Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1880-06-25
vile Female College in which we
were, all well pleased. aas\

'ioh. paradcd the pupils OF his Mill
tary School in front of the Mansion
Hotel. and carried them through the
various evolutioDs in which they
acquitted themselves in n manner
we'll worthy of the reputation OF this
excellent Institution.
AT 10 o'clock we attended the
catesthcnic drill Of the girls of the
temalc College, which was the most
pleasing and profitable exercise that
we have ever witnessed The gentle
and graceful movement Of the girls
i'll their gay attire of white, blue aud
pink, and all done to the time of
sweet music, is calculated to produce
that desired result in al perfect cdu-
cation, sound mind in sound
body.
At ~ o'clock the Press Associa-
ton met for the transaction Of bust
ness in the Rooms Of the Merchants
and Cotton Exchange Of the city
which were generously rendered by
the Exchange for the use Of the
Association during the session.
The address of welcome was dc
livcrcd i'll chuste and elegant terms
by Gov. Perry OH the part of the citi-
zens of Grcenvillc
The meeting was taken up in the
discussion Of subjects well calculat-
cd to elevate the tone of the Press.
At 3 o'clock carriages were driven
up i'll front Of the Exchange and the
members Of the Association were con-
vGycd around the city and shown the
places Of public interest. On the
waya n most pleasant pause was made
at the residence Of DR.. Marshall
where all hands were invited in and
most elegantly refreshed for the
continuation of tire ride The party
returned from the jnunt with sharp
ened appetitcs for supper, after which
visit was made to the commence
mcnt cNercies of the Female College
where the youthful graduates cxhi-
bitcd wonderful grace and prolici-
ancy.
Grccnvillc is pre- cmincntly dis
tiuguishcd for her educational insti-
tutions. She brcathcS Il clnssir at
mosphcre, which is felt throughout
the State, and is power for good in
the land. Nor is it alone in classical
attainmcnts that tue "mountain
city cNccls. Her material develop
mcnt since the war is ahead Of anT
place in South Carolina Her fac
tories arc ilourishing, and paving
handsomely on the investment. One
of these the Camprrdown located in
the city we visited, by invitation on
Thursday. This factory brings out
yarns alone. 1t is run by both steam
ahu water power, the one 200 horse
and the other l25. 1892 spindlcs
are run. 40 bales of cotton are used
per month, and 100000 lbs. of yarn
produced. Monthly pay roll $4,000.
On Friday morning a special car
was furnished the Association to
visit the Piedmont Factory on Saluda
River. On this visit, which was a
most pleasant one, the Association
was accompanied by EX-G Gov. Perry.
Prot ,Iudson. Mr.. Cover and num-
Der of the fair sex Of Greeuvillc. This
is the most extensive factory in the
State. Every thing connected with
1T is Of the grandest and most mas
sive appearance. This factory runs
1902 spindics and 24O looms 1t pro
duces l5,500 yds. Of cloth per day.
There are 300 operatives and 10 ten
emcnt houses.
IL supports fine church IN which
preachers Of all denominations
preach to the operatives. 1t also has
fine school The place looks like n
town, the houses being neat and com
Portable. The factory is to be doub-
led in size when every thing will be
duplicated. The officers inform us
that stock is now selling readily at
% per cent. above par.
The thought could not be driven