The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-11
ALI. ABOUT TIE STATE.
KREs N spARTANBuRe.


II. Pollard, situsted on Lawsop's Fork, nine
niles north 81 Spsrtsnbmg Courthouse. were
DESTROYED by fire on Wednesday night, LIST in
stant. tIbe tbutniDg Is not supposed to have
been the result Of accident, as there had been
polre used about the premises tor months pre-
yjous. There we're near two hundred bushels
OF ersin and valuable lot Of tools in the mill
iasst the time of the burning: fhe estimated
loss ia $500. The blacksmith shop. belonging
ID Tincer Il White, az Valley Falls Factory,
: was barned on the night following GhiH;fre
was supposed to have originated from the fire
Q inthe FORGE t.to'i.o -
spARrGNBuRa FEMALE COLLEGE.
The Spartanburg Female. College, which has
for some time been suspended, 10 to be reopen
ed next January. The whole property mas
been purchased by two gentlemen well known
throughout large portion Of the State-Rey.
samuel B. Jones and Rev. James +: Smith:
4Rey s. B, Jones Is o graduate OF the Citadel
slfil;Sse1 School In ChasleslOn, has had consd-
5 sersO,e experiences in teaching, and enjoys p
very high reputation in this profession. Rev.
,. f. Smith je;a graduate OF hancolpn Aacon
fColece. has cultivated literature to o CONSIDER
lab,e extent, and is otherwise well quaiihed 10
make an efficient professor, These gentlemen
viii secure the services OF q sufficient number
OF other teachers, to give instruction IN the
various departments belonging to female
college Of high grade. Repairs OF the bui,d-
necessary preparation is to be made for begin
ming the exercises LIST January, 1870.
4 VIC. FIRST FROST IN sPARTANBURe.
The Spartan saye: sThe effects offrost were
seen in the northern part of this district dur
ing the cold s'spap" which was telt here last
week. The frost was light, and the damage
scarcely perceptible. We seldom have rost
here earlier than the middle OF October"
GOOD PRICES FOB LANDS N UNION.
The Unionyille Times says: .,'0l Monday
last. lseyeral tracts OF land. belonging to the
estate OF the late Colonel q. Herndon, we're
sol! at figures beyond the estmafss YES OF G even n
825 acree, on the edge OF togn, heavily wooded
but wholly upinproYed, brought 1904; another,
.stili farther out, of IS acres. with some WOODS,
s400; another Of 15 acres, beyond. $3.50; tract
4 of 8 acres, one mule from town, $4,000; another
OF LOG acres, s1S25; small tract OF 40 acres,
one mile from town, brought $i217; lot OF an
acre and. a-haN in town, with small house
thereon, was sold for $780, These sales were
at prices beyond anything known in Union
since the war. The terms of SAFE were half
cash, and the balance on six months credit
REAL ESTATE SALES m CHESTER.
-Eo Real estate in Chester went, at rather low
Ifigure on Monday. The b-iek building IN East
Chester. lust. above the Railroad Hotel. sold
under q foreclosure OF MORTGAGE. brought $500.
THE brick building On Gadsden-street, LEVIED
nrartss, the property Of G. Heyman, went for
S4SSover and above mortgage resting upon IT
Of about 5000. Other real estate ant. some
-6afso0N properly was sold, but at reduced
.Wlcen y - GoJii3 zoe 80 - '--
sALEa. DAY IN eREENv1LLE. -
The F1terprise REPORTS the following Sales
kaSs EDorihit. ESQ.,. Judge Of Probate:- One
tract Of land, estate ofoBaIous =. Jordan, de
CEASED, acont&intng one Thuhdred and sixty
seven aeras. twelve months credit, bought by
Resea McCleary. tor $780, f0ne tract OF land,
estate Of David ". Green, deceased. contain
ing one hundred and sixty y-six acres. bought BY
s. 4. Crittenden. for $152 cash. Sales of A.. B.
Yiekers, Esq., sheriF-Land Of John Bates,