The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-19
AFFAIRS IN THE STATE.
The Crops, ON tho Sea Tslands

THE Crops ON tho Sea Tslands. a:.
A. corr respondent writing from Ladies'
Island says !: with regard to the crops upon
this and adjacent islands, + am happy TO re-
present Appearances, the planters, great and
eounteous % @ harvest. harvest aSe unusual eodness ss Of
the the apne sS season TO tSssthef WITH the SFessSt %
soussas s M hies & wnSs Asioh % prsvsieS Il ap s Is
the %sdAs d oa May. aeaded e throw dampsr
in cotton. The violent storms Of spripg were
succeeded" BY glorious warm sunshine, whtch
gave neW impetus to the plant until at the pre-
hold sgeod stand. reauiri1 'pnIy. .propef eaSe
and working 70 bring y forward. For the past
few weeks . drought has steadily continued;
been
genetHl eunered for rain; more especially corn
and Vegetables, :wbich on high lands have been
soor9hsa severely: and 70 2 great extent, as
q few days sinee, and now every afternoon the {
welcome thunder shower comes teeming upon
therparched fields, causing The plants to nod
kle With the bviIliancy Of myrads Of diamonds
upon the bosom 0f mother earth. iiio /. :, 'ca
In tins Section the planters have shown q;
timidlty IN piantine cotton, most Of them be-
for tonrthrongh their fields each season;
soma have, turned their attention to trading
and put in but few acres as venture; others
have rented their plantations to the 'poor ne
respondent, to wait for better times or mayhap
Tor something to turn up Afew more auda-
cious than their fellows again tempt fortune
and the caterpillar, and:ars working boldly and
fearlessly TO produce a>heavy yield Of the CLOS
sy staple" .oJf,:E
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Gun Spartanburg exchanges come to US clad:
in mOurnipg fer Lir.s p. nj. Wallace, late editor;
of the GaSelte, whose death has already been
noticed in 'IsHE NEWS. .t;Atlfaa- acilnt
r. i.%h Newberry. q .eu
Ganeral / I. Kipard, q prominent citizen or
Newberry. died at his residence: in Newberry,
rnursday Syna morning; at Sc9oa He Was
time Of his death. .Na y IN, .,t...,t
Captain p. W. GOODWIN has been appointed
amakistrate. at Hodges Depottin place of J..
Rodgers, resigned. Captain J. r. Tarrapt. Of
land appointed to fill the vacancy. II III,
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The Camden Journal says: ''After pro
tsaeted drought which has operated somewhat
nntavorahly upon the corn crop, we were
noon and night. The weather has since been
very favorable for the growing crops.'' ''7 n, i
-fltjl7 :. A.a.Oconce. ~et saGtG,
The ,Waahalla Courier says: {: Since our last
issue We have had an opportunity in PASSING
through the country to see and hear reports Of
the coming crops. Wheat is universally ad-
mitted to be better than tor ten years past.
The area seeded is probably less than usual.
the quality better than heretofore. Some per-
sons are now harvesting, and even the latest
grade of wheat Is beyond danger from usual
depreciatlng causes. Bye is also good. but oats
is hardly common. being low and generally
thin from bad seed. No one but an eye wit
ness could realize the great improvement in
corn and cotton during the past few weeks OF
on6 >1n NIL
are well up with their work and with good
summer seasons indicates for this county an
1npTecedented yield in every character of a8-
At q meetlng held in Walhalla on the 7th in
stant to organize an Agricultural and Mechani-
cal Society, M. Stokes strlbline, ESQ.,, was
called to the chair, and =. +; Maxwell request
foowns resolutions were @ passed. passed. Resolvea ResI saS
That committee Of one from each township
stitataon and BY: laws for the government Of an
Agricultural and Mechanical Society and re-
port the same to. a meeting to be held In this
place on the second Monday in July. Re-
constitution and bylaws for an Agricultural
and Mechanical Society be appointed by the
char at his leisure, and that said COM
mittse mi be appointed to meet at Wslhalla on the
mittee OF four practical farmers be appointed
by the char to give their experience ON certain
subjects S at our next meeting. 12th day Of July.
the "a Monday in July next. nm,
The following named gentlemen were ap-
pointed by the chair to prepare the oonstitu-
tion: Keowee Township, M: F. Mitchell; White.
water, William Smith, Milestone. r., W.
Knhtkkann; TuRalo, q. ii. Hollingsworth:.
WAGNER, VI. @. Keith, chairman; Seneca, 81
wv: EvinfRston; Centre, y. r. Werner; Pulaski,
William Deatop. AlTf ialI1I'
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