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FE? DIU CONTESTS 10 HE HELD 01 SATURDAY Large Number of Prizes Offered Children in Rural Schools in Scholarship and Athletic Contests u ANNOUNCEMENT OF EVENTS BY COMMITTEE EVENTS WILL BE HELD IN COURT HOUSE SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, AND ON GROUNDS IN AFTERNOON-BEGINS AT 10 A. M. AND AT 3:30 P. M ?CHANGES FROM LAST YEAR IN DINNER PROGRAM. The Sumter County Field Day events will be held at the Court House next Saturday, April 26th, be atnntng at 10 o'clock In the morning and laming until 2 o'clock, when un hour a rec*aa will be taken for din? ner, anr* commencing again in the afternoon at 3 30 and lasting until all of the contests are over with. The occasion is expected to be the biggest event in the history of the schools of Sumter County. The com? mittee In charge are very much en eovragtd by the reports which they havs received from the teachers of the county and It Is expected that snore schools will participate and more pupila from the schools than ever before. Last year the num he r of visitors from the country to the city for the Field l?r. < nntests was estimated at six hundred. The com? mittee in charge expects to have at least two thousand persons present Saturday for the contests. This Is the third year that Field Day has been observed in Sumter County. Fach occasion In the past was consldeied a complete success and It Is hoped with favorable weather conditions to make the event this year more of a success in point of attendance, number of prises, excellence of work, and In every other way. There is onl; one change from the procedure of the day, as it was exe? cuted last year. This is in the man? agement of the dinner. This matter Is explained, um uro all others in con? nection with the contests. In the fol? lowing announcement which is made by the committee in charge: Tbe date aet faf the meeting will be Saturday, the I6th of April, the place being the County Court House, and It Is hoped that all of the pupils of each school in the county, and as many as possible of their friends will be present The accompanying program gives the changes that have been made in the schedule of examinations, timed to accommodate the many con? testants who live at a considerable distance from Sumter. Exercises are to begin promptly at 10 o'clock A. sf. (please note the fuel that this is a half hour eatiler than last year), and to continue until 2 o'clock P. M The additional fifteen minutes not noted on the program will he consumed in a counting up of attendance spok? en of more fully below. There will be a second change In ths arrangements as they have been carried on heret which should be noted This relates to the manage? ment of dinner. It is thought best that each person attending shall be reeaonaiMe for his or her own din? ner. Partien may. if they choose, brtag their dinner and eat it picnic fashion, or It may be procured at the Woman'a Kxchange or at tin vinous restaurant*, but there will tie no pro? vision made for that meal or for serv? ing It on the Court House grounds as was done last year. An intermission of an hour und a half (the Athh-tie Contest beginning at 3.30) will be given. Annie from the contests mentioned In the program, a numl?? r ot other prtsen wdl be offered. The Lund?. i man'e Association has offend a first and aecond prise for the liest collec? tion of native woods of the county, each collection to be accompanied ley a state no tit of Um gees to which each variety Is put. The Sumter P.ook store tParrott's> offers a prise for the school bringing the greatest proportional numl>er of persons?pupils or otherwise?tu the Feld Day exercises. The count will be made at one forty-live, when the pupils and friends of tin- competing schools will assemble by s< hools on the Court House grounds. It woubl add Interest to the oecojlog lot ca< Ii school to bring with It n school ban? ner and for the pupils to hi pre? pared to unite in ninxing our National hymn. "My Country, 'Tis of Tine ' The teachers are requested to see to thin. If psjSBgf*Jgv The Flrnt National Pank of Sum? ter offers a prize to tin- school mal ing the greatent Improvement in its librarv between Muh t ? I ,n.d \pnl iMth Tbe report of this WOTS must be sent to Miss E. W, McLean, Sum tor, s. c. All contest., will be open to all pu? pils except where tbere are unavoid? able conflicts which may be dlacov - red by consulting the accompanying program. Pupils entering the cooking, sew? ing and wood-work contests, and those sending collections of native woods, must present their work to tin proper committee between 9.30 and 11 o'clock on the morning of Field Day. They will receive a ticket which must be presented should they In? come prize winners, and also at the end of the day to Becure the return of the ftrtlole entered. s. hohu -hlps < on tests. 1? Best Declamation?Hoys only. Selection from any standard author. Two prizes. 2? Heading ? Hoys and Girls. One prise each for Primary, Grammar and High School. Selection by Commit? tee. 3? Spelling?Boys and Girls. One prize for each of the ten grade*. 4? Written English?Boys and Girls. A prize for each Grammar and High School; alao a prize for pupils of third and fourth grades. In this contest, a dictation t.\erelse will be given. Paper will be examined for neatness, punctuation and spelling. 6?History?Boys and Girls. Two contests; one in U. S. and the other In B, C. History. No pupils will be per? mitted to enter both contests in His? tory. 6? Arithmetic?Boys and Girls. One prize each for Primary, Grammar and High School. 7? Geography?Boys and Girls. One prize each for Grammar and High S< hool. Physical Geography for High School and Manual Geography for Grammar School. 8? Algebra?Boys and Girls. One Prize. High School Algebra. 9? Hygiene?Boys and Girls. One prize. Those who enter this contest will not be permitted to enter contest in Algebra. 10? Writing?Boys and Girls. Mus? cular movement only. One prize. Wood Work, Kto. Hoys Only. (Ore Prize.) 1? Best Singletree. 2? Best Axe Handle. 3? Best Cotton Basket. 4? Best Shuck Bottom For Chair. 5? Best Shuck Door Mat. 6? Best Sc hool Desk. 7? Best Hustle Table. 8? Best Hustle Flower Stand. y?Uest Flower Stand (dresned lumber.) 10?Best Wash-Hoard. In these contests, the boys are to use their own judgment regarding the quality and quantity of material '1. Do not use any paint. Sewing?Girls Only. (One Prize.) 1 ? Beel 1-2 doz. Button Hides. I?Best Hemstitched Handker? chief. 3? Best French-Hemmed Handker? chief (band made.) 4? Best Plain Shirtwaist. 5 ?H.st Plain Apron (Ages 8-10) 6? Best Quilt Square (Ages ti-K) 2 Prizes. 7? Bent Running, Hack-Stitching, felling. K?Best Child's Dress. 9? liest Plain Piuue Skirt. It? Beat Fancy Apron (Ages 10-12.) Ii Best Doll Hal (Ages t;-iL\) looking. (One Prize.) 1?Best Loaf of Bread. I Best Loaf of Holla, I ? Best. Loaf of Husk. 4?Be st Loaf of Pound Cake. I Beat Loaf of Plain Cake. ??Best Layer Cake. 7? Beel Lemon Hies. 8? Best Potato plea. ?? Best Pumpkin Chips. 10? I leal Biscuit* ? II ?Best Tea Cake* r 12? Best Plain Cakes. , 11? Best Plain Wafera 14 ? Best P..und ol Butter. ; II Peel Boast Chicken. Athletics?:t.no p, M. (One Prize.) Running < For Boys > 1st Tontest ? Affei 11-11. Ind Content?Ages i-l2, till Contest -Ages ?; ?.?. , HEIRS MUST KEEP THE FAITH. j. 1?. morgan expresses ii*: lief IN christ IN WILL. Son Made Chief Heir ? Lew than Twenty Millions to Bequests?Art Treasures Pass to J. P. and J. S. Morgan, to lie Used in Educating Americans ? Will Executed Janu? ary t?Codic il Attached Day Be fore Financier Sailed tor Home. New York. April 19.?"l commit my soul into the hands of my Saviour, in lull confidence* tfiat having re? deemed it and washed it in His most preclOUl blood He will present it fault? less before the throne of my Heaven? ly Father; and I entreat my children to maintain and defend, at all haz? ards, and at any cost of personal sac? rifice, the bles.sed doctrine of the [complete atnonemcnt for sin through the blood of Jesti3 Christ, once of-j farad and through that alone." This is the extraordinary and strik? ing utterance which begins the last will and testament of John Pierpont [Morgan, who died at Home on March HI last, whose body, heaped over with Mowers from the crowned heads of Europe, was a fortnight later brought back to his own land and last Monday was borne to its last rest? ing place at Hartford. Ever since the funeral the publica? tion of the gerat financier's last will has been awaited with keen expecta? tion, and it is safe to say that of all the interesting testaments of eminent citizens of America, that of Mr. Mor? gan, to be offered for probate here Monday morning is by far the most interesting. As to the amount of the estate, which is one of the first questions the public naturadly is asking, there is nothing in the will to give any accu? rate idea, and the executors declare that no answer will be made on this point until the appraisal has been made for determining the state in? heritance tax. The amount of bequests and trusts, named by specific sums, is under twenty million dollars, but the entire residue of the estate.J? left to J. P. ' Morgan, Jr., who is designated by his father to become the chief heir not only to his fortune, but to his many charitable and artistic activities. As to the document, it is unusual ' In many of its features and, accord I . ing to those two or three intimate friends who already have had a glimpse of it, it i:> a portrait of Mr. Morgan himself, beginning with the striking confession of his religious faith (a side of hii character which | was known to his close associates, but not to the world) and.running through all its 37 articles, duly set forth in the same logical and orderly fashion which his friends say marked all Mr. Morgan's mental processes. He has apparently provided with painstaking care for every contin? gency that might affect his family or bis banking firm, and to his executors, , namely, his son, John Pierpont Mor? gan, Jr.. his two s >ns-in-law, Wm. Pierson Hamilton and H. L. Satter? lee, and his friend, I<owis Cass Led yard, h<.* gives careful instruction un? der many clauses as to alternate courses of procedure. It Is to b-. , noted also that his grandson, Junius Spencer Morgan. Jr., a young man of only 21. now a student at Harvard, is repeatedly nominated to take up im? portant duties in the event of the death of his father, John Pierpont Morgan, Jr. In this city the question most fre? quently asked by leading citizens and learned societies has been that as to the disposition of Mr. Morgan's won? derful collection of pictures and oth | er art treasures. Mr. Morgan makes perfectly plain what his own hopes on this point have been and yet leaves hi! son, who is his residuary legatee, entire freedom In the matter, using the following significant language: "I have been greatly interested for many years in gathering my collec? tion! Of paintings, minuturcs, porce? lains and other works of art. and it has been my desire and intention to make scone suitable disposition of them, or of such portions of them as I might determine, which should len? der them permanently available for the instruction and pleasure of the American people. Lack of the neces? sary time to devote to it has as yet prevented my carrying the purpose in? to effect. Unless I shall accomplish it or make such disposition of these collections in my life-time they will pass to my son. .lohn Pierpont Mor? gan, Jr., or to bis son, Junius Spencer Morgan, Jr. under the foregoing clauses of this will whereby I dispose Hunning ( For Cirls > 1st Contest Agesl2-L! 2nd Contest ? Ages 9-12. ::rd Contest?Ages Standing High .lump ? (For Hoys) Ages 12-lt, Itunnlng High .lump?(For Hoys)?? Ages 12-14, Standing llroad .lump?(For Hoys.) ? Ages 12-10 Running Rrnutl Jump fFor Boys.)?? Ages 1 ?'. in. of my residuary estate. "Should either my said son or my said grandson thus succeed to the ownership of 'these colleetitmtt I hope he will he able, in such manner as he shall think hcst, to make permanent disposition, or from time to time to make dispositions of them or of such portions of them as he may de? termine which will he a substantial carrying out of the intentions which 1 have thus cherished. It would be agreeable to me to have 'the Morgan memorial' which forms a portion of the property of the Wadsworth athe? naeum, at Hartford, Conn., utilized to effectuate a part of this purpose. I do not, however, by the expression of these wishes, intended to impose upon my said son or my said grandson any duty or obligation, legal or moral, nor to qualify In any manner or in any degree his absolute and unqualified ownership of said collection should they pass to him under this will." I The public charitable bequests are SI was predicted by many of those conversant with his immense bene? factions made during his life-time, comparatively small and in the di? rection of those objects to which Mr. Morgan's benefactions are already Well known. For instance, in the case of the great lying-in hospital in New York, to which Mr. Morgan gave over a million dollars, he uses the follow? ing language: "Without imposing any duty, trust or obligation upon my residuary le? gate I request he continue, so long as in his judgment the same shall be necessary for its support, the same as? sistance giving during my life? time to the Society of the Lying-in Hospital of the city of New York. This annual gift here alluded to li known as having been $100,000. It is worthy of note that the will was executed as late as January 4 last, and a codicil was attached on January 0, only the day before Mr. Morgan took leave of America on the .trip abroad, from which he never re | turned. The document begins with the religious utterance which has al | ready been quoted. Article II provides i that his body shall be "buried in the family burial place prepared by my father in Cedar Hill Cemetery at Hartford, Conn." and that the same ? simple funeral arrangements adopted In the case of his father shall be car | ried out in his own case. j Article III directs the payment of his debts, funeral expenses, etc., r.uJ then gives to his executors the fol? lowing: "Full power and authority to recognize and pay as among such debts any promise or obligation made , by me, verbally or otherwise, which although not in such form that the holder could compel payment there? of by my estate, my executors think proper to be paid in their own judg? ment or because from memoranda or verbal directions left by me or from other sources they are satisfied that it would be my wish to have paid." The disposition of the estate then follows, the hrst provisions being those for his own family. To his "beloved wife, Francis Louisa Tracy Morgan," the income for life of a trust fund of one million dollars, with power to dispose of the capital by will. Mr. Morgan explains that "I give my wife this power of disposition in order to enable her to make such legacies as she may desire to her relatives or friends or for charity." Mrs. Morgan is already entitled to the income of a trust fund created by Junius Spencer Morgan (Mr. Mor? gan's father) by deed dated July 1. 1867. The will provides that she is now to receive for life the income of an additional trust of such amount that her total income from these two trusts shall (aside from the income ! of the one million dollar fund) amount to $100,0000 a year. Mrs. Morgan also receives during her life "Cragston," the Morgan country home at High? land Falls, N. Y., and also the Mor? gan home at No. -19 Madison ave? nue, New York, together with the furniture, paintings, etc., (except fam? ily portraits) in both houses. The taxes and insurance upon both these pieces of property are to be paid dur? ing her life, not by Mrs. Morgan, but by the estate. The next articles of the will are de? voted to Mr. Morgan's children. His son. John Jierpont Morgan, Jr., re? ceives an outright legacy of $3,000, 000. His two married daughters, re? spectively Louisa, the wife of Herbert L. Satterlee, and Juliet, the wife of William P, Hamilton, receive each the income for life from a trust fund of $3,000,000. Upon the death of the daughters these funds are to go to their children, but each daughter is given the power "to dispose ot said i sum of $3,000,000 by will among her issue in such shares or proportions and on such lawful trusts as she may think proper." The third daughter, Miss Annie Tracy .Morgan, likewise receives for lift the Income from a trust fund of $3,000,000 and in event ot her marriage and having heirs, the same provisions hohl good as apply to her elder sisters. In ease of In-t death without children she may be? queath to her husband out of the trust fund $1,000,000. Mr Morgan's two sons in law, iVillium Pierson Hamilton and Her bert Livingston Satterlee, receive each an outright legacy of $i,000,o>o. A special provision for his son. J- P. Morgan, Jr., is that, all "my right, title and interest as patron or fellow in perpetuity in the Metropolitan Mu? seum of Art in the city of New York and in the American Museum of Xat uarl History in said city, ami all similar rights in other institutions of like character of which I may die possessed" he transferred to him. if j his son already possesses such rights then they are given to the grandson, i Junius, All the foregoing provisions 'for the wife and children are made preferential provisions. Having thus cared for his imme? diate family, Mr. Morgan proceeds to make provision for various relatives. To Jennie Higelow Tracy (the wid? ow of his brother-in-law, Charles Ed? ward Tracy), the income for life of a trust of $1,000,000, the capital upon her death to go to the issue of Char? les Edward Tracy. And to his two sisters-in-law, Clara Tracy Hoppin and Julia X. Brown, each the income tor life from trust funds of $100,004 each, the funds to be bequeated in turn upon their death to the heirs of these relatives. Then follows provisions "for Lucy Eldridge Lee, for Florence M. Hhett, during many years a member of my household, and for Ethel Hangs Wal? lace." Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Wallace, old family friends, receive each the j income for life of a trust fund of $100, 000. Miss Khett receives an annual income for life of $10,000. Further personal bequest! ate as follows: To Mrs. Mary G, Mcllvaine, of Lon? don, a life income of $25,000 per an jnum; to J. Beaver-Webb, an outright legacy of $250,000. Dr. James W. Markos, a warm friend of Mr. Morgan's, and for many years his personal physician, is to re? ceive for life, and his wife after him if she survives him, an annual income Of $25.000. Mr. Morgan adds this touching tribute to Dr. Markoe: "I make this provision for the benefit of Dr. Markoe and his wife in recog? nition of our long friendship and of his devotion for many years of almost his entire time and energy to the ser? vice of the Lying-in Hospital, an insti? tution in which I have been greatly interested." i Miss Bella daCosta Green, "who has long been my efficient librarian," receives an outright legacy of $50,000. Miss Ada Thurston, assistant librarian, receives an outright legacy of $10, 000. To Capt. W. B. Porter, (com? mander of the Corsair,) my sailing master, if he shall be in my employ? ment at the time of my death, the sum j of $15,^00 in recognition of his long and faithful service is given. After this there is given "to Charles W. i ? King, for many years my private sec? retary, the sum of $25,000 as a mark of my appreciation of faithful ser? vice." An unusual clause follows showing Mr. Morgan's thought for all the peo? ple who have been near him in hia daily work. This clause reads as fol? lows: "To each of the employees at the time of my death of my firm of J. P. Morgan & Co., of the city of New Yoik. except Charles W. King above named, an amount equal to one year's salary of such employee at such time; to each person who ?hall survive me who was at the ti.ne of the dissolu? tion of my firm Of J. P. Morgan & Co., of London, an employee thereof, an amount equal to one year's salary at time of dissolution." The old firm Of J. B. Morgan & Co., was several years ago succeeded by Morgan, (iartleld & Co. Mr. Morgan's valet, Edward Phil? lips, receives a legacy of $15,000 and variOUl annuities are provided to oth? er servants, "in recognition of faith? ful service." Further, a legacy of i $1,000 is given "unto each servant of i my household whether in New York, CragSton, Prince's (late or Dover House, who shall be in my service at the time of my death and shall have been continuously employed by me for not less than five years then next preceding! Other than those above mentioned to whom I have herein given legacies or annuities." The will bequeaths to the trustees of the estate ami property of the Dio? cesan Convention of New York the fol? lowing two smns: Five hundred thousand dollars up? on trust to apply the income for tin support of the ministry of St. Georg? 'a Church, and the sum of $100,000 in trust, the income of which is to he applied for the support of Protestant Episcopal missionary stations. An other charitable bequest is that of $100,000 to the House of liest for Consumptive! to be designated as "the Amelia Sturgess Morgan memorial fund." This is in memory of Mi Mor? gan's first wife. Another clause of the will which >s interesting, in view of Mr. Morgan's Well known habit of making man> private and unknown gifts to charity, etc, is the following, which Is taken from Article XXIX: ' i authorise and ', empower my said exe< utors and trus? tees m their absolute discretion tc continue during the period of the ad? ministration of my est.tte any allow iitice'd or payments which at tfi ? tinu" of my death I shall have been In the habit of making regularly to any prison or persons lbr their aid or support. 1 also authorise my said executors and trustees in their abso? lute discretion at any time before they shall have finally administered my estate as executors to set apart therefrom separate funds to produce an Income for the benefit during life of any such persons, so that such pay? ments may thereafter be continued In the event that my said executors and trustees shall under all the cir? cumstances, determine that such would have been my desire and ? give and bequeath unto my executor each of said sum?? so set apart, in trust to collect and receive the in? come thereof and to pay over the same to the person for whose benefit the same shall have been so set apart during his or ber life. * * * While I am aware that the provisions in this article may not be valid as a matter of law, nevertheless, I have no doubt that my residuary legatee will gladly concur in carrying them out to any extent that may be proper." Mr. Morgan's sentiment for a few of his old and intimate friends is shown in the clause which provides that there shall be bequeathed "to each of the members of the Corsair Club at the time of my death as a souvenir of myself and as a token of my personal affection for them, a piece of silver of the value of one . thousand dollars to be selected and purchased for the purpose by the exe? cutors of my will." When he was on the witness stand at Washington only a few weeks be? fore his death Mr. Morgan made sev? eral expressions going to indicate his confidence in his business partners. This feeling is apparently reiterated in articles in the will, which read as follows: "It has frequently happened that securities, real estate and other prop? erty belonging to or connected with my business firm of J. P. Morgan & Company, and my former firm of J. 8. Morgan and Company, have been taken or stood in my name. I there? fore direct and empower my said ex? ecutors and trustees to assign, convey and transfer to said firms respectively, or to their respective nominee or nom? inees, any securities, real estate or property standing in my name which all my partners of said firms respec? tively surviving me shall unite in de? claring in writing to be the property of or connected with the business of said firms respectively and I alfv di? rect my said executors and trustee, to accept, without question, as evidence of my interest in either of said firms, and of tlie business profits and assets of the same such written st2.t?ments thereof as may be made to them from time to time by my said surviving partners." By this provision Mr. Morgan directs his executors to accept without hesita? tion any statements concerning his in? terests that may be made by his sur i viving partners. Mr. Morgan having provided for his immediate relatives, various friends, employees, servants, charitable ob? jects, etc., next declares that the resi? due of his property shall be bequeath? ed to his son, J. P. J?forgan, Jr., to "his heirs, for his and their own use forever." And the will also provides that if J. P. Morgan. Jr., had died be? fore his father, then young Morgan s son. Junlus .Spencer Morgan, Jr., would have become the residuary le? gate. One of the last clauses in the will explains that "it is not from any lack of affection or regard for them that this will contains no provision for my sisters, Sarah Spencer Morgan, Mary Limsn Burns and lullet Pierpont Mor? gan, but only because the property which they already have makes the same seem unnecessary." The will is witnessed by John M. Milburn, a lawyer of this city, Rdng M. Bleckmar, of Brooklyn, and by Lewis Cam Ledyard, Jr., of this city. The codicil, which is unimportant, j merely changing one of the bequests from an outright legacy to a life an? nuity is witnessed by Joseph It. ChoSte, Blheit H. Gary and also by : Lew is Cass Ledyard, Jr. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars re? ward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall s Catarrh Cure. P. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. NATIONAL HANK OF COMMEKCF, Toledo. O. Hall s Catarrh Cure is taken inter? nally, acting directly upon the blood und miaous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall s Family Pills for consti? pation.?Advt. The Sumter Steam Laundry ban openened up a branch office in Bish? op ville. ?There is no case on record of a cough, cold or lagnppe developing into bronchitis, Pneumonie or con? sumption after Poley's Hom y and Tar Compound has been taken The gen ulti? is in a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. Sibert's lung Store. - Advt.