The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-21
NOTES FROM BLACKSTOCK,

Progress In tho Little City. Tho Closing Ex-
''crciues OF tho High School--A Credltnb,e
Exhibit Ion, and II Pleasant Picnic.
Me$Srs. Editors: I have sbcen colr-
stant reader Of vonr valuable PAPER
for the past nino months and, seeing
nothing in it lately from this part of
the 'eo1iity, I propose or YOU will
allow me) through yonr columns ITO
let you and your many readers know
what we arc doing up here in the little
city of Blackstock. The little town
has grown considerably in the the last
seven or eight years and now,promiscs
to bc stillaa'45er. The tap Of. the ham,
NOR and the buzzing Of the saw will
soon DC heard on the dwellings, of Mr..
a. Is. Douglass and the REV. John
White, also on new 'scllool-housc
which is TO be built shortly.
Since I have spoken of~a school
house, please all0w nc to give YOU n
few remarks on the closing exercises
oft&c Dlackstock High School, which
! closed for tho summer vacation on
Thursday, the 14th inst, with Il con-
cert and picnic. The school is taught
by Mr.. w. Is. Thompson, Principal,
Eassistcdby Miss Ncttic Johnsto,, und
Mr.. Dunes McCrorcy. The concert
took place in the school-room, and
early in the evening carriages and bug
gics could be seen coming in ;T1i%sa, all
directions, and by the time when tho
exercises commenced the house was
crowded TO ovcrilowing, and great
many could not get in at all. There
were several visitors from Winnsboro
and Chester present, and all who at
tended pronounced the exhibition n
success and proof that the pupils
had been well prepared by their tcucl,-
ers. Now, Mcssrs. Editors, it is 10
easy matter to write about an culcr-
tainmcnt, where so many took part,
and not slight somebody, but il YOU
VIII lnunIgc me, ! will give YOU Tie
programme the best i can, and if
slight anyone it is 'unintcnlionullv.
Inc exercises commenced with full
chorus by the whole school--"Good
Evening". This was so well rendered
that II would have tempted anponc
who heard it to cXclaim, stI am bouxl
to see it through if it last till morn
ing".
The remainder Of the programme
was as follows:
Instrumental duet, 'tVicnna March"
Miss M Thone and Master Al, Thonp-
son.
=, Speech, tTho Baltic fEicld"-- Char
Two instrumental ducts - Misses
jamie and Mary Thcmpson.
Speech, "Thc Little Spcakcr'-Mcl-
vile Blain.
"Pensive hottischc''-AIiss Leila
Steele.
Speech, "NIcthodist Prcachcr"-John
Cooper.
"Welcomo Morch"- Petite
Mackorcll.
Speech, "Exccllcnt Maa"-Alleync
Douglass.
Vocal duet, "What arc the Wild
waves Sayingr-Nlisscs Bessie john
ston and Mamie Elder.
~ Speech, "Young Orator"-Jimmic
Craig.
"Watcr Lily Polka"-Nlis sallie
Speech, "IIucklcberry Picnic''- ed
die Latham.
"Frcdonia Municipalities Lula Blain.
'EInnrcss Henrietta Wallz"-Nliss
Mary Wylic. "
Speech, "Eastcr sanday"-Albcrt
Mackorcll.
"Go Away Galop"-Robbic Thomp-
Speech, "Thc BrGkcn-hesrtcd Dutch-
man'-Joncs McCrorcy.
Instrumental duet, 'Sontag Polka"
Misses Pcttic Olackorcll and Sullic
Simpson.
Speech, "rrnth'-Eddic Mackorsll.
'Nancy Lcc"--hiisscs Mamie Elder.
Mary Nylic, .Pcttie'a and Matte Macko,
Diia.loguc-Rcuben McCrorcy and
Robbie Shannon.
Speech, "Black Horse and His
Ridcr"-Robbie Thompson.
Duet, "Secrot Love Gavottcc"-Lcla
Steele and Katie Morkhcc.
ChOrusy "l4omc" .n"-Girls.
Chorus, "Thcr2'> Music in the Air"
-~-Girle..
Speech, "Vin ication Of South as:@.-
Moblcy.
Belle IIicklin. 100
Instrumental duet, "Racket Gallon"
Misses Ella and Lula Blain.
"Dinlognc"--Jonos, McCror.y and
Joseph Coleman.
"llopo March"-NIiss Mary Thorus.
Speech, "Lcc's urrendcr"-John
Bricc.
Song, "Wild Ash, Dccr"-Alisscs
Mattic Mackorcll and ella Balm.
"Il'o 'Maidcn's Prayer Miss Nam
nio Elder.
Speech, '"Eho Frailty of Man"-Jolfn
Moblcy.
Trio song, "Putting on Airs"-Arisscs
Eatic'Mockbcc, Lula BIain and Jones
McCrorcy.
Speech. "south. Carolina"4-Willic
Moblcy..
Duet. "Fricndship Polka":A. Misses
Nannio Elder and Belle IIicklin.,
Trio song, "Down Am, ng the Lilies"
- Misses Bessie Johnston, Mamie El.
dor and ELLA Blain.
/ uhpcech, "&arly Knowltuls,"-W;llir
"Silycry Waves"-Bcss'o j ,hns.op
ictory"-Robbir DorvIa:S.
'.Parting Song"-- Wirola sc.,iol.
iA'o cntiro programme w. :, garfield
OUT, ana reflected great crc,ti upon all
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