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COLORED SCHOOL END* TEAR Or fcClX KSftPVL WORK. Program Rendered liy Pu pen and Friend* el Institution--Ad? ders* by Soprrmtemh nt Edmund > Features Exercises. the Dally Rem, June S. The Lincoln Guuled tfchuol liel.l Ite closing exercise* last night in the auditorium of the Lincoln school, af? ter a year of successful work. The exercises were very largely attended and wet* of an interesting nature. They wer** featured by the singing, and the address by Supt S. H. Ed? munds, who presented the diplomas to the graduates, of whom there were seventeen, ten girls and seven boys. The exercises commence! on BJUndaj night, when tho baccalaureato scimon was preached. On Wednesday even ing the annual oratorical contest was held and last night the Una I exercises were carried out. In tho exorcises laut night the tong to Booker T. Washing? ton sung t>y the composer. W. M. CaUtweU. elicited rauch applauee. In the oratorical contest the winner.-* were Frederick Smith, first; Bert Sam Kelson, second, and Viola Roberts hoeorable mention. Tho prizes were awarded to these pupils last night. Supt. Edmunds in his address stressed the need of preparedness and efficiency, as it related to life and one's work. He gave some wholesome advice to the graduates and members of the audience, which was heard with appreciation. During the year the school has tr Ic? on pride In keeping the sanitary con? veniences, Installed by the school board at the beginning of the year, In excellent condition, and the school *haa through Its own efforts Installed gae fixtures for use in tho domestic, seien co department. The exhibit of werk of the pupils which was display? ed in the wind jw} of the Wreck store last week attracted much attention and the pieces could have easily hoen sold many times over had they boon for sale. The enrollment has boen rly 100 this year and the attei.d has been good. The members of the class to receive their diplomas were: \ Pauline Allston. Rosallo Bro.vn, Reealle Counts, France 4 Her lot, Jaunita Jones, Hattle Moore. Mu tie Mae MeLood, Elizabeth It. Nelson. Amanda Sumter, Berthimun Swinsori, Percival Andrews. William Hilt :m. Feed Jacobs. Solomon Lewis, Henry MeKntght. Ltrtwood Scott, Andrew Mater. The progrars of exercises was: I Anthem?"Ft Incarnatus"?Farm ?r ?School Choir. Script11re Lesson?Fred C. Jacobs. Invocation?Dr. C. C. Jacobs. Anthem?"Qul Trills"?Farmer ? Choir. Salutatory?'What Next?" ? Rona L. Brown. "Ode to Ethiopia"?Dunbar?Ly ?? wood B. F. Scott. Selection?Male Quintette ? Brun er. Alston, Joskins. Martin and Abra? ham. Domestic Science ? Essay ? "A Balanced Diet"?Mattle Mae MeU <> I. Reading?Extract from the ".Life of Lancoln as a Lawyer"?Win. K. Hil? ton. Solo?"Life is a Game of Checkers" -?Flossie LeVan, '17. da** History?Pauline Alston. Comet Sole?By Solomon Lewis, 'Is, accompanied by W ?. V ilcntim . Class 1915. Critic- Berthlnta Swlnton. Memorial Sons?*To Booker T. Washington. by ti e coinr??: <t. K< \. W. If ^aldwell. ? roph*.v^ ?Elizabeth Nolsoa. i wo-part Song -' The Lilien Wak< from Dewy Sleep," Cu ts. Class * 17. Valedictory?"Born Not for Our? selves Alone. ? rSretral n. Andrews. Chorus?"On, Gallant Company," Choir. Presentation of Diplomas stunt I H. Edmunds, City Schools. Awarding Frizt ? tr. Class Song?Class 'in. Benediction?Rev. Hamilton I?cwis. Recipients of i'ri/.c s as fallows: Percival Andrews, highest afgl Amanda Hum'ov, De meat le Art; Mai tl?? Mae M< I.< m|, >? s ? li? ? i?? ? ? In I ?on?. tic Science. Tho Wednesday evening program was: Chorus?"Sound tie Buttle Cry"? Choir. Invocation. Ch??rus?"The Star Spangled: Ban? ner"?Choir. "Caesar Ito.lney, the Deles, t< John Young. "After the Hattle"---Viola Rgbertl Piano Solo?Selected, W. Qatnewell Valentine. *15. "I>en?h or tho (?bl Squire"?t'Vedcr? Ick Smith. "The Sioux Chi? fs I r" Bertha Nelson. Hoio?"Absent " Helsa Roberts, "A Felons Cell"?Fred i.?.m:;l Jenkins. # "Hagar In lie? Wildern - Kin t i Mac Don a Id. IslecUons?"Fsnilllar Airs," Mol. .Quintette. !>R. HOWKIJj TELLS SMALL AUD? IENCE TO REMOVE FLY EVILS. Says That I nsanitary Closets (Have t nosed alt of Typhoid hi City mul I'rges that Sewer Connections be Made as Soon an Possible and That Closets feg Screened in Mount inn*. From the Daily Item, June 3. "Screen your closets in a sanit?r*' manner and Infant mortality will ho cut practically in ball this miiiiiiici'," was one of Dr. Hp welt's statements to his audience in the Chamber Of Com? merce rooms last night, when he spoke on the evils of typhoid and how they could he easily removed by con? nections with the sewer or by hav? ing only sanitary closets in the city. Unfortunately there was only a small number of citizens present, but thc^; were Interested, as shown by the attention tboy gave Dr. Howell and by their resolution passed near the close of the meeting, when Mr. G. A. Lcmmon made a motion that Council be asked to ratify the ordi? nance adopted by the Board of iloalth In order that It miRht go into effect at once. It was urged that Council take this action at once and -hat every citizen be made to com? ply with the terms of the ordinance, by installing screened surface closets, or by connection with the sewer. Dr. Howell stated that of course the sew? er connection was by far the best preventatlve of diseases carried by flics, but that he thought it proper in the meantime, as there were not sufficient plumbers to make all con? nections within a few weeks, to re? quire the screening of the closets In the meantime, as thi:* would prevent typhoid and at the same time prevent many In the intestinal diseases among Infants. Dr. J. T. Howell of the United States Public. Health Service, during the course of his talk, pointed out the high death rate among infants and stated that most of their diseases could be prevented by installing san? itary closets and sewer connections. Nearly one-third of the deaths were of children, according to the figures gtyeri by Dr. Howell, and half of these deaths could have been prevented by keeping the hies away from the hu? man waste, from which the diseases were taken. Ho thought that ordinance recently adopted by Council would work cf fectivejy In stopping typhoid and pru ventlng much of tho infant sickness, as these diseases, he pointed out. were contracted only by the {aging Into the mouth something of human waste carried to tho person by the files. He urged citizens to back the board of health and the doctors in their ef ? forts to make the ordinance effective. Tho cans and lids for the sanitary closets had besn ordered and would he hero in a few days and in the meantime he urged that all of the closets be made sanitary. A model of a sanitary elos.et had been placed back of tho city hall for people to see, so they would know how to make one on their premises. Dr. Howell urged the keeping of a full time health officer In the co'.inty, as the county could get help from the fe deral government by so doing. At the request Of Mr. Glenn, Dr. Unwell stated that he had const to work in the township around Sumter. but he found tbat Sumter Itself was hot sanitary and he had therefore de? cided to make Ids- health survey in Bethel and DalV.cll SCbOOl districts in? stead. Mr. 0*Qulnn urged thai those pres? ent do all Iti their power to make fthC ordinance possed by Council effectlva Several other eilr/..ns, * Indies and gentlemen, joined In the discussion, nil seemingly being Interested In hav? ing some effective measures taken to n age the eity more sanitary. Just i?ef<?re the meeting name to n does a rising vote wai laksn of all those present, who pledged them* serves to do all In their power to aid the board of health in its work along this litie. \n Approaching, Marriage, The following Invitation will prove of Interest t.? many people through? out the county: Mr. and .Mrs. J. T. Cumtntngl squeal the honor ol your presence at the ma I l ia gS Of their daughter Katfc McLeod to Mr, Lucius Kenneth Jackson ? a Wednesday ? \ nl h the fourteenth of .Inno at half after eight o'ehuk Dalssll Method 1st Church 1 ? ii '.i ii, Sou!h < "arollna, Mr and Mrs. Cummin have their home at DafSell and Miss Cummlngs SS I wide atfcle Of Iii' reis. Mr. .'arkson Is a progressive young farm ? r on Route I from Wumicr. The entertainment for the bonefll of ttyo chlldreh's play groU,mis. ha >een Indefinite}.*' I'o-iponcd on ac? count of unavoidable, circumstances. MISSIONARY union MEETING. Held at PugVlHc Church?Party Leave on Trip to llklimomt?School Trus? tees Chosen. Paxvllle, June 2.?Tho quarterly meeting of the fourth division of the Santee Woman's Missionary Union was held in the Baptist church here on last Thursday, A good crowd was present, and an excellent program was carried out. A sumptions dinner was served by the Paxville ladies on the parsonage grounds. The next meet in;;- will he held at the Graham church. Miss Belle Bagnal. who has been \isiting her sister, Mrs. W. C. Pack, has returned to her home at Alcolu. Miss Vivian Curtis returned Monday from Columbia College where she was a music student for the past term. Mr. II. S. Boyd and son, Ix>Roy from Kaniar came Thursday for a \ i. it to rehitrVes here. Messrs. J. U J'l it c hard, F*. S. Ged dlhgU, Jr., Robbie Barwick, Byan and Hush Kellcy left Friday for a trip to Richmond and other points. They .ire making the trip in an automobile. Tho Y. W. A*s of the Baptist church entertained the young people of this place at the home of their leader. Mrs. Mrs. J. N. Brown, Jr., last Wednesday evening. The evening was spent in outdoor games, music and conversa? tion. A very interesting feature was the delivery of two declamations by Mr. Claude Corbctt. The trustees of the Paxvillc graded school have resigned. At a meeting of the patrons recently the names of Messrs. W. R. Keels, C. H. Broadway,' T. R. Owen and H. Cain were suggest? ed as nominees. Supt. Browne will appoint three from this selection. Miss Luclte Geddings is in Sumter Spending awhile With Miss Dora Minis. ? Rev. M. J. Ky/er is at the Tourney hospital with his little son, Carlisle. Mr. W. B. Broadway and family have moved to Manning where they will now make their home. i:xi<:ci'tivi;s go to Washington To Consult War Department Relative to $25,000 Shortage in Equipment. Columbia, June 9.?For the pur? pose of conferring with the war de? partment relative to the $25,000 short? age in equipment of the South Caro? lina National Guard. Gov. Manning and Adjt. Gen. Moore will leave for Washington tomorrow night. They will endeavor to have the National government if possible, stand for the loss. During the last session of the legis? lature the general appropriation bill carried an item authorizing the gov? ernment to borrow $25,000 to make good the shortage should the feder? al authorities be unwilling to shoulder the loss. THE RAILROAD WAGE DEMANDS. How the Santa Ee anil Atciiison Em? ployees View Them. Albuquerque. N. M., May 2f>.?Mem? bers of four railway brotherhoods on Santa Kc system, alarmed at the drift (ewards a general strike over present demands for 8-hour day and time and u-hal! for over-time, have started a movement for withdrawal of Bants l-'e system from action. Great im? portance is attached to President Kip Icy's latter to employees which said: "We .have done our best and cannot Consistently grant new demands," ami .i: Led Hie employees "if tho game was worth the candle." < hi( : go A circular issued by com? mit lee of Atchlspn engineers and conductors on the subject of the pend? ing demand of train crews on all rail? road for sight-hour wage day. and time und n-half for over-time, .says: "We think the movement is unreason? able and unjust, and that We can get i schedule from the manage rs of San Fe thai would be more beneficial to Saida IV men than to remain in iMo movement, We suggest that dif i. loflffeti take this up and poll e;.( i division as to remaining in or withdrawing, before voting to strike, and want, to bear fron, (ach lodge at be earliest rhomeut/' Wilmington Morning Star? May Zfith, I'.?I Hcaron-lvccN. } i hopville, .June 'A.? Mr. W. \\ . Keea, of Greenville, and Miss Pannls ties run, of this places Were married at the b ane of Mr. fl, U Hearon, broth? er of ihr i ride, at Thursday af? ternoon, the RoV, G, P. W it:.on. of tin Methodist church, omelatlns They h 11 on tbe afternoon train ror their 1 fuiure home at Qreenvllle. Parrot t-Woodward. Mshopyllle, June :i. Mr. ID. B. Woodward and Miss Annette Parrotl were married Thursday at the Ikip tlsl church at 8 p. m. The Rev W. w. Benson, pastor of the Baptist dhurch. performed tho ceremony. The bride is the charming and high? ly accomplished daughter of Mr, and Mrs, w. l. Barrett, while ibe groom i i m ? istant cashier of iho I' M iners' Loun und Trust Company, NEWS AND VIEWS OF PI8GAH. Mothers* Day ?baerved at Pisgah Church?Mrs. Rarfiehl OortCCtS Mis? taken Impression. Pisgah, May 30.?The recent show? ers have brought UP the cotton so in this section we are getting a Very good stand. Oats are being gathered as beat they can. They are not high enough to cut well. Corn is holding its, own, bat we surely need a good rain to make all vegetation crow. What wheat is planted is doing bet? ter than was expected. Mothers' Day at Pisgah cruch Sun? day afternoon was interesting. Tho Opening exorcises were by Mr. W. H. Freeman. He was Introduced by Miss .Sadie Hogers in her always bright and happy manner, after which Miss Bthel Watson in a short, but interesting invocation presented Rev, S. B. HaUleld, who ma.de a tine speech on mother. The large audience was lib bcart-feit sympathy in ids subject, for no one ever had a better friend than their mother. At his close Miss Carrie Baker in a tew well chosen re mhrks presented the pastor, Mr. Roton and he spoke with great earn? estness on beauties of heaven. Mr. K A. White was then called on and made a tender talk on mother in his always* happy and earnest way. Mu? sic was rendered during the services by Misses Ethel Watson and Ruby Robinson and was very good. Mr. Charlie Raker, an entergetic young farmer near Sumter come Sat? urday to see his mother and attend the Pisgah meeting. Miss Lula Eaker is visiting near Sumter. The Sunday school convention is now in session at McLeod's church. Messrs. Alvin and Raymond Stuck ey of Stateburg spent Sunday here with ther brother, Leon. Orange blossoms will soon bloom In the Mizpah section. The reason Mcl^aurin addressed; his open letter to the farmers is because they arc directly interested in the warehouse. Only their products go in it. While others may be interested in those products, they are a second con? sideration, so the soft impeachment of The Item'falls to the ground, though, as a fact, a large number of fair bus? iness men want to see it on a firm ba While there are many reports 4i\ circulation about the shooting of Mr. J. j. Rarricld fjuito recently by Logan, Mrs. Bariield, wife of the deceased, has, asked me to state in this paper thajL.her husband made no statement to her that he was in fault why Lo? gan shot him, neither did he say he wanted Logan out of jail. A tine rain fell here today. Today being a national holiday wc got no mail. RAID ON BLIND TIGERS. Constables Work up Case Against Al? leged Whiskey Dealers. Four white men and six negroes were arrested and confined in the guard house this afternoon on the ?barge of .soiling whiskey. The white men were A. P. Rurlea, Rroad street, four cases; William Butler, Canal street, 1 case; Sam Drown, I'artlettc street, seven cases; Tom Wadford, one case, arc the four white men. The negroes arrested are Winnie Single? ton, James Williams, A. R. Rradley, Glenn West, Richard Jones, and Li/. <ie Peterson. It is understood thai liquor detec? tives have been at work in the city for erne timo and have worked up the cases against those arrested. Other warrants have been taken out and further a ne ts will be made it is un? derstood. BIBLE class picnic. Mcl.eod-Weslevaus to frolic at Pocal la on Thursday. The McLeod-Wesleyan Bible (Mass ?>f Trinity .Methodist ohurch has. plan? ned for a frolic on Thursday night at Pocalla, when a fish supper will be the feature of a social meeting. All members of tho class are urged to attend. Tickets may be secured Monday*and Tuesday from Messrs. W. \. Thompson. II. O. HUI, K. I?. Knight, J, W. Harper, C. \V. Smith, and all ?orsons wanting them must apply in pet sob The members of the class will meet at the Clarcmont Hotel at (? o'clock Tuesday afternoon to go to Pocalla and all who have means of transportation are asked td provide i hem for the occasion, to take out those who have not. Frank L. Brunson, gerne warden for Sumter county, has already sei act? ively to work to sir that the game laws are enforced, He has warned dl hunters of future trouble for tin m if they are caught violating tie- lows relating to the protection of birds, and Is looking out to see that the fisher? men are not breaking the laws pro? tecting the finny tribe. Mr. Brtttt aon says that he will see thai the gun license law is strictly enforced this season and in every way possible is endeavoring to preserve the game of lbs county by observance of the laws. AUTO TRIP TO CHARLESTON. IL Ii. Heiser Tcltsj <>r Visit Through Eastern Section of state. Messrs. R. B. Belser, Robert Plow den and M. H. Andrews returned Sat? urday night from a trip to Charleston by automobile, and in order that oth? ers, who may wish to take the trip In their cars, may Know something of the road, Mr. Belser has given I.ie information that will be of service to them. The trip was made on Thursday. From Sunder the party V Hit to Man in ng and thence to Forcston, where they struck the river road, which they held until they reached S. riptt, when they were turned off because of trees across the road for some miles out of their way. Mr. Belser states that this road was hard, but rough, as it was little used. The river was crossed in two ferries, on the George? town-Charleston road, Which are kept up hy the counties. As the George? town county gang was at work on the road at the ferries, it was pretty bad at the time, but not impassable. After Ctossihg the ferry the party spent the D.'ght at McClellanville and went on to Charleston on Friday. Between McClellanville and Charleston tho road is line? Friday night was again spent in Mc? Clellanville and after crossing the ferries Saturday morning, the road at that time being In much better con? dition, as the work there had been completed, the party set out from the ferry to Andrews. Part of this road was terribly sandy, between the ferry and Sampit, but after passing Sampit the road gradually improved until they struck the Andrews-Georgetown road, which was in excellent condi? tion. From Andrews the road to Kingstrce, Manning and Sumter was in good condition. Mr. Belser stated that this road was much better than the.one they had gone over and he thinks that if they had gone on to? wards Georgetown, before striking off for the other road, they would have escaped some of the heavy sand they had to run through. Mr. Belser was struck with the amount of timber which had been wasted by fire at varions points along the road. The country between An? drews and the ferry and for many miles along the river road which they took going down was very poorly de? veloped and thousands of acres be? tween the ferfy and Mt. Pleasant were entirely undeveloped. Mr. Belser stated that the crops along the river road were fine and be? tween McClellanville and Mt. Pleas? ant the long staple cotton was well advanced and looking tine. The crops on the other road, except for a section of Georgetown county between the ferry and the Williamsburg county line, where the crops were poor, were generally in good condition and fairly clean of grass. Corn was growing nicely and looking green and healthy. Mr. Belser pointed out that the tr ? to Charleston by either one of those roads was much shorter than that by Columbia, probably by about sixty or more miles. The trip to the George? town-McClellanville ferry is about eighty-live miles and from there to Mr. Pleasant is forty-eight miles. The trip by Columbia is not less than two hundred miles. U. C. T. PICK COLUMBIA. Annual Mooting Featured by Big Pa? rade* Through Streets of Gate City. Florence. June 3.?The United Commercial Travelers of the Caro? linas closed their annual convention here today with the selection of Co? lumbia as the meeting place for next year. Memorial services were held this morning for seven members of the order who have died since the last convention. The deaths have been two in Spartan burg, one In Statcs villo, one In Anderson, two in Ashc ville and one in Greensboro. At noon a great parade was held headed by a band with members of the United Commercial Travelers and Bagmen In the line of march. This afternoon a fish stew was served at the bas< bull park, after which the visitors saw Florence ele feat Latta by a score of 7 to L'. filbert PtonlC August S. Y<>rk, June 3.?W. L. Pursley, chairman, has announced that the an? nual Filbert pic nie will be held this year em Thursday, August 3. Among ilie speakers expected te? be present are: Governor Manning, former Gov? ernor Please, the Hon. B. A. Cooper. former Senator .loim L. McLaurin, Congressman Finley, the Hon. W. F. Stevenson and probably others. Washington, June 3.??Generally fair weather with normal tempera? ture is the- forecast by the> weather bu? reau for the Southeastern States lor the week beginning tomorrow. Thunderstorms are probable in the* South Atlantic and eiulf States and ipcal showers are indicated fe>r the Middle Atlantic states and Tennessee I during the latter part of the week. GETS SUPPLIES FOR COMPANY. Lieut, lt. T. Brown Takes Oath of OMcc and Receives Commission as Captain. Lieut. R. T. Iirown of the Sumter Hight Infantry went to Columbia on Saturday in the interest of the com? pany to secure supplies which have been needed by the company for some time. He was successful in his visit also in securing his commission as captain of the company, having successfully stood the examination some weeks ago, and he also took the oath of office as captain. The commission was delivered to him in person by Gov. Manning, who offered his congratulations to the newly elect? ed otliccr. In his congratulations Gov. Man? ning told Captain Brown to take this message of the company: "Tell the boys that I shall now expect them to be the crack company of the State." In reply Captain Brown stated that it was the aim of the officers and every member of his company not only to make themselves by hard work a crack company, but to so handle all tho affairs of the company in such a I manner that our governor shall have reason to be proud of his home com? pany. Captain Brown states that his con? ference with Adjt. Gen. W. W. Moore was entirely satisfactory and that the military affairs of South Carolina were being conducted in such an ef? ficient manner by Gen. Moore, thr.t he and his competent assistant, Maj. J. C. Caldwell, are worthy of the I highest commendation by the people of the entire State. MANNING SCHOOL CLOSED. Remarkable Year's Work Brought to End?Class of Seventeen Wins Di? plomas. Manning, June 3.?Beginning at 8.30 o'clock last evening, the com? mencement exercises of the Manning high school took place in the school auditorium in the presence of an overflow audience. The year's work thus brought to a close has been rs markable in many respects. With an enrollment only two or three short of last year, which was the largest i* the history of the school, the per? centage of attendance for the year was above 95, while the record of tardiness was less than .0005, a mini? mum that appproximates the vanish? ing point. Pupils drive to the school from a distance of eight miles in the country and yet arrive punctually. The past year the best work in the history of the school has been done, the school making 14 units in three years. The attendance upon the graded and high school almost equals half the white population of Man? ning. As the result of such a* record it is not surprising that the board of trustees reelected the entire corps of teachers for another year, but it is reported that the tirst and fifth grade teachers will not come back next year. The programme of the exercises last night was as follows: Invocation, the Rev. J. A. Ansley; salutatory, Miss Carolyn Plowden; class history, Miss Jennie Burgees; class poem. Miss Isabella Thomas; class will, Miss Carolyn Plowden; prophecy, Miss Julia Wilson; "Robert E. Lee" essay. Miss Ullie Brogdon; vtledictory, Miss Irma McKelvey; annual address, the Rev. R. S. Truesdale; presenta? tion of diplomas and prizes; benedic? tion, the Rev. L,. B. McCord. The graduating class this year com? prises 17 pupils?one boy and D3 girls?as follows: Sam John Brog don, UIMe Brogdon. Myrtle Bowman, Jennie Burgess, Helen Creeey, Mil? dred Hrvin, Pattie Gamble, Rounette H irschma nn, Heulen Johnson, Ancle May Mahoney, Irma McKelvey, Car? olyn Plowden, Been Plowden, Aleen Rigby, Isabelle Thomas, Beulah Wil? liams, Julia Wilson. The Robert E. Lee medal was pre? sented by S. Oliver O'Bryan to Miss Little Brogdon for the best paper written in the class room on the. sub? ject, "Robert E. Lee." The first honor medal was present? ed by J. H. Descsne to Miss Irma Mc? Kelvey. The Latin medal was presented by the Rev. U B. McCord to Benjamin Husbands, and a medal for the best paper on "nr tiredness" among the pupil of the high school was present? ed by Henry I. Ellcrbe to Benjamin Husbands. Many noted school teachers and other authorities have said that the discipline of the Manning school is the best they have oxer seen. Per? haps it is on this foundation that the other notable successful features of the school were built. The town ?f Manning is justly proud of her graded ami high school. ?imwmtmttmmttmttmmummmr? ?1 BRANDIES TAKES OATH. S !Special to The Daily Item. t Washington, Juno 5.?Louis D. Brandeis was todaySWOrn in q aw ? Pupromo Court Justioip.