The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-07-01
THE wE4EHER IND TIE CROPS.
Anderson.

Anderson.
Violent storms Of wind and rain visited this
section on Sunday and Monday last, doing
much damage to the growing crops, especially
corn and oats. On Sunday, the lightning
struck four different places In this town, but
no one was hurt.
Chester.
During the violent thunder storm that pre-
yailed-a about here on last Friday evening, q
little more lightning than the machines are
expected to entertain, was conducted by the
wires into the telegraph office. Fortunately
no one was in the office at the time. The
window frame through which the wires pass
was set on fire, but was exlinguished in
few moments without any damage being done.
yard of Mr.. Robert Wylie, near this town, was
struck and shattered to pieces. We are glad
to say that none Of his family were injured.
The old adage that lightning never strikes
twice in The same place does not hold good In
this locality, for we are informed that imme-
diately around Mr.. Wylie's house are six trees
that bear the scars OF as many storms.
Darlington.
We continue to receive the most fattering
reports OF the crops In this county, says the
Index. Many planters say that they do not
recollect ever to have known a season SO
favorable to corn. With two or three more
rains early, corn will be maue, and the yield
will be immense. The prospects for good
cotton crop are better than they have Oeen
before this year, and the farmers hopefully
look forward to good time ahead.
From ore of the best farmers of Society Hill,
says the Darlington Southerner, We learn that
cotton and corn is thriving handsomely there.
aboute. In the region OF TimmonsVille it
never was better than now; and, In fact, all
over the county. it may be said, the like has
not been known since the war, good crops Of
every description, wherever the land is strong
enough to produce anything worth planting.
Greenville.
The Mountaineer says: >"Truly last Friday
was remarkable day for weather. The morn
ing opened with sweltering heat, and the
day continued oppresslvely warm. the ther-
mometer indicating little over 81 degrees
about midday. Towards evening, dark and
ominous clouds obscured the sky, and very
soon thereafter one OF the heaviest storms we
have experienced for years broke upon u.s.
Rain, thunder, lightning, wind, seemed to
have formed partnership OF angry strife.
The wind roared as If hurricane or tornado
was rapidly approaching; the rain rushed
down in sluices; the lightning, filful, fire.
quent. and almost continuous, lit up the
surrounding space with glare that gave
Increased awe to the succeeding darkness.
Looking upwards. the observer could see,
In the light OF the pervadng flashes OF
eleClTiCIty, tildt Tie HeaFeu5 were COVeTeu
with angry-looking masses ofcloud scudding
hilher and th1ther, as it in search Of rest. It
seemed as If a general convulslon OF the ele-
ments had occurred. Fortunately, the dam
age wrought has not been as heavy as might
have been apprehended. AS it is, there has
been some Injury by the blowing down of oats,
corn, &C.; few trees have suffered also, and
in some places the land was badly washed.
Having had occasion, during the past week,
to pass over the lower portion Of the county,
we had an opportunity Of ascertainne the
crop prospect Wheat, we learned, will not
yield a full half.crop; many fields, apparently
very fine before harvesting, were found after
wards to be- very poor. The oat crop will,
perhaps, be fair average one. Corn and
present. The people-men, women and chill
dren-were working most !ndustrousiy. and
we saw hut few fields that were not entirely
tree from grass"