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I . > * YOLIME Li 11m MJMBEh 43. DEWBERRY, S. C? FRIDAY. JC\E ? 191fi , ,, im>. TW1C? a wee^ |U0 a yea]^ " 7 ???? Ph^PERITY HIGH SCHOOL HAS ( LOSING SUCCESSFUL YEAR \asperity, June 1.?The annual re. , tion to the graduating class was te.-. .ered by the faculty of the Pros pc: :y high school Friday evening in the school auditorium. The class f colors garnet and grey predominated in the decoratio n. In a cozy nook of the hall punch was served bv M>.-es Myra Hunter aijd Joe Langford, from a bower of grey moss and bud sweet peas. contest, "it pays to advertise" wa; the feeature of amusement. Miss ."W^iie Mae Wise ar.d Mr. J. B. Ballentine being the fortunate winners ?" :~ /nvnrtiO was SeT V* *>l lilt: pa i6c. au iv^ ed. then the following toasts were give.), Prof. J. S Wheeler being toast master. : Home and School?l.Miss Willie Mae Wise. | Tie School of Ye Olden Times? Dr. C. T. Wyche. The Schools of Today?Mr. T. M. Wills. The Future of Prosperity's Schools ?Dr. G. Y. Hunter. . j The Trustees?Supt. Chas. P. Barre. Tie Teachers??SuiA Geo. D. Brown. "Aukl Lang Syne"??Pro? J. B. Baileatine. Again on Saturday eyening the graduating class was honored when the ninth grade entertained. Alter an amusing contest, cream and cake was served by a bevy of young girls. The annual commencement sermon to the Prosperity graded and high school was delivered Sunday morning by Rev. F. E. Dibble of (Newberry, j who made a strong and practical piea j tor education. (His remarks were based on Psalm 31-8, "Thou hast set my feet in a large place." The introduction, the substance of which is contained in the following: Many men live in a one room houss, j standpoint of knowledge, when he should be in a mansion of knowledge. The causes of man's failnre when< in this mansion of knowledge are: I First, Ignorarce^?Its effect on Self, " tTrmr.0 and State. Second, Education I ?"To educate a man is to arm a man for life." Third, iReligion?If you wish to be great, wide and strong, you must follow the~~life aod teach"ngs of the great, wide, stiong leader and Savior of man. :Mr. S. S. Birge was taken Monday i to the Columbia hospital for treati ment. He was accompanied by Dr. G. Y. Hunter and Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Wise. Misses Susan Quattlebaum, Cairo ( Tu-csyTrta anH Moss Fellers are liome j * VAAV wum _ tfrom rWinthrop. ftfiss Elizabeth Hawkins who has' Seen teaching in Xichols is home for the summer. y /Mr. and Mrs. E. . Berkins of Atlanta are guests of Mrs. Carrie McWaters. ' : Misses Bessie Bowers and Allie , Counts are attending Columbia college commencement, and are guests I of Mrs. B. L. Wheeler. f Miss Annie Moseley en route to her home in Jacksonville, Fla., is spending a while with Miss Mari9 C/?Vi 11m T?<vrt V/VUUUJI|/v* v. ^ Prof. J. B. Ballentine of Chapia is visiting L. ttf. Wise. Mr and Mrs. J. C. Taylor of Batesbuig spent Sunday with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Wise. Mrs. G. Y. Hunter lias gone to the Columbia hospital for the rest cure treatment. Mr. James- Goggans of Columbia j spent the ^week-end with Mrs. Goggans, who is spending a while with , iier parents, Dr. and Mrs. Wyche. Mr. J. H. Potter of Ridgeland is spending a few days with Mr. A. B. Wise. IMiss Ellen Werts is spending a few weeks in Williamston. 'Hr. and Mrs. A. H. Kohn of Co Inmbia were called to Prosperity on account of the illness of Mrs. Kohn's brother, Mr. -S. S. Birge. y' Mr. Wm. Seel of Columbia spent Sunday with Mrs. IA-. G. Wise. Miss Jean Adams went to ColumI bia Monday. 9 The friends of Walter J. Wise are j ? glad to learn that^he has received his diploma from college. Mrs. C. K. Wheeler will return I this week from a visit to her parents in Alour.t Airy, iMd. Mrs. B.. B. Schumpert lias been visiting her sons in Savannah. -Mr. Webb Wheeler has gone to At* i tanta. -Mr. a J -Mrs. .W. P. Ivuft* and Mr. b\ .\. ( dimes speiu ouuuay in iy luiubia. i iie boys declamation co. test was I*eivl Monday evening at which t me ue 1. H. Hunt medai was won jv j .Nicxiolas .Merchant and presented by Rev. Uabb of .Newberry. The programme re dered was: T.ie Heme in the Government -.Nicholas Merchant. *- _r Pl.,? . ,\a ' Ill Ut'ieiise U1 lilt* i Ward. j The Xew South?Carroll Mills. A Manage to Garcia?Clyde Wheelor IMiss Ethel Saner captured the girls I reading content medal which is gi ea ' by W. W. : .Vheeler and was presented by Mr. \Y. H. Wallace of Xewberry. This interesting contest was held Tuesday evening with programme as fnllnwc I The La.ce of Kannana?Ethel Saner. I The Sign of the Cross?Novi 39 Cousins. The Death Disk?Mae Lons. Ole Mistis?Nellie Wise. The Soldier's 1 Reprieve?flattie RutTi Singley. The White Swan?Celeste Singley. When Love and Duty Meet?Nannie Mae Cook. ' The climax was reached with the class exercises on ^Wednesday even ing. Nineteen diplomas were awarded to the following young ladies and gentlemen, which is the largest class in the history of the school. Misses Bonnie Lester, Anna Julian Harmon, Annie Wise, JSstelle Stockman, Lisette Counts, Grace Sease, Elizabeth McWaters, Ethel Cook, Dorris Kohn, Jennie Ruth Counts, Mamie Livingston, Bertha Shealy, Blanch Rawl, Messrs. ! Furman Bowers, Fred Cook. Howard Shealy, Pat Wise. George Wise and Carrol Mills. The programme, was well rendered. The salutatorian and valedictorian . being chosen because of their high standing in their class. tSalutatpry?Lisette Counts. Essay?Pat Wise. History?Bertha Sbealy. Poem?Annie Wise. < Will?Furman Bowers. Prophecy?Dorris Kohn. Valedictory?Grace Sease. Farewell Song?Class. Afiter the class exercises the fol-j lowing medals ana prizes were . aw-trded. The fourth and fifth grades scholarship medal given by Mr. R. C. | Counts was won by Rebecca Harmon, | honorable mention to Elizabeth i Brown. j The sixth and seventh grades j medal given by Dr. J. S. iWheeler was j awarded to Grady Bedenbaugh, honorable mention to Joe Langford. The high school scholarship medal given by Dr. Hunter was captured by Grace Sease with honorable mention to virgn 'lucnois. The mathematical medal given by Dr. 0. B. Simpson was won by Clyde Ward. The E. H. Aull essay medal was given to Elizabeth McWaters and was presented by Col. E. H. Aull in j his usual happy manner. Honorable j mention was given to Anne Julian Harmon and Grace -Sease. The agriculture prizes given by T. j i\I. Mills were awarded to Grace' Sease, Carroll Mills, Clyde Ward and j Virgil Nichols, the presentation being : by Mr. T. M. Mills. The W. C. T. U. essay prize was j captured by Mabel McWaters. Superintendent Wheeler made a j short address, going over the school's j work for the past year and thanking | the people a#; well as the trustees! for their cooperation in making it such a successful school year. j The U. D. C. meets Tuesday after- j noon at 5 o'clock with Miss Ethel1 ! r'oimts Miss 'Nan Hunter of tlie St. Lukes : section is visiting Mrs. A. H. Haw- i kins. i The following Winthrop girl* J I reached home (Wednesday: Misses , j Mary DeWalt Hunter, IM'argurite' | W*se, Kattie Mae Nance, Ruby Wheel-1 * er, Susie I^angford, Hattie Wise, Helen Wheeler. Mrs. Roy Koh:i is visiting her mother in Columbia. The music pupils of Mrs. J. Frank Browne will give their annual recital Friday evening in the town hall be ginning at S:30. The programme is as follows: Quartette?Rustic Polonaise. E. F. / Christiani?Piano 1. Annie Mae Conwill, Bessie L. Gibson; Piano 2. Grace Sease, Anna Julia Harmon. Good Ei ening Schottishe, Bassler? Cleo Harmon. My Lady's 'Valse, M. Greenward? Xovice Cousin. Blushing Roses?Caprice, R. M. ctuiis?.\euie wise. Trio?Polonaise, L. Streabbog? Elizabeth Browne, Helen Mathis, Pearl Wheeler. Florentina Caprice, Geo. Trinkaus} ?Georgie Hair. i Evening Bells, C. Bohm?Ruth Hunter. Ours?Dance Cafrice. H. Cadmus? I Anico Rononha n trh ' Independence Day, Geo. S. Spaulding?Ira Cousin. Song?J.VIa Pickaninny Babe, Chas. | Johnson?Rebecca Harmon. [ Taps?March, H. Engelmann?Car-< rie Sease. La Priere Vierge, Badarzewska? Azile Mills. Love Dreams Reverie, A. L. Browne ?Bessie Lee Gibson. < Sextette?A May Day, iRathbum? j Piano 1. Novice Cousin, Carrie <?ease, Ira Cousin; Piano 2. Cleo j Harmon, Blanche Boozer, Lila Domt- 1 nick. v Cujus Amman "Stabat Mater," f\V., Kuhe?Anna Julia narmcm. La Grace. C. Bohm?Mattie Harmon. < The Scouts are on Parade, Geo. Spaulding?Walter Stockman. Dolls Dreams, Theo. Oesten?Myra Hunter. Chorus?Keep the Home Fires Burning. Ivor Xovello?By Class. (Village Fiddler. Henry Wilbermere j ?Lila Dominick. . t Les Cloches Du Monastere, L. Wely ?Annie Mae Conwill. Mountain Bell Schottische, C. Kim- j bel?Isabelle Hawkins. iMusical Recitation?The Good Little Boy, Pease?Ruth Hunter. Gold Fishes Mazurka, 'Carl Heins? Ruth StocKman. ! Happy Day, A. Geibel?Helen Mathis. Sextette?Polka De La Reine, J. Raff?Piano 1. Grace Sease, Dorris Kohn, Anna Julia Harmon; Piar.o 2. Blanche Boozer, Nannie Mae Cook, Georgie Hair. (a) Tam O'Shanter, Warren; (b^ Floreine Waltz, E. J. Schuster?Frank Earle Schumpert La Svlohide. G. Lange?Mamie Lee j Merchant.' Tanhauser March, R. Wagner? Grace Sease. Sextette?Pure as a Lilly, Ed Hoist ?Piano 1. Ruth Stockman, Myra Hunter, Louise Bedenbaugh; Paino 2 Ethel Shealy, Mamie L. Merchant, Rebecca Harmon. Polish Dance, Scharwenka?Dorris Kohn. Sounds of Springtime, H. Wenzel? Xancie LMae Cook. Chorus?The Merry Zinzarella, C. I Rockwell? Rustic Dance, C. Howell?'Ethel Shealy. Quartette?Carmen Oveture, Geo. Bizet?Piano 1. Dorris KoTin, Ellen 'Wheeler; Piano 2. Annie Mae Conwill, Bessie L. Gibson. Melody of Love, Engelmann? Blanche Boozer. Quartette ? Jolly Coppersmith (March Humoristique), C. Peter? ~ - ** 1- T7. 13 11 fVl fia.no l. r ra.uK cj. 'O^uumyci x*ui.*? Hunter; Piano 2. Ellen Wheeler, Nellie Wise. (Mr. J. B. Wood of 'Spartanburg has accepted a position with P. C. Jeans and company. He is an expert optician and watchmaker and a young man of fine parts and The Herald ad News welcomes him to our town. Mr. Jeans haS had 60 much work that he could not keep up with it and now with Mr. Wood, there will be two expert opticians and watchmakers at the jewelry store and'the public will be able to get their repair and other work in this line done prompt!}' and well. i (OTOEMEMOT BfcGINS TODAY AT W1UT.UIRE SCHOOL The \Vhitmire high school for the first t^me in its history has had a nine months term this year under the superintendency of^Prof. C. B. Hanna. And a ery successful year it has been. The enrollment is around two hundred. Prof. Hanna has been elected for another school year and has accepted. We regret to learn that Miss Lupo will not be with the school another year she having accepted x position in another school that pays a better salary. The commencement begins tonight with the following program: Invocation. Rev. J. M. Friday. "Voices ' in the Woods," Girls Chorus. Bird Song, Girls of the First Grade Left March, Boys of the First Grade. Parasol Parade, Advanced First Grade. Dialogue, "Anti-Germ Society," Sixth Grade. Recitation, "My Sister's Best Fellow," Robert Orr. Hoop Drill, Girls of the Second and Third Grade. Dialogue, "Married to a Suffragette," Seventh Grade. {Recitation, "The Smack in School," Mildred Still. tYJay Pole Dance, Fourth and Fifth Grades. Dialogue, "Looking Around for a! Wife," Seventh Grade. Preparedness in Whit mi re, Boys of j the -Second and Third Grades. "Soldiers Chorus," Girls Chorus. Monday Evening, Jnne 5. Invocation, Kev. ^urcron. i "Commencement Song," Girls Chorus. , "Drummers Boys March," Bert Watson. Melody March, Roger Watson. Egyptian March, Nellie Hurt. Recitation, "Unfortunate Bessie," Dorothy Watson. Recitation, "Dorothy Entertains the .Minister," Grace Holt. Declamation. "Waterloo," tAllord j Douglas. Recitation, "Before the Milliner's Mirror." Stella Morris. Recitation, "The Soul of the Violin," Tera Sims. Declamation, "Sworn Off," Ernest Hurt. Recitation, "A Relenting Mob." Nellie Hurt. Recitation, "The Little Outcast's Plea," Annie Lou Payne. Declamation, "One Niche the j Highest," John Jeter. Recitation, "Robert E. Lee," Flossie Spray. Norwood March, Dorothy Watson. "Frtpiwpics filide." Elizabeth Cole man. "Jolly Jokers,' Sara iRasor. Debate, Resolved, That Womei sould have the right of suffrage. Affirmative?Ruby Herron, Emmett Suber, Bert Watson. Negative?Lois Tidmarsh, Gordon Hay, Elmer Cromer. "The Jester," Ruth Thompson. "Gold Medal Caprice," Mary iM'etts. "A Dream Song," Mary Lou Douglas. Essay, "Reconstruction," by winner of the Aull essay medal. Presentation of diplomas, awarding of prizes, announcements and home going song. The sermon on Sunday will be preached by the Rev. T. A. Beckett at the 'Methodist church at 11 a. m. PRESIDENT HARMS RECEIVES MCE CHEiCK FOR COLLEGE President J. Henry Harms yesterdav received a check for $1300 from the executors of the estate of the late Captain Peter Tecklenberg of Charleston, <S. C. The money is given to the endowment in memory of Mrs. Peter Teckleabtrg-. The advertisement for a teacher at Union Academy was given to us for the last issue hut in the rush of the editor to get away on (Monday morning the copy for the ad was left in our typewriter. Any teachers wanting a position for another term may lock up the ad in this issue ard write the trustees. > i i WHERE AND WHEN CANDIDATES SPEAKj i ; State Campaign Opens in Spartanburg June *20 and ( loses in Winns. horo?Itinerary Announced. News and Courier. Columbia, May 20.?The county-to- j county canvass of the candidates 1.11 the Democratic party v/ill open at Spartanburg on Tuesday, June 20, , and wind up at Winnsboro on Satur-, day. August 26. The itinerary was given out here today by a subcommit- i tee of the 'State Democratic execu-; tive committee. The last day for fil- ] ing pledges with the State chairman, j John Gary Evans, and paying the j assessments to the treasurer, Wilie ( Jones, at Columbia, will be noon, on ! June 19. The campaign opens at Spartan-' burg on the 20th. goes to Greenville the next day, and then to Pickens, I AValhalla, and closes the first week at j Anderson, on Saturday, 24th. The party will tour the western and upper section of the Piedmont, then Western Carolina, swing through the Pee-Dee and the low country, and wind up in the right edge of the Piedmont section. The first primary will be on August 29, three days after the county-to-county canvass closes. The ! campaign party will speak at each of the 45 county seats in the State. ! i The subcommittee of the executive committee announced the follo^ng assessments on candidates to* enter j the Democratic primory for 191S: \ vanuiuaurs ivm ui/ugi ^*w9 ivi governor, $100: for railroad commissioner, $75, and for all other State of- ( ficials, including solicitors, $50. Campaign Schedule. The schedule of the 'State campaign meeting for South Carolina: Spartanburg, Tuesday, June 20. Greenville, Wednesday, June 21. . \ Picke. s, Thursday, June 22. . Walhalla, Friday, June 23, Anderson. Saturday, June 24. i Greenwood. Tuesday* June 27. Abbeville, Wednesday, June 28. i McCormick, Thursday, Jure 29. Laurens. Friday, June 30. Newberry, Saturday, July 1. Columbia, Tuesday, July 4. Lexington, Wednesday, July 5. Saluda, Thursday, July 6. Edgefield, Friday, July 7. Aiken, Saturday, July 8. Barnwell, Tuesday, July 18. Hampton. Wednesday. July 19. Beaufort, Thursday. July 20. Oi'Hcrolariri PYiriflv Julv 21 Walterboro. -Saturday, July 22. Charleston, Tuesday, July 25. St. George, Wednesday, July 26. Bamberg, Thursday, July 27. Orangeburg, Friday, July 28. St. /Matthews, Saturday, July 29. Sumter, Tuesday, August 1. Manning, Wednesday, /August 2. Moncks Corner, Thursday, August 3. Georgetown, Friday, August 4. Kingstree, Saturday, August Z. Florence, Tuesday, August 8. Marion, Wednesday, August 9. Conway, Thursday, August 10. Dillon. Friday, August 11. Darlington, Saturday, August 12. Bishopville, Tuesday, August 15. Bennettsville, Wednesday. August 16. Chesterfield, Thursday, August 17. Camden, Friday, August 18. Lancaster, 'Saturday, (August 19. Union, Tuesday, August 22. Gaffney. Wednesday, August 23. York, Thursday, August 24. Chester Friday. August 25. , - ? ~ Winnsboro, Saturday, August 26. Campaign Appointments. The following was adopted: To the County Executive Committee j of Newberry County: Ycrur committee to fix the times and places for the holding of the county campaign meetings, respectfully recommend that the following programme and schedule be adopted: ' ** ? ttlij T?l_ <7+V> JOliy street, rxiua.v, jut/ iw. Mount Pleasant, Friday, July 14th. Whitmire, Saturday. July 22nd. 'Utopia, Tuesday, July 25th. Losgshore's, 'Friday, July 28th. Pomaria, Tuesday. August 1st. Young's Grove, Tuesday. August 3rd. Chappells, Tuesday, August 8th. j * . * COMMENCEMENT COMMENCES AT NEWBERRY COLLEGE Newberry college commencement is at hand. Saturday the last examinations will be over, and Saturday night in Holland wan at 5:av tne resii/viues of commencement week will start, with the annual declamation contest for sophomores. They will continue during the week until Wednesday, according to the programme heretofore printed. The college year which is closing has been full of fine enthusiasm. The standards have been raised in all departments. The students and professors have worked harmoniously and happily together, without clash or division. The health record of the college, remarkable for sixty years, has been maintained. During the year the college has won high high honors, one of them the chief college honor of the'State, winning the State oratorical contest at Greenwood over the eight other colleges, with James C. Kinard as orator. The college also won the State championship in basket ball, for the third successive year. We captured second place in the base ball contest. ? Many alumni and former students will come up to commencement. Th? rwf iVowhprrv wiST Alien their v?. j homes to tbe visitors. One of the entertainments for the week is base ball, two games between the college and the one arm wonders, a team of players only two of whom hare two arms. (A. great crowd is expected both days to see this unusual and novel sight. The graduating class numbers 26. The class will hold special exercises under the campus trees on Monday morning. Schumachers and his orchestra from Columbia will furnish the commencement music. The Private of the Sixties. Th? Drayton Rutherford chapter U. D. C. will dedicate a stone on Fridayafternoon. June 2, at 6:30 o'clock, to the memory of five unknown Confederate soldiers who are buried, in the village graveyard. Dr. A. J. Bowers will make a short address on "The Private Soldier of the -Sixties." All who are interested are invited to attend these exercises, at the vil lage graveyard whicli is in tne rear of the Boundary street school. SUMMER BEOS. MAKE BIG COTTON DEAL One of the biggest transactions in cotton in this section in a long time took place the other day when Summer Brothers sold to Xat Gist for the Newberry cotton mills 1,409 oaiea at 13 cents the pound for the lot. The check amounted to $84,115.20. NEAL W. WORKMAN Candidate for the State Senate, Newberry Court House, Friday, A gust Ilth. - * -j? ' 1 i r 4.1, Jaiapa, j.uesaa.j, August iuiu. Keitt's Grove, Friday, August - >i . Little Mountain, Tuesday, Augu^ 22nd. Newberry (West End), Saturday, August 26th. The meeting at Whitmire to begin at 2 o'clock p. m. The meeting at West End to begin at 8 o'clock p. m. All other meetings to begin at 10:30 a. m. ... , , r. : ' vj?;s