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LETTER FROM HARD LABOR.
Exhibition and Picnic of Miss Wide,
mans School "A Pleasant Day.
MILL WAY, S. c., July 1, 1877

Mill WAY, S. c., July 1, 1872
Editor A6beriNe Press and Banner:
DEAR SIR:-Thursday, tho 27tI
day of June, 1872. will long be re
,mcmbered with the liveliest emotion
iby your correspondent and his family
,Snd doubtless by, the entire assembly
Nvio attended tho Exhibition ant
Picnic at Miss Sampio Widcman'
School on that day. Miss Sumpic'
school house is in Capt. Larkin Rey
h)lds yard-the school is composed
in a great part Of the grand children
.of Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds; some o
the oneighbors send and some com'
,trdtn distance. Capt. r. and hi
good lady deserve great credit fo'
'their untiring devotion to their grane
children AID are striving hard te
leave them legacy, that is moro en-
during than brass.
At an early hour the crowd com
'mcnccd to gather, and by ten o'clock
there Was collected 80 or 100 of our
best citizens, young and old, married
and single ladies and gentlemen, to dc
honor to tho occasion; nor was il
strictly ncighborhood gathering
for there was representatives from
various sections of the District. Youl
village was Hugely represented BY
that genial whole-souied fellow J. B
r., who is very lively and general
favoritc. The Dead Fall was repre-.
scented by DR.. A. P. Band lady. The
Doctor was bordering on his old
rangc and his friends were glad to
meet him. 1 had tho pleasure
osmeeting DR.. NJ. C. T., from
Greenwood, lie is under q Greeley
banner, and lisa strong advocate ottht
Greeley ticket. and the, old "Whitc
hat Blters:" Capt. Wesley J. and
lady were up. from the Gold Mine
section. He represents al quiet il,
that stction. -, 1..>
There was a nice little stand ercc.
ted at one end of the piazza Of Capt
RS commodious house, and tho col
umns wcre ornamcntel with ever
greens and flowers. placed there by
fair hands and the lsuperscription was
written in.fowers over the front oi
stage. "A Happy Greeting to. ALL
In front of The stand and unlers tho
nco shade trees were chairs ann
benches for tho accommodation OF
tho audience. ~.
a littlo after 10 the ringing of Il
bclts was heard, and Capt. Vincent
Griffin appeared on tho stage as
Hmaster of ceremonies" and announ-
red that the exercises would now
commence. Our old friend of 'bctter
days" performed his part, with a
good deal cf ease and to the satisfac.
,ion of al. The following programme
was then gone through with.
.sIIark what mean those holy
voices" "A song by the school.
'.The IIill:of Science, Compost.
ton by Miss Mamie White.
"Tho Honest Youth"-Speech by
Willie Ballock. 80
BELL Mahome"-A song by Miss
Stella Griffin. ~:
ga Let;ers-By Mamie Watson.
"a SputhcrIy Wind"-A round by
the school.
Never say Il Can't" Composition
by ;Bcttie Bullock.
Spring at the foot Of the hill,"-A
song by Miss Mamie White.
Don't Kill the Birds" Speech by
Johnnie Beardcn.z
"Little Cloe".=--A song by Mamie
Watson. =. ~g
"A; Lettc,"-- BY Mamie Reynolds.
"Light May the Boat Row.
song by tho school.
: Life, "A Speech by Dickie Co..
Her.
aCantilcna,"- song by Miss Aggie
Bullock. - &E>.&
"a Lctter,"-By Irene Bradley.
"A Dialogue about klughing."
s.The Hunters Chorus, "A round
by the school.
"onr Happy School Days Com
position by Miss Aggie Bu.lo *.
"Zula Zong,"-A song by Miss
"A Lcttcr,7@By Maadic Puray.
"Beautiful Hills, "A song by tht
School.
Never Despair" "A speech by
Jimmie Reynolds.
"Whcn the Cat is away the Mic'
will play-Dialogue by the children
''Something in Heaven for children
TO do,"-Song by the school.