The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-01-22
"Rcspcctfully submitted
OWN. Is. BELL, Treas.

remainder Ill articles VI pcTIll;tllclil scl
vice.
"Rcspcctfully submitted
"WM. B. BELL, Treas.
TO the Sl.949.3l add SSO5 for "donations
in kind and it will be seen that S2.754.3l,
was expended in the support of twenty
one children two Of whom were mo-
there all year, whose namcsare given be-
low as taken from the report:
Flora Pitts, .SilvcrStrect
Daniel L.
Ella Entriken,. Martins Depot,
| Alfred Agncw,..[ Dismissed ......Donalds,
Fannie ASnew,".."."".".".."....Do naldS.
John Il. Donalds.
Anna Agncw, DoNaluS,
Lctha A.. McCantS, ....."."...... fOrkHlllc,
Lula parnall, Mount'llic,
r. {. Wilson,. Dismissed ....Abbcvillc,
Julia NJ. Martins Depot,
T.. Nora Fripp,...........M Martins Depot,
Mary Smith, .."....."........ Albany, Ga,
Cloora Patton, Clinton,
Minnie NJ. Mckittrick, ...-....Grccnvillc,
Minnie +. Pitts, Observation-Disclosures
Mollie Clatworthy, CalhOunS Mill,
Thomas J. Clatworthy, .C%alhouns Mill,
Sam L. Fulton, klngstrce,
Darby NJ. Fulton, kingStrcc,
j. Frank Crlpps, charleston.
The girls did all their own houscwork,
cooking, washing, &c, without assistance
from servants. The Eoy3"olk half their
time in the carm, the barn-yard, the
"print:ng"' Office, and.o1hcr places. and
vet the average cost of maintaining each
of these children is $l3l a year. TO
show that these children hayc not been
idle VIC copy the following:
'To make the children useful in after
life, TO inculcatc habits of industry, to
mako their support less expensive and
to encourage each child to a spirit Of self
help and to do all this without unneccS-
sariIy burdening the children is cur dali
ly study. TO this end no servants are
cmploycd,-neithcr house-boy, cook,
washcrwoman or anybody else. All do
nestle duties, under Mrs. jacobs man
agemcnt have been performed by the
girls. They have been divided into four
companies, one for each week, in the
month and have thus had Il rotation Of
duties. The girls have done all the house
cleaning of every sort, and have done it
we'll. They have prepared over 10000
lllctlS, llcS IdNC lIlUNC dilu lSl''iicu o'Cl
1900 garments. They have washed and
ironcd over 5000 pieces. Our girls have
done all this cheerfully and to the salts
twelve little girls who did this. TO do it,
they lost no time from school, the greater
part of the labors of the family ending by
eleven o'clock.
There arc six boys in the Orphanagc.
Their work has been as useful and ELI
cicnt as that Of the girls. They have cut,
hauled and cut up, and built into fires,
300 loads OF wood. They have cultivated
the garden and patches, from which we
have received as nearly as can be cstinla-
ted rs bushels of sweet potatoes, and
l25 bushels more CT less, yet to be har-
vested.
80 bushels Of snap-bcans, 10 bushels of
roasting ears bushels of onions, ) BUSH
els of okra, ) bushels of tomatoes, %
bushels of irishpotatoes. 6 bushels of root
crops, I bushels of cucumberS, besides
cabbage, water melons, cantelopcS, &c.
&c. They have also had the care Of the
stock, poultry, pigs &c. In the printing
office they have printed los, 900 pamphlet
pages l0.lO0 circulars, 5000 envelopes,
and 1900 copies of smaller jobs. The
net proceeds above expenses. besides all
.lob-work for the institution, which was
considerable, was SlGS.M,
MEANS OF SUPPORT.
"The farm and garden has yielded all
our wood, vegetables, poultry, milk &c,
about leo bushels of corn. 200 bundles
fodder, molasscs, potatoes, &c. From tho
printing office, los. From the President,
payment of his board, 500. From in
vested funds. Sll3.50.
Without the assistance Of their labor it
would seem that tho boarding Of these
children at $l3l. apiece would be good
contract. We arc confident that they
could board at our best hotels and have
their boots BACKED at that price and
could attend tho public schools all day
without cost.
The Treasurer's Report is a curiosity
add will. well repay aperusal the second
time. From it, it will be seen that the
agent MI. n. c. Scott turned over to the
President SlS5, and that he drew from
the Treasurer for his expenses, Sl22,O5.
We have not learned with what success
Mr.. Scott has met in Abbeville, but we
presume he will have nc reason to COM
plain, as our citizens are ever ready to
contribute to the wants of the needy.
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Governor Hampton interviewed.
Wo take pleasure in laying before u
readers an interesting interview with
Governor Hampton published tn the Co.
lum6ia Register. Our people will find it
excellent reading: The opinions express
ed are certainly those of Hampton al
they arc couched in language