The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-01-10
Charleston and its Environs.


md iu-so-flra> We could diScngage time from
the cares and pleasures Of some little fox
who accompanied u. to where tho lnurmur-
ing fugucs Of the tides join their melody to
the deeper IiapASOuS OF thc oceans choir,
we cujoycu some very interesting drives aud
rides around and about tic city, and received
many c1urtc>ics at the lItmIS and homes "t
her EoSpitablc citizens. hy which the pass
ing moments were happily redeemed. It is
right pleasant to feel oneself IL cosmopolitan
a citizen of the cJ.n,nouwc@lt!i-lnd if ~
the mountains or Oh the colSt. it should
matter but little, for NC arc all one. True,
home is only where th@ heart IS, and the
heart should be At home; but it should not
follUw that one iorcS Caesar less because he
loves Rome more. There is 4 unity between
the up-country and the lOw-country and tho
midland, and We d. dcSr,: that the most cor
dial fraternity Of sentiment and ACTON in all
gooG works and words may rchlblitatc our
Safe in the simple garments Of tru", rrcip-
rocal generosity. TO this end, should the
ia;,Sr between the issue OF a weekly press
not he too great we may from 10 time make
brief recaDitulation.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD,
VIC were p!casc:l to learn, had, under its
able management, discovered It's nhcc;ivc
pOiu$ Iy tie pu.rhr>c OF the Macon and
Augusta and the Grecnyi!lc aud Columbia
Railroads; with the BIGe Ridge in prospect,
aud branch liuc from the e 4 T. r. L. H.
Augusta. five night he permitted IN inte-po-
tatinn, we thlnk that line M Tht be run from
NcwbcrrytoAucu<tar r;aChcstcr and dEeticli.
This would prcvcntin in the future any comhina-
ton Of roads from affecting the 5. E.. l.. Il.
We also learned tina; the S0u:h Carolina R.H
would soon run through trains over the e.. 4
{. K. r., invcsln; the latter road with all
suitable appointments.
Shnul the S. e. L. T., ob'aiH control Of
the e.. &. L. X AMI make c!Iau"cS in lis
management. which, though Of'cn IN ill-,d-
v!Scd step, fr qEcn;'v cnc,lrS where change
of ownership happens. VIC have no doubt
t!I"t il would G'v. Satisfaction tO nnr people
to see that popular aud Yric'aH OK SIpcr.n-
tcndrnr, Henry / l'e axe, Esq who 50 ably
presided over ilc Gree VILE Road III III: l,.Sr,
with u> Oucr more
The :. e. l.. l. owns, We presume, nearly,
r. ior qli;c. fifty thou,anil acres Of !ani
Mach Ut 'hiS lsnA along :hr road, well
ldap,cio IN" cul;urr OF vegetables, the pear.
grape, strawberry, Sc, might be Il source of
large revenue and prosperity TO the Road a>
well a. the country and lihcrgl!y induce ih"ir
development by small farms, whose rich
and caT!v supplies of generous fruits and
vegetables mnSt command ;c adjacent and
eligible EllrkrsS, AMI give the road largely
increased per cc.Itag" OF iIalc and travel.
The Cumrunv also OWNS land on Cooper
River, which in the event Of the Road ;
greater development and prosperity, must
be lis terminal point, where c0mmOdiGnS
wharvc> and SttrclUu>cS mus! prove Of i'm
ucn>c bcErti..
ST. MICHAELS C.IG2Cu-TUE ORGAN. &C
Daring our ranblcS NC Stravcl in;o St.
Michaci'S Church, the ';In"-honorct! building
ct r!lc ). L. corner Of Broa2 and Mccting-StS.,
and instead OF The usual modern arrange
mentS in Snch places, we found the classic
taste OF the o!d.u-imc faithfully respected,
and no alterations in pcwS, &c. 10 suit the
fancy whims ofwor<hippcrs Of the present
daT, but rigid adherence TO 'le past. The
Churci. was Irapcd in mourning in respect
to the memory Of Tie late Bishop Davis. We
noticed the absence Of gaS-tiNrurcS, rs night
services were rare in this Church The new
organ, I'VE may with imnunity call it 'ncw'D
is han ;sonIc monument 10 the skill ami
taste Of Caroras gifted Ir0aN-bul'dcr, Mr.
John Baker, who has given it complete
over-huuiinS. ama turnc1 il over TO the ~
try after q succcS>iu test by some Of the
leading musicians OF tie City. Nj. Baker
was born in Bath England, and served his
Stl,tl I'm,
Gyev. the famous organ builder, in i.0u,!On.
In 1919 he came over TO New York, then to
Boston, where he baiir three organs, the first
for George .!anlcS Webb, the f;.r-faIue1 COM
poser, now alive in Boston. This organ had
two banks of keys, (and Is Stops), was in
two divisions with passage between. and
was afterwards purchaS d by the Episcopal
Church in Brooklyn. The ncxr WIS bni't
for the Presbyterian Church III Cleveland,
Ohio, and the tAiid WAS pa!lor organ. He
then removed 10 Ncw Inrk CITY, ans! was
engaged with Mr. Henri Erlr'n, the cclchra-
tel hllilde: of that CITY. who is now alive,
and whose nIIuy organs Ill over the ltud.
give full credit TO the ability Of their nlLnu-
fac:urcr. In 1854 Mr. Baker came tDChare =
ton. :. c., where he Lcvn:c'l himself closely
to his vocation, and in 1869 received the sill
yer medal for Church o;gan Of his OVID
manufacture, tie sweetness of whose tones
can still nc remembered by these of our
readers who can recall their visit 10 the So.
Ca. institute Fair, At It's hal! III III etin--s:.
Afit rward> this organ w:!S sold 10 ,hc Epi<>
copal Church, at Nj. Pleasant, where it Sfili
remains. His next organ WAS 10" The Hu-
man Catholic Church III ELcciicld, s. c..
containing 10 stops llc then built one sim
liar to the above, to- the .lb1cvli!c Epi>cp-
pal Church.
In 1867 nc t;;lt l'rc organ which a!0rnS
Grace Chrci iu Gharir>:on, ",H which
ranks second to uo:rr III the ci!y in any re-
Sprct Ii re. listers 2G stops, i:icuiling 4 very
natural EnX liuinaua son, whose lower
notes are sufficiently Natural 70 d, ccivc al
experienced auditor. TIC general style Of
this organ is Gothic, divided 50 rs 10 allow
the handsome window on fhc South esd Of
the Church 10 he seen ard throw its light on
the choir gallery. In 1861 he completed the
0vcrhauliug OF the ur.an in -. Philip :
Church of the same city. In fac; he nearly
rrhuilt II, adiny S new stops. 1t WAS built
t:v Grey His last task WAS the charging OF ST.
MichacSS Church organ before alluded t.
he added feet 10 each side Of the organ
casc-th;S inctca>e pf III" being ncccs>itateL
hv In. increased Improvements made there.
in. This organ WAS built in London, in 1867
-ninc years before the Declaration of Amer
lean uLcIcmiencc-auI IS therefore more
than q century il age. Is maker Wis
Schnc:Z'cr. Il cnu;ained i:ut u single octave
OF rrdLlS -Ini WAS OF pccuiar Appearance
on it> krvboarI>--itS Flat AMI Sharp keys
were whi;c. and the other keys black just
the reverse of what obtains in almost rvcrt
other case. This pccuiiarity of keys WIS
confined We believe, to McSSr>. Schnciz'rr <
I = = A /.