The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-09-22
LAKE GilT WEEKLY
news LETTER.
SCHOOL OPENING EXERCISES
DEATH OF MRS DURANT-PEO-
PIE COMING AND GOING.


twelve Years has been on the East
coast Of Florida below St Augustine.
is visiting relatives in this commun-
ity. He is a son of Mr. George Lee,
who lives near McAllisters Mill.
Mrs f NJ Durant died on the l3rh
instant. She had been in delicate
health for several months-in fact,
she never regained full vigor after
an attack Of measles more than SIX
months ago. The immediate cause
of death was ureric poison. She
left her young husband, Mr. t NJ
Durant. and three children, one less
than twenty-four hours Old. The
burial was at Florence, her old home,
and the present home of her mother,
Mrs Ida Davis, and the brothers and
sisters. Tne husband and the moth
erless babes have have the tender
sympathies of the community.
Miss Leo!a Rose of Sumter is Wis
iting her cousin, Miss Ruth VIII
liams.
Mr. Ashton Williams has gone to
Columbia to resume his studies at
Carolina University.
Mr. Tracy Askins has returned to
Furman University, Greenville.
Miss Lutte Singletary is at Red
Springs, n C, at the Institute. Miss
Maud Singletary, who went along
with her sister to assist he in getting
acquainted, etc, has returned home.
Miss Mamie Green will teach mu-
sic in the Johnsonville school this
session.
Little Miss Ida Hall is visiting in
Charlotte, NC.
Mr. Sam Tilton died recently at
his home near Milton, Fla, leaving
his wife and and five children. Mrs
Tilton, who was Miss Addie Rich
ardson, has number of relatives
in the Johnsonville section.
The Graded and High schools
opened last Monday. The opening
exercises were attended by quite
large crowd of patrons and friends,
The auditorium and adjoining hall
were packed with people. Addresses
were made by Intendant Blackwell,
Revs WI Waite and B w Boney, DR.
w S Stokes, Mr. B Wallace Jones
and Superintendent Puckett. These
speeches were short, spirited and in
1eresting. About two hundred pu-
pills were enrolled, which is an un-
usually full attendance for the first
day. The number will reach three
hundred in few days. The full
corps of teachers were on hand, and
the work of classifying the pupils,
assigning lessons, etc. was gone into
without delay. The following are
the names and home addresses, of
the teachers: Superintendent S W
Pickett, Coronaca, S c; Principal
B B Lowry, Lowrysville, S c; Miss
Maud Simpson, New Westminster,
&C; Miss Bertha Morris, Lake City,
S c; Miss Kennie Dunkley, Hender-
son, N C; Miss Amber Wilkes, Lake
City, S C; Miss Melville Gibson, Red
Springs, N C; and Maggie Hender-
son, Staunton, Va. Misses Wilkes,
Morris and Gibson were reelected
from the corps of last year
Misses Wilkes and Morris have filled
the same positions they now have,
with great satisfaction, for several
years.
1t Is earnestly hoped that every
body will cut out carping criticism,
lay aside captious fault finding, and
keep always before them the bare,
bald truth that their children are
not angels, but ordinary, everyday
kids, and that teachers, as a rule,
are the poorest paid, hardest work
ed, and most unjustly abused people
on earth. WLB
D0D't RPeak Down.