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UNVEILED AT WILLISTON
Mrx. R. M. MixHon (Iive»4Ijst<n-v of
Work for Structure.
WiUiston, May HI.—>Tod»y saw the
culmination (>f a work begun ten years
»go by Hart’s Battery chapter, U. I)
U.. of WiUiston. when the. handsome
granite memorial arch to the Confed
erate Veterans was|UnveUed here.
With appropriate words, Mrs. W. D.
Black, president of the chapter, open
ed the exercises and introduced M>s.*
O. I). Black, of Johnston, s^te TJ, l>.
C president, after v,nU'i she introduc
ed the first president of the chapter,
Mrs R. M. Mtxso’v, under whom the
movement to (‘reel thenafch ViSa" Ke r
Run. ’ ~
Mrs. a n. Black in a pleasing ad-
«lress. s|*ok-e of the Ideals for which
the Daughters stood. , v
Mrs. Mixson began her address' by
telling of her girlhood in Atlanta dur
ing the' war t imes ahd gave a. brief,
but interesting account of what made
possible the beautifuj arch unveiled
today. She referred feelingly to Stone
Mountain as the greatest monolith
^imt sfcateci-that it'tva* Impossible—tix
put all the Confederate heroes’ names
there and for ten years this "mother
of the WiUiston arch has.dreamed of
today. * * ,
In HlffTsaid Mrs. Mixjon. Mrs. Q.
A. Kennedy was elected chairman of
the comniittee~lo work for this arcii.
A short time ;pro the chapter bought
: n acre* of land adjoining the cenv-
'tery to make a better approach toth *
arch and when th’s was found not to
be enough Q A. Kennecly of. Willis-
ton supplemented with the_j;ft of the
nece'ssary land. •—
Refers to Record.-
•In closing Mrs. Mixson referred to
the war record of the nine Matthew';
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brothers of this section who fought in
the Confederate a; my. five of whom
now slee*p in the WiUiston cemetery.
One of these brothers, William Mat-->
thews, now in his nineties, ‘sat at hci
feet an interested listener. Shethunk-
ed Mayor \V. 1). Blac-k in behalf oT
the chapter for* having had*the road
built to the* arc h.
Then followed the crowning moment
of tHc afternoon when three charming
little gills, dressed* in white, pulled
back the veil and presented carved
upon granite the names of those who
sleep within the* gat.'s of the cemetery.
A fourth little* girl, Elizabeth FJeu-
nedy, granddaughter of Capt. W. H.
Kennedy, was prevc'nted from taking
part in this ceremony oh account of
.illness.* The three* present were Juliet
McCreary, grandniece of Col.'Wick
MrC-erry and groat-graocldaughfer of
Capt. A. McCr ear y: Hurrych'lh* Thomp
son. ; e ivat-granddaughter of Capt. R.
M. Willis: and Agnes I.at inter, grea;-
e;iandclaughter of Capt. W. H, K'ci'.r
nc'dy While 4he tiriAc'iii’ig was taking
the Carh !c t ho d hand played
. ’‘Tenting T-iv ; ght."
Olar School Uloses May 2. r *.
Olar, May J2.—The^closing exercises
of the Olar School will begin May 25
with the sermon to the graduates in
thy Methodist ehurc*'.. Dr. Daniels,
pastor .of the- Bamberg Methodist
churc h, will deliver the acrnton.
Monday night in the* school audi>
torium, the grammar gr ades will pri*-
sent a series of plays and the* seventh’
grade will recejve diplomas to the
high school.
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* Tuesday night the high" school Wilt
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give a play, “The Bath Across .the
Hill.” ^
Wednesday nigh; the graduating ex*
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ercises for 1 the high school will b*
held. Only four will receive diplomas
this year, three girls and one boy.
Misses Cleo ('reech. Kffje Morris and
Eilna Proveaux and Tetf (iunnells, J**;
B. I). Carter of th'* law fir m of Carter,
Carter and Kearse will make the an-
mial address.
The Olar school has made consider
able progress the last few years and
will issue state *high school diplomas
this year. Still furfher imoryvement
has been decided upon for the new
year. A six room addition for the
high school department will he frrufe
to the present building Agriculture
under the Smith-11 ugnes law will be
added to the 1 curricufuw and consider-
able equipment will be added to th:
laboratory library and class rooms. •
G. M. Sheppard* Dead.
YOU HAVE
bo appetite. Indigestion, Wind
on Stomach. Sick Headache,
•’run down,” you will And
Tutt's Pills
what you need. They tone the weak
(tomach, and build up the system.
Mr. GeoVge M. Sheppard died Sun
day uioht, after long ill health, at hia
home near Barnwell, and his body was
laid to rest Monday in the Old Hair,
cemetery in Rosemary township. He
was a'highly respected citizen and aU
ways took an active’interest in public
affairs. He is survived by his widow
and several children. 4
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Judge John on oavrind lti> addrv:;--
\s ?A a tribute* ?.» Mm nation, which
i| * •! in the hour which gave »U birth*
lb i.'friii'.l t.I :In n.obh' nnrt tin*
wnrru.ii ('laved frt tim <'oiifndcratc .and
<c:t r ,\ar«, »aying. "Mita.. is - only a'afU
< .1 r/tf to ,[ji: in t'iur.ym y. a.r* f'Vit Avunp'.'^
rioKt live ami r|o ;i!| Ahc enn to htslpr
Imr mate give hrs ;Ah" -He traced*Huy
hi tniy of the nai .on in its infam y'
ashewed that tin*, s- on-iViteTati* war
was inevitable an*! uii' fed those ln-au-
trful worab^fiom itescof, which art'
in cinb'ed o n - the ( olifederaU* monu
ment iu. tii< ; Capi'al City of -South
t arolina. .
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—Judge; J'dinso*) gave • nn mteres-t ingr
outline of the con'ti* , >u’*on made by"' 1 ’
the South, whii’h gtckd fib per cent. j*t
the soldiers for the Revolutionary w;ri', I
played a great part in tlu* -winning of
the War: of 1S1*J. .Mexican war' and |
Spanish-American war. and when lu*
referri“il to the Thirtieth division's
breaking the Hind "nburg line ami the
gn at leadership of Hurt great son of
tbi South. Woodrow ^Wilson, cheers-
br*oke for*|jg|friun the eroWil.
Col. Harry'tD. Calhoun Tn a few
happy remarks introduced that valiant
warrier of the ’(*0s. Col. James Arm
strong. of Charleston, who opened his
remark- by referring to the gray east
in the skies reflecting trie sentiments
of the* occasion. Colonel Armstrong
referred to the fact that 50 year's ago
be jnad|* his first attempt at a public
speech in Willhcton and closed his in
spiring message by linking the nam -s
of DavLs, Lee, Hagood and Hampton,
as grc'at sons -of the South.-—
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