Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-08-19
LETTER FROM CHESTER.

| Ing Sherln at the present Ilme, Will give tue
required bond, and in few days be invested
with all the rights and duties attached to the
sherifalty the county. Assisted by Colonel
John A. Bradley, who, many years ago, was
elected Sheriff, and discharged the duties
thereof very satisfactorily, there can be no
doubt of wise and discreet management Of
the Office during the Walker administration.
He was elected to fill out the unexpired term
of B. G. Yocum, Esq, after the appointment
of the latter to the position of Treasurer.
The struggle for the sherifalty will be renewed
next year, and will be carried on with the
same zeal that animated the late contest. 1
will venture no predictions respecting the re-
suit of the struggle; but when the Republi.
can and Conservative hosts assemble for the
fight, it is to be hoped that the colored ele.
ment will again unite with the whites in the
effort to secure the election of honest and COM
petent officials. Then will have arrived the
cousummation of that happy event-the hear.
ty union between the races in behalf OF. good
and honest government
The steady progress of our town is indica-
ted by the number of buildings in process of
erection. The improvements are, for the most
part, made by young men who contemplate
an entrance, at an early day, upon the joys Of
matrimony. The money required for build
ing purposes is advanced by the Building and
Loan Association, which has become to our
town an important and indispensable ihstitu-
ton. A number of houses already built here
owe their erection to the assistance Of the
Building and Loan Association, and those
now building, or the majority of them, at
least, are depending upon the same strong
arm for support, There will always be per-
sons in the community who will gladly avail
themselves of the advantages offered by the
Association, and, consequently, its prosperity
will, at all times, be so sure as hardly to I'D.
nit of doubt
On Tuesday afternoon our town was favor
ed with heavy rain, accompanied by violent
wind. The heavens were enveloped with q
cloud that extended as far as the eye could
reach. The universally of the rain was
doubtless such that every man in the county
can say that he has had suficiency of that in.
dispensable article. The general opinion is,
that the crops throughout the county will be
very good if no calamity overtakes them. 1t
is probable that the crops in some places suf-
fered material injury from the drought, but
generally the rains came before any serious
harm had been done.
The bills of the Bank of Mecklenburg,
which are in the hands of parties at this place,
find few, if any buyers. People do not seem
to have any confidence in the ability of the
suspended institution to redeem its bills,
though the assertion that it has sufGciency
of assets to meet its liabilities is stoutly made
in some quarters. The bills are offered at a
considerable discount, yet are not taken.
They are mostly held by employees and labor
ers of the Chester and Cheraw Railroad Com
pany. The people of Lancaster were, as 1
have been informed, holders of the bills Of the
unfortunate Bank to considerable extent at
the time ofits suspension.
The picnic season seems to be prolonged in.
definitely in these parts. At the beginning
of the season the different Sunday Schools of
the town gave entertainments of this charac.
ter, and of late our friends throughout the
county have been doing likewise. Lowrys-
Vile and Rich Hill gave pcnics on Thursday,
and of course both affairs were gotten up
handsomely and passed off pleasantly. The
Grangers of Halsellville and that vicinity ex.
hibited their hospitality on Saturday in Civ.
ing an entertainment at Beaver Dam Church,
and inviting their brethren of Bull Run
Grange, Blackstocks Grange. and Woodward
Grangeto participate with them in the enjoy
ment of the days festivities. Col. Wyatt
Aiken was expected to deliver an address
upon the occasion. He doubtless gave sat-
isfactory explanation of some remarks made
by him in recent speech at Winnsboro in
which he was represented by the newspaper
of that place as advising the farmers who had
given liens to run off their cotton, sell the
same, and pocket the money. The language
used by Colonel Aiken must have laid him
open to misconstruction, for cannot believe
that he could be guilty of giving such advice.
He is an honorable gentleman, and for that
simple reason would not have advised the
farmers to be untrue to the obligations they
had contracted with the merchants.
Prominent representatives of the various
Oranges of the county assembled in council
at this place to-day. AS their proceedings
were covered with the veil of secrecy, the pub
lie cannot be informed in regard to them.
The interest taken by grangers in theirsociety
is not so great as it once was The excellen-
cy of the society does not admit of doubt.
If it only results in the cultivation of the 80
cial element among the farming community,
it will have accomplished great work.
DR.. A. H. Davega, President of the Ches-