The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-04-07

paratory TOOL for boys in upper
South g pima. It was under
the contf of the Methodist Con-
ference. okesbury was a small
country ! E3illage in Abbeville
county, accessible only by private
conveyaI e, usually by stage, =
though Il i railroad was surveyed
by DIR. s. + Jones, in 1848.
About this dGfE & George w. Stone
of Georgia, was principal, while
his. associate teachers were Major
IS of West Point, Frank
ind Professor McCants.
q kSol usually had about one
boys from this and other
4inong whom were o. A.
Darby G. Herbert, Randolph
Pegues y. Wannamaker, Judge
WallaS and S. M. Rice, Sr., of
The discipline here was, said,
by its 4npils, to have been very
strict. requent inspection of
rooms, and close surveillance of
the infHtes was always in order.
C0plf1e 1eement exercises in
clllete eclamations by the stu
dents da speech by some ora
ton, Of the most memorable
bElN delivered in '4S, by DR..
q p$ Georgia.
ituatedan Anderson county,
near Slabtown. was a school of
widespread fame, known as
ITALIAN Academy, and taught by
that celebrated pedagogue, j.
Leland Kennedy, of whom a
short sketch may prove interest
ing, especially to Union people,
this county having the honor of
being his native heath.
He was born in Union county,
in 1900, and was the nephew of
Anne Kennedy, the revolutionary
heroine. He was graduate of
South Carolina College, and a
classmate of Ex-Governor Ham,
mond. His first wife was Miss
Jane Charhblain of Spartanburg
county, near Woodruff. She was
the motherc5 his twelve children,
all of whom lived to be grown.
The second time. be Wass ,aar,.;sd I
Snartanburg county, afterWarus
moving to Pickens Court ho9se' Use
Eron thence he went to Pendle.
tom. where he organized the nrst
labor school in South Carolina.
Later. he moved to Slabtown!
where. in 1886, he establlshee
the famous Thalian Academy
Here, he remained twenty-tn21r1e:s, 211:s
years, when he moved TO M Mil
iiamston, where he taught lou
Years. again moving to SiaotoW oHC
and teaching there until lSfl
aru .o,,, 1a7o-1873 he lived in Per
dleton, from which place ne agar
went to Williamson, WherS :
died in 1877. During al thes @
Years he was pastor of MT. "a
ye yseai Presbvterian church, in Pic
f ems ems county, where he is Durie !, e,
e and here his many puplis ma
e erected a handsome monume;
IN memory of him who had VIE
!, ad a strong influence IN TN
IS lives and characters.
m Thalian Academy was sltua!
0. IN a rich and well-tilled farm
to 90 sact;on: and surrounded by
t. number of luxurious Ante:bel1
r. homes. In order to ASSIST
r. Kennedy to build up and ma
d, tain a good school, the follow
lis @ famo;i;es i took boarders: Col.
les K. Hamilton, Maj; 7: n.
IN Cam, DIR. Joseph Earle,
Robertson, Maj. Russell ana
iss Kennedy himself The ne
the horhood sent a large numbe
ay, pupils, and there were from n
e a to seventy-fve boarders: N
leir Of these became prom1ln,en
of ". uar;ous walks of life. The
or mr w. 'c lanes L. M. Curry,
McGowan, Pat Calhoqnc, r
!, of John S. Werner, Capt. >. v.
ight and George johnson were
hich of Mr.. Kennedy pI phf w,
.ces- were many OF the oiis wh
,atly of that section, one creer
CURE Mrs. T: w. DaWis JAYS u MoConn
/ the a daughter OF MAJ. f. m.E. ,,o,,c
the her / am lndepteu loi anoe @
He teresting information conce
man, this school.
in all Thalian Academy was I
nd of in many respects: Inc
ne re- was in session during tie