Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-09-25
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UNITED STATES JURORS.
In the list Of jurors, drawn last Friday, to
serve at the next term Of the United States
Court, to be held at Greenville, beginning on
the first Monday in August, 1880, are the
names Of the following citizens of Chester and
York counties:
Grand Jury.-W. II. Heath, Grandson
Williams, Chester; John R. Gardner, r. N.
Williamson, York.
Petit Jwy.-Calvin Brice, w. I. Clawson,
Chester; E. N. Crawford, York.
AR. PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD.
The synod of the Associate Reformed Pres
byterian Church Of the South, composed Of
ten presbyteries iii the Southern States, and
consisting of about IS delegates in all, will
meet at Union Church, in Chester county, to.
day. The present session Of the synod will be
opened with sermon by Rev. w. S. Moffatt,
of Ohio. Besides the regular delegates, there
will be several distinguished representatives Of
the United Presbyterian Church Of the North.
PETIT LARCENY.
On Saturday last case was heard before
Trial Justice Lewis and a jury, in which T. j.
Bell, Esq, was prosecutor, and VIM. A. Sher
er and John G.. Sherer were the defendants
who stood accused of stealing bride from
Mr. Bell. It was alleged that the bride wa.
stolen from hitching lot in town one day
during last court. The accused were found
guilty, and the justice imposed fine Of $1(
each, or 20 days each Imprisonment in thu
county Jail, from which they appealed to tht
court of General Sessions. Mr.. Bell conduct
ed the prosecution, and Jas. L. Wilson, Esq
for the defence.
CHURCHES NEXT SUNDAY.
Services will be held in the churches next
Sunday as follows:
Methodist Episcopal T. E. Gilbert
Pastor. Preaching in the morning at 101
O'Clock. The monthly meeting Of the Sunday.
school Missionary Society will be held at
night, to which the public particularly the
invited. The pastor will preach
at Philadelphia Church in the afternoon at 8
O'Clock.
Associate Reformed-Rev. Robert Latham,
Pastor. The pastor will not fill his regular
at Tirzah next Sunday, in conse.
quence Of his attendance upon the sessions OF
the Synod in Chester county.
Church of the Good Shepherd-Rev. r. P.
Johnson, Rector. Services at 104 A. M. and
y P. M. The Rector will preach at the Poor
House in the afternoon.
YORK COUNTY BONDS.
The case of F. II. Brown and others against
the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Rail
road Company, is to be opened for re-argument
before the Supreme Court, at the next term,
in November. The following is the order of
his Honor Chief-Justic Willard, bearing date
18th instant:
Ell Rel. F. q. Brown and others, appellants,
Gauge Railroad Company, respondents.
It is ordered that the above-stated case be
re-argued at the next term of this Court. The
attention Of counsel is specially directed to
the following questions, some Of which were
not fully noticed in the former argument,
viz d:
l. Does the Constitution of 1853 constitute
the several counties of this State corpora
lions?
2. If it does not, has the General Assembly
power to do 50?
8. Has the General Assembly the power to
confer upon the board Of County Commission
srs the right to issue negotiable bonds for the
purpose of aiding in the construction Of a
railroad A. J. WILLARD, c. j. S. G.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
Rev. R. Latham, County School Commits
,ioner Of York county, has completed his re-
port to the State Superintendent for the scho-
astic year ending the 31st Of August, 1879.
From his report we compile the following in
;eresting statistics: ..
In the county there are IL school districts,
IN which, during the year, 126 free common
schools were taught.
The total number Of pupils in attendance
vas 4, ,753, of whom /, ,106 where white males {;
|, ,120 white females 1888 colored males, and
,199 colored females.
Of these pupils, 64 studied the higher branch
,s in the various districts as follows District
No. 4, 25; No. 6, 2; No. 7, 4; No. 10, 8;
No. III, Is; No. II, Is.
In the different districts, schools were in
ession during the year as follows: Districts
md 2, four months each; districts 8, 6, Z, 8,
%1>o VIZ 70 A ofy
months each district II, seven months.
Of the teachers employed, 33 were white
males, 38 white females, AZ colored males, and
3 colored females, who are graded as follows :
Third grade, Il :; second grade, 40 ; first grade,
A.
The total amount paid to teachers during
he year was s1O,332.
RESIGNATION OF A PASTOR.
On Sunday last, Rev. Luther H. Wilson,
Who, for nearly four years, has been pastor of
he Presbyterian Church in this place, preach
d his farewell sermon to his congregation, af-
er which the following letter Of resignation
vas handed to the clerk and read:
To the Members Of the Presbyterian Church II,
Yorkville: My dearly beloved in the Lord,
members of that flock over which He hath
made me overseer and under-shepherd for
early four years, it becomes my painful duty
o ask for dissolution of that Pastoral tie
hat has existed between us so long.
The step which I now propose to take, is
lot hasty one having been under considera-
ion for SOME time past. Various considera-
ions have led me to believe, for considerable
ength of time, that perhaps a change in our
PASTORAL relations was desirable. But have
ot wished to act hastily, nor in the face of
Providence, feeling it my duty to remain
mong you and labor to the best of my abili