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Welcome Address at Graded School Commencement by Miss Mary Frances Pool. ** * * * * * * * * * * * * *) Welcome! Velcome to you all this evening. We al)preclate your pres ence as a token ot the interest vou feel in us. To you, happy parents, you whose eyes meet ours with a smile and look of pride, we extend a hearty welcome, for to you, we are indebted in innum erable ways, for having successfully completed this school term. Your en couragerment has ever been an incen tive to do our best; it is to please you above all that we have striven and we hope that there is not one disappont ed father or mother in this house to night. We welcome you, fellow-students, who are working to reach the same goal. To vou we can g,ive some little advice and a great deal of sympathy. Occasionally during the past year. we've been discoura-ted. and many iines worried. But there are in every elass some trials and we should o-O on in our work. giving our best knowing there is an all-wise power working for the good of His own. Ten years ago we sta,rted out with a much larg er grade, but as the years have passed the number has lessened. so that now we thave only eleven. 'We suppose it is a part of our ill luck or misfor tune that we girls have had no boys to share the burdens and grave re .sponsibilities of this the tenth grade. We 'll admit that occasionally we have missed them, but we will leave it .to them and to others present, to <decide whether or not we have need ed them. And now to you, dear friends, A welcome. . You -have watched our ef forts to succeed in our school work and we feel that yoi are gratified at our graduation. Greetings to the honorable board of trustees! We thank you for the in terest you have manifested in the cause of -ducation, and we hope that the new building, you now have in contemplation. will be entirely com pleted before the opening of the fall sessioan, and thai it will be so thor oughly equipped in every way that it will rank second to none in the State. Welcome. Mr. Idler, for we feel sure, if you are present, you will ap ipreciate our efforts, and will sympa :thize with us too, or perhaps you can :give as a word of commendation in . your we:ekly remarks. You are a very lenient critic compa'ked with other ,newspaper writers and we do not be lieve you will think like some of them. that there should be no gradua 'tion from a graded sc'hool. Those who say that, 'do not realize the 'hap ,piness and pride that are tied up in *a Newberrv Graded school "Sheep skin." Anyway, we have one sympa .thizer in ouer first experience in grad uating. in the old darkev who comn posed this, enti,ied "'The Sweet Girl Graduate:" "De white folk says commencement ,time Is comin' round agin An my young mistus gwine ter git A grea' big new shoopskin.. I 'se mighty glad to hear' dem news 'Case hit's jes' lak' Miss Bes WLen she gits on dat new sheepskin. Ter gimme dat ole dress." We gladly welcome you. Mr. Dan iel, and assure you we are pleased to have vou with us on this joyous occa .sion, hoping to profit in the future by yourj words of wisdom which you wvill give us out of broad and fuller ex perience. We know by your manner that you love girls, although you have been dealing with boys. We cani tell too by your face that vou will be lenient in your eriticism of these our first :attempts at oratory. Welcome! Welcome! A cordial wel ceome to each and all. We hope you will enjoy the program. for we~ have among us to contribute to the pleas ure of the evening a prophet, a poet, an historian and a lawyer. May each of vou leave with the p)leasantest im .pressions and memories in the antici pation of when you will next hear or read of the class of 1909. D-r. William Osler says: "Whether 'tuberculosis will be finally eradicated is even an open question. It is a foe that is very deeply intrenched in the human race. Very hard it will be to eradicate completely, but when we think of what has been done in one generation, how the mortality in mai places has been reduced more tha.a 50 per cent.-indeed, in some places 100 per cent.-it is a battle of hope, and so long as we are fight ing with hope, the victory is in sight."~ The number of deaths during the four years of the civil war was 205, 070. During the past four vear.s 800. 000 deaths have resulted fromr tuber culosis alone in the Unitedl States. INVESTIGATION OF THE DISPENSARY (G)It 1Illued fl-oill ue ir o 1 item referred to yesterday. Asked why he paid these amounts Mr. Curiel C replied that it was because Simm had iade the arrangement: that Simm to confirmied aill demands inade by Far num. Col. Felder next took up the mat- ce ter of prices made to this State. Oi Looking over the books Mr. Weston had found no firm charged for goods m at the prices that were charged in aC this State. On a brand called "0. F. a C.." the prices charged for half pints S( were $9.75. while the bid to this , State was $13. Mr. Curie! etated Iat the price.s to the other concerns out of South Carolina must have beea on CI blended goods. The pages i.n the books were introduced as evidenee. Preparing for the analysis he was go.ing to make of Duffy's malt, Col. Felder, through questions, had Mr. st Curiel say that if he sold to South si Carolina a cheaper grade of the malt than that sent to other States he f would be wronging South Carolina. Then the test was made and the at Duffy's malt showed up about the same as the Hunter rye in the vial. Mr. Curiel stated then that, emp-hasiz ing 'his former disbelief in the meth od, the same was a "humbug." At -1. in torney Weston objected and t.he same was put in the record- that "we do t Ca not .admit that the test is correct and ar that -it shows the constituent parts of ci liquor." It was also excepted to as le to the introduction of this test and its results in the evidence. Both sides will bring experts here th I" M to testify as to the method employed . in the test. Mr. Curiel stated that he bottle from which the test was made was not the same as was used at the w time the State dispensary was in ex istence. and that under the pure food re law the formula for the whiskey had been changed, though he did not know to inl what respect. t to Leaving the question of the consid eration of whiskey Mr. Cufiel was .th asked about his operations with James Farnum further. He referred to the visit of Farnum two years ago, fr when Farnum demanded commissions M amount to about $10,000. "I regard- hz ed his claims as exorbitant," said B: Mr. Curiel, "and refused to deal li with him.'' But Mr. Curiel said that s Farnu,m could intimidate him as to attaehing his account in this State. He reviewed the operations of the pay ing of commissions but did not give ~, any instance of where he had been ti told that the directors were to reeeiveK" a portion thereof, but the same was only hinted at to him.' He had no basis of figuring in paying the comn- dE missions to F.arnum or Wilson, but vi Farnum had sent him a memorandtmn er which lie had in his private fies.. This memorandum was asked for, ad will be mailed back to Chairman Murray, of t-he commission. C~ol. Felder asked Mr. Cnriel why ba Farnum 's n.ame was not mentioned in :he affidavit, which Mr. Curiel signedW n New York, when he' was visited a yv Messrs. Lyon and Christensen,. iembers of the legislative committee. ~Ir. Curiel said lie signed the state- pr nent hurriedly, and did not note the ml ast sweeping clause.to After more discussion about thme ibe ale of ''0. C. F." in other States,. a -eeess was taken until the afternoon ession. No. "O C. F." was sold inLi his State. but thle bid was higher as bown by the books than the prices ha ~harged in some instances in other er states. The Afternoon Session. i s Columbia. June 9.-CoI. Felder de lred before the dispensary commis ~in this afternoon that he would TI~ learly demonstrate if he has not al- ha ~eady done so t'hat certain whiskey he mouses defrauded the State of South w~ Scholarship and Entrance ho Examinations Clemsont Agricultural College. At the County Court-House on Friday, no, July 2nd, at 9 A. Mt , the Sebioiarship' an'd Entra ice Examin;ations to Clemson Agri- tih cultural College will he held under the in direction of the County P>oard of E.du cationm Applicants must be at li ast r6 ye'ars of age an'd must 1 e prepared to ei.ter th'e Freshman Class. There are no scholar ships in the Preparat< ry Class. This class is only open to a limitedl number of boys who cannot reach high schools and where school facilities are poor Scholar- E ships are worth $r oo oo and Free Tuition. ti< The next session of Clemson Agricultural y olege will begin Sept. S, 199.w Apply to the Cou nty Superintendent of on Education after June 20th, for needed in- ., formation concerning the Schiolarship og Examinations t For ce talogs, further inforn:a ic n ai d \f cards upon which to make bp li:ation f r ta: entrance to the College, address P. H MELL, President. Clemson College. S. C. Is ilI(rd I 1 ;1 aV V (It!l!li Ills lui.llit ht( p)ail to) 51 1' I I ile bils -;s. all s t(?inet't was mat'v ilar the consideration of the claim of illiam Lanahan & Sons,. of Balti )re, and there was a tilt between . Felder and Mr. W. A. Clark. at rney for Lanahan. Col. Felder ide quite a spicy speech to the com ssion. in which he spoke in no un rtain terms of the dealings carried with the State dispensary by the iiskev houses and agents. The re irks of Col. Felder caused Mr. ark to say that "unless the charges e proved, Col. Felder has outrage sly slandered William Lanahan & mns." Col. Felder stated that if he d slande.red the firm he is resplonsi e personally and professionally. Thiere arose a diticulty when the iin of Lanahan Brothers was call for in the commission's mandate the las.t sitting were not present. ie stenographers had not come. nor A the chief blender. The under inding at the close of today's ses )n was that the expert blender Or pervisor of this work should be sent r immediately. Col. Felder laughed the small number and "ladylike ne" of the letters that were pro ced with the mandate of the com ssion. Mr. Clark's statement that d. Felder had not acted according the ethics of the profession in ask x for the private correspondence be een Lanahan & Clark Brotlrs used some discussion, ending in the nouncement of the commission's airman and Col. Felder t1hat these :ters would not be pressed into the idence. and Col. Felder stated that ey were merely asked for because r. Lanahan sta,ted here that all let rs would be produced. Col. Felder was not pleased at all th the production of books and the n-production of the witnesses. He ferred to the plenary power given the United States supreme court the commission, and said that if it k until i0hristmas he was willinz stay here until the proper books d witnesses were produced. He felt at there was more than the money volved at issue in the claim that the ate of South Carolina had been de auded. He referred to the test ide during the morning with Lana .n's brand of whiskey. the Hunter iltimore rye. He will produce wit ss 'here on t-he 15th, or perhaps oner. to testify as to this test. Wylie Has Connifer Affidavits? Mr. Jas. B. Wylie. who was men med in the Dudley affidavit. which is read before the dispensary in stiation committee at Cbluimbia sterday, is not talking. but it is un rstood that he has counter affide ts which will be'offered at the prop time. New '-pring Scheme. tiIadeIphia BulIetin. "I hope you never nag your hs nd. 'Only when he'?s beating the rugs. len thoroughly irritated he makes 'nueh better job." En ngland, in addition to other ef -ts to combat tubereuIosis, a unique >j'eet is being pIaced on foot, to put o commission a sailing ship sana imm for persons suffering wit'h tu -closis. TaIl Soldiers. >pin cot t '5. Tordeais-Mr dear sir, here in our racks we have the tallest soldier >r seen. Afaseilais-The tallest? How tall Roi deln is-Six feet nine inches. Marseilais-Six feet nine inches ' at is nothing. In our ba'rracks we ye a sergeant who is so tall that is compelled to kneel when he' nts to scratch his head! THE MOLLOHON MFG 00O. The annual meeting of the stock lders of The Mollolion Manufac ring Company will be held in the amber of Commerce. at Newberry. C.. on Tuesday. the 15th day of ne. 1909. at 11 o'clock in the fore on. for the election of Directors for e ensuing year, and for the trans n of other business. PIease attend pers'on or by proxy. Geo. W., Summer. President and Treasurer. G. L. Summer. Secretary. Newberry. S. C. May 31, 1909. DELINQUENT TAXES. The country treasurer, Hon. J. L. ps, has placed in my hands exeeu ms for the collection of the delin ent taxes for the year 1908, and I 11 be ready to receiv-e these taxes the 14th instant. Let all who have i nail their taxes come forward at ce and pay the same to me. and ais 5:ve further trouble and (osts. e instructions are to collect these ies at oniee. M. M. Buford. Sheriff Newberry County. une 7 1909. TIME TO TUNE UPI Get Into Your SummerTogs, If you haven't any except thos( of last summer von will find here the kind you'll find nece-sary tc keep the tone of your personal ap pearance up to that of the bes1 dressed men hereabouts. Thin Suits, Featherlik( in Weight, Like Iron ir Wear, Underwear, Shirts, Hosiery, Neckwear, etc. Look us over before buying. Ewart=PerryCo NOTICE OF FINAL SETTT.EMEP. Notice is hereby given that or Monday. June 14th, 1909, at elevei o'clock a. m.. I will make a final set tlement of the estate of J. Calvit Neel. deceased. in the probate couri for Newberry county, and immediate. lY thereafter apply for a discharg as Executor of said estate; and all persons holding claims agains said estate are notified to presen same duly probated to the under signed on or before said date. Samuel P. Crutwell. Executor of the estate of J. Calvin Neel, deceased. Mfav 10. 1909. 5-ll-A94t-ltaw. VETERANS- SPECIAL.. To Memphis, Tenn., Via Southen Railway: For accommodation of the Confed erate Veterans, and visitors to Mem. phis, Tenn., on the- occasion of' thi reunion Jnne 8-10, the Southern rail way will operate a special trair known as the "Veterans SpeciaF' leaving Columbia at 1 p. in., Monday June 7th,. running via Newberry Greenwood. Belton and Greenvilfh thence Atlanta and Birmingham ar riving Memphis about noon Tuesday June 8th. This special will be corn posed of first class coaches and- Pulla man sleeping cars and will be ii charge of' Brigadier General Zimmner man Davis and staff accompanied: by the State sponsors and maids of hon or. Southern railway passenger rep. resentatives will give personal atten tion enroute. For fuirtiier information, apply to ticket agent Southern railway or W.. E McGee, T;..P:. A.,. Augusts,. Ga. J.L.. Meek, A. G. P. A.,. Atlanta,. BLUE RIDGE SCHEDULES. Eastbound. N'.. .8. 1eav es And'erso'n at 6.30 a Souithern for. G~ritnivil.e No. 12. from WalJh.3lia. Ieaves Ar derson at 10).15 a. m,... th connection .a Relton with Sanchern' Railway for No. 20-.. Iea ve- And3er'n at 2.2f SouthavaI Rai1awy for Greenville. No. 8& diy e-reepk Sunday, fr'oi Walhoilta arri-ves Anderson 6.24 p, ni.. with m.neetions at Seneca withk No.. 1'),. from Walhzilla. leaves An a M.r.n: 'with S.onthern Railway fori 'reenvi& and Colombin. Westbound. N.~ 17. arrives at An1der to-n at 7.5i . m,, fromn PAton with or:etons 'r('rn Greenville. Nk,. 9. arrives at Anderso, at 12.24 >. in., from Belton with conneetions omn: Greenville and Colomibi.1. Go,es SWalhalla. No. 19. arrives at Anders~on at 3.40 mn.. from Belton with connections r" -nf Greenville. N*. 11. arrives at Anderson at 2) p. in., from Belton with con -aetions from Greenville and Colum 'ia. Goes to Walhalla. N'o. 7. diily except Sunday, leaves x'b-reon at 9.20 a. in.. for Walhalla, i?n 'onnlectionls at Seneca for local ...:nts sauth. Nos. 17, 18, 19, and 20 are mixed ni'ie between Anderson and Belton. Nos. 7 and 8 are local freight ra:ins, carrying passengers, between i nderson and Walhalla and between X-dhalla and Anderson. ~'0 - CD ;;- .~ c: o ^ 2104 CD. The Road to Success has many obstructions, but none so desperate as poor health. Success today demands health, *but Electric Bitters is the greatest health builder the world has ever known. It com pels perfect action of stomach, liver, kidneys. bowels, purifies and enriches the blood, and tones and invigorates the whole system. Vigorous body and keen brain follow their use. You can't afford to slight Electric Bitters if weak, run-down or sickly. Only 50c. Guaranteed by W. E. Pelham & Son, Newberry, S. C. Organ and Piano Bargains Some good square Pianos from $45 to $75. Some good used Organs from $25 to 145. Should the purchasers of these instrumen desire to exchange them in a few years for new piano, we will allow their marke value as a credit on the new pianos. Write at once for particulars, as bargains o quickly. Malone's Music House, "The Home of Good Instruments" COLUMBIA. S. C. CHARLESTON & WESTERN CAR OLINA RY. Sehedule is effect May 31, 1908. Lv. Newberry(C N & L) 12:56 p.m. Ar. Laur-ens 2:02 p.m. Lv. Laurens (C & W t 2:35 p.m. Ar. Greenville 4:00 p.m. Ly.. Laurens 2:32 p.m. Ar.. Spartan'btrg 4:05 p.m. L. Spartan-burg (Se-. Ry.) 5:00 p.m. Ar.. Hendersonville 7:45 p.m. &r.. Ashevi-He 8:50 p.m. Lv. Laurens (C & W C) 2:32 p.m. Ar. Greenwod 3:32 p.m. r Ar.. MeCormiek 4:33 p.m. Ar. Augusta 6:15 p.m. ? ri-Weekly Parlar Car line be - tween Augusta and Asheville. Trains i Nos. I and 2, leave Augusta Tuesdays, -Thursdays and Saturdays, leave SAshevie- Mondays,. Wednesdays and " Note: Th.e a bove arrivals and de ' partures. as well as connections with Sother companies, are ziven as infor maotion, and are not guaranteed. Ernest Williams, Gen. Pass. Agt., Augusta, Ga. G}eo. T. Brvan, For "Fly" Time YOU'LL FIND OUR ' $l.W6 Negligee Shirts * ARE BIRDS. They have that deep pointed yoke that means strength, that generous etut which means corn Ort. arid are made with extreme care from ex c lusive metropolitan patterns which means long and satisfactory service. Suen Our Straw Hats Yet?~ $1.00 to $2.50. Ewart=Perry Co. NOTICE. All execators, administrators, and other fiducaries are urged to make an nual return, upon oath, of thle receipts and expenditures of such estat-e the preceding calender year before the first day of July as required by law. Frank M. Schumpert. J.P.N.C. May 5th, 1909. f&t-tf. ~ewhbrrg Iordware ompin C)C" r CD CD 0m U-' -o MCD co c Cco 0 .c) Via e)C%> co n N,EBRR HDAR MPANY2