Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-05-29
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Tho commencement exercises Of tho Carolina
Military Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina,
Col. J. p. Thomas, Superintendent, will be
held this year on Friday, Juno 10th. Rev. VIM.
Il. Atkinson delivers the commencement sermon
and Rev. Ellison Capors, Of Greenvilie, s. CT
tho annual address before the Corps Of Cadets.
Mr.. W. G.. Neville, who has just returned
from tho Theological Seminary of the Presby-
terian Church at Columbia, S. c., preached in
tho Presbyterian Church of Walhalla on last
Sunday morning. Mr.. Nevillo's subject was,
s'What think ye Of Christi" The manner in
which he treated his text showed signs Of
mental culture unusual for ono who has not as
yet completed his course in tho Seminary,
having only spent one Of the three years re-
quired.
The following Petit Jurors havo been drawn
for tho June term of tho Court:
in Todd, Joseph Callas, W A Strothcr, T NJ
Littlcton, James L Burris, John s Patterson, D
Sheppard, Thomas Bibb, Wm r Smith, ] P
Mcdonald, Thomas W Grogan, Geo W Shirley,
T Holden. John W IIaulbrooks, L a Barron,
D N Lay, A Bryant, J L Barker, Jonas Phillips,
John Gibson, Sr, G W Kay, NJ G Wcndclkin,
Joseph Darby, NJ JIunnicutt, Il Duncan, J
] Hooper, r L Symmes, II w NJ Boggs, Joseph
Blair, J p Woolbright + ~ Lewis, W G
latham, Reuben D Moore, J W Shclor, Samuel
II Bearden, Reuben Lee.
Mr.. John N. George has bcen appointed
Auditor, and Mr.. Henry f. Alexander Treas
uror, of Oconeo County, by His Excollency
Governor Simpson. These gentlemen wcro
nominated for these Offices by the people ut
tho primary election, hold in 1878. We
learn that tho modo Of asccrtaining tho will
of the people in this matter was not very
palatablo to tho appointing power, but,
nevertheless, tho appointments havo been
made, though wo understand thoy wcre
mado not upon tho election by tho people,
but upon the recommendation of the Senator
and Representatives from this county.
Messrs. Williams, Birnio & Co., of Now
York, have failed in business as commission
merchants and cotton buyers. 1t was dab
bling in futures in cotton that brought tho
firm short $4,000! he firm has been
dissolved, and Mr.. George w. Williams, Of
Charleston, states that every dollar Of obliga,
ton will bo paid. Mr. w. says he die not
favor tho operation in futures and demanded
that tho firm 60 into liquidation. We cx-
pcctcd this course from Mr.. Williams, rs any
other would be inconsistent with his pros
fessons and character. Mr.. Williams il
worth S2,OO0,000, and his large business in
Charleston will proceed rs if nothing had
happened.
We are in receipt of catalogue of the VAL
halla Female College for the year l878-70.
The entire expense of tho Collegiate Depart.
mont, including board, with room, tuition, fuel,
lights and contingent fee arc $l32, of which
amount board, &c., arc $lO0. The institution
is based on tho private enterprise of DR.. Smelt-
zer, which is the highest evidence Of thorough
J instruction and discipline. Tho institution has
an able corps of instructors and deserves success
| which We feel sure It will win on lis high merit.
The present catalogue, being the second year o.
the existence Of the college, shows that III
| students in all departments matriculated duril q
the year, thirty of whom are in the colleg,a
department, thirty one in tho academic and the
rcmaindcr in the two lower classcs. Next year
the college will begin to send out graduates,
and after that we trust tho doctor will have
smooth sailing.
The Union Sunday School pic mic on Ia t
Friday was quite q pleasant and enjoyable
occasion. Somo 200 childrcn marched in
procession to the grounds, headed by the
Dixie Cornot Band, which discourscd sweet
music on the way. Our pcoplo turned out
generally from town and country. The
day was spent in amusemcnts for tho children,
while tho older people took up tic timo in
social chit-chat, making new acquaintanccs,
&c. Sociabilty was tho ordcr of the day and
every one present, we think, was folly repaid
for their trouble in coming. Dinner came #
about o'clock, and it is hardly necessary
for US to announce that there was much good
eating disposed of during tho dinner hour.
Everybody brought we'll filed baskets and no
one went away hungry. At scasonable
hour the pic nckers broke up and returned
to thoir respective homes, fceling no doubt
that thoy had spen pleasant and delightful
day in tho woods. May We all live to enjoy
another like occasion next year.
On Sunday night Rev. s. L. Morris preached
one of tho ab'cst sermons that wc havo had the
pleasure of hearing in many day. Having
preached on tho subject "IIcll" on the previous
Sunday, he preached tho theme "IIeaven,"
from tho text, "For there is no night there"
taken from Revelations. After IN eloquent in
troducory on Johns description Of heaven, as
seen in his vision, no drew from his text tho
following thoughts: First, night was an en-.
blem OF ignorance; second, of sin; third Of
change, and fourth, 1t spoke Of human weak
ness hero, in this that it was timo Of rest
from tolls, wcuriness and labor; tho Inference
from tho tcxt being thnL 10 thcro WOO No ,;nh,