Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-09-05
Editorial Ramblcs.

Ouiity uuiliIS IHc laSt WICK.
On Monday in company with our
deemed friend Mr.. ID. D. Jones,
hose hospitality we enjoyed during
te trip, we visited portion Of Low
est. Matthews.
We Gnd the crops in this section,
specially the corn, very much injur-
d by the drought. The cotton is
Ding much better, and i'll some plu ccs
Il pretty fair crop may be found
wcraging well with the more favor
6 parts Of the County. This section
c Orangeburg being our old home,
We we're able to note very distinctly
tie changes that time h ID wro ught in
he last decade.
As it is in life, we found some go.
ig ahead, while others were Ealliu g
hck.
The improvement in the vicinity
o Snider's store was so marked that
tie place almost presents the appear
mcc of Il little village. Mr.. Suider
lns put up number of neat and
omfortablc cottages. an excellent
siw mill and other improvement is,
which having induced occupation;
hive added much to the life of the
community.
In this rcighborhood the Rev. D.
v. Outline resides. an able and clio
quent divine, whose ministerial
Efforts since the war have been a
Blessing to the people.
Here too at Jerusalem, modest
little church-removed from the
public highways, Rev. f. Auld, so
Familiarity known to the people CT
Orangeburg, is exercising e whole
some christian influence.
Nor are the Lutherans behind in
the good work. Rcvs. Hallman
and Writ at Trinity, Il beautifully
l9cpted Church ON the NJ INKS
Conor Roal, are holding forth tho
lamp of life with strong and steady
hand, and doing much good in their
day and generation.
A few miles below Rev. Getsincer
at Antioch is doing q work which has
already been recorded in our columns.
We next visited section ON Four
Holes. We here enjoyed the bounte
Gus hospitality of Mr.. G. +. Board,
whose farm presents an air of neat
ness and thrift which is characterises
the ycomanry of Orangeburg.
The crops i'll this section we think
present fair average with the rest Of
the County. Mr.. Michael Riley,
neighbor Of Mr.. Board, has fine
prospect, especially in corn.
Our next trip was taken to Ft.
Motto on Friday. The corn in this
section has been terribly injured by
the drought. In many places it
seems to be almost complete failure.
The cotton however is better, aud
will make fair crop.
During this trip we stopped at the
residence of Mr.. w. ii Bryan SO
beautifully located on a hill over
looking the little village of Ft. Motto
Opposite Mr.. Bryan's, about 9 miles
from TT. Motto we find that the
handsome plantation known as the
Cheves or McCord place has been
purchased by Mr.. Pcterkin Of Marl-
boro who is now running it with sue.
cess. Belleville is now owned by
Mr.. j. G. Harmon who is making
great improvements upon it.
Not far from here North West of
Depot is the historic spot where Mrs.
Motto caused her house to be destroy
ed in obedience to n patriotic impulse,
and set an example worthy of imita.
ton for future generations.
10 follow up any Of the associations
connected with this portion of our
County would require more spac C
than we cnn now alot to it.
The present village of Ft. Motto at
at the Railroad Depot is so far rs we
know, the only example we have of
genuine black government in Tie