Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1860-07-18
The Fourth IN NoxubCe.

tlonai independence, than was manifest
ed BY our citizens on the occasion Of it
last recurrence. If Macon, itself, wa
as quiet as aShaker town.it was beeaus
oil its patriotic spirits had deserted il
streets to participate in the celebration
at several points 10 the county. W,
should liked to have possessed q partiel
Of the rover Of that spirit that boasteC
It would put a girdle round the earth il
forty minutes, so that we might havt
been present at every celebration in tn,
county but we are not capable of an,
such motion, and we will therefore, re
cord, in a brief manner, what we saw d
some, and what we heard Of others.
AT SuMnERvILLE,
The usually quiet hills in. that yicin.
were eDlivened by a large ~conoourso o.
people, at an early hour, all intent upon
witnessing the closing exercises of The
Summerville Seminary and Institute,
situated.a short distance from the town.
Although 1t was not strictly a Fourth Of
July celebration still it was VERY pro.
per to offer Il EN- in honor of the day 50
universally celebrated. What could
have been more appropriate, when one
reflects, that the very foundation upon
which rest the stability and perpetuity
OF our free institutions, i the education
Of the people 1t was, indeed, a most
happy uaion of the Genius Of Liberty.
and the ienius of Learning. About.
o'clock IA IA na falE soeist,
escorted the young ladies' Of the Mary
Washington society to the chapel &c tie
Institute, where a large audience listen.
ed TO an address from our fellow.towns.
mar the Hon. Isracl Welsh, to the Cal.
lopean society. Il vas quite natural
that the orator should turn a l;ttle from
bis subject, and revert to the occasion as
teng the anniversary of our independ.
ence, In our humble opinion it was a
harmonious combination of the the lite.
rary and patriotic, and we sincerely
trust that his youthful listeners will reap
a rich harvest in future years from the
seeds Of practical wisdom and counsel
scattered upon that day. After Mr.
WeIah's address, a handsome collection
of volumes was presented to the young
ladies Of the Mary Washington socie.
ty,' by the "Calliopean Society" as a
testimonial Of the friendship which has
existed between the associations since
their establishment.
Mr. } j. Pettus, the son Of the Go.
vernon, made the presentation speech,
which was responded TO by Miss Toole, Of
Clark county, we believe, whose speech
was spoken Of as beautiful composition
beautifully delivered.
The concert at the Seminary in the
evening was 80 well attended that many
more besides ourself found it impossible
to procure a seat inside of the hail. Wei
were not, how ever, deprived of the en-
joyment Of the rich music, for
Tile sou7tins a'slss o the din wosds tasgo
with the sweet choruses,
After partaking of a bountoous SUP.
per set in the dining room of the Semi.
nary, we left S~ummcryille with the
most pleasant recollections of the dav.
4nd9 b -. ~pgyatTN 4au1 III
'rlnclPals and Assistants of both ~institu. :
IONS. +
The GLADEs, NEAR CooKsvILLr. .
A very large company of both ladies
nd gentlemen assembled at this point Il
celebrate Independence Day. q
Mr. S%parkman, a young man from I
Cooksyille, read the Declaration :
delivered an address. ="
Col. I, Haynes, Of Shuqualak, ever lc
ady upon such an occasion, also de. II
'ered a very patriotic speech. The G,
st order and good cheer prevailed
Foughout the day, and from the ac- |,
uats we have had every body in gene. u :,
|, and a few in particular, enjoyed til
emselges vastly. Of
BlGBEE VALLEY. in
There was to have been and no doubt 4:
s. a celebration at the above place, .
t we have e c no one as yet to tell
any thing about it. We regret very tlt
'eh that some one of our friends in til
It vicinity did not give us a full &C. tn
mt of it. We like to place upon re- ~
d every public transaction that takes ~
&c within the limits Of our %circula- &c
yellow CREEK. ne
DR. Cunningham delivered an ad. kn
ss to the students of the above school,
1t is probable it will be handed to
by bis friends for publication and tai
ng well aware Of his ability to handle ha
terary subject, there is nothing we vic
nd insert in our columns more cheer.
y than a production from bis pen. ~,
Plum CREEK.
treat preparations were made by the
citizeps of Plum Creek neigh DC
hood. to give a big dinner on the 9Th s
July. The pleasures of the gday an,
9 however, marred by the heavy ce,
d and rain, which very unfortunately Il
lng just about dinner time. We do OH
know that much damage was done
he eatibles, but the rain must have cor
lpened their spirits very much and La
the probability Of any further ev,
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