The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-06

PRICE ACT
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,ISs,%f List OF the Prices
k5sat. Now foRCE
,s{;5 IL TOWN oY
'l$s!' IPSWICH
for tl.n Prevention Of
Monopoly and Oppression.
At meeting of Sclcctmcn a..i
committees OF Correspondence, Inspection, and
Safety. in
Ipswich. February 10. 1111.
Here are the rates at which cloth
Ing was to be sold:
"Stocliings.-Men's Best Yarn Stock
ings ut Gs. Il pair and IN that proper.
tion for an inferior quality
"Mcn'S ShOcS.-McnS Best Shoes.
made In this Town. Of the common
sort, ut SIS. Il pair. and for other shoes
In proportion TO tllcir sizc and quality.
"CnlamancO SAoeS.-WOmen's best
c. Ditto, at Gs. pair.
Leather Shoes. = WOmens shoes
made Of good Leather, Mt IS. 4d. u
pair. and other shoes in proportion to
their size and quality. and for making
shoes In the same proportion"
Ye ancient tavern keeper Of Ipswlc!,
was by this law Obliged to charge his
guest for breakfast or supper
one shilling. and for dinner 'of boiled
and roasted meats, with other articles
equivalent. exclusive Of wine," one
shilling six pence. For lodging the
charge was to be four pence.
The rate for hack hire wns fixed at
eight pence mile and for the hire OF q
''single horse" five pence a mile.
a cl,o
year, emitting a person to one shave n
week, was to be six shIllings eight
pence. Transient customers" were to
pay the barber -four coppers time"
The prices Of alcoholic drinks were
given In greatest detail:
"West-India Flip.-FliD made Of
West-India rum. at 1Od. q mug or
bowl.
w-England Flip.-Flip made Of
New-England rum, at Sd. a mug or
bowl.
"West-IndIa Toddy.-Todd- made of
West-India rum. 1Od. mug or bowl.
"New- England Toddy.-Sd.
"Distlllers.-For distilling Rum from
Molasses, I'D. gallon"
To dig grave for grown person."
tolling one bell and attendance upon
the funeral, a sections charge was to
be five shillings. land for children in
proportion" And Furthermore to do
away with extortion in funeral charges
the price Of a coffin was legally deter
mined by the good fathers Of this old
town-"a Plain Pine Coffin, blackened,
for grown person, 9s. and lesser ones
in proportion wac their decree on this
subject.
The rate to be paid to laborers and
to craftsmen was fixed and quantity
worded thus:
day, from the tenth day Of April to the
first day Of July; md for moving. 3s
id. a day; and for other Labor from
the first day Of July to the last day Of
September, that is equivalent for
hardness ut 3s. I'D. a day and found ms
usual; and Labor at other seasons Of
the year in proportion according to an
cient custom.
"House Carpenters.-IIouse Carpen-
ters, ut 3s. Cd. a day, and found as
usual. Joiners, at 3s. I'D. G day. and
found rs usual.
"Currlers.-For currying Dickera-
bic Hide, IS, and other Hides IN pro-
portion.
"Taylors.-For making common
suit of Cloaths, 20s., and other Clonths
In proportion. And by the day, Mt 3s. a
day"
The prices on meats and provisions
were fixed thus:
''Beef. grass-fcd, 3d. pound.
"Beef. stall-fed, Id. pound.
'Lamb. I'D. pound.
Mutton, al. pound.
4'Venl. Al. 4 pound.
"Fresh Pork. sd. Il pound.
Ducks, sd. n pound.
Turkeys. sd. pound
Fresh Cod. Id. n pound.
milk, at I'd. quart"
That there were no bakeshops and
that every family mhdc their own
bread Is evident from the fact TINT
there was no price fixed on bread, but
on the raw material-flour, which was
rated thus:
"Flour imported from Southern
States. 30s. a hundred.
"Home Flour made in the State, 25s.
ditto."-New York Evening Post.