The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-14
iPFAIRS IN THE STATE.
York,

Tho residence OF Nj. Il. L. Massey, on Ca
tawba River, York County, was destroyed by
fire last week. 1t is said 5000 in currency was
burnt. Accident.
Georgetown.
or the late tableaux tho Times says: The
scenes were happy combinations OF the sentl-
mental, the historic the comico-serious, and
the Iudicrous. King Horny VIII and Anne
Boleyn and King Solomon and the Queen OF
SheSa, we're particularly appreciated; but
Santa Claus, Country Cousins, and the Latest
Styles, brought down tho mousse Wild Sloc-
splitting laughter.
The Times has the following account of
daring robbery: ''On Tuesday evening, be-
Tween nine and ten O'Clock, soon after the
merchants on BaY-strect had closed their doors,
somc thief or thieves who we're proving about
tho streets devised Il plan by which they could
enter tho dru s.oro Of DR.. L. p. Bailey. The
storo although locked as usual, force was
nscd great enough To stllt tho lock, and ell
abe them to enter and appropriate portion
of the contents of the money drawer aud to
escape through thc back door, which they un-
barred. evidently fearing detection if they at
Attempted to mike thoir exit from tho front
door,"
Under the head, ~ good opening" the Led
ger saws: A commission auction store, proper
" conducted, would pay very well at this place.
There are thousands OF things not now thought
Of tl,at would tiud their WY into such an cstab-
l,shment.
Salc-dav in Lancaster Courthouse attracted
large crowd. Tho Ledger says: Lands were
disposed of by the Sheriff and Commissioner
in Equity ut tolerablc falr rates. One house
and lot in the village. known as the Methodist
parsonage, was sold by order OF the trustees,
for 500 cash. The river plantation of James
Miller, bankrupt. containing 700 acres, was
knocked down at $1,000 cash. S0lne real estate
Sas rented 1T low figures:
The Ledger has the following interesting
instance of high culture: "Alcssrs. Hassc-
tine & Chafce. the entcrprislnG dry goods
mercI,auls OF our village, gathered from Two
oore lot in the corporation four thousand
pounds of seed cottun. We mention this fact
merely as AL ovIdCacI OF what may be- done on
highly cultivated soil. When our farmers
adopt the now system OF cuitYatIng les land
and besluwImg moro attention TO the improve
,ncnt and cul;u:o o. wha5 taey can properly
| wurk VIC nay then hook Tor more general pros
urri,y, There tie thousands OF acros ct Land
IN Lancaster supCu:r 10 tho growth Of cotton
than tina, alluded TO 2J3Ye. and tJuld be made
To We'd richer g@ns; hat wh&f is lacking j,ist
no,y. even among our most practical f,rincis,
is tlitJtrcLt IL I'D III re thorough system Mt oul
Liva!ioa. ticssrs. Ii. & q. ai3 making propa-
ratlons 70 in;roducoInerc d oAs1n's ccls bc@ted
,uI.ur,l indictments. With US 1t mlr lie
trnthtnlly sad tl;.t 'o,d things have passed.
| nway''
On the z.h ;as ant as Sir. 9yfan, ono OF the
most c.rctu' eugnoers Oh the GreenvIlle and
Cularnbi. LII road wts backing Howa near
Hoieos', his engine became out of ord {. entl
the reversing r0I slrHok him On the shoulder,
| disocntnS It,
rae B.nner says: Sale-day in December
| never fails to brlnS together largo uunbc1 ol
or clt2; ms. On lload,y lna; the public SO lai
WIS througcd. nscat Interest VIA manifested q
j., LAs sales by the Commissioner and SheIt
| We have never b':oro known 10 much roa
estate to bs :hrowl upon Tho market as cue
| tinao. Although roal estate did not COMMA 10
the prices ". w..ioi it secured before the wal 1t
was we'll scd cpnsidenns the present ccndi-
| lion of affairs in our Etate. Our people arc
| evidently recovering By degrees from the ter