The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-05-29
Bolton News.

hQlEOE oIduyOA3 Va LILO AOdoo ooAA
Chronicle, was in town Monday and Tues
day.
Miss Eva Murphy, ofyour city, is visit
ing friends here.
Miss Matte Brown is away on an e1-
tended visit to Spartanburg and Green
Vile.
Mr.. T. o. Kirkpatrick was in our town
Sunday and Monday on his return from
Lowndesville, where he has just closed q
| full and progressive school. He has re-
turned to his old home, Donalds, where he
will engage in mercantile business.
Mr.. W. K. Stringer has returned from
Sumter, where he very ably represented
Bolton Lodge, <. Of P, in the annual State
Convention of that fraternity.
Mr.. j. D. Campbell has returned from
spartanburg, where he has been attending
the series OF musicales given at Converse
tiful cottage in process Of erection on the
southern side Of town which, when COM
pleted, will greatly increase the ornamen-
| tatiou of our already beautiful village.
Miss Gennette Austin, OF Williamson,
visited relatives here last week.
We are glad to inform our readers that
| Mrs. r. A. Lewis, who has been almost
hopelessly i'll for some time, is much bet
ter and constantly improving.
The excursion to Tallulah passed here
on time this morning, (Tuesday) and the
already very large crowd was increased by
about thirty from this place.
We notice the pleasant and apparently
very happy countenances of Misses Claudia
Provost and Corrie Poore, and Messrs.
Rhett Parker and Walter Brock, at the
closing exercises of the Bolton High School
Monday evening.
Another term OF the Bolton High School
was very happily and successfully termi-
mated on Monday evening last. Under
the efficient and perfectly satisfactory
management Of Prot. a. T. Smith, the
last term has been one of the most success
full within the memory Of the writer. In
fact, too much praise cannot be bestowed
upon Prof. Smith, and also upon his
brother, Prof J. T. Smith, who preceded
him as teacher, for the able manner in
which they have conducted the school.
The present high standard of the school
was attained by Prof J. T. Smith, and has
since been successfully maintained by the
present teacher. The school, notwith-
standing many very near country schools
and also opposition schools In town, has
been strong both numerically and intellec.
tually, At the invitation of Prof. Smith,
many OF the friends and patrons of the
school assembled st the school building
Monday forenoon to witness the final ex-
aminations of the pupils. tits almost i'm
possible for one, not having heard, to be.
lieve with what ease, grace and lack OF
effort almost every question propounded
was answered. And the questions were,
great many of them, difficult, and put
with the greatest fairness. In fact, tho
fairness and impartiality Of the examina-
tions would have done justice to even any
Of our colleges. In short, the e1amina-
tions were excellent, and all who witness
ed them expressed themselves as perfectly
satisfied with the standing exhibited by
the pupils and the work done by Prof.
Smith. Being the last day Of school, the
iubilant and consequently little unman.
ageable. But, notwithstanding this argu-
ment against them, we are sorry to say
that their decorum was far superior TO
that of few Of the spectators. In the
afternoon, the spacious hall on the top
floor of the school building was beautifully
decorated under the tasteful supervision Of
Miss Rosa Tribble, the assistant teacher,
and in the evening, long before the cur.
tains were raised revealing the Visions Of
Ioyeliuess concealed by them. the build
ing was literally crammed. Every seat,
window and foot Of standing room was
utilized by some sturdy son or delicate
daughter of Adam or Eve as the case may
be. It was hot. The perspiration ran in
rivulets down our backs. Handkerchiefs
were at premium. Fans were In demand.
We expect to see but one place hotter.
But when the curtains were raised all this
was forgotten, and all placed themselves
in comfortable position for the literary
enjoyment which followed. The pro-
gramme consisted in Rotations, music,
dialogues and short dramas. All the par
ticipants acquitted themselves creditably
indeed we were ignorant Of our posses
sion of the talentexhibited. AS we looked
at the bright, joyous faces and happy
countenances of the boys and girls, We
thought that if to us would be given the
opportunity of having three wishes grant
ed, as it was to the old gentleman in the
| fairy tale, they would be these: First,
That once more we could be young and
play about the old Bolton school house as
| we did many years ago. Second, That
Prof. Smith would be our teacher, and
third that we could have guaranteed to us
as much enjoyment as, we know, that
Prof. Smiths pupils will have during their
vacation. We would write more but time
forbids. Everything passed off success.
fully. The patrons and trustees expressed
themselves as eminently satisfied. Let Us
not stop at this one SUCCESS. Let the trustees
re-elect Prof. Smith and let Monday even
ing's success be an incentive to them to
CO operate with him more in the future
| than in the past and continue the work of
building up one Of the best schools In
upper Carolina. UsuRPER.