Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-29

SOILS were severely luJuleo eno oos ~
badly wrecked.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
CHESTER, April 26th, 1875.
The cold weather of few days ago did
immense injury to fruit and vegetables. The
greater portion of the fruit has certainly gone
to that country "where the woodbine twineth." ;"
Vegetables have suffered the same unhappy
fate. House-keepers joined in general lam
entation over the nipping of their beans and
potatoes by the untimely frost. However,
they console themselves with the pleasing re-
Election that the injury is not irreparable. An
abundance of time is still left them for repair
ing the damages of the cold. Wheat and
corn were also considerably injured by the
frost. In low, damp places, corn was so effect
ually killed as to require replanting. Else
where, an extinguisher was put upon cotton.
1 am happy to state that in this county no
cotton was killed, and for the simple reason
that there was none to kill.
One of our largest and most successful
farmers is very lugubrious in regard to the
agricultural prospects. He thinks this year
will be another AS, when the crops we're ut
tery ruined by protracted drought. Upon
what he bases his opinion am at loss to
conceive, unless it be from the excessive
amount of rain that has already fallen up to
this time. Ofcourse, no undue apprehensions
will beexcited by this conjectureof our friend,
for the veil of an impenetrable mystery hangs
over the future that "Old Prob" himself can
not lift, and gaze upon the hidden secrets.
I am quite sure that the area of land in our
county planted in corn this year will exceed
that of the past few years. The disastrous
policy of planting "all cotton and no corn"
has been attended with such bitter results
that its abandonment is near at hand. A
farmer who plants on an extensive scale tells
me that he proposes to plant sufficient
amount of corn to answer his purposes. 1t is
also his intention to raise hogs, and thus be
enabled to make his own meat He proposes
building pen at proper distance from his
dwelling house, into which the hogs will be
driven at night so that they cannot be stolen.
A large number of farmers in this county
will take the same colnmendable course in
their own supplies
j. A. Haseltine, Esq, President of the
Chester and Lancaster Railroad, was in town
last week. The object of his visit was to get
an Interpretation upon that portion of the act
of the Legislature authorizing the issue of
bonds by Chester county in behalf of the road
of which he is President, which requires that
after being signed by the County Commission
ers, they shall be registered by the clerk Of
the county. The point at issue was, who was
the clerk of the county; whether the clerk of
the court, or the clerk of the board of county
was the man. Judge T. j.
Mackey solved the knotty point ON Wednes.
day in deciding that the clerk of the board of
commissioners WAS the clerk of the
county. The opinion gave general satisfac-
ton, for it will result in saving about thous-
and dollars to the county.
Mr.. Haseltine reports satisfactory progress
in the grading Of the Chester and Lancaster
Railroad. Beginning at this end of the line,
a distance of eight miles has been reached,
while at the other end two miles have been
graded. Captain Fry will begin, in a short
time, the construction of bridge over Hoop
er's creek, which is about six miles from our
town. Mr.. Haseltine goes to New York in
few days for the purpose Of efecting nego-
tiation of his bonds. Judging from COM
munication lately received from Northern
party, he is not only extremely hopeful, but
almost confident of his ability to succeed in
his undertaking.
The meeting for the election Of officers of
the Building and Loan Association of Ches-
ter, for the ensuing year, was held last week.
w. S. Gregg, Esq, was reelected President;
j. S. Wilson, Esq, Vice.President; j. l..
Harris, Treasurer, and w. A. Sanders, Esq,
Attorney of the Association. The following
gentlemen were chosen Directors: G. W.
Melton, w. T. D. Cousar, G. S. Brice, W.
H. Hardin, G. A. Albright, A. W. Clarkson,
D. B. Rothrock, W. B. Burnett and B. G.
Yocum. The Association is in an exceeding
ly prosperous condition. Shares of stock are
at S4.3O premium The interest on the mon
ey invested by the stockholders averaged
one and half per cent. during the year.
On Friday last meeting of the prominent
citizens of our town WAS held at the rooms Of
the Board of Trade, for the purpose Of devils.
ing some scheme whereby the iron for laying
the track of the Chester and Lenoir Narrow
Gauge Railroad can be Immediately obtained.
As the plan entered into by twenty citizens
of York and Chester, of giving a joint note for
$4,000, payable in three instalments. had
proven unacceptable to iron men Of the North,
it was determined to hold a meeting, and, if
possible, adopt some plan that would be free
from all objections. Mr.. Joseph Wylie was
called to the Chair, and Mr.. T. G.. CASTOR,
was requested to act as Secretary. At the
request of the Chairman, Maj. G. w. Melton
explained the object of the meeting in an ex-
tremeIy practical and sensible speech. He
first alluded to the failure to make any ar
rancement with Northern iron men upon the
Joint note of twenty citizens Of York and
Chester, and attributed the failure of eftcting
a negotiation to the length of time before the
maturing of the note. He then referred to
the immense advantages to accrue to our
town from the building of the Chester and
Lenoir Railroad. A good portion of the