Monday July 11, 1870
The North Carolina Standard Newspaper
Raleigh, N.C.
The Daily Index
North Carolina Items:
Chowan Baptist Female College;
The commencement exercises of the above institution, located at
Murfreesboro, N.C., took place last week. Rev. A. McDowell is the
principle. Quite a number of distinguished Baptist ministers were present,
among them Rev. Drs. Wingate, Toy, T.G. Jones, J.H. Mills and others. The
annual sermon was preached by Rev. T.G. Jones, of Norfolk, and the annual
address was delivered by Rev. T.G. Toy, of Greenville, SC. The following
young ladies graduated, viz,: Miss M.O. Spright, of Gates county; Miss
Annie Newsome, of Hertford county; Miss Susie A. Spencer, of Camden county;
Miss Arvo H. Moore, of Murfreesboro; Miss Sallie E. McDowell, Murfreesboro;
and Miss Rosa O. Beale, of Hertford county.
Contributed by: Marianne Nichols Ordway