The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-26

Fayetteville Graded school Exercises.
Red Springs Female SeminaTy-Oaks
ihurst Academy-NeWs Notes.

49,
hurst Academy-News Notes.
Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, n. c., May %.
The closing exercises OF the city
graded school, Miss p. H Matthews.
superintendent, were held in the large
and handsome court room on Gillespie
street, at 1890 o'clock his morning,
and were enjoyed by a large concourse
OF the friends and patrons Of the school.
The hall was tastefully decorated with
flags. flowers and bunting, and the
programme offered an entertainment Of
first-rate merit and unusual interest.
Besides songs. exercises in defamation
and renditions in ~elocution. exception
ally fine, sketches were read by Misses
Nellie Davis, Thomas Jefferson
Stella Bell, Our Navy" Mary ".
Broadfoot, Richmond Pearson Hob
son." Eliza Hill Robson, Our Heroes
Who Fell" Louise Huske, Admiral
Dewey" Frances r. Broadfoot.
Sampson, Schley and Sig-bce;" Jean
Pemberton, Leaders in Our Army"
Amanda Amos, Cuba, Porto Rico n
the Philippines" Master James C. Tay-
lor, Andrew Jackson" q
Many handsome and useful prizes
were dist ibuted, the presentation be-
ing most happily and el~oquently made
by Mr.. j. A. Oates, editor of The North
Carolina Baptist, as follows: For best
sketch, Mary Norcot Brosdfoot; for
scholarship, department, etc., to r.
Fitzell, la Humph -ys, Grace Jen-
nings, Kate Sinclair, Mary Norcott
Broadfoot, Margaret Lamb, Marie
Thornton, Effie Sinclair, Ada Strick-
land, Phillips Thomas, Mary Sheetz,
: Tahn III nd S>lIin pAh-rnn TIara
Fitzell, Scbastit n Meultsby. Frances
Broadfoot, Ellen Bro '@foCt, n n Fisher,
John Atkinson, F. Sedberry, Arnio Sed-
berry, Hunter Thomas, E. +. Fftzell,
, Georgc Johnson, Lena Prior, F. Adams.
: A. Prior, w. Prior. An especial award
, for merit was bestowed on Miss Jeanne
Pembeton.
| The commencement of Red Springs
, Female Seminary is now in progress.
! The baccalaureate ermon was deliver
ed last Sunday, and today Mr.. N. a.
Mclean, a gifted member Of the Lum-
berton bar, delights the audience with
the annual address.
! The closing of Oakhurst academy,
Sampson county, last Friday, was
the occasion of a large grathering of
! the best people of all hat section, and
a delightful day was spent. In the
morning the question of the ; new
amendment to the constitution was de-
OdteQ-MeSSrS. WllldmS ana Simpson
on the affirmative, and Spell and Autry
on the negative; decided in favor Of the
affirmative. In the afternoon there
were declamatory exercises with an ad-
! dress by Mr.. J. H. Myrover. and at
night a very excellent programme, rem
dered to perfection before an immense
! crowd. Miss Gertrude Fisher, nearly
totally blind, was the %organist, assist
ed by Messrs. Howard n Butler, vio-
linists. Miss Fisher is a rarely gifted
musician, endowed with great delicacy
Of touch, sweetness of expression n
skill in execution.
Great regret is felt in all that section
that Professor. Robinson, principal of
Oakhurst academy, will not remain af-
ter this year. He is an efficient and
faithful teacher, and, above all, a mar
of irreproachable character.
| Messrs. Sellers and Brown were here
this week in the interests of the rail-
| road from Concord. They say that the
company can place the bonds If the
| roao is brought to Fayetteville.
At the last meeting of the chamber
of the committee appointed
for the purpose asked further time 20
report on the proposed tobacco ware
house.
Betsy Hamilton" (Mrs. Moore) gives
an entertainment here tonight for the
benefit of the Monument Association.