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Show A SURPRISE. Wm, Yates, J. E.Ross and Goo. Webb tho Victims. l.nut Thursday evening between thrco and four hundred Sunday school teachers teach-ers nnd scholars ot I-chl, met In HartTa Hall to gio n surprise to Wm Yates, John i:. Hoes nnd Ceo. Webb, the ro-tiring ro-tiring superintendent?, which proved a grand success in every resect. Tho thrco gciitlemeu had not tho' fatrttcst idea of such n tiling, nnd when ushered into tlio room, ucro completely surprised and astonished at tho lmmcnao throng who greeted them, with their merriment and laughter. Tlio programme waa well nrranged to keep tho affair a secret, nnd It worked llkonchnrm. l'orhaps it will not be er.ylng too much when it is stated that tho persons who managed tlio wholu nllalrnro experts at such busluesa, or thoy ciaild nothnvo led tho thrco gentlemen gentle-men so unsuspiciously Into such nn ngrcenblo and cnjoyablo surprise. After they had overcome tho shock, nnd regained re-gained their pose, nnd discovered vvhnt was up, they wcrq Invited to take scats upon tho stago of tho hall. Councilor A It. Anderson made n short nddrcss, stifling tho object of thu gathering was, ho said, to show tho respect tlio teachers -Hid fcholnrs of the Sunday school, havo for tho three brethren who have labored labor-ed In tho school for so many years, but havo r.ow retired from tho superintend ency At tlnitloe W his nddresM, tho npiyi BUlterliltcn.deri.eyti JjJjSSjJ: Jjjkb-Jmuttl Jjjkb-Jmuttl : Xftkliam nr3" Va. "fcl. UnadleiiC presented tn each of thu retiring olflctrs isctof rcsolutioiiH, placed in a lovely and bcautl fill form; tho penmanship ol which was done by Jos. V. Uusaon, of I.jhl, nnd does hfm great honor. Tho resolutions are as follows: "Knioi.uTiitNH or ItiwrkCT." Presented by the I.chl Sunday school, to Uros.- ' William Yates, John K llosi and Geo. Webb, ou tlalr retirement from olllt-c in slid school. .Whereas llros. Wl'l'.nm Yntos, John H . Koss and Geo. Webb, huvo so long and faithfully faith-fully labored in (lie Sunday school cause nnd Whereas Jly lilelr exemplary lives, worthy coiiwrifatiou, Klndnma of spirit, and prajacwoithy patleirce, thoy have 4lven to the Sundiy1 school high coin-mcndabla coin-mcndabla motives, unity of fcellnz, and lifesavlng principles, thereby conferring in cvcihiatiug beiiv(If tho result nnd reineuihranceH of which time cannot eftaee, and Whereas Wo recognlzo divine will, bu( regret to sie our beloved superintendent.) superin-tendent.) tivcr the. ties which have so lung bound them tons, Therefore bo it llesolved that we tin) nllluers, teachers nnd scholars of the f.ehi Sunday sohool lo hereby exprcs-our exprcs-our appreciation of their labois, and frhnnkfully aekuonlede tho mnty im portftut beneilta conferred upon the Bun-day Bun-day slIiooI by their tintlring faithfulness. Wan'ture thciu their names will ever bo laid in kind appreciative remembrance remembr-ance b ull persona diicctly or indirectly eonneetet) vvllh or lu any way interistcd ill the Sunday school. And row rjcld Supt. Tnittnu lliLtiitm 1 . Jw. 8. llroadhenlf "" V IVvk, Secy. Aftei tho reading nnd presentation of the resolutions, each gpntlemin re-tpnmleu re-tpnmleu insno.it little speech, thanking all present for thulr kind feeling nuni-sto( nuni-sto( tiiwnrd them, ami how' hlghl) lliey titi'Cinid the ruaolutlons presented, priao thrm Inor tliiu gold or silver, or the ,.n :!m thiugii of earth. At the clotc of their little epctih.daiirlng com-nenced, com-nenced, vThlele-woa Interspcrsvd, with tcigf, lecitatious nnd plo.nlo; tho evening bslng.spaut In n most enjojalilt' iiianuer. 'At 1 o'clock the party bioko up The uentUiuen say ths'vvliolo nir.ilr was i Ktuat iwirprlst'to them, a tho same time a .-iJt giiiltfylug one. Kgver had it entered Into their head that they wero held no vinunly in tho hearts of tho pcoptt, upr Unit Iholr Inborn wero so ghlv apprvchitci). Thoy retire wishing tin. K mday school Clod's speed, and all enimoi led with Ijl -Jojt JiRd satisfaction ; in their labotd, ' ' ' . , i |