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FINAL EXERCISES OF CITY SCHOOLS Entertaining Programs for the Week Executed. MANY PRIZES AWARDED Sermon by l>r. Roper ami Prof. Don j' id's Address Were Especially Pleasing to All. The concluding exercises in connec tion with the closing of the 1909-10 session of the. Laurens city schools were held Friday night in the audi torium of the graded school building. Those exercises consisted of the an nual address before the senior class by Prof. D. W.Daniel of Clemson col lege, the awarding of class buttons and scholarship medals, and the pre sentation of certificates and diplomas by Superintendent D. P. Jones. The exercises of the evening wore opened with p?-;iyer by the Rev. 10. C. Watson, Olid after a souk by the senior class, Superintendent .lones intro duced the lion. R. A. Cooper, who In turn presented Prof. Danie l, who de. Itvercd the annual address. Prof Dan iel chose a broad theme. "The Mission of Schools," and after recounting some of the progress that had been made in South Carolina educationally and in dustrially in the las; twenty yeaVs. made a most eloquent appeal for still better advantages and the improve ment of these by pupils, teachers, par ents; in short, let I.aurens county and the State of South Carolina see to it that every boy and girl be given a chance to obtain the very best edu cation possible, it was a magnifi cent address, replete with apt illus I trations and effective pleas. Other F.xcrcSses. Superintendent Jones presented cer tificates to those completing the sev i nth grade and now entitled to ad mission in the High school department. To Miss Rebecca Dial was awarded a handsome medal, know as the "High School Scholarship Medal." which was offered at the beginning of the session by a public spirited citizen, to the pu pil in the tenth grade, who made the highest average in scholarship during the term in lite High school, and com pleting the full course. The presenta tion speech was made by Dr. II. K. Aiken. The donor of the medal, who with holds his name from the public, makes the same offer for next session. "Physical Culture" medals were pre sented to one pupil in each of the fol lowing classes, the requirement being that the pupil make the highest aver age in physiology and hygiene, taking into account particular attention to personal cleanliness and class room neatness: Fourth grade?Miss Ilossie Barnett. teacher; Elizabeth Young. Fifth Grade?Miss Dorcas Calmes, tendier; Sarah Bolt. Fifth and Sixth Grades?Miss Jean nie Stoney. teacher; Mary Sullivan. Sixtn Grade?Miss P.essle Byrd, teacher: Inez Httdgens. , Seventh Grade- Miss May Del Parr.'. * teacher; Gussle Miller. Eighth Grade?Miss Bessie Poatross, teacher; Joe Bolt. For the highest average in scholar, ship, attendance and deportment, Sup erintendent Jones presented handsome and suitable souvenir buttons to the following pupils: First grade, Mon teith Cnilie; second grade. Mary Blackwell; third grade. Mildred Counts; fourth grade, Rebecca Pake; fifth grade. Roy Taylor; fifth and six grades, Mary Sullivan; sixth grade Mia Todd; seventh grade, Mamie Aus tin: eighth grade, Edwin Moseley; ninth grade, (boys) Leon Dodson; ninth (girls) Mary Posey; tenth, Mar mirite Tolbort, as second highest, this being the condition, for to the highest In the tenth, the medal was awarded, Miss Dial, as stated, receiving it. "Perfect attendance" buttons were also awarded this session, seventy-six pupils in both the city and mill school., receiving this distinction. To Ose Sil greaves. of the senior class, belongs ?!'o distinction, probably unsurpassed in the state thai for eight consecutive sessions he was neither absent, tardy or dismissed during the sessions. He is a son of Mr. E. Sitgreaves, and ex pects to study law along with two oth er members of the senior class, Messrs Samuel Austin and Philemon Huff. A feature always of interest at these MARTIN MAMAFFEY CALLED TO REWARD Ho >Vus mi Aged mid Well Known ('Hissen of the Knbun Section of Ute County. Mr. Martin B. Mahaffey, one of the county's very substantial citizens und leading ehurohmen for many years, died at his home two miles from Rabllll Creek church on Monday night, at the age of about eighty. Yesterday afternoon Rev. 10. C. Watson conduct ed the funeral service at RahUU Creek church, of which the deceased had long been one of the foremost mem bers and active workers. Mr. Mahaffey was a brother ot Messrs j, L. Mahaffey and Solomon Mahaffey of the county and Shaw Ma haffey of Anderson. His surviving children are: Mr. P. W. Mahaffey. Mrs. L. I!. Babb, Mis. M. \V. Cray. Mrs. John A. Million of the county and Mrs. It. W. Nash of Greenville. Injury Proved Fatal. The second nemo for the week, Charged with murder, was lodged in jail Thursday when Prush Kilgo was committed by Magistrate Aborcromblc of Youngs township. On Wednesday night Aaron .laut, bettor known as "High .lohn," died as the result of a blow on the head with an axe received last Christmas, at the hands, it is al leged, of the Kilgo negro. All parties lived on Mr. W. 1'. Harris' place, in YoUIIgS township. The case will be tried at the approaching term of tin criminal court. final exercises is the presentation ot diplomas to the members of the senior cl^ss. This year twenty-five girls and boys finished the prescribed courses, and to each of them Friday evening Superintendent Jones in a few appro priate remarks presented that which they have for ten scholastic sessions striven to obtain at the hands of the school authorities. The exercises Friday evening were ! interesting throughout, and marked the end of one of the most successful sessions of the school since its begin ning. The benediction was pronounc ed by the Rev. W. 10. Thnyer. j The commencement sermon was preached on Wednesday evening at the First Itaptist church by the Rev. P. M. Roper, I). I), of Spartan burg. The senior Class attended in a body, with Superintendent Jones. Principal Park inson and Misses Pcutross and Parks dale of the High school department occupying seats with them at the front, it was a splendid audience that greeted Dr. Roper, and at the begin ning he expressed the very great pleasure it afforded him to come to Paurons on this occasion. Dr. Roper announced as his subject: "What is Man?" and his text as re corded in the first chapter of Genesis, L'i;.l'7 verses. "And God said, Pet us make man in our image, after our like ness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and the fowls of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping tiling that oroopoth upon the earth. So Cod created man in Iiis own image, in the image of (iod created he him; male and fernab? created he them." j A Synopsis of Dr. Roper's thoughtful and inspiring discourse cannot here be attempted. It has been commented on as one Of the finest things of tin kind heard in Palliens in a long time. On Thursday evening, with Super intendent Jones in charge Ihe follow entertnini.ig programme was given at the school auditorium by members o( the senior class: Class Song; The Salutatory. Margu rlto T?lberl; Against Capita! Punish men, Samuel Austin: Our Ways oi Wastefulness. Miss Annie K. Child r'ess: The Spirit of Chivalry, Miss Fin nin Cooper. The Puritans and Cava liers. Dick Fuller: Peary and the North Pole. Miss Shliley Hix: Debate: Resolved That the Building of Pattie |ships Insures Peace Between Nations. Affirmative: Barle Owings, Miss Ruth Brown, Robert Roper. Miss Marie Gray; negative: Miss Nannie Purns. Phil Huff. Miss Aliene Franks. Charles Fleming; The Coral. Reef. Miss Fthel Cromer; The South of Today. Miss ' Anna P. Childress: Opportunity of the Hour. Wm. McGowan; Peary and tlx* North Pole, miss Kathleen Pullivan; The Census. Russel Poolo; Have an Aim in Life. Miss Bthol Paiu-'ston. John c. Calhoun, Miss Besslo Child ress; is the Spirit of Chivalry on the DeellnG? 0?0 Sitgfoavos: History of the Class. Miss lOdnionla Garrett; Hal le;, s Comet, Miss AllUWcO Watson: The Valedictory. Miss Rebecca Hi;.!. TK.U'IIKHS' S I'M .MUH S( IIOOL. VlllloUIH'CIIM'lll of Subjects Thill Will lie Taught lit Woft'ord. Spartanburg, May 21, By resolution df the state board, all teachers' ex aminations will henceforth include questions on Agriculture. Attention !a called to our course on this subject to he conducted by a professor from Clemson college. The following is the course: The aim in this course will he to give clearly some of the elementary principles of the subject and to show 1 the relation of these underlying prin ciples to the be ' agricultural practice. Among the subjects to he given con sideration are the following: Plants?Composition, source of food and how obtained by the plant. Soils.-?-Origin, formation, composi tion and texture, water supply in soils, humus in its relation to soils, fertili zer, loss of humus, wearing out ol soils, nnd rebuilding or improving soils, rotation of crops, tillage (meth ods and implements) and drainage. Fertilizers?Source of fertilizing, materials, composition, mixing and use , of fertilizers. ('?ops--A close study of a few crops such as corn ami cotton will he made, covering their culture : n.l improve ment by seed selection and breeding. Some consideration will also he given to the more important legumes, for age crops, and grassi -. The get initia tion and testing of seed will be given in i his connect ion. Live Stock?Relation of live stock to soil fertility and 'some of the basis principles underlying the growing ol the djfferent kinds of farm animals. Horticulture, injurious Insects and plant diseases w ill he discussed if suf ficient lime is available. Any text book in agriculture may he used. For informal ion. write to A. (I. REM BERT. CLINTON PREPARES FOR COMMENCEMENT High School ami Mill Schools Will ( lose Tills Week Presbyterian College a Week Vfter. Clinton, May 28- Commencement sea ROIl is at band in Clinton. Chicken are fattening, and speeches, plays and essays ripening for the series of oc casions which celebrate the close ol Clinton's three schools. On Thursday night. May 2Cth the closing exercises of the Lydia Mill school win he in id. on Frldny morn ing the class exercises of tlx- Clinton high school wil he leid in the Utopia hall. The Rev. Dr. Robert Adams has accepted the invitation to make the address. The graduates this year are Misses Beatrice Bennett, Jnnle Lind say. Iva Mahaffey, Emmie Robertson, , and Masters Karle Davidson, Eugene King, and Louis Norman. On Friday night the lenth grade will present a play. "The .Merchant of Venice Modern ized." At four o'clock Saturday afternoon Mrs. Baker's school at the Clinton mill will have a closing exercise in tne chapel of the Presbyterian church. The exercises of the college com mencement will begin June tilth and continue through Wednesday morning. The keenest interest centers about the meeting of the hoard of trustees which will be held during the week and which is expected to announce the election of a president Tor the College, On Sunday. June Pith the commence ment exercises of die Tboruwi il or phanage begin, winding up with tin annual exhibition Wednesday night. A new departure this year will be graduation exercises for the pupil.- ol the Mary Jacobs school, when certi ficates will be awarded those pupil.' who have successfully completed the ninth grade. Many visitors are expected for the various festivities connected with these commencements, Prof. M. O. VVOOdWOrth of the col lege faculty read a paper which was most favorably commented on before the representatives of the various col leges at their association meeting in Columbia last Saturday on "Proper Requirements for the A. p. Degree.' Mr. Wondworth extended an invitation to the association to hold its next meeting 111 Clinton, and it is hoped the executive committee will accept though two other Invitations were ex tended. Just received another shipment of those lc> saving "Odorless' Rofrlgera. tors and ICe Boxes, look them over you will lie pleased with the quality and price. ?. M. 13. II. Will;.'. lV Co. GOOD HOARS COM i:N ! !<>\. >\iis Held at Clinton One l)a> I.list Werk OtlM?r Items. Clinton, May 23.?A good roads con ference was bold here one day last week ul which superlvsor Humbert was present and assured Clinton peo ple of bis interest and cooperation. Next Thursday, Friday and Saturday the daughters of the Confederacy will serve lunches and teas in Copelnild's hall assisted by the Wesson Cooking Oil representatives. Excellent meals at most reasonable prices are prom ised. Lumber is being bnul??d tor Mr. Spencer's new home on Church street. It will be in bungalow style. This does not mean that Mr. Spencer will sever h.is connect ion with the college. Efforts' in that directions have been made several times. Mr. Spencer desires to live in a home of his own. Clinton lost a family which had made itself fell in the community when In. A. .1. Briggs moved to SUIU mertOll. He and Mrs. Briggs and Abrain left on Thursday. Miss Grace Hriii.u- will remain in Clinton as the I guest of friends until after tho com mencement of the Presbyterian col li ? Will Open Business School. Prof. Itobt. T. Cecil was in the city Friday making arrangements for the opi nillg next month of a business school here. The school is expected to open about the loth of Juno ami will be in churgc of Prof. Cecil who has had many years of i xpcrlcuce as commercial Instructor. He has just closed a successful school at Green wood. Comfortable quarters in the Enterprise bank building have been secured for the school hoi*'^ For further Information, see advertisement in this issue. Attended Good Bonds Meeting. A large and representative delega tion from I nurens attended the good roads meeting in Spnrtanburg yester day. The l.anrens party went up in automobiles, the following citizens composing tho delegation: Dr. W. II. Dial. J. P. Clary. ||. P. Humbert, E. P. Minter. Dr. II. K.? Alken, It A. Cooper, .1. S. Machen, Karle Wilson. F. K. Sprntt, c. M .Miller, w. Ii Wash ington, und Master Hugh Alken. Uicr Twenlj Vonrs. Cnpt. Ossinil F. Simpson of Atlanta was a very welcome visitor to Lau rens during the past week. While here he was tin1 guest of his brother, Mr. T. F, Simpson, and other rela tives. He left Laurens in ISC7 ami it has been twenty years since he was here before. Of course he noted the many ( banges the old town has made, and he was greatly gratified with the evidences of progress and thrift to be seen everywhere. A plnsant fea ture of his visit was in meeting with many of his old war comrades, sur vivors of Company A. Third regiment. South Carolina volunteers. ('apt Simpson was a gallant soldier, and was wounded at the battle of Savage Station, and at the close of the war was in command of one of the con: panics of bis regiment. The New Blsliops. Ill the general conference at Ashe vlllo oil Tuesday four more bishops were elected, making seven new mem bers of the episcopate ellOHCII at this gundrennial session of conference. The new bishops are: W. It. LambUtll, Tennesse,.; K. |? Mouzon, Texas: It. G. Wnterhouse, Virginia: .1 II. McCoy, Alabama: .1. C Kilgo. North Carolina; Collins Denny. Baltimore; W. P. Murrah, Mississippi. Putnam Grildllllfe?. Barksdale, May 20. Many friends will no doubt be interested in the fol lowing nnnounceii cut: ' Prominent among the graduates of the School of K .. resslon. Boston, who received their di| lomas on Thursday afternoon. May 12. was Miss Lillian May Putnam of Barksdale. Miss Put nam's diploma was for Courses in Con erel Culture, in which she had a re markable good standing. Sim expects to continue through the June term in advance work. Miss Putnam has ap peared in a number of public recitals throughout tho season and has won much favor for her ability and talent." Winthrop Graduate. Mis-? Poni" Counts and Mamie TolbOrt of Lam.us, Lila ForgllROIl Of Reno, and Fiances Smith of Mouulvillc are members of the Winthrop senior i \ - and will graduate June 12 with the A p d ureo. MttS. J. A. BARKSDALE PASSED AWAY SUNDAY Close of a Ik'Ulltifltl mid Consecrated Life Funeral and itiirinl Ser vices Held Tuesday. Mrs. Ida Gary Harksdalo, wife of Mr. John Augustus Harksdalo, died Sunday afternoon at four o'clock at the family residence, West Main street, after an illness covering a period ol several months. Throughout her long afliiction she bore her Bufferings with that fortitude and patience v\iiieii char acterize the true Christian. Hers was a most beautiful life, one devoted to service In tho Master's kingdom; and in her death the First Haptlst church, the Woman's Missionary society of the same church, lose a most valued mem ber, her family a devoted wife and mother, her friends and co lahorers one who failed them not when duty call.m1. Mrs. Harksdalo was a daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. Hillary Oary, deceased, of New berry county where she lived until her marriage to Mr, Harksdalo twenty-one years ago April 17, last. Besides her husband she is survived by ihre" sons, .lohn A. Harksdalo, Jr., of Atlanta. Hillary G. Harksdalo ol I'urman university, and Drayton N'anci Harksdalo of the city, Two sisters al. so survive, Mrs. A. C. Welch and Miss Eva Clary of Newherry. Vesterilny morning at 10 o'clock funeral services wen? held from the First llnptisl church by the pastor, tho Hew W. E. Thayer. Interment was ;.t tie- Hiirksdale family graveyard, two miles West Of the Clt>*. The fob lowing were the pallbearers: Active, John A. Franks, A. B. Harksdalo. .1. F. Holt, ('. II. Hoper. H. 10. Bahb, I'. A. Simpson, Honorary: Major W. A Watts. C 11. Hobo, II. V. Simpson. I1'. I'. Mctiownu, N. it. Dial. H. II. Hud , gens. Dr. W. D. Ferguson, Dr. A. .1 Christopher, .1. N. Wright. .1. I). Watts .1. W. Todd. .1. F. Burton. Mrs. Ilolcoiiihc Convalescent. Mrs. Mary lloleombe, who has been at the home of her daughter, Mrs. K 0, Watson for sometime and who has but recently recovered from a serious attack of illness, returned to Cross Anchor on Monday. ( Union's Delegation. Clinton, May 21. ('Hilton sent a: representatives to Spartauburg at the convention there today: W. M. Myers. I? A (ili on. W. J. I lenry, .1. I. Oope Innd, W. E Hell, W. M .McMillan. Ha hh- \ ruisiroug. At the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. I.. It. Bahb, of m ar Green Pond church, Miss finllle Habb and Mr. Luurcns A. Armstrong were mar ried Sunday afternoon at six ri'clock, the ceremony being performed by the j Rev. E. C. Watson. Hev. ami Mrs. fouler Helurii. Clinton. May 2-1 .? The |{ev. and Mrs. c. Lewis Fol wer, and Miss Philson, returned to Clinton Monday evening from an extended trip abroad. Mr, Fowler is pastor of (ho First Baptist church, and his; congregation last ev ening gave a reception in honor of his ret urn. Henrj Lauren* ( luiplcr, H. \.*H. The Henry Lain ens chapter, Daught er of the American Revolution will meet Friday afternoon at I o'clock at the home of Mrs. Kloi.se Shell. ( onklnu Dcmonslralhiii. Hundred of Luurons people have been interested in the cooking demon stration which has he, ii in progrc this week in the Cray-Dial block under Hie an-pie,-, of the local chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy. A:, an nounced la:? week tho demonstration commenced Monday with luncheon ami continued with luncheon yester day and the same thing will he the programme today. Largest Communion Sen lee Ever Held In the show window of S. M K II. Wilkes & Co.. is a photograph ol the great communion service, held in Forbes Field, Plttsburg, Pa., last Octo ber, where forty two thousand rich gates of the Christian church assem bled in missionary eonvchtlon, Tho communion service required tables, and the service ,.; 100 elder/ and .".en deacons. Kespcclcil Colored Woman. Annie Franklin, wife <>> Brown Franklin, died at lo r hohle here late Sunday aft< riiOOII, She \va fifty >' ah old ami was ft very Industrious color ed woman, being respected by all who knew her. SEVERE WIND STORM VISITS CROSS HILL Several Building Were Con siderably Damaged SERIES OF AFFLICTIONS Waller llryson, Who Was shut Somo Time \uo in Atlantic ( on I In iios (o Improve. Ci'uss Hill, May JJ3, Quito n heavy rain foil hero Friday uiglit, and a wind storm almost of cyclonic pro portions passed over |iart of the town. The colored Methodist church was blown from its pillars and otherwise Injured, Mr. W. T. Hrown's stable was blOWII to pieees and part of the till roof blown from Mr. .1. II, Nance's dwelling and carried sunn' distance away. \ tenant house belonging to Mr. M. T. Simpson was also damaged The family of Mrs. Iliglc Leainnn has I.n atlllet >d recently. Her moth er. Mrs. P.ysou fell and sprained her tinkle more than a mouth ago, She ??an not w?lk yet. Her dan: ' tor, Miss Agnes Is slowly recovering from a |ong ami tedious Illness, she wan able to sit on the piazza a little wltlld yesterday, the lit > 1 time in several weeks, Mis. Lea iikiii is a sister ot Mr. Waller I try son who was shot in Atlanta a lew weeks ago. Mr. llryson Is able to sit up a little now. in bed, Malcroallsl ami others who do not believe in the sovereignty of the Infi ullo and gracious (lud may speculate as to the origin ot existing order, hut. Christians ought to he able to have .in abiding trust in c.od on a crowd ed train was a little girl, The train was going at a terrible speed and the passengers were more 01 less excit ed. A man ashed the little girl it' BllO was not afraid. She said, ' No, my father is at the engine " Mr. .1. Henry llasor went '<> Green ville last week and came home in a splendid I tu it - k roadster. 'I here are now no vi 11 ant os in town. Mr, .lim Crisp and R05 Simmons who have been living i;i Florida for some time came koine l. : Saturday. They brought two lilth . dors w itlr tin in Mr. and Mrs. O'N I Uild children of Conyors, Georgia :>>?>? vi . ng IP v. G. M. Hollingswollh. \1,. Neal is Mr. I lolllngsworlh's ^ ister. There w ill he pi ? a 1 M the Presbyterian church ;? ' Sabbath the lift Ii Sunday, .Mr. Hill Owens lost good young horse lust week. He hud i' to a bug gy and it Hand mid I'll backward. Hie shaft pencil and the body j'ist be hind the fore leg killing it in a few moments, Kim. J. .1. Watts Preached. At both the morning and evening services on Sunday at the First Map list church, the pulpit was occupied by the Rev. T. .1. Wall.;. Mr Watts is li nanclal secretary of the llaptist Theological seminary, Louisville, and his visit to Luurens was for the pur pose of laying before the Baptists tin: claim and appeal that 1 being made in behalf of Hi'- $fi00,0o(i cndowpuiont for the KCininary. South Carolina Lap. li t.; are expected 10 give .'??'?eo ol I his. liliioiinl At the Ihoriiii 1 ice he spoke of hi l :i '.' !? : ..'I lit 1 In; \t the I Irst I'rosht t< t i in. The !{<??.?. T. W. Lingle, held ocro lary for Davidson college, ?> iMlpied the i>ui|iit at the First Presbyt.erln.il church Sunday morning at II o'clock, ? leliv 1'i iiie :i most ? \< <? 11 ? lit (lisOOtll'SO, Lauren* Lodge, No. 2l?0 \. F. M. A regular communication of Lau 10IIS lodge No. 2G0, A. I'. M , will be ln id Friday night in Masonic temple, visitors invited to attend. Sim erill Schnei Pi nie?. On last Friday several oi the sc h o o I si of (he county closed the nesslon with a picnic, speaking and other exor cises, At Green Pond iddressos wen? made by lion. .1. P. Watson of Ander son and other: . At Nni'tlle lion. F. P. McGownii of I .aureus delivered the annual nddn ?. On :he si mo day lion. W. P. Rlcliey and Sitpi i IhlOhdehf, of Fduciltlon C. P. Pitts spoke at. H'llitersvllle, in Youngs township. Tho Ryrd's school also closed Friday with ? dinner, All the above neos ion i at tracted lan:e crowds and a most pleas* ant day was. spent.