The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-19
State Now8.

CRor PROsrECTS. Daring our late
liaunt to Laurens, We had an opportunity
Of knowing the p'ospcsts Of The farming
community at this season in adjoining
Districts The wheat and oat crops arc
exceedingly linc, and the harvest of tho
farmer began last week. The Weld IS
generally good, We believe, ana aiFur3,
evidence Of abundance to relieve the
| pressing necessities Of man and beast.
! Many farmers are compelled to feed their
stock on wheat, in order 10 enable them
to labor proiitably hereafter. IN some.
sections, the wind and ram Of last Nri-
day will injurc :hc fair prospect, but the
storm did no, extend over a great area
OF country. The cotton and corn crops
arc somewhat retarded by the backward.
ness the spring, but are growing fine
ly at present, the scarcity Of corn among
the farmers below has caused q CORES
ponding decrease in the amount OF In.
Dor performed, and consequently ;hc
growth OF grass is too ncrcrptA,G il
many fields. AltogoIhcy, Nowoycr, I'll,
prospect is !laUcrin%, and V" are grau.
fled to state that the Crcc2HgU arc ron.
orally attentive 10 ther work, and de-
tcrmincl to adhere to business, notw,,h
standing the enlarged priv lo.;cs recently
conferred upon them = .AnH1%9a jt,N.
ycaccr.
FiNE SrEcIMMN OF OATS The tail.
cS! Sprcl eli Of oats grown upon ny.
land, we have ever scch III tbs section,
was left at orr Office Il few days EGO hy
MIR. James Webb, Of this District. Eivc
feet and six inches in the measurement,
and we invite those who may he dispos.
cd TO question tins sta'cmrnt 10 make
IN examination Of this really fine srcci.
men ot black oats" for thcmsclvcs.-
Um.
The BLUE RIDGE RA LHoAD.-Thc
proceedings OF the Stockholders meeting
held in Charleston on tic !st insl.. arc
published in this Issue. General IIalri-
son, Of this place, was elected President,
and we feel confident that his eminent
abilities vii, be devoted t. Tie Interests;
Of the Road. Ibid.
CRors.-promiSc an abundant Weld
Everywhere throughout our District
c,yh horcs are entertained Of surcass
The wheat was never k, .wn to he hc,.
ter and the sickle of thc ,%rnar Is now
Dusty cIHrt"yoa rn fenpfng ils eoidr,i
hcads-not Ceres but the omniscient,
omniprcscnt God IS smiling upon lis and
giving us Observation-Disclosures .Lc,iycr.
REsr,yr-We learn Inn, III, ry,or-
l,rcv Gnv.,uor Or. L,s rosm;,l'I 49,,
pri:ontr John J,nl;ns I,l,rhN ,n,;l
Ju,v lp,h JnrIIin, n.oS forn1 o.',;,,,' @
o( ,Lo r,,rl,r ,r Nr rr,naL,rl q .',',S
Januorv session o( Tho Civil Cn,r,. II;.
.,,,e,J o,,,,.,l,,l rr.,, ,L;, 5:;
- ~ ''''' "'''"'o" ','
'''c sri'r'!cc oi '"e S"'l' was sustained.
ana Jenkins was condemned 10 be hung
on tic lIth OF june. = Charleston NclC3.
1Io,,cn,, ,1;cr,,,.
"''''""',H ''''IS oc'
c"''Go some Gays ago on Johhs Island,
aJ Jenkins plantation, between two
colorel mcE named Scnio Fraser and
John Green ihn l,,,cr ,.tocl,I ,Lo Ir
,or will ,r,., l.,,;c, o,,l a,olll IL:
:, "'' ""''G" nun
!" VIC sue Ihc Khlie DreaN'ng ana Ieav.
lhS The blade III the wound. Fraser died
tiIll luucl SDllrflnr, ana United ,SlatcS
Detective Michel vas sont ovnc "a .r-
roc, Groo, ~, ,r,,aa1. 1,,, ...,:,,
ia 10y h vi "'sN''y ''S', "'''Un nc
u''' ana mas 'odSea nm III JAZZ. w hen
lhc detective reached the Island he
found Green working in the field, and
on approacLino him In made , dcn,c,-
s,ro,;n, v.;,,, e., H. ..l,;,i, J'. NJ
onom 'J'' ''' ~ "'ne" MI '",o''ei
''o" sc'''c" oy eNh'o'I'hS revolver
anc he afterwards was brought along
INTERESTINGLY. Green was formerly at.
taehtachcd 10 thc Twon,y-thirl Rcoi
mcpt N,es,clnso,,c voln,innrs LfJ
H.. "'"'
inh n|uE -, hlDGE RAILROAD AHn IT'S Con
NEcFloNs.--ihc Charleston co"thr IS aSi-
ha,foad IA from Anderson to knoxville :. The
mI.T ,nlo ~ 20 HnG i;n hHnurru "lu ni"ely.ei$hC
derstn to WalLalla Sovo been bnilt ''' ,cay.
ing only ono hundred and sixt7. four miles
to be completed. From Knoxville, South,
Inc Inc work IS IN progress and funds enough,
10 tIo v Nor,h CauolHo 10 ;n oo'VlG INC s0"1
forty niles, leayinr on,v ono hnmdrcd and
two miles to complete aud If this f,rty 10
fifty per cont of the work isalrGndy done