Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-04-11
From The .Abbeuilie Banner.
TO A LIBERAL PUBLIC.

As the Chairman 0fthe Board Of Trus-
lees of The Hodges and Fuller Institutes.
in Greenwood AbbeviIle District. ii has
become my painful duty, 10 make m ap-
peal to all friends Of education, whom this
may reach. presenting 10 their considera-
tion'lh heavy calamity which has recently
befalen us in The burning Of our Female
Academy. This building had been erected
ar very considerable expense, was well
arranged. and well furnished with all The
necessary oppurtenancps TO all Academy.
The Board, arc pleased i'll being able TO
stale that This, as also The male school
under their direction was in a prosperous
eooJi,;"n. Nat having completed The spa
cious brick building now in progress, in
which accommodation wiIlshe made fnr
preaching, The Female Academy was used
for that purpose. In it the Sabbath Schopl
was conducted, and in it the citizens Of
The community assembled Tnr divine wor-
ship. But in The midst OF these natering
prospects, our hearts were suddenly filed
with grief at behoIding hat new and beau,
tifpl building ell 10 ruins. Although we
canno, precisely adopt The plain'ive Ian.
guuge Of the Prophet. "Our holy and our
beautiful house, where our fathers praised
thee, is burned up with Gre," yel, we may
say Our beautiful house where our children
were receiving mental instruction mud
they and ourselves worshipped God, is
burned up with fire.
Circumstances which disclose themselves
indicate that The fire could not have orisl-
mated from carelessnes, or was accidental.
There being no fire in The building duriug
Ihe day, lit being Saturday, and the lights
which were used during religious services
al night were sperm candles, placed in
candle sticks; The services closed at hall
past o'eluck, at which time The lights
were extinguished and The candlesicks
removed; The fire was discovered al 5
o'clock in the mornins,-at leust 8 hours
after The candles had been eXlinguisted.
Moreover il was discovered in an outward
part Of Tho building, where no lights had
been used at all that evening; these,
with some other circumstances lead US 10
believe that the burning was the work Of
an Incendiary. The object Of this appeal
is to elicit your sympaIhies. in our behalf,
and 10 secure your assistance by pecuniary
contribution, and increased patronage 10
the school.
The present Rector. Professor R. Fl.
Nichols has bestowed great attention,
and incurred much expense, in endeavor-
ing to make his school worthy Of public
patronage.
Ii is The design of the hoard 10 erect
another building for The schnol as soon as
pracricabIe; to do this, they must be aided
by kind friends whose liberal hearts may
incline them 10 como 10 their assistance.
The Building and furniture had been in.
sured at $4,000, but unfortunately from
misrepresentation of the time when The
policy would expire. its removal was
omilted, aud on examination it was dis
covered to have expired on 22ud of March,
the FIRE having occurred on lst Of April.
The entire loss. considering the addition
Of music rnom built since The pulley of
insurance was obtained, also including The
maps. globes, 2 piano fortes, music books,
drawing materials, &c.. cannot be less
than $4,000. One Of The pianos was the
property of Mrs. Nicholls.-Mr. Nichols
estimates his loss at S400. The exercises
Of the school will be resumed in The house
formerly occupied by James H. Giles,
Esq. Hoping that this appeal may meet
with yorr approval, and prompt response,
il is now submitted to you.
JAS. Nj. CHlLES, PIT. B. T.