The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-08-08
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to change tho road in these places.
But the bill ascending on the west
sldo Of Ellison's Creek is simply
atrocious, For years it has been
the bano of teamsters, and has
evoked as many pounds of profanity
to the square inch as any other
place in the county. The soil has
long since disappeared and the
solid rock is cut into ruts and ridges
while the hill is very steep, SO that
1T is a marvel how loaded wagons
ascend it. Tradition tells that a
road commissioner, years ago, on
being indicted for not keeping u
certain bill in ortle", pleaded his own
case in the court house, and proved
oonclusively by number of wit
nesscs that the road bed had worn
out and could not be mendnd, and he
was discharged. This we think
would be a good plea i'll the present
case. But something should bc
done in tho interest Of travel.
The first thing that commanded
our attention was the nuu: isninc
appearance Of both corn and cot
ton. beginning at the very edge Of
town the prospect WAS good, anil it
seemed to Improve as we went On.
'Cnc stand WAS regular, The color
good, and the growth well advanced,
showing good land, good cultivation
and good Seasons. Friday night
we spent at Mr.. &. B. PGttigrews S
and enjoyed his cordill hospitality.
He showed field Of cotton, on lanl
formerly thought unproluctive,
which experts claimed would yield
from eight hundred to q thousand
pounds per acre. We were informed
that Il little further down the Mon-
tlcello road tho crops had suffered
badly for rain AMI we're considera
bly, injured. All through this
neighborhood we noticed crops of
sugar cane, which was one Of the
chief stays Of the county during the
war: MIR: Pettigrew last year, for
himself anl nei shbors, boiled six
hundred gallons Of syrup Of the
best quality, some Of which sold for
dollar a 6 lion. These farmers
are solving the problem of sue
ccssfnl cropping by raising their
own supplies at home.
On Saturday morning we SCI out
for Feastoryille. Part OF the road
we had not travelled since before
the war, and we were forcibly i'm
pressed with the changes that had
been wrought. The traces Of Shcr,
mans torch were still visible Where
once had been handsome dwellings,
were only ruins, and the ghosts
of once we'll kept gardens kept
sentinel over deserted homes. After
leaving tic Chester road, the crops
were still good, but tho roa is
changed considerably fer tho worse,
While Folstcrvilio can boast of
thrift and hospitality and many
other good things, she certainly
ought not to be proud of the roads.
But the crops wero good. We were
especially struck with somo fields of
corn belonging to Mr.. George
Coleman, Mr.. David Coleman, Mr..
Moses Ciowney, and some others
whose ownership we did not know.
We reached tho Academy some
time before the meeting Of the
Democratic club, the Masonic lodge
being ia session. This lodge is in Il
prosperous condition, as is also u
Grunge. Here wo met old friends
and mado new acquaintances, and
partook of the hospitality Of Mr..
Mac. Coleman, and discovered that
MIR. ID. r. Feaster is an older man
than wo had taken him to be. Here,
too, we formed the acquaintance of
| Master Thomas Woodward Coleman,
handsome and wide awake young
gentleman of seven mont tbs, who is
warranted, if old Wallace over ap~
pears in that neighborhood again,
TO make rs lively chase after him
as his illustrious naln osale did. We
also return thanks for cuurtesies
shown by Mr.. John 9. Fcaster, who
was proudly wearing his laurels as
q Benedict.
At three o'clock the Democratic
club meeting was held, the report
of which has been published. The
meeting lasted till near dark. After
tho meeting we set out across tho
country with Mr.. james K. Steven