Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-08-01
of the YOrkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
CHESTER, s.. C., JulY 29, 187

CHESTER, o. w., July 20, 1910.
John jackson, colored, was confined in
Jail on Tuesday, charged with hog.stealing.
The hog was found in the possession of Peter
Agurs, colored, to whom the accused had
sold it. A statute enacted by the last Legis-
lature makes hog.stealing penitentiary Of
fence; so Jackson will surely be sent to this
institution. *
The number of candidates for the Legisl-..
ture and different county Offices has been in.
creased. Mr.. R. T. Mockbee, a good man
and prominent granger of Blsckstocks town
ship, is an aspirant for legislative honors.
His friends are confident Of his popularity
securing for him the Democratic nomination
at the primary election. Mr.. j. B. McFad.
den is desirous of becoming the collector and
custodian of the public funds. His fitness to
discharge Alright the duties of county treas
urer cannot be questioned. Col. E. I. Atkin-
son is willing to enter the service of the peo-
pie again in the capacity of county commits
sioner. He has made faithful and efficient
officer, and will in all probability obtain the
nomination at the primary election. Mr.. &.
H. Smith, of Baton Rouge township, is also
nominated for the position Of county commits
sioner Gen. w. A. Walker is still without
Democratic opposition for the Senatorship
If a certain report is reliable, he will have an
opponent.
Our town authorities destroyed on Wednes-
day afternoon S226.5 so in bills of the town of
Chester. About $4,000 of these bills have
been redeemed and consigned to the flames
during the reign Of the present administra.
tration. About 81 900 are still in circulation.
The new street running from Saluda street
to or near the York depot has been COM
pleted, and called Walnut street. The bridge
over the small stream is substantial struct
ure, and will bear the force of any freshet it
will be called upon to sustain. The new
street will ever bear unmistakable testimony
to the enterprise of the Agurs administration.
The Republicans of this county appear to
be waking from their long sleep of inactivity.
Their party is by no means "dead and bu
red" as some over.sanguine Democrats would
have US believe. So far from this being the
case, they have all the life and activity pos
sessed by them in the days Of Scott and Mo-
ses They are not so we'll supplied with
leaders now as then, which is an obstacle 10
the way of their success. Their old leaders,
with few exceptions, have been either sent to
.
The want of leadership can and will be sup
piled. There are those who will move to the
front, and say "Boys, come on" if the path
of leadership leads to the possession of some
fat Office. They are perfectly willing to spend
and be spent in the service of the Republican
party, provided the remuneration is sufficient
in their estimation. The Republicans of
Chester township assembled in the Court
House on Friday for the purpose of electing
delegates to the Republican County Conven-
ton that met on Saturday. Lark Stevenson
was selected chairman of the meeting, and J.
A. Bradley, Jr., secretary. Both officers ex-
planned, or endeavored to explain, the object
of the meeting. They were followed by
Purvis Alexander, ex-member of the Legis.
lature, who appeared to think that the object
of the meeting had not been sufficiently ex.
planned, and consequently felt it to be his du-
ty to repeat the explanation. A committee
were appointed to nominate delegates, and
after due deliberation and consultation made
their report, which WAS adopted by the meet.
ing The delegates elected we're Rob't Gray,
Addison Walker, Charles Williams, Alfred
Walker, Lark Stephenson, Richard Young,
John Lee, Harrison Bailey and Robert STRAIT.
ford.
Our people were aroused from sleep, and
thrown into commotion by the alarm Of fire
on Friday night. There was immediate run
ming to the scene of conAagration, which had
made considerable progress before the sound
ing of the alarm. The angry fame reared
its head on high. lighting up the heavens, aud
threatening the destruction of what proved
to be the dwelling house of w. A. Sanders,
ESQ. AS it was situated on the suburbs, and
water being inaccessible, the Stonewall Fire
Engine Company considered it unnecessary
to take their engine. When they and other
citizens arrived on the spot the extinguish-
ment of the flames was matter of impossi.
biity, and attention was directed at once to
saving furniture. which was successfully &C.
complished. The fire originated at the stove
in the kitchen. Mr. Sanders has policy Of
insurance on the house sufficient to cover the
loss.
The Republican County Convention met
on Saturday for the purpose of electing dele.
gates to the State Republican Convention, and
was disorderly from the opening to the ad'
tournament Joe Sims was elected temporary
chairman, and j. A. Bradley, Jr., temporary
secretary of the Convention. A committee
on credentials being appointed, long time