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Religious Sects, Education. — Methodists, Baptists, Pres- 

 byterians, and a few Universalists. 



The citizens are not indifferent to the subject of education. 

 Good schools are increasing. 



Value of Town Lots, &c. — The value of town lots is 

 $34,295. Value of stock in trade, $42,250. Money at in- 

 terest, $91,616. 



Climate, Diseases, Longevity. — The climate is warm. 

 The diseases are such as usually prevail in south-west 

 Georgia. 



The following cases of longevity have come to our know- 

 ledge : Mr. William Elliott, 90 years old; Mrs, Elliott, 85; ^ 

 Mr. Bush and wife, both 90 ; Z. Elliott, 84 ; Benjamin Smith, 

 88 ; Robert Melton, 82; Thomas Glenn, 81. 



Name. — The chronicle of great names connected with the 

 history of Georgia, would be incomplete without that of Gene- 

 ral Daniel Stewart, whose name this county bears. He was 

 born in St. John's parish, now Liberty county, in 1762. It will 

 be remembered, that at an early period the citizens of St. 

 John's parish took a very firm stand in favour of independence. 

 The early, open, and determined resistance of this parish, did 

 not escape the notice of the enemy ; and accordingly it was 

 made to feel the full measure of royal vengeance. " The Bri- 

 tish army laid waste the whole parish of St. John's ; burnt 

 their church at Medway, destroyed almost every dwelling- 

 house, and the crops of rice then in stacks, drove off the ne- 

 groes and horses, carried away the plate belonging to the 

 planters, and trespassed upon the sacred dwellings of the dead." 

 Such proceedings only served to increase the flame of opposi- 

 tion among the patriots of St. John's parish. Many fearless 

 spirits, such as the Bakers, Winns, Maxwells, Screvens, and 

 Joneses, and a host of others, repaired to the standard of 

 their country, resolved " to do or die.'' Among these was 

 Daniel Stewart, who at the age of 15 or 16 years joined the 

 American army. He was frequently in battle under Generals 

 Sumter, Marion, and Col. W. R. Hat'den. At Bocataligo, in 

 South Carolina, he was taken prisoner, and put on board of a 

 prison ship, from which, after suffering the most rigorous 

 treatment, he made his escape. Throughout the whole strug- 



