The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-12
Pinewood Dots.
Editor The Manning Times:

Rumors and reports are multiplying
like sands of the Sea these days. When
will it be.
Mr.. Joseph Jeremiah Barwick has
moved to town. Joe has moved twice
already this year and expects to reach
the skidoo number before the first Of
next year.
Miss Susan II. Richardson has return
ed to Columbia after short visit here
with relatives.
Hon. Mendel L. Smith of Camden
spoke last Friday at noon to a large and
appreciativc audience at the school
auditorium. It's rumored Mendel has
governors ticket up his sleeve for
1910.
Hiram Birdseed aud aunt Lucinda
was at the school commencement eNer-
cises.
Rev. Tolar OF Summerton, spent last
Friday and Saturday here.
Those that attended the presentation
of THE Teaser" last Thursday night,
went away we'll pleased. Master Reb
Bradford caught the audience by his
singing. dancing and black face work.
Prof. B. B. Patterson, left for his home
at Woodruff, S. c., last Saturday a. m.
Mr.. Friendly Geddings of Paxville,
was in town Saturday.
A ball of lightning bug spassed over
Joe's home few evenings ago coming
from the direction of a grave yard, ne
has since moved to town.
Miss Annie Benton Reeves will leave
on the 1lth, to visit friends at Green
Vile and Rock Hill, S. c., before going
to her home at Ridgeway. S. c.
The trustees of the PaXville school,
were in town Saturday, looking over the
new school building.
Near the closing number on the COM
mencement programme, Mr. >. H. GrlI-
fin chairman of the school board, an
nounced that they had elected the same
teachers for another term, frstl time
this ever occurred here, and came so
sudden that those suffering from heart
trouble got 50 dizzy they could only see
Arthur Briggs, a walking advertisement
for Milwaukee.
MIR. r. c.. Richardson, Jr., who has
the Milford, or as better known the
''old mansion property ip his care, has
received notice from the owners OF the
place. to allow no tresspasslng IN or
around the grounds of the old building,
and to allow no visitors.
Mr.. Jim Nunnerlyn, was in town last
week.
Mr.. J. Rollin Kolb, has very sick
little daughter with fever. Miss Benson.
trained nurse of Sumter, is in attend
ance.
Mrs. Willie J. Epperson of Greenville,
IS. c., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. D..
Epperson.
The closing exercises OF Pinewood
school took place on last Friday night,
in the school auditorium before the
largest crowd ever assembled here in
the history of the town, being something
over four hundred present to witness
the winding up of the present term: The
programme rendered was evidence
enough to prove the ability OF the teach
ers. Miss Reeves and Mrs. A. 2. Toomer
were reelected. the principal is to be
elected. Rev. Tolar of Summerton, S.
c., opened the exercises of the evening
by prayer, the auditorium standing. To
comment on any special number on the
programme will be discredit to the
others for they were all good, in fact
one of the best exercises of its kind ever
taken place here.
/. Sons-Greeting Thee, by Misses Ida Griffin,
Odelle Barwick Helen Geddinss Isabella
Weeks and Camilla Broadway.
Q. Welcome-By Annie Lee Munnerlyn, Edith
Griffin, Foleian Broadway and Mamie Harvin.
g. To Observation-Disclosures, Miss Helen
Geddings
I. Spelling Match-Camilla Broadway, teach
er, and Annie Sally Florence Stack. Pike Stack.
Theron Stack, Caro- DesChamps and Elizabeth
Griffin, pupils.
5. Datfodils-Recitation. Marsie Barwick.
way. Pearl Geddinss. Margaret Epperson. Reid
Griffin and Myrtle DesChamps ard Master Paul
Salley and Theron Stack.
4 Evangeline on the Prairle-Recitation,
s. Possum Run Debating Society-(black fac
esq Messrs. Obel Ragin, Fred Griffin. Julien
Griffin, Louis DesChamps and James Brown.
g. a Little Light-Recitation, Vera Broad
10 His Speech-Recitation, four, lines by
Henry Griffin, smallest boy in school.
II. Band Drill-All the girls in school and ten
boys.
13 Rival Speakers-Dialogue, Theron Stack
and Alien Graham.
H. Lady Novelist-Dialogue odelle Barwick
and Isabelle Weeks
Is. Teaching Public School-Recitation Mas.
ter Ray Lide.
lG Lemonade Standby Miss Pearl Geddinss
Louis DesChamps, Olin Broadway. Miller Low
der, Jessie Stone, Fair Graham, Bruce Brown,
Theo Lide and John Spain.
II. Floral Drill-By twenty.four girls
49, Song-Auld Song Lyme by the school.
49, Presentation oil medals and plies by Revs.
Mr.. Tolar and Mr.. Munnerlyn and DR.. R. s.
Beckham. Jr.
Winners Of medals, Master Paul Salley, 5th
grade: Miss PlasSeeda Barwice, Bird grade; Miss
Mamie Harviu, End grade.
Winners OF prizes, Misses Helen Geddlngs and
Camilla Broadway. and Master John Spain
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