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THE BAMBERG HERALD. 1 Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1904 One Dollar a Year -Jig FITTING SCHOOL CLOSING. THE ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES x HELD THIS WEEK. Sermon by Dr. Clifton and Literary Address by , Col. James Armstrong?Ten Members of the Graduating Class. An event which is always anxiously looked forward to by everyone in Bamberg is the annual commencement exer? cises of Carlisle Fitting School of Wofford College, which closed last Tuesday evening. This institution is one of the best of its kind in the State and the citizens of our * Iaktx #**?! a nriria in having fifftCted and VVVTU iW* vm |/4*v?v mm* ? ? donated to the Methodist church such elegant buildings for such a noble purpose. The session just closed has been remarkably a prosperous one, and the , high standing of the students in the different studies which they hare been pursuing attests the fact that the teachers have endeavored to discharge their duties in implanting the seeds of knowledge within the tender minds under their charge. In attempting to give an account of the commencement exercises this week we realize our inability to do justice to the occasion, for so admirably were the pro grams carried out, and so well did the students acquit themselves that we hear nothing but praise for teachers and students. SUNDAY. On Sunday morning Rev. Dr. J. A. Clifton, of Orangeburg, preached the commencement sermon at the Methodist church to a large and attentive congregation. The large church was filled to its utmost capacity, and all gave the closest attention to the able discourse. The venerable divine took for his text Galatians V: i: Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us 1 free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. The character of the young should be established upon a firm foundation. Every , . young person should stand fast to those principles that make life happy and useful in the future. The able speaker by way of illustration mentioned ancient cities that were easily destroyed because of their weak foundations. So it is with character, which without a solid foundation is easily destroyed. When a foundation has been established'we should stand fast on it and never allow it to totter or collapse. The young * -At V- A*-- 1J 1 J person going ionn m uio worm suuiuu keep straight ahead andcontinne to bnild upon the solid foundation already established and thereby gain a blissful immortality. He showed the many obstacles ; that beset the pathway of the young and urged a steadfastness to those principles that would overcome all obstacles in life's pathway. Dr. Clifton's advice to the students was golden and seemed to come from the heart of this venerable man of God. The discourse throughout was able and eloquent, , and hebeautifully portrayed the principles and truths enunciated by a useful, Chris nan iiie. MONDAY EVENING. The chapel was crowded Monday evening long before the exercises commenced. An excellent program had been arranged, which was carried out to perfection. The exercises were opened with a beautiful song, entitled "Welcome Spring," by a phorus of well-trained voices, after which prayer was offered by Rev. M. W. Hook. A quartette entitled "Chant du Bivouac," from Ketter was beautifully rendered by Misses May Tilly, Louise Sheridan, Leila Gates and Louise Tilley. The perfect time and graceful touch of these charming young ladies showed that they had received careful training, and as the last notes died away the audience applauded them vociferously. The next feature was the literary address by Col. James Armstrong, the silvertongued orator of Charleston, who was introduced by Prof. Sheridan. Col. Armt strong's reputation as an orator and wit is well known all over the State and the large audience was in eager anticipation of the treat in store for them, although he was suffering from hoarseness which made it difficult lor him to speak with his usua lvim and eloquence. However, he entertained the audience with an address that was thoughtful and instructive, and was truly a literary gem. He spoke of the pleasure it gave him to be with the people of Bamberg, whom he numbered among his strongest friends. He had declined a number of invitations in order to come to Bamberg. He admired the beautiful town and loved the people. He spoke of his early school days and how he struggled for an education. He also mentioned his Confederate soldier days, when he shouldered his musket in defense of home and country. He loved the Southern people and espe-1 cially those of South Carolina, his adopted home. His address was interpsersed with anecdotes and witty sayings in which he , is an adept. He advised the young people against the many obstacles to be encountered along life's pathway and advised ' f them to always do right and go straight ahead. At the close of Col. Armstrong's ad- , - mirable address, and a few appropriate i ' - ; ,. - ... remarks by Head Master Sheridan, Misses Annie Lou Byrd and Lynie Riley rendered "Tourbillon," a beautiful duet, on the piano. They, too, showed by their graceful postures and artistic touch that they had been carefully trained. The exercises were then closed with th$ benediction by Rev. M. W. Hook, after which the students and visitors held a reception, which was very much enjoyed by all present. It was, indeed, a pleasing sight to see the boys and girls mingling together, laughing and chatting, seemingly unmindful of the near approach of the sad farewells that must be said. TUESDAY EVENING. The closing exercises of the commencement Tuesday evening brought out the largest crowd that had yet attended the exercises. The large chapel was literally packed to suffocation, and all were well paid for their attendance. At the opening hour the students and teachers filed in, stepping time to the music. Taking their positions on the stage they presented an enchanting picture. The chorus then sang "The May bells and the Flowers," from Mendelsohn, after which prayer was offered by Rev. H. B. Browne. "Hope March," a trio, was * r ? . m 4 1!^. rendered Dy misses j essie/vxrauger, aikic Owen and Louise Sheridan, with much taste and harmony. The next feature was the debate, which afforded much amusement as well as interest. The question was,4'Resolved, that our navy should be increased." Philemon F. Cone and Elzie Meyers vigorously upheld the affirmative, while Paul T. Wood and Heber R. Padget espoused the negative side. The speeches were eloquently delivered and would have done credit to many of our older politicians of the present day. The speakers for the affirmative contended that our navy should be increased because our country is growing and becoming greater every year and we must protect it. On the other hand, the speakers for the negative failed to see the need of any increase of the navy, which would increase our country's indebtedness. Both sides presented strong arguments, and occasionally a jab was made at President Roosevelt and the Republican party. The boys lined up 11 j -i j remar&aoij weu anu suuweu cviucucc that the country would hear from them as they grow older. During an intermission of the debate Misses Louise Tilley and Leila Gates charmingly entertained the audience with a duet entitled "Philomel Polka," from Kunkel, after which I the debate was concluded. Misses Sheridan and Janet Strange rendered "Yalse," from Ludovic, afteV which the following recitations were delivered: Ubi V. Millican. Miss Annie Lou Byrd, Drumhiller. Trio, Misses Hattie "Williams, Annie Yarn, Grace Bull. W. Roy Philips. Miss Pearl Delk, Zingerrilla. Miss Franke Folk rendered a beautiful 0 solo entitled "Edelweiss," from Cooper, during which the graduating class took seats on the stage and the following program of the graduating exercises was carried out. Collins E. Smith, Responsibility of Youth .Miss Janet Strange, He who would seek pearls must dive below. Duet, Under the Lindens, Hiller, Misses T ailo flotoc a n rl T.tViol IToarcc VIMVVtf UUVA AJVUV4 AJ.VMAWV? Charles W. Rentz, Jr., Education. Duet, Gypsey Dance, Hunt, Misses May Tilley and Leila Gates. William H. Fair, Politics. Miss Alice Owen, WOman's True Sphere. Solo, LaGazelle Polka, Wollenhaupt Valice Styriene, Miss Annie Lou Byrd. Robt. R. Miley, The Teacher. Miss Kathleen Cleckley, Class Historian. Trio, Spring March, Herbert, Misses May Tilley, Louise Tilley and Leila Gates. P. Earle Sanders, Demand for General Education. Quartette, Danse Ecossaise, Baker, Misses Annie Lou Byrd, Alice Owen, Franke Folk, Jessie Granger. Edward C. Byrd, Class Prophet.1 Duet, Valse Radieuse, Gootschalk, Misses Annie Lou Byrd and Lynie Riley. Head Master Sheridan then made a few feeling remarks to the graduates and delivered to them certificates of graduation. The following students having completed the course were awardeded certificates of graduation, and are now prepared to enter higher institutions of learning or to go forth into the world and face the battles and vicissitudes of life: Messrs. Collis R. Smith, Charles W. Rentz, Jr., William H. Fair, Robert R. Miley, P. Earl Sanders, Edward C. Byrd and Misses Janet Strange, Kate Pooser, Alice Owen, Kathleen Cleckley. Rev. Marion Dargan, briefly addressed the audience, after which the entire student body sang "Last Day of School." The benediction was pronounced by Rev. S. A. Nettles, and the audience dispersed for their homes, much elated over the closing exercises of another successful year of our noble institution of learning. Too much cannot be said in praise of the excellent training that the boys and girls receive at this school. The teacher's are competent and of the highest Christian attainments and the students are watched over as parents watch over their children. Every rule is enforced and a strict discipline over the students tends to IN THE PALMETTO ST/ INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VA KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick R Pungent Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. Last Friday at Manning Mrs. ? an aged white woman, was murdei assaulted by a negro named Eddii son, who is about 18 years old. Mrs.! was working in a corn patch in thi of her house when the negro sJ.ipp behind her and struck her a severe *1- - 1 J TL OH tut: ueau. iuc ucgiu r>po icvui and was soon lodged in jail. > Lee Seegle shot and instantly Marvin Dodson near Whetston Oconee connty, last Monday. He i in jail at Walhalla. The killing oc< in Seegle's y ard, where the men difficulty and Seegle ordered Dods leave. Upon his refusal. Seegle sh< with a shotgun. The entire load e: the breast and shoulder, and Dodso in a few minutes. The twelve-year-old son of Mr. Brown, of Lake City, Wiilian county, met his death in a horrible ner last Satlirday morning. He w the steam grist m. 11 in company w two little sisters and playfully < hold of a running shaft. Instar was snatched by it and whirled a until not a shred of c .othing remaii him and then dropped to the grounc Early last Wednesday morning siderable portion of the business sec Greenwood was destroyed by fire, originated, it is believed in the kite the Central hotel. The property lo : I- A1 OO AAA <3 approximate ^iixijuw, wnu auuuv insurance. 3Irs. Annie 3Ioseley conducted the hotel, lost her life flames. This is a terrible blow business men of Greenwood, T)Ut f pect larger and more handsome bui erected, for those people are full of and energy* Col. Jas. A. Hoyt, editor of the ( ville Mountaineer, died at his reside that city last Friday afternoon, a short illness. The burial took plac day afternoon, and was largely att by prominent men from all over the The South Carolina .Press Assoc heard of his death at Chattanooga, on their way home from St. Louis the trip was cut short to enable the to attend the funeral. Their priva was draped in black, as Col. Hoyt prominent newspaper man and th< president of the Association. A Shocking Accident. Near Blackville. S. C.. last Thl morning at 4 o'clock, Meyer Sheah Augusta, was killed by falling ur freight train of the Southern railwj Young . Sheahan, together wit] other boys, Benjamin Veno and E< Goodwin, left the city "Wednesday for a run over to Columbia and early hour the next morning the man slipped from the rods benea freight car and was. badly mashed a up. Ben Yeno, one of the boy's compj described the accident as follows: "We had started to Columbia, . Sheahan, Edward Goodwin and i but Goodwin got left at Alleuda] when the accident occurred Sheahs myself were together. "Just before he fell he told me to out that the conductor could see i moved in further, and saw him m too. I turned my back on him a s and when I looked again he was The train was not moving fast jumped off to see what had happei him, and sa w him fragging by the ' beam. I jumped on the caboose an the conductor, who stopped the tr once. "The train came to a standstill cutting off both his legs and one wheels stopped directly on one c arms. The train was moved ahead i and the man was pulled out almos less. "Sheahan only lived about two m after they pulled him out from the \ and was either unconscious or too from loss of blood tc< speak. I s.ske how he fell, and he seemed not to i stand, and died with cut speaking a "I did not leave the place imned but the sight was too much for my i and I had to turn 1113- head aw a}'." The young man was 17.years ol his father reports was a high-toned; man of strictly temperate habits, bt influenced by evil associates to tal first hobo trip and consequently h timely end. The magistrate found in his pockets. make them more devoted to their st The students in music showed a ough training on the part of theirte; Miss Watson. The musical part < program was carried out with perfe The graceful movements and ma touch of the young ladies attested tt that the instruction in this depar was thorough. Thus closed another prosperous y the Carlisle Fitting School, the pri Bamberg and the Methodist church State, and it is earnestly hoped, thi next session may be even more pr< ' ous than any former sessions. BRANCHVILLE BREVITIES. ? More About the Graded School Closing ExerRIOUS cises?Gamej of Baseball and Personals. S< Braxchville, May 30.?When my letter of last "week was written, the closing Reading exercises of the Branchville graded school had not been completed, the sermon and literary address only having been deliverletzer, ed. rously On Tuesday night "Exhibition of the st i Nel- Deestrict Skule" by the higher grades of n( Setzar Prof. Etchison's room was given. The th e rear curtain rose upon a typical rural scene ed up with the children on their way through th blow the forest to school. The old fashioned J< jnized tin dinner pail and the costumes were fc highly representative of the old time killed sctl00l- The next scene was the "skule" fa e jn in session with the "skule" marm carry- ei s 'nQW ing out the "exhibition" before the com- ct onfiro ni-nirramm* TT*QC VI ;urred .LU^i VAAbl-tV ** w?w . j , had a f?rtunate *n the complete representation s< on to of tlie ol<* t*me 8choo'? an(* was thorough- E 5t him ^ enjoyed by the old folks, bringing be- p! utered *ore them recollections of their childhood, n died Little Wulbern Byrd made quite a hit as y< "bubby" and the composition on "cats" ir ^ ^ and "breathing" were greatly enjoyed. jt ' ' Gen. M. C. Butler was present, and be- t( lsburz 6 tween the two acts of the play he said a ai nt^to ^8W ^or^s 10 the ^arge audience. He C .A. , . emphasized the importance of higher ed- fi itn his ". , , , ... ucation, and remarked on the wonderful t: ? progress which Branchville has, and is round n0W' mak*nS>not on^ educationally, but I ed on *Q ever^ wa^" ^ , , , Just before the close of the exercises v 1 dead for the eveni ag, the Rev. S. A. Nettles, on fi a con- behaif 0f prof. Etchison's classes, arose tionof an(j a few appropriate remarks pre- o which sented him with a lovely gold-headed cane n hen of as a token of the high esteem in which ^ ss will they held him. Prof. Etchison was notice- a >70,000 abiy affected. He thanked his classes and ii > who gaid be could not express in words his in the high appreciation of the gift, and that he Is lo the WOuld always remember this as one of ve ex- the happiest incidents of his life as a S Idings teacher. pluck on Wednesday night program was S given by Miss Crowder's room, the 5th, w Jreen- 6th, and 7th, grades. The exercises conncein sisted of drills, tableaux, and recitations, tl fter a The spectacular feature of the scarf drill e Sun- was very beautiful, and was brought out M ended very effectively by artificial lights, burn- c< State, ing by the foot-light and lighting np the iation scenery and costumes to great advantage, w while The music by the string band assisted by T i, and Misses Ida Byrd, Florence Black, Ray la party Karesh, and Ethel Pearlstine, war very ite car nice. The solo by Miss Ida Byrd was hi was a greatly enjoyed. Marion Byrd, aged 6, e first stood upon the stage and sung "Stay in ei your own back yard" with appropriate oi gestures. , w Thursday night was devoted to the pri- hi irsday mary, in charge of Miss Gambatti. It tl an, of would be impossible to enter into a full ft ider a account of the beautiful programme car- rt ty. ried out by the little folks, and which p ti two shows up so creditably for themselves and w dward their instructor. The first on the program fr night was a highly spectacular scene entitled hi at an "A mid-summer night's dream." The last young number was the beautiful "gates ajar." tl th the Prof. Etchison and his assistants work- f nd rnt row Horrl fn mntp thp rlnsin<r Pvor. e. CU ? ViJ v v?w VMV* i,V cises a success and they succeeded beyond la unions expectations. The teachers are Prof. W. p P. Etchison, principal; Miss Louise a] Meyer Crowder and Miss Gertrude Gambatti, si nyself assistants, and a better corps of teachers a le and could hardly be found anywhere. The L in and trustees, Messrs. J. B. "Williams, J. N. tl Byrd and G. W. Reeves have just elected n watch prof. Etchison for the third term. The o: ne. I school is in a very flourishing condition, si oving, is ably managed. second Quite a crowd from here went to the o: gone, picnic at Bowman's last Wednesday. It E and I was an ideal day for a picnic, and the peo- f( led to Ple coul<* not belP from enjoying them. , selves. Speaking was engaged in in the DraKe- mornjng an<} in the afternoon every- P; id told body betook themselves to the base-ball 01 ain at field to witness twd games of ball. The p first between the juveniles of Branchville ^ and of Bowman's, which resulted in a a ter victory for the former to the tune of 6 to of the o. The second game was more interest>f hif ing and exciting, and was between Provii little dence and Cattle Creek. Providence won s( by a score of 8 to 3. , it life- Thursday afternoon the Branchville boys had the pleasure of defeating cc inutes Orangeburg. There were a good many heels errors made on both sides, but neverthe- gf less the game was exciting. Both sides wean. were in aouDt as to who would oe tne id him -winner until the last inning was played, be mder- and when the last hand was down our C: word boys were in the lead?11 to 9. Batteries '*! . Orangeburg: Brunson and Schifflley; lately, Branchville: Fairey and Thompson. In lervea Thompson Branchville has found a good sc catcher, and his services will be retained at d and *or rema^n(^er tbe season. He is from Cattle Creek, and is good at the bat. . young Dukes and Wimberly did the stick work 111 it was for Branchville. Branchville has a good Js te his team and would like to arrange games pi with the neighboring towns. -rr Misses Edna and Kate Tobin are visit$5.15 iDgr their aunt, Mrs. L. P. Connor. Miss Mvtle Regby, of Charleston, is ta =r spending a few days with Mrs. J. D. D. udies. Fairey. CI thor- ^ss Louise Crowder will return to . Richmond this Saturday. She will not acher, i ]jere next yearj au(f as g^g has made CI Df the j so many friends "while here, she decided h? ction. to remain over for a week. he ijestic! Miss Essie Shaw, an attractive young ci; le fact lady from Augusta, is visiting Miss 5lamie pc tment Watson. su The college boys and girls will soon be bi ear of returning. w de of Nearly everybody goes fishing around ic: of the here these dull days, it the Miss Josephine Wood, of North Caro>sper lina, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. A. m Bass. K. P. w OUNTRV NEWS LETTERS. I DME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. ews Items Gathered All Around ] the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, May 28.?Oh! such fine , lowers as we are having on the crops . )w is enough to make everybody wish ] ey were farmers. : Mr. H. C. Copeland has the best cotton , iat has been reported so far, so "Uncle ( )hn" says, he (Uncle John) having seen , irms or squares some ten days ago. Why don't some of our progressive rmers plant vegetables for the North n markets? Our neighbors ip Barnwell >unty are making nice clear money each ear on garden truck. The writer saw )me fields of beans near Williston and lko last week that were netting the lanters $100 per acre clear profit. The oat crop in this section is fine this ear, though not quite as good as we have tade, caused by dry weather setting in ist about the time the oats commenced > head. The spring oats are not as good 3 those sown in the fall. Mr. G. B. layton had nine acres that were very ne, it taking 35 to 40 pounds of twine to ie them when cut by a reaper and binder. Messrs. J. A. Chassereau, J. C. Kinard, . W. Carter and G. L. Kinard spent two ays in big Saltkehatchie about Woodard lake last week, and brought home a ne lot of nice fish. The revival meeting here in the Methdist church is being carried on with mch success by the Rev. Harley, of Barn-ell Mr. Harley is a man of unusual bility, and has a way of his own of reachlg the hearts of his hearers. Mr. J. D. Jenny and wife were in town ist Friday. Mr. M. M. Key and wife were here unday attending the Methodist meeting. Mrs. Gowan and son, of the Cross wamp section, were also attending the leeting Sunday. The revival will probably continue iroughout this week. Misses Pearl and Etta Copeland and [iss Yirgie Ehrhardt have returned from allege to spend their vacation at home. Some of our boys' faces have been reathed in pleasant smiles-since last 1 1 A. J!J T AL.A nursuay, uut uiu x say mat uic yuuug .dies came home on that day*? We were glad to see Dr. H. M. Brabam, of Olar, in town last week. There is some talk of taking the Luthran Sunday-school to the Isle of Palms ae day in the near fntnre and, as it ould be a nice trip for the children, .we Dpe that it will materialize and give lem a day of pleasure by the seashore. : arrangements are completed and good ites secured, the Sunday-schools of Mt. ieasanc ana me msinouisi uuurcu ucrc ill be invited, together with a general ivitation to the public at large, so as to ave as many as possible go. It is very sad indeed that we learn of le death of Mrs. M. 0. Kinard, of the oik's Store section. She had been sick >r some time, and being quite an old idy her death was not altogether unexected. She leaves a devoted husband nd several children by her first husband, le having been married twice. She was consistent member of Mt. Pleasant utheran church, and was interred in le cemetery at that place last Thursday lorning, her pastor, Rev. P. E. Monroe, fficiating. The family have our degpest rmpathy. A scrub game of base ball was played n the local diamond between Kearse and Ihrhardt last Saturday, and resulted as >llows: Many sore limbs, bruises, scratchand everybody "scrubbed" who took art in the game. The game is ofi with ur boys this year, we having so few layers as not to be able to make a showlg* Colston News. Colston, May 80.?We' are having )me dry, hot weather, but the crops are *>king remarkably well, especially the )tton. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Pender and family >ent Sunday at Mr. J. C. Bishop's. Mrs. J. H. Smith, Jr., has gone to Bam;rg to attend the closing exercises of the arlisle Fitting School, as is also Miss innie Fender. There will be a picnic at the Colston i hool house on Saturday* June 11th. All e invited to come with well filled bas- 1 its. The Colston string band, consistg of Messrs. J. B. All and Monnie and : isper Yarn, and probably others, have ' omised to furnish music for the day. < 'e are anticipating an enjoyable day. 1 iveral of the students will deliver reci- 1 tions. i iiamberlain'8 Stomach and Liver Tablets Better Than a Doctor's Prescription. Mr. J. \V. Turner, Turhart, Va., says liamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets ive done him more good than anything ) could get from doctors. If any physi- 1 an in this country was able to com- < >und a medicine that would produce 3 ch results in cases of stomach troubles, i liousness or constipation, his time ( ould be used in preparing this one med- J ine. Sold by Bamberg Phar; H. C. Rice. 3 mm < We return thanks to Mr. Geo. P. Har* 1 on for a basket of nice peaches, which < e enjoyed very much. 3 DENMARK'S GRADED SCHOOL CLOSING* || Commencement Exercbes Concluded Last Friday 'vgj Night?Eleven Students Receive Cartificates of Graduation. Denmark, May 30.?The commence- ^9 ment exercises of the Denmark graded 'jam 3chool were concladed Friday night when ;^9j six young girls %nd four young men re- " S ceived certificates of graduation. On the previous evening a delightful entertain- J* ment was given by the primary and inter- (^9 mediate grades. The programme then v|jS consisted of instrumental music by chtt :j33m dren of the class, drills, recitations and chorus work under the direction of Mist |||f ^ Janie Pressley Flenniken. Two drills. br the first and second grade pupils, were JS well received and showed excellent train- ^^ ing by their teachers, Misses Carroll andy^M Tew. The "Firecracker" boys provoked v28-? a great deal of amusement and the doll J| drill by 13 little girls in night dresses was accorded enthusiastic applause. A gar- v? land drill by the pupils of the fifth and^||l sixth grades reflected credit upon their ;|| teacher, Miss GambrelL -<i The third and fourth grades in theii chorus work and the closing chorus the higher grades showed the same high order of training in sight singing by Miss >;Jft Flenniken. Again Friday evening the acadonjrg hall was crowded. The exercises weiejjMj| opened with prayer by Rev. Beckham^ra| pastor of the Methodist church. This wai':^B | followed by Verdi's anvil chorus, rendered by the pupils of the sixth and upper^Hp grades. Then commenced the class exer-|| ;'|? cises. Miss Eoline Inabinett delivered the ^ '| valedictory, whichv was followed wUh*.;^l;v| declamations by Messrs. J. Kennerly May-^9 j| field and Monnie L. Sandifer. Miss Ine*|j|'j|| Zorn and Mr. A. P. Guess discussed the 'J affirmative of the query: "Resolved, lhaAJi|| YVIiLClO UttVC UCCU Ui U1U1C lAUCUt w yffl't mankind than inventors have been/*! while Miss May Pearson and J. W.Cronv^ ^ Jr., championed the negative. The de-3wrj| bate was a good one and the deci^on of -^^ the judges was made in favor of th?,|j3_|| negative, the opinion being delivered byi^Hp Mr. J. S. J. Faust in a bright little speech, Miss Davis Goolsby delighted the a,udi-||3;|| ence with a recitation, "The Polish Boy. Miss Annie Mell Reed played WagneFf S Pilgrim's chorus. Miss Ella Burton wa*||Kj valedictorian. >|| Former Superintendent J. Arthurf|||| Wiggins then presented diplomas to thej|i^| members of the class of 1904, the large8t"~'JJ,J| in the history of the school % - J?| A beautiful waltz chorus, "Be Glad,* 'M Lass and Lad," closed the programme.' Thus ends another successful yeaFa^ ^ work of Denmark's schools. The presenfc'^|| superintendent will begin the practice of^$S law. Misses Reaves and Flenniken also '-iSm declined re-election and leave the 8chooi;j?yJ| with the highest esteem of all our people^ / Jl vi kiuo j v<u o la^uinj iUAooco uiuivu Tew, Gambrell, and Koger will retnin. }m Mr. E. H. Hall has been elected superintendent, and two of the other vacancies M have been filled by Misses Lofton and^&B Bonnett of this year's graduating class ot J?|| Meeting of the State Executive Committee. j| The State Democratic executive com- J?j mittee met last Thursday night for the '-Jfl^ purpose of selecting nominees for prtt$|B^| dential electors and to; arrange for the campaign this summer. After some diS-.^W cussion it was decided to abandon1 thOv|fBi county-to-county canvass of the candl-.; dates for State offices and allow them toJg "3 ?Vio Annfmicci/Mial maafinoa afllt *.530? ailVUUU l/UW WU^iWWiV UWX mVVKAU^O MUVft canvass the State as they please. 0: Hons. George Johnstone, of Newberry, ^ and T. J. Cunningham, of 'Chester, wera % i nominated for presidential electors at JjHp! large. .3 The following electors were named1 from the congressional districts: M. P. g v Howell, of Colleton; B. W. Crouch, of Saluda; H. H. Watkins, of Anderson; W. - "i T. Jeter, of Union; W. M. Shannon, of /vm; Camden; Olin Sawyer, of Georgetown* ;||S A. W. Summers, of Orangeburg. | Commissioner Garris Here.. Chairman C. W. Garris, of the State '^M railroad commission, spent a few hours ||B in Charleston last night, leaving here tjgj early this morning for Columbia. Mr.-' :4|fi Garris had been down to Walterboro on; rjM business and was returning to the capital, when he came into Charleston, to call on some of his friends, and take a glance at, the political situation. Mr. Garris is a ' candidate to succeed himself on the board. Mr. Garris had but little to say on pol- 58 Ltics or anything else. As to the time for I'M the retaking of the testimony in the dis-" j||| crimination cpse, brought by the freight . tfyw bureau against the Southern railway, Mr. v-jJ| Grams said the date will be shortly fixed, and the testimony which is in question will be, taken again.?Charleston Post, JH SUED BY HIS DOCTOR. tjg "A doctor here has sued me for f 12.50, 4M which I claim was excessive for a case of cholera morbus," says R. White, Coachel- ' [a, Cal. "At the trial he praised his skill ' l?$ and medicine. I asked him if it was not Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar- M rhoea Remedy he used as I had reason to believe it was, he would not say under ' Dath that it was not." No doctor could - ^| use a better remedy than this in a case of iholera morbus, it never fails. Sold by 3, C. Rice; Bamberg Pharmacy. - .. f ' V V "