1875 Newtown High School Commencement Program

Name/Title

1875 Newtown High School Commencement Program

Entry/Object ID

29.2.1

Description

Program for the Annual Commencement at Newtown High School in Newtown Maryland, Thursday July 1st, 1875. It contains the names of teachers and ushers, a program of events for the evening, and some advertisements for local businesses. Newtown is now known as Pocomoke City, Maryland.

Collection

WR 29: Pocomoke High School collection

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Found in Vertical Files

Notes

Found in VF, source unknown

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Program

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Publication Details

Printer

Newtown Record & Gazette Cheap Printing House

Transcription

Annual Commencement “Occupet Extremum Scabies.” Newton, Maryland. Thursday Evening, July 1st, 1875. Eighth Anniversary. Newtown Record & Gazette Cheap Printing House. Newtown High School. Teachers: R.K. Wimbrough, A. M., Principal. High School Department. Mrs. A. A. Primrose, Grammar School Department. Mr. C. H. Councill, Miss. M. M. Hearn, First Primary Department. Miss Fannie Matthews, Miss Maggie Webb, Second Primary Department. Stage Committee: Eddie Robinson, Richard Hall. Ushers: Samuel Hargis, John Clarke, Willie Foley, Woodland Coston. Programme. Music. Prayer. Salutatory, Nannie Merrill Music. Evidences from Nature of a Divine Creator, - Florence Milbourne “Our Duty to the Republic,” – Willie Dickinson Little Things of Life, - Venie Hearn “Circumstances Alter Cases,” – Everett Long, Thos. Walters, John Blades Music. Mind and Youth, - Hattie Hall “America’s Contributions to the World,” – Willie King Evils of Extravagance, - Lizzie Cluff “Shape of the Earth,” – Calvin Long, Geo. Sartorius, Lorie Quinn Music. The Starry Heavens, - Minnie Dickinson “The Crisis,” – Joseph Jones “Collecting Debts,” – Charles Councill, Harry Dickinson The Way to John Smith’s, Eddie Bonneville, Richard Hall Music. “Census Taking,” – Annie Faulkner, Mollie Cranmer, Dora Duer, John Clarke, Charles Spates Debate – “Is Poetry prejudicial to Success?” – John McMaster, Edward Clarke, Francis Young, Austin Merrill, Eddie Robinson Music. School History, Annie Henderson Valedictory, Harry Stevens Benediction. Music. Representative Business Houses. An invitation is extended to you to visit the one price dry goods emporium of William S. Dickinson, and secure some of the bargains he has just received and is now offering in all kinds of Dry Goods, Fancy Goods, Notions, etc. Prices uniformly low, and one price to all. Respectfully, W.S.D. Call at I. H. Merrill’s for Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Robes, Whips, Umbrellas, Travelling Bags, and Furnishing Goods of all kinds. Prices Low. F. H. Dryden, Buy of Groceries, Hardware, Queensware, Wooden and Willow ware, Cheap Cash Store. Main Street, Newtown, MD. E. Fontaine has just received a splendid line of toilet articles, combs, hair, tooth and flesh, brushes, pocket cutlery, stationary, soaps, &c., which he is now offering at prices shamefully below their value. Ice-cold soda water, as cold as ice can make, now on hand. E. G. Polk, Merchant Tailor and Clothier. Gents’ furnishing goods, such as shirts, drawers, collars, cravats, bows, etc. Hats of the latest style. Linen suits cheap. Mrs. S. A. Mason, Commerce Street, Newtown. Every variety of confectionery, oranges, lemons, cocoa-nuts, candies, and nuts of all kinds. Ice cream and cake. Ice cream this evening. Mrs. A. M. Hall, fashionable milliner, Newtown, MD. The latest style hats, bonnets, flowers, ribbons, notions and fancy goods. New goods just received. Quinn’s Maryland Fertilizer. $10 per ton. Try it on late potatoes and turnips. A.P. Barnes, Attorney at Law, Newtown, MD.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Newtown High School, Pocomoke High School, Newtown Record & Gazette Cheap Printing House, R. K. Wimbrough, Amelia A. Stevenson Primrose, C. H. Councill, M. M. Hearn, Fannie Matthews, Maggie Webb, Eddie Robinson, Richard Hall, Samuel Hargis, John Clarke, Willie Foley, Woodland Coston, Nannie Merrill, Florence Milbourne, Willie Dickinson, Venie Hearn, Everett Long, Thomas Walters, John Blades, Hattie Hall, Willie King, Lizzie Cluff, Calvin Long, George Sartorius, Lorie Quinn, Minnie Dickerson, Joseph Jones, Charles Councill, Harry Dickinson, Eddie Bonneville, Annie Faulkner, Mollie Cranmer, Dora Duer, Charles Spates, John McMaster, Edward Clarke, Francis Young, Austin Merrill, Annie Henderson, Harry Stevens

Notes

Names listed in the 'Programme' section, includes teachers, ushers, students

Person or Organization

William S. Dickerson, I. H. Merrill, F. H. Dryden, E. Fontaine, E. G. Polk, S. A. Mason, A. M. Hall, Quinn's, Adial Parker Barnes

Notes

Advertisers on the back page of the program

Related Places

Place

City

Pocomoke City

County

Worcester County

State/Province

Maryland

Country

United States of America

Created By

history@worcesterlibrary.org

Create Date

05/31/2023

Updated By

history@worcesterlibrary.org

Update Date

05/06/2024