The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-12-04


to tako hor and pay all hor expenses.
Yesterday Mr.. Scott received note
from the young lady with these words in
it: "lI0 for Washington. lie Mt once
tclcgraphcd to the Arlington for "rooms
for self, wife and friend; best rooms III
the house."
seems to us that wo know parties
not a thousand miles from this place who
made n similar agreement, but we don't
know that tho rooms have yet been en-
gagged.
The Walker MclGlmoyle College
1t has been previously announced
that Mrs. Eleanor j. Walker, of
Pickens County has lately donated to
n Board Of Trustees, fifteen in NUM-
Der, one hundred and twenty acres
of her valuable Double Branches tract
OF land, for the purpose of founding
the above College in the Piedmont
belt in upper part Of the State, where
the boys OF all classes of our people,
nnd especially the orphans and chill
drcn of tho laboring classes may be
afforded the advantages of higher
education as preparation for oil
industrial enterprises, ON such terms
rs will bring these educational facili,
ties within the reach of the hu1nblest
citizen OF our common country
Such an object is everyway worthy
the bonciicent heart Of the donor,
who is not only her own representa-
tive III this praiseworthy purpose, but
brings alike to her honored spouse,
who lies quietly sleeping in his grave
at the old Stone Church near Pen
dleton, Mr.. John S. Walker, reflect
ell memorial to their Joint worth as
husband and wife, and is really builI-
ing Il monument to their remem-
hrance more lasting than marble or
Grnnltc--more procous than rubies
or hoaded wealth. To the Board of
Trustees named in the deed of gift,
IS committed this rich legacy in trust
for the benefit of all classes, and es
peciany for the poorer boys and girls
OF the land, who most need such as
sistanco. These gentlemen have nc
copted the Important trust, and
hunbly relying on divine aid, have
permanently organized for business
a charter will soon ko obtained
which Will invest them with all the
needed powers Of q chartered coIpor,
alton, to slIo and be sued, receive and
hold boquc3ts Of money or property
for tho benefit of said College, and
such other franchises as may be ne
cessary for the carrying out the be
nevolent objects as aforesaid
BY previous announcement through
the public press, q meeting of the
Trustees was held ut DR.. S. W. Clay
tons, on the 18th November. Nearl,
two-thirds were present, and ut once
proceeded to business under the tenn
porary organization effected at Pen
dleton on the 9th of October. A
draft Of o constitution and bylaws
We're adopted with amendments, after
which permanent organization was
effected, as follows:
REV. HUGH MCLEEs, President.
Coz. It. j. PIcRENs, LIST Vice Presiden!
j. PERRY GLENN, I'd
DIR. w. r. HoLLINGswoRTH, Sd
NHos. Fl. RUSSELL, Sec'y and Treas.
BOARD OF pmEcroRs.-~Dr S. W.
Clay lou, Newton y. Martin, and j.
II. Newton
Onrnotion, Josephus H. Newton was
unanimously chosen Solicitor of the
| Board.
1t was further ordered, that the
Board of Directors take steps to have
one or more canvassing agents in the
field to aolicit donations Of money or
property for the College, the terms of
said canvassing, and tho time to
commence, confded to the discretion
of the Board. ...........
A resolution of thanks for fayors
already conferred, aud request that