Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-07-01
Kooweo Itons.
Juno 2Stb, 1880.

Juno 2Stb, 1880.
MEssRs. EDfroRs: This morning finished
the fold work Of tho census in Kcowco Town
chip. beg lcAve through your columns to
return thanks to tho citizens of Kcowco Cor
their kindness in giving information and
assisting mo in finding the farms and dwol.
lings of tho citizens Of the township. was
entertained worry sumptuously without money
and without price. Tho oath of an cnumern-
tor binds him to secrecy or I could give to
your rcaders somo very interesting statistical
information. Tho number of inhabitants
enumerated in tho township is 1913
Twas on near 300 farms. found cotton
looking we'll Corn is looking we'll except
on low bottom lands. the bud worm having
destroyed acres of corn Somo planters in
formed me that they had planted five times
unsucccssfully. Ono planter informed mo
that h1 had planted lirc bushels Of seed corn
on twenty acres nnd yet had no stard Of
corn. When l left him he was transplanting
corn. lie said ho would try that plan.
Corn and cation arc beginning to need rain.
think there is at least ten per cent. more
cotton planted this year THAI last year in
this township, which fcar will lead to many
empty corn cribs by tho first day Of June
next year. The wheat crop is about failure.
In most cases oats are about failure. Fruit
is very scarce. did not sec q single peach.
a few orchards have apples. found all tho
farmers very busy battling with Gen. Green.
The frat two weeks l WAS out l found the
farms III grass and weeds, hut the farmers by
steady blows have about cleaned their crops,
and with favorable seasons heavy Weld
may be expected. | think in many cases our
farmers have ovcr>croppcd themselves.
However, think tho crops arc safo now.
found no loat ters. All hands wcro busy and
hcavy demand FOR moro hoo hands. Tho
dry weather. has about burnt up all garden
! vegetables.
scuorIs.
| found only one school in tho township.
Prof. John Q. Hicks has nourishing school
near the High Falls Tho citizens in the
neishbarhood Of Old Pic';cns and tho ITis',
Falls have adopted tho proper plan to educate
their children by employing coed teacher
lor 'erU of ten mon!hs. The plan Of run,
ming schools three months will neither pay
teacher nor pupil. Seven or eight good
teachers could get full schools by coming to
| kaowcc about the last Of July. trust cur
citizens will make arrangements to keep their
| schools opcn ton months each year. by
taking the census know precisely how many
persons over tho age Of ten years who cannot
read and write, consequently J. !;now the
great need Of schools in our township, and
hope by tho time the census is taken ten
years hence the numbe: will 10 reduced at
least City per cent. Wo nccd complete
reformation in o". isgryH't school system.
Wo need ten months schools and good
teachers. with living salaries. Oar public
school fund should be used economically and
supplemented by private aid an,! wc could
keep our schools orcn ten months and
scarcely feel the burden.
! POLITICS.
Our citizens arc beginning to mako inoai-
rics about National and State politics. |
think The colnrcl people are considerably
disappointed abon, the Chicago nomination,
think tho ''icn1o law" is going to be an
Important factor in The State campaign.
Candidates will have to handle this snbicct
with great care or they will sink tho shin.
nm fully satisfied this subject wil! occury n
very prominent picture III the coming cam
paign.
The health Of tho people is generally rood.
Since have taken the census there has been
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