The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-15
News From Pine Grove.
Editor TIE ZINES:

Editor TIE ZINES:
We have certainly had plenty of
weather since my last writing, but
so far as l am able to discern, are
none the worse by it. Rut it is too
late to talk about cold weather now,
so I shall pass on to something else,
taking it for granted that the peo-
pie throughout the county have had
enough of the above mentioned arti-
cle-enough to talk about in the
wears to come and make the small
boy prick up his ears by reason Of his
establishment and wonder how those
things could be.
Wednesday. the 22d, was big day
for Pine Grove. The crowd began to
assemble about o'clock and by half
past 10 the large church was filled to
overfowing. The program by the
school was we'll carried out and the
pupils received many words of praise;
this, of course, made their teachers
feel proud Of them. The debate,
which has been mentioned before,
was we'll received by the people and
many favorable remarks made con-
cerning the young debaters. DR..
| Rice, who was with US, said the de-
bate was something remarkable and
was far beyond anything he expected
here at Pine Grove; but we can sur
prise people occasionally. Another
thing which took we'll with the peo.
pie was a dialogue in which Uncle
Sam and two of his daughters took
part. Uncle Sam had on a new suit
of red. white and blue to attend the
birthday exercises OF his favorite SON
and it seemed, from the peals oi
laughter that greeted his appearance
that everybody was glad to see him
There are others who deserve IA
vorable mention, but SO many Others
that | shall have to pass them by
let it be sufficient to say that the ex
ercises were complete success, af
fording fun for fun lovers, sense and
reason for sensible and reasonable
persons and excellent music for those
fond of music.
After the exercises by the schoo
were over we had a good dinner and
plenty of it served by the excellent
people of the community and neigh
boring communities. We had about
two hours for eating, Misunderstanding
and greeting of old friends. ltmight
be that many speeches which coulc
not bear recording were made during
those two hours, for here and there
could be noticed couple with faces
suffused with g happiness beyond
that which the regular exercises O
the day would justify.
After dinner we had lecture along
educational lines from DR.. Jno. A
Rice of Columbia Female College. II
his lecture were humor, pathos
sound sense and good advice, wei
mixed and favored to suit the taste
of all his hearers. To say THAT We
were we'll pleased or highly pleased
with his lecture would be to express
our feelings too mildly; we were en-
raptured, almost lifted from our seat
at times by his soul-stirring, life-up
lifting words.
Dr.. Rice made many friends in th'
Pine & owe commu aity and we al
would be glad to welcome him bacl
into our midst at any time. W.
trust that his visit and his lecture
will be instrumental in having some
OF our young ladies attend the col
lege which he represents. His lee
ture was the last thing on the pro
gram, and so ended very pleasan
and, we believe, profitable day a
Pine Grove, and we all went nome
with deeper love for our countr!
and firmer resolves to make ourselve
useful in our country's welfare.
The following is the distinction rol
Of Pine Grove Grove Graded Schoo
for the month of February:
First Grade-Gilbert Cole, Ros:
Coker, John Castine, Herman Pope
Mark Smith and Linda Turbeville.
i Second Grade-Carrie Coker, Thos
| Castine, Duf1e Green, Henry John
ston, Orilla Johnston and Leolo Tur
beville.
Third Grade-Walton Cole, Car
Cole, Arthur Johnston, Jasper Pope
Walton Smith and Dave Turbeville
Fourth Grade-Annie Coker, Geo
Green, Cora Morris, Russell Morris
Itasca Turbeville and Minnie Turbe
vile.
Fifth Grade-Freddie Morris ant
Josephine Green.
Sixth Grade-Mattie Green and Ell
fie Player. 49,.
Seventh Grade-Eddie Green, Alic
Turbeville, Jasper Turheville, johI
Turbeville and McSwain Woods. =
| Eighth Graded. E. Cole, D. [
Green, C. w. Lavender and D: 8
Turbeville. +.
Pine Grove, Feb. %, 1899.