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GREENWOOD TIDINGS.
DOTS FROM THE FAu1LE PEN OF "Y. e."

ment So Closing Exercises of tht
Male Academy...[ytrikes. es.-.Siclknes.
and Dea ..DistInguished Visitor,
, and other Matters.
GREENwoon, S. c., June IA, 1883.
Rev. w. F. Pearson preached in the Presby
terian church yesterday morning:
Rev. H. q. Fennel will assist in the services
at the Presbyterian church next Sabbath
Services will begin on Fsiday night and con
''HHe Miss ioI Kate te Kiagh is visiting Miss Louise
Oldham.
DR.. Thomas Weir and family of Laurens are
visiting friends and relatives near town.
Miss Susie Hood, of Due West, Is visiting
!, The friends of Miss Hattie Alexander, O
Greensboro, N. G., will be pleased to know
that she will spend several weeks In towr
again this summer. She Is expected 10 arrive
Prof r. 6. McLees, OF Macon, Ga.,, has come
to spend his vacation In Greenw wood with hlt
mother. He is teacher IN the Macon Bnhc
Academy.
) Mr.. A. t. Blake is horae to spend his vaca.
tion. He has o fine school In McClainvillc, n
c., and will return to- II about the lst OF Au
gust.
We notice in the Greenwood Tribune tha,
some one suggests that the Amateur Cut
will probably give their entertainment during
be be- in August during The Interstate Agrieui
tural Encampment. So President Gage have
the members of your club ready.
Prot. Blake left Saturday to attend the meet
Ing Of the board Of Trustees of Davidson Coz
lege, which will meet 10 Charlotte to-day.
The name Of Mr.. George w. Buchanan has
been favorably spoken OK for County Commits
soner. He is good architect and would
know the requisites of first.cluss bridge.
Prof. Sanders, the portrait painter, leave:
to-day for Kentucky. lie promises to return
In the fall and get up O class In painting.
Mr.. James Fouche' has sold S2OO worth @
the choicest honey that is brought to this
market
Mr.. II. H. Hughes has our thanks for some
beets are the finest we hlve seen.
Capt Il. 3. Richie, from Ontario, Canada
spent few days with Mr.. J. H. Oldham last
week, on his way 10 his home in Florida. we
hear he Is quite pleased with our town anc
her people and may so!he day spend part o
his summers among us.
The friends ,;i 0f our young t9wnspan, Thad ha q
not long since and now las pneumonia.
W. r. kichey, Esq, of the Laurens Bar, was
in town to-day.
"a friend In need is friend indeed" as was
proven the other day. 4. gentleman from the
country came to town and was followed by n
very fine ponter"dog. which unfortunately
got lost, but was well taken care Of by one OF
Dur young men. who wishes to show his graf
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taken OF with the above mentioned gentle
man.
Mr.. Thomas Chatham: father-in:law Of our
townsman, MIR. B. j.. Mckcllcr, died at his
advanced age OF so years
Jim Kelly, en Englishrlan, died at his home
about q mile from here, on Thursday night. ol
dysentery. In 1915 no man took more active
part in the campaign than he did mounted
on his noble sliced "BlOod" lie attended every
political meeting In the county His remains
were inferred In the public cemetery. and we
know OF no better epitaIh to be Inscribed to
man."
Strikes are becoming fashionable. Last
Monday cotton choppers demanded 50 cents
and board, and Saturday the drayman who
las for the last three years been receiving 81 80
for delivering a car load of corn raised their
figures to S2.25. Several merchants have their
own teams and will do tleir own hauling be.
fore paying such prices.
A call meeting of the Greenwood Board oi
Trade was held last Wednesday morning to
consider the advisability Of sending a dele.
gate to represent her interests at q meeting oi
Agricultnrsts that was held ut Seneca City
on the following day, to Helect q location and
make arrangements for an Interstate Agri.
cultural EncaTnpment between the States OF
South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and
Tennessee. Mr.. L. +. Riley WAS sent to repre-.
sent the advantages Of Greenwood, MS the
place for the cncampment to be held. Seneca,
Greenwood and Spartan burg were the three
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four were appointed to decide the question.
We hear that Greenwood offers more natural
advantages than Seneca, 30 the contest for the
great prize lies between this place and Spar.
| tanburg. 1t behooves not OILY our citizens,
but those all over the county to do all they
can to have the encampnent here. IL is tho
only place In the county where 1t can meet OF
account OF the railroad facilities, and when
the Chester. Greenwood, AbbeviIle and Elber-
| ton road Is finished there Is no better place
In the South tor 1t. Tie committee will be
here on the 23d June, and 60 on to Spartan.
burg the next day.
According 10 announcement the public ex-
ercises OF the Greenwood Male Academy came
Off last week. The examination of the va.
rious classes was Thorough and rigid, and was
oP Or e ON
with humorous recitatk'ns and dialogues BY
the boys In the preparatory department.
Among those deserving fpecial mention were
Masters Charles Swygert, James Pinson. Will
liam Jones ard Ramsay Calhoun. After the
regular exercises Of the evening were closed
Prof Cunningham delivered very appropri-
ate address to the students He forcibly i'm
pressed upon them the great responsibilities
that devolved upon the rising generation, and
urged them to avail themselves Of the oppor-
tunittes Of preparing tc, meet these duties.
On the following night Wallers Hall was fill
ed to Its utmost capacity with an eager throng
classes on the subject, (which has the great
er influence on man, love or fear?" Both
S1deS were we'll repreSen led anu strong argyll
ments advanced In the debate we will make
special mention of MessIs. william Simmons
and Charles Crews Of The affirmative, and
Messrs. Thomas Riley and John Verell Of the
negative. Flowers were sent TO the speakers
In great profusion and MIR. William Simmons
was weighted down with the lovely offerings.
President Coleman Waller entertained the
audience with some well chosen remarks and
stated that the argument stood 90 to 100 in fa-
vor Of love. Prof. Boozer then closed by
thanking the band for The deliphtftll muSic
and also urged the i'm moortance of q larger
building for the Male School. He said It
would not take many 10 build it If all would
give as much us he.
Friday night large audience assembled In
the same hall to hear lecture on Phrenology
by Dr. w. Fl. Barker, of North Carolina. He
entertained them we'll for an hour lecturing,
and spent the remainder Of the evening IN
phrenologising the heads of Mr.. John 3. Sam
pie and Mr.. B. Reynolds, Jr.
The lecture on EvOluiio ion by Mr.. j. B. Ar
mold on Saturday night was closely listened
| to. and received with delight by many. Mr..
Arnold is not conve"t of DR.. Woodrow s
though he sustalns some OF his theories. Ho
will lecture again in n few weeks ON the remi-
niscences Of camp life, and the struggle Of
STATIC rights.
Thus, Mr.. Editor, you sac we have just pass
ell through week Of enjoyment, and are
now waiting patiently for the closing exer-
cises In the Female College. when We will OK
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