Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-09-20

IN regaFu Go It's aSriCu'"i"A "a -"
prediction of glorious destiny for the Mis-
sissippi valley; to brief allusion to the Ia
Dor question, and to a plea for universal edu'
cation. . ...
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
CHESTER, Sept. II, 1877.
The public sale of tinware Of J. r. Curtis
l. Co., bankrupts, began on Wednesday and
was continued until Saturday. The sale was
we'll attended, and the bidding, for the most
part, quite lively. Considering the scarcity
of money, the various articles of tlnware
brought tolerably fair prices. Mr.. John l.
Agurs was the largest buyer at the sale.
Rev. G. A. Trenholm, who has been sup
plying for short time the Presbyterian Pu.,
pit at this place, has given such general sft'
isfaction that he will now receive regular
call from the members of this congregation
At meeting to be held in the Church oa
next Sunday, a call will be extended tor
pastor, and, doubtless, the voice of the con-
ereeation will be in favor of Mr.. Trenholm.
Presbytery will, without doubt, ratify the
work Of the Church, and this excellent and
eloquent preacher will, it is hoped, be perma-
nently located in our midst. 81.
The excitement among the colored people
in regard to emigrating to Liberia has sub
sided. They have come to the sensible con-
clusion to bear the ills they have, than ny to
Others they know not Of Two leading color:
ed men of this county recently attended a
meeting in Charleston, at which the Liberia
emigration scheme was the principal topic OF
discussion. They doubtless heard the truth
in regard to Liberia, for they returned home
with the conviction that they had best stay
here. Their absurd ideas in regard to the
great advantages of their proposed new home
the productiveness of its soil, and its molasses
and whisky flowing trees-have been aban-
doned. The visit of these representative col
ored men to Charleston, besides removing er.
roneous opinions, will, it is hoped, inspire
their people with the determination to stay
and work where they are. ,t:..
An event of matrimonial nature gener-
all, excites considerable interest in commu-
nifty. A large number of persons assembled
at St. Marks (EpiscopaD Church on Thurs
day evening, to witness the nuptials' OF Mr..
James Davis, of Winnsboro, and Miss Beckie
Pagan, formerly of Chester. When friends
had collected the bride, arrayed in her
snowy-white attire, walked gracefully up the
aisle, to the chancel, leaning on the arm of
Major T. S. Mills, followed by the groom
with the mother of the bride. Arriving at
the chancel, which was festooned with wreaths
of evergreens, they were met by Rev. Mr..
Obear, of Winnsboro who united the happy
couple in the bonds of holy wedlock. At the
conclusion of the interesting ceremony the
assembly dispersed, with their wishes for the
prosperity and happiness of the newly-wed'
ded couple. Mr.. and Mrs. Davis took their
departure the same evening on the train for
Winnsboro. e.
A case of some interest was tried before
Trial Justice Bradley, on Thursday. r. M.
Doty & Co., of Winnsboro, brought suit
against R. M. Cross for the recovery of the
value of wagon, which the latter bought
from William Salmonds, but which belonged
to Doty & Co. The plaintiffs we're represent.
ed by J. j. Hemphill, Esq, who took the
ground that the wagon did not belong to
Sslmonds, that he was not authorized to sell
it, that it was the property of the plaintiffs,
and that they were legally entitled to recover
its value. G. S. Brice Esq, who appeared
for the defendant, based his defence upon the
fact that his client had bought the wagon
from Salmonds as agent of the plaintiffs. The
Jury rendered verdict in favor of the plain
tifs, to the amount Of 800.
w. H. Hardin, Esq, recently returned
from Cheraw, where he spent week in the
interest of the Chester and Cheraw Railroad,
of which he is President. He does not give
a very glowing account of the enthusiasm of
the Cheraw people respecting the construction
of the road. However, small portion of
the road, he says, between Cheraw and Ches-
ter6eld, has been graded, and the work will
be continued in January. Mr.. Hardin has
ordered another lot of iron for the road, at
this end of the line 1t is to be hoped that it
will soon arrive, and that the laying of the
track will be continued without delay, so that
Rich Hill will be reached in time to move the
present crop of cotton. The energy of the
President gives ground for the entertainment
of the hope that this desirable end will be
attained.
The Union Times, in late issue, stated
that the town of Union contained five men,
whose aggregate weight was 1880 pounds, and
challenged any other town in the State to pro-
duce the same number of men, weighing the
same number of pounds. Chester has five
men whose aggregate weight is 1868 pounds,
which is 80 pounds ahead of Union. The
Times also made the statement that there
were in Union ten men whose average weight
was 23O pounds. Chester has ten whose av-
erage weight is 231 pounds. Besides produ-
cling large men, she has FIVE small men whose
average weight is 110 pounds. Shelays down
the gauntlet for both large and small men.
What town will take it up?
A young man who had recently come to
this place. was initiated one night last week by
his companions into the mysteries of town life.
He was persuaded to take walk with friend
to the suburbs of town, when. according to a
previous arrangement, the two, while walking
quietly along, were waylaid and fred upon by
party of gay young friends. The young
man in question was so badly frightened that
he took to his heels, crying murder" "mur-
DER" at the top of his voice. Reaching a
house, he leaped the gate and rushed in. The
family, consisting of a widow lady and her
children, hearing the cry of murder, and see
ing the frightened young man, also took
fright, and quickly left for neighbor's house.
Some gentlemen appeared on the scene with
their pistols, the murderers were dispersed,
and ouietness was soon restored. The next
day there was considerable laughter at the ex-
pense of the initiated townsman.
DIR. A. P. Wylie was dangerously i'll last
week. DR.. Gill Wylie, came home in response
to a telegram announcing his fathers illness.
Tnnroyement of his fathers condition enabled
him to leave for New York last evening.