EUROPEAN

Lake County Press, Volume VIII, Issue 450, 24 December 1879, Page 2

EUROPEAN

(By Cable.) Latest news re the Affghan' \ states that Roberts' position is serious, and that help is near. UNION SUNDAY SCHOOL. The public examination anddistri tion of prizes in the above school, p to the Christmas vacation, took' p on Sunday afternoon last. The tendance of parents and friends not as numerous as is usual on tl occasions, but the unsettled weal may to some extent account for t The examination of the first classes in the school (who acquij themselves fairly, although hardly to the general high standard of school) occupied about an hour am half, after which the prizes fop past session were distributed as folio First Class. _, Marki Thomas S. Elliott ~ 954 Barbara M'Arthur .. 251 Elizabeth Johnson ~ 245 Charles Colville .. .. 23t Second Class. Susan Cameron .. .. 075 Thomas Reid . . ~ 273 Robert Cooper ... ~ 2G3 Third Class. Jessie Richardson .. 079 Mary Smith .. ~ 278 James Chalmers .. .. 05.J Fourth Clas?. Elizabeth Richardson ~ 25* Mary J. Reid .. . . 2'!<> Annie Cooper .. .. 2!8 Elizabeth Travis .. .. 230 Fifth Class. Charles Hay .. ~ 03 4 Mary Bond .. ... 221 William Jenkins .. ~ 206 John Cooper .. ~ 201 Sixth Class. liOuisa Butel .. .. 284 Sarah Johnson .. .. 270 Fanny Wittson .. .. 253 Seventh Class. Bracy Smith .. .. 223 Louisa Travis .. .. ]BS Annie" Elliott .. .. 179 Eighth Class. Mary Chalmers .. .. 169 Eliza Jenkins .. .. 150 David Owens .. .. 143 Thomas Owens .. .. 142 Ninth Class. John Reid .. .. 144 Samuel Smith .. .. 141 Margaret Reid .. .. 127 Tenth Class. John Johnson .. .. 149 Louisa Cope .. .. 129 Isabella Baker .. .. 126 Eleventh Class. Henry Sandford .. .. 129 Charles Graham .. .. 102 Leopold Travis .. .. 93 Maud Owens .. .. 90 Prizes for Solution of Scripture Enigma Charles Colville Jessie Hendersc Thomas Reid Mary Smith Elizabeth Richardson Prize for Singing—lsabella Bond. The Superintendent (Mr H. Stratford) stated that tendance (64) during the not been as high as formerly, bui t had been partially caused by the moval of some large families from district. He also mentioned that so of the scholars who were not pri takers occupied that position in con quence of being absent for one or mi Sundays, thus losing ground in th marks which it was almost impossij to recover. It was most dishearten] also to th© teachers to see pare taking their children who wereschol out for a walk just as the bell 1 ringing for school. He hoped at close of next session (which opened the second Sunday in January) to able to report an improvement in evi respect.

Tho report of the liquidators of Glasgow Bank states that the fi payment will speedily be made, further dividend is announced, mat 15s in all. The Lord Lieutenant has applied subscriptions to relieve the distress isting in Ireland.