The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-06-16

forty, near the old site. The Bap.
tits denomination have. built o very
neat church edfHoe in the vicinity.
The freedmen have worshipped under
a she'd, on the doolivity Of tho hill
but they are now engaged In building
a ohuroh, generously assisted by the
whites. TIE Sons OF Temperance,
about one hundred and fifty in num-.
ber, have erected a large Hall, two
stories high, the second hoor of which
is occupied, alternately. by Plant.
er's Grange, the Division Of Sons, and
lodge Of Free Masous. The base
ment TO be used as q carriage shop.
10 tho business season, 'wo have had
three stores, Two white and one col.
cred, aud several private :osideheies
have been built on tho Hill. And
within about the circumference of
Of shreo miles Of Spring Hill, eight or
ton new gin houses have been built
Now, sir, these are rather .expon.
svo structures for the times, aud rs
you may judge that cotton is mnde
hereabuuts, | will state that it ex-
cites no surprise hore when o man
says that he expects to make bag
to tho acre. ....
1,f-Mahy years back, these lands
wore thought to be the poorest in the
county, and only fit for sumner resi-
dcnces. The 6rst settlement made
here, for health, was by General Zack
CaGty, about SIXTY years ago, ;on An
elevation half mile from Spring
Hill. lie was succeeded iu the
|uYnership by the Hon. Evan Ben.
bow. After Col. Bonbow's decease,
Mr.. Wm. Burrows became tho pur~
chaser, and since tho war Mr.. Bur-
trws planted twenty-five acres on the
Till, aud applied guano, and to the
SUI Prise of evcry one, it yielded
twenty six bags, over al average of
d bale to the acre. Mr. Mackey Bar
field owns the elegant Davis resi-.
dence on Spring Hill, aud has made
ono bag and half to the acre. DR..
Danield Reynolds and Mr.. Lafayette
Smith made, the past year, over a
i've hundred weight bag to the ACRE
on the highest point of the Hill, and
planters in the neigkbo, hood are
alike successful, Capt. II. II. L..
Evans and many others. believe
that this Township will now rank
with the most favored sections of
our county, both as cotton region
and for material Development.
| know that m ny of my readers will
be actoni-hed at this statement of
f.ots, but will say that they arc not
more surprised than the writer, who
lives on tho spot. He never expect.
I'd to see suoh change.
l will try, now, to give tho solu.
tion.- think there are two causes {;
drst, the people here have "aocept.
cd the situation" and gono to work,
believing that emancipation has mado
is necessity Us we'll as the oom
mand Of God, and that he who does
'ot labor ut some calling for sup
port IS a loafer in society, whether
he be high bred or low bred it n -.
sers not. Second, the Cb.. .rlsston
Ph""phates arc perhaps b after asont %
I'D to this soil than q: =, % ionJ, =, 'p., r..
state. l have he. :.rd the piniou ex.
pressoa ,sS" 'nat :.e hundred pounds of
'an uan' "p r'ied here, will make an
'o" aotton as two hundred pounds
~ che level lands below. I will not
, endorse that opinion, but tho esti.
oato may not be wide of tho mark, I
will mention here for tho Informs. /.
t'on Of planters, that they general,
apply litter from tho woods with the
Guano, &c."