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"TO THINK OWN SELF BE TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO AN\ MAN." . By STECK, SHE LOK & SCHKODEK. " WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MAY lt), HMM). New Series No. 577.-Volume LIX.-No. 20. NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER. Town in Throes of Commencement Time-Personals-A Hero. (By A. L. Gossett.) Westminster, May 18.-Special: Special services were held in the Presbyterian church Sunday morn ing, tte occasion being the com mencement sermon delivered before the Westminster High School by Rev. W. A. Massabau, of Greenville. Rev. Massabau chose for his theme "The School of Christ," basing bis remarks on Matthew 11:29: "Take my yoke upon you and learu of me." His sermon was able and edifying and was listened to with rapt atten tion by the largo audience during the 45 minutes of Its delivery. Mr. Massa Pa u said in part: "By a close reading of the Gospels we find that those who listened to the worus of Jesus were amazed. The notes of authority and the personality of the Lord Jesus Christ had a marvellous effect and influence on the minds of the multitudes. The perfect mind, and the perfect mind alone, can set the standard in the realms of the good. It was not Bis methods, but His notes of authority, that had the marvellous effect upon the multi tudes BB a great teacher in the school of character. There are certain ob ligations that rest upon all who enter this school. The scholar will have to lay aside his prejudices and will have to go to a higher source to find the truth. When the truth has been discovered he will have to have cour age to stand by it. If I was going ^Cto become a lawyer I would not go to *w,a doctor to study law, but if I wished 'Pto become proficient 1 would find some master ol* the profession and sit. at his feet. If a boy waifts to make a grout character lot him go to the Master of Truth, the Lord Jesus Christ, who speaks with au thority. 'Take my yoke upon you and learn of me.' Light will then become more effulgent and will glow in the pathway. 1 shall never forget the modest and unassuming master of a village school 1 attended when a boy. I shall never be able to esti mate what I owe to that modest ? /nan. Whatever I have accomplished |Pin lifo ls due to that bumble teacher. He moved to one State and I moved to another. Tho earthly ties of teachers and scholars must be broken. When the scholar enters the school of Christ the Creal Teacher, and sits at His feet, there becomes a relationship that will not be broken through life. In success and In disappointment ho still fol lows the Lord Jesus Christ, and wil" lind pence and pardon In this life, and ':: the life which is to come, Makes delici?! griddle cakes, rc The only feal Made from Royal Gri two-button lt's only one of 184 low shoe styles in summer line. The others are just as clever and " fetching/* Most styles $5.00 3AUKNIGHT, la, S. C. Jesus Christ, whom to know is life eternal. When earth's journey conies to an end may teachers and scholars come together where schools shall never end in the Kingdom of our Father." Rev. Massahau occu pied the pulpit at the M. E. church Sunday evening. That all the heroes are not to be found on the battle-llelds or on the waters of the great deep was dem onstrated here a few mornings ago. Local freight train No. 67 put a car in on the sidetrack at the shuttle siding with the intention of stopping it at the depot. Paul Deaton, brake man, who was on the car, made an effort to stop lt when he reached the station, but the brakes were defec tive and the wheels moved on faster and faster. Realizing the danger, Mr. Deaton dismounted the Car, out ran it and threw a piece of heavy scantling in front of it, which re duced the Bpeed to some extent. By presence of mind, when it reached the oil mill switch, fully a half mile from where it started, Mr. Deaton turned the lever after the forward trucks had passed over, thus start ing the forward wheels on the main Une and the rear wheels on the sid ing, which derailed the car and brought it to a standstill. In a few minutes this car, if let alone, would have doubtless become an agent of destruction, as No. 7 5, Southbound freight, was due and expected at any moment. Oftentimes In the hum blest walks of life there are heroes unsung, for whom no polished shafts or towering monuments are ever erected. Rev. M. E. Peabody will be in stalled pastor of the Westminster church on the fifth Sunday, May 30 Rev. W. H. Frazer, D. D., pastor of the First Presbyterian church, An derson; Rev. T. D. Cartledge, of Due West, and Dr. E. A. Hines, of Sen ecu, compose the commission ap pointed by South Carolina Presby tery for the Installation services. On Thursday evening at 8.li o'clock the girls' eloctulon contest for the Strlbling medal ?'111 como off nt the High School building. Friday morning at 10.30 the boys'oratorical contest for the Carter medal will be held, and on Friday evening at 8.15 the final exercises will be held, when diplomas to tho graduating class will be presented, the medals awarded, and tho yearly honor rob will be read. Rocauso of the lac!; of sufll ctent room none but patrons ol' tho school will be admitted to the clos ing exercises this year, and they will be admitted by ticket. These tickets are transferrablo. In case the patron cannot come, whoever holds the ticket will bo admitted. An admission fee of ten cents must YAL us hot biscuit, >lls and muffins. ting Powder &pe Cream of Tartar be collected to defray some neces sary expenses. Miss Marye R. Sbelor reports the following donations for the wheel chair: Bounty Land school 61c, Poplar school 30c, Hock Springs Sunday school G6c, New Westmin ster Baptist Sunday school $2.20, Rev. M. IC. Peabody $1, collected by Mrs. .J. L. Shanklin 56c, Macagie Dickson 10c. Mary Poster lc, four Children Of Mr. and Mrs. Mears 4c, Leland Blakely fie, Minnie and Levis King 5c, Sam and Kinma Johns 2c, Mrs. John Harris 3c, Block Sunday school G9c It will take $30 to get the chair. The dis count of 25 per cent will be given to the Invalid boy and not to Miss Sbe lor. who receives no compensation for her work. All who are willing to help will please hurry up and send contributions to Miss Sbelor, so the boy can enjoy hhs chair. All praise to our sister city Sen eca for the civilities and courtesies extended lo the visitors at the dedi catory exercises of her magnificent school building on May 15. Every part of the program was interesting and enjoyable. The laying of the corner-stone was one of the events of th? day. lt was polished from a product of T. N. Hall's quarry on Poor Mountain, which is lu sight of us. A copy of The Keowee Courier was among the deposits and will be found among the ruins, if perchance destruction shall ever befall the handsome building. Rev. M. IO. Peabody spent several days last week In Anderson. Plumer Smith, of College Hill, Miss., a son of Rev. Newton Smith, will enter the Theological Seminary this fall to prepare for the ministry. Plumer has many friends here and elsewhere in Oconee county who will be glad to know that since he grad uated at. Davidson College he has made a success of teaching in some of the best schools in Mississippi and Louisiana. When Mr. Smith moved from Westminster with his parents to Alabama he was a very little boy. Miss Marye R. Sbelor spent Mon day and Tuesday of last week at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Mell at Clem son, and attended a meeting of U. D. C. and D. A. R. An elegant lunch eon was given hy Mrs. Calhoun. Julius und Lemuel Martin, sons of John R. Martin, have returned from South Georgia, where they have been connected with a saw mill business. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Garrison, of Lynn, Colo., spent a few days in Westminster this week while off on their annual vacation. They trav eled via Chicago, Niagara Falls> New York and Washington. From West minster they went to Gillsvllle, Ga., to spend a while with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Garrison lived here for a couple of years, and the ties of friendship made among our people are so strong and enduring that an occasional visit is a source of great pleasure to their many friends. "Blanton," as he is familiarly known, ls a first rate railroad mau and is as genial as May sunshine. We wish to remind the Sabbath schools of the county of the import ance of making donations to the wor thy cause that Miss Marye R. Sbelor represents. 45he ls striving to raise money to buy a wheel chair for a crippled boy. Elsewhere In this com munication the previous donations are acknowledged, lt will be seen that a considerable sum is lacking yet. Comer (Ga.) and Westminster base ball teams will play three games here Wednesday and Thursday. On Wednesday at' 3.30 p. m. the first game will be called. Thursday af ternoon a double-header will he played. Come and see lt. The house for Westminster's Ice plant is being constructed. We will have ice soon. The Journal-Herald scouting enr party left Westminster yesterday af ternoon at 4 o'clock on their return to Atlanta from a prospective tour to Greenville in the Interest of the proposed automobile highway be tween New York and Atlanta. On either side of the car were floating the following in large letters, "At lanta Journal-New York Herald Pull for Good Roads." Aboard the ear were John S. Cohen, managing editor of the Journal; W. T. Waters, staff representative; IO. W. Gans, F. S. Weldon and IO. II. Inman. The following from our town met the parly at Seneca: Dis. J. il. Stonecy pber and W. A. Strickland, A. Zim merman, K. W. Marett, 1). L. Norris, W. IO. Mason. L. C. Gaston and J. C. Broa/.eale. This delegation ac companied the party here, and Mayor Zimmerman. L. ti. Gaston, Dr. C. M. Walker and P. W. Mal boson went with them over the territory between Westminster and Toccoa. The party will determine which route will be accepted when they reach Atlanta. From what could be learned the "pathfinders" were favorably im pressed with Hie route. Our people are enthusiastic and hope they will decide to come this way. The following blipping from the Greenville Dally News is a full ac count of the public debate held on May ll: The annual debate for the gold medal offered each year for the hist debater in the Westminster High School Literary Society was held Tuesday night in tho High School auditorium. This event ls one of the leading features of their commencement sea son and ls always made one of tho chief social events of the year. There were eight debut?is this year-five young ladies and three boys, representing the eighth and ninth grades. The auditorium was tilled to Its capacity, and from half past eight to eleven o'clock the i young contestants waged war on each other with vivacity and pun gacity. The exorcises were opened . with prayer by Kev. A. 1'. Marett, after which the president of the society announced the question for debate, and named the order ol' the speakers. Tho question was: ' Resolved, That the present tenden cies point to the decline alie linnie downfall Of the Antei le .n Kcj iblic." Miss Ressie Foster, a daughter of Columbus Foster, opened for tho af firmative in a carefully prepared and logical argument. Her heads were Concentration of Wealth. Concentra tion of Rower. Colonial Policy and Deadening of the Moral Conscience. Krvine Haley opened for the nega tive, read a very carefully prepared paper, dealing almost exclusively with the moral aspect of the nation, and showing that the moral tone ls higher and clearer than ever before. The other speakers, following prac tically the same line of argument, pro and con, were: Affirmative .Miss Minnie Kubanks. Ottoway Mar ett, Miss Augusta Smithson. Nega tive-Miss Clara Singleton. J. P. Stribllng, Miss May Simpson. The debate was Interspersed with instrumental solos and duets by the pupils of the school. After laking a long time for their decision the judges announced that by a close vote the verdict was in favor of the affirmative, and that the $25 gold medal offered by W. P. Anderson for the best debate, com position and delivery being consid ered, was awarded to Miss Clara Singleton, of the negative, a pupil in the eighth grade. A feature of the occasion, not on the program, occurring during the walt for the judges' decision, was the highly original impromptu ad dress made by W. P. Anderson. He sat down almost embarrassed by the tumultuous applause that followed lils remarks. Westminster school is 'live, and ia taking her place well in front of the high schools of the Piedmont. It will be recalled that at the track meet held in Greenville on the 2 2d of April, Westminster won out ovei all competitors by a total of 5 pointf over tlie next nearest, Furman Fit ting school, and captured the "cup,' which was won by Easley last year It will be hard to take it from West minster next year. These young peo pie are not only brawny, but brainy The school ranks the other school) in Oconeo, mid it will be well to kee] your eye on the youngsters gradu?t lng from there. Miss Allie Stribllng has closed bei school at Providence after a ven successful session. Miss Striblinj was well pleased with the Interes manifested by the patrons in all hei efforts for the advancement of tin bright boys and girls in her charge The trustees especially were evei ready to encourage and support al measures and deserve much common dation. There will be communion service! In the Presbyterian church next Sab bath, May 23. at 11 a. m. M. A. Terrell, Jr., a conductor o the Atlanta and Greenville dlvisioi of the Southern, left on Friday for i couple of weeks' visit to his sister Mrs. N. A. King, of Lodi. Texas. H? will also visit relatives at Cranbury Texas, before returning home. "Ron" longland bas just returnei from the Northern markets, when he bought a big stock of shoes. lb can lit any size foot. There is a pai in the show window No. 16. "Birmingham special." No. 30, on of the fastest trains in the South made its initial trip over the South ern Sunday, passing through ou town at 0.50 p. m. It was pulid by engine No. 1.23"1 with Engines Clopton at tho throttle. It will b remembered that engine 12:'.:; wa the one derailed at Harbin's on Pel mary 22, when W. J. O'Neal wa killed. No. 29. the other new trail made its first trip Monday morning passing here at S.Ott. Mrs. W. J. Stribllng, Misses Rubi McGee. Allie Stribllng. Mary Carte: Mary Simpson and Miss Dlehl wei recent visitors nt Clemson College. New York express. No. lt), arrive hore at 4.53 instead of 7.li? p. m since the new schedule, which wu effective May 16. No other chang? were made In the passenger trait stopping here. We deeply sympathize wit Messrs. J. W. Shelor and J. A. Steel ot' The Courier, in their recent Ix rea vernen ts caused by deaths in the families. Miss Ida Martin, who has been ei gaged in teaching school at Gibsoi Ga., since November, bas returned t West minster. c. w. Brooks, representing tl A tl;.uta Georgian, was in town or day last week. lie and Postmasti Puts made a Hying visit to Pair Pin on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. England ha\ returned from a two weeks' visit I Lynchburg, Richmond and otlu points In Virginia. Mrs. J. W. McGeo has returnc from a visit to her daughter, Mr Rolfe Hunt, of Elberton, Ga. D. G. Sheldon, of tho Sheldon Fir nitiiro Company, has gono to H< Springs, Ark. C. K. Simpson had his first messt CAPT. HAINS IS SEXTKNTKD. Fight to i ift?'i'ii Wal's in Peniton* Hary for tho Officer, Flushing. N. Y.. May 17.-Capt. F?tor C. Hains was to-day sontoncod to servo an ' determ?nate sentonco for the killing of William E. Annis. The sentence reads: "At hard labor in State prison." Hains' counsel moved for a new trial on the ground that tho verdict was against the weight of the evi dence and contrary to law. The coart denied the motion. The question of jurisdiction was also raised, which the court declined to consider. Hains seemed dazed when called to tho bar for sentence. The judge said the defendant had had a fair trial and was ably defended and that the jury found a verdict com mensurate with the requirements of the law. . Jen. Hains and Major John P. Hains, fathe* and brother of the prisoner, who were in court, dis played much emotion when the cap tain was sentenced. Hains was given 24 hours in which to tile an appeal and was remanded to the custody of the sheriff. An old chair can be refinished and made to match other furniture by applying ono coat of Campbell's Var nish Stain. Any ono can uso it and do good work. Carter Hardware Co. .sells it. white head cabbage on Sunday, May 9th. Mr. Simpson has a very line strawberry patch, and he ls furnish ing our housekeepers with some mighty nice berries these days. TliomaB Wiley returned this week from a visit to his youngest son, J. T. Wiley, of Greenville. Young Mr. Wiley was married in Greenville on Easter Sunday to Miss Annie Diz zier, of that city. Miss Bessie Simpson, who has been assisting MisB Allie Stribling in the Providence school, ls at home, tho term having closed. Toccoa defeated Westminster in a match game of base ball, played at the former city on May 12, by the score of 9 to 6. Frank H. Shirley, of Anderson, was In town this week, to the de light of bis many friends. This was Mr. Shirley's first visit here since January. Mrs. J. V. Johnson and little daughter, of South Georgia, arrived Friday and will spend some weeks with Mrs. Maggie Adams and other relatives. Mrs. Johnson is remem bered ns Miss Eva Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Hazel Smith return ed Wednesday from their bridal trip to Cross Hill and are occupying their new residence. Miss Janie Gaines, of Townvllle, was the guest of Mrs. J. S. Carter last week. M-s. Belle Myers, of Atlanta, ls vit-iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. .'.J. Haley. Protracted services commence in the Methodist church Sunday even ing, May 30. Rev. J. L. Singleton will be assisted by Rev. J. H. Graves, of Clemson. W. P. Anderson leaves to-morrow for Savannah to attend the General Assembly of the Presbyterian church, which convenes in that city May 20. States L. Hunter sold 00 gallons of strawberries last week. lie thinks bb- sales will reach near $50 this '.ear. Mesdames H. M. Peden and T. C. Poden arc at Lavonia, Ga., for the commencement exercises of the La vonia High School. Miss Hattie Ma son graduates to-night. Mrs. Charles Traylor and little babe arrived yesterday from Jack sonville, Fla., ?ind will spend some time with Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Tray lor. Capt. J. A. Cook, of Madison, was in town yesterday. Ross Mitchell, who has been run ning a saw mill al Modoc for the past few months, is in town. He took his family there when he left Westminster, but with the intention of moving back in the summer. Thos. O. Parker went to Cedar town, (Ja., yesterday for tho purpose of looking after the shipment of the machinery for the ice facotry. Miss Myrtle Zimmerman will re turn home to-day from Lexington, Ky., where she has been a student in the Campbell-IIagernian College. Miss Myrtle has been away from home since September, and her re turn will be tito source of great plea sure to all her friends and relatives. I. A. Collins is moving to Ander son to-day. Mrs. A. Zimmerman, who has boon af Sewaunee, Tenn., th-' past four weeks, ls expected homo to-day or to-morrow. Mlss Mary Reeder is at Lavonia for commencement, A. H. Weathersher, of Barnwell, ls with Carter's Pharmacy . Mrs. H. Callaway has returned from Atlanta, and will put on a big salo of hats, flowers a'ul ribbons next week. Look out for her ad. Young Girls nro Victims of headache as well as older women, but all get quick reliof and prompt cure from Dr. King's Now Lifo Pills, tho world's best remody for sick and nervous headaches. They make pure blood, and strong nerves and build up your health. Try them. 25c. at all druggists. LOCAL MATTHUS ABOUT SENECA. lind Great lin, Cast Saturday. Protracted Service-Personals. Seneca* May 17.-Special: Last Saturday, the 15th, which lias been looked forward to and spoken of as Seneca's "'big day," fully r.ieL tho most extravagant expectations. Thero was an immense crowd, i bigger dinner, perfect weather, and tho most orderly bel avior the writer has ever witnessed The program, pub lished last week, was carried out In full, with the exception of the omis sion of Dr. Snyder's speech, he being prevented from coming by unforseen and unavoidable circumstances. The impressive ceremony attend ing the placing of the corner-stono by the Masons, naturally held llrst place on tho program. Deputy Grand Worshipful Master (leoine T. Brynn, of Greenville, conducted the cere mony, assisted by a large number of local and visiting brother Masons. The tablet was purely an Oeonee pro duct, the marble being procured from Poor Mountain, tho work of dressing and lettering being dom? at the Sen eca marble yard. Prof. W. H. Hand, of the Univer sity, orator of the day, delivered a magnificent address on educntlou. Following that came the speech of I). W. Daniel, of Olefnson. He made a line effort, holding the close atten tion of the crowd, Introducing In his inimitable style n.r^y jokes, which he tells perfectly. At the close of his speech he delivered tho various medals offered to pupils of tho Graded School, a list of which will bo found In another account on tho second page of this Issue. One of the in^st delightful features of the day was the presence of Com pany C, Clemson cadets. The boys arrived late, on account of a delayed train, but dinner had been reserved for them, which they enjoyed heart ily. Their deportment, to a man, was most gentlemanly, and a line Im pression was left by their visit. The band, also from Clemson, sixteen strong, proved another pleasing fea ture, and lt, too, received Its full share cf appreciative attention. The ball game held the crowd till a late hour, a .beautiful game being played by Seneca and Clemson, resultlug lu favor of the latter by a score of 13 to ll. The committee in charge of ar rangements cannot be too highly commended for the careful planning and periect execution of every detail. A number of Seneca's representative t women served on the reception and dinner committees, rendering effi cient and capable assistance. It waa the verdict of all that Seneca and vicinity did herself proud in the en tertainment of the visitors and In contributing one of the biggest affairs In the history of the country. Seneca will send a delegation to the big celebration in Charlotte on the 20th. Mayor J. E. Sltton will send as his representative W. K. Liv ingston, and as citizens of the town lt. D. Neill, E. (J. Doyle, C. H. Bill son, who will bet ns marshals. At the layman's meeting held in Clinton this week, Rev. M. R. Kirk patrick, J. L. McWhorter and J. W. Todd will act as representatives of the Presbyterian church here. Acting upon the suggestion of Tho Courier last week, Mayor Sltton has appointed the following young ladies to sol'cit contributions to the fund for the monument to Confederate women: Misses Willie Cherry, Kiln Richardson, Carrie Hunter and May Hamilton. Yesterday the scout car, the pur port of which is fully understood by our readers, reached Seneca and was met by representative citizens of tho town and county. Lunch was served to Hie party at the Deonne Inn, at which twenty-Aye prominent citizens met the visitors. Dr, B, A. Hines, as the Mayor's representative, was Mas ter of ceremonies. A number of auto mobiles from surrounding towns were here to meet the car and escort it to Westminster, going bj way of Return. The protracted meeting mentioned last week was begun in the Baptist church last Sunday. Dr. Troy, ac companied by ills singer, Mr. Syme, win arrive to-day and will preach to night. Mr. Syme will conduct tho music, sliming solos at each service, which will prove a most attractive fea t u re. At the service last night at tho Baptist church Rev. J. c. Ybngue lilied the pulpit and preached a lino sermon, the subject of which was a timely and suggestive introduction to the series of services which will fol low. Ogilvie and .lo" Todd visited their homefolks here last week. Mrs. M. w. Coleman spent a short while in Seneca the past week and , Attended the dedication of the s' hool building. Mrs. 15. P. Sloan ls visiting friends In Savannah and attending tho meet. lng ol' the General Assembly of tho Southern Presbyterian church. A. Drown ls with his homefolks again, and his friends aro rejoicing with him over his Imp.ovement and tho assurnnio ot his ultimata re covery. Thero will bo no mid-wees: prayer service in tho Presbyterian church this week on account of the mooting at tho Baptist church. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Holleman and children and Mrs. M. L. Thompson are visiting In Brevard, N. C. Mrs. Frank Hopkins is visiting rel atives In Georgia. M. V. S.