The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-10
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Sumter.
Mr.. John Pollard, one of the Oldest oitl-
zeus OF Sumter County. died on Wednesday Of
last week, sged abeut s. years
Spafta nburg.
The Spartan records the following distressing
incident: ''The dwelling house ol MT. RoheI
county, about two miles from Glenn Springs, was
lestroEed BY IRE ON Thursday night, he 23d ult.
His vile, lady abput seventy years or age, was
burned up the Sse o. uaz 1s anns Tefe
ofterthe discovery of The FIRE, for she rest OF the
IamuyIo escape with their lives Mr.. West was
BADLY burned In. the face and hands, aul came
very near meeting theiate OF MS Wle, "h1Gn Mas
and his sols wife were also sleeping 10 The hpuse
at the time. The fire Is supposed TO nave org.
pased from the pipe OF cooking stove which was
situated IN ono room OF the dWe!Nne'
Lexington.
The Dlspatell. says: On Monday last quite 8
crowd Was II town attending sbe-ir's sales and
naytne taxes: The following real estate vas bold:
la acres, TWO mites from Beesyllle FOR So 65 per
acre; $50 acres on Ediste. near Orangebarg, ate0
cents per acre; i5o acres, situated q Little above
last SGsS asyss per eosstsa on Sonds
!. tie sum or $4,000 as.bsxes: The people are very
punctual Id making their payments without
murmur. ...-..s.,...s. o.,
The editor OF the Dispatch also records the
results OF his observations -on "a recent TRIP
through several Of fthesosere counties OF the STATE
lie states that farmers In the vicinity Of Branch:
vIre ana Bamnerg have taken much smaller
afnouns OF fertilizers during January and feDru.
ary than at. the same pefiot IN }s1e. In BarnweH
and Colleton, and OF tss itlols towards AnguHtA
fewer Fertilizers were being Used. The general
idea is that one third less Gotten would be planted
this Rear, and that there would be proportion.
ate Increase Of CEREALS. The best laborers wers
maid SEQ and provisions found. Where the con-
tract system Was sfopted, and this was the;most
aederal,. the Iaborers teCetVe1 one.thrd as sgen-
erar rule. Farmers were OF opinion that cotton
could not be probtaoly grownrnder nfeen cents
per pound. AT present., no oweyer.- they said mat
they would be compelled to make is even at 10
cents: but at that Wice If 1t should come to that,
at least pne less than this year would be planted
next. The disposition OF men In SCOUT I'VE
miles Of -rarallroad :. was to- nold- tneif
lands, but at, -Liatanee from railroads
all would sell. were 1t not that the
prices OF land In those sections are now ruinousy
They would change from Individual TO individual
readily in the same neighborhood, but as gene
ral ruls were not apt to waHderfar. Some OF the
most int ligeat men In Walterbofo' expressed a.
decidedly emphatic opinion that rice was, for tue
next decade at least. dead; that the coss OF pro-
ducMoh was.too gtessro permit its being grown
successfully to any extent; that while particular
had Succeeded at it, tire mass had
failed. The editor suggeNs that TING plan pro
cosed.by 0Dlone! George TinAu, 0l EdGele>1, De
adopted manly: that agricdlturIsts should bere.
after make The taoofer pay for nfe insurance on
all buildings on farms, from the fact that there
would continue to be incsnMarism on the part Of
the negroes until this was done; 10 obher words,
mat each farmer ought at once TO insure build
ings, andsin future contracts for labor. estimate
the hire q, 80 much less. than lie would otiisr-
wise do.