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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered AH Around the
County and Elsewhere.
i Kearse News.
Kearse, June 7.?The Timrod Lit,
erary Society entertained the public
last Friday evening. Only a part of
the program was carried out, as one
of the members was absent on account
of sickness. The program as
carried out was as follows:
Song?Messrs. B. V. Kearse and
W. H. Ritter;, Misses Ethel, Ettie,
^ Mildred Kearse, Pearl Breland,
Evelyn Brabham.
Recitation?Miss Mildred Kearse.
Recitation?Miss Cressida Breland.
Recitation?Miss Evelyn Brabham.
Debate?Resolved, That South
Carolina should have prohibition.
Affirmative: Miss Eloise Brabham,
Mr. W. H. Ritter; negative: Miss
Ettie Kearse, Mr. B. V. Kearse. The
decision was in favor of affirmative.
Miss Vena Breland has been quite
sick, but glad she is improving.
Rev. Mr. J. W. Ariail, of Ehrhardt,
will preach at White Point school
house- Friday evening, June 11, at
"> half past eight o'clock.
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K-XSeveral
of our young folks attended
the Olar high school commencement
exercises last week.
Misses Cressida Breland, Evelyn
Brabham, and Nattlie Kearse visited
* CTlmer last week.
Mr. A. W. Brabham reported cotton
squares several days ago, also
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Notes from Allendale.
Allendale, June 5.?"Bud" Jen>
kins, a "drifting" negro from Colleton
county, was in Mr. P. J. Zeigler's
employment for the past six or
eight months, and last Wednesday
night "Bud" and Sanders Young,
another "drifter" from Clarendon
county, but very well thought of by
Mr. Zeigler, and who has been in his
employment about five years, had a
wordy duel, Sanders requesting
v "Bud" to wait until he could step to
his house and get something with
which to put the finishing touches to
the argument. "Bud" became so
"angrified" that he "withdrewed,"
but Sandy heard of his'n. Thurs
day morning he, Sandy, was
working in his garden when
some one "entertained" him with a
load of No. 8 shot, which caused him
i to cross the Congo about one p. m.
thereafter.
Capt. "Jack" Morris and Fanning,
the captain of the Barnwell
county chaingang, were 'phoned for.
* They boarded the train at Whaley
with "Ketch" and "Hold Fast," two
bloodhounds. They unloaded here
at Allendale, went out to Smyrna,
Mr. Zeigler's place, and took the
trail; easy running from there to
v Barton, but "Bud" had his shootin'
iron along, so the boys kept the
dogs back, and there was some fun
of sjiooting until "Bud's" head was
glanced, after which he flung his
gun aside and took to the timber in
earnest.
That was all the boys wanted.
"Bud" slept in Barnwell county's
boarding house last night. Sandy
will be interred to-day.
> Incidentally, let us reason together.
Bamberg had a legal hanging
some time ago. What good did that
do? Who was taught a lesson? Who
will profit by it?
Two of the first four fought in
the field?one was killed?if hanging
is right that was the time to
have taught us the lesson, but no, a
brand was put upon him and he was
sent out. Hanging is awful. It is
among the very last customs of
' barbarism that we follow. Why not
have let Willie Carter live? Put him
in prison for the balance of his life.
Then he would have produced something
and would have been a factor
in the sum total of the assets of the
country's wealth; a tooth for a tooth,
etc., is all right when circumstances
are equivalent to trading teeth, but
we boast of the most enlightened age
> in the world's history. Let us do
away with capital punishment. Let
? us break away from the foolishness
of the past. "Bud," in all probability,
will be hung in Barnwell
county's jail?;a positive loss for all
> time. What good will it do, pray?
Of course these are only some of
the many reasons that could be given
* by MR. BROWNLOW.
Little Lad Killed.
Denmark, June 7.?Little Edward
Fogle, age 7, son of Mrs. Joanna
Fogle, met his death in a most peculiar
manner to-day by an accident
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The laborers were hauling in oats
from the field and had stopped the
* wagon in front of the dwelling to get
a drink of water. The little boy
climbed into the wagon, but, by a
sudden start of the mules, lost his
balance, fell out of the wagon and
the wheels rolled over his thigh.
Mrs. Fogle did not think her son
was hurt much, as he soon began to
play with the other children, apparently
forgetting his fall. Sunday
the little fellow had a hemorrhage
and upon being examined by the
family physician it was discovered
that a blood vessel had been ruptured
and that it would be impossible
to save his life. The lad died this!
; morning after suffering"intensely fori
many hours. j
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LETTER FROM GOYAX.
Our Correspondent Writes on ManySubjects.
Go van, June 7.?The busy world
rolls on, though some of the bravest,
and noble are cut down, and enter
into the "mysterious realm," there
to join the "innumerable caravan,"
from whence none ever returns
more. "But time rolls on"?this
must be?but with this commercial
activity we are reminded that there
are hearts ever sorely depressed,
heavy laden and grievous for some
departed loved one; for who knows
whose heart is not withered and dispirited;
but by the guiding star of
hope their bark glides onward,
abreast the rugged sea of life, to
what end we perceive not! Amidst
the great numbers that, die every
day, we should feel a keen realization
that there are just greater
numbers of sorrowing ones, but
j 'neath this great veil of tears we
have the consolation that there is an
unfailing hand oevr which kingdom
the "scepter" is swayed, and at
whose command the "earth and sea
shall give up theirr dead" and thereby
make whole again the fetters torn
by grief and disappointment.
Oh! such expectancy and joy fondly
cherished and irrepressible. "Tidings!"
We hear the telegraph busy
transmitting electric impulses?intelligible
to some?breaking the
news on lightning's wings?messages?they
go, they come.
Just the other day came the news
of the murder of John Z. Grimes in
the citv of Birmingham, Ala., a citi
zen once of this community; shot by
two white high-waymen with intent
to rob. Their purpose accomplished
they made their escape into the
woods from the electric car, his body
being found riddled and divested of
his coat and purse containing $40.
Such a horrible crime! The car
must have been vacated as the pap^r
states that the incoming train made
the discovery first. The wretchedness
of the crime is that John did
not have time to array himself in
any manner for protection, but had
to meet his fate quickly. Ghastly,
ignominious crime, how deplorable!
Again, while we shudder, the news
comes of another awful homicide at
Denmark. Mr. Jake Nix was killed
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about two miles from Denmark.
A posse of about 75 men pursued
the negro near Barnwell, losing his
trail within about two miles of the
town. Had the dogs arrived sooner
there would hardly be any doubt that
he would have been easily caught.
Apparently the negro was making
his way to Barnwell. A diligent
search was made for him in Barnwell,
but to no avail.
It is true that the majority of negroes
will help to screen one of their
race from punishment, and doubtless
it is because of the deep seated prejudice
for the white man, and I can't
see why there should be such discordance
between the negro and the
white man.
It is significant but true. I know
of an instance of this character. An
old negro, one of the best slaverytime
type, was over-sympathetic
with one of his race in a wrong act
performed by the latter. 'Tis strange
but true!
Well, maybe this discordance will
be eliminated at the expiration of a
thousand years, or perhaps half that
length of time and how?you would
ask, by amalgamation r wen, 1
hope not, but rather a continuance
of the inconsistency, but some of
those "monster" Yankees would advocate
that for us as a solution. In
reality there is said to be a "society"
in New York city purposely organized
to propagate and nourish such a
"plan," and that there are said to be
480 members of that society up to
last report (authority can be produced.)
These members, you understand,
have wives or husbands from
the opposite race. Therefore don't
suppose they have any race friction,
but all in harmony.
The distinguished Prof. Elliot,
of Harvard University, says since his
visits to the Southland that he does
not advocate inter-marriage for the
two races, but says that race problems
have heretofore always been
settled by inter-marriage. I wonder
really if he advocated that solution
for the whites and blacks at one
time? Surely he is getting mighty
oia to just come to a conclusion in
this matter.
In the distance I hear much harmony.
The warbler (mocking bird)
singing perhaps carols of lonesome
love to give cheer perhaps while his
I mate keeps silent watch over her
promising young. Strange through
all midnight it sings persistently.
Optimistic perhaps, and they just sing
to keep the less hopeful animals in
cheer, while the nightfall is so
"dark and dreary."
Again we have a report that some
hell fire doctrine is being given. I
expect it will take something worse
than a horror of eternal punishment
in the "flames" to get some devout
sinners to reform. But now let us
get a little bit of doctrine from one
who is capable of s'peaking with authority,
and I mean by authority,
a witness-knowing-one, who studies
the scriptures fervently and applies
it judiciously.
The hell fire doctrine that was
preached through ignorance of the
scriptures has become a back number.
Christian theology does not
teach any such heathenish doctrine
now at this enlightened age of the
world. Jesus told his disciples that
when he was lifted up from the earth
He would draw all men unto him.
Christ was so well acquainted with
the human heart that he planned to
draw and not to drive men into the
kingdom. "Perfect love casteth out
fear."
The Bible teaches that the wicked
! THE THIF
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j Standing of Contestants
Popularity
The highest number of
publication will be 50,000 ea
Those contestants who turn i
given credit for same and pu
previous to the last week of 1
Miss Bessie Armstrong, Bam
Mice Pparlp Dplk Bamherc.
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Miss Evelyn Brabham, Olar,
Miss Ida Lou Hiers, Ehrharc
Miss Estelle Lancaster, Gova
Miss Mary Matheny, Bamber
Miss Louise Felder, Bamberg
Miss Leda Bitter, Olar,
Miss Camille Price, Bamberg
*r i rt i 1711 1 3x
Miss Katie uarxer, Hinrnarui
Miss Lucile Lightsey, Bambe
Miss Bettie Steedley, Bambe
Miss Zelma Herndon, Ehrhai
Miss Reba Williams, Olar,...
Miss Mary Wright, Denmark
Miss Georgie Emma Jordan,.
Miss Nell Clayton, Colston,..
Miss Alice Smoak, Bamberg,
Miss Estelle Smoak, Bamber
Remember all votes over i
will not be shown until the w
the contest.
shall be cast into hell and ail the na
tions tnat iorgei troa, uui ?c aic
left to surmise what that hell shall
be. Scholars tell us that the word
"hell" is translated from the word
hades, which means the grave, and
then there are figurative expressions
such as "the worm that dieth not
and the fire that is not quenched,"
which was a figure taken from the
pits outside of walled cities where
this fire was kept up at all times for
cremating dead animals hauled out
of -cities. Some that the fire didn't
reach were eaten up by worms. The
place for the burning of these animals
was a permanent thing, but the
destruction of any one animal was 01
short duration. I have read my
Bible carefully and I have not come
upon a passage that if rightly interpreted
would convey to my mind the
idea that a God's creation would remain
in conscious suffering forever,
and such construction of Scripture
and doctrine is a gross misrepresen
Itation of our kind, loving tieavemy
Father.
What would your man who
preached such doctrine do with such
passages of Scripture as "The soul
that sinneth it shall die." The wicked
shall be "destroyed." What does
the words die and destroy mean?
Eternal banishment from the presence
of God explains "eternal punishment."
On the other hand inherit
eternal life and being born into
the kingdom conveys the thought
that the opposite is no life.
I say what are you going to do
with such inconsistencies as the
above? We can only take the Scriptures
and reason and fathom as far
as good judgment will dictate. We
are sentiment beings, endowed with
a degree of intelligence by which we
have the power of understanding a
great many things with clearness,
and if we didn't have the reasoning
faculty I would say "God pity us."
One man said the other day that he
believed everything in the Bible in
toto. Well, this man really don't believe
anything much, because such
"faith" would he an impossibility.
Mr. Editor, your paper contained
last week a beautiful tribute of respect
to the memory of the aged lady
whose death was caused by a run
away the day of the memorial at
Rivers' Bridge. The writer signed
the letter "C."
W. A. HAY, JR.
Mr. Ellerbe Undergoes Operation.
Washington, June 7.?Representative
Ellerbe, who broke his leg last
Friday night by a fall in the lobby
of the Metropolitan hotel, underwent
a severe operation to-day. By a
minute examination with the X-ray
it was found that the fracture was
considerably complicated. The large
bone (tibia) of the shin was broken
with great unevenness and numeri
r?ua nipr>PR nf shattered bone. These
could not be got into place by an ordinary
setting. The surgeon had to
saw off the shattered ends, so as to
fit them evenly together. He stood
the operation well and is doing
nicely, though suffering from the severe
effects of the ether. It is believed
that while he will be confined
to his bed for several weeks, the
fracture will readily heal and there
will be no serious or permanent injury.
It is learned to-day that he was
sitting in a chair when arising suddenly
with his legs crossed, his right
foot slipped on the smooth tiled floor
and too much weight was thrown
upon his right leg at an angle. He
fell to the floor and attempted to
rise, but found he could not, till
friends lifted him up to find that his
leg was broken. He experienced no
pain at first and could not believe
that his leg was really broken.
ID COUNT
in The Herald's Great
f Contest.
votes allowed to appear for
ch week to each contestant,
n over this quantity will be
iblication made on the week
;he contest.
berg, 73,500
69,000
68,000
It, 65,500
n, 54,500
g, 43,500
37,500
37,500
36,000
, 13,500
srg, 11,500
ag, 4,500
dt, 4,500
4,000
3,500
Bamberg, 2,500
2,000
1,000
g, 1,000
50,000 turned in each week
eek before the last week of
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News from Olar.
Tiir*a Q Ciin/?QT7 mnrnir? cr of
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the Methodist church the commencement
sermon of the Olar high school
was preached by the Rev. Harms.
Quite a large crowd was present.
The singing was unusually good;
special music by Mr. Neely and Miss
Pully was very much enjoyed.
Services at night was also attended
by a large crowd.
The entertainment began Monday
night and the lower grades are certainly
to be complimented on their
skill -as entertainers. Tuesday evening
was given to the higher grades.
There were only two graduates,
Misses Emma Bessinger and Ora
Morris, owing to the addition of
the eleventh grade and several pupils
leaving for college.
Thp snhrvri hmisp has a spatine
capacity of nearly five hundred and
each place was filled and many could
not get in.
The patrons of Olar certainly
ought to feel proud of their school.
This has been the most successful
year Olar has ever had.
Mrs. Ed. Kirkland had as her
guest for commencement week her
mother, Mrs. Sudie Brown, of Ehrhardt;
Miss Rena Danelly, of Florida,
and Mrs. J. Ham Kirkland and
children, of Buford's Bridge.
Miss A ;nes Kearse is visiting Miss
Inez Star: .
Mrs. J;*ke Free and Miss Bessie
McMillan, of Colston, spent commencement
week with Mrs. F. M.
Ray.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Chitty and children,
of North, spent several days
this week with Mrs. Martin Chitty.
We are sorry to learn of the severe
illness of Mr. P. H. Starr, Miss
Zelma Rizer, and little Bessie Mae
Cave.
Misses Bigham, Barton, Kinsey
and Quattlebaum left Wednesday
morning for their homes.
Mrs. Wm. Oxner has as her guest
her sister, Miss Oxner.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sadler are at
home, after being absent several
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith entertained
the Rev. Mr. Harms while in
the city.
The Methodist church has been
completed and in use for some time.
It is one of the prettiest little
churches in South Carolina, and we
feel justly proud of it.
Mr. P. H. Starr is having a beauti
ful home erected. It will have sixteen
rooms when completed and
every modern convenience.
Much work is being done in Olar.
The carpenters and painters are being
kept quite busy.
Mr. Willie Ayer has improved the
hotel here very much by the addition
of several rooms and porch. The
hotel is in charge of Mrs. W. Sadler.
Miss Lucile Rizer is at home from
the Columbia Female College.
Mrs. Joe Kinsey and little daughter,
Vivian, will spend several days
in Bamberg next week with her sister,
Mrs. Henry W. Beard.
Miss Belle Cook is at home from
college.
Messrs. Cecil Ray, Frank Starr,
James Chitty, Floyd Chitty and
Archie Hooton are at home for the
holidays.
Olar and Ulmers crossed bats here
Friday afternoon.
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II reports are true oiai win suuu
hear wedding bells.
Dr. Hutchings' mother and sister
are visiting him at the home of Mr.
William Barker.
Farmers' Union Meeting.
The Farmers' Union of Bamberg
county will meet in Bamberg on
Monday, June 21st, at eleven o'clock
a. m. A full attendance is requested.
J. E. MCMILLAN,
Secretary and Treasurer.
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KILLED IX AUGUSTA. J
J. K. Sandifer, of Bamberg, Meets
Death in Factory. ?
Mr. J. K. Sandifer was caught in
the belt of a fly wheel in the Augusta
factory about 10 o'clock Wednesday S
morning and instantly killed by being
thrown against a brick wall. Sandifer
has been in Augusta a very
short time. He came here from
Bamberg, S. C., and secured a position
in the weave room, stating that f;
he wanted to learn the business and
work himself up to a high position, j
He was 2 b years old.
Mr. Sandifer was killed in the
wheel room, adjoining the weave n
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the accident. The young man left v
his work for some unknown reason e
and was. seen to go into the wheel 1<
room. #The next heard of him was a
when following a noise in the room
several operatives looked in and saw
him lying on the floor.
There is a railing on each sfde of
the wheel and the officials of the
factory say that they cannot understand
how he got to the wheel. He ?
must have either stepped on the ^
railing and his foot caught, or pass- h
ed very close and allowed his clothes d
to be caught in the belting. d
Sandifer was caught between the
belt and the wheel, and thrown
against the brick wall of the room, *
fifteen feet away. His left leg was e
broken just above the ankle, his
right thigh was broken in several
places, and his left arm broken. His i
ribs on the left side were broken,
and his head crushed. His eye and
cheek bone were driven into his 1
face, and his jawbone was knocked
out of place.
Sandifer's parents it is understood
are dead. He has no relatives in c
Augusta. He has several sisters in b
Bamberg, where the body will be I
shipped after the inquest. The in- b
quest will be held at W. I. Wil- 0
son's undertaking parlors.?Augusta S
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Mrs. Xalla O'Neal Dead. t
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Yes, she is gone beneath the soil,
her lovely face never to be seen
again in this world. By whatever
name she was called: Lalla, Miss t
Lalla, Cousin Lalla, Sister Lalla,
Aunt Lalla, there was always a v
ready response, a word of comfort, *
a word of cheer that never failed to a
reach the heart of the disconsolate
sufferer j
Lalla O'Neal was born and raised a
near the place that she met her a
death. She was seventy-three years
old, and in the very best of health?
a woman of great Christian forti- ^
tude, with an unusually bright mind s
and always ready to meet and dis- j
charge every-duty of life. True, her ^
life was a hard one, having lost two
husbands?one of them killed in bat- jj
tie, and an only son and daughter, Sl
both having preceded her to the g
grave. She was left alone with no 3
immediate family except one sister
and brother, who yet survive her. In
the face of all these bereavements
she met life in all of its vicissitudes
bravelv. not. however, at times with- ^
out showing signs of despondency v
and grief.
For some days before she left her
home in Bamberg she had been preparing
for her trip to tile Rivers' e
Bridge Memorial Association, in an- n
ticipation of the pleasure of meeting n
many of her old friends and acquaintances.
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On the morning of the fatal day E
she was met at the town of Olar by a
her grand daughter, Lalla Rush, a h
girl yet in her teens. As soon as
convenient they left Olar for the memorial.
Before reaching the grounds p
the horse took fright at the dashing n
by of a pair of horses and running
off but a few yards, threw the ladies Sl
out, demolishing the buggy, and ?
thus ending the life of a lovely and ?
most noble woman. A death most ?
painful, heartrending, and distressing?one
that appeals, not only h
to the strong arm of the law, but to
humanity, Christianity, morality, j?
and civilization, and one that should 1
admonish the friends of the Rivers' a
Bridge Memorial Association to ad- 11
here strictly to the solemnities ?
of the memorial occasion, admit- *
ting no one hereafter except ladies ?
and the officers of the Association,
with such committees as the ladies ,
may wish to assist them in the dis- '
charge of their respective duties.
To know Lalla O'Neal was to love '
her. C. C.
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Baseball at Hartzog. k
In a very exciting game of ball c
Saturday afternoon Hartzog won ?
from Clear Pond by a score of 5 to 0, J
playing only six innings. The feature
of the game was the heavy hitting of ^
Hartzog. Steedly was in great form, ^
striking out 8, yielding only one hit. ?
With the following boys we have a ?
very good team: Steedly, p; Steedly,
c; Patrick, lb; Rhoad, 2b; Ray- g
sor, 3b; Herndon, ss; Walker, E., J
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Carroll D., MCMinan n., uwucib.
A PLAYER. 3
Negroes Threaten t& Lynch.
Aiken, June 8.?Edgar Miles, col- si
ored, has been lodged in jail, charged p
with criminally assaulting a little 9- ii
year-old negro girl, said to be a near c
relative of his wife* The crime was g
alleged to have been committed last
Wednesday, in Giddy swamp town- ft
ship, but was not reported to the of- tl
fleers because, so it is said, Miles -w
threatened the mother of the girl, h
Finally, she says, she slipped away y
and told it and immediately there si
arose a feeling of indignation among r
the negroes and word was sent to the c
sheriff to hurry to the scene to save ft
the negro's life. The sheriff hurried
to the section just in time to save the g
negro from summary justice at the S
hands of his own color. He is now g
in jail. tl
N THE PALMETTO STATE J
OME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
tate News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
Another cotton mill is to be built
t Greers with Greenville capital
irgely. It is to cost two hundred
housand dollars and will be up-toate
in every particular.
Tho Hnrnhoator TTa crl o snva thft nil
aill at St. George, which was detroyed
by fire a few months ago,
rill be rebuilt, the contract for the
rection of the buildings having been
2t to Mr. S. A. Blackmon, of Orngeburg.
Mr. Eugene W. Houser, a young
2an of Orangeburg, was killed in a
treet car accident in Savannah last
reek. Mr. Houser was conductor on
, trolley car, and was on the rear
latform adjusting the trolley when '
, car crashed into his car from be- v 'fM
iind. He was so badly crushed that
le died in a few minutes. The accilent
happened in a subway after -'-M
lark, and was said to be unavoidble
for this reason. Mr. Houser , -jjB
ras a member of a prominent family
n Orangeburg, and was a most exmplary
young mah.
UNGS AND PIANO PURCHASED.
lerald's Contest Prizes Purchased
and Ready for the Lncky Girls. .
As stated last week, The Herald's
ayiuu yiiWf uxc mugouuv; yu?uu?
3 now on exhibition at The Herald -M
look Store and the diamonds have
ieen bought from the jewelry firm
f James Allen & Co., of Charleston,
1. C., the reputation and reliability .
>f this old, established firm guaraneeing
a beautiful stone to the forunate
young ladies who win them.
'here still remains five weeks in
/hich to secure the prizes, in fact,
nough time for any one to start
ow, and by faithful work, share in
he prizes.
On another page of this issue will '3jH'
e found our offer of extra votes for ..jjgfl
he ensuing week, together with our
im to increase our circulation by at
5ast one thousand between now and
uly 15 th. It can be done, but we \ 'JS
dmit we can't do it alone, but we
re egotistical enough to believe
hat we have friends enough to make v tM1
he accomplishment certain. If we
aven't got the friends, then the
Lmple merits of The Bamberg f;
[erald as a newspaper will do the -Jl
The race between the girls is wax*
lg warmer and warmer and will re- - ^
Dive itself into a contest whose
hal outcome will be hard to pre- - |g
HAD SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
lose of the Excellent Graded School
at Denmark. ,
Denmark, June 8.?On Monday
vening a large crowd filled the comlodious
auditorium of the new Denlark
high school building to hear
he able address delivered by the
Lev. Dr. J. W. Daniel of Columbia,
[is speech was pn education
nd was highly enjoyed by all who
ad the pleasure of hearing him.
Tuesday evening was devoted to
he exercises of the graded school de?
artment, consisting of drills, declalations
and piano solos.
Wednesday evening was given :.|?
olely to the graduating class, the
nrollment of which was: Misses
adelle Guess, Ruby Guess, Marion ylJS
tiley; Messrs. Emmet Gillam, Wiliam
Mayfield and Miss Mary Lee
lightower.
The exercises were opened by a --li
Teeting given by the president of
he class, Miss Sadelle Guess, who 7||
fterwards introduced each speaker
a turn during the evening. The
reeting was followed by a debate on
he query, "Resolved, That the mind ' ? ,$11
ains more knowledge from reading
han from observation."
Affirmative, Miss Mary Lee Highewer,
William Mayfield; negative,
liss Marion Riley and Emmet Gil- .y||
The argument on both sides showd
that the writers had a thorough
nowieage 01 tne quesuuu. iu? ucision
was in favor of the negative,
eported by the chairman of the
adges, Mr. C. W. Garris.
The next thing on the program ;
ras the class prophecy by Ruby
ruess. As always, the audience was
luch interested as the "future" of
ach member of the class was reealed.
Last was the valedictory by Miss
adelle Guess. This farewell to her
lass was worded in the most expresive
as well as beautiful terms. 1
Then followed the delivering of
lie diplomas by Mr. H. A. C. Walker,
lie superintendent of the * high
ehool. Before delivering the di
lomas, Mr. Walker made a most
xipressive talk to the graduating
lass which was full of truths and
ood advice.
Before dismissing the audience,
Ir. Walker made a little speech to
tie patrons in regard to the school
rork, which was enjoyed by all who
eard him. This ended his first
ear's work in Denmark and a most
uccessful one it has proved in every
espect. The people of this town
ongratulate themselves upon having
Ir. Walker back for another year.
Between the numbers of the proram,
music was rendered by Misses
adelle and Ruby Guess, of the
raduating class, assisted by some of
tie pupils of the lower classes.