Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-10-14
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
CHESTER, October II, 1877!

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The return of our merchants from New
York and Baltimore is being quickly followed
by the arrival Of the new and beautiful goods
they selected and purchased in those cities.
Mr.. Joseph Wylie, who in the excellent taste
he displays in the selection of his goods, has
not a superior in the State, has returned
home, aud the pile.of ,boxes-ia,.fro Of the
extensive establishment Of Wylie & Agurs,
give evidence of the fact that their contents
have safely reached their destination. The
shelves are already filled with Such pretty
things as delight the eye, and if there are
other arrivals, of goods they must needs be
placed away in the cellar or upon the third
floor, where they will find a temporary rest,
ing-place. J.,.. T., .. t..
MIR. I. L. Clubhouse is also a late arrival
from New York, where he purchased large
and splendid stock of goods. |. L. Clubhouse
& Co. is an old and established firm of our
town, having grown with its growth, and
strengthened with its strength. Their large
and handsome store is certainly filled to over
flowing with new and attractive goods.
Mr. r. Brandt recently returned from a
visit to several Northern and Western cities
where he purchased extensively of jewelry
and furniture. One of his stores is supplied
with beautiful watches, rings, clocks and diff:
ferent articles belonging to the jewelry line
while the other is abundsntly filled with fur.
niture. And furniture, too, Of the most sub
stantial and beautiful kind; plain or expen.
sive, as the purchasermay desire. But of all
the beautiful things, the most beautiful are
the chromos that adorn the; walls Of both
stores. The lover of landscapes. or the "hu-
man face divine. can obtain from Mr.. B. &
selections painting that will entirely har'
monize with his ideas of beauty.
But if man prefers the useful to the or.
namental, let him go 10 the furnishing house
of Mr.. William Striugfellow, who recently
returned from the North, after making the
necessary purchases for his store. This is
what Mr.. Stringfellow claims it to be-"a gen.
tleman's furnishing store" Here everything
in the way of under Or outer clothing can be
obtained that gentleman needs Here suits
can be obtained that will serve for matrimo-
nial occasions, or, if need be, palmer and
more substantial suits, intended for the busi.
ness of every day life.
The stranger in visiting our town could
spend portion of his leisure time very pleas
antly in taking survey of the useful and
pretty thugs in the various stores that have
been mentioned. There are other stores in
our town to which reference might be made
did space permit. l may perform this pleas.
ant task at another time.
Mr.. F. G. Whitlock completed the bridge
over Sandy River at McAliley's Mill, last
week, at cost of $1403. This amount in.
cludes repairs upon the stone pillars, which
have been standing about twenty-seven years,
having been built in the year 184S. The
bridge just completed by Mr. Whitlock, is a
substantial structure, and will, without doubt,
be received by the Board of County Commits
sioners tis250 feet in length. The old bridge
that was removed TO make way for the new
one, was built by Mr.. Whitlock in 1858, and
has rendered good service for seventeen years.
The cost of it was one thousand dollars.
The Board. of County Commissioners have
not yet consummated the arrangement with
the National Bank of Chester, suggested by
the late grand jury, for raising money to meet
the expenses of the late session of the Court
of General Sessions and Common Pleas The
probabilities are in favor of the perfecting of
the arrangement at an early day. The de.
posit by Treasurer Yocom Of county funds in
Hardy Solomon's Bank, and the consequent
loss of the same, has been attended with con-
siderable inconvenience to the creditors of the
county. Ifthe recommendations Of the grand
jury are enforced, Hardy Solomon and other
members of the Ring will not have another
opportunity of filling their pockets at the ex
pense Of the good and honest people of this
county. The day, I trust, will soon come
when the rascals about Columbia will be driver
from power, and thus be debarred the oppor
tunity of laying their thieving hands upon
money made by tbs very sweat and blood Of
our people. ...t
Rev John Simpson, formerly of this place
and now pastor of church in Western Vir
ginia, was in our town last week on brie
visit to his friends. Before coming here, he
had spent short time at Due West in atten
dance upon the Associate Reformed Synod
to which body be had been appointed dele
gate by his church. Rev. R. W. Brice repre-
sented the Associate Reformed Church of this
place in the Synod, and was the retiring mod
orator at the late meeting of the Synod. HI
is brother of our fellow. townsman, G. S
Brice, Esq, and is preacher of considerable
ability.
The cause of temperance is blessed in the
possession of some active and Jealous spirits
at this place. Though places for the sale Of
Intoxicating liquors are on the increase, yet
these men are constant and untiring in their
efforts to prevent any increase Of the hosts OF
intemperance. Their devotion to the good
cause they have 50 deeply at heart, is worthy
of all commendation. At the last regular
meeting of the Sons of Temperance of fChester
the following gentlemen were elected officers
for the ensuing quarter: w. A. R. Wilson
w. P; W. H. Elliott, w. A.. w. I. Claw
son, Jr., R. S.; w. P. McElwee, A. R. S.
w. T. D. Cousar, Treasurer; R. H. Cousar,
F. S.; A. Mccoy, Chaplain; j. X. Marshall
Conductor; E. Thorn psou, A. c.; Samuel
Evans, l. S. and H. G. Rothrock, O. S. Mr..
Sample Alexander, Sr., was the presiding of:
ficer of the Division Immediately preceding
the election of Mr.. Wilson.
Gen. w. A. Walker has received letter
from Mrs. Julia R. Bachman, of Columbia,
and Treasurer of the S. G. Monumental Asso-
citation, acknowledging the receipt Of the pro-
ceeds of Major Hamilton's lecture in Chester.
She says that "this monument to our heroes
must be built, and the sooner the better. It
is here now, waiting only for funds to be dis
played to our admiring gaze. A contribution
of 500 from each county will be sufficient,
and we trust that those Of US who remember
the services of our dead br"thers, will give US
the means of erecting to their memory suita'
BILE monument to perpetuate their virtues" "
1t does appear that an amount of money so
small, and in behalf of so noble cause, merits
prompt response from the various counties