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VOL. 74. \ Oldest Newspaji? In South Carolina. EDGEF?ELD, S. C./^WESDAY, MAY 19th, 1909. - NO; 15. COLLIERS COMMUNITY. ' il All of the Neighborhood News. Roads Being Well. Worked. , W. G. T. U. Growing. Cotton Chopping. the locks last The Colliers school closed on -the twenty-eighth of April, and after , spending several days visiting: the patrons and pupils of her "sohool Miss Finning, the efficient and much loved teached, returned to her home '; in Aiken. Miss;Fanning has taught the Colliers school for two consecucj tive terms, arui has been elected fer the third term. This dem?nstra|?? the esteem and confidence the Coll iers people have inf this gifted young lady. It is earnestly hoped by all that she will accept the school for the ensuing term. Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Miller, accom panied hy their in terming little grandson,,spent last-' Sabbath wjth ? A ^Irs. Miller's, sister, n<?a:r Ropers. x ? Mr. D. T. Mathis wa? .one of the party which went tb .'. -"week. } . 1 Mr. Ben Miras. and-,Miss Ellie Mims of the Antioch section, spent . Sunday at the honoe^ of their aunt ' and uncle^Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Miller. Miss Nona Mathis, on?? of Colliers' most popular young ladies; has gone/ for a two weeks visit to her aunt, Mrs. John Mays, near Edgefield. Mr. G. D. Mims of Faifa made a business trip to Augusta last Friday, * returning Saturday, afternoon. Mi\ O. Smith, a handsome young man of Edgefield, was a guest at jj tb^home of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Mathis last Sabbath. Miss Lizzie Mims, after, a pleas-, ant visit to her uncle, Mr. J. C.. Whatley of North Augusta, has , gone to-Edgefield to remain with her 1 sisters, who are-students of the S. C. C.' I. until after commencement. The flower gardens of the Colliers and Faifa folks are laden with beau tiful and' fragrant roses of -many hues and varieties. Mr. T. B. Gilchrist of Rehoboth,} was a guest at the home of Mr. Joe Miller last Sunday. Many of the farmers have spent' . the short season;., of ???cst. between - planting and teni?ing their crops, in j fishing and striking for ;5sh}and they haye met with wonderful success in . this enjoyable and exciting sport. A week or two ago Mr. Elisha Ham-, mond went to Stevens creek striking and killed almost as many fish as he could carry home. A'bout the same time Messrs. Frank and Tom Adams, two of Colliers' most popular and genial young,men, captured severa1 fish in Horn's Creek of the Red . Horse family, weighing from six to eight pounds each. The many friends an/1 acquaitan- j1 ces of Mrs. J. L. ^Miller will regret M < to hear that she is very ill. Mrs. | ; Miller is one of Colliers' most enthu siastic fend conscientious Christian workers, and we wish for her, a speedy restoration to, health. Mr. G. O. Whatley, the prosper ous and energetic young postmaster and farmer-merchanO'of Faifa, made a hurried business trip to Augusta one day last week. Mr. J. L. Hart, of Edgefield, ac companied by his sweet little daugh ter and manly little son came to see his sister, Mrs. J. L. Miller, last Sab bath. Miss Rebie Morgan,- the capable teacher of the Faifa school, return ed to her home at Morgana ,on the second of May. Her school closed a month ago. She spent. several weeks here among friends and rela tives. Miss Rebie has taught the Faifa school for three successive terms and she is loved hythe patrons andT. scholars who are loath to give her up. It is very much regretted that she will not accept the pchool for another terni. Our intelligent ambitious and handsome young friend, Mr.J?irtSfur phey Miller, "has. come home from Augusta, where hellas been attend ing the medical college for the past two sessions, to spend his vacation with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Miller.* Muiphey is a^hard stu dent and we predict for him a use ful and a successful career in his chosen profcssio?. ' Mr. and Mrs. John Perdue and children spent Saturday night and Sunday at the homu of Mrs. Carrie Hammond, Mrs. Peidue's mother. Two prizes were offered by Miss Fanning in her school, one being for punctuality, which was won by Miss* Ellie Mathis. The other for reading and spelling^had to be drawn for, by Miss Ellie May Miller, and Master D. T. Mathis. The latter drew the lucky number, thus secur ing the prize. Little Misses Ruby^ and Julia Mil ler will go this week on a visit to their aunt, Mrs. Gardener, near Sweet Water. Last Thursday Mt. P. B. What ley carried his son Preston to Au gusta to Dr. Hull, who is treating him for tonsilitis. Mr. and Mrs. E. 13. Mathis spent ! WHITE TOWN SCHOOL. ,' - . --- Commencement Exercises of Flourishing i School Held 'Friday, Splendid Pro gram and Addresses. The commencement exercises Cf the White Town school were held on Friday, May 14th."'The forenoon was occupied by the exercises 01* the part of the children. Each and every one of them acquitted them selves in a manner to reflect credit on themselves and^ their teacher, Mrs... Mamie Dorn. Walker.; The dinner was in'keeping witlv the reputation of the White Town com munity for abundance and hospi tality. There was, an. unusually large crowd in attendance, and al most every section of the county wau represented in. the gathering. In th? afternoon there were short adjclresses from Mr. W. B. Cogburn, Dr. D. A. J. Bell, Mr. B. E. Nich olson and ? Rev. Luther White on subjects relating( to educational wo:rk. The interest in education dis played hy the people..of this section gives assurance of the- continued prosperity and development, of this section of Edgefield' county. The people of this community have sup plemented the public school fund with a special tax. Some years ago they built and equipped a com fortable school house, and lhere is considerable talk of enlarging it to meet the needs of the growing school. ! Too much can not be said in praise of the excellent work i;hat has been done iii the White Tow;n school by the present teacher. The chil dren evidenced in their recitations and in the other parts of the ex ercises the'most careful and compe tent training.! Also too much can not be said of the hospitality of the sterling citizens of this community. O. D. White, G. S. Cartltdge, B. D. Ki tching and a number' of the Other prominent men of this section were on every, side looking after the comfort of the visitors and of the people. Fond/mother (to 'bye specialist)--, Doctop> one of. Ralph's eyes is ever 30. muela stronger than the other. Bow do yon account for that? Specialist-Knot hole in the base ball fence last summer, madam. Circle Magazine. An Irishman once met an Eng lishman who had an artificial leg. Being of a sympathetic nature be inquired the cause of the loss of the limb/ when the Englishman said, ' A short time ago I discovered that there was Irish blood in my body, *nd that it had settled "in this leg, so I had it cut off." . "Tis a pity it didn't settle in vour head." came" the " quick retort. last Sabbath at the home of the lat ter's parents near Hardy's. ; I Helen Irma is the name of the wee babjT girl, left by the Stork at the home of Mn and Mrs. R. P. Sprouse, three weeks ago. Last Wednesday.while trying to catch a little dog, at the request of Mr. ; Luther Dorn, its owner, Tom Middleton, a negro tenant of Mr. Travis Dorn, was bitten on the hand 6y the dog, which was soon discov ered to be mad. After biting.many dogs, the mad dog was finally shot and killed by Mr. Fred Mims, in the back yard of his home, just in time to prevent his puppy from being bitten. ' Though not bitten by the log, Mr. Dorn accompanied by his cvife and little girl went immediate ly to Grovetown, Ga., to try the vir tue of the mad8tone, The stone lid not adhere to any of them, but it stuck to the wounded hand of the negro for many hours. Miss Nannie Whatley has return ?d home from a pleasant visit to relatives in North Augusta. 3Iany farmers of the 'community have begun chopping cotton, and the songs of the negroes in aocom- ? paniirient to the strokes of their ; boes can be heard at some distance 1 Mr. Sawyer not only knows how to manage the negro convicts, but ie knows how to make good roads as well. Last week he worked the Key road and a portion of the road leading to Clark's Hill, having them widened ai?d put in excellent condi tion. The blue ribboners of the W. C. '. r. U entertained their winning com- t petitorsjthe red ribboners, about two , weeks ago at the hospitable home , rf Dr. and Mrs. J. N. Crafton from , two to six o'clock in the afternoon. Delightful refreshments were served J rhe hours passed swiftly by to those present, so/much did they enjoy the : pleasant occasion. From eleven members, this one-year-old union has increased its membership to forty sight or fifty. PARKSVILLE LETTER. Mrs. Mamie Walker Highly Commended as a Teacher, Very Instructive Tem? pera nee Meeting. We all enjoyed Sancho Panza's article in last, issue, who. is at his old tricks,-but old "Don Q:" had already been put out of business by other correspondents, nevertheless old "Don" enjoyed Sancho P's arti cle hugely. He should write often for 'he is well (equipped and un doubtedly has the newspaper in stinct. . A goodly number of our people, with your correspondent, attended the entertainment at the closing of Program of the S. C. C WEDNESDAY, 8:45 p. ra. Concert by Depart ments of Piano and Voice. . THURSDAY, 8:45 p.ym. Co A cert by Depart ment of Stringed Instruments. FRIDAY, 1 6:00 p. m. Individual Contest in manual of arms on public square for 0. Sheppard military medal: 8:45 Exercises by Departments of Physical Culture and Expression. SATURDAY, '[ 10 a.rm. Company drill on pub lic square. 5 to 7-p. m.. Art ?Leve?. 8:45 p.'-n?r^e??bf'a?ion of Litera ry societies, the following M.edals to be awarded : * J. C. Sheppard medal, declama ---r--r White Town school, Friday 14th, inst. I do not hesitate to say that White Town is the best rural com munity with which'we are acquaint ed, and has the best school. Schools, churches and roads are said to in dicate a people's civilization, and measured by this standard (roads excepted), these people are a progres sive prosperous people. The exercises consisting of dec lamations, recitations, dialogues, charades, etc., commenced prompt ly at 9:30 o'clock, continued with out intermission until half past 12. We wish we could call the names of each.one of the pupils, each one doing great credit to him or herself, but the school being large to do each justice would more than filkj up The Advertiser. Suffice it to say, that the entertainment was like clock work, no prompting, not a "bobble.1' Then came dinner, and oh, my such a dinner. One man who is perfectly healthy, but one of "Pharaoh's lean kind," was told by his doctor, that it would be impos sible for bim ever to have any dis ease, except a skin or bone disease, must have felt that there was no danger of indigestion for. he put himself on the outside of one of the most enormous dinners in the histo ry of epicurism. Abd he was not alone. There were people there from Edgefield, Troy, McCormick, Plum Branch, Parksville, Moodoo, in fact, Beemed to be there from all over the face of the earth, yet all did ea* and were filled, and I saw the good ladies take up many baskets of frag ments. After a rest and the young courting people had a tete-a-tete, we were called back into the build ing, anu were entertained by Mes srs. Cogburn, Bell, Nicholson and White. Clerk of court Cogburn came first I and made one of the most practical talks I ever heard, in fact was practicality itself. Dr. D. A. J. Bell came next de fining education, and had the clos est attention throughout! Hon. B. E. Nicholson was next introduced, and gave as a talk that was replete with good suggestions and advice, expressing himself as pleased with the exercises and school, and from his speech we feel that it would not take much pres sure to get Mr. Nicholson to move to White Town, so impressed was he with the vigor and progressive ness bf these worthy people. His speech was well received and high ly spoken of. . Last but not least came the pastor Bro. L. B. White, who made a (Continued on the eighth page.) FUNERAt DFi??RS. ROGERS Tribute to This Good Woman, Rehoboth I??s?8 Join Wood maaJlH?et Orange semi. Again our opuiniunity has been saddened by.thc death of 31 rs. Hat tie Bell Rogers;, who died at her home in the "town" of-Ed afield, Wednesday tfi? 22th inst, and was broughti^jwMM^oth ; Thurs day evening where > large crowd of relatives< and |rJSDdfl .gathered to pay the last -, After a very solemn and'sad li&ncral service con ducted by Revi J. Y. Littlejohn and Rev. Luther her. body was laid to re cemetery. Her . I. Commencement. tion contesiiir^HPfcnian class. Bailey ' meda^. deelamation by Sophomore class, j Evans medal, oratory, Junior L'lass. A] Turner med?l,:. elocution' contest ay younir ladies. ' ' ^ 11:30 a. m. B^'calsmreate serrdon by "Dr. L. R. Gwaltney in Bapti st sburch. " tr ;" . . $ 8:30 p. m.'.Sl^ooh before the Y. M. C. A.. and V-, W, C. A. in Bap list church oy i>>v L. K. ; Gwaltney. 10 a: in. Gm Ion.' M. ?. Srait 11:00 a. m. Delivery ol' diplomas >y Gov. J. C. Sheppard. to t< rrave was covered with beautiful wreaths of flowers. Misa Hattie, was he daughlter of Mr. aud\Mrs. J. M Jell, 6f sacred memory and had pent the greater part of her life in his community with her sisters, 1rs. J. E. and C. Strom, until about even years ago when she accepted i school in southern Georgia, where he met.( and married '? Mr. M. W logers who survives her. Last sum aer herhealth failed rio rapidly she .roke up housekeeping,'. thinking, he end then near, to'spend the last lays with her relatives but God pared her much longer than was ?xpected, and at one time it was bought possible for her to regain 1er health. She was so 1 much im proved that she v.entback to house eeping in the town of Edgeiield. ^bout three months ago she began 0 declineso rapidly that death was xpected Jong/ before- .it came. Vnile she suffered much and was ailed to heaven in the bloom of ife, being only about 31 years old, be has riot lived in vain. Her short fe was a beautiful one. Her influ nce for good will be felt by those rho knew her best for years to ome. She leaves to mourn her loss devoted husband,'three sisters and iree brothers. Mesdames J. E. trompe. Strom and Clara Faulk er and Dr. D. A. J. Bell, Mr. L. k Bell and (Mr. J. M. Bell. Our incerest sympathy goes out to the efre?ved ones in this sad hour. Only one more Saturday and Sun ay before the union meeting f the second division meets with s. We are expecting a large rowd and a very interesting meet ig. Rehoboth will have Children's >ay exercises sometime during the louth of June. Our well known young friends, Ir. W. W. Fuller and Miss Kate Reynolds, were quietly married at IcCormick last Friday evening, the 4th~ by the Rev. G. H. Burton. Ve extend our best wishes. Miss Weinona Strom spent sev rai days in the city of Greenwood ist week, visiting friends and bopping. Mr- Johnnie Quailes, of Red Hill, I h 1 getting to be a frequent visitor i the community. We wonder why. Mrs. J. C. Seigler and Mrs. B. >. Seigler were guests of Mr**. J. Wit Cheatha;u last Saturday and untfay. Miss Georgia Burckhalter is isiting relatives near Augusta. Mesdames S. B. Strom, W. A. | s! Vinn, W.R. E. Winn and R. A. Vash went down to Red ' Hill to )in the ladies Woodman circle last ti r; ORPHANAGE BEQUEST. Through Efforts of Mr. Orlando Sheppard the Terrill Smith. Bequest Willy Erect In dustrial Plant - The late James Terrill. Smith of WilHston, S; C., during his life time built, on the grounds of the Connie Maxwell Orphanage a cot tage of ten or twelve rooms, which is called the "Terrill Smith Home." He then made his wijl in which he devised all of his' property with slight ?xception to the Connie Maxwell Orphanage, and directed that another home should be erected from the proceeds of his estate near the cottage which he had erected and which was to be called "The Martha Smith Home;" this home call?d "Martha Smith Hobe'' has been erected since his death.- He provided in his will that this prop erty should be rented out, and after the expenses and repairs' were paid, that the balance* should be paid to the orphanage annually. It soon be came apparent to the trustees of the orphanage that if this ? system should be pursued, thai, the lands would rapidly deteriorate and finally become, less and less valuable; and thereupon the trustees placed the matter in the hands of Mr. Orlando Sheppard with full power and au thority'to do. whatever he thought best in the premises. After visiting the property and after conference with the executor, he brought snit in the court of equity for Barnwell county in order fe terminate the trust and to sell the land, which has just beeii con cluded, and in which full power and authority Was given to the trustees to sell the land. This land consists of about seven hundred acres, situate-near Williston, and it is very much the same grade of*] lands as we find from Trenton to Leesville. The trustees are very anxious to sell this land as soon as possible, and have determined with the pro ceeds pf this sale to erect on the grounds of the orphanage an, in dustrial plant, which will be called thc '''terrill Smith Industrial Plant," and "fy which .-'they..hope, to make of the/yjpuiig boys- ;i?id'': gj.rls >who received at , the orphanage progres sive citizens. The trustees are pre pared to give to purchasers the most liberal terms arid they request that my one desiring to know about the jaie of this land can either call on Dr. W. C. .Smith, at Williston, or jan write to the superintendent at jreenwood, or to Mr. Orlando Sheppard, at Edgcfield, S. C. Jncoln Was For Prohibition in 1853. In view of the widespread int?r ?t taken by America in prohibition, klr. Lincolri's views on this subject, ,s long ago as 1853, command more han passing notice. In a speech ielivered bV him at Springfield, llinois, Mr. Lincoln said: "The liquor traffic is a cancer in ociety, eating out its vitals and hreatening destruction, and all at empts to regulate it will not only ?rove abortive, but will also ag Tavate the evil. If the prohibition f slavery is .good fpr the black ian, ttye prohibition of the liquor raffic is equally good and constitu ional for the white man. "There must be no more attempts 3 regulate the cancer; it must be radicated; for, until this is done, ll classes must continue exposed to ecome the victims of strong drink.: "The most effectual remedy rould be the passage of a law al Dgether abolishing; the liquor raffia ? "Law must protect and conserve ight things, and if there is any vii in the land that threatens so iety or individuals more than an^-j f? ther, it is the liquor traine." A Strenuous Hint 'Twas the regulation parlor scene, [e was occupying one end of the ofa and she the other. "The muscles of my arm," said e, "were developed solely with umbbells." "And don't you ever use them for nything else?" she asked innocent 7.-Exchange. aturday evening. Quite a number of our young eople attended the preaching ser ice at White Town school house ist Sunday evening. The crowd 'as large and listened attentively ) an excellent sermon by Rev. luther White. It is reported that ne of our young bachelors will ring home a beautiful young bride i the early days of June. Let others o and do likewise. Our farmers generally have good lands of cotton and early planting f corn. Chopping has just com ?enced. SUBSCRIBER. THE CHILDREN'S DAY, All Roads Led to McKendree Last Sunday. Program Beau tifully Rendered. Un bounded Hospitality. ? . "Childhood shows the man, as the morning shows the day,'' said the immortal Milton. Pope also spoke the same truth, but in different words, when he said, "As 'the twig is bent so is the tree inclined." Re alizing 4?ow" necessary it is to train children properly in their ten der years it they are to become good and useful men and women, the lead ing lights of McKendree church are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to "instil right principles into the minds and hearts of the children and young people of the community, The Sunday school is being used as a means to accomplish this end Probably, no other church in the county, certainly no other country church, has as live, aggressive Sun day school as McKendree. Sunday last was the time for the annual Sun day school rally, better known as Children's Day, and whil?the stand ard' has been- set very high at Mc Kendree. the exercises of last Sun day easily eclipsed all former .occa sions. > Some thought that as.- the hand shaking, baby-kissing politicians are not abroad in the land this year the. crowd would not be as large as ijsual. But instead of being smal 1er. it was probably the greatest throng that had ever assembled at McKendree. ' After the ladies and children were seated in the church very little room was left for the men. Certainly hot more .than half of the people could enter the "church. The McKendree flock has within the past six months hi ade substantial repairs upon their church building. It would have heen well had they in creased the size of the building be fore putting on the new roof. ^ 1 It was regretted that the pastorj> Rev. Mr. Wright was absent on ac count pf sickness. Rev. T. L. Tay lor,^ young minister who resides near Phoenix, was present in .his-jl stead. The exercises began with a inarch. The entire school,- headed by. .the officers and'teaehers, . marched into the church,'* ?iii i chorus very sweetly as they enter ed. . The program, which vre give below' was very beautifully ca'rried jut. The large audience W2>s .'..sim ply amazed at the faultless manner, in \*hich the little folks performed iheir parts. They not only reflected lasting credit upon themselves but ipon Mrs. J. M. Shaffer, who plan led the Children's Day exercises md prepared the little folks. The Sunday school, the church and the mtire community is greatly mdebt ?d to this very zealous and consecra ed woman, without whom such ?elpful and inspiring occasions vould uot be possible at McKendree. Notwithstanding the fact that here was a great multitude to\be ed at the dinner hour, the huge >askets that had been provided by lousewives were equal to thevde aand. Old-time, Southern hospi ality permeated the very atmos* here and everybody was made td eel perfectly at home. One was ot only impressed with the bounti ul supply of nice things and the ery excellent manner in which the inner had been.prepared but with he almost endless variety. If the IcKendree girls make as skilled ooks as their mothers we unhesitat igly say to the young men, "Get a IcKendree girl for a wife." The feature of the afternoon was he admirable address by Hon. B. ). Nicholson, who urged the fathers nd mothers to teach their , sons anP aughters to serve rather than to be erved. He said that money and ame should not be theNgoal in life, ut rather inspire children with am ition to be useful men and women, io man, said he, can be truly great rho desires always to be served ather than serve others. If space ermitted we would like to report bis splendid address at greater jngth. The exercises of the day rere brought to a close by a short ilk by Mr. J. L. Mims. Mr. W. E. Turner, the Superinten ent of the school, and bisco -labor rs are doing a grand work for the ?sing generation at McKendree. The following is a full program f tin- exercises of the morning: Children's Day greeting, by Fan ie Ouzts, Carrie Timmerman, Sui vait Dorn and Fred Turner. Palms and Praises, by Nita kizts. j / That's Baby, by Pearl Shaffer. Where did you come from, baby ear? by. Evelyn Turner. Taking and giving, by Velma 'iramerman. w b; u< J tc C k b a tc a; a; ni di iv: fe it w Ol w ft bi si Ol fl Ul w Object of our Children's Day ffering, by Pearl Shaffer. NEGRO CAPTURED. Burned District at Johnston Rebuilt, Work in CLarge of i Contractor M ' T. Turner. Meeting of D. ol; C. Mrs. Mary Ashley, of .Fruit Hill, was a visitor here last week. Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Stevens hav? returned from Eulala, where they have been visiting relatives. Miss Clara Lake, sister of Rev. John Lake, is expected soon to be the guest of Mrs. Herbe:rt Eidson. Mrs. C. F. Pech man entertain ed a few friends with a 5 o'clock tea on.. Thursday afternoon. Miss Alma Welling, of Darlington, was the honoree of the occasion. , ?Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Ivey, of Ed munds,-are here ona visit to friends and relatives. Mrs. Ida Stevens and Messrs. James and Ben Stevens, were guests of Mrs. Willie Tompkins last week. Miss Leila Kerneghan, of Colum bia, is visiting her sister, Mrs. M. P. Cassels. The young folks were entertained most pleasantly on Friday ev?ning. at the home bf Mrs. M. E. Norris. Misses Maud and Gladys? Sawyer left on Wednesday for Georgetown, fahere they will spend sometime . with their brother, Dr, Olin Saw yer. The ball game between Batesburg and Johnston on Friday afternoon resulted in a tie of 3 to 3. The game was called off as the visiting , teaim had to leave the field to catch the train.' ' Brick has been placed by Coif tractor M. T. Turner i for t\\e erec tion of the commodious stores of Mrs. A. P. Lewis and Capt. J. H. Bouknight. The store of Mrs. Lewis will be !a double - two story 3ne. The foundation of the stores is being laid and with Contractor Tur ner at the head of th? work, it will be no time before ^the. streets of Johnston will be graced with three nodern, handsome buildings. ; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene: Langston, if Laurens, are , spending a while ?ere with relatives. Mrs. Kate Cudworth, ;of Aiken, s the. guest of Mrs. G. P^ Cobb. ) . Boland,. ..of Augusta, has -..Mrs. E. E. Arid rews has returned ' 0 her home in Asheville after a risit to her sister, Mrs. J. K. White. Mr, and Mrs. Alexander Waites, )f Florida, arrived tmVweek for a nonth's stay with relatives. Miss Zena Payne has* returned rom a visit to Columbia; Mrs. ,P. N. Lott entertained the tfew Century club on last Tuesday fternoon. Mrs. Boxx,' with her two little hildren, has returned to Charles on after a visit to the former's pa ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hester. The June meeting bf the Mary inn Buie chapter will be held at be home pf Mrs. Angeline Bacon nd promises to be most unique and iteresting. After the business has een transacted, the old "lady mem ers will have charge of the meet lg and will furnish a special pro ram; All those that in their youth il days could play, sing or recite, ill take part, giving1 recitations of >rmer days and especially music ?arned during the thrilling days of ie 60's. {The refreshmente served ill be "war time dishes," made y receipts concocted inf those stren oii8 times. On Tuesday morning, Mr. Barney ardon was shot on his farm near >wn, by a negro named Peter oats, the ball passing through the mgs,, about an inch above the Bart. Mr. Jordan had in his employ . son of Coats, and went to the lat h's house for the boy who had run '"' Evay. While there an altercation, rose between Mr. Jordon and the Bgro, resulting in the negro's rawing his pistol and shooting [r. Jordan, andas Mr. Jordan drew - )rth his pistol, the negro snatched from him and made his escape ith both weapons. Sheriff Corley 1 Lexington, with his blood hounds as telegraphed for who came in, a JW hours, but the negro could not B trailed, and up to present time is ill hiding. Mr. Jordan is getting a as well as could be expected ; om. the nature of the wound, and nless some complications set in the ound will not prove fatal. LATER: The negro boy has been iptured and his father, has been icated near Sand Bar ferry on Sa innah river. Sunbeam exercises by Carrie Tim lerman, Fred Turner, Fanhie uzts, Hallie Turner, Mattie Tim lerman and Davis Timmerman. Papa's letter, by Janice Morgan. The singer's climax, by Mattie Qu-Lowrey. The Golden rule, by-Junior class. Valedictory, by Loula Ouzts.