The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-07-05
LOCAL NEWS q.
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Some Interesting Facts From Lebanon.

COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Some Interesting Facts From Lebanon.
Mr.. EDITOR: Will you allow US space
in your columns to state few facts as
they occur to US?
The first item in order, and the one up
permoSt in our minds. Is the closing exer.
cises OF Prof. Hollands school-the Leba.
non High School. As was announced
through yours and other columns, this
took place on the evening Of the 2lst nlt.
Long before night the people began to
gather from all quarters, and soon the spa.
cious school rooms were crowded to their
utmost seating capacity. Seats had bsen
arranged for 400 persons, but We heard
number of MEN of good judgment say
that not more than half of The people were
in the house. Every door and window
was filled with anxious eyes to witness
the proceedings. A convenient and SUBJ
stautial stage had been arranged in the
house. When the hour Of arrived,
tap Of the bell announced the time of busi.
ness. The exercises were opened by
very earnest and appropriate prayer from
our esteemed and efficient School CON-
l-..ssioner Russell. We will not attempt to
give in detail the programme, as it would
but will venture to make this broad as
sertion: that there is not school in the
County that can surpass the performances:
under the circumstances. which were any
thing but favorable. You would have
been amazed to have seen the ease which
characterized the very small children in
the rendering of their parts. They spike
without intimidation and loud enough to
be heard all over the house. The recita.
tions and dialogues Of the more advanced
and older pupils were grandly delivered
and acted. The pieces were interspersed
with appropriate music-instrumenta and
vocal. In spite of the confusion produced
by the heat, and then small storm,
which ran the school from the temporary
ante room, the occasion was a grand sue
cess. Not even mistake or blunder was
committed. It did not require the eye of
well-trained elocutionist, or that Of an
expert stage actor to see that those pupils
had been in the hands Of teachers who
know we'll how to instruct and drill. In
the person of Prof. Holland we will find,
as nearly as in any man, all that is re.
quired to constitute the ideal man. He is
thoroughly consecrated man and worker
anywhere you put him, In Church, Sun
day School, school room, or community.
We love him as teacher, and he loves US
as patrons, &c. So long, Mr.. Editor, as
this state of affairs exist you know there
will be no dissolutions. His assistant,
Miss Roy Nance, is thoroughly in sympa.
thy with his mode of teaching, and reu-
ders him valuable service. She is quite
talented lady. Her proficiency does not
stop with her high literary attainments );
she is an expert musician, and has been
teaching class entirely to the satisfaction
Of our people during this term of school.
We bespeak for these persons larger and
better school during the year 1884. than
any previous year. At the close Of the
exercises the following resolutions were
offered by o. W. Casey, and were unani.
mously endorsed and adopted by the pa
irons:
Resolved, That the congratulations and
profound gratitude of the entire commu-
nifty, and more especially the patrons of
the Lebanon High School, are due to
Prof. Holland and Miss Roy Nance for tho
efficient and faithful discharge of their
every duty as teachers. That their literary
ability and qualifications as teachers can
not be over.estimated, and we freely en-
dorse their mode, mauner and discipline
In school.
Resolued, That in consideration of the
above. we can do no better than. to retain
Prof. Holland and Miss Nance as teachers
for the ensuing year of 1894
AS regards our crops, think our far m.
ers should be congratulated on their
almost victory. They are playing havoc
with the grass. At one time we could not
see how they could ever kill it, but by
work and perseverance they have nearly
done 30. I see some of your correspon-
dents are speaking so encouragingly Of
the crops, fact that is not in accordance
with our observations. It occurs to us,
and we are more and more impressed
with the truth every day, that cotton is
remarkably small. The only part of the
crop that we can see at oil fattering or
promising is that Of the upland corn.
That which has been we'll cultivated Is
fine, but large amount Of the corn has
been too long without work, as result Of
prudent, We will seriously injure the crop
lew lands are almost failures. They suf-
fered severely from the wet weather and
want of work. Yet, If the weather should
now continue dry, and they are worked
out, there would be great outcome.
Think we should not despair of them yet.
The wheat crop is better than that Of the
average year, but the oat crop is short. On
account of the hard winter they were badly
killed, and stood very thin on the ground.
Our small grain crops are harvested and
almost threshed. Messrs. A. z Smith
and P. b. Brown, two Of our most upright
and substantial farmers, are in our midst
with their excellent new machinery.
They are full of energy, and expedite
business in way that pleases us all,
The health of the community never was
better, indeed, cannot be, for there is not
sick person In the community. If things
continue thus, the doctors will have to
look out for another calling.
The Sunday School Institute meets with
US at Lebanon on the 1lth and 18th of
July. We are anticipating good time.
Ample preparation is being made for en-
tertainiug the Institute, and we hope
there will be large attendance.
NEIGHBoR.