The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-08-23
Lancaster District and the Census

of the district: with the desire to place such
information before them, we will take the
Genius Ct 1880 and make an abstract of
such matters we think will prove Interesting.
The population of the District in 1850 was
lO,sSs OF this number there were 2,SSS
white males, and 2,969 white females
Free coI"red-inales, 6l; females So
SlHvcs--malcs, 2,5I4; females 1900. I'm
the village Of Lancaster there were III
males, white, and 90 females; making 2O7.
Free co'ored , males, and females. -
Slaves Ct males, and 81 females. In Lam
easier district during the year ending June
!, 1850, there We're 2SS births, including
whites, free co,orcd aud slaves; and II mar
ringes-whites. There were l45 deaths
Dwellings numbered ,c96-f,miIirs 1896.
There were - public schools, and 500 pU-
pills. The annual income $500 Under
the head Of Academies and other schools, We
find Lancaster blank We arc happy to saw
this is rot the case now. Both above us,
and fciow us, anil in the village, we have
Academies. Mr. Bclk has a thriving school
at Cane Creek Academy, Mr.. Robinson at
Hanging Rock Academy, and at the village
we have had a srhoo! in successful operation.
near two years, urGrr the Efficient manage
mcnt of Mr. Carlisle.
Now GENES n lamcntablc TRUTH the mum.
Der Of persons who cou, not read and write
were 305 whi.cs-l29 males and lT6 fe-
males. Now to our shame We will compare
with the adjoining district-Kcrshaw.
In kcrshaw district they numbered 9S.-
Kershaw contains 1851 white inhabitants.
and Lancaster 5,S57. One in every 10 in
Lancaster could not read and write, IN Ker-
shaw one in every ~. But, i; may be said
in Ncrshaw large proportion of the inhab-
itanis resided in Camden, Where they pos
sesstd advantages. Perhaps so. Let US
take another district. Spartanburg has been
said 10 he IN iliitCr"tc district In Spartan
burg there were only 35 th%s could not read
and write one in every 754.
| Grccnvillr, il is true, YVES little worse Of
than we were, for one in every IL could not
read and write. There arc very few districts
though rs bad off rs we were were. Green.
| vile and Marlboro and maybe Chesterfield
and HCry. We mention this in sorrow.--
We do not mean to dcrrecatc the districts
We would like to arouse public attention to
the necessity of providing 4 remedy.
In this enlightened age, when Colleges
and Schools are springing up every where
It il time that L:nsastcr should be doing
something tco. We should have thre,
schools in the vi!lagc--a scht oil for boys
and young mcn, where, besides the highc,
branches Of an english education, a classica
education may be obtained likcwise-ih.
we have. We should also have femal,
school, sh"ol expressly for girls. In tb
modern day, il is looked upon as heathenisi
to send girls and boys to the same school
Then we should have juvinle school-par
den the expression, a Peter Parley kind o
school. A school for little boys and girls
TO teIch the young idea how to shoot
But TO proceed. In Lancaster district
there were in 1850 l00,72S acres of Ian,
improved, ind l96,937 acres unimproved-
cash value of farms $l.47694l. The valu,
of live stock was S3l2.O37. The number o
b"lcs of cotton for the year ending June !
1850, S,66l. The value ofhomc made man
ufacturcs Si9,590. This is very crcditabIc
TO the district, for in Kershaw the value o
| home made manufactures was only S7,686
| Churches. in Lrncaster there were
Baptist Chuches, the prof. erty Of whicl
amounted TO $2.20O. One Lu1heran churcl
value Of church property $3.50. ~ Meth
odist Churches, aggregate accommodation
$500, value of church property, S4,35O; .
Presbyterian churches, aggregate accommo
dations 3,775; value OF church property
$4,000.
We have given briefly such Information
rs we believe will prove not only interesting
but instructive. There is much for our peo
pie to do. In some districts, they try TO cm
ula,e earh oth"r in The arts and sciences.
We would like TO see similar spirit here
Are the dark days of Egypt upon US, tha
we have no ambition TO walk out Of the ok
beaten track Of our fore fathers, and endea
vor to show more prosperous, happy stat,
Of things! Our remarks are not INTENDED
for all of our readers some are active, zeal
Gus, improving farmers--we intend them fo
those who are content with one stalk, wher
a little extra exertion would produce six o
ten. Man was not placed here merely 4
lire. There is certain work to perform. il
| the farmer can produce two bushels whore
he only produces one, he not only commit:
an error, and does great injustice to himself
but he is wasting the land gratuitiously Civ.
en- him, and commits a sin against Heaven
He is wasting soil, which could be put to
better use by others.
The population of lancaster in 1910 was
r9.9o7, therefore we have gained 1851.
A CARD.-Finding it not only ineompati.
ble'with cur private interest; but being pre-
vented BY sickness in my family from can