Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-02-07
of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
CHESTER. February 4. /

CHESTER, February 4, 1878.
At a recent meeting of Bull Run Grange,
No. 1Ol, the following members were elected
officers during the ensuing year: R. A. Love,
Master; j. H. Mcdaniel Overseer; j. G.
Flenniken Lecturer; Thos. Shannon, Stew.
ard; E. B. Mccall, Assistant Steward Da-
vid Dunlap, Gate Keeper; Rev. j. E. White,
Chaplain Hamilton McCsndless, Treasurer; /;
James Hamilton, Secretary; Miss Jane Wy
lie. Ceres; Miss Lizzie White, Pomona Miss
Carrie Henry, Flora; Mrs. R. A. Love, La
dy Assistant Steward. This Grange is in
fourishng condition. Its members appre-
cate the benefits and pleasures flowing from
the society. The life and vigor Of the Bull
Run Grange is in marked contrast with the
apathy of the other oranges in this county.
A large number of them, if not majority,
have suspended operations, as they have no
officers, aud have discontinued their meetings.
To these inactive and lifeless oranges would
recommend the example Of Bull Run Grange.
Let them revive their organizations by meet
ing, electing officers and performing all the
duties required of them. In this way will
the farmers be joined together with the bonds
of an union that will be both pleasant and
profitable unto them.
On last Tuesday about forty negroes left
this place for Kansas They were not pleased
with Democratic rule, and, consequently,
concluded to put themselves beyond its au-
thority. The day will assuredly come when
they will bitterly regret their foolish course
They were getting along very we'll here, and
had no sufficient reason for leaving. The
fact that the State had passed into the hands
of the Democracy did not justify their de-
parture. They were so blinded with preju-
dice that they could not, or would not See
that they, equally with the whites, would
share in the blessings of an honest govern
ment.
At a recent meeting of Sandy River Grange,
the following members were elected officers
during the ensuing year: Henry S. Hardin,
Master; John w. Wilkes, Overseer; j. P.
Ferguson, Lecturer; L. T. Grant, Steward !;
S. B. Hardin Assistant Steward; E. V.
Lee Chaplain L. H. Grant. Gate Keeper; !;
j. H. Hardin, Treasurer; G. w. Simpson,
Secretary Mrs Mary Hardin, Ceres Miss
Lou. Hardin, Pomona Miss E. G. Anderson,
Flora Mrs. F. j. Carroll, Lady Assistant
Steward. Our Sandy River friends have no
intention of abandoning their organization.
They derive both pleasure and profit from
the Grange, and propose to maintain its ex-
istence.
The Rich Hill Democracy are thoroughly
aroused upon the political issues Of the day.
They have an independent way of talking
and acting that is refreshing, these times, when
expediency rules. At recent meeting the
question of the public debt of the State was
considered by them. After due consideration
of the matter, resolutions were adopted in fa-
vor of repudiation. They do not believe that
fraudulent issues of bonds become valid
Indebtedness of the State by being cousolida-
ted In their opinion, consolidation cannot
make clean an unclean bond. Our Rich
Hill friends also declared in favor of the re-
election of Mackey to the Judgeship of the
Sixth Circuit. They were not unmindful OF
the great services rendered our county and
State by him during the last campaign.
A great crowd gathered in town on Friday
to witness the hanging Of John Smith, who
was convicted at the last term of the Court
of the murder of Bergen Conger. The gal,
lows was erected within short distance OF
the place where the awful deed was commit
ted. About IL o'clock the prisoner was