Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-10
THE new CEDAR BLUFF.
A Thrifty and Pushing Little
Town.
A FINE SCHOOL.
Successful Industrial Enterprlses-fins
Mineral Spring and Inn.

In brief time town Of three or four
hundred people has sprung up, and nice
residences, splendid school building, one
of the finest Touring mill, the country,
an excellent wooden mill and q comfortable
ann commodious hotelstand as monuments
to the energy and enterprise Of those
who now constitute its citizens.
On last Friday we determined to visit
Cedar Bluff on a business and pleasure trip.
We went and remained there for over
twenty four hours. During our stay we
were treated with the most cordial hos
pitality ,and the visit was both pleasant and
profitable.
We struck the town just as the closing
exercises of the High School were begin
ming, and had the pleasure of attending the
opening entertainment, which took place
on Friday night. The hall of the school
building was packed with crowd which
numbered from FIVE to six hundred. 1t
was an intelligent audience, with many
pretty girls and good looking young men
present to grace the occasion. The hall
had been tastefully decorated and draped
with exquisite evergreens and flowers.
The following programme had been ar
ranged and was executed to the delectation
of the audience, which remained unbloken
until midnight, about which time the en-.
tertainment was concluded:
June 81, s p. m.-Prayer, Rev. L. O..
Adams. Piano duet-"Gallop Bacchic, !"
Misses Mayo and Maud Mcclure. Dec
lamation-"The Two roads," Chapman X.
Wlngo. Piano solo-"On Blooming Mead
ows," Miss John. Recitation-"The
Ghost" Miss Pearl MCGUIRE. Vocal solo
-"Cradle Song," Miss Louise Higgin-
botham. Debate-"Resolved, That Ne.
groes Should be Colonized," w. II. White,
Miss Maud Mcclure, Miss Effie Williams,
affirmative; w. II. Peery, Z. F. Laird,
Miss Maud Gillespie, negative. The hoop
drill. Piano eolo-"Gaite de Cosur," Miss
Maud Mcclure. Declamation-Henry w.
Grady, Joseph J. Mays. Recitation
"The Bridge" class. Vocal duet -"Love's g
Awakening" Misses John and Kelly,
Tableau-''Rock of Ages" Piano solo
Summer" Miss Maud Gillespie. Recita'
tion-"The Jinera," Miss Mayo MCGUIRE.
Vocal solo-"Magnetic Waltz, Miss John.
"The Peak Sisters"
The music was good, and the recitations
and the declamations excellent. The
cradle song by little Miss Louise Higgin'
botham was sweet, and what some would
call cute, and proved to be one ofthe most
pleasing numbers on the programme. It
was The editors fortune to be placed on
the committee to decide the debate. The
speakers all did well, some Of the young
ladies reading excellent papers. 1t waH
the first time We had ever heard the ques.
tion discussed orally, though we had often
read discussions in print. The debate was
listened to with marked attention by the
audience. When the committee retired
for consultation they found that the con-
test was very close one, but decided
the question in favor of the negative. The
entertainment was closed by '"The Peak
Sisters" who proved themselves very
amusing and entertaining.
On Saturday night another entertainment
was given at the hall by pupils of the High
School. We regretted very much that we
we're unable to remain at the Bluff and at
tend it. We have been told by persons
who were there that it was even better
than the one of tie preceding night. The
following was the programme:
Prayer. Just Two-"Festival March,
Misses Harlow, Williams and Kiser. Reel
tation-"Money Musk, class. Piano sole
-Minuett, Op 81. No. 8, Miss Mamie Hig
einbotham. Declamation-"Supposed
Speech of Regulus, Thomas A. Repass, Jr
Piano duet-"Il Corricolo," Misses Mamie
and Louise Higginbotham. Address, Mr.
L. L. Greeyer. Piano solo-"Titania, .
Miss Carrie Mcclure. Tableaux. Recita
tion-"The Reaper's Dream,' Miss Maud
Repass. Piano duet-"Gavotte" iron
Mignon), Misses Mamie Higginbothan
and Maud Gillespie. Flower drill. Dec
lamation-"The Independence Bell" Gil
lard John. Vocal solo-"Sweet Bunch O
Daisies" Miss Kate John. Recitation
1.-THE vagabonds," class. instrumental
trio-''L'Alliance, Misses Maud, Mayo
and Carrie Mcguire.
The address of Mr.. E. L. Greever, w
are informed, was splendid one, aud wal
listened to with marked attention and in
tense pleasure by the 'arge audience. HI
chose for his subject "The Duties of Citi
zenship." In treating the subject he gave
, history Of the growth of government
showing the different forms that have pre-
vailed, primeval, tribal and national, abso
lutism, monarchical and republican. h'
spoke of the influence of the church upor
government and OF The immense power 81
long exerted by tie Pope in the civil gov
ernments of the world. Finally Amerlc
was discovered which led to the foundation
of our ideal form of government.
Speaking of American citizenship ant
what it implies, he told how great thin
, If js to he an American citizen. He spok
of the public schools, claiming that thei
| object was not only to develop the menta
e faculties of the pupils, but TO develop goo'
citizens. He paid high tribute to tn
/. sons of Virginia for the part they ha'
s played in forming and developing our gov
6 ornnant and creating the highest order Q