The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-03-06

Messrs. Moulton purchased nearly ali
their yarn in Georgia and are endeevor.
Ing 10 make their factory a purely South.
ern enterprise. They have some local
aud State trade, but the bulk of their
goods at present finds Northern market
Dr. Frank Moulton gives personal super.
vision TO the work and is ably seconded
by the foreman, Mr. Tilton.
THE CARPENTER SHOP.
This important department of the
Penltentiary is under the skillful and
ehergetic superintendent of our we'll.
known townsman, Mr.. G. z. Kirk. and
does great deal of job work of the best
quality and workmanship. In the sbop
proper, there are the following machines:
Smiths molding machine for LIGHT
m!loidlng or light dressing; a scroll or
Jig saw, for cutting out scroll work. In
lhls shop all the carpenter work for the
penitentiary is turned out and ali the
BOXES Tor the shoe and stocking factories
are made here. The shop also turns out
quantity OF plain cabinet work, such ns
bureaus, &C, buckets, wheelbarrows, and
does repairing work on wagons and carts
GOES the undertaking work of the peni.
tentiary y, and also manufactures window
and door frames. There are thirteen
hands employed in the shop, all of whom
are convlcts and only five OF the number
are skilled workmen. Their work
averages ten hours a day and they can
turn out on the machines 6.O00 feet of
dressed lumber per day. At this shcp
! one hand can pu. % s hursa;, IT, FIVE
days, and can put up per day to the hand
;ouL large cases 2 feet in length by l24
lnches deep and ~ inches square, and can
also put up from 10 to 10 small shoe boxes
per day to the hand. The carpenter
WORK per day to the hand compares well
will, all ordinary carpenter work. The
nands are not pushed with too great
severity, but are always kept steadily
employed: Mr. Kirk is at present en-.
gagged with his force in putting up neat
and substantial frame structure which ia
10 be used, the upper room for q church
and the lower one for meas hall. and
which is TO replace the structure that
was recently burnt down. He is also
experimenting the erection of q brick
puiiaing with rock trimming. (All the
orick OF penltentiary make.) This build.
Ing ls lo8x5S, and the lower floor will be
used for commissary and the upper one
ior female convict prison. The lower
moor Is fourteen feet to the ceiling, the
upper floor is twelve feet; the basement
lto be used for storing heavy supplies.)
about twelve feet. A railroad track runs
TO the side door, and through ind from
the building there will be O tran,way for
distributing purposes. The upper noor
has on it sixty four double ceila five by
seven, with thirteen feet passag eway on
North side, and six feet passage way on
all other sides. The roof of the building
is truSsed, and the floors are supported
by iron rods and girders. Good yentila.
ton is provided for, and the building, 40
Wholo, presents the appearance OF great
strength and compactness, and it is ex.
pected to be finished by the middle Of
March,
THE STONE WORKS.
This work is in charge of Mr.. James
Fraser, of this city. He has seventeen
stone cutters (all convicts) working under
him. Atpresent they do no quarry work,
as the canal work requires the use of the
quarry, but preparations are being made
to open another one for peDiteniiary uss.
| The hands under Mr.. fraser are now
engaged in renovating and smoothing
Oft the front of the rock prison. The
| work is expected to be completed within
the next three weeks. This force has
also been employed building O new rock
and brick structure in the yard, but the
work has been interrupted for the present.
1t will be resumed again in few weeks.
The old cells which Mr.. Fraser and his
force are now dressing off are to have
new lock, which, according to the expla.
nation given, passes on the outside and
above the cells, and opened and locked
all at the same time. The old lock on
each cell door will, however, be still re-
| tanned and used, the new one being
merely An additional protection to the
cells.
THE COMMIssARY.
This department is in the charge of
Mr.. l.. c. Lipscomb. Here all the sup.
plies 70, The institution are kept. 1t is
at present crowded, but as soon as the
new commissary is ready for occupancy
there will be ample accommodation. A
months supplies are kept on hand at
time, and are given out daily to the
cooks by Mr.. Lipscomb. Adjoining the
conmissary is the mess hall for the
guards, and above 1t are the guards
sleeping quarters.
THE LOOM ROOM.
In this room there ere four looms, and
here all the convict clothing with the
exception of wooden jackets is made. 1t
employs about fifteen regular hands, and
at times the convalescents from the hos.
pital. These loou> can make 1870 picks
u The minute, at. ..n is regarded &c sz-
|
cloth made here Is four leaf drill. In
this room all the guard uniforms are
made up and repaired, and two days in
the week is devoted to the purpose of
repairing the clothing Of the convicts.
THE BLACKSMITH SHOP.
In this shop eight hands are employed,
who do the entire blacksmith work of the
institution.
| THE HOSPITAL.
This department, in the charge Of DR..
D. S. Pope, is under excellent manage.
ment; at present there are only nine
patients in the male wards aud three in
The female wards. Of the males four
are sick and five are convalescent, and
of tho sick none are seriously i'll, the
worst case being that of man returned
from a contractor. This is an excellent
health record for so large an institution
aud of itself speaks volumes for its inte.
rior management. The three female
patients are also ell convalescent. The
diet OF the convalescents is rice, beef and
bread, and for the sick milk, beef ten,
rice, &C., is provided. The dispensaiy
Is we'll stocked with all necessary medi.
cines. The beds are kept ss neatly as
poasihle. and the building presents z