Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-04-23
IJi OUR oHAIR''tEsToM 1 LETTER.
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Inc spring mas lully set IN and under
the genial Influence Of its soft balmy mir
| and its lovely days and cloudless skies
the picnic loveing people, are enjoying
/ / themselves hugely anu every. bright
morning our streets are fled with merry
parties carrying mysterious looking bas-
ke,s and bundles and bent on having q
good time ip. some cool and shady spot
in the country, = ~ ''oh 'p'l
One Of the most interesting events SVEN of
tho year is to come--oif' on on the 18TH of
May next, the Annual Regatta Of the
"R, Association" of South Carolina. The
boat crews have gone into strict training
and this Ireails an amount Of labor and
privation hardly appreciated by outsi-
deis. Ina little book before us published
in Englanaare laid down verp fully and
explicitly the2rules and regulations OBJ
served by the University crews in En-
gland. We find that great privatiou is
practised in the matter of food diet,
and that the articles offood to be selec-
ted from ME exceedingly limited, that
most meats and every kind of sweet
meats as we'll rs all spirits and tobacco
are strictly prohibited, the very mode of
preparing the eatibles is thoroughly d.s-
cribed and the houses for rest and cxer-
else systematically arranged. The ma
jority Of our boat clubs have purchased
new and costly boats and all have return
ished their old ones. A hand fight is
expected with the club from Savannah,
who were yanquished last year md lost
their champion flag which they are detcr-
mined to recover back OH this occasion.
Clubs from Macon and Augusta Georgia.
and from Beaufort Georgetown S. G. and
Beaufort N. C. will participate The contest
this. season will certainly be the most spiri
ted since the war. Ample arrangements
have been made to carry guest and Wis
itors aronnd the harbor during the race
and it is rumored that gran,a ball will
be given at the end of the races, and OH
each day the guests of the Association
sill be entertained at public dinnerSin
short, our clubs are determined to out
do, if possible the hospitality so literally
extended to them by the Savannah boys
last year, A wag informs us that Moses,
Neag'c and Tim Hurley arc getting up
club to enter the race and, as they are
accustomed to row in the same boat,
great expectations arc indulgrl in, at to
their success.
The Floral fair, the most interesting
occurrence Of ;he season to the lovers Of
botany (and their name is Lrgion) viii
take place OH the 28th inst. lasting rs
usual three evenings in thcpark attached
to the college Of Charleston The post
band is engaged to discourse sweet music
and with three such attractions rs the
ladies, the music and the flowers, the
most callous of those handsome creatures
''the men" will be unable to resist attcn-
ding. The spring is propitinus for a
varied and beautiful display Of flowers
and the collections of garden and hot
house plants will be perhaps the best
exhibited here for many years A num-
Der Of Chinese lanterns will be used to
illuminate the grounds witli1hc bcauti.
ful effect they produced last year. 7iF3'
We were totally unpreparcd here for
the good news from you. county few
days since of the appointment of Judge
Glover. county Treasurer in the place OF
the last honest occupant of that Office
many appointments ofthis character will
enable Us to listen more attc,tivcly to
the promises Of reform which the rcpub
lican party are so constantly making and
will do more to promote tho pcucc and
prosperity of our State than ten thousand
Of the bombastic and ranting speeches
made by the hot-house politicians OF
Columbia, on the subject Of Il remedy tol
n corrupt and rotten government.
ne A. SNoa0HAss.