The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-05-30
i, Pic Mic at Fort Hin.

Mr.. EDITOR - The Walker. Nc Elmoyle
School, with Miss Olivia Newton as teach
er, and Bishops Branch School, under
Miss Dunwoody's training, united their
Joint schools in celebrating the closing OF
the first term Of said schools by joint pic
mic at tho historic spot Of Fort Hill on the
11th of May. At an early hour on the day
aforesaid, buggies, carriages and wagons
were brought into service in the respective
neighborhoods of said schools, forming an
imposing train Of pleasure-seekers, con.
slstng, mostly of children together with
the patrons and friends ofssaid schools.
after leaving the starting station at the
Walker-McElmoyle College farm, the
train proceeded, under the control of Miss
OliYia Newton, with Mr.. Berry Martin as
assistant conductor. The first station
reached was Sharon station, where several
accessions were made to the long train.
Station No. 2, called the Right station, was
reached on time, but as we had one of the
passengers from that station already on
board, and others had gone on preceding
train, ne made no stop. Soon we passed
!DunToody station, where We judged, from
the smoke issuing around a boiling pot,
we had found either a soap factory or q
laundry establishment. The next station
passed was the sugar factory, or as some
would call it, molasses mill. AS We were
not tagged down We passed on without
stopping. The next point reached of any
note was Martins factory, where they pre-
pare the corn for bread, and bake it, too. If
you pay them for it.. Central station, on
the Air Line, was the next point reached,
but as We arrived there we found we were
a little behind, and therefore could not &C.
cept Of the hospitalities of the town. Here
the assistant conductor gave place to the
real conductor, Miss Olivia, with Mr.. Jas
per Kelly as an able assistant, (weighs
about 200 lbs,) which balanced the cai
very well with the light tavordupois of the
lady conductor, and no further stops were
made until we reached Fort Hill, the for
mer home of the late Hon. ]. @. Calhoun,
deceased. We found an eager, e1pectant
crowd already in waiting, which made the
crowd reach about 200.
Maj. Russell, by request of the lady
teachers, chaparoned the exercises, which
was opened by prayer by self, followed by
an appropriate exordium on the occasion.
Mr.. Russell said the children and othera
had come for the double purpose of enjoy
ing themselves on this romantic spot, and
pleading the cause of the orphaned ana
destitute boys of the State Of South Caro-.
lima to the bequest of the Hon. Mr.. Glen"
son, for the noble purpose of educating
them. And he believed if Mr. Clemson
could speak from his grave he, too, would
proclaim aloud, given to- the boys of the
State, people whom loved SO well, tha5
thereon may be erected an Agricultural
College, which would pcrpetuate my
memory in more enduring form than
pyramids of marble.
The Hon. J. P. Glenn followed in scath-
ing rebuke to the. action Of the Governor
in pocketing the bill for an acceptance oil
the trust without his approval, after be
had pledged himself to carry out the Will
of the people Of the State when legally as
certained. If the veto, said he, is to s~
prostituted by the Governor to thwart TIE
will of the people, legally ascertained
through Legislative channels, then tie
time had arrived in our political history,
as State, when we should gravely coa-
slider the propriety of changing the Conasi-
tuition in that regard. His. speech made a
decided impression. In closing his speeth
Mr.. Glenn paid touching tribute to tie
memory of Mrs. Eleanor J. Walker, de
ceased, who donated one hundred ard
twenty acres of land in the neighborhocd
of Central and Fort Hill, for similar p1f-
pose with the noble bequest of Mr.. Clen1-
son.
Mr.. J. C. Watkins was called on f..
speech by the whole crowd, but he declin-
ed, on the ground that he had to mind the
baby. This closed the speaking exercises
Of the day, when the dinner committee
took charge and soon spread a most boun-
tiful repast on the magnificent green car
pet of grass that surrounds Fort Hill, and
near the best well of water that ever burst
from the fountain OF the deep. For three
hours after dinner the whole party rega2ed
themselves by trip to the beautiful Ssu-
eca Riyer, across the valuable bottom
lands of the Fort Hill farm. The party
passed in plain view of the grounds of she
old Fort, with scarcely anything left to
remind one that there was once stockade
and hard fought battle between the
whites and Indians, except balls and bnl-
lets.
It is only necessary to return thanks 70
the Kind host, Mr.. Hal. Boggs and wife,