The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26
RIDGE SPRING.
May g:

AT . :3U friday evening, the old bell
which has called thousands of scholars
to cuty, said to the people at large.
the closing exercises of the school -.
gins. In few minutes the soft tiny
fingers of the fair daughter of orr
town were lilling the hall with many
sounds of accuracy and sweetness.
me SIX cups of chocolate" was inter
esliihSiy played by SIX charming school
girls. Then the body of peopl. hurriad
~ repaired to where refreshments
were SCI we'd. by the good ladies of th.
baptiSt church. The deep base voice,
oi the sports of our town were mingled
WIN the soft and tender feminIu,
voices OF the good ladies'. WcIcnm.,
visitors Joined in the unusually meas
ant occasion. lie Il Idionce hann,Iy
rstired II their homes greatly refresb-
ed and benefited
Friday afternoon brings with her
Lew aspects and litIie excitement
AZ ,''lo" CLOCK orr boys hitched IN
WIN your boys the Bat4sburg baseball
team ami had live game. scor;n@ ona
10 nothing the first five innings i'm
K dSe Springs favor. But by some
uneNpected way BateSburg made her
! run ana Ridge Spring made her runs
At the END OF tn" game the score stood
To IN favor of Ridge Spring. Yorr
boys are Jolly set and il gives us
great pleasure to play them
FRIDAY evening came on ANA at 70
CLOCK lew minutes the music began
ana was most skilliu'ly rendered
SOLO. by Miss Emma Ouattlcbaum
aronSec he better nature OF the nudi-
ehfe ana .preparad them for the excel
] ION IA,sfI Al
Mayiield, on the subject Of educstion
/ His splendid address was filled Will
many punSnent and sensible remarks
froi Jones "as happy man as his
responsive conscience spoke peace TO
his soul Tor honest effort and succpss-
luI hch'eNements in the responsible no
sltIon a principle of The Ridge SprInsr
High school. He speaks happily of bIs
/ work, and may regret very much to
leave n people, who are so well plea scd
"lth him "a IL Christian gentleman
/ However, hc did not leave all fer some
beat hum leaving We will give our
'"huiu oplhloh OF matrer, which pre-
SENS It's sell most fOrceably to me
that .ady teacher is by no means in
cihciCut to make the life Ofa prorrs-
Sor happy in the s'rcng bonds OF matrI
mony. And that Il solitude of =
qnIet country home can be and is often
broken hy the sweet strains of music
hat swell fan and rich from down deem
IN the soul of a cultured lrusic teacher,
O what sOlemnity the weeping will
low Hrings To bIse upon the minds of
mankind, a. It's heavy dew -drops fall
from lis boughS. |, may be the still
ness of the night shall be broken Ly
that o'd familiar song we shall
meet Cacn other there "
The first shipment OF peaches for
this season lei! Saturday for Columbia
and Charleston This Is the earliest
date for the shipment of peaches from
our town. The crop this summe
promises To b" an average ere though
rain j. badly needed Just now.
Col. ID. j. Grfli,h, Of Columbia. is
vinitin his daughter, Mrs j. a. Merritt.
Mr.. L.. wi lie Carwile, OF Augusta. is
spending while with relatives near
town
Mrs. j IIartwrll Edwards after a
short visit To Columbia returned home
Saturday.
MIR. " :. Boatwright left foe Claw
ton, Del, last Sunday where he has ac.
cep ed Il position with the Swift Refrig
rator company,