The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-04-01
lFOK THE lILEALD.
M0uST PLEASANT, $. c..


March %, 1874.
The yi!l,se OF McGIennaaviile," about
IS miles from iAi. point. 9 miles from South
Santee RIVER and abuu: S miles iron! its
the planters of ihc vicinity. I; formerly re-
; joiced iu the less cuphonOus cognomen Of
"PcrryyilI", ," 5u, wiki he march OF improve
ueus, The oil uIme his been dropped. and
its present oac substituted in lieu thereof
For twenty years aEd upwards, i: has come
up 70 the expectations oi :!Ic first settlers and
| proved rem .rIab'y Lt.!;;hy. lii summer
! there are u.;Dut l93 white, an - c1Enycd
| inhabitants living there, Il: duri'g III. win
| ter months the ndtlber j. much lc,.uccd by
the large pfop):::Vu WIZ resi,;t during that
season cI the Plantations. I'll =. are Ten
| stores and rlst office, whicl! kcc? up the
| communication with :Ec outside word,
/ through the :lcLl;in Ui MAJ: 20 an'! from
! the city twic' u week All! ali boats VIII!
capacity OF to Is ION, furnish transportation
for travellers aud / c.g;.t;O and from Charles
| ton every three or four days. Cotton, Rice
| and Provisions are the products from :Ic
! cultivated lands in HE nc9llbol hnDd-b0'h
! long and >hUlt staples receiving their full
| share Of attention, AMI RICE occupies The
| lands ON the river and The inland >wampS.
| Those who have Spca: Summer i'll the vii
! la1G arr enthusiastic il their appreciation Of
! the good ti>hiag aud fish ca ing 10 be enjoy
ed there and tic hospitality ot The people.
! The head waters OF Bulls Bay and adjaccL,
! ;nlctS afford water communication 10 the
! more open navigation >2award, anu are the
deposits whence large Quantities oil oysters
! are transported 20 The cay, and afford ~ un-
! falling supply 10 the residents, while the wa
;ers Of the Bay leI any QInuti:y G.: the fla
ny tribe in aid OF tic table ::ni The dc.ccta-
,ion OF the paiaeS OF the lovers Of good cat
| ins. Within i radius of ) miles, fifteen
! plauta;iuW> most Of them on 4 considerable
scale, are under cultivation, ANA III the village
! there are abnut % hou<c< i'll occupation. A
paTty OF L. = Coast Survey Officers are now
| IT McClcnnanYIc surveying the marshes
/ and creeks, hIv i:IS rU:Ip!ctcI the survey Of
| the river anI arij iccnt :uu>. Tie ualnc Of
! he village is !arSrl: represented a'n0r" the
| hO>ptable residents The vicinity within 20
! miles of the village j. Invested with an his
! tUr.c iu'crc,; as hc:"g ile settlement formed
~ 4 colony o! u.,slrl> ni ID0 French Pro.
tcstantS, vino bad ned fIQa :hcir hon!cS after
! the RtToratuE ~ ihe rdrt u AanieS, 10
! fn;l tina; Il tCc,lun rom persecution iu. 0pin-
| ion 5 sake IL III NV World, which WAS de-
! uird Ihrin in tim Oh. Their church was
| huilt II james Towu, o! wool with 4 brick
| foundation, Tie ruin, q: which We're visible
some years Il 90 iu III. .ut of " settled pian-
! talon The R.Y Ph.lip D.: Hichboucg wa>
! the tirs: miui>:rr. The -'rvicr OF this church
| CONFIRMED 20 the MGrS..ip Of tic Episcopal
! Church.
An rIf'rt is in progress to repair The Old
| his:oric brick Parish Church: six miles from
III; i:ie:.>!ul. II" fuunia;ina Of he yrnrra-
hIe >i.rc nrc WAS laid in i707 mi ;hc tirt L, c.
, to-, Rev. HichilI Mar>lcn. WIS rirc;cL Aag.
O. l7Gs, although previously >vrvicc< wcre
| held by the Rev. l.! var,! " ,rS:uu, who WIS
! the first minister who oiiici.;cd 10 ,hc Parish.
! The Church WIS accidentally burned Feb. u,
; l72i-I. ! lew chu. c!i WIS completed and
dciCa TEL Oh ga.l! March. 1927, which WIS
again given TO the Il .mcS by the British du-
ring the Revolutionary War, in l75!. In
dauntcd by misfortune, the determined
| pariShioEfr> again !a!Scd L from the ashes,
! and MP 10 the late war The sound Of PRAYER
an praise W. bone iroil. is venerable walls,
until The dt>;rGc:iVcnr>s AMI rcchlcS>n..>S, |
regret to lie obliged 70 say. OF our own sol
! die!S, those noble mcn Who had siakcd their
lives on the iS>ac Of our disastrous struggle,
reduced il 10 It's prcscut condition .: d!api
IN ion AMI rain. In I very 5 hort time K is
,xpcc:cd that services will again be held M
der its venerable roof. The worl; W i'll offer
! a. opportunity 10 any who are disposed 20
aid the effort 10 aid 10 restore IN eLi:icr
, whic.. !. invested with 80 much historic in
!cte>t, ~ its Legitimate purposes, and any
contributions for this object NAV be sen: 10
the Rector Rev. 7. T. G:d>Len, 7. q. address
Cha lc>tou.
Here. wcare al agog about the contcm-
plated Rail Road from The city through the
yiilag: to the upper par; Of SuIlivAn'S Island.
The ferry service will be performed by steam
er< from Charlciiu' 10 point Of marsh,
about TIC lOGItium OF The Cd Matthew'S Fer !
r., thence lv rail Though Mr Sayrc's plan.
;atinn, 3.o>s:lg Svhcn Creek on j draw
hri - s...r;iLg Ii: .>tcrH e i-,a or the vii
laoc 10 tic Gppe: part ot ll:iia!lYiic. c:vs,.
iug The la@",In over another draw, .mI ;hcncc
S:r;Iin. '!:c Island III running up 20 ,ue cas-
t:urm!. y town meeting w:li Dc held h|rc in ,
few days 10 aid III facilitating the ENTERPRISE,
which is in the hands Of mca who will push /
ii through.
The Ammonia;cl Mucilage sold by Mr. |
John Con'nnS, in rcir OF ;hc i'o,,of1:ce,
Charleston. seems To be Il success, and is !
highly apvro Ell by those who used i, lass
season. / am Informed tha, many orders
have hoeD filled this season. and quite l large !
one, for California. ~ 4 preventive against ,
birds and insects attacking seeds, the effects !.
have been vcr" satisfactory.
Tie rcccn, cold cla;!ge las damaged the
Truck Farmers considerably: All the first !
sctting out Of tomatoes were killed, and |,
those who nave been most forward in that
work have suffered heavily. KAPPA.
"IIEALlNG ON THE WINGS" say all who
have made usc of De. WIsTAR'S BALSAH
or TITD Hurppv aO1 hU Surh r,sa honr X