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SKIT im? PISUT. RAY* OF (^MMl 4/1 H N bF.SK RF ENACTED BY COLLEGE GIRLS. Vfi^m-H u ami Night Performances Attended by Large Audience ? Pageant le Bigges* Affair of It* ftla-J Seen la This Mate and Is irrest Nuccee*. Hock Hill, May 13.?Today with the beautiful but ultra-modern set? ting of Winthrop college as the fore? ground, and with the hustling 20th century business town as a back? ground, Rock Hill has seen rolled beck the diaphanous curtains of the years?has seen the personages of the I?regnant li.ih century, when the blood and nerve of the old world waa espeadlng Itself in carving the new land of freedom from the un? touched realm of the West. Today Queen Elisabeth, the courtly Leicester, the disappointed Varney, the scholar courtier Raleigh, the soldier Blount, the master dramatist Shakespere, the poet spencer, with a host of lesser personages, have "walked their way from the painted tombstone," as it were; nave made their way through the countryside and debouched on the beautiful back campus of Winthrop college, there to greet the arrayed and admiring gase of everybody who has been able to desert bis ordinary voca? tion at the call of old romance. The progrMai, teaming with color and latent energy, of Elisabeth, by the grace of God Queen of England, Ire? land and Scotland and suzerain of her majesty's dominion beyond the seas, moved Into the confines of Wlnthrop's back campus?for the nonce the lordly estate of the Earl of Leicester, suitor-subject of the queen. Greeted there by the spectators? but for their a rest a fair Imitation of the interest? ed throngs that gathered at Kenn? wort h castle to view ths show?the procession has made regal entry, then disbanded, the troops of nobles, counters end yeomen?Sil Winthrop girls too?to wait for the high revels tonight, when under the glow of a gibbous moon, the queen and her court held* high revslry. The day was one of reaching back after the old things, of striving to grape the real historical significance of thta representation. Elaborate in costume, finished in every detail, staged under the spotlight of the white Ars laden maid of the skies, the psxjoent has been more than a mere sptettf'ie. Posnssing as it did every posatM- element of attraction?the, garner i of the subject, the beauty of Mio scenery, above all the freshness and naivety of the performers?the pagesnt has had more than all this to commend It. For It has given a ?ort of visual Insight into the "red hopes" of the period; Into the adven? turous exaltation which enabled the eourt of couched leopard and lion to plant a firm scion of the old English tree in the new soil of the West. This waa the culminating point in the out? ward progress of England; thia the period when her mighty mariners had gained for he. the nucleus of that power over the swan road which has later entitled her to be known as the mistreat of the seas. And It was in this blood red flu-d? of the Orient sun of the new day that Queen Elisabeth and her court went down to Kenllworth, there to be the guests of the ever generous Leicester. Well did the mimic figures of this great pageant portray not only the letter but the spirit of the occasion. Ably coached In their every duty, the 7*C girls participating have given am? ple evidence of the adaptability of the American school girl. Every part? from those of Queen Elizabeth and Lord Leicester in the main action and of Queen Elinor and Prince John. Robin Hood and fair Maid Marian in the play which followed the en? trance to those of the Morlce dkncers, the cavullers snd the peasantry? wss taken hy a Winthrop girl. Few I women's colleges in this country could have supplied the number needed; fewer still the histrionic and athletic quality. That the whole affair la one of which students, faculty and the people of Rock IfII), ever generous to ihis. their favored Institution of learn? ing, may be proud it is scarcely nec? essary to say Suffice It to note that "?nimmt, without exception, has been in the highest degree favorable. Never ties anything Just like this pugeant been seen here?or anywhere else In S..uth Carolina for thst matter. The also. the compl.t.ness. the historic grasp displayed?all these have com? bined to make it a spectuele of un rsrsltelfd magnitude and compelling attraction Thst It has been appro ia??-d Is evi? dent from the number of people who have come out to nee the double spec ?r:-ie um auwonis progress undei ins afternoon aunltght und the tomaute play of the evening, when rnoceuaxtUC snd midsummer madness?of a pleas snt s?.rt threw avef the end tenet .i spell as of th?.nit and dragged the pragmatl? mm<l>d into Held* of spiritual adventure. The campus of Winthrop Is adml rsMy adapted to ths pre?enlutIon of Just auch a pageant The back cam? pus, with the red walls of the college buildings contrasting not unpleasantly with the varied greens of the trees and shrubbery can be translated, with but a little help from the powerful fairy imagination, or even from her satellite Fancy, into the Heids before the proud pil -? of Kenilworth. that ancient heap so crowded full of ro? mance and real history. To this field, then, the royal prog? ress of the queen was bent. Months of careful planning, weeks of patient and painstaking drill, hours of labor?the combined result of these, shown In a short five hours, jWas a spectacle which entranced the I thousands present and upheld the reputation of Winthrop?a good col? lege in a good town. The whole was staged and present? ed under the direction of Miss Sara A. Spencer of the Winthrop department of expression. Misses Mary Chan nlng Colernan and Mary Patten acted as assistant directors. Miss Nancy O. Campbell, head of the college depart? ment of music, was in charge of that most important department. Miss Campbell herself aranged the me? dieval airs performed for the orches? tra. Misses Maude M. Isles and Miss Christine South were In charge of the host of minor details which went to make the pageant a marvel of display and verisimilitude. To the untiring work of the stu? dents?the entire corps took part?is due the remainder of the credit. They performed their parts like veterans, and yet with evidence of a keen en Jbyment of it all. The day's display was divided Into two parts; the afternoon performance represented the arrival of Queen Elisabeth and her welcome to Kenil? worth; the evening was devoted to a representation of the revels which marked the entertainment of the queen. This afternoon's display was opened with an invocation to the Spirit of the Past. This was pronounced by a herald, attired in the medieval tabard of the Ktng-at-arms. Then the audience gathered in an Impromptu amphitheatre on the back campus of Winthrop felt the years gliding hack until the reign of Good Queen Bess wss disclosed before their very eyes. The multifarious population of Kenil? worth castle and Its estates?yeomen, guards, villagers, knights, ladies, jest? ers, dancers and masquers?assem? bled on the green. Then Lord Leices? ter and his brilliant train, a riot of color and glowing silks and velvets, rode out to meet the queen and escort her in. Around the amphitheatre the procession swept, stopping before the rustic throne where the virgin queen assumed her state. Then ensued a programme of sports ?the Morle dance, "Shepherds, Hey!" "The Masque of the Races," a spec? tacle modeled on the Elizabethan masquers; the dance of the Spirits of Woodland and Wave; the ancient dance, "Selllngers' Round." by the children of Warwick (the model school pupils); the performing bears; the sailors in their hornpipe! and the dance of the shepherds and shepherd? esses. The crowning feature was the elaborate pantomime, "Cmdrella," which presented the old childhood's classic with all the glamor that first attached to it when told to eager little pitchers at bedtime. The Prince, Cin? derella, the pumpkin-coach and the other delights of the. glass-slipper tale were prominent In this beautiful little Play. With the afternoon's sports at an end the queen and her suite made an? other grand promenade around the arena and then departed in the full glow and glory of the admiring throngs: "Well done." The night's events took up the thread of narrative, beginning with the entrance into the theatre of the queen and her suite. The ioyal party took seats on a dais beside the stage In the improvised open ulr playhouse; the chorous sang a welcome ode to her and the Earl of Leicester's play? ers began the presentation of "Sher? wood." Alfred Noyes* heart-moving version of the old chlpbook tales of Robin Hood und his fulthtul Maid Marian; Will gearktt and Alan-a l>ale; with an added touch of royal ro? mance In the jealous intrigues of Queen Elinor and Prince John. The fair element, a subordinate note In the wld versions is brought well to the front and made th?* dominant fore*-. conquering In the end when the good little people sent Robin and Marian, the true lovers, oft into the realms of a changeless dreamland. Then, with the pathetic and yet triumphant rulmlnatlon of Ave acts ?of intrigue ami true love, hopes and fears, the queen and her train with? drew, the crowds wended their way to their homes or to tin* late trains, and all Wtnttirop'l "pomp of yea* terday" was bill a memory. To mention individual perform? ances were Invidious; sufllcle it to say thut the relative pralae varied di reetl) as the opportunity; those who bad little to do did it well; tin I who found much at their hands, tnade mot h of It. All in all, Winthrops great page? ant of 1913 is one that will live long in the memories of performers and spectators; one thut has restored much of the romance of past ages, dust covered and neglected in these days of practical utility, to its proper place.in the brain and heart of many a man. The crowds have been large and appreciative; the weather all that could be asked. All told, this was as near perfect as human ingenuity and faithful performance could make it. Some 700 girls had a part in mak? ing this day a success. Those who pluyed the major roles in the pageant were: Herald, Frances May Milling; Spirit of the Past, Annie E. Steven I son ; Master of the revels, Geneva Murray; Queen Elizabeth, Margaret Cheyne; Earl of Leicester, Carrie Jerome Johnson. The cast of "Robin Hood." Robin Hood, Lucile Melton; Little John, Nathalie Forsythe; Friar Tuck, Stella kittles; Will Scarlet, Annie Gantt; Much, the Miller's son, Gladys Buck ner; Alan-a-Hale, Ruth Hanna; Rey? nold Greenleai, May Pyatt; Prince John, Eudora Kirk; King Richard, Rosamond Burdine; Blondel, Frances Marshall; Oberon, Ella Cross; Titania, Ethel Hoffman; Puck, Louise Mc Cown; Orchis, Adele Pitts; the Sheriff of Nottingham, Sadie Myers; Earl Fltzwalter, Ruth Berry; Shadow uf-u-Leaf, Nell Smith; Arthur Plun tagenet, Agnes Hunter; an abbot Lillian Snelgrove; a Baron, Grace Pack; a Serf, Julia Gaillard; Queen Elinor, Esther Hernbert; Lady Ma? rian, Grace Anderson; Jenny, Alta j Anderson; Widow Scarlet, Esther Bauer; Priores? of Kirklee, Lillian Rose; a Novice, Mary Roper. YEGG MEN visit PORT Morn:. Town Marshall Stumbles In Dark and Frightens Would-be Robber. Columbia, May 14.?A fourth visit of yeggmen has been reported. An attempt was made early Sunday morning, just three hours before the Klngville robbery, to enter the post office at Fort Motte. A stranger uppeared at Fort Motte Saturday. He represented himself to Town Marshall Furtick to be a de? tective of the United States postof tlce department, and inquired as to whether or not the marshall would | care to do some sleuth work for that department. The stranger wanted to know, too, whether the marshal j would be on duty Saturday night. The questions aroused suspicion. Saturday night Marshal Furtick I took a position on a perch In view of the podtofttce and waited. About 1 o'clock Sunday morning he saw a man appear at the postoftice, feeling! his way about with a flashlight. It was too dark for Town Marshal Fur- J tU k to distinguish anyone. Coming off his perch In order to ge? a nearer view of the mysterious put ty, Furtick stumbled and the noise, that he made was heard by the man j at the postoftice. Furtick fired as the j man sprinted toward the river in the direction of Kingville. The pursuit | coptinued for some distance with Fur? tick firing as he ran, until the party j with the flushlight disappeared in the darkness. Whether it was his detective friend or not Furtick never found out. Sheriff Hill at St. Matthews was communicated with and asked to; bring his bloodhounds to the scene, but the sheriff said that as everything was extremely dry the dogs would not work. At 4 o'clock Sunday mornii.? the | postoftice at Kingville was robbf by i v.o yeggs, muking the fourth job in as many days. As yet no arrests have been made. IN AND ER SON MAY BE OIL. F. V. Tribblu Convinced There Is Valuable Product Under Ills Lund Washington, May 14.?Has oil been discovered in Anderson County? To? day F. V. Trlbble of Anderson cume tn Washington and called upon Rep? resentative Alken regarding the mat? ter of having an exert sent from the United States geological survey to his honte to ascertain whether oil exists and in such quantities as would war mnt Its being worked on a commer? cial scale. Mr. Tribble, who has recently vis? ited some of the big oil Hehls in the Southwest ami elsewhere told The State's correspondent that he was satisfied the product exists in Ander? son county. ' The soil has the same appearance of that when- oil is found " Mr. Trlb? ble said, "and besides this the ground near the loc ality in question, about 12 miles northwest of Anderson. lias been Known to catch lire and burn, giving unmistakable evidences of oil being there. What we want Is foi the government to send un expert down who can look Into the matter carefully ami Inform us whether oi n*j ve have the genuine thing 1 Mr. Aiken has taken the matter up with the proper authorities here ami tin* expert will doubtless be sent t<? Anderson tit .in early dale. SCHOOL TRUSTEES RESIGN. Messrs. J. it. Mayen and lt. J, Mayes, Jr., Retire Delegates to Grand Lodge of k. of I*.?Um Whiskey Question. Mayesville. May 14.?Messrs. J. R. Mayes and R. J. Mayes, Jr.. have re? signed as trustees of the Mayesville schools, the resignations to take ef? fect on May 23, the day school clos? es. The former has acted in this ca? pacity for 25 years and now that his children will no longer be in attend-1 ance in school here, he feels that J some one else should be appointed In his place. He has been chairman of the board for all or nearly all of his long term of service and the present line condition of the school If partly due to his untiring service. The two vacancies on the board will probably I be filled by the county board at an early date. The other member of the , board is Dr. C. E. King who has serv- j ed for a number of years. Messrs. J. W. Spencer and T. L. Kahn have been elected as delegates by Social Lodge, K. of P. to the grand lodge in Aiken, Messrs. J. R. Mayes and M. C. Mayes being the alternates. Gov. Blease has appointed W. D. Cooper as a member of the county board of commissioners, vice W. S. Chandler resigned. Mr. Chandler holds the position of cotton Weigher here and decided to hold this more remunerative place as he could not hold both positions at once. Mr. Coopers' selection will give general satisfaction here as this section will i still have representation on the board. The whiskey question is becoming' a warm issue now and before the summer passes there will be some hard work done by both the dlspen sarites and the antis. It is probable that an election will be secured for August, luu it is by no means certain which side Will win at the polls. The petitions for an election here are be? ing quite freely signed and from what can be gathered, the majority of the VOttrs in Mayesville are in favor of the re-establishment of the dispensary. ! The hot, dry weather i.i having a bad effect on all crops and the planten are wishing for rain. _I Git HEX VILLE CASE DISMISSED. Court Directs Verdict of "Not Guilty" for Three Patrolmen. Greenville, May 13.?In the court of General Sessions today Patrolmen H. L. Alexander, A. M. Blair and J. A. Maytield, who several weeks ago shot to death two white boys who had broken into the basement of a local dry goods store, were placed on trial On charges of murder In two cases After taking testimony from three or four witnsses and one of the defend? ants the solicitor announced that the evidence of guilt was Insufficient to warrant a continuance of the case and agreed to a direct verdict of not guilty by the court. NO MAN PROM SOtTH. Solicitor General Will Come From North or West. Washington, May 13.?Attorney General McReynolds today told a { number of Sou 'em congressmen that ha probably would not appoint a man from the South to the position of so? licitor general of the department of Justice. The congressmen who saw Mr. McReynolds called in the interest of a man from Florida. After stat? ing that they would like to see him have the place they were informed that the attorney general desired to | fill the position with a man either | from the North or West. This statement is of considerable interest to the Southern people a* there are a number of candidates from various sections In that part oi the country who have been trying to land the place referred to. TO WELCOME FLEET. British Hospitality Will he Extended at Gibraltar and Malta. London, May 14.?The Daily Tele? graph devotes an article to the pro? posed visit of the American fleet to ; Mediterranean ports early next year. jit says that British hospitality will be extended to the crews .it Gibraltar and Malta and probably one Egyptian port. The Telegraph points out that the American licet will be by far the most powerful in the Mediterranean and says that the decision of the United States government to dispatch a force of such commanding power Indicates the Importance attached to the task of showing the tlag in the old world with a view to supporting American diplomacy. In the opinion of the Telegraph the visit of the American ships will have the effect of induc ing the British gov eminent to modify its present policy <d continuous concentration of the naval power in home waters, which man) officers consider injurious to the si it it and character of the service A party of fishermen left Wednes? day morning for a two days st;i> .?t Martain's Lake, wehe they hope in 1111it some go.nl ilshmc grounds MA VI.sv in,!. NEWS BUDGET. Rev, R. L. Grief Installed PaHtor ??r Presbyterian Church?Revival Ser? vices at Church. Msyesville, May 12.?-The installa? tion services of Rev. R, l. Grler as pastor of Presbyterian church wer?' held yesterday before one of largest congregations that has ever assem? bled In this church. Rev. Mr. Grler has been pastor-elect of this church since January but owing to circum? stances delaying the appointment of a commission, the services were not held until now. Rev. W. H. Workman of Salem Church preached ? moat im? pressive sermon, his subject being: "The Church," and delivered tin charge to the pastor. Rev. H. C. Hammond of ML Zion church deliver? ed the charge to the congregation which was very forceful and impres? sive. The Choir rendered some ex? ceptionally good music and altogeth? er the service was one of great inter? est and profit. The Methodist congregation will commence a series of services tonight, the pastor, Rev. J. P. Attaway. being assisted by Rev. Mr. Bethen of Lynch burg. There will be services at th** Baptist church at which time the church will be re-organized, tne ser? vices being in charge of Rev. J. E. Mayers of Eastover and Rev. Mr. Crudupp of Timmonsville. Miss Mary Marsahll of Rock Hill is visiting her sister, Mrs. R. L. Grler. Mi.-is Marshall has been in attendance at the federation meeting in Plornce. Miss Rattle Mayes returned thus morning from a few days visit to rela? tives in Florence. Misses Marian Wells and Leila Burgess of Manning are visiting rela? tives here. Mr. W. 8. Chandler went to Co? lumbia today on a business trip. Mrs. M. J. West has gone to Rock HUI to attend the Winthrop College pageant. Mrs. J. E. Qoddard has gone to Latia to visit relatives. HELD WITHOUT HAIL. Throe of Browder Family Given Pre* liminary lleuring. Manning, May 14.?Magistrate D. J. Brad ham today held a preliminary trial iu the case of J. W. Browder. Troy Browder and Mrs. McCauley Tucker, father son and daughter, all involved in the shooting of young Ollie Flood last Monday. The evi? dence elicited tended to incriminate the father and daughter quite as much as the son who did the shoot? ing. All three defendants were sent up without bail for trial in the higher court on a charge of assault and bat? tery with intent to kill. Magistrate Brad ham says that when lie has a certitlcate from the physicians that young Flood Is out of danger he will consider the matter of granting ball The report received here > ester day afternoon to the effect that Flood had died in the Sumter hospital proved incorrect, but it is said now that he is in a serious condition and will undergo an operation. IS TO WIN, SAYS MANNING. Stutter's Candidate for Governor Stops Over in Florence. Florence, May 13.?The Hon. i Richard I. Manning, of Sumter, was In the city for a short while yester? day, en route to Chesterfield County on a business trip. From there Mr. Manning goes to Clio, where he to make an address at the closing of the Clio Graded schools. Mr. Manning, when seen by t Ii ist correspondent at the Union station here, was looking well and was in tine condition for the political cam? paign, which, however, does not open for a year hence. Mr. Manning stat? ed that he was in the race and was going in to he a winner. Col. Manning has a large follow? ing in this section of the State and If he is not South Carolina's next Gov? ernor he will give somebody a mighty close race.?Florence Cor? respondence t?> News and Courier. For Ube Weak and Nervous. Tired-OUt, weak, nervous men and women would feel ambitious, energet? ic, full of life and always have a good appetite, if they would do the sensible thing for health?take Ele< trie Bitters. Nothing better for the stomach, liver or kidneys. Thousands suy they owe their lives to this won? derful home remedy. Mrs. t >. Rhine vault, of V estal Center. N. Y . says: '1 regard Electric Bitters as one of the greatest of guts, i can never forget what it has done for me." Get a bottle yourself and see what a dif? ference it will make in your health Only HOe end $1.00. Recommended by your druggist.?Advt. SHOOTING R\Pl. NEAR ADOOLU. O. I\ Und Sind b> T. IL Pwwtor In I ui iimt'?? Yard. Mr. 0. F. Flud was shot and se rioualy wounded in his own yard Monday afternoon by T. r. Prowdsr m a dlnVulty which originated be? tween Plud'l father-in-law and Browder's father. Flud was brought t . the Sunitci H< .-pital Monday night and is now resting there, ssrioesdy wounded. According t?? Find's account of the affair he was shot hy Browder. with whom he had had no ditiicuity. From his account it seems that during the morning J. W. BrowdOT came to his house drunk and commenced cursing around the place. Find's luther-in law led him oft and told him to go on home. Later Browdoff came hack and cursed his mother. He was still drunk at Ihn time and apparently was too much under the influence of whiskey to he aware of what he was doing. Flud expostulated with him and tried to make him leave the place. This Browder would not do, cursing Flud and drawing his knife on him. Flud says that he struck Browder and made him leave the place. In the af? ternoon about 5.30 J. W. Browder, his son, T. U. Browder, and his son's wile came to his house. He saw them ?oming and brought his horse in from the field. He was standing at the Well when the elder Browder and daughter approached him, Browder drawing his knife and threatening revenge for the blow which Flud bad dealt him. Both approached at the same time and Flud backed off to se? cure something to protect himself with, when Troy Browder approached from one side. He lired three shots, one taking tffocl in the right temple, one in the right shoulder and the ! third missing its mark. Flud fell and his brother came t?> his rescue. The Browders left the place at once and Flud w as treated by I >r. Harvln and later brought on to Sumter to the hos? pital. According to Flud's side of the af? fair, which is tile only cine which has been heard here, the Browders, who are butchers at Alcolu are wholly at fault. Flud is a farmer living be? tween Alcolu and Manning. Tribute of ReagWOt - I Whereas Oed, in His supreme wis j dorn and all-w ise providence, hath j deemed it proper to remove from our j midst, our co-worker and adviser, Copt r. J. Brownfleld, of Providence Township, Sumter County, S. C.; there? fore, be it resolved: ( 1) That In his death, the County Board of Equalisation, of sumter County, has lost a most capable, ef? ficient, and faithful member, who was always ready to respond to the "call to duty,'- looking at all matters from an impartial Standpoint; and we, who have labored with him for the up? building of our county, shall ever cherish the memory of his life of useful service, his mature judgment, i id his earnest zeal for his county's welfare. (2) That Sumter County has lost one of its most faithful and pa? triotic citizens, zealously supporting and defending all measures, which pertained to the judicious manage? ment of the affairs of his county. (3) That a copy of these resolu? tions be inscribed on a page, in our book of records; a copy be sent to the members of the family who sur? vive him, and a copy of same to the county papers, with the recpiest that they publish them. Eugene B. Aycock, s. a. Harvln, T. S. Stuckey, Committee. April 2t? 1 '.*1 3. Cure for Stomach Disorders. Disorders of the stomach may be avoided by the use of Chamberlain s Tablets. Many very remarkable cures have been effected by these tablets. Sold by all dealers.?Advt. Constipation Cured* Dr. King's Ne w Life Pills will re llevi constipation promptly and get your bowels in healthy condition again. John Bupsic, of Sanbury, Pa . says: "They are the beat pills 1 ever used, and I advise everyone to use them for constipation. Indigestion and liver complaint." win help you. Price 26c, Recommended by your druggist.?Advt. Rheumatism Quickly Cured. "My stater's husband had an attack of rheumatism in his arm " writes a well known resident of Newt ?n. 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