The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-08
,ol Closes.

AS i...:.rked who finished
the good things must end, "
so the Wilson school entertainment,
under the management OF our teacher,
Miss Emma Gordon, and three or four
ladies of the neighborhood, has come
and gone. Their best hopes were sur
passed, realizing s25. which will be
used for purchasing patent 6esks.
The exercises were opened and closed
by beautiful rendition of the solos,
.'He was a Prince and II have a
Longing in Ny Heart for You, Louise, y
by Miss Alma Gordon of Lanes.
Mother Goose" and her children, all
so dear to the childish heart, were out
in bright array. Some of The eharac-
ters were introduced by Mother
Goose with the appropriate rhymes,
while others were introduced with a
song by an invisible chorus.
Mother Goose" was represented by
Miss Annie I.owder.
king Cole: with his Fiddlers Three, u
by Aston James, Glenn Mcknight.
Harry and Joe War;.
''Queen Of Hearts, by Lille Plow'
den.
'sKnave of Hearts, by Harry War;.
Little Boy Blue" by Charlie John,
son.
''Bo-Peep': by Mildred James.
"The little man who lived by him
self and his wife from town." CaperS
James and Elizabeth Coskrey.
"Jack Hornern by Glen Mcknight. y
"A1iss Mutfit" by Ada Kolb.
s'Peter Pumpkin Eater and his wife"
by Edgar Plowden and Cammie Kolb.
"Babes in the Woods by Lee
Strange and Elizabeth Coskrey.
"Jack Spratt and his wife," Edgar
Plowden and Jesse War;.
milking Maid and her escort" by
Fleppen Wilson and Lena F'lowden.
''Tom Tucker by Will Plowden.
''Jack and Gill'' by James and Mar
tina Plowden.
Simple Simon and the pie man" by
Willie Mcknight and David Plowden.
dame Trott'' by Tyson Lowder.
"Tom the Piper's Son" by Clyde
johnson.
"Humpty-Dumpty" by Hugh John
"Daffydown-Dilly" by Cassie Pillow
den.
;'Mother Hubbard by Hessie Low
der.
Each child was dressed in costume
behtting the character 1t represented
and carried the suitable property.
ssMother Hubbard" had her dog
s'pame Trott'' had her basket of eggs
"Jack and Gill" their pals and so on
The festival was closed with recep'
ton by Mother Goose and her children
at the end of which she led them trough
a drill, closing with tableau. All o.
the parts were well given, so much 81
that an onlooker was compelled to won
der if we were not nursing Mary An
derson or Edwin Booth IN our midst
After the school exercises were over
the ladies served refreshments.
We saw among the audience friends
from Manning, Foreston, and other
neighboring towns. We were glad te
have them with US and hope they viii
remember the next date and come
bringing their friends. We promise tG
have more cream.
Near the winding up call was made
for the sheriff, who was present, and
beautiful cake was given him to sell a,
auction. At the beginning he was
little nervous, but as time passed he
warmed up to his subject and came
very near taking the cake, in other
words, he came within q cents OF buy
ing it.
The evening was very pleasantly
spent by all who attended. Nothing
could have added to the pleasures more
than the presence of the Major ant
the Cap'n.
The ladies wish to thank Messrs
Dulcho Strange and William Holiday
for their assistance in arranging room
managing curtains, etc.
A LooKERoN.