The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-06-27

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securing support for widows, education Tor
the children, and respect for the memories
OF our Confederate soldiers. This sum
mary is necessarily unsatisfactory. We
must all get the speech and read II.
for the. distinctions in Scholarship
and in DeportmeHt,Jit may be interesting
70 the friends Of those who received the
hnnors, to state that .. the first mite men "
were z. IL. Winston Of Berthe County.
among the Juniors; r. II. Busbee, w. II.
s. Burgwyn of Northampton, and E. T..
Morehead Of Greensborough, ameng the
Sophomores an,l G. v. Cowper Of Hert-
ford County, Y. s. McNider Of Edenton,
and P. ID. Walker of Wilmington. among
the Freshmen. Z. The second mite men ?
ameng the Juniors. were r. w. Means Of
sCabarrus County, and G.McN. Rose, Of
Fayetteville. Among the Sophomores, they
were ]. w. Harper Of Lenoir Couaty, G.
NJ. Maverick Of San. Antonio. Texas, and
wv. $. Pearson of Morganton. Among the
Freshmen, they were ]. C. Webb of Hills
borough, and P. VI. Wilson Of 'Wareatsn.
I" The Third mites" were awarded to A.
q. Carr of Chapel Hill. as Junior; to c.
Retter Of Chapel Hill. |. II. Fods, Of Rah.i
| dolph County, Z. w. Fuller Of Louisburg,
A. w. Graham If Hilisboroush, w. ID.
Hurner Of Granville County, r. b. Means Of
Csbsrros County, [. II. Stsayhorn Of Hills
I oursugh, and u. q. Thomas OF Whining
tnn, as Sophomures, and to Mr.. A. L. Al
sion OF Narrea Cauaty, as a Freshman.
W Jones, OF the Sophomore class, and
Phillips. Burwell aid Maverick OF the
1 Freshman class, were distinguished in va
rious departments Of scholarship.
~ to punctuality. no Senior got either
/ 6rsi, second or third mite. Mr.. Means
I Was most highly complimented among the
Juniors; Messrs. Harper. Maverick end
Pearson among the So2homores: and
Mcssrs. Cowper, Eugene Jaes, w. Jones.
/ Means, McIlhenny, McNider, and Walker
among The Freshmen.
/ Il wall doubtless give the Hillsboroush
i Recorder pleasure TO record that Of the
five representatives from Hiilsborough at
the University, har were distinguished
Tor their psnctuality, and praised for their
declamations.
Those who were experts ia such matters
i decided that the Ball on Thursday night
was great success. The attendance wa.
Elarge, brilliant, beauteeus, and decoross.
!. 0f the lainoss Honorary Managers, some
were never invited 10 come, ethers were
not allow ed to come. aud elhers did not
come. But the Managers. ordinary and
extraordinary, who were there, managed
themselves, their entertainment and their
II guests in manner that secured TO them.
selves many thanks and much praise.
The Marshall-R. w. McaRs. and his
assistants. .-Messrs. Reeves, Rose and
\ Young. did their work well, aad deserved,
as they received. the grateful acknow-
Judgments OF old men aud young men,
married and msiseus, Tor the good order
maintained on all occasions. Many thought
that there we're as many people IN the Col.
lege campus. and in and around the Col.
lege Chapel. on Thursday, to hear Gov.
Vance. as we're al either Of the famous
Presidential Commensurate. Ifany ene
wants 20 see beauty and fashion, aud Ia
hear wit and wisdom, he must so TO Cha
pei Hill at Commencement--And all said
that among the wisest, wittiest, fairest
aud finest al the sky ninth Commence.
ment. were members Of the delegation
: irom Hlllsburough.
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An old man named RoJert Cotton. for
! ,nerly keeper sf the Almshouse. commit
I ted suicide a: his wifes grave, in Patter
G son. N. J., on Sunday, the 10th inst. b,
!. taking a mixture Of laudanun and arsenic
IL appears that his marriage with his sec
ond wife. yonng girl. was unfortsnate
4 and be has haunted his FIRST WIFE s grav
' for some time. often staying there 81
a night. A letter was found ia hrs pocket
E containing q feeling allusion to his recen
: troubles, ane concluding with touching
; request to. be buried ia The same gras
Il with his dead vile.