Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-08
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LETTER FROM CHESTER.
CHESTER, November 5, 1877.
Delinquent taxpayers of this county were
highly pleased with the announcement that
1.-The time for the collection of taxes, without
penalty, will be extended to the 10Th of No.
vember." This order of the Comptroller
General came in good time, for at the time of
its promulgation at this place, which was on
last Tuesday, one-half of the taxpayers Of
this county had not probably settled with the
Treasurer. They were unavoidably delayed
in bringing their cotton to market, and thus
getting the money with which to cancel their
obligations with the State. The imposition
of the penalty Of 15 per cent. additional
would have been a great hardship when their
delay in paying taxes was attributable to q
cause that could not we'll be prevented. The
tax office was crowded to an insufferable ex.
tent on Monday and Tuesday by anxious tax
payers, who supposed that Wednesday was
the last day of grace. When differently in
formed, q considerable number of them went
home, comforted with the reflection that they
we're favored with two more weeks in which
to attend to the business of tax.paying, from
which, like death, there is no escape. By the
time the 18th has rolled by, the taxes of this
county will he, for the most part, collected.
Taxpayers are now rapidly settling up with
the State.
A large amount of cotton was sold at this
place during the month of October. In that
month 1880 bales were shipped from this
point on the Chester and Lenoir Railroad,
and 1871 bales were shipped on the Char.
lotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad. In
addition to these amounts there we're over 100
bales on the platforms of each Of these Rail-
road Companies awaiting shipment on the
1st of November. I doubt if there is any
place in the State of the same size of Chester
that has shipped an equal amount of cotton.
Cotton is brought here from places that are
twenty and twenty-five miles distant. This
is due to the high price that is paid for the
feecy staple. As our town is we'll supplied
with cotton buyers, the competition between
them is so great that they frequently give
prices that are not in keeping with the
Charleston and New York markets. All who
are willing to take an unprejudiced view of
the matter, must admit that Chester is splen.
did cotton market, and must also admit that
the farmer who brings bis cotton here will get
the highest market price for it.
Notwithstanding the large amount of cot
ton that has been sold here during the pres.
ent season, money is by no means plentiful.
The settlement of liens and guano bills &C.
counts for the limited amount of greenbacks
in circulation at the present time. However,
it is to be hoped that the farmers will soon
finish settling for their supplies, and thus be
enabled to devote the remainder of the mon
ey arising from the sale of their cotton to the
payment of other obligations. Then green.
backs, with sprinkling of silver, will begin
to circulate, and then we can appreciate the
sentiment, and sing with hearts full and run:
ming over with joy the good old song, "Good
times come again"
Our town was favored on hast Wednesday
night with unexpected and undesirable visit.
ors in the form of grasshoppers They. made
their appearance, while rain was falling, and
a westerly wind was blowing. Their descent
embraced few minutes and created some
rattlipg on the window panes. 1t is supposed
they were blown here from Kansas, or some
other abode Of grasshoppers. They have
done no damage:
DR.. G. L. Clawson recently showed me sew
eral particles of rock, which contain gold.
The precious metal is visible with the naked
eye, but appears much more distinctly with
the aid of magnifying glass. The rocky
particles were found on plantation in the
vicinity of Fort Mill, that once belonged to
him. When the place was in his possession
he sunk shaft in the golden region, and took
therefrom large quantity of precious ore,
which "panned" quantity of gold.
The Chester Sabre Club, under the com.
mand of Lieutenant T. NJ. Sanders, paraded
on Saturday. The turnout was slim, which
was due, l presume, to the pressing engage
ments of members at this season of the year.
Mr.. Robert Love, the efficient third Lieuten-
ant of the Company, was not in line, as he
was suffering 80 much at the time from lame
ness as to prevent his riding.
The Lee Light Infantry, generally known as
the Chester Rifle Club, are drilling every
evening with the view of preparing for the
competitive drill, in which they have fully
decided to participate, that takes place in Co.
lumbia during Fair week. They are quite
hopeful of carrying off the 500 prize. Ser.
zeant Hollster, the efficient drill-master of
The Company, can now see the result of his
labors.
The meeting that was expected to take
place on Saturday, for the purpose of appoint
ing delegates to the railroad meeting at Sum.
ter, was not held. Our people we're too much
in their own affairs, or too little in
;erested in the proposed Georgetown and
Chester Railroad, to attend.
Several tracts of land, and some town
were sold to-day by the Sheriff. A
tract of 1854 acres on Broad River, and be.
onging to j. E. Robinson, brought 1896. A
;ract of 173 acres on Little Rocky Creek.
and belonging to D. R. Stevenson, was bought
By H. R. Massey for $500. A tract of 256
acres on Fishing Creek, and belonging to w.
5. Chisholm, brought $4,000. This place,
,pon which there is good mill, was bought
~ c. G. Macoy. The house and lot in town,
ormerIy occupied by Col. William Walker,
brought $500. j. L. Chambers was the pur.
chaser. The brick house on Main street, and
to John Lilly and others, brought
$500.
After the sales of the lands, several shares
# stock of the National Bank of Chester
we're sold. Three shares brought $102, two
hares $1O1.50, and one share $104.
There was a meeting to-day of the sur
irving members of Co. F., Sixth Regiment,