Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-03-29
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
CHESTER, March 26th, 1877

CHESTER, MaTCL lOLu, 4OlS.
A meeting of gentlemen, having deep in.
terest in the completion Of the Chester and
Lancaster Railroad, was held at this place on
last Tuesday. A general interchange of
views in regard to the matter took place. AS
money was the article indispensably required
to, buy iron and other equipments for the
road, it was decided to render assistance in
this very practical way. So before the close
of the meeting about $40. 900 was subscribed
and placed at the disposal Of W. II. Hardin,
ESQ.,. President of the Chester and Lancaster
Railroad Company, to be used by him in the
event of his ability to utilize the assets OF the
road. 1t is expected by the subscribers OF
this sum that every effort will be made by the
President to make the assets available before
using the amount subscribed. However, he
secures them against loss by placing in their
hands county bonds belonging to the Chester
and Lancaster Railroad Company. The as
sets of the Company consist of county bonds
of Chester and Lancaster, unpaid subscrip.
tions and real estate-all valued at about
100000. Mr.. Hardin will visit New York
in a shor: time for the purpose of presenting
the condition of the road to manufacturers OF
railroad iron, and making, if possible, some
arrangement for getting iron. Friends OF the
road are sanguine of his success, and believe
that before many weeks have rolled by, the
iron will be bought and delivered, and the
track. laying at once begin.
On the 1st Monday of April, 55 acres Of
land, lying on the waters OF Sandy river ana
belonging to A. j. Crosby, will be sold by the
Sheriff. At the same time, 25 acres. on the
same stream, and belonging TO F. D. Cole
man, will be sold. Also Miss Sallie Yongues
interest in l3O acres, lying on the waters of
Rocky creek. In the execution Of judgments
obtained by Perry & Slawson, of Columbia,
and the National Bank Of Chester, the Sher-
iff will sell also the contents of store on
Main street, recently kept by Mrs. Dunn. :.
On Thursday morning, negro man and
woman were tried before our town authori-
ties, charged with quarrelling and using lm-
proDer language on the street. The charge
was fully sustained by evidence, and dec's-
ion rendered against the accused. lhe alter
natives presented to them were twelve hours
in iail, or 81 fine. The man went to Jail the
woman settled.
The city fathers were engaged for short
time Friday morning in the trial of another
case, in which the defendants we're negroes,
charged with fighting and creating a distur'
bance. The charge was proven to the salts
faction of the authorities, who punished the
guilty parties with twelve hours in jaII Our
town Council are fixed in the determination
to stop fights and rows, and secure for the
town good order and quietness.
S. Couch. who received the highest num-
Der of votes for School Commissioner tor this
county at the last election, but who has not
qualified in consequence of his failure to give
a good and sufficient bond, is very anxious to
take possession of the Office. Disregarding
the order of the Court, which enjoined him
from exercising any of the duties of the office,
he recently appointed several public school
trustees. The old School Commissioner, r.
B. LLOYD, who is still acting, thereupon issued
a notice, announcing his determination to ar
rest all persons claiming to be and performing
the duties of public school trustees, save those
of his own appointment. The notice accom-
plished the desired effect.
A small house, in the vicinity of Blackstocks
and occupied by a negro woman, was destroy
ed by 6re on Thursday. Que of her children
was Che victim of the flames.
J.E. Curtis & Co., of this place, dealers in
tin ware have gone into bankruptcy. Their
misfortune was occasioned by their endorse
ment Of paper of the late G. w. Melton.
Their creditors are mostly at the North. with
whom they have been unable to compromise
their Indebtedness.
Mr.. Daniel Mcdonald. son Of Mr.. ". M.
Mcdonald, of this place, who moved to Mis-
sissippi few years ago, departed this life
short time since. A wife and two children
mourn his untimely death.
1t is also nay sad duty to announce the
death Of Mr.. Amory Csrtledge, son of Rev.
Mr.. Cartledge, of the eastern portion of Ches'
ter county He fell victim to that dreadful
disease, consumption, which is daily carrying
off multitude of the human race He was
Young man of considerable promise.
Rev. DR.. Plumer, Of Columbia, favored the
PRESBYTERIAN congregation of this place on
Yesterday with one Of his splendid sermons
He possesses considerable intellectual power,
and breaches with great force and earnestness.
Rev. Mr.. Fuller held service at the Episcopal
church.
Rain poured in torrents last night, and is
still falling to-day. The agricultural outlook
is not very cheering at present. Farmers were
backward in their operations before the pres
ent rain began.
The March term of the Court Of General
Sessions for this county will begin on Wed
nesday of this week. As the Court will only
have four days to attend to business, all this
time will he consumed in the trial of criminal
cases. The probabilities are decidedly against
the transaction of any civil business. Our.
A CASE FOR JUDGE Observation-Disclosures,
N. c., has produced the latest sensation. A
IT.. ,ro,,on naued Mrs Levi Melton ahan