Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-07-26

.remulous hand, while in the counterfeit, 1t Is
executed in bold, free style of penmanshlp.
LOCAL AE.FAIFS.
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YorkviIe Female College.
The advertisement in another place will inform
the reader that the next Session of this Institu-
ton opens on the 22nd of August next, under
better auspices than ever before. The standard
Of this school is high and it affords us pleasure
to chronicle its increasing prosperity. 1t is 10.
Gated in q community as healthful, perhaps, as
is to be found anywhere in this section of coun-
try.
The Weather.
Within the last week we have had two re.
freshing showers in portions of our District
The prospects of our planting friends in these
places begin to look up little. But the drought
still prevails over the greater part Of the District
and the crops are prescient Of an unprecedented
scarcity. The heat is not so intense as it has
been. The health of the people remains good
Broke JGtl.
On the night of the Oath inst, two prisoners
York and JOHN MIScEY, escaped from Jail, BY
passing through the provision hole Of their cell
and streakng it down the lightning rod. One
hundred and fifty dollars reward is offered fol
their apprehension. AS leaky a Jail as this indi
Gates, should be seen after at once. Such light
ming rods ought to be made non conductors sucf
provision holes ought not to be large enough t.
admit the entrance of leg of mutton or the es
cape of nigger
Kings Mountain.
On our return from Limestone, we spent Go.
with very pleasant party in the shadow of thi
"grand old mountain" At the base is o ston
erected with a brief account of the battle carved
upon it, and the names of many who fell there
Just to the left is the point of the attack between
Campbell and Ferguson-the hottest part of th'
battle. A large chesuut-oak was shown US, a:
the spot where Ferguson fell. We plucked 6
piece of the rough bark, and gathered up peb
BILE or two, as mementos of the place. We found
q horse tooth, and one of the party piece of 6
human bone, which had been bleaching in tht
sun for eighty years. We were shown the spot
as we went, where Col. Williams died under 6
large chesuut just three miles from the battle
ground and as we returned, Squire Hardir
gave us limb from the tree-which was cu
down many years ago-as memorial of the
spot where that noble and chivalric heart bes
its last.
1t was lovely day to us-one of the white
days of our life Patriotism the purest, heroisu
the hardest, personal sacrifice unequalled, were
the spirit of its recollections. And there We hat
come to spend day in homage to our heroic
past To US it was precious day.
A Sad Episode.
As we went to Limestone on Monday of las
week, we halted on the banks of Broad River tt
await the ferryman from the other side. While
we stood there, watching the "innumerable
smiles" of the sun-kissed and breezy river, anoth
er party came up to the crossing place. Their
faces were sad and it was soon whispered to us
that they were on their way to the church just
beyond the river, to witness the burial of o sor
and brother the pride of a worthy family. A
noble and genial college friend of ours-V. C.
Sm1TH-was no more.
A short while previous, he had been prostratet
in the far off land of Texas. He was brought
back to his child-h hoods home to die; and wha
remained of him was now going to sleep with hi:
fathers, on the banks of the golden-tinted ant
music haunted river.
Thus it is in life. The pleasure party and th'
funeral meet The bridal, the altar and th'
grave, are not far apart In the midst of th'
gayest scenes, sad stunning truth often starts
up suddenly and stares US in the face. Their
are many Marahs along the path Of life, wher
We must turn aside and drink bitter waters.
We remember his cheerful face, as though VI
saw it but yesterday.
"Green be the turf above thee,
Friend Of my better days;
None knew thee but to love thee
Nor named thee but to praise"
DR.. W. F. Bason.
This gentleman comes to us very highly rec
commended by such men rs Judge O'Neal, A. NJ
Shipp, of Wofford College, President D. L
Swain, of North Carolina University, DR.. Hardy
of Asheville, and many others, as a learned an'
skilful operator in Dentistry, and gentleman
of high character and sound Southern senti
ments. He is graduate of the Baltimore Den
tai College; and President of the North Carroll
no Dental Convention. See his advertisement.
Dedication OF the Philom mathean Hall.
"The commencement of Erskine College vii
take place on Wednesday, the 9th of August
and doubtless will be interesting to all, owing t.
the variety of the exercises.
Besides the regular exercises, the corner-ston
of the Due West Female College will be laid OF
Tuesday morning, with speeches from severa
distinguished gentlemen Tuesday night, thu
Alumni Grafton will be delivered by W. L. Hud
gems, Esq, of Laurensvile.
On Wednesday night the new Philomatheal
Hall which her members have long strlVen Il
erect will be dedicated to the Goddess of Letters
by william W. East, editor of the Yorkvlle En-
ouirer, and DR.. J. C. Maxwell, of Newberry, tw'
of her worthy and honored Alumni. This ough
and no doubt will be an occasion OF great IN
terest to oil who are in any way connected Will
the society.
As a committee of the Philomathean Society
we most earnestly and respectfully invite tn
Alumni and honorary members of this societ,
in particular, and the public in general, to at
tend.-DHe West Telescope.