Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1881-07-21
.au Excellent Community
JoHNTowS. AIKEN Co. S. c.
July 5th, 1881
IN. Editor /;

All. EuROFi )
Though living just beyond the
borders Of Orahgeburg, we once be.
longcd 70 the eomain Of that gran,;
olu county, ana our people luAe u
lively interest ID her affairs ana ner
news, SO that your excellent PAPER is
welcome visitor. We say well a one
or old Orangeburg! You have hon
orcd your people IN honoring your
gifted scn-Hon. Samuel DlDble. IN
his worthy hands the interest OF your
Congressional District is safe.
1 his is section noteu for its fer
tile lands, fine water power. and gener
GUS, hospital le people. The waters
OF Dean swamp Creek afford ample
power TO run several large mills and
factories. Already some good mills
are on it and at no distant uay we
may expect to hear the hum OF many
thousand sDindlcs. Capt. D. II. Sal
ley, che OF our most wealthy anu en-
tefprising citizens, contemplates cree
ting Clement attachment IN counec
ton with his large mills, ana bis site
is n splendid Que.
We have excellent society, good
churches and fine schools, our John
town academy is under Prof. B o.
Brien as principal, an accomplished
scholar, who has school with reg
istcr Of over one hundred scholars,
several fron your county. The build
ings are new and large, and he is as
sisted by worthy young man, Mr,
A. Is. orbctt from your county, while
the music department is under Miss
Jnlin 5. kingman who is also resi-
dent OF Oranyeburg and one Of the
most accomplished ladies ofour State
The people are justly proud Of their
school. Then we have a Sabbath
school at the academy numbering a.
bout one hundred anL fifty scholars
with Prof. O,Brien as superintcnd-
ent, Mr. Arthur Tanning asst, Mr..
~. +. Salley as treas, and Mr.. Thos.
K. McElvCsn, sEc. Here on the Sab
bath, is pleasing and entertaining
spectacle, the various classes busily
reci,ing. Then those contcsting for
prizes offered for the greatest number
OF verses in the new testament to be
reclted from memory!
Lnst Shbbath there was quite a
nnmbcr Of verses rccited by the
young ladies as follows: Misses
Eva Corhtt, 1873; Annie J.. Salley,
440; Francis Ryzer, 2l7; Heattic
Altmcn, 10; Florida Lowman, 95;
Callie Gunter, over 600; Salie Cor
b tt, 8OO,3t; and we expect to b.; r
from Miss oallic on her next lesson
over one thousand verses.
Then come the thrilling strains Of
appropriate sabbath day melody
from the organ, touched by the skill
lul hand Of Miss Kingman, made
swcctcr still by The nlingling of more
than hundred voices led hy Mr..
Thos. X. McElveen. Altogether this
lis a garden, taken from the generous
old mother Orangebnrg, to make the
fair daughter Aiken. Here the people
OF the two counties meet to worship,
fill our schools and our lo'lges, our
i'll e.est and distinies being inter
woven, we scarcely know 10 which
County we belong, except when We
vote.
Yesterday we did not forget the
Glorious Fourth" but from 800 to
400 Of our citizens, with their l.mi
lies met near Rocky Grove Chul ch at
Prices school hoMse Whcli an eloquen
Grafton suitable to the occasion was
delivered by the Rev's +. 4. Price,
who was followed by Prof. O'Bricn i
all address upon the subject of cduca-
ton. Ills speech was very able and
eloquent, and, like that Of Mr. Price,
was listened to with marked atten-
tioh. On the Friday before the third
sunday IN Angus, Sabbath school