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pje (founts VOL. XXIII. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1909. , NO. 11. . . J.j ' - _ __^_J Il_ I I i i i i ii ii i a ___ TTTZTZ7Z7Z V^f y?t l v-4?vx?v-* ^~? *A"S2v-?2V'WV~C2V,$2V-?2V-??I ^ ?1 I Ml' Ciiri\\ H Shoes and Cloth: Needles, Shuttles and J ww use in All Makes of Sewir KINGSTREE HIGH SCHI CELEBRAT INTERESTING AND VARIED FROGRAI LUMPKIN'S MASTERLY ADDRLS! WITH DIPLOMAS MISS BR Ever a notable event, the re cent commencement exercist of Kingstree's splendid educ< tional institution was fraugl with exceptional interest, th being the ending of the fin ^ scholastic year since the Orac ed school has attained the dij nity and honors of a Hig school, and now more than eve are our people justly proud c the institution they have fo tered and nurtured, giving more than they were real! Viae4-/-?rrr In i cnirit t CL U1C IV VV.O IV u IU u wj^*? * - x self-sacrifice and forethougl for the welfare of future ger erations. The unconscious stone to greate: beauty grew, And the builder builded wiser ths he knew." And thus the school?nnde wise and judicious managemer ot the trustees backed by unanimous public sentiment i favor ot the school, first, las and all the time?has grow and thrived and prospered unt Kingstree can boast of an ii stitution of learning unsurpas: ed, if notunqualed, in any tow of its size in the whole State i point of building, equipmen curriculum and high standar maintained by the earnest, pn ficient and enthusiastic corps o instructors. The exercises of commenc< ment began Friday evening an closed Tuesday evening. FRIDAY, MAY 21. At b:30 p m, tlie annual cei? bration ol the Wee Xee Literar society was held, the exercise including a debate and an ac dress by J D Gil land, Esq. Promptly on time the men bers o' the society niarche into the auditorium and too <eats on tlie trout rows, the reof the hali b pretty wel tilled with interest d .spectator The society was calle 1 to t>rde >v the pre- "!. \;r ?o:nrn Gil land, av ' iT- "c. - w r 1 V -no. ' t? I5 . \V :lierv ' : '.'Tjcric i ; - ' * VOTWC :Uy. ' * 1 i-s u't to bvur^trynu' e; 'a =5H0F lie best line of SHOES , ing. ^0UR n * bobbins for tg Machine*. I COMMENCEMENT ED WITH KAI EUAI. MNE EXTENDS OVER FOUR BAYS COL. S SEVEN GRADUATES PRFSENTED TAN WINS DECLAMATION MEBAL. half of her side of the question. Her paper showed careful preplt aration and study of the quesjs tion. The first speaker on the negative was Miss Klina Hinds, who appealed strongly to the T_ sentimental side of the question, ^ reinforcing- her argument by T setting forth in forcible lan,f gruag"-e some of the deficiencies in the so called up-to-date svs^ terns of education, y After a musical interl ^ prettily played by Miss ' lt Montgomery, Mr Frank Kc presented some strong argi in favor of the affirmative, r effort he put forth showing mm thought and study. The debate in was closed by Miss Vivian! .r Wheeler for the negative, who I it adduced in logical array many } a strong points of argument from | n her standpoint. .She spoke with j t, ease and fluency showing a fa-! n railiarity with the subject that !l bespoke pains taking prepara! tion. 3. me judges, urs v* ;vi ixeuey n and W L Taylor and L W Giljj land, Esq, retiried for deliberation. After carefully weighing" d the merits of the argument, Mr 3. (lilland, on behalf of the judges, j f announced that the debatants were so evenly matched that it was exceedingly difficult to ded cide which side had won. He then announced the decision as unanimously in favor of the negative, e Another musical n u m b e r J y charmingly rendered by Minnie j >s Bryan, and Mr J i) Gilland, the ; 1- speaker of the evening, was in-1 j troduced by the President, i-i Mr Gilland chose as his subdjject "Acceptance of Opportunklity" and his discourse was >t strong, earnest and lore I j Among other things, he said in - 1'i -;; :ic. : "lAm I io-c an op; . port unity. Make the most of c no va.Tii i : A mans V titll'J ' i ' oulil ' . ' ' ' " - . , /w \i^r\ P-^>4 Pv4 >w >v* **v*s 3S AN! aii.I CLOTHING in 1 LJ A " MAI i try ^ . r X Reddi ' > o. o_* o. r> o o," ^TriTlrATrlS^T?2 SiiS; Do not sit down in idleness, I ; thinking to grasp opportunities ; later in life. Environment | should not make the man, but man should make his environ, j ment. Keep before you high ide- i |als. Happiness is for those who | live up to these ideals as nearly i j as possible. Life will be to you what you make it. Improve your ] time. The most reckless spend- ] thrift is he who squanders ; time.'1 Of course the foregoing is but . a few disconnected parts of Mr ] Gilland's address,barely enough 1 to give a general idea of the j trend of his remarks, which < were greatly enjoyed by all who < heard him. < * r*loiTA/l mifli I 1 r 'icij jkJ a. j tu vyiviij s sion by Misses |1 ,-kmgton, closed i entertaining" eve- < me. < m platform was i ated with ferns 1 ,'ers. An attract- 1 f the programme \ 'c furnished by ] u. e society under \ the . of Miss Estelle < CampBeTf, the accomplished mu- J sical instructor. ( SUNDAY, MAY 23. 1 The annual commencement sermon was preached Sunday \ morning at 11 o'clock in the < school auditorium by Rev i A X Brunson, pastor of tlie ] Main Street Methodist ' It K J o rr li ii n 11 1 L11UI 111 Ui vuiuuiuia. i.nc au- j ditoriuni was tilled without 1 beintf crowded, the weather be- 1 ing- fair and cool. Quite a num. j ber of ladies were out and many i beautiful gowns and hats were ( in evidence. The services began with prayer led by ltev \V A Fairy, liev A X Iirunson then read the ( (INSURE V0(l? HORSES AGAINST DEATH ^ In a Strong Company V If you are financially iml.-p ai'ord tile expen-e to prole 1 pendent, you cannot a .' >r I j j " .., , . , . . i \ on r. otii \v j I *i winc!! t a : wj ?!:is simply 3 business p ! ' -i ' i* 1 !' .... - . i P.O. Ait <y:rM riyr- CT^TT } ivil tuu i XtL ft* "" rr*x ? "n \ S. ) CL01 Williamsburg county. ARE Dl : and we ask ick's Ba Scripture lessons, choosing- as Ins te 't Job XI:7 "Canst thou by arching the Scriptures ti : God*'"' Before beginm discourse Mr Brunson stated "that eighteen years ago he preached at Kingstree for a short while, that being- his first appointment ana, although he had not spent much time; here since, Kingstree still held a tender place in his heart. Without being eloquent Mr Brunson is an earnest and impressive speaker, his sermon oeing full of wholesome suggestions and sound moral pre:ept expressed in the language af cultnre and scholarship. He iid not make the mistake of tvearying his congregation by the length ot his sermon, keep,ng them only long enough to leliver his message. On oc:asions of the kind many minsters make the mistake of trying to say too mucn at one time and sometimes marring :he effect of a really tine effort. Mr Branson preached only thirty-five minutes aud said all that tould be expected or desired. It was a fine sermon and every me present thoroughly enjoyed learing it. The music was unusually ?ood, being furnishpd by a :hoir comprising the following nembers: Mrs Lelioy Lee, Misses Mamie-' and Selma lliorn, Koberta (Joker; Messrs L W Gilland, W H Carr and iV It Scott, Miss Estelle Campjell being organist. The improvised pulpit was decorated svith hot house flowers, ferns, ?tc. tastilv arranged. MONDAY, MAY 24. Monday evening, at 8:301 /clock,a large audience gather-! i AND MULES I FROM ANif CAUSE | C'ith a Bond Deposit. endent, you can ea>ily I*-' v/HI if Mrtt ' n ] r*_ I i any !o>.s, *. !:!cn loaves S o rep'. Of y .no Stoc'-r. reposition. . * ' n it; ti: ' " t". ' ' k !1 ijr C'Tiru V-'- rn 1: i i * 1 :: \ : ? b < i !J k t '. I 11V( ' U; 'i * -1 A nth, Agent. j s, s c. a zikv.*. y-SErrsasssr TTT* * % miNG. We Guarantee all < EPARTI vniir insneriif J \/MK M. M. M w wm > rgain S ed in the auditorium to hear nine young ladies in a declamation contest for the medal offered by Superintendent Colbert. The fair young contestants,! who both in number and in spirituelle personality suggested the nine muses, acquitted them|selves so admirably that no one I envied the iudp-es the difficult j task of choosing the winner. The recitations were delivered iri the following- order: Aunt Polly's George Washington Miss Marion McFadden. The Soul of the Violin Miss Roberta Coker. The Raven Miss Elma Hinds. Naughty Zelle Miss Minnie Bryan. Old Ace Miss Vivian Wheeler. The Fight with the Aurochs Miss Ada Brockington. Little Tommie's Prayer Miss \ Mary Vaiise. nnvi/v yv? fKA ! J.UC J.ICLU1U vi me vviicgiau? , Miss Bessie Swann. Wolte at Quebec?Miss Clara Montgomery. The programme was pleasingly interspersed with musical numbers. The judges, Messrs J A Kelley, LeRoy Lee and Geo A McKlveen, reserved their de cision until Tuesday evening, when ('apt Kelley, on behalf of the committee, announced that Miss Minnie Bryan, who recited "Naughty Zelle", was adjudged the winner of the medal. Miss Bryan's recital was a humorous dialect selection and when delivered elicited enthusiastic applause. TUESDAY, MAY 25. The announcement that Col W W Lumpkin of Columbia had been secured to deliver the address to the graduating class came as a pleasant surprise Tuesday morning. As has been stated, 31 r C C Featherstone had accepted an invitation to be present on this occasion, but, was prevented by unforeseen j circumstances from fulfilling- his; engagement,so that the trustees j experienced some difficulty in: securing a substitute. Happily,' however, Col Lumpkin came to! the lescue and right nobly did; lie rise to the occasion. \fter appropriate iutrod'.iction by Hon L \V Gilland, (' >'j Lumpkin good-naturedly alluded to tile < ' -venth hour call up-. . ' jn i - Mr i:e v: n'nycd on any subject at any tin e, an ri flit well did lie men v.'*; r * the reputation thus imputed to I *1""i1. i of our high-grade |j went! )n- 1 i tore. I i Col Lumpkin spoke for about one hour. He caught the attention of his audience at the outset by his trenchant wit and keen satire, prefacing bis ~ speech with several capital jokes. He then launched into a I * ; discussion of the Obligation of a |Citizen, and gradually changed* j i u: _ ii i. _ 111 nr i j his uieuie iu tuc uiury ui wool- J ; anbood,and closed with a glow- ." ing tribute to the Confederate soldier. Lack of space precludes any attempt to do adequate jus- gt ; tice to Col Lumpkin's address, m which, though not marked by * ornate phrase or rotund period, contained beautiful sentiment and wholesome philosophy that will linger in the hearts ot his i heajers long after mere flights of oratory would have been f?rgotten. IB| With the singing of the Class ^ Song Tuesday at 10:45 p m, the commencement of "naughtyniri r 'urlinip mrtffn P.rrfn n/in. (Continued on Page 4) AN AKRON^ Mr. William F. Steese, 7ul Co barn t*Ut I Akron, Ohio, writes: 1 "I have been troubled for pevoral 1 years with catarrh cf the stomach. 1 Have used different patent medicine* lo no effect whatever, anil have doi- JH to red considerable M ith family doctor. "Sometimes hit treatment would relleve me for a few weeks, but wqu eventually have t< go back to him,? H that had kept t:p for several years. "l.wa.s advised to use Per una have taken three bottles. Neves H po irood in my .\m goinp; t< tiiitte Wouldn't he to/.-./ it ' fl| en.:- -r.-.n-'. -tl-ir.ach Ire . chronic I I ? a s4. rc:it nw H I I B I