Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-03-27
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Charleston I.etsas. Il
CHARLEsToN, March 19, 1878

CHARLEsToN, March 19, 1873.
Since our good Gid city. by. the sea first FRI,
commenced her municipal career, which
was, as we are informed by an Old and
reliable citizen, nearly .2O3 years ago
"ss. Patricks"iday, (the 17th March) has
been among the iifost prominent holidays,
and day dear to- the. heart of every
1rishman, only during the war was it's
enthusiastic celebration interrupted for a
season, to be renewed however. still more
joyously in time Of, peace. The blessed
old saint whose personal history, like
that Of most other divinities is shrouded
ina veil Of Gmystery-liyed about.A, d;
372, and is said to have built several re- e..
ligious, houses, outside OF this. little is
known of him, eccept, that some one once
said he drove all the snakes out of Ire
land, but as neither the snakes nor St.
Patrick are here to testify, this statement
must be received with caution
The Hibernian element is pretty strong
here, andc'Pat" is not;ony always feady
but always deterininedy have a good
time. whenever chance occurs. The
old gentleman himself, old St. Patrick,
would have been delighted at the dis
play which was cotton up in his honor
on Monday last, four clubs OF Irish Rifle.
men. with much music, and many flags,
paraded through the streets, making a.
nautical display, which did credit to it's
organizations, !Shilc solemn service with
discourse concerning the saint, took
place in tho Cathedral. And in the
evening great was the culinary arrange
ments, for your dry ST. Patrick is not
tolerated, Hhd deep and overaowing are
the cups quafIed to his blessed memory.
What the Shutzenfcst is to'a German,
St. Patricks day is to native of the
Green.Isle,, the only. difference being,
that "Oli Rye" carries the one, while
Lager" conducts tue other.
The Music Loving portiok 6f our com
.munity; are to be regaled with a repE,eti-
ton of Haydeh's Ofatiohs of the crea-
ton, which was SO successfully rendered
d short time since by Mrs. P.'J. Barbot,
and her Amateur choir of fifty ladies,
and gentlemen, whom she has trained in
a remarkably short space Of time, to do
justice to a productions which is seldom
well performed even by PROFESSIONALS
it is not too much to say that Mrs. B. is
one of the best executive musicians in
our State. In'aspirit of .ibcralty worthy
Of imitation, the proceeds of the present
performance will be given to the htonfede-
rate Home"
The days of glass.cutting with the slia-
mond would seem to be drawing to
close. The most wonderful "glass man"
has lately turned up" in, our town. He
uses a little tool very similar to the old
diamond CUTTER" but iii place Of the
stone is small wheel, which, as it re-
wolves, separates the glass much more
effectually than the old process. Com
plete circles of glass, as we'll Us every
val.:ty OF figure, are made almost as rap
idly as ole can follow the hand of the
designer. This "patteanltt patent itipsraant iiTaat glass
cutter" vends his wares on the side
walks, and. lectures to san admiring crowd,
as he practically exhibits his Invention.
Considering alls Of which, @ss Rass set
down our friend "down Easter, l
A. SNODGRASS.