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? ■ wm t~^ lit a ■ , jL^f ' ' P m x. w I . ■■ k Mi W*’' JL . •jg fegjB . n VOL. .....IP —. . HI. THE END CAME ' ' _ And North-East Qeor gia Chautauqua FOR 1894 IS NOW ALL OVER The Session has Bees One of Great BrQ liaacy and the Talent Could Not Be Surpassed * Friday night last was the first Ctmcert of the. Chautauqua. It g W%s a grand success in "every par¬ ticular. Mr .Guy FrazeTle was the first 1 the with on programme a cor¬ net solo, which he executed in aq Admirable style, Lucius Perry Hills then recited the Encore, an original poem by himself, which was re¬ ceived here, as lustily, perhaps as anywhere he has before recited it. Beside being an excellent humor ist, he is ode of the finest imper sonators we have ever seen. Mr. Ijills’ “Encore.” is certainly .very fine. A Mjss Wuertz, the queen of vio¬ ... mm- lists, was and the her. next playing on the pro- the amme, on (Sfii was simply grand, and de¬ lighted the large audience so much that she was encored several times. A ■peculiar incident in - this con flection fs that Miss Wuertz left Mr. Heskett’s sister’s house, at Bethesda, Ohio, where she was atr tending a Chautauqua, and camfl direct to Demorest, and was carried to Mr. Heskett’s to be entertained while here. Miss Minnie Quinn recitpd was next the on the programme, add “Chariot Race” from Ben Hur, in her best style. She is an artist of rare skill and was loudly ap¬ plauded by the audience. Mrs. Wingfield sang -several solos to the delight of the audience. She sang beautifully and delighted all who heard her. Hoh. W- J. Pemorest and wife came in while the concert was go¬ ing cm, and Th\ C. P. Williamson in an eloquent and neat speech in¬ troduced them to the audience amid tht Chautauqua “Blooming of the Lillies salute” the first time given at this Chautauqua, which; of course was as grand a compliment as could be ^the paid the honored guests. afternoon Hon. S. D. Bradwell gave one of the finest that has been delivered Ev^is iutauql^i spoke “Real I a. on men Leal Battles, and Sham men bkm battles,” to a large audi The general delivered a fine ft'-ft test* SATURDAY, f p. m. o’clock a concert was in the assembly hall which .rgelyattended. Miss_Wueitz, Rathbun, Mrs. Wingfield, Si isful concert of the season. Mything went off well andeve y was well pleased. The At Artillery were out in full force, ffht. about 8 :y> o’clock the naval battle took place, ttbly, the grandest Georgian pi da¬ isy ever seen in be large cities. Capt, had built two gran boats *s 0 t- WW ' ur or five row boats , “ ■’ er and then her they were king gun boats I« opreed «nd aner of exclame lin’t that good,” non,” a — js Ja r * t * a. kVr •. - AUdUST - - 1894 DEFOREST, HABERSHATl COUNTY, OA., 24* was bardment no serious injuries. ,The bom could be heard .at Come Ha and Clarkesville. The bom bardment was so heavy that it brought a rain during the night. / sunday S ' Divine .... services . were held ,, m , the , Hall. ^A large crowd turned out both mjbrning and evening. Sunday was the great day of the feast. First service, was the Sun day School assembly at 9 o clock. At 11 o clock, Dr. L. C. Carter, of Greenville, Tenn., preached an Serm ° n Pn A°r 8 w or At the 1 afternoon rl service Dr. r'v Carter addressed a large audience on China. After the service the Northeast Georgia Chautauqua Missionary flames Society enrolled. was organised, The fol- 30 were officers were elected; Dr. Sei ha, P S ’dhS‘le S ii’- V e W F r A Greed subscribed a sufficient amount to keep a Bible reader in China. Dr. Holderby of Atlanta, preached at nig ll ' MONDAY. . .The programme order for this day is Ief’t, out in to enlarge upon it -in p special issue to be gotten out with illustrations in a week or so. *_ TUESDAY. , This is Recognition day for the C. L. S. C. There was a large attendance. The main aisle was spanned by. two arches, made of Mk leaves, the emblem of the Chautauqua, and just on the stage was two gates and an arch Covered with golden flowers, and called the golden, graduates gate, through which the passed. The <dass of twenty mamhed to %e firA arch, two abreast, When they divided and allowed children with hats full of- flowers to go foward scattering The tfhftm in the path of the class* Miss Ruth graduates class Was: D. Stark Starkweather, Mrs. J. weather. Misses Ollie and Luttie VanHise. Dr. C. P. Williamson made the presentation speech Pyles and presented the diplomas. Mrs. of Clarkesville, C.L.S.C. who was a gradu «te of the first class, was present and had her di tauquaT ploma presented her by the Chau Misses Massey, Love and Quinn to<Sk part in the exercises. * in the evening the entertainment was opened with music, Miss Quinn read a selection .And Miss Rathburn sang a solo, both being well re ceJved . . The lecturerv>f the evening was Rev. P. L. Stanton, wbawasbom and raised in the mountains of Rabun county. His subject Pales- was “Customs and Costumes of tine.” Mr. Stanton gave a very interesting history as it appeared esdne. to him while visited walking nearly through all Pal- the He Isv-u places spoken of in the Bible. sj? as speaking. This lecture was a treat tn fbose who heard fL and those WEDNESDAY. This was Christian Endeavor day. It’was well attended' and ■very interesting throughout. Mrs. Harvey JT. Moore readagood Prof* paper, Over¬ and then addresses by and Rev. man, Rev. Williamson, Atkisson Atkisson. Rev delivered a very fine lecture on “Higher Manhood.” r THURSDAT At 2 o’clock p. m. there was a meeting of the school teachers pres¬ ent to inaugurate steps toward es ta blkhing a Teachers’ Retreat on the regular.' short at ct ST”* ■ and to cm with the directors. . . 'S. at C Li j ax I ; f. 4 i #sp 8 g'y 3 ayvy - 5 f 9 *v j*wfag 3 g"wi 4 - ’x* i&XHM* , *> ; The P^® be brought before th® directory by Prof. \ anHise, secretary of the meeting, The exercises of the children s Bible class, conducted by that un selfish and untiring worker, Mrs. c. p williamson, werfe-very interest ing> consisting of s^gs and class rec itations. The ready and clear answers of the little ones, showed t ^ e thoroughness of their teaching, talk Rev P L Stanton gave a at ^ o’clock, On his travels in the Holy He gav? some vivid scen i c descriptions, and many very interesting incidents, and created considerable merriment by 'com ^ponthe par j n g the bread of the dwellers slopes of Mt Hermon to t ^ e gu m so many people chew. closing closing concert concert The concert was a grand closing exerc j ge and the audience lustily 8110 wed th ®i r by^eneoring appreciation of each performance, ml times, " The concert was opened by a song from p rof Rathbun’s chorus class, which in all probability was the best music by a chorus class everTieard in Demorest; L P Hills, that clever and versa tile t, was loudly applauded Hills at i» eve appearance. Mr. truly a great humorist and grows hi favor the longer he is known. Miss Bessie Rathbun, a very sweet singer, and wb<x hafe captivated her many hearts in Demorest by the sweet voice, was the neat on programme and as usualsangbeau- Queen tifully. MissWuertz, the of the violin, pleased the Dftnorest people by appearing before them, It was understood when she came that she would appear before Demorest audience but once or per haps twice, but from her own kindness and appreciation has ap peered several rimes and always delighted her audience as no one else has ever done with a violin. She is a thorough difficult mastor of the violjn and the most and classic music she played with an abandon that was simply won derful. Her fingering and exocu tion are such as to call out exclama tions of surprise ftotwall music lov ers. Miss Wuertz has made many warm personal friends during her stay in Demorest by her aid in mak ing the Chautauqua the grand offhe sue cess that it is. She is one artists, Mr. Hills and, Mrs. Wing field the others, who, to help out the Chautauqua financially,, gave Tallu- a concert at Gainesville and lah Falls, for which they indness never charged a cent. Seen ki will not go unnoticed ui Demorest and each of them ever find warm fnends here to welcome their return, whenever that may be and we hope not later than ottt chali tauqua in Qjunn, 1895. of Atlanta, has de Miss were well done and showed an exc cution and technique that would were eiicored several times. As an encoro, delicate'ly Viss and Wuertz with much played feeling very the hymn “God be with you till we meet Q«>nn again.” recited^ ^ The Shad Muw ows in ^ very towhkhL^£ humorous J?!. way 1 * with one ‘ne of his own composition. Our own Mrs Samba ugh whis St the jcking hird to Mrs. - as *1 . i'i, •i&toyv, -V, *"x- ; •^ r •ft ^g ?^sl 4 5 » * jt Williamson ^he Northeast Geor ia Chautauqua was a thing of the ast for the year 1894. of the Thus ended the greatest jhautauquasi and the most pleas mt season of social, religious, and iducational advantages Demorest * as ev er seen. Demorest for the past full ten days has been taxed tojier capacity to take care of the |jd $trangers within her gates, but she i* it as she does everything Demorest else, will $e the best style. by the people who advertised * have been here ail over the wfll south* n d next season there be a great demand for cottages and board by people who want to ipendOhe summer with us. This Chautauqua has done more to ad vertise Demorest where it will do goo £e d, than everything else ftbat has en done in the past four years Let us not forget Rev William &h« ^haw in this connection, and he h., don. for theeuccere of * NOTES. ;* jy Mr. - .■ L. P. . Hills -m* made ' y /, ■■ many friends in Demorest. Together with being a'good delineator, a poet and humorest, he is a clever gen¬ tleman, (at we mean in the South). His work at the Chautauqua was appreciated through. and good all tn$ w*y Mrs Wingfield is another one of die charming ladies, and an artist who has done so much to make a success of this assembly—she ., . . beauti- . lings capable of fnlly, Md her voice is the highest pitch, well bhe before has sang the often and audien^, always assembly herforherkindne^smassistingto who apptoeiate make it a success. Mrs. Wingfield ted singer with a voice as sweet as a May-day dream, Bessie Rathbum sang J some ^ tif j as als0 di Mr# . Wingfield. If there is anybody m Demorest w ho deserves the sincere thanks of the citizens it is Mrs. Hatvey taught for J. Moore, of Atlanta. She the benefit of physical the ladies and girls be free classes of culture fore the Chautauqua, and now since the Chautauqua commenced, has been the very efficient instructor in physical culture in the Chautauqua, and toms over the proceeds to that organization. Truly Mrs. has the good of Demorest at heart, One of the most useful snd en¬ ergetic men, and who has taken a very deep interest in the Chautau qua, is Mr. D.<ty. MacGreggorof Athens. Dr. Young hois made a great many.friends ifl Demorest. The doctor is eloquent, and as a demon¬ strator, has few eauals in Georgia. We would be glad to keflp the doctor with us as a citizen. : . talk juzzsasszia, ^ hens, wno uafl aimosi Cle\er maoe musician, ner anu is a w-TSSSSsa renditions of the most difficult mu sic was apparently child’s play to ber. Miss Wuertz is a very excel vioHnUt. , : . ^ p ro f. Rathbum, the choir leader h * R done excellent work and shown inclusively that he is a master of hi# ftrt> ^ & Demorest has put metropoli- r .. on tan airs for the in past ten days. We hman and nan with “si* 1 others. all you ring •V 1 been V 9 nent&ry i— • ' I LL best % M family bes^e ^ ; "IS' the 1 ; MiAt §**: * - *• ■!'%:• ’’ fe-'JB S*fc' ES i «i ;jHP i» -gSttWWW >* 33*; v '- .1; 2:1?» "'hHA W‘f’kfa‘t. jun-m T ‘ ”In - ?&i«SL M . , 4 • JOB PR1N M IS 1 B mu / When you are In need of mi Sender Call on THE TIM We guarantee the best Wt to be the Lowest Wm ■.. 1 ..V m M| They All ' V. * IL ■ Do What? Complain of H r Some have promised to secure for us better times time, while the hard times are on us, what MIZE? But how economise? Thi» is on* In buyi ME 1st. Buy only what you need; ad. quality than to quantity; 3d. Do.not be dtfceived 1 “Largest stock,” “cheapest prices,” etc. This goods to the purchaser. Be your own judge oi Investigate for yourself. 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