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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1887

Page

5

Degree Highlights From Old Dartmouths Commencement

Seventy eight graduates receive Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees at Dartmouth College exercises in Hanover New Hampshire. The Harvard Phi Beta Kappa chapter holds annual meeting with elected officers and honorary degrees. Alumni celebrate with dinner in Bissell Hall and a long reception and ball concluding the Dartmouth week.

Harvard Phi Betta Kappa Hanover N. H Dartmouth College New Hampshire Concord Bartlett Old Chapel 8S. M. Crosby Boston E. C. Carrigan College Yard H. L. Moore Minneapolis Reeves Sawyer Governor United States New Hampshire House of Representatives Samuel Colcord Bartlett, Jr Wilder Dwight Quint Dover Fred Emery Winn Hudson, N. H Fred Parker Emery Suncook N H Joseph Moody Willard Orford, N. H North South John ‘Dana Bell Chester John Clifford Simpson Greenland Edward Wallace Knight Charleston W. Va George Preston Bacon Easthampton Mass Carl Henry Corwin Chelsea Leconte de Lisle Coppeé Prudhomme Will Parkinson Buckley Littleton N.H Povery Law Albert Emerson Hadlock Milford Winfred Smith Ross Great Falls Edward Proctor Noyes Winfred Emith Ross Henry Osgood Aiken Amherst John Dana Bell Charles Wilmot Bickford Manchester George Hutchins Bingham Littleton John Mason Blakey Underhill Frank Parkhurst Brackett St. Johnsbury Edward Arlea Burnett Guilford Edward Everett Chalmers Newbury Henry Eugene Chamberlain South Berwick Fordyce Perkins Cleaves Kennebunkport Charles Oscar Cummings Claremont Henry Otis Cushman Passumpsic William Henry Dartt Springfield Charles Alexander Eastman Flandran D. T Stephen Goodhue Hmerson Charles Christopher Gardner Bideford John Martin Gile Pembroke George Waldron Glass Edward Buxton Hale William Trescott Hardy Marlboro John Howard Hill East Limington Fred Arthur Howland Lisbon George Ellsworth Johnson Stanley Edward Johnson Bath Sydney Edward Jenkins Union William Chapman Kinney Plainfield Walter Everett Kittredge Reed’s Ferry Harry True Lord Frank George Manson South Limington William Truman Merrill Acton Charles Duncklee Milliken Morris Webster Morris Edward Re Noyes Cincinnati George Claslmarker Worcester Herbert Clyde Phillips New Castle Penn Winthrop Bartlett Pre Salem Alexander Quackenboss Worces Harry Wyatt Raniatt Emerson Rice Boothbay East Balisbury Herbert Edwin Gage Boxford Harry Ward Hall Windsor Fred Curtis Henge David Merrill Hildreth Haverhill Frank Benjamin Munn Stockbridge Jesse Belmont Rogers Byfield Frank Berry Sanborn Seabrook Joseph Benjamin George Welch Newburyport Fred Wesley Wentworth Bissell Hall Stephen M. Crosby G. W. Nesmith Prescott Noyes Ohio C. P. Frost John R. Eastman Naval Observatory Washington D. C George Hoadly Wheelock G. Weary Verpont William S. Ladd Ow Hampshire D.D Frankpee Ayer Ethelbert ‘Albot Idaho David Robinson Albany N. Y Howard F EB. Cg, Crawford J. H. Smith

Harvard Phi Beta Kappa Chapter Holds Annual Meeting

The Harvard chapter of the Fraternity of Phi Beta Kappa met at noon yesterday in Boylston Hall with Vice-President Thayer presiding. The session was adjourned after officers were elected.

Harvard Fraternity of Phi Beta Kappa Boylston Hall Thayer

Holy Cross College Holds Forty Fourth Commencement

Worcester June 30 The exercises at Fenwick Hall marked Holy Cross College's forty fourth commencement with Gov. Ames Adjutant General Dillon and Col. Rockwood in attendance. Orations by James J. Hopkins Edward J. Welch Cornelius M. O Connor and James J. Donnelly and valedictory by John J. Harkins accompanied by glee club music. Fifteen bachelors and one master of arts degree conferred on Thomas B. Shea. Governor delivered diplomas and prizes. endowment fund noted with talk of a $1000 goal. governor expressed health concerns and pledged continued support.

Worcrster Sprctau College of the Holy Cross Fenwick Hall Governor Ames Dillon Rockwood Hoar F. W. Wellington James J. Hopkins Jersey Heights N. J Edward J. Welch North Billerica Cornelius M. O'Connor Dorchester James J. Donnelly Worcester John J. Harkins Newtonville College Glee Club Thomas B. Shea Boston Robert W Stud Ames

Clapp Memorial Library Dedication at Belchertown

Large crowd attends the dedication of the Clapp Memorial Library in Belchertown with D. P. Clapp presenting the building on behalf of the late Francis Clapp. Rev. Dr. R. S. Storrs delivers the address on returning wealth to country towns and the library as a public good and open book for all.

Springfield Clapp Morial Belchertown Huntington D. P. Clapp Francis Clapp Brooklyn Everett E. Clapp New York R. S. Storrs Europe Shakspere Scott Edgeworth Washington Asia India Rome Academy College Yonder Church France

Commencements Report Across Several Colleges

Trinity College conferred degrees on twenty graduates with eleven honors and listed speeches by Beardsley Deuel Whitcome Tibbits Bowmen and Niles. Wesleyan University and Worcester Institute also held ceremonies with multiple degrees and notable speakers. The New York Normal College completed its eighteenth annual commencement with Miss Mary E. Babcock delivering the salutatory.

Hanthrorp Conn Trinity College Beardsley Garfield Alexander Ephraim Deuel Francis Banks Whitcome Charles Henry Tibbits Charles United States Burlington D.D Joseph Penberton Taylor Plainfield N. J New York Normal College of the City of Mary E. Babcock Cass J. Edward Simons Hunter

Weather notes with record highs and heat wave spread

The day’s high fell short of Wednesday’s peak with 87.5 at the signal station while Wednesday reached 89.1. A wind shift from west to east occurred in the forenoon and later back to the west as heat covers much of the country. A cold wave and showers loom for the lake region and New England, with a warm trend continuing locally. The Young People’s Societies of Christian Endeavor plan a Saratoga convention July 5 to 7 drawing thousands from across the country including New England and the Midwest amid reduced travel fares and hotel rates.

Mercury Ein Galveston Rocky Tmountai Lake Regica New England States Christian Endeay Saratoga Pacific Coast New England Middle Yallads Hoyt Deems Lyman Abbott

Mt Desert Island Real Estate Co Elects Bodwell President

Bar Harbor Me June 30 The Mt Desert Island Real Estate Company held its stockholders meeting with Gov Bodwell Arthur Sewall Payson Tucker and other officials present. Directors increased to nine Bodwell elected president and George H Grant Bar Harbor treasurer The firm plans to invest in Bar Harbor real estate. Eden votes to borrow 260000 for sewer project with 50000 already spent. 82 arrivals by tonight’s boat.

Bar Harpor Mt. Desert Island Real Estate Company Bodwell Arthur Sewall Maine Central Railroad Payson Tucker James T. Furber Boston & Maine Railroad D. A. Long First National Bank of Augusta Baker Tobias Lord G. M. Warren Elliott Wood M. E. Goodwin Boston J. H. Stanley L. C. Cormick E. F. Webb Waterville G. C. Wing Auburn George H. Grant Bar Harbor

Loyal Temperance Legion Picnic At Oakland Garden

About 100 Suffolk county youths from the Loyal Temperance Legion joined a picnic organized by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union at Oakland Garden. Special horse cars conveyed the group arriving at 11. Activities included singing, speeches, tennis, croquet, swings, and an amusing monkey exhibit. Ice cream and lemonade were served at 4:30, with boys and girls seated separately and a mix of color groups present.

Loyal Temperance Legion of Suffolk County Oakland Carden Woman’s Christian Temperance Union Specia Ipsa Temperance Legionaries

Iron workers' scale signed. mills to operate as usual

The joint committee of iron manufacturers and the Amalgamated Association signed the wage scale at 3 p.m. in PittspurG Pennsylvania. Mills will resume standard operations and wages follow the new agreement.

Pittspurg, Penn Iron Workers Joint Committee of Iron Manufacturers Amalgamated Association

Lord Tennyson's Successor in the Poet Laureate Role

The article notes the poet laureate is chosen by the sovereign and paid from the civil list for life. It mentions Lewis Morris as deputy poet laureate and recounts Tennyson's reception of his jubilee ode and the Prince of Wales proposing Morris's name to the Queen. Mrs Morris is distinguished from another poet Morris.

London Royal Household Lewis Morris Lord Tennyson Imperial Institute Prince of Wales

Boston School Exhibitions End With Wide City Ceremony

Numerous Boston public schools held annual exhibitions as graduation exercises wrapped the term. Dozens of diplomas were awarded across multiple schools including Winthrop, Lowel, Gaston, George Putman, Dudley, and Somerville grammar schools with ceremonies at Mechanics Hall Appleton Street Lincoln School Hall and First Methodist Church. Notables present included Mayor Burns Governor Ames and Speaker Noyes as 221 graduates received diplomas.

Winthrop Schoovil Mechanics’ Hall Poer James Crowley Appleton Street George B. Hyde Lowell School Roxbury James S. Murphy Harris School Dorchester A W. Porter Cha Wan Gaston School Pice Lincoln School Hall James D. Fallon George Putman School Gerald Griffin Dudley Corer Putnam Streets J. S. Murphy Somerville Grammar Schools First Methodist Eee Bow Street Burns Ames Noyes Dayis Henr Hadley J. W. Hamilton Adontes Luther V. Bell School Prescott Highland Morse Forster Charles J. Noyes

Harbor commission hears requests for wharf and bridge plans

At yesterday’s harbor and land commission meeting a petition by Isaac Wyman seeks leave to build a ferry wharf at Marbehead Neck opposed by Neck residents who fear disorderly crowds would hurt property values. Also Boston park commissioners seek permission for a new iron pier at South Boston Point and the bridge commission submits plans for a Charles River bridge between Boston and Cambridge.

Harbor and Land Commission Isaac Wyman Marbehead Neck the Neck Park Commissioners of Boston South Boston Point Bridge Commission Charles River Cambridge

Sale by Auction Today for Estate and Firework Goods

Auction today lists the estate of S R Knights Co and Horatio Harris with items damaged by firecrackers. The sale covers multiple lots and is conducted by Rb Knights & Co.

S. R. Knights & Co Horatio Harris

Boston Museum Arcadia and Promenade Concert At Earland Garden

Local listings show Arcadia at the Boston Museum with an 8 o clock start and a Promenade Concert at the Music Hall. Brooklin Opera Company performs at Earland Garden while Munkacsy's Christ Before Pilate is exhibited at Orticultural Hall.

Oston Museum Little Gorinne Arcadia Ausic Hall Earland Garden Brooklin Opera Company Munkacsy Christ Before Pilate

Obituaries From Charlestown and Boston Highlands

Fragmentary notices list deceased or referenced individuals with ages and dates in Charlestown, Boston Highlands, Braintree and nearby areas. Entries include CUMMINGS Timoth aged 21 years 2 months and DUKE Edward aged 53, with others named Kelly Merrill Powers Shea Walsh and Walsh.

Burgholzer Pica Che Anton Fine Ee Cummings Timot Imings Nnths Duke Charlestown Edward Duke Kelly Boston Highlands Wil Edward Anni Merrill Braintree Mary L Benjamin L. Merrill

Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati Meeting Notice

The annual meeting of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati will be held at the Parker House Boston on Monday July 4 1887 at twelve noon for officer election and business. The standing committee meets there at ten thirty am. Dinner service is at two thirty pm. Members of other state societies in the city are invited to attend the dinner. David G Haskins Jr Assistant Secretary.

James B. Thayer T. W. Higginson Henry Preble Henry G. Denny A. P. Peabony Alexander McKenzie Charles P. Bowditch Justin Winsor Charles L. Jackson L. R. Briggs F. C. Lowell Josiah Quincy Ff. E. E. Hamilton Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati Parker House Boston David G. Haskins, Jr Henry JF. Spencer State Street Ewelowe John A. Stewart Edwin H. Abbot Massachusetts Middlesex Third District Holden Cume William McCartney Chelsea Suffolk I. M. Storey Keene Granite Company Marlborough Cheshire County State of New Hampshire Henry H. Pike Henry E. Pike Cambridge Commonwealth 1. M. Storey Boston Post Bossig Emerson W. Law

Sister Todhunter's Heart A Story illustrated edition

A brief notice presents Sister Todhunter's Heart a story by H.8. Edwards with illustrations. The item likely previews a literary work and its author, indicating publication details common to a 19th or early 20th century newspaper listing.

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