Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-07-24
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Tpssiay Morning 4 Friday Afternoon.
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IL see New Advertisements.
s<Some College Commencement 10
Southern Peun.ylrania have been m,rred
BY the ll,e invasion. Il is expected ths,
our College Company will return soon, sDd
respectable classes will graduate uext week
from the University at Lesi,burg. Let
Us forget the din of War for a few days,
and be refreshed BY rest and recreation in
the more foxery paths of Peace, remem-
bering that
Though paid and chi-d alt 'h- tnnsu-s Of FsIne,
POUNDS leo. b-rnouios. to the grateful mind
Than bis rho fA,hiou- sud iuprus-s n.nkind-'
Commencement Week. .LewiSburg.. '63.
July 25-Suaday, PM Sermon before
the Society Of Inquiry, in College
Hall, by Rev. d. Z. Eddy, ID d.
-, ,Ecening. Sermon before the En-
ucation Society, in Baptist house,
by Rev G. ". Anderson.
July Taes6ay, A. NJ. Meetings Of
the Trustees, and Of Curators.
-,AficrnoOn Meeting of the Edu-
cation Society, in the Bsptis,
house
-,Eoening-Annirersary Of the AL
umni.
July Wednesday, 10, A. NJ. Theo-
logical Commencement.
PA, Pm. Feminist anniversary.
-, Erening. Anniversary of the
Literary Societies.-Ora,ion BY
Charles G. Burleigb, E.q.
July so. Tarrs'gy, "a. NJ. COMMENCE
MENT.
Above is the anticipated Programme.
DR.. Eddy is uo~ Of the Tabernsele church
10 Chesnu' ST. Philad, bu, was formerly
of Lynn, Mass, where be was elected to
the Assembly of the State, and oficia,ed
as Spesker......Cbsrlcs c. Burleigh is sn
older brother of Wm. II. Burleigh, and
o noted reform orator for many years.
NOAH HoFFYA., Of Co. Z, l42i 2. V,
writes, near Hager>town, lGih inst, tha,
the Gettysburg battle. we're very de.'ruc-
tive His corps came upon the ground
fret, and abcu, 10, A. NJ, of wednesday,
c.uonnaiing commenced. At /, J. NJ,
the enemy had advanced in overwhelming
force defended By = iins of breas;work.,
our men fought desperately for qai'e q
time, but were finked, and caly fell back
10 time to save part of their corps from
being captured, to the high hill, Gene
terry lot. There, on Wednesday and
Thursday, the enemy attacked our ~hele
line, with furious energy and desperation,
but were repulsed With terrible slaughter
The writer vas slightly wounded on the
Cd. Capt. Evans was taken prisoner, bu,
escaped, and is with bis Company. Corp
Bapkes bad piece Of shell strike the ca
gle on bis breast-the eagle probably
.avcd bis life. Their colors are torn aud
stained, and two color bearers were uoun-
ded BE saw the Rebel General, Barks-
dale, Of Mss dead. "Tbe Rebel prison.
ers, many Of ;bem say, if Nick.burg is
taken, and they are whipped here, then
they mus, give up: some say they don't
care which side gains, SO it close, the
war" "...... bad better stay a, home IS
long as the Reb- dos', ee, to Harrisburg;
but if they ccma Up there, then come,
every one, for if Ihey should trail through
Our County, | would not give much for it.
Nothing has pleased the Rebels so
much as the Copperhesd revolt 10 New
York city, where the insurgents cheered
openly for JEFF. Davis and Mcclellan, and
denounced the Presiden, and his prominent
friends. abusing The negroes as badly as
the SlaveQcrs's themselves. Rebs forget
Nick.burg and Gettysburg in the fond
hope Of . counter-revolution, 10 New