Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-10-16
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Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquire
LETTER FROM ROCK HILL.

Rock HILL, S. c., October 13, 1879.
Every town of any size or business proper
tons has what is known to its citizens as
busy days of the week. Our town has had
Saturday for its liveliest business days, but
for the past week no one day could claim
the precedence. The entire week has been
one ceaseless rush Of business in every de.
partment of trade and profession. About
one thousand bales of cotton were sold, at
from 9 to94.
Our county treasurer, DR.. T. G.. Robertson,
has been very busily engaged receiving taxes,
during the whole week. Both white and
colored are paying their taxes quite promptly.
Between $4,000 and $4,000 has been paid
in at this place.
We note the pleasing and encouraging
fact that old debts are being paid The farm
ers seem to be better able this year to dis
charge all of their outstanding debts than for
many years past. Many will begin with the
year 1880 free from debt and have money
enough to conduct their farms for the year.
Our trial Justices court has not been idle
during the past few day. Several cases of in
terest have been disposed of,and some Of them
will 60 up to the higher court for final ad-
Indication. A case tried last Friday is of Pc
culiar interest to the colored population, as
the defendants before the court we're of high
standing in the church and the Odd Fellows
lodge, in the persons of Geo. W. Clinton and
Tom Meachaln. They were in the employ Of
Capt VS.. Roddy as drayman and porter at
his store Several articles had mysteriously
disappeared from the store at different times.
About 9 o'clock Friday morning, Clinton was
seen by one of the clerks in the store, hurry
ing towards the stable, which stands in rear
of the store Clinton held something in his
arms as he went to the stable, and return.
ed without it. The clerk stepped to the stable
to ascertain what Clinton had deposited there,
and found coffee sack with or pounds
of coffee in it. Tom had been standing upon
the wagon while Clinton concealed the sack
containing the coffee. Capt. Roddy then
took out warrant for both. They were ar.
raigned before Trial Justice S. NJ. Fewell.
Some new and startling thefts we're developed
during the progress of the trial-each one &C.
cusing the other of taking articles from the
store and giving to him. The evidence was
so conclusive against both, that they were
adjudged guilty, and fine and cost imposed.
or Is and 80 days in jail-Meacham Is and
Clinton 30. The costs and fines were paid.
Clinton came to this place from Lancaster
about year ago. He taught school ses.
sion or more, and endeavored to obtain free
public school, but the trustees learned that
he had been found guilty before the Court in
Lancaster of having changed a $25 school
certificate to s45, and they properly declined
to employ him. The trial justice administer
ed a severe rebuke to Clinton when he passed
sentence upon him. He told him that he
had not on ly brought disgrace upon himself,
but upon the church and lodge to which he
belongs; that he was too ripe scholar in
crime to have charge of school for colored
children. Clinton protested his innocence,
and assured the trial justice that he would es-
tablish the fact before Saturday night; but as
yet he has failed to appear with his creden-
tials
There is more complaint this year, than
ever before, that laborers for part of the crop
refuse to gather and house the crop. They
seem to labor under mistaken ideas of what
is really their duty in the premises, and mis-
construe the terms of their contracts. There
seems to be an undercurrent troubling the
placid surface. After instructions, however,
they have no more trouble.
We are panied to note the fact that Miss
Jane Neely died here on Friday morning
last, at the residence of her nephew, Mr..
Hyder Neely. Her remains were inferred in
the old family burying ground at Fishing
Creek Church, in Chester county Our ten
der sympathies are enlisted in behalf of the
bereaYed. LUX.