The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-29
Yni..stfIle School Exhibition.


tend the exhibition of Prof. John @.
Hicks school at Six Mile, on Saturday,
9th int. Before giving the impressions
| made on us by the exercises of the day,
we will state the incidents of The Journey
from our home to the place where the cx.
hibition was held.
We left early on Friday morning reach.
first objective point. We had previously
promised onr highly esteemed young
friend, Mr. George a. Ellis, former p,s-
pill of our, to go by his LONE with con-
dtional promise on his part, that he would
accompany us TO the destination. We
were seeking Just on the eve Of leaving
Easlry, we met with Il Pickcnsitr, who
seemed much pcrturbrd in miud from
the fac that he had Just returned from Il
trip North aud MAS exceedingly anxious
t" reach his home that morning. Tie had
Immediately on his arrival in EaS!cv en-
gagged Il scat on the passenger and mail
train running between Er>iry and pickcilS
twice day, conducted bv the faithful
my friends a~iIaiirn WAS that when Inc
repaired with valiSr in hand ut the, stated
tine to The place "i starting, imagine his
i'cmpilurr, " hen he was Informed that
lhr train ha,l "Onr on such was his dis.
appointment nld Il feeling somewhat
ahm% I" vcNntinn that he 'l"ubtly would
hoir E>ti;ulrda suit against Che cnupany
i"r damages, haI we NO! offered him Il |
Il r,at With IL Il. far - lichrnS. We were
. mlIv paid hv the entertainment lr gave
IL "rn lu>l'". by hi> telling lis Vii It Hc
>N ani heard in the Mrty"p"liS and also
the capitol oi the nation, whence hc w;lS
now returning hume. Aitr,' safely de-
p"s.t."% ON fellow traveller 1T his gate
"" 'ir"Nr ON ,Ihr hrn" "f Mr.. l.. lis.
NI"lr for few h"u "" rri we'd the
hospitality I'll hiuh christian friends.
lh"rr" IL company Nllh or frjrml, Mr..
q. ~ ElJ>. v" drove to tn" r%si,lrItr OF
MIR. Ih"ma> Power, "u the K"owr, river
u'ar old Fckru>. Il" ia anticipation of
oar coming, hau taken ir"m his traps some
ui,'> excellent ii>h. vnirh furnished to VS.
4 mos inviting anl "ui 'vabr dish, We
f"rli at Nj. puW"r.'. nn' OILY hrSi.,s
Il" finIIy. Prof. II rk who lnui,l there,
h't ~ beautiful an ;,c"nmIl lli>hrd ,lauml
ter. vi Olive, anal Young Mr.. Davis, a
>i"'i"H'. both ui these h,,l cOmr down
t'lnI ''nr from Wa.h III, to at end tlrex
in'rit''n Mr.. Power j. one e our pr,
%'">>iN" l"rm"r>. h. i, Fortunate in b,in~ |
'" "' owner "l S"Inn "i tn" most valuable |
in'n'' on ihr hnnEs "f kcnWrr. Tie is the |
!n'r "l hNr promising boys, anil those |
',' ,'Ii . aS'' are taking Il hiTh stand
- '"' lai">lilic school. After Il night ni
r,>' A'iu comfort We repaired tn the Six
Mi" rh'iich, II spacious building cnpnb G,
Ii - >A'd. ct >"aiii z 1O) people. 4 luigr
c"h'"''I>c had come together here from
every lni'l III the ca pass. At 10 U'cluck
'hr " icl-"' OF tn" Gay began with an.
religious EXERCISES, It, llnWcl hy
examinations in nrihugraplv. After this
rect ill"r b, the pupilS both male and fc-
male, :hr Tilrnlc Of every speech wS the
ch''>" II temperance or prohibition. 4
''.llnih'"pic gentleman of New York
iEl> instituted scheme to advance the
rall-r OF pinlli )itiun. IL iS this. lie 0i
irr> Il medal |" tn" best ,lrclaim"r. ont of
>'N contestants selected inany school That
VIII comply. The subject OF I'LL tie
Spr'ch' mace ON cNhihilion day is pro-
ma ION. ah' six, n" more nor less IF the
.ch"" can enter the co Il for Il medal.
MS M' hnl Is aW;ihrh b." three Judges
Arp"i,'r" hy the teacher The just prize
Is Il SilVcr in"da', nhh when lhrlr aic six
SILVER 'nrdalS awarded in any school then
III" S'N having obtained the first medal
chi, enter int" II contest for gold medal.
anl Wien six in the school IA iiI huv, r.