Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-03
IRWIN COUNTY NOTES.
of the Crops-Old Families
The New Court House-SiIk Culture,
Etc


The New Court House-siIk Culture,
Etc.
Correspondence Of tie Mornin0 Essos.
IRwINvILLE, IRWIN COUNTY. GA, June 80.
We have good water. good people, and a
dry, healthy climate. Our farmers this year
have turned their attention more to raising
corn than for years past, and there win be a
great deal more raised than lastseason, and
the area planted in cotton continues to grow
less.
All Of the different varieties OF grape grow
heavy clusters. The soil and climate seem to
be their natural home, and when the aTten-
ton Of our citizens Is more generally turned
to planting vineyards. we viii rival France
In quality OF wines produced.
SEVERAL OF OUR FARMERS
have quite a number Of bee hives, and have
been very successful with their honey this
season. Honey pays well.
Both kinds OF mulberry trees grow and
flourish here-the white mulberry being noted
as the great feed of the silk worm-and it Is
thought by many that the production OF raw
silk could be made paying Industry. IL IS
proposed TO experiment with SILK worms. In
Statistics Of United states, lseQ. ind the
following:
In 1881 and wine were fixed upon as the
leading staples to be raised for export to the
mother country. In 1885 Gen. Oglethorpe
took eight pounds OF raw silk to England with
him, showed it to the Trustees, who presented
it 10 Queen Caroline. In.I735 plot Of ground
was laid out at one end OF town OF Sayan-
nah and planted with vines and mulberry
trees at public expense. In 1883 over
10000 pounds cOcOOns were received at Sa-
vannah, and quantity Of raw silk shipped to
England"
PORTABLE SAW MILLS
have now become quite common here and in
some other portions of the country. Great
inrOads are being made upon the forests. The
reckless cutting and waste OF turpentlne
farms and occasional forest fires add TO the
general destruction now going on. Colby, the
great Minister Of Louis XIV, exclaimed; The
q struction of the forests is the destruction of
Franee;" and later writer says: Il regard
the forests as an heritage given us by nature.
not for spoil or to devastate, but to be wisely
used and carefully maintained, and to pass as
sacred patrimony from generation to gene
ration"
THIS COUNTY DERIVES ITS NAME
from Jared Irwin, OF North Carolina, who
came to Burke county when years old. He
was President of the Senate and Governor IN
lS06-9, died in 1915, and was buried In the
north part of Washington county. This
county once extended from Ocmulgee to Flint
river, south to Thomas and Lowndes counties,
aud east to Appling. Parts Of Worth. Wilcox,
Berrien and Coffee have been deducted from
her.
The following are some Of our old and noted
families: Paulks, Fletchers, Clements, Tuck
ers, Summers, DOrmineys and Hendersons-
all genial, warm hearted, clever men. This
reminds me that Mr.. Jno. Henderson now re-
sides in Savannah. He is connected with the
firm of Baldwin Co.
LOOKING TO ANY POINT
OF the compass from our court house the eye
is greeted with great fields of waving corn,
which at present give promise of a good har-
vest. a little more work and then the crop
is laid by.
But the farmer depends upon only
The things that he earns by his toll.
And the leetle he gains is got honest
BY turnin' and tilling the soil.
A little son of Mr.. David Clements was bit
ten by rattlesnake a few days ago, but the
timely services of DIR. Ashley, aided by a
plentiful supply of whisky, brought him up all
right.
THIS is DRY COUNTY,
and the fiat has gone forth from the people
that it shall never be cursed with a cross
roads rum shop. So 1t doesn't pay to get
snake bit here.
Our new and beautiful court house will be
completed in a few days, and Mr.. A. ID. Shep-
ley. the contractor and builder, will deliver
the keys to the Ordinary of the county.
Visiting an old citizen on Sunday morning |
was shown beautiful array of roses, gera-
NUNS, pinks, smilax, heiiotrope, ivy and ver-
bena, growing apparently without care or
attention. Wandering among these beauties
of nature our conversation gradually drifted
back for centuries, and to Him who drew les
sons from the lilies that grew in Galilee or
the birds that flew DER the mountain slopes
near the sea of Tiberias. PAUL.