The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-01
Providence Percelliongs.
To the Editor of the Dispatch;

A 1alr Qay, d 1aiSe aoSeuo1lSe' al
interesting and novel program, a
pleased and delighted crowd Of
grown people and a jubilantly enthu-
siastic group of little ones marked
the scene of Christmas day exer-
cises at Providence church.
The Sunday school, highly sue
cessful one, was giving its friends a
musical aud literary treat long to be
remembered by all present.
The visit of Santa Claus to the
children was the subject the sklllfcl
rendering of which added to the
laurels which already crown the
brows of the first class talent at
Providence. The music, always a
grand feature at this place, was,
owing to the indefatigable efforts Of
Miss Lula Harman and Mr.. Sam
Rawl, was even better than usual,
the bass voices not being pushed so
far, thus giving the sopranos a chance
with the result of rendition as
nearly perfect as sublunary efforts
admit. Cheerful, jolly old Santa
in the person Of Mr.. John Caugh-
man, came with his wallet of good
things, his geniality, his perfect pro-
priety of manner and his fine orator
icaI delivery, to idealize himself in
the minds of the children as the
qusintessence of benevolence.
Miss Corrie Roberts, with her
young, sweet, fresh voice, caplivated
her hearers in solo singing. The
little ones gave a grand welcome to
Santa Claus in the '.Children's Iugi-
tation," and Santa, assisted by a
competent choir, replied in the Bell
song with a aringing chorus that made
one wish he was child again so
sweet, so ioyfully, yet so childish
was the refrain. The tableau, in
which Miss Hattie Wingard, as
Truth; Miss Lizzie Seay, as Hope;
Miss Edith Roberts, as Joy; Miss
Bessie Caughman, as sorrow; Miss
Emma Wingard, as Sympathy, Miss
Florence Caughmar, as Love, and
Master Simon Caughuan, as Religion
participated was rendered with dra-
matte effect evidencing skillful and
painstaking preparation. Miss Lula
Harman at the organ, as in solo, was
incompatible and her performances
added greatly to the grand success
of the occasion.
When the ladies of Providence
provide a feast the partakers may
well consider themselves the most
favored of mortals, and on Christ
mas day the ladies surpassed even
themselves.
The services were as distinctively
religious as they were distinctively
Christmas festivities. There was
prayer and song and sermon and all
were full of that JOY which brings
peace on earth and good will to men.
The Rev. Mr.. Graichen, Mr.. James
E. Hendrix and Mr.. Sam Rawl de-
li7ered short addresses and Ill endt d
"merry as a marriage bell"
There are a few cases of measles
in this vicinity, all of which are pro-
crossing favorable at this writing.
The church building at Providence
is to be renovated. A new roof, bet
ter foundations and coat of paint
being among the improvement talked
about.
Mr.. Sim Gross and his faithful
wife are bearing up bravely under
their afiiction and have the heartfelt
sympathy of all their neighbors and
friends, Our genial Coroner, Mr..
James Fields, spends much time
with them and by his cheerfulness
adds much to the comfort of his old
friends.
There were wedding bells at Mr..
George Harman's. A wedding sup
per, q grand infair and if my ears
did not deceive me, agrand calithum-
plan serenade made the wedding a
grand one and another couple are
launched out bravely on the matr',
monial seas. May their voyage le
prosperous one, attended ever by
fair winds and sunbright skies.
The "pote" got off this the other
day:
Its doubtful ketching foxes, minks
or weasels,
But no trouble now in ketching
measles.
The Rev. Mr.. Graichen paid visit
to Mr.. George Fields one day last
week, and when he left there was a
little Christian in that house and its
name was Hattie Marie. Ruthie' S
nose is out of joint now, but she has