The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-05-14
Esrief entionS.

National Agricultural Congress will
begin at indianapolis. Ind, on Wed
nesday, the 18th instant, and all State
organizations fostering agricultural
pursuits, agricultural schools and col
leges, and agricultural and horticultn-
raj societies, are invited to send dele
gates. The proceedings Of this repre-
sentative body promise to be Of the
utmost Importance at this time: when
the questions affecting the industrial
interests of the couatry are attracting
so much attention.
An old probability says that We
may look out for any quantity of hail
this year. He prcdicates his belief on
the fact that the winters Of 1SJ3-0
and I, were similar 10 the weather Of
the past winter. The years mentioned
were noted for hail.
The last General Assembly passed
an Act making persons liable to road
duty up to sixty years Of age. The
penalty for non-performance of duty is
fine and Imprisonment for thirty days.
Colored citizens don't see the wisdom
of this law.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has decided that where life
insurance policy has been assigned to
cover a debt, the party to whom it is
assigned has no right, in case Of death,
to the insured to the money derived
from the policy, in excess Of the
amount necessary to make good the
debt it was intended to cover.
The exercises Of the Commence
meat of the Southern Baptist Theolosi-
cal Seminary were held III the Baptist
Church Of Greenville, on the I'd, Sd
and 18th iustants, and were Of Il highly
interesting character. Among the
names of the graduates from this State
We notice: c. c. Brown, in the de-
partmcnts of Old and New Testament
Interpretation; Pinckpey Hawkins, in
in the departments Of Biblical Intro
duction and New Testament lnterpre-
tation; J. OBJ. Lowrcy, Hebrew,
Greek, Polemic Theology, Homilctics
and Church Government and Pastoral
Duties L. W. Peoples, Hebrew, New
Testament Interpretation, Greek, Ec-
clcsiastical History and Church Gov
ernmcnt and Pastoral Duties; r. ".
Sanders, Hebrew, Greek and Homi-
letics; John Stout, Latin. In the
Junior Greek, G. G. Brown, and
Pinckney Hawkins. J. OBJ. Lowrey
delivered an address Oh ;'Singleness Of
| Aim" and john Stout on ::'rhe I'M
portanve Of State Missions"
The Air Line Schedule for passen
ger train: leave Grecnyillc Tuesdays,
Thursdays, Saturdays, at halE-past s
a. m. Return intermediate days and
arrive at $40 p. m. Arrangements
are being made to run daily line.
The Grand Lodge Of the Indepen-
dent Order of Good Templ;rs met at
Winnsboro. s. G., at 1 o'clock on
Tuesday, the 22d ult. Twcnty-four
Lodges were represented: and there
were some ten or fifteen Past officers,
who, together with the Representa-
tives, received the Grand Lodge De-
gree. The following officers were
elected and Installed for the coming
year: Rev. II. NJ. Mood, G, ". G. T.;
Rev. j. VI. Carlisle, &. ". C.; Miss
Minnie Brown. &. W. Y. H.; Frank
P. Beard, G. ". S; Rev. J. s. Con-
nor, G. ". T.; Rev. J. ". Murray,
G. ". G.; ". II. Cultino, &. W. NJ;
DR.. W. G. Brown. e. ". D. NJ;
! ". n. Chandler, G. u. e.; j. s.
Bryce, G. ". 5.
The Grecpyille Cotton Mill is a
fixed fact. In the mention made last
week we .;al :l:at :he list of Directors
WAS inaccurate, in so far: ttat instea4
Of Mr.. r. L. Mclaughlin, who Is a
stockholder aud who was present at
,,ii:e election Of officers, being a Direc-
tor, Mr.. J. X. aas;ia; 4 orr town,