The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-06-24
Bolton Items.

Mr.. Harvey Telford, for several years
past a resident Of Gainesville, Fla, Is TAX
ing advantage of a months vacation to
visit his relatives at his old home near
here.
Congressman A. G. Latimer and family
mer last week.
Messrs. ". K Stringer and Will Clink-
scales visited Greenville during the com.
mencement there last week.
Messrs. Floyd Cox and Ben Geer, who
have been attending Furman University,
returned home last Friday. The latter
graduated with honors, receiving the de-
gree of Master of Arts. He has also been
elected assistant instructor In the pre-
paratory department Of Furman Univer-
sity for the next session. The position,
both an honor and a. compliment, has
been most worthily bestowed.
The contract for carrying the mail on
the star route between Bolton and Lau-
rens, beginning July !, has been let to
Mr.. J. K. Breaze-le.
A large number of visitors attended
the commencement exercises of the Bel
ton High School Among the number
we're Mrs. Gardner and Miss Lenora
Hubbard. of Anderson.
Mr.. J. M. Madison has returned from a
two weeks visit to Atlanta, considerably
improved in health.
4 Mr.. Cater Erskine, q resident Of the
Meals Creek section of the County, died
of fever at his home last Saturday.
Mr.. Enoch Pepper, a prominent farm
or of the northeastern portion CT the
County, spent a day or " o In town last
week.
Mr.. Hiram Kirby, salesman for r. A.
Lewis, has gone on 8 vacation to his old
| home, near Pacolet, in Spartanburg
County.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Fl. Green have return
ed from a trip of several days in western
| North Carolina.
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Geer, formerly
of this place, had the misfortune to lose
| an infant son, who died at their home In
| H~reenville Sunday morning. A number
| of relatives went to Greenville to attend
| the funeral services.
Mr.. G. W. Taylor has invented and
patented an article OF great utility and
| marvellous mechanical ingenuity. 1t Ia
an improved device for sharpening gin
saws, the apparatus being propelled 81
| Their BY hand or machinery and operating
at the same time with rapidity and pre-
| cision three different saw files. This In
vention Is tar ahead of anything OF the
kind heretofore presented, and will no
doubt meet with q reception credltable
and profitable to Mr. Taylor, who has
previously figured as the author of some
| useful and successful inventions.
The Bolton High School closed it's scho-
lsstic year last week. Interesting public
exercises appropriately marked the con-
clusiou OF the term. These were held
Thursday and Friday evenings and Fri
day afternoon and were Witnessed by
large audiences composed of patrons and
local friends of the institution, and many
visitors from more distant sections of the
County.
The exercises, consisting of Rotations.
declarations, orations, music, and other
kindred attractions, were well arranged
aud admirably executed, rejecting cred
it alike upon the officers of the school and
the students who participated. In fact,
It NAV be stated without hesitation that
the school has never before known 80
successful o closing season, or presented
q series OF commencement exercises In
which public interest was so apparent.
All the preparations for the occasion, it
may be mentioned in passing, were made
without the loss of any time from the
hours regularly adapted to Rotations and
study.
The school the past year has been un-
| U6E Lu6 CudTk6 VI l lols lie w OotS WV
has shown himself to be an educator OF
ability and thoroughness, and his assist
ants, Misses Lillian Madison and Rosa
Tribble, who have had the fitness Of their
selection attested in pronouncedly sue
cessful results. The enrolment during
the sessions lust closed has been $50, ths
average attendance, 100; among this num-
Der being included many nonresident
boarding pupils.
Thursday evening was devoted to the
exercises Of the Othaos Literary Society
composed of the youpgladies of the more
| advanced grades. In addition to musical
features of merit interesting and well-de-
livered recitations were given by Misses
Mamie Clinkscales, Leta Geer, Inez
Campbell, LOWE McDavid, Annie Griffin,
T. Harris and Bertha Grubbs.
A beautifully rendered tan drill was
given by sixteen girls of the school.
u Friday afternoon students OF the pri-
mary and intermediate departments
held the boards in such q manner as to
delight g large assent lsge of fond pa
rents and 'appreciative friends.
Friday evening. under the auspices OF
the Ussmean Society, composed of young
| men of the school, destinations were
| given by e. B. Rice, Jr., and c. F. Cox,
| q humorous reading by j. c. Acker. and
| an original Grafton by o. J.. Copeland, on
Essentials to Success" in which the
| speaker gave evidence of sound reason
| ing powers aud q promising faculty for
public debate.
Hon. J. A. Mccullough, of Greenville,
addressed the audience, and especially
the members of the two literary societies,
in the eloquent and instructive manner
| characteristic of his public utterancea,
| and was heard with close attention to and
| warm commentator of his r-marke, the
| subject of his discourse being, "What
Education Does for the Man." The
| speaker conclusively showed that in order
| for man to attain to the highest state OF
| usefulness and happiness it is necessary
| that his bodily and mental powers, and
| especially his spiritual nature, be intelli-
| gently and fully expanded and develop