The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-05-26
BRANCHVlLLE SCHOOL CLOSES.

BRANCHvlLLE SCHOOL CLOSES.
Rev. E. M. ughtfoot, of Oranscburs, Preached
the Commencement Sermon-Personals
and Other News Items.
BRANcHv1LLE, May 24.-This is COM
mencement week and everything seems
bright. The people have. been looking
forward for sometime for this event and
now as it has come We will endeavor to
appreciate the energies of the teachers and
turn out in full force to hear and see the
interesting program. Prof. Etchison and
his assistants, Misses Louise Crowder and
Gertrude Gambatti, have spared no pains
to drill the boys and girls to such degree
that the attendance to the closing exer.
cises will be unusually large. We have
already noticed large number OF visitors
from other towns and the surrounding
country, and from what we are promised
they will not return at all dissatisfied.
Sunday morning the closing exercises
began by an eloquent sermon by Rev. E.
NJ. Lightfoot, of Orangeburg, at the city
hall. The sermon was short, concise and
appropriate to the occasion. Nothing need
to be said about Rev. Lightfoot, as any
one who has heard him deliver sermon
very we'll knows his tone and manner Of
speech. The audience was held spell
bound for one-half an hour and the atten-
ton that he received was merit to the
congregation.
Monday evening Rev. J. Walter Daniel,
of Charleston, delivered beautiful annu-
al literary address. He started eff by
comparing an old Southern mule to a
woman, but more especially to an old
maid. He said that everytime he saw
mule with long names and hairs that 1t
reminded him of an old woman with
bangs. Several times he made the atten-
tive audience burst out into laughter and
at the close of the address he was well re-
warded by the generous applause that he
received. 1t would be unnecessary to
overflow these columns with the intelli-
gent remarks that these two intellectual
men said, but will close by saying that
they were immensely enjoyed by every
one present.
This evening the advanced grades will
present
THE EXHIBITION OF THE DISTRICT skULE.
No doubt this will be admirably render
ed as the preparations have been exceed
ingly great Wednesday evening will be
given the exercises of the intermediate
grades, and on Thursday evening will end
the program with interesting exercises by
the primary department. All exercises
are held in the city hall, free of charge,
and everyone is cordially invited to at
tend.
Everyone is talking about the big pic.
mic that will be at Bowman's Wednesday,
May 25. A large crowd from here will
leave on the Bowman and Branchville
train in the morning and return in ample
time to be present at the commencement
exercises. There will be two games of
ball that day, the first between the Juve-
niles of Branchville and Bowman; the
second between Providence and Cattle.
Creek. Several of our boys will play with
Fthe Greek and from the lineup it will be
clean sweep for the latter. the Bow
man paper has been advertising this big
day for sometime past and undoubtedly
they will see more people than they real
ly anticipate. Bowman is hustling little
town and can boast of a weekly paper.
The people in Branchville will have
the pleasure of seeing game of ball here
Thursday between Orangeburg and
Branchville. This is the first game that
the large boys will have played this year,
and from the splendid practice that our
boys are showing up, it will no doubt be
victory for US. Willie Fairey will pitch
for Branchville and for his revo:1a moth
ing need be said.
A large crowd from here attended the
Confederate reunion in Charleston last
week.
Drummers are quite numerous these
days and they are always continually on
hand.
Rev. S. A. Nettles attended the District
Conference at pringfeld last week.
The State spy was here last Saturday
and ordered that the sale of malt be stop.
ped. ),
The boys are getting up minstrel and
glee club and later on they will give an
exhibition.
Mr.. F. W. Fairey, of Kingstree, is
spending this week among old friends.
Misses Rosye and Flora Pearlstine, of
Bamberg, are here for the commencement:
Mrs. G. W. Baxter and son, Aubrey, of
Denmark, are visiting their parents.
Mr.. Frank Ballew, Of Laurens, is visit
ing Mr.. A. F. II. Dukes.
DR.. McCrae Johnston, of ReesVllle,
spent Sunday in town.
Miss BERTHE Livingston, of Charleston,
has come to visit US for the purpose OF
eoa;n tho commencement P X