Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-19
labor. Good behavior will reduce the
term to a little more than five years.
ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS.
Ebenezer Academy-The Color ed Company
Got the Best Of It-Other Notes.

EbeneZer ACademy-The COlOie company
Got the Best of It-Other Notes.
Correspondence of the iorkville Enquirer.
Rock HILL, June 17.-Last Thurs
day night was an eventful one for the
citizens of Ebenezer, as the closing ex-
ercises of the Ebenezer Academy took
place at that time. The crowds that
hocked in early from Rock Hill and
the surrounding country taxed the
seating capacity Of the large school
building to its utmost, and many
could only find standing room inside.
Mr.. J. P. Smith and Misses Luta Fewell
and Ella Avery have been the teach
ers in charge of this famous old school
during the year just closed, and we'll
have they sustained the fine reputa-
ton of this justly popular institution.
Rev. DR.. Thornwell opened the ex-
ercises with prayer, and then came
music, plays, and recitations so pleas
antly interspersed that little room was
left for fatigue on the part of the au-
dience, even had the programme been
much longer or the performance of
the different parts less excellent.
Your correspondent was especially
struck with the splendid acting of
Miss Ola Barron in the "Frog Hollow
Lyceum," and of Miss Oba Nicely and
Mr.. Emerson Smith in "From Down
East" Of all the recitations Miss
Marie Fewell's rendition of "The Rum
Maniac" was by many regarded the
best.
A very interesting feature ofthe pro-
gramme asthe awarding ofthe prizes,
two for defamation and one for writ
ing. DR.. Thornwell delivered these
in his usual happy manner. The boy
who had made the best record in dec
lamation during the session was Sam
Barry, and the prize was a beautiful
volume of Shakespeare. Little Bessie
Shurley received volume Of Pilgrims
Progress for having excelled among
the girls in declamations during the
year and book was also given to
Thornwell Nicely for having made the
greatest Improvement in writing.
The trustees of the school had
meeting this morning and elected the
same teachers, with increased salaries,
for another year.
There was quite an interesting con-
test in the way Of drill by the city
fire department this afternoon, the ri
valry being between the squad of COL
ored fremen with their little hand-en-
CINE and the hook -and-ladder outfit,
and the white tiremen with our trusty
little steamer. The run was made
from the Graded school building to the
Southern depot and stream of water
thrown to the top Of the Fewell 4 Co.,
store building in less than four minutes,
the colored contingent winning by q
fraction Of minute.
Quite a number Of teachers boarded
the train here this afternoon en- route
for Yorkville, and others still, we learn,
will 90 over to attend the County
Teachers Institute Prof. j. w. Thom-
son, who expected to be there and fill
a place on the programme, is now sick
with mumps and will not be able to at
tend.
Major Bacon filled his engagement.
here last Friday evening, delivering
his very fine lecture to an appreciative'
audience, though the turnout was not
such as we had reason to hope would.
greet the noted lecturer.
Rev. Alexander Sprunt has been
very unwell for more than week and
it has been decided that he will 60 to
the seashore for rest and recuperation.
He expects to leave tomorrow for
Wrightsvile Sound for a stay Of two
weeks.
The pulpit of the First Presbyterian
church was filled yesterday by Rev.
Thos. Lowry.