The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-12
EXCELSIOR NOTES.

Miss Alice Crosson, teacher at the
Monticello Academy, four miles below
Prosperity, gives closing exhibition Of
her school tomorrow evening. Thanks
for an invitation to be present; will at
tend if possible.
Last Sunday we attended the COM
munion services held at Mt. Pilgrim
church. The day was lovely, a large
congregation present, and the pastor
preached an able sermon from the 18th
chapter ofNunbers and the oath verse,
after which large number obeyed the
command Of our Saviour, ''do this in
remembrance of me-" Three members
were received into the church, two by
confirmation and one by baptism. The
church was nicely decorated and to the
left side of pulpit, were these letters,
"Good Friday" Over the pulpit ~as
placed the letters, '.'The Lord L. risenn
and to the right of pulpit were the let
tiers "Easter Sunday" The pastor, Rev.
C. A. Marks, held services at the above
named church every evening during
the past week, as we stated in our letter
last week, we learn the attendance
was good. ....... ... --.. .... ..
DR.. R. C. Kibler, of Prosperity, while
in this community lastweek showed usa
! novel way of measuring the earth to
see how far the recent rains had soaked
down. Just ask "Doc" and he will
| take pride in explaining the matter.
, On last Friday night we had the
pleasure of attending the closing exhi-
bition Of Miss Nora Lakes school at
the Ridge Road Academy. On our az
rival at the academy we found large
crowd already assembled to witness
the exercises, and still they kept on
coming until the academy building was
filled to its utmost capacity, and yet
leaving great many on the out side.
Across one end of the academy build
| ing was red curtain stretched to cut
off the view of the audience from the
teacher and her pupils, and it was
arranged so as to be easily removed just
by pulling cord that was attached to
either side of the curtain, and this cur
tain was removed by Mr.. Luther XII
nard and Mr.. Emanuel Strouse at the
sound of the bell given by the teacher.
ATS o'clock the exercises were opened
with prayer by Mr.. Jefferson Quattle-
baum, and after an excellent piece OF
music, speeches and dialogues followed
of all varieties, the speakers and their
subjects being introduced to the aud
ience by Mr.. Martin Strouse.
We cannot close without compI-
menting the excellent music furnished
for the occasion by Mrs. R. K. Epps on
the organ and or the violin by Messrs.
ID. @. Wilson and r. J. Wilson, which
added wonderfully to the exercises OF
the evening.
The teacher, Miss Nora Lake, had
promised two prizes to her pupils; first
prize to the one that improved the most
in writing, second prize to the next best
in writing, and after the exercises were
through these prizes were awarded to
Master Berry Livingston for first prize
and second prize to Master Alonzo
Quattlebaum and were delivered by
Mr.. T. J. Wilson. Thus ended the ex-
ercises of the evening, and everybody
seemed to enjoy themselves, and, OF
course, your correspondent always en-
joys such pleasant entertainments
These good people seem deeply inter
ested in the educational welfare Of theiE
children, and they have just completed
their new church building, and ws
wish them much success in their good
undertakings. SIGMA.