Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-09-25
Fair Play Locals.

b.
Messrs. Editors; /, have been patiently
"waiting for something to turn up" that
would interest your readers, but as thore
seems to be no chance Of such an event, I
will give you such news as can. First
about the crops, which are not worry good as
general thing, owing, as you know, to tho
sovero drouth We had during the summer; but
! hopo they will turn out bettcr than tho far.
mers anticipate. og
Old farmers predict that cotton will only
make holf crop, but thoro arc some who
think that thoro will be moro than balf
crop, and speak of n two-thirds yiold, but it
is uncertain. A fow farmors will make good
crops of cotton, md somo very poor crops,
but it is rather hard to estimate tho average
yield as compared with tho yield of last
year.
The same may bo SAID OF corn; for while
some contend TINT they will mako moro than
they did last year, others have made almost
complete failure. Bottom corn is generally
! good, but tho upland poor There will not be
enough made to last until another crop is
made. The farmers intend, though, think,
to mako up for this deficiency by growing
| notice that barley is being introduced
into tho farm, though in small patches, but.
think, Tint after trying on small SCALE
they will be so we'll pleased with it that they
will sow largely another year.
Alessrs. D. II. Glenn & Co. like their self
propelling ongino 80 we'll that they havo
purchased another to gin with this fall,
which they will locate at Central.
Mr.. W. j. Xix has purchased an improved
harrow which is warranted to do good work,
breaking tho ground four inches, and chop
ing up tho weeds and vines, so that thoy Gun
DO readily turned under with turning plow.
Mossrs. Mason & IIarbin will run steam
gin in Fair Play this fall. They will begin
| to gin this week.
Tho farmers horo seem to mean business
on tho fence question. if we aro to judge from
| thcir talk. Somo few nro opposed to it,
but the minority are in favor. I was told
to-day by ono Of its worst opponents that hc
| thought it was good thing, No action in
| the mattcr has been taken yet, but Fair Play
will not como in behind.
| There is somo talk OF building a railroad
| to Fair Play, either from Westminster or
| Seneca. 1t is estimated that roads can
! be graded to Westminster and tho ties put
| down for twenty or twenty-five thousand
| dollars. With proper energy the money can
be raised. We have good farming country
here and should have railroad to carry of
our products.
There is nm expcctant look on tho faces of
our merchants, and they seem to be little
happier than they wero during the dull sum
| mcr season.
The first bag Of cotton was brought into
| Fair Play on the 18th instant by w. II. Par
kcr.
The merchants do not seem to be buying
many goods this fall Their business seems
to be very moderate for this season OF the
year.
There is more sickncss'ia this community
now than has been for somo time, consisting
of fever of tho typhoid type.
The Fair Play High School will open its
next session on tho second Monday in October
1t is likely that tho attendance during the
next scholastic year will be bctter than it has
been yet G.