Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-05-15
RICHIAND SCHOOL CLOSING.
EE"i'riscs IA Hc Held Tridny-Rev.
Vaughn to Arrive this Week.

Richland, May 13.--Special: A. Il.
Horton, of Anderson, spent several
days last week here surveying and
dividing the "old Stribling place"
into lots, which will be offered for
sale in the near future.
Mrs. J. D. McMahan returned last
week from a visit to her sister in
Spartanburg.
The ice cream festival was held
Tuesday evening and night. a nice
crowd was present and the ladies
sold all the cream they had. They
realized about ten dollars.
Mrs. l.. w. Werner and little
daughter. of Seneca, spent Saturday
and Sunday at the home OF Hon. E.
E. Werner.
S. l.. Power, Of Anderson. spent
Saturday night with his sister, Mrs.
NJ. G. Mcdonald.
Rev. and Mrs. r. d. Vaughn and
family are expected to arrive in Rich
land Friday. Mr.. Vaughn IS the
newly elected pastor of the Richland
Presbyterian church and will live in
the now vacant house belonging to
j. ID. McMahan, on Main street.
The many friends Of Mr.. and Mrs
with them in the loss Of their infant,
which was buried at Rock Springs
cemetery Thursday morning
John Werner entertained some Of
his friends Saturday in honor Of his
tenth birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Coe enter
tanned a number OF the young people
at a six o'clock dinner Wednesday
evening.
The Richland school will close Fri
day, May 18th. The reading con-
test will be held Friday evening in
the school hall, beginning at d
ants for the beautiful book to be
given by Mrs. S. H. Coe. Those who
will read are Misses Pauline Davis,
Beth Coe and Belle Stribling, and
Stiles and Bruce Stribling.
Friday night, beginning at 8
O'Clock. the elocution and declama-
ton contests will begin. For the
medal offered in the primary room
the following will speak: Carzel Ad-,
dis, Virgie Driver, Fay Driver, Edith
Foster, Will Foster, Marion Hughs,
Stiles Hughs, Jefferson McMahan,
David Stribling, Andrew Smith, An
ME Smith, Jessie Smith, Wayne fWyly
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medal offered to the larger girls
Bell Stribling, "The Bible Legend Of
the Wissahikon"; Carrie McMahan,
"The Story of Epaminondas"; Beth
Coe, "The Light on Deadman's Bar;
Selma Driver, "The Soldiers Re-
prieve"; Lula WHY, "Philip Barton"
Next the defamation contest will
be held. The following boys will
compete for this medal: Bruce Strib-
ling, "rhe Centurion"; William Da-
Wis, "rhe Greater Republic;" David
McMahan, "The Death Of John
Adams" John Coe. '"rhe Two Roads
Adams; John Coe, The Two
Roads,
After these contests the medals
offered at the opening Of school will
be delivered to those who are ahead
in different branches Of the school.
The public is cordially invited to
attend these exercises.
Mrs. Grace Unable to Raise Bond?
Atlanta. May 14.--The continued
failure Of Mrs. Daisy Grace to make
bond, though she is known to be pit
fully anxious to leave her cell in the
Tower, has inevitably given rise to
the conclusion that she Is without
financial resources and that the tales
about her fortune in Philadelphia
were exaggerated.
The unhappy woman has been n
prisoner IN close confinement for
several months, and since the COM
ing of spring especially she has found
her Imprisonment veritablc tor
ture. Her desire to walk about in
the sunshine and see the green trees
and flowers Is said by the jail Off
cials to be one Of the saddest and
most touching things they have ever
known.
Before the grand jury Indictment
it was given out by her lawyer that
she did not make bond because she
chose voluntarily to remain in the
Tower. in the idea that her impris-
onment would force the grand jury
to act without delay
When the grand jury returned its
indictment and Judge Roam fixed the
new bond at $1,000, it was under
stood that the bond would immedi-
ately be made, and that Mrs. Grace
would be released the same day.
"Mrs. Grace to be Free Is the way
the local newspapers headed their
account. But Mrs. Grace is still a
prisoner Bond has not been made,
and now new explanations arc being
offered by her friends. One is, that
there is an old Blue Law in Penn
Sylvania which prevents a wife from
disDosing Of her property without the
consent Of her husband. Other cX
plantations have also been made. But
the prevailing popular impression
mere, right or wrong, Is that Mrs.
Grace remains prisoner simply be-