Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-14

SiONO ouii'AIiui'i:9 t1io O''''o @AN''''S'
without even the supervision Of all oili-
Ger, except in criminal cases.
There were. but two resident lawyers
for the first sixteen years. One Of them
was the Solicitor of the County Court
and llc other Solicitor OF the Jndical
Circuit, composed of some nine counties
There are noM' six or eight resident law
yers.
This county has btcn very heavily tax
ed for the Last few years. There had been
u considerable deotincurrcd BY The coun'
ty b. the Subscription, to the "Caroiina
Central Railway" and bonds issued and
sold tho amount of fifty thousand dol.
lars, the interest upon which had failed
in being paid during most of the war;
had accumulated such debt as caused
heavy taxes to pay the interest, becHm-
ing .;:ll PAST due. For 1872 the Poll tax
was s6.SS per poll cages from 81 to 5O) and
% 90 per centum upon property. This
was the direct tax for 1872, and including
special tax Of 1871 remaining unpaid.
The taxes for 1873; Poll. S3 7s; property,
81 3Ol. The property value of the county
S1.2S5,724.
There Is Register, Treasurer and Tax
Collector, who is also Sheriff. The coun-
" is about o5 by'35 miles in extent, con-
tains population of 1900 inhabitants,
and registered voters, 2,4OO; divided in
to eleven townships. There are three
men appointed in each township to assess
the property, the cost of which is about
$500 to the county; two Justices to each
township, except No. 6, Shelby which
is entitled to three, (they are elected by
the pcople) who hold office for one year,
and eligible to re election:
The Clerks and Probate Judges Office
is fllod by cpe man. The Sheriff and
Tax Collector the same. The Register OF
Deeds is also Clerk Of the County COM
miSSioncrs, and all assessments o. prop
crtv are returned to him, who records
the same, and acts in the capari!y OF our
County Auditor. There are five Com
mia.irnrrs, who assess the entire county
tax. The lEmks are always open for in
spcclion IN tla Registers G.Iicc, aid Ill
rct,lir. ~ tn different Ulcers Az n"!;i"
to him, aud recorded, aud also posed up
on the walls OF his office, 80 :l'at I'll per
sons en- at any time sec the rriIrm> IF
the rcspcrlivcnfIiccrs, wiioEtt!;c trouble
of examining TIE record.
The public square is cn"losr'' y Il
plain plank fence, 100 yards ON cac.i i''',
10y streets lao !rr' will,
which make Il large surrounding tor
building purposes. The streets rr'sS
each other ut right angles. East AM! " =,
North and South. and the corporation y
tends half mile in each direction !'l III
the Coart lloiiSr. m"t in circle, hut ,GH'.''.
There arcs goad'y nhm!rr "i' "%rr'i.i:;
brick buildings, both for residences and
stores, and many fine wood ho,.s"a ;n'i
cottage buildings. with some iistcf..ly
arranged flower gar!csS.
There is a Methodist, Epis,v,i'al and
Baptist Church, and a Presbyterian.
Church in course Of construction, I'LL
within 200 yards of the public sl'lar''.
There is within the corporation $tr:l::i
Saw Mill, Foundry and Tobacco Man:;
factory, where is manufactured between
1000 and 5000 lbs. of tobacco per month;
selling price at factory from ID cts. to 81
per lb. was much interested in view
ing the process of manufacture, from tho
,tcmming to final heading of the boxes.
The plugs after being wrapped. were each
placed in separate cell or shape, and
subjected to q pressure of 80 tons; there
are a number of cells and all flied amd
pressed at the SAME time; they arc ti.cn
taken out and subjected 10 like pressure
the second time; then placed IN the box
cs, and pressed with great power in rs
close proximity to each othcras possible.
The boxes are then headed, weighed and
and placed in the hands Of a
who prepares each box for re-
ceiving the Internal Revenue Stamp,
which is 20 cts. per lb. upon all grades.
'!here is but little trade ut present. hut
the merchants anticipate lively time
shortly, when the cotton comes to mar
tet. There is said to have been pur-
chased last season at this place something
like 5000 bales, although four miles from
.he last station (Builil") on The Hallway,
me feature. of which is quitcnovel to Inc,
viz: that fully half or moro OF tic cotton
s brought in and sold in small parcels,
,he merchants prelerring to BUY IL so,
md press it for themselves, having good
size cotton rooms, thereby enabling them
to pack each quality TO itselI, and have
css mixed cotton.
The Road is all graded to this place cx-
,ept one stone cut, the Dcpotis built, and
hey fully expect to hear the snoring OF
he iron horse in time to take off the
greater part of the cotton that VIII come
,cre. There is also the building Of Il
bridge across Buiialo, bn
ore the trains can come. The Road l.
Known by the namo of tho Carolina Cen
raj Railway. 1t is completed from Will
ITO miles, towards Charlotte 81
niles, remainingunfnishcl to ;llat r!acc,
,pon which there are now about 1000
lands at work from Charlotte to Buffalo,
% miles, it is now in operation. II is in
ended to extend it by Rutherlnrd'ton, on
o connections with the great Northwest.
There are fourteen or fifteen stores at
his place, and only one dram-shop, and
will no doubt be a place of considerable
rade when the railway reaches 1t. Per-
ons are now coming from Charlotte and
ther points, making enquiry about the
ent of stores and prices of building lots.
The planters are much elated Mt the
inc prospects of their crops. 1t is sad
hey were never better in tho county
,orn produces from 20 to 40 bushels rcr
cre-said to average at least 25'-a;i.!
hat mostly without fertilizers; but Tic
rcatest Growing is oYor the cotton Hhero
MS been but little made in this county
ntil after the war; last year it is sup
,osed to have been 5000 bales, OF 900 lbs.