The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, March 28, 1917, Image 9
VOLUME XXXII, LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1917. NUMBER 36
LAURENS
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IRIDFACE.
A glorious destiny awaits South
Carolina when she shall have consui
mated her system. of internal improve
ilent.
Even under the present limited cul
ture of the soil South Carolina stands
at the head of the Union in resiect to
the value of her products. How im
iense -therefore would be het physi
cal powers, were the best portions of
her territory brought into succeisful
cultivation, now lying in a state of na
tlure. where vegetation rIots In primlil
tive luxuriance.
An intelligent traveller said South
Carolina Is highly respectable and tin
portant; its resources are Immense;
its surface and soil exceedinglv va
rious, as well as its produce. Its low
lands, its middle region and its mioun
tain tracts seem so many different
countries. There are to be found
Switzerlands and Ilindoostans, and
here also an intermediate region. Too
much cannot be (lone by Its citizens to
Improve its natural resources.
History of the .ettleiiment-Origln of
Its Name.
About 1755 a few emigrants from
Virginia and Pennsylvania removed to
this part of the province. In 1755
accession of settlers took place in con
sequence of Braddock's defeat, which
exposed the frontiers of Pennsylvania,
Maryland and Virginia, to the French
at Fort Duquesne, and tile Indians.
When the treaty with the Cherokee in
diais was piade by Governor Glen
(wilih ceded 1much of what is called
the upper country to Great IIitallin) a
great Influx of inhabitants was ite re
suit. 'iTe tiname of the distriet was giv
enii lit honor of that great pat riot,
lenry Laurens.
Situation, Boundaries and Extent.
Lauitrcns is situated about tile m1id
die of what Is called upper country,
bounded by the Saluda river on the
Southwest, which separates it from
Abbeville; by the Enoree river on the
northeast, dividing it from Union and
Spartanburg; 1)y Greenville on the
northwest (by a line running S. 17 de
gree, W. 11 miles 60 chains, to a point,
thence S. .1 degrees, E. 3 miles .15
chains, to a water oak marked L. G. otn
Reedy river, thence S. 16 degrees, 5
miles 15 chains to the mouth of Line
creek, where it enters Saluda river)
and by *Nowberry on the southeast,
from which it is divided by the road
leading from Odell's ford to Cress
well's ferry on Salikda. Its average
length is 30 miles, breadth 24 and
containA 560,800 acres.
Nature of the Soft-Produckt.
The nature of the soil is mostly
clay and gravel. It is well adapted
to the culture of cotton, corn, wheat,
tobacco, etc. The usual articles raised
are thte three first, butt only the cotton
for market ; corn and wheat for domes
tic use. in good seasonts the clear pro
fits on an acre of land, planted in cot
ton, wIll more thtan purchase the fee
simple of it. The clear profit on the
other articles is loss than on cotton.
Wheat will yield about $0.00 and corn
from $8.00 to $10.00 1)er acre.
The value of cotton causes neglect
in raising provisions fot' market. Some
little attentIon is paidl to, agriculture
in thte management of landl, butt while
cotton commnandls so goodl a price, we
may despair of much progress~ in this
valutale sy'sIoni.
DI)strict TIownU.
Laurensville is the dlistrict towtn. it
is pleasantly sit uated near the head of
Little rIver, wvhich empties into Salui
dla, and contains 35 houses and 250
inhabitants. The coutrts5 are held( hero.
liIvers, 4('reeks, Nav igable or (Itlheralse
Besides5 the Sahida, Enoree andl Lit..
tie iver t wo large sIt'eamts pass
thrtouigh the dlistiet, the two forks of
Reedy rivet'. *'These are remarkable
fot' running tnearly parallel witht the
Saluida and eacht ofter, at a very short
dibtac. The Saluda !r. nav.igable now
for boats carrying 70 bales of cotton,
almost thte whole length of the (list rict.
The Enoree is a fine stream and capa
ble of being mlade navigable at a rea
sonable expense. Dutncan's ct'eek is
a bold( stream and empies into the
Enoree.
V'aute of Lanud-Ivlst-on of Property.
The value of land varies, according
to qutality of soil, or situtation, ft'om 6
to '25 dollars per acre. Property is
netty well ivoidedr thee na no veryv
DISTRICT
th Carolina", by Rolert
ted in 1826.
r by Miss May Madden.
lIrge landholders In the distrIe.
'rice of Irovisions, of Lbior, Expens
es of Livinug.
The average price of grain may be,
for Corn -50 cents per bushel, and wheat
75 cents, chiefly consuimed in the dis
trict. The arlliclc principally sent to
market, is cotton. Columbia Is the
principal market. The expenses of
living tire very moderate, scarcely ex
ceeding eight dollars per month. 'eho
price of laboring hands is fromt 80 (o
100 dollars per annum.
'imiiber Trees-Fruit Trees.
The district is well timbered-the
prepor ion of uncleared to clearedI
lands is as oie -f !he latter to six 'or
seven of the former. lesides the pine,
of which we have some of the short
leaf, there is a great variety of oak,
also Ioplar, chestnut, beech, dogwood,
hickory, linden, locust, etc. Of fruit
trees, we have besides, various species
of the apple and 'peach, grapes in
a bundance, plums, berries of different
kinds, chinctuapins, chestnuts, etc.
('limaiute, Disease, Longevity.
L'aurens, like the upper. districts,
Possesses a temperature of air the
Illost favorable to health. The sky is
generally clear and serene and seldom
obscured by moist, misty weather,
rains come onl suddenly, fall hastily,
and termiinaite at once; leaving a clear
and settled sky. The air Is pure and
lemperat e. .n1d. althotintxh variable, Is
seldom subject to sudden and great
ch1alges. Dhuring suliler learenheit's
thermnoilet er generally flucttlles from
W-1 to m; degrees and during winter,
from 20 to 25 degrees. P'very year,
however, there are a,few days wliei
tile mercury r'ises ill sumill.mer to 94 and
95 degrees and I, winter, w.x'hent it falls
to 141 or ii degrees. The soil is ele
vated and dry, except near the edges
of tile water courses In m1oist, rainy
seasons. The water, from the declivi
ty of tile surface runs off speedily.
There Is a very inconsiderable portion
of staglant water; none except siall
lagoons neiar the rivers; aind from
these there tire innumerable retreats
on diy 1and elevated spots, to which the
vapor arising from the low lands can
not reach. Fogs are rare and readily
dissipated by the rising rain. The gnats
and other insects which attend putrid
air, mud and slime, are few in number.
Agues and fevers are more rare than
formerly. They seem to have merged
in the more violent forns of bilIous
fever. ritough the first effect of clear
Ing the land, particularly along the
watercourses, were unfavorable to
health, there is ground to hope, that,
when it is better cultivated, it will be
more healthy than even at present.
There are already evidences of this
bn some11 of the oldest and most highly
cultivated parts of the distlrict. A con
sidlerable number .of thle inhabitants
live to be old, \Ve have Onl rCcord( tile
following: .\r. Nelghlbor's, who (lied ini
1798, aged 114, and his wife 109, both
Pennsylvanians; mlarried 80 years.
Mrs. Newby was 112 years old when
sile (lied. At ipresenlt ther'e are several
living who are uplwards of 80 year's
old1. Marriages are ear'ly and generally
proltfic. it is rare to find a woman of
the age of twenty-five whlo Is not eithi
er' a witfe or wvidow. All untusual pro
luortlonl of children Is raised to nmaturi
ty, fro'nl their births5 they exhlibit
stronlg marks of hlealthl; tiler diseases
* short anud ealsily' muanaged.
Mallufiactuires.
These ar'e only~ of tile domes10t1e kinid
l'ut are of sonme impliortance.
TIs hlas beeni gradually onl tile in
('lease. Ini 1800 the populatiloll amounit
(El to 12,800 of which l,9t68 were slaves.
Tihe last cesus111 iln 1821) gives 17,682
of whlichl i,878 are slaves.
ish, (Jles, Birds, Etc.
ill thle year 1750, when the fiirst set
ltlnent was11 madi(e, tile buffaloes were
sc num!eidoli that it wal5 not l(ncom
monl for' three'C Or foilr 11101 wIth di(ogs
to kill from tell to twventy ai day. Th'iese
animals huave entirely dilsapp~earedl.
Wild turkeys were also In tile greatest
plenity. D~eer wer' .30 numtlerouts t hat
a riflemian cold easily kIll foilr1 or
five a dlay. Of bear, a commlion hiuntter
In tile aultumnil could lay up) from 200
to 300 lpounds of bear bacon, The wa
10ers' abounded with beavers, otters andi
muislqrats. The country waIs over'runl
with wolves, panthers and *Ildcats.
There was a great facility in raising
stock, from the profusion of native
grasses and canes. This abundance of
wild game has in a great measure dis
apieared (rom the rapid population of
the country. A few deer and wild
turkey reamin.
Of birds we have, in season, the wild
pigeon, duck, snowbird, robin, mock
ingbird, thrush, cat-bird, humming
bird, whippoorwill, king-fisher, 'bald
eagle', crow hawk, owl, woodcock,
partridge, dove, blackbird, etc. Of fish
we have the trout, pike, carpe, cel,
sucker, red-horse, cat-fish, perch, etc.
Educention.
There exists general disposit lon here
to entcoulrage literature. and iy the
liberality of the state the means are
provided to educate every poor in the
district. Indenlident of the private
schools, there arc reported to the leg
Islature of last year. iy the comminhs
sioners, 1I8 free schools antd 6175 iipupils
under a coure of instruction; expense
.of tuitition $1,200, which sum is pro
vided by law annually.
teligious Sects.
The Presbyterians are the most
numerous religious sect In Laurens;
next the Baptists, and then the Metho
dists. Among the professors of all the
denominatiotns there Is a growing an(
general desire to promote reli;ion.
The first preachers among the (arly
settlers was the Rev. Mr. Shain from
New Jersey, an( .\Nr. Cresswell, from
I'lladelphia.
Eminent Mien,
.lajo:' Jonathan Downs an( John
lunter ldist inguiisheid themselves dur
lng th. Revoltit Ion, the first In the field,
he last in the (0untcils of his cooittry.
Mlaj. ilowins received a bl let inl his
bd omen in the famous ring fight witi
le Indians. lie -ried this to the
day of his deat h , whiich occurred when
lte was SO years old. .\n et.gageient
took place on the 1;-1th of .1u1ly 1776 be
IweetI a party of Indians and Tories
anttd a party of militia vom:iimietd by
lajor )owns. The former were dv
fealed d111 lied. TheV were Pot'sied
Easter Fashions In
Your choosing her
Make your choice <
Easter Gloves
.(Centemieti WhIite Kid
G loves w ith blacik st itchl
S-il k (Gloves. black, wht ite,
Hosiery
Gtotdln ilto1siery'p wear s
btest an oloitrs ate f'ast ; Ia
dlies'~i andtjlhibttns, silk
and lisle.
Gossard Corsets
I.ype of1 fbLurePt. Thant ini
site wor-kmaniship lhts pop
tulariz/ed t hie titssardi ('ut
set. it'id $2.50 to $5.00
I p tot t Mtanda(11rd--Not.
D~own to a l'eiove.
inforinatI ion vill be sooner acquitred
and a11 iioe general 14ttendtance of theiE
clildien obtained.
statistcal Table iII M11ms Statisics
of 1824.
Acres -- . . 5 ..560,800 ......
POpIlation (1820) . .. .. 17,682
Staple Products-Cotton. 28 Inches to-im
Prodluets for Doiestlc Consuniptiontre i shown livre.
-Peas, Corn, Oats. F cc Og hab ing
EttlIated Acres n Culivation ..000QNIE
Estinated Acres Capable of Be
ig Cult Iivated to Advantage !40,41000 hich s n Hair ower. not n kinky
Aiount Capable to be Real- hair c .cdrihr aps
Ized 0..0.... ............. ,OO faig hair tt o'cc, a r Using fOYv
Estiiiiated Value of tihe Pieseit crai tis ou clan -c the rcsnlts Try
I'i let .. .... ..... .$5 10.000.00
Aniount of Taxes In 182I .. ..$, of stamp or coin.
lUpresiientat I ioin--- e presen tat ives - AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE
Writo For Particu~arS
Senator 1. EXELENTO MEDICINE CO., ATLANTAg CA.
(From n~ I~y Laf.)
I love thee, n ext to lleaveill above,
( lily f' Roatwse28s!-clhee I looe;r
A nd l, all Ilh y sla nd os y as they Gill , be H o S
~\ith all thly tunics, I love thee still' C 14E I wn e
C TE ASIIINi 1tANI,.A
Mo to. lly . dlg Ap1 % Sol?-~.gr, l D:.rzutauii, fo
ntI -ilektc l og hir by14using
Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days ~ ei.-i Vt' Inhue kilt'hn.
w ioc is a rwer. nltay Sir your
Your dr ig ist ill rfund money It PA O 1 i remover. . INDeA d 1cI.pI(i r ad
INTMNi hafis to cure cen case of Itching-,v
The first applicatior gives yoase and e rS. cSts ry
SOADENTS WAND EVERYWHRE
Velvet Bean Meal
( s lighesi ht yol.,ii 4I feit Illi lito you 'tock liiivi Sold
hill ithI tl saileg i f his ayo . h a v i k'vdng ha: v(.by it
100 Day Velvet Beans
J. C.ll SHELL &WOMAN
Ldl ild tho lndrers as t ilo He re T a
Wit Palr combie ae st is store
andnt quality
iles roiery to n Dayt today
Fa Prices tre ombiny a f thi A^
Vev BenliMa.l
(I ll e. sregetie-hatyoned thi toou It x-. ixd ir
results $3.at; e l e $7.50 th sei in lsy ur so l. n w n
acWISOteNin ittisvy yot' ca hnfedib t
s 'll. I ri)oe $ i.; \piirhhundrIed
100DayVelTOREan
and thirteen of their number being
taken, were found to be white men
painted like Indians.
Naimes of PlI(e4s-I1nd1in or Otherwise.
The Indians that originally inhabit
ed( this country were under the gen
oral name of Cherokees. They retired
further back after the treaty made
with them in 1755. Remains of their
former existence are occasionally
found here and there In broken imple
ments ploughed up. Few places have
retailned tle Indian naies. Saluda or
Sn I u Ial, (it's proper name) and the
IKnoree are tile only tWo.
Rck4s-rniit e, Freestone, Soapstone.
Thi district lies within the granite
reion, therefove tie grailltv rock is
fouand fin abuindance. \\e have no free
stone nor limestone. It is only since
lite system of inter'nal ii mprovement
began Ilat we have discovered the val..
unble materials we possess for build
ing; otherwise 0111 public 1) 1111 builings
wold have beeni erected of stone in
stead of brick.
Agricultural Sm-ee-ibraries.
O1e1 public library is establishedl at
tli coirt. house. No agricultural so
(lety is yet formed. though its advan
tiges are acki wledged.
A mount of Taxes.
The alioulit of taxes paid by tile (is
tri(t the last year was $5,192.
What Improvements Seem to be Want.
Ing.
The same erroneous system in cuIl
tivat i(g our lands is Pu rsued in this
(distrit as in others, so distructive to
tle soil and (let rimen tal to the ter
manent aldvaltage of the couintry. We
earnestly dosi to see the aiclltie
yst(em purl.lued by oilr planters. We
wish to see tlell giving Inek to the
Soil Some11 portion of that inour ish miient
whih they take from it; othem rw isIe 111
11m.t deplorable results 1111st follow:
horlt rop; anad harlrel fields. 11he dis
applear-ing? of* the forests. and a1 dvsm
late country.
One other Improvement Is worthy of
colisiderationl, a beltter m1ode of inl
sqtelionlIl in l thfre schools, by which
ADVANCED 2
Prevail at
Dependable Merchandise at i
1 will be correct both in style
>f Suits, Dresses, Waists, Skii
Eas Jr
Spec ially~ i(eatuiired thiiis we~(ek.
Silk Dr
shades4' to sol 1. fromiii, conisItinug
and(1 Gorgette4. 1 'liis: blac11k,
jpaigne(. I 1r''It' freim
,Georgette
CLARDY a
LAUREN%
THE LADIJES'