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?r? t Exercise* Inaugurat with Baccalaureate Sermon try #. , AV ?atari* , Charleston, June 12.?Following the opening el the eommencement exer cfgso of ihn Citadel yesterday with the pteaching ox the baccalaureate eermon to the members of the graduating class at the Second Presbyterian cfcarch by the. Rev. John C. Bailey of Lshertfi a graduate of the school In class of 1110, tomorrow and Wed wlll be held the competiti\ <s cegnpany and Star of the West drills with drees parade and a rtWlew hy tae board of visitors who meet Wed? nesday. The final exercises Will bo heM .Thursday norntug at 11 Ci ClocK In the German Artillery hall. Dr. W. T? BNte *eg gararehmore college win deliver th/? commencement address.,| Diplomas will ,ae presented to the graduates and announcement of win? ners of medals and other honors will re made. PRIVATKKB NEWS NOTES. Crops Growing Nk-Hy?Cotton Behind ??Oat Crop 81?ori?PessounA Nejsm,, . Pi tvhteei. luae II.?Crops are look? ing fine, corn especially. Cotton Is about two or three weeks behind, but In? good condition and growing nice? ly Oats are all harvested and while a very short. erOp. It turned out bel? ter than was eapected a few weeks ago. Mra 8ue Martin and Mra Pauline Wright of Montgomery, Ala., spent Use past west with Mise Tata in Ram -Mrs. Jack Lenolr of Bumter is visit? ing Mrs. J. N. Griffin. ?Mr and Mrs. Harry Prltohard of Manning spent ths week-end at Mr. 0, W. Pritchsrd's. Mrs. E. W. Rivers Is visiting at St. Georges. Mrs. Clark of Bumter spent the week-end at Mr. S. A. Harvlns. Mra Eugene Nesbitt, who was stricken with paralysis a fsw weeks ago. Imp*roves very slowly. POINT OPENING. Vacancy at Mili? tary Academy. Washington, June 12.?Senator Till man said today that ha has just been Informed by the war depart? ment that a cadet to West Point mast be appointed by him for ad? mission to ths academy July 10. The minimum i%*rtfetnon(?' fbir*'admission era 14 units, a unit representing a year'e study In any subject in a sec? ondary school constituting approx? imately a quarter of a full year's werk for four years. The secondary school curriculum Is regarded as rep? resenting not more than If units of werk. Full Information will be given by Superintendent John E. Swearlngen at Columbia. Competitors' for this cadetshtp will have to report to Su? perintendent Bwearlngen in Columbia Jene 21. WlfcfltXf AT WftffT POIHT. Will Deliver Address to Ca eVes This Afternoon. West Point. N. Y., Juns 12.?Pres? ident and Mrs. Wilson arrivsd this morning on the Msyflower. The pres? idential salute of 21 guns was given. Us will address the graduating elasa this afternoon und return to Washing ten tonight. DIED FROM NATURAL CAUSES. iMhyW gfsjrrrt? .< Autopsy and Inquest Fall to Reveal * Saspetious In I>eath. At Imruest wie held Monday after? noon at ? o'clock Into the death of J. Howard Slater, a well known negro carpenter of 8uniter who died sud? denly early Sunday morning at his home on West Liberty street, but nothing of a suspicious nature was discovered to ??auea the jury to think that hs had died from other than natural causes. In accordance with this view the Jury returned a verdict to this effect. The examining physician reported that thers were no external signs of violence and that an autopsy bad fail? ed to reveal any signs of poison In his stomach. It was st first reported to the coroner that Sinter'and his wife had quarreled on Saturday evening and It we* .Jjiought that she bad pois? oned him. This report was changed aad It was decided not to hold an In quest until later a neighbor again came to the corner and thought that aa Inquest should be h?ld, as he thought there lud been foul play. This oelnlon was not In anyway confirmed bf the doctor'e evidence and the ne? gro himself, at the Inquest retracted his former statements, saying that tliere had been Do quarrel that h< knew of end he had no reason M think that there :ifcd been foul play. To Wed This Month. Oswego. June II?Mr. and Mrs. W ti Dick announce the approaching iierrtage of their daughter. Miss Born tick, to James Wiley Fowler Site June fl. CAJUUNAIi CONDUCTS FUNERAL,! ______ fcody of the Late Rt. Rev. Henry P. Northrop 1*1(1 to Rest Today. Charleston. June 12.?With th? ar? rival here early this afternoon of Car? dinal Gibbons of Baltimore, it was definitely ascertained that his emi? nence will officiate und will be the celebrant of the solemn pontifical re? quiem mass which is a part of the funeral services of the la^te Bishop Henry P. Northrop, whose remains! will be laid to rest tomorrow about noon in one of the crypts of the mau? soleum under the high altar of the {Cathedral. The services will com? mence, at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow with the pontifical mass und will be con? cluded with final prayers about noon. The funeral services, in strict ac? cordance with the ritual of the church, will include the solemn pontifical high mass, a sermon, solemn absolutions by visiting bishops, the procession to the mausoleum and the final prayers. The officers of the pontifical mass, which is first in the order of cere? monies, are: ,TUe celehrant, His Eminence, James Cardinal Gibbons; arch priest, Vety Rev. P. L. Duffjhi* deacons of honor, Father Budds and Father Hegartyj doacojia of . the mass, Father McElroy;__*U b-.deacon. Father j Woods; Master of ceremonies, Father May, and assistant masters of cere? mony, Father O'Brien and Carmody. j Following the mass :he sermon will he delivered by Bishop D. J. O'Connell of Richmond, a former South Caro? linian and a lifelong friend of the late Bishop Northrop. After the sermon, solemn absolu? tions will be pronounced at the bier by Cardinal Gibbons arc! four bishops. The bishops who will take part in the absolutions arc the Rt. Rev. T^eo Haid, O. S. B., bishop of Eelmont, N. C; Bishop Monaghan of Wilmington, Del; Bishop Keiley of Savannah, Bish? op Allen of Mobile, Ala. After the absolutions the funeral procession will form and with the ves? trymen of the Catholic churches of Charleston acting as pall bearers the body will be borne from the Cathedral through Broad and beitftve streets to the side entrance 01 the Ct.thedral on Degaro street and then to the final resting place. The music for the fx neral services will he by the Cathedral choir under the direction of Madarre Darbot and by a choir of four priests under the direction of Father Oeoige Kraft. Mr. T. H. Gentry of Summerton was a visitor to the city today. MOTH KITS WAY AT BKTHESDA. Expected Speakers Fail to Arrive, but Others Take Their Places. Rembert June 12. I Yesterday was Mother's Day at I Bethesda church and quite a large congregation from the surrounding communities assembled for the occa Islon, all on tiptoe of expectation, be? cause notable speakers were engaged to make addresses, men accustomed to address large audiences. But when the hour arrived they were there, and the speakers never did come. This to be sure was a disappointment, but by way of good luck, fortune or accident, Prof. Harold Dangtry, by the way an excellent teacher, was present and made a very practical address. After him Mr. H. 0, Bethca, then the pas? tor talked. So the occasion was not a failure after all, especially when you Iconsider the excellent music furnished I by Mrs. T. S. Stuckey, her family, and I Mrs. Georgo Mabry, selections made especially for the occasion. I We noticed in the congregation Miss Elizabeth Heames, at home again af? ter the close of school. By the way, n she is an excellent dcclaimer. Mr. Virgil Corbette, who has been teaching, Is with us again. The general health of the com? munity is excellent. % Mr. G. H. Lenoir with a party of friends was down one day last week from Cam den fishing. The water in Dinkins* Mill is very low and continues to fall. Many people are planting, some are replanting cotton. Corn is looking PULLMANS TO ASHEVILLE. Atlantic Cbott Lino Puts on Sleeping Curs for Summer Tourists. The Atlantic Coast Line announces the inauguration, on Sunday, June 18, Of a through Pullman sleeping car service between Wilmington, X. *\, and Asheville, X. C, via Sumter and I Columbia. The train will leave Wil? mington daily at 3.4 5 p. m., arriving Sumter 9.25 p. m., and Asheville 7 a. m. the next morning. Returning the train leaves Asheville at 8 p. m., daily, arriving Sumter 7.20 a. m., and Wilmington, N. C, 12.50 noon. This ' Pullman service will be a great con ivenienee to summer tourists to the i mountains of Western Xorth Carolina. The State of California has reduced i its typhoid death rate 70 per ceht. in Jthe past ten years? well. Hagood. RfiJfUflBI TAKES ORANCEttVRf; RAILWAY. Said to Be a Friendly Suit?Seaboard is The Plaintiff. Upon the petition of the Seaboard Air Line Co., Judge I. W. Bowman has issued an order to the Orangoburg Railroad to show cause why a receiv? er should not be appointed to take charge of the road and its business. The answer must be made by June 17. I Mr. W. C. Wolfe, president of the Orangeburg Railroad says that the gj M is entirely friendly and that the order i ? v.ill not be opposed. Various rumors would Indicate tblt a receivership will be a good thing for the road. It has been reported for some time that the Seaboard would eventually take over the Orangebu -pr Railroad and make the road a part of its great system. 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