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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. exam1xe yol'p. dates. We request each of our subscribers to examine the address on his paper, and particularly to observe .the date upon it. This date shows the time up to which the paper has been paid for. Many of our subscribers will thus see that they have paid in advance; but there :'re many others who will dis cover that they have not. Not Reconciled.?John A. Studley, of Midway, who was cowhided recent ly by W. T. Connelly and A. L. Ott, says" "time w?l tell" whether he is re conciled to the indignity or not. In a 'card he says: "And now, since the lady and "her friends have taken the steps they have, in jestice to my self, I must sav that her mother knows the whole truth, and knows that I have not lied. Every one can see that the correspondent "was not clisposed to do me justice in that reporC" Democratic Clurs.?Every Demo cratic Club in the county should be thoroughly reorganized at once and a new roster made out with none but members of the club upon it?that is, of men whose names appear upon no other roster, and who have upon the reorganization authorized their names to be placed upon the new roll. Don't wait, but go to work right now like good and true men and show some interest in the welfare of your county and State. Excrnsiox to Charleston.?There will be a grand fourth of duly excur sion to Charleston by way of the South Carolina Railway. Tickets will be sold for all trains on the 3rd, 4th and the morning trains of the 5th, and will be good to return on any passenger train until Tuesday, July bth. A good chance to spend the glorious Fourth and see a professional game of base ball between Charleston and Augusta on the after noon of the 3rd. Indulge on this great holiday in sight-seeing. Island excur sions, "surf bathing, &c. Fare for the round trip from all stations between Rranchville and Columbia or Augusta ?S2.00; stations below Bronchville ?1.50; children from all stations SI. Sweet Girl Graduates?The com mencement season has about closed. Tho sweet girl graduates have been as fair as any of their predecessors; their dresses as white; their essays as poeti cal, and the flowers of appreciative friends as profuse and fragrant, More over, the weather lias been, for the most part, delightful. Until the leaves fall in tha Autumn, these fresh spirits from school will enjoy the most de lightful rest-time of their lives. The preliminaries are past, and the real la bors have not yet begun. Youthful anxieties are over, and the vexations of maturity uro unknown. If they have any visiting or playing to do,"now is the time to do it. "They will never have so ranch leisure again, or so much capacity to en joi it.. We Declined.?We received all the way from London a circular from "Jensen & Co.," with an advertisement of a matrimonial agency which we were requested to kindly insert for one month, ?'send copy of paper with first insertion, also account," with the in formation that the latter "shall be at tended to at once." We have no doubt ? it would be attended to; none in the world. The real essence of Jensen & Co., is found in the advertisement they send, which says their agency is "Estab lished to supply settlers in" the States with the addresses of respectable young women who are willing to communi cate with bona fide tradesmen, farmers and others desirous of meeting with useful wives. They will be supplied from the agricultural districts of Eng land, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as the continent of Europe. Ap plicants .should state their particular requirements and preferences, enclos ing postal order for two shillings to ineel preliminary expenses." Of course we declined to bite. "A Wort i> of Advice.?After you get on yj'.ir ear and make up your mind to stop your paper to make the editor feel humiliated, just poke your linger in water and then pull it out and look for the hole. Then you will know how sadly you are missed. The man who thinks that a paper cannot survive without his support, ought to go off and stay awhile. When he comes back half his friends don't know he was gone. The other half didn't care a cent and the world at large had not kept any account of his movements what ever. You find tilings you cannot in dorse in every newspaper. Even the Bible is rather plain, and hits some very hard licks. If you were to get mad and burn your Dible, the hundreds of presses would still go ahead printing them, and if you were to stop your pa per and call the editor all sorts of ugly names, the newspaper would still be published. And, what is mare, you will sneak around and borrow a copy every week from your neighbor, It is much better to keep your vest pulled down and j our subscription paid up at least one year in advance. Hampton Literary Society .De bate. The fourth annual debate of the Hampton Literary Society and the second anniversary "meeting of the Girls Chapter of the Sheridan Classical School was held Wednesday evening 23 ult., in the hall over the school rooms. After prayer by Fiev. J. E. Carlisle, Gen. Jas. F. Izlar, the presid ing officer, announced the following as the query lV.r discussion: "Resolved, That the negro is a failure as an American citizen." The. arlirmative side ol the question was ably defended by Messrs. I'. L. Felder and II. W. Rice, while the negative was equally as well taken care of by Messrs. X. L. 1'ike and M. C. llavsor. At the conclusion of the speeches of the debaters. Gen. Izlar made a most excellent little speech in which he took occasion t<? compliment the young men on the handsome man ner in which they had acquitted them selves. Tito exercises of the Girls Chapter, u hioii now took place, consis ted ji the : eading of an essay by Mis< Atiice Ray w. a selei tion by .Miss Alice Stoli, a recil.ilion by Mi-< Dina Kuhn ami the Maledictory by Miss Georgie Sheridan, i'he entertuiuuicnt was ; very pleasant and enjoyable affair, and the" young !: lies and gentlemen of the Cl. ;?? ;? md Society deserve credit for the handsome manner in which they acquitted themselves. The large ati dieuce i:i attendance were indebted t>. Professors A. Berg and H. Kohn for the very sweet music which was furn ished on the occasion. our brevity basket. I Filled With Brief Mention of Many Minor Events of the Week. The new telephone exchange is near ly complete. There are eight subscri bers to it. All the boarding pupihrot our town have gone home. We wish thein a pleasant vacation and a sate return next Fall. If you want to send your sons or daughters to college there is no better place to prepare them than the schools of Orangeburg. Ii. G. Price, Esq., of the Walterboro Press, was in town last week in atten dance on the exhibition of the Sheridan Classical School. It is generally understood among Capt. J. H, Felder's friends that he will stand for legislative honors at the approaching election. Wonder if all the so-called leaders in the farmer' movement want office? If they do, they will outnumber the rank and file by a large majority. If we are to judge by the young ladies we saw at the picnic at Ziegler's store last Thursday we think Caw Caw Township is a good place for a fellow , to go for a pretty wife. Our young friend, B. II. Moss, Esq., who has been taking an extended Northern tour, returned home last Friday. While in Washington he called*on the President. The Committee of Arrangements of the Philomathic Society have our thanks for an invitation to attend the third annual social of the Society, which conies off to-night. It is reported that Mr. V. V. S. Aus tin, of the Fork, will be a candidate for the Legislature next Fall. We thought so when we saw him figuring in the farmers' movement. Well, if he gets votes enough he will be elected. The Marion Star says; "An effort was made last week to organize Tin num clubs in two townships in this County, but there were only six men at one meeting and three at another." The same thing has happened in other counties. Among the graduates of the Colum bia Female College this year we notice the names of Miss Mamie Summers, Miss Leila Livingston and Miss Carrie Summers ot our county. We congratu late these young ladies on the success ful completion of their education. Miss F. L. Meilichamp requests us to correct a mistake that occurred in our report of the exhibition of Melli champ's High School. Prof. Berg directed the instrumental music on the above occasion, and not Miss Meili champ as we stated in the report. "We were misinformed, hence the error. The July number of the Eclectic Magazine begins the forty-fourth volume of the new series, and we find ample evidences of the fact that this stirring periodical justifies its high reputation. Xo one wishes to keep himself au courant with the best cur rent thought of Europe can dispense with this magazine. In the present number we f.nd a large variety of pa pers and many eminent writers repre sented. Matthew Arnold attacks Glad stonism in an article called "The Nadir of .Liberalism," and following this pa per we have one by Dr. Henry Mauds ley on "Heredity in Health and Dis ease." Frederic' Harrison attacks the new pedantry of scholars in changing the outhography of well-established names, and Cardinal Manning consti tutes a pungent and suggestive article under the name of "The Child of the English Savage." Laurence Oliphant writes pleasantly about some of his own reminiscences. ("Moss fron a Polling Stone.") Other striking arti cles are papers on "Longfellow," on "The American Montaigne" (Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes), "The people and their Friends," by a London Artisan, "Criticism as an Inductive Science," by William Archer, and an Astronomical article by Richard A. Proctor, "Whence Came the Comets ?" The short articles are bright, suggestive and well selected. This number contains a fine steel-en graving entitled "Blind Man's Buff," copied from Myer Von Bremen's cele brated painting", and, as it begins a new volume, it it; a good time to begin a new subscription. Published by E. It. Pelton, 25 Bond Street, New York. Terms. !?5 per year; single numbers, 15 cents; trial subscription for 3 months, 81. Eclectic and any S4 Magazine $8. Philomathic Literacy Society.? The exercises of the present scholastic year of Mellichamp's High School were brought to a close last Thursday even-! ing by the public debate of the Philo mathic Literary Society, composed of the more advanced young men and young ladies of the 'school. The first part of the exercises consisted of read ings by Miss Rosa Wolfe, B. E. Izlar, Miss Gertie Cannon. Miss Edith Melli I champ, T. E. Liglitfoot, and an original I essay by Miss Floriede Lowman. Then came the discussion of the querv, "Which has bestowed the greatest benefit on mankind, the warrior,states man, the philosopher or poet?" .Mr. Jos. V. Andrews advocated the claims of the warrior, Mr. Fred Wannamaker ! spoke in behalf of the statesman, Mr. Louis Link in behalf of the philosopher, and Mr. W. R. Lowman closed the de bate by contending that the poet was entitled to be classed the greatest, bene fit betowed on mankind. The speeches showed considerable thought und thorough preparation, were well de livered, and were frequently appladed j by the large audience. Mr. T. M. Kuy j sor, of the Orangeburg Ear, presided I over the debate, and at its conclusion delievered an eloquent and exceedingly j appropriate address to the young men land young ladies of the society and I school. Mr. Haysor's speech contain ? ed much valuable food for thought and I made a decided impression on his audi ence. His thoughts were clothed in the . most chaste and beautiful language, . and his earnest delivery was well calcu lated to make a fine impression on his ! hearers. _ Jon WoitK.?We are waiting for your orders for Job Work and arc prepared to do it in the best style. a nice lot of ; stationery and every requisite to the eood execution <>f "work constantly kept on hand. Letter und bill heads put up in tablet?._ _ Fi>t:v \l. Thursday Evening, July 18th. for the benefit uf the Children's [Society of the Presbyterian Church,a I peach festival will be held on the Pres byterian Church Lawn, from G to 11 o'clock. Admission free. Refreshments ' of ice cream, cake, frozen peaches, &c. i The public are invited. The Sheridan Classical School. The exhibition of this school came off last Friday evening. The large and spacious school hall was well filled with parents and friends of the chil dren. Promptly at eight o'clock the pupils marched into the hall while Miss Georgia C. Sheridan played a march on the piano. After prayer by Rev. Edwin Muller, the following pro gramme was carried out: Music?Duet form the Opera "Der Freisch?tz?Miss Alltma Auber chont and Prof. Berg. Salutatory.Allen Way. Puzzling Things. .Dempsey Hydrick. A School Boy.Thomas Raysor. Angels Can Do Xo More.Aug. S. Hydrick. Old Ironsides.Miles Pipkin. A Christmas Coral, r.. Willie Ewing. School Called.Herman Spahr. Music?Rosalinde Schottische Brillant?Miss Annie Cornelson. Bivouac ok Dead.Bruce Salley. J-.Willie Way. Death of Jasper.Charlie Culler. The Sword.Geo. Livingston. The Two Cups.S. 0. Izlar. Confederate Xote Memorial .. Wil lie Brunson. Count's Daughter. . .Eugene Walter. Vacation?Annie Perrvclear, Cora Sheridan, Hattie Way. Music?Visions of Rest Waltzes? Miss Alice Raysor. Conquered Banner. . .Virgil Dibble. Not an Experiment?Charles Hor ger. Missouri in 1SG0.Henry Jennings. -.Frank Ilorger. War 01 Liberty.John Beclcwith. Tell Me Ye Winged Wixds?Annie Livingston, Minnie Vaughn, Bessie Ilorger, Lizzie Raysor, Daisy Salley, Essie Brunson, Mamie Ewing. Music?Joyful Message?Alle gretto Grazioso?Miss Agnes Lightfoot. The West.Alonzo Horger. Liberty and TnE Constitution?Fe lix D. Rush. Military Insubordination. .Fletch er Fairey. America.Eugene Boylston. Prospect of Califonia.Arthur Bowman. -.W. J. Sinoak. Polish Boy.Ilutson Salley. Music?Beaming Eyes Waltz?Miss Annie Doyle. Death of Garfield.Xorman L. Pike. Washington.W. P. Herndon. Danger to the Union. . Donald Salley. National Character. . .G. B. Hiers. Condition of Europe?Daniel Pad , gett. 'Music?Merry Princess Polka Caprice?Miss Annie Cornelson. Battle of Fox' t v;y... . Alex. ST Sal ley. Independece ur Greece. .H. W.Rice. Mythology?Dina Kohn,AnninCor nelson, Minnie Edwards, Emmaa)or nelson, Lizzie Sheridan, Music?TnE Fire Fly Duet?Miss Alliqe Raysor and Prof. Berg. The boys and girls all did w/ell and reflected no little credit upon their teachers. The music, which was in strumental altogether, was performed by pupils of Professor A. Berg, Who is one of the best music teachers in the State, and on this occasion, as is usual with them, they fully sustained their reputation. The annual report of the seh*/! as read by the Principal, Capt. H.'G. Sheri dan, was a very gratifying exhibit, and showed the school to be in a very pros perous condition. During the past year the school has had on its roll the names of 100 pupils, 21 of whom were from other counties. The school now has 18 representatives in the colleges of the country and at this session Samuel Dibble, Jr., graduated, and will enter the South Carolina College in October. This is indeed a good showing and should be a matter of pride to the teachers of. the school, j During the early part of the week the pupils were subjected to a most rigid examination, which was satisfactory to the teachers and parents and credita ble to the pupils. All the public exercises of the school this year have been very satisfactory indeed, and we think the teachers and pupils have fully earned the vacation just ahead of them by their earnest and creditable work and we wish them all a pleasant and profitable season of rest. Masonic C blebration.?0 liver Lodge of Free Masons celebrated St. John's Day last Thursday with a big picnic and speech making at Ziegler's Store, in Caw Caw Township. By in vitation Shibboleth Lodge of this place, Izlar Lodge, of St. Matthews, and Liv ingston Lodge, of the Fork, particpat ed in the festivities of the occasion. The craft was called together about 11 o'clock in the Lodge Room of Oliver Lodge by Master-Hilderband, where they were formed in procession and marched to an adjacent grove. Gen. Jas. P. Izlar, Past Grand Master of the State, was then introduced and delivered a most excellent address on Masonry. Gen. Izlar was followed by W. L. Glaze, Esq., and Dr. A. S. ny drick, each of whom made entertain ing speeches appropriate to the occa sion. After the speaking, one of the most bountiful dinners we ever saw spread, was partaken of by the Masons and their friends. The music of the occasion was furnished by a choir from Shibboleth Lodge under "the direction of Professors a. Berg and H. Kohn, and was most excellent. The day was passed most pleasantly and every one that attended enjoyed the occasion very much. The good people of that section of our county know exactly how to make strangers fed at home, and they succeeded admirably last Thursday in doing so. Same Old Tale?The towns of Lancaster and Woodruff, both dry by act or the legislature, are agitating the question of new charters allowing li censes for the sale of liquor. They lind the existing law persistently violated by druggists and others, and that pub lic sentiment is not strong enough to secure the punishment of the criminals. This is the same old tale. We believe that the whiskey selling druggists does more to defeat prohibition than all the votes of those opposed to it in South Carolina. The temperance people ought to start a movement against them. Picnic?We are requested in an nouce by .Mr. Hazard Iktrdin that there will be a basket picnic given at Jerusa lem Church on July 9th. Captain B. R. Tillman is expected to speak, as well as others. Everybody is invited to come and bring ? basket and have a good time. HAPPENINGS AT ROWESVILLE. A Newsy Letter from Onr Little Sister Town. rowesville, June 29th, 1880. While we readily admit the correct ness of the statement in your last issue, we would add that some one must have a '?fly on him;"it is advisable to get en tirely out of the woods before the yell is made. Bear in mind that the base ball season is still in its infancy, and there may yet be some wonderful surprises in store for the baseball fraternity from the 0 K's. "We" would be ever so much delighted if the Jamison's would visit us at headquarters again that we might in seme way give them an inkling of our appreciation of their hospitality. "We are pretty universal in the opinion that they will not prove such terrors when they get oil from home. We have had several refreshing showers in the past few day's which has buoyed up the vegatable kingdom considerably. Sambo has laid aside the farming implements and takes recrea tion around the cat-fish holes, getting tri-weekly nibbles, and judging from the mode of cultivating, every other row, we would suppose the merchant only took half stock and his part was placed in the hands of Providence, while Sambo takes care of No. 1. Cur energetic young townsman Mr. T. M. Dukes has a remarkably fine crop in good condition. This being the first attempt on his own responsibility, we wish him all the success he merits. Mr. D. J. Barton had a difficulty with a negro who came into his yard, and in a theatening manner defied him to ap proach, he was taught a lesson which he will not soon forget and which had a good effect, for he returned immedi ately to his work, and Mr. Barton has had no further trouble. It will teach them that the 0 K's are dangerous boys even outside of the base ball field. Messrs. TV. L. Wolfe & Son are in creasing the size of their already com modious store to have room for fall stock. Miss Jennie Colson.Mr. Willie Whet stone and Capts. Hasell and Moore of Charleston spent Sunday at this place. Mr. Willie Banks is alsoon n visit here. Certainly it is the very attractive young ladies here which induces the visits of such popular men; probably the myste ry will now be opened up how it is that there are so many bachelors where there are such attractive ladies, the fault is undoubtedly with the ladies, for you will always find two or three of these inevitable bachelors' horses hitched at one or the oth er gate post. These other gentlemen visiting here may have the effect of "screwing their courage up to the sticking point?' Midway was to have played Branch ville club here on Tuesday?something wrong?some one dubious of an un satisfactory score. A nice and select little party of Rowesville's fair young ladies and gen tlemen and several invulnerable mind ed dudes participated in a picnic at1 "Orange Grove" on last Thursday, with the exception of a shower or two just at the time dinner was announced there was no interruption to the days enjoyment, the children most especially had a nice time, one young lady took delight in entertaining them. We had a sumptuous and elegant dinner, every body brought baskets full, (with one exception and he was anxious that his should be filled?one of the above men tioned bachelors of course,) of various kinds of dainties; epicure could not muriner. A moon-light picnic is spoken of, how the moon-light is to be produced is a mystery to me; now if they had substituted gas the mystery would easily have been solved for there are several young men about the village who have enough and some to lend. Those who are experimenting with the cultivation of tobacco are having all the showers they need for trans planting. Mr. J. P. Sain is said to have the most advanced crop of that weed in the neighborhood. Since we have learned that our young farmer with the enormous expectations had a sweetheart between him and his i farm, it is natural that he should have I a good crop, or at least one would sup- i pose so from the number of times he visits or goes in that direction per day. Our "dudes" (for thero are several) are having picnic times now. One has gone away, (or at least we hope so,) in the capacity of traveling salesman for some hardware establishment; it is hard to say for what house, but one would suppose for some New York firm from the airs he assumes. The others have stepped out, we suppose their narcotic are exhausted and they arc around some narcotic establishment replenish ing. There is considerable amount of sick ness in the neighborhood at this writ ing, among them we are sorry to say is our young friend Mr. J. D. Bowman, who we hops ere this reaches you will be convalescent. We are also pained to chronicle the demise of Mrs. dames Cox, who died after an attack of only a few hours, leaving a bereaved hus band and nine children to mourn her loss. We tender our sincerest sympa thies to the family._0. K. C. St. Matthews' Academy.?The clos ing exercises of this old and flourishing Academy took place on last Friday. As is usual on the annual celebrations of this institution, there was an im mense gathering of the citizens from the surrounding country. The exer cises, consisting of speeches, recitations I and dialogues by the boys and girls. J commenced about lu o'clock and con tinued until 1 o'clock. All of the pu pils reflected credit upon themselves and their teacher, nnd their perform ances were greatly enjoyed by all pre sent. After the speaking by the chil dren, School Commissioner Mellichamp was introduced to the audience who spoke earnestly upon the importance of education and gave some sound ad vice to School trustees, parents and children. The teacher. .Mr. A. W. Summers, then arose and spoke feeling ly to the children and trustees on the subject of his parting with the school after two years of pleasant work, and thanked the audience for their presence and attention. The resignation of Mr. Summers to enter upon other pursuits is greatly regretted, and it is hoped that his place may he well filled. Din ner was now announced and in a short, time nil present were weil supplied with refreshments, and made com fortable for indulgence in games und pleasant conversation with friends. The day was u very pleasant one in every way and will long be remember ed with pleasure. _ Head notices of Democratic Club meetings in another coiuran. Let every Democrat attend. I READ OUR NEW IL By W. OLAB Anthor of the "Wreok of the GrosTe We have arranged for tho publication of entitled "FORCED We promise an our rettders a literary treat Eoone is laid in a beulet, little English seaport Is terrorizing all Europe. The story' ABOUNDS IN DEAMATIC S In which the emotions are pictured with a The illustrations a.-o from the pencil of living. The faithfulness with which he has in his work. Dr. Shaw bringing his son to task. Death of tho British man-of-war's captain. A shock which kffla LUSTEATED SERIAL. g BUSSELL, nw," "A Sailor's Sweetheart," Etc on illustratod story, by W. C-ark IbiswlL APART" ?who will read this story. The ojyiiing town, but it is the year 1806, when Xapolaoa CENES ON LAND AND ?!EA? master hand. the most skilful delineator of such scenes drawn even the dotails of costume is shown The rescue of our hera Jenny n ordered to preparo for a terribta journey. Thu cruaty parents meet. AUeikbwell.