Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-26
We had the pleasure of welcoming


We had the pleasure of welcoming
to our sanctum OH Thursday. last, Mr..
j. Fielder Meyers ofthc Blackyillc
ss"", and are neasa toheaEhis checr-
ing account Of the rise and progress
Of the Su@, MY the night of it's set
ting be long delayed. Nlr. Meyers
looks well and shows evidence Of the
care taken of him by the Blackyilli-
ans. We notice many fine advertise
mcnts in the San from, the merchants
Of our Town, and learn that thcirsub-
scription list figures up into the hund-
reds from this Burg" and County.
MIR. Hayward will close .l,a exer-
cises of his school the Orangcburg
Acadmy, by II public cxnmination'to to
be hold during Monday, Tuesday and
"Wednesday Of next week at his resi-
dencc on Russell Street. The public
generally are invited as we'll rs the
patrons Of the Acadmy. Owing to
recent continued sickness III his family
there will be no exhibition, but the
proficiency Of tho scholars will be
thoroughly tested in The several
studies. N"
On Monday-wl take place
examination in Arithmetic, Spelling,
Grammar and Geography. On Tues
day-that il. Composition, Philosophy,
Latin, Greek, French and higher
Mat athematics.
SIORliS--
or all classes and kind have swept
with terrific aud destructive force ovcr
our entire county during the pastsix
months Of this our centonnicl year,
knowing no North, .Sputh, East or
West. 1t has time and again, on the
same day, devastated the thickly pco-
rlcd section of-ulel North, plunged
through the blooming fields Of the
South, and burst in its terrible fury
upon the prairies Of the West, carry
ing i'll its train not only destruction to
crops, dwellings, and animals, but
again and again devouring its human
victims by the score. Are these
storms typical Of the coming storms
of our second century, or arc they
only the passing away of the tcmpcsts
that have swept so terrilica,ly over.
our fair land toward the close Of our
first century.
B-iSE RlLL NOTES.
a matcltgame was played at Lewis.
vile on Wednesday last, between the
Pioneers" Of that -placc, and the
Lone Star Of Fort Note, resulting
i'll victory for the former Club, on Il
score Of 2S to 81. This is the first Of!
Il series, Of three games, and the Lone
Stars may yet redeem their fortunes.
b th Clubs, joined i'll an,at;uck on
. fine, supper III The hc'cvcning, where
the best Of good feeling rcigncd.
"Bnt Louisville saw another sight,
when Thursday brought another
fight The Blue Stockings (colprd)
Of this place, had been inlS:itcctl bysthc
RattG Snakes (colotcd) ofI.ewisvillo
TO discussion as to their relative
merits in handling The Bat and Ball,
nothing 10th, the challenge, was at
once accepted, and OH Thursday last,
the Blue Stockings went over to
Lcwlsville, and whipped the Rattle
Snakes "out Of their skins lathe,
tune of 80 to 49,, This is heavy on
the Snakes, but the return game will
be played here soon, and the warning
from their rattlcs may prove tue yet.
All Of The Blue Stockings Join in
high praise Of the bountiful collation.
prepared for them Mt IIewisSillc.
TOWN LHI'RO YE,lIENTS-
New buildings going up on every
side, and the sound Of the trowcl ana