The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-26
News and Courier.

so,, will ,,a ne ~, a,,.;ra will ,,,s
n.vor hnor n,,,1i.bod , oon,, of ~,
do.,,,o,,+ :. ,,;,.a,, h,Jo,,. II :. m -,
tarest;no ,,.ner for rho stud,- If av.r,.
+oxnovar ,.otar IN Soutb C.ro,in.
at the present time. Every camoaiyn
sDeech. whether bv the candidates for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor or
by Capt. 3. K. Tillman, the spokesman
of the "Retorm party" will contain
something about the "Clemson be-
uuest.n Here is the will:
Sr,rr so,,r,, c,po,,~,
COUNTY or OC0NEE.
whrrn,. ,rhor,,s +. r,o,.,,, ~
the corntv and S+,ta ,r,rn.,id dia or
the I4tl dayof Aur,,st ,sS, exocu+,. my.
last will and ,est,r,ant ,vhoro;r 7
sonohtt 10 nroeida fort,,a o.+.,,li.hr,n,t
ola scientific institution mon the Fort
Hill Place and therein nrovi6ed wh..t
sciences shouId he tourbt in said insti-
tuition: and whereas I am POW s,tis-
fed that my intention and nnrnose
therein NAV be misunderstood as in
tending that no other studies or
sciences should be taught in said insti-
tuition than those mentioned in SAID
will, which was not NV purpose or
Intention. Now, desiring to make nv
purpose Dlain. as we'll as to make son,o
other changes in the DISPOSITION of nv
pyopertv than made in said will, do
now make, publish and declare this
instrument as and for my last will and
testament, hereby revokine all previ-
Gus wills and eodicil by me made. es-
pacially the will above rpfprred to
dated Aunus+ II 1852 Eaelinr .,ro.t
symnotby for tha farmers of this State
and the difficulties with which they
have had 10 contend in their efforts TO
establish the business of agriculture
upon a prosperous basis. and believing
that there can be no permanent inn
proye>nent in arricnlture without y
knowledre of those sciences which nnr-
tain particularly thereto have de-
ter,nined 70 devote the buik of my
uropertv 70 the establishment Of an
,yricu,tura1 collera unon +ha Fort Hill
place. This institution I desire TO be
under the control and MANAGEMENT ola
board Of trustees. bart of whom are
hereinafter APPOINTED, and to be
modelled after the agricultural college
of Mississippi as faras practicable. Nv
purpose is to establish an AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE which will afford usefu, infor-
marion 10 the farmers and mechanics:
therefore il should afford thorough
instruction III agriculture and the
natural sciences connected herewith.
1t should combine, if practicable, ply
steal with intellectual education, and
should be high seminary of learning
in which the graduate of the common
schools can commence to pursue and
finish course Of studies terminating in
thorough, theoretic and practical in
struction in those sciences and arts
which bear directly upon agriculture;
but desire TO state plainly that l wish
the trustees Of said institution to have
full authority and power to regulate all
matters pertaining to said institution,
to fix the course of studies, to make
rules for the government of the same
and 70 cb.roe +re,,, a. in tbair iudg-
,,,a,t w ~ o,.nar;a,, an ,,,,,. orn,.o nnno.Sa,S
Int 70 aIv..ys haar ~ MIMI ti,at tho
honoGrs thsra;n sonaht 70 ~. m.stI,,,.ef
ara in+nn,nd ~ ho,.ti+ ,or;o,,It,r.I ..nd
o.I.v:s,,:,,>, .n,t .h.+
aa ,(t a,a,.Iro,a+o 49,. ;,,,nnnt,uan oe
Wv ,'0' '.'
'"ott az 1'i'''-'"''0tt -0t oe ei0t't'lo Wv
material resources ol 'ae s'a'e' ~
aHorolnS 10 It's youth the advantages
OF scientific CULTURE anu CllaI oo iio'
o'erfa0e 'ile lii'elliSeiice VI 'i'e l'e5is'"-
'ure o1 SOUTH es'roiiiia' even "iS.ii-
su'sle" iof lioela'''S' III 's9ef'i"s 'i''''
SUCH 'pp'0t''i'' " III O 'i'','' 90
VIII oe necessary 10 suppieAieii' 'i'e
1und resulting from inc oeqoes' herein
made.
Item l. therefore give ana deFlse
to my executor, hereinafter named, the
aforesaid Fort Hill place, where | no" now
side, formerly the ho'sG e.: G->siihy lathef-
y, JolGver, "a. 'ouii, conslseins OF
=. io.sf,, -. IL seei aeres' more
:, 80 .'..ls' whenever the state
- o,oa hiay accept SAID
pe- o -. - . 's''io'i from me, Tor the
1e'eupoh 1ounolng an
-. ' s.:ss. I'iL' III accordance with
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