Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-07-04

About sun set the Sappho returned
to Charleston having carried out the
programme to the letter and to the
entire satisfaction of the party.
After the steamer landed q num-
Der of the party from our Burg, in
search of another breeze, took a
promenade around the battery.
In the morning of Saturday anoth-
er party took the street cars 1T the
foot Of Broad Street for
THE MAGNOLIA CEMETERY
In II short time the city ofthc living,
with its hustle and strife, was left in
the rear, and tho mind became calm
and so!emnized in the quiet courts Of
the "city Of the dead The spot
selected for this Cemetery, with its
majestic oaks, its winding creeks,
and the sweet music Of tho ioycs,
chori>ters seeking ri asylum from
the pursuit Of the fowler, is emin cnt
y picturesque and appropriate.
Amid all the monuments noted for
their massive structure and antioui-
ty, none excites more general inte.
rest ut this time than that erected TO
the {, ntrnerate dead. 1t stands in
the centre of about two acres of
land, filed with small tombs ones in
regular rows, and rs close together as
they can get, marking the restin q
places Of our fallen braves. On
many Of these little stones we no.
ticed Ike inscription ''Unknown."
What volume in u word What n
r picture of life ? unknown !
Yes unknown to lm., unhonorei
by men, bat, hoY cn',lin, t, ta,l,
known TO the great Invisible who is
no re>pecicr OF persons, but crowns
in his kingdom the true and the
faithful, no matter if their nam ;. are
known or unknown to men.
On Monday morning another party
of pleasure seekers determined to
take
a fAMBLE ca JAMES ISLAND
which may now be justly styled the
y"rs|cn siot of The STATE, all honor 10
the old planters who havc succ.edcd
where the boasting and enterp:isiu :,
Yankees have failed.
We crossed the Ferry in Il little
canoe, and landed on the other side
at Stiles Point. The tide was 50 low
that tho boat could not bs brought
within Quar- er Of terra iirm,, auL
the party WAS oh 'isea to be carried to
shore on the back OF CUTIE. Space
iorbids giving an account OF the s,:
cess of farming on this Islam |. 1t is
from 80 t" lC0 per cent. better than
anything that was ever realized On
This Island before the war when pros
rerily reigned, and probably exceeds
The farming of any other part of the
Stale. The manurns is very ish
FIFTY dollars is the average cxpendi
ure per acre to bring the crops to
market. The average yield OF cott o II
is 500 per acrc. Farming is not the
only industry. One man supplies
Cha rleslon daily with 400 quarts Of
milk. The stock is excellent. The
prosperity extends to ALL The me-
grocs even are buying land The
farmers are finding places on their
own farms where they can live with
perfect health all the year round.
There is al association on this
island which links Orangobnrg with
the low country. Among the b ,tts-
ries around SrcessionvIIe au.l on the
island is one at Still IS Point, nan.l
Battery Glover, in honor Of the lat,
gallant Lieutenant Colonel of Simon
tons regiment, and son Of our
beloved townsman Hon. Il. w.
Glover.
On Wednesday tho remnant of the
excursionIsts returned to Ora, ,eburs.
Thus ended what was to many, pro
badly tho pleasantest decision OF the
ye ar.