock.
Misses Florence, Ethel and Stella
Bartlett of Bridgeport were at VIM.
| Harris last week, coming up to attend
the graduation exercises of the ID. ~.
Hunt School.
Mrs VIM. Weising has been visiting
Mrs J. Lee Ensign.
Miss Lucy Smith is visiting friends
in East Canaan.
| Leslie Graham came home Monday
for the summer vacation.
| It is said that the hotel has been sold
to E W. Pinney of Audover, ct, pos
session to be given July lst
| Mrs Antoinette Decker, wife of John
1 a.
Smith street, Hartford. Conn, early
Tuesday morning from heart disease.
| She was native of Aucram. n. Y, and
vas born MARCH, 81, 1916. Besides her
husband, who survives her, she leaves
q son, John A Decker, Jr., q student at
| Wesleyan University. The funera!
| will be attended at her late home at
2 80 o'clock Thursday aft rnoop, Rev.
E. A. Blake conducting the services
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
HUNT SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT.
| The commencement exercises of the
| David NJ Hunt School were held il
! the Congregational church, Friday
evening. June 14th. and notwithstand.
ing the unfavorable weather the church
was filled to its utmost capacity The
church had beeh very Hastily decorated
fr the occasion and the Lakeville or
chestra rendered several selections
| while the public was assem- bling. The
graduating class consisted of five young
ladies and two young men.
Soon after eight o'clock, Robert E
Pendleton, the class historian, assembled
the platform and after relating various
incidents relative to the school life OF
pictures" introducing each member OF
the class as the seats provided for them
on the platform were fill, d Miss Anna
E. r gers, as class prophet, described
in an amusing and entertaining manner
the possibilities Of the class in the
future. and as vsledictDrian Miss Grace
r. Weed was greeted with we'll deserved
applause.
Mefwin E. Pendleton spoke of the
"Heroes of Connecticut" showing the
prominent part our state has taken in
furnishing famous defenders of our
country in times of war. while Miss
Weed proved Connecticut has furnish
ed her full quota in the literary world
TIE recitations. Vision of Sir Lanufal'
by Miss Alice NJ. Fenton, and "a Legend
of Brsgenz" by Miss Marion @ Hol
sapple, are deserving OF special mention
while pleasing part of the program
} was the vocal solos rendered by Mis-.
Marjorie Hart, as was also the duet by
Misses Hart and Graham, Mrs Bierce o
Canaan as accompanied
The diplomas wers then presented b,
! the Rev. r. II Gesner of Lime Rock
with we'll chosen and appropriate
words containing much for guidance
r In the journey of life.
! At the conclusion of the exercises
, Mr. Dwight E. Dean, president of tn
| Library and School Association, invited
D all present to repair to the Librar.
: building. reception being there he'll
at which old friends were met and ne'
ones made. .... ...-
+ Miss Roraback, the principal Of th
9 school, is to be congratulated upon tn
!. success of the exercises and OF th
!. school year.