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lieatino; in winter, but provision for it is in contemplation.
The prisoners are not subjected to much suffering in cold
"weather ; they have a sufficiency of covering to keep them
warm. The lower apartment is occupied by females. No
allowance or restriction in point of food. The rooms are
cleansed dail_y and the excrement is thrown into a branch
soear by.
CATAWBA COUNTY.
POOEHOUSE.
It is located six miles from the county seat, and consists of
two double cabins, log wall, brick chimney in centre, ceiled
overhead, 32x16 feet in size ; one room and one window in
each ; one cabin 12x15, brick chimney, in end containing one
room with one window. The supply of water is from a
•spring. The buildings are heated by fire places. There is no
allowance in food, each one having as much as he wants ; 84|^
cents is the weekly average cost of maintenance of each. The
buildings are tolerably well arranged but are now in a rather
bad condition ; they will however be repaired and improved
soon. There are two hundred acres of poor land belonging
to the poorliouse tract, of which eight acres are in cultivation.
Oorn, oats, cotton, sugar cane and some wheat are raised for
the poor. Sweet and Irish potatoes and cabbage are raised
for winter use. The ashes and manure are used in improving
the land. Mr. Alfred Hoffman is the keeper. He receives
for liis services forty-four dollars per year for each inmate.
Dr. W. H. Conner is the attending physcian. He lives eight
miles from the poorhouse, and receives fifty cents per mile for
liis visits.
PRISON.
It is built of brick and has wooden roof and windows size
42x22 ; two stories high and has four prison rooms, two of
