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FORTY-FOUR GRADUATES RECEIVE DIPLOMAS. Commencement Exercises Marking Close of High School For Year Most Successful in Every Way. LARGE AND ATTENTIVI At dilm i: HBAH CLOSING EXERIC8E8 AND sk?. I-RA I) i AT KS SE< l re Uli: coveted diploma?TWEN? TY-t1irm receive ADDITIONAL DIPLOMAS FROM STATE HK.II SCHOOL HOARD?\WARD OF dd i/Is AND med? ALS IN YAHIOls CONTESTS?MISS LILY GRBGG WINS scVERAL PRIZES?CLASS representatives DEl.ivi it nOBII PAR TW IN EXCELLENT MANN I R?WORD FOM PROF. ED? MUNDS. Forty-four graduates form the Sumte. Muh Schools received their diplomas at the hands of Supt. Ed munds Thursday night, marking the close of one of the many successful years of work of the city schools. The class which graduated from the high schools Thursday night was not the largest which has ever been turned out of Its doors equipped tor the responsibilities of college or busi? ness life, but It was one of the largest snd was a class that any city of Sum ?era stse. or a city of many times Sumter's site might well he proud of. Ths class numbered forty-four, be? ing the third largest clans whi< h hM svsr graduated from the high schools. In ths class there were twenty-thi.. graduates to complete the full Latin French, or Classical course and to re ceivs In addition to the diplomas from the city schools a diploma from the Statt? High School Hoard for com? pleting the fourteen and three-quarter units of work. \mong this number were three boys, Robert McKay, Wil? liam Bowman and Clarence Hayns? worth, who had taken two full years In Qreek and done fifteen and three quarter units of work, who recelv ;d diplomas admitting them to any col? lege in the south without examina? tion. Twelve of the other graduates re? ceived diplomas for completing the full high schol course with the ex? ception of Latin and Qreek and nine completed the English-Commercial course. The exercises were extremely In? teresting from start to finish. The a- UB*a*S] was one of the largest which has ever gathered In the .\. ademy of Music at the closing exercises of the city schools snd was most attentive. While the theatre was g< t nearly large enough to conveniently hold all who came for the exercises, the audience seemed to appreciate this fsct and moved about very little, and silently when it was necessary to move, aad was most courteous and appreciative of the efforts of the pu? pil* o fthe schools and those who de? livered the medals. The talks made by the gentlemen In delivering the medsls were all In most excellent taute. They were short, to the point and Interesting. One of the features near the clo-e Of the exercise was an address hy Su perlnendent S. II. Edmunds. 11* stated that ss a departure from the usual mode of procedure he would give some facts concerning the grad? uating class. He then pro* eedod to read some very Interesting statistics concerning members of the class which his audience listened to with attention. The speaker took occasion to com? pliment the audience and the city for Its loyalltv to Its schools end the pupils for their good work. He stated that several casts and pictures had be*o given the Humpton School dur? ing the year by gentleen of the sfty, intimating that similar gifts from others would he apprej iated. lb stated that he would agnin .ill at? tention to three things which he had emphasised with good effect at the last oommencemont ami whl<h m? doubt would again prove of \al n . He rslled upon the pupils to do then best work while in school be< ause of th? pleasure It would gl v e their pi rents:; he asked the parents to afford tlvlr children e* ery oppor tunity pos? sible for extending their education end asked the students who attended j college to take advantuge and make the most of the opportunities which their parents hud gtVOg them. Then using as his text th . hiss motto, "labor omnia vincit." prof. Ed? munds made his audience |sa| ' the victorious power of work " He spoke for seversl minutes and was listened to with the most profound atten? tion. The exeri ise-i began with an invo? cation, followed by a song by the school. The exercises Were most ex centllently rend Ted und were ex? tremely Interest in*. The singing w.i I of a high order gsjd was heartily cheered. The youg ladies of the grad? uating class showed marked uhtllty In their essavs, whl< h were very ap? propriate and very distinctively and lnten>i'tlng!y rendered The pro gram was well arranged, the \ hdin solos by Julius Stubhs and Fro. | Schumacher proving delightful fea? tures. One of the interesting features was the awarding of prizes. In tho win? ning of them Miss Lily Gregg showed marked ability, having th* honor of winning two on each night. The medah for penman ship donat cd i>y the .schools, were delivered to Mi SM ('ohne L>eal of the second year high school, .Miss Ka'e Hinson, of the third year high school, and Miss Eu cebia Shuler, of the gri.duatins class. The garland for work in atheletics was presented to Mr. Henry Cuttino bf Mr. C. M. Hurst, who made a few appropriate remurks. This modal is tionated annually by Mr. C. H. Wilson to the best athelete. The medals of the D. A. H. and U. I'. C. for best papers were presented I to Miss Lily Gregg by Mr. It IX Kpps. Mr. Kpps stated that the papers de? livered by the winner were considered w ry much better than those of the other competitors, and therefore the judges had had no trouble In eomlng to their decision. lb' took occasion to compliment Miss Rita Schwartz, who t arn?- second in eaeh contest, and Robert M' Kay and P.ernard Slddall, who came third in the 1?. A. R. and U, 1>. C\ e mtests. respectively. Mr. R. I. Manning presented the medal for excellent demeanor given by Miss E. A. Wilson, a former teach? er for two years of the graduating ( lass, to the boy to be selected by the class. Furman Herbert was the winner of this medal. A medal whic h is always the source of much Interest to those who attend the exercises is the Rhume Declaim er's Medal, donated annually by the lute w. F, Rhume. The declamations were delivered on Wednesday night but the winner of the medal was not known until the gecltfOB of the Judges was announced by Mr. R. Dozier Lee near toe close of te exercises. James Brewer was the successful declalmer, winning over his six competitors in the contest. The diplomat* were presented to the graduates by Supt. Edmunds, this be? ing a very interesting feature of the evenings' program, and one long wish? ed for by the students who found their efforts at last crowned by vic? tory. The diplomas were brought to the front of the stage by Hampton, the Janitor of the Washington School building, an annual feature of the second night of commencement which affords the audience diversion from the more serious matters which are brought to their attention. The program was us follows: 1 n\ oration. Music?Come, Thou Almighty King. Words of Welcome ? Miss Ressie Walsh. Application?Miss Bucebls Shuler, Spring Song. Medals for Penmanship, 'i hr Qarland. 1 .Vr .H ( lid sw eet Song. Class Statistics?Miss Mamie Ed? munds. Violin Solo?Julian Stubbs. Class History?Miss Rita Schwartz. Medals of |). a. R. and 1*. I>. C. Medal for Excellent Demeanor. Tin- Angel. ?Mass Prophecy?Mbx Ethel Qreen. Woman's Trite Sphcr??Miss Gladys Hu rot Violin Solo?Prof Sc humacher. Claas Poem -Miss Frances Bland* ing Praise of Spring. Words of Farewell ? Miss My Gregg Preaoototlon c.f Diplomas Awarding the Kfcomc Medal for I '? rlamatlon. My Old Kentucky Nome, class Motto?Labor Omnli Vlnelt. The graduates: at ?. Tb?- following have completed the full Latin*French, or Claaslcal courae David I. Alexander. Mars Tran? cs Rlandlng, William Agkt n Bowman, Cr? ii Du Hose Brearley, .hums Qrii* bam Browt r, Rdword Howard Cut* tlno, Corlnne Miller ItoLorme, l?ells Jamea Dink Ins, Mamie Yates Ed munde, Idly Ktllaon Gregg, Blhel Lu* eile Groan, Hugh Florence Hayns? worth, James Furman Herbert, Geo, Henry Hurst, .l . Gladys Vernon Hurnt. Kobert Bradford Jennings, Robert Wltherai.n Mc Kay, potter Rivers, Kita Helen geh warts, Caroline VETERANS' REUNION ENDED. THREE AGED SOLDIERS RESPOND T<> CALL OF TRUMPET FOR LAST TIME. Flag! Furled and Bags Packed foe Homeward Journey after Groat An nuai Event?Pathetic Scenes ut sta? tion as Aged Warriors of By-gone Hays Say PorOWelL Chattanooga. Tenn., May ??.? With Man* furled and kits packed many survivors of the Southern army Who attended the 23rd annual United Confederate Veterans' reunion here departed for their homes tonight. Death stalked iti the midst of the cheering throng which today partie? ll ated in the impressive veterans' pa? rade. Three aged soldiers who came to renew campaign friendships made <iuring the War Between the Sec? tions responded for the last time to their regimental calls. Robert Nolen, a veteran from Houston, Texas, fell down the steps Of the city auditorium, breaking his neck. B. P, Moore of PuqUO, Texas, who was injured in a fall yesterday, died at a local infirmary today. G. \V. Mullenix of Lindale, Oa., entered a restaurant just after the veterans' parade had ended and dropped dead. Seven veterans were exhausted by the trying ordeal of to? day's march, hut at a late hour no additional death had been reported. Scenes tonight at the railroad Sta? tion?? brought tears to the eyes of I thousands Of visitors who were re? turning to their homes after attending the reunion. Aged soldiers when parting clasped each other in warm embraces and uttered fervent pray? ers that they would meet again at the next reunion. Many were so fee? ble ihat they could scarcely clamber aboard the trains but willing hands were ready to assist them. The climax of the reunion came today When several thousand veterans marched and rode through the city streets in their annual parade, ac? companied and escorted by National Guardsmen from several States. Bean ely a person of the many thousand Who witnessed the strjkiip' spec tacle tonight was able to speak above a whisper, so vociferous were the ?heers accofded the gray haired soldiers. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, Every family without exception should keep this preparation at hand during the hot weather of the sum? mer motnhS, Chamberlain's Colic, [Qholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Is Worth many times its cost when need? ed and Is almost certain to be needed before the summer is over. It has no superior for the purposes for which it is Intended. Buy it now. For sale by ail druggists.?Advt. fBucebla Bhuler, Bernard Andrew Sld dall, Mattle Irene Team, itossle Bryan Walsh. The following have completed the full course, with the exception of I -11 - tum and Greek: Adellc Barnes Boyle, Margaret Whitney DeLorme, Samuel Young Dlnklns, Thomas Alexander DuBOSC, Mattie Karle Hill, Carrie Lee Jones, Arnold Stanley Klein, Clinton Brown 1 Lawrence, Robert Heriot Rembert, Cyril Schwartz, Thomas Yardelle Walsh, Jr., Marion Archer Wilder. The following have completed the English-Commercial Course. Minnie Moore Blahdlng, John James Burkett, David William Cut tlno William Henry Cuttino, James Corbett Hood, Minnie Ruth Jones, George Rhame, Stephen Doar shore, i i t 'arroll Simpson. The following statistics relative to members of the graduating class were read by Supt. Kdntunds and will t prove of general interest. Not tardy last year: Henry Cut - tino, Thos DuBose, David Alexander-. Not absent last year: Eddie Cut? tino. Neither tardy nor absent for last year: Sam Din kind, Roberl Jen nlnga Never tardy: Clarence Hayns? worth. Cyril Schwartz. Never- late or absent during the eb ven years: Jas. Hood, Special mention for faithful and successful scholarship. Robert Jen nlngs, Bernard Siddall. Ith Year High School Glrlsl The following haVe not been ab? sent or tardy during the session: lv hcl Green, Bessie Walsh (during It st two sessions. The following have not been absent during the session: Huttie Hill. The following have not been tardy ? luting the session; Minnie I'.land Ing, Mamie Edmunds, Lily Gregg, Rita Bchwarti, Eucebla Bhuler. Leila Dlnklns lives miles out of town ami b is been absent only once and lardy only live times. The following have never been lard) during tin- eleven years: Min? nie lilandlng, Mamie Edmunds, Lily Gregg, Ethel Green, Ritn Behwarts, MISS LUV Glee); ||as been eXcel lent on every subject everj i]unr|er foi i in last three yars, TEDDY LOSE S?IT. QUESTION OF WAIVER OF HI TRACTION. Judge Will Huh' on Whether Colonel's Failure to Demand Denial is of Mo? ment. Marquette, Mich., May 30.?Lawyers in attendance on the suit of Theodore Roosevelt against Qeorge A, Ncwett, Charging lihe), are looking forward with great interest to a prospective ruling by Judge Flannlgan construing a section of the Michigan laws bear? ing on libel The law was designed to protect newspapers from the consequences of honest mistakes and provides that de? mand for retraction of a libelous arti? cle should be made by the offended party. Col, Roosevelt made no such demand, it is admitted, and on this point the legal experts are looking for interesting developments. The matter will come up when counsel for Mr. Newett attempt to show that the editor made his eharge of drunk? enness in good faith ami without malice, believing it to be true. Judge Flannlgan will have to rule, assuming that the article was printed maliciously, but in the absence of demand for retraction, whether the alleged bad fatih of Mr. Netwett may be taken Into account in estimating damages. Col. Roosevelt spent a quiet day but he was unable to resist the persist? ence of veterans who had asked him to address them and compromised by receiving them at the home of Georg? Shiras, his host while here. He ad? dressed them at some length. The bellowing of a fog horn through the night and during the for*. ?ioon failed to disturb him. William Moore, Col. Roosevelt's secretary while he was president; W. ' Bmlyn Roosevelt, his cousin; W. Frank Tyree, and James Sloan proba? bly will be the witnesses tomorrow. Tyree and Sloan were Col. Rosevelt's bodyguards at Washington and on his campaign trips while he occupied the presidency. The Brilliant Stars of June. ?By the end of June, Mars, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter will all be morn? ing stars, but Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is at all times the "Star"' medicine for coughs. boidS, croup and Whooping cough. A COW in June is as apt to develop into bronchitis or pneumonia as at any other time, but not if Foley's Honey and Tar Com? pound is taken. Sibert's I h ug Store. ?Advt. KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT. Harris D'Antlgnac, of Augusta, Dead?Four Injured. Augusta. Ga., May 31.?Mr. Harris H. D'Antlgnac is dead and four com? panions who were with him In an au? tomobile, are more or less seriously injured as the result of an accident at a point about a mile beyond the Dun Bowles place, near Double Branches. At a point where the Savannah road Is Intersected diagonally by the road leading to the Richmond County Ag? ricultural Society club House, the au? tomobile v Ich was being driven by Mr. R. W Spofford, "sideswiped" a loaded farm wagon, spun around in the road and turned over. The oc? cupants Of the car were pinned under it and sustained injuries. In the car were Mr. R. W, Spofford, superintendent of the Augusta-Ai'.ien Railway and Electric Corporation. Mi. H. H. D'Antlgnac, son-in-law of Hon. i Thomas Barrett, Jr., Mr. Albeit A. Davidson of tin* Augusta-Aiken Rail? way and Blectrlc Corporation. Mr. John A. Swallow, of the engineering department of the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway Company, and Mr. James Smith, of the division department of the Southern Railway, Columbia, S. C. Most Children Have Worms. Many mothers think their children are suffering from indigestion, head? ache, nervousness, weakness, costive lies.*, When they are victims of that most common of all children's ail? ments?worms. Peevish ill-tempered, fretful children, who toss and grind their teeth, with bad breath and colicky pains, have all the symptoms of basing worms, and should be given Kicapoo Worm Killer, a pleasant candy losenge, which expels worms, regulates the bowels, tones up the system, and makes children well and happy. Klckapoo Worm Killer Is guaranteed. All druggists, or by mail. Price LT>c. Klckapoo Indian Medic ine Co.. Philadelphia and St. Louis. - Advt, Dr. Woods Hutchison positively as uires us that there is nothing the mat? ter with the American stomach and We have our moments of depression Wliell We feel that iHH'< lllll"! lie a foreigner.?Columbus (Ohio) State Joui nal. No Substitute Could Do This. 'No inferior substitute, but only the genuine I'olc \ Kidne) Pills could have ml .1 F. Wulllch, Bartlett, Nebr., of his kidney trouble He .-a\s 1 was bothered with backache, ami the pain would run up to the hack of my Head, and l bud spells of dlsxinejsM#J look Vole) Kid tie) Pills and the) did the woik and I am now entirel) rid of kidney trouble." Sibert's Drug Store. Advt. The Great Contest Closes -?????? - Votes Tabulated and Result An? nounced Saturday Night ? Mr. J. G. R. Wilder Won Ford Touring Gar; Mrs. Julian D. Wilder Won the Piano. THE DISTRICT PRIZES?THREE DIAMOND RINGS AND THREE GOLD WATCHES WERE AWARDED AS FOLLOWS?DISTRICT No. I, NIBS KATHERYN STUBBS AND Ml>s GEORBIE BEETHAMj DISTRICT No. 2, MRS. CRAWFORD SANDERS AND Miss JA1 NITA HCLEOD; DISTRICT No. :t. MRS. J. II. WILSON \ND Miss LESSIE JONES. The great subscription contest <?f The Sumter Daily Item and Semi Weekly Watchman and Southron, "which opened April 1st, was brought to a successful conclusion Saturday night. May 31st. As announced at the outset the polls were closed at 9 o'clock ami the ballot box turned over to the judges of the election? Messrs G. A. Waterman, Bernard Manning and W. R. Parker. Tie judges adjourned the tabulation to the Bank of Sumter where the count . of the ballots w as greatly expedited by the use of the bank's electric ad? ding machine. But even with the as- ' Sistance of this up-to-date device the count of the ballots was not com? pleted and the result announced un? til after 11 o'clock. Or ?>? interest was manifested In the result of the contest and quite a number of tie contestants and their friends were as? sembled at the Bank of Sumter and the office of the Daily Item to await the announcement of the names of the winners. The telephone was als? kept busy answering calls from the City and all sections of the county, for everybody wanted to know who had won. This contest unquestionably excited more Interest throughout Sumter and adjoining counties than any other conteset ever conducted by a news paper In this section of the State and was the biggest thing of the kind ever held in Sumter, both with respect to the magnitude of the prize list and the result attained. The subscription lists of the Dally Item and Watchman and Southron have been greatly in? creased, especially the Watchman and Southron, and our circulation now Covers Sumter county and adjacent sections of Clarendon and Lee coun? ties "like the sunshine covers Dixie." There is not now a neighborhood In which the majority of the families do not read the Watchman and South ron. To rea< h the people whose mar? ket is Bumtor the merchants who want their trade will find the Watch? man and Southron the best possible advertising medium. before we close this announcement we iesire to express to each and ??very one of the candidates our apprecia? tion of the earnest efforts put fortn by them to make ?.he contest a success. They worked well and we regret that there was not a prize for each one. The report Of the judges was as fol? lows: We, the undersigned, named to a-t as judges in the Daily Item; the Watchman and Southron and Mer? chants contest were present at nine o'clock Saturday night and took imme? diate charge of the ballot box. Aft?-r a careful canvass of the bal? lots polled by the candidates we find the following ladies, candidates in The Daily Item, the Wa.chman and Southron and Merchants Contest, the prize winners as des.gnated below. Signed: jM\ G. A. WATERMAN, W. it PA UK EH, BERNARD MANNING. GRAND PRIZES. Automobile?Mrs. Richard Wilder. District No. 1. 25.504.225 Votes. Piano??Mrs. Julian D. Wilder, district No. 1, 19,165,020 votes. District No. 1. Diamond Hing?Miss Katheryn Stubbs, 5 5 5,760 votes. Gold Watch?Mis Georgie Reetham, 4 24,59 5 votes. District No. 2. Diamond Hing?Mrs. Crawford San? ders, 2,220.910 votes. Gold Watch?Mum Jaunita McLeod, S21.N20 votes. District No. 3. Diamond Hing?Mrs. J. 11. Wil? son, 5,506,770 votes. (bdd Watch?Miss Lessie Jonel, 5,28 9,790 votes. I The Contestants and How They Stood District Number One. Mrs. Richard Wilder, Magnolia St. 26,604,225 Mrs. Julian D. Wilder, Magnolia St.19,166,020 Miss Kathryn Stuhhs, 11 Washington. 656,760 Miss Georgia Beetbam, s. Balem Ave. Itt.etl i _ District Number Two, ST. CHARLES. Miss Juanita Wilson. 64.230 Miss Jennie McCoy. tiMM Miss Bertha Tallons. 26,990 RFMBERT Miss Mary Harllee. M4.1? Miss Juanita McLeod. ISl.gSf HAGOOD. Mrs. Crawford Sanders. 3.226,9la SUMTER No. 5 Mrs. Docla M. Josey.. . SS I,#21 DISTRICT NO. THREE. TINE WOOD. Miss Bessie Geddings. 1.7 TS.74" MAYESVILLE. . . Mrs J. H. Wilson. 5.566.7 7?? Miss Minnie Chandler. I5?.?06 Mrs. Hugh Witherspoon. 3,390,9 '?" HI.MINT. Miss Alma Felder. 1,086,?4? DCRWOOD. MIms Coro Truluek. 362.9It SUMTER, R. F. D. NO. 1. Miss lassie Jones... 5.2X9.7'.'?. TVRDEVILLE. Miss Fauline Jones. l?t,S6i BROODON. Miss Kate BrogdOR. 2,319,399 blimtcr'H Discards. Charlotte < observer The village of Itlver Purest, 111., is advertising for n business man? ager, who will be expected to lake charge of everything except the schools, and who will I" I 'ul a year. "We warn n a'ideawake young fellow," sa\s ihe president ?>l th<- village board, who w dl gstulhatt every fuafcAon ?f the villag? Is per forn.ied and thai iln town g?ts whal it pays foi In Ihe way id contracts." The ?dt) ot Siuutei H C, which re ?-1? iIn selected s business manager from Hal <-f applb-ants of all de? grees ?'t efficiency, had some good Limber left over it Rlvof Forest should apply i<? the Sumter Chamber i?f Commerce it might And a man to sun n from the "left overs.*' ? Worker \p|>i?vlatcs This, 1 IVm Monis, a resident of Florence, Oregon, says: "For the last fourteen years my kidneys and halsfdbrHhaV kein, s iMlis. and they hsve done what other medioilieM rsiled t.? ?l>?, and now I am feeling; line I recommend Fe? ie) Kldne) PHIm." Sihert'a Drug Store t.