Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-11-20
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
CHESTER, s. c., November IS, 1S1

I CHESTER s. c., November 1S, 1879.
The weather still continues mild and favor
able to out door work. The farmers are en-
gagged in sowing wheat; and though the
weather is all that could be desired for SOW.
ing small grain. yet a gentle rain would
greatly facilitate the work, as the ground is
becoming quite dry and hard.
A number of our citizens went to the State
Fair at Columbia, and returned we'll pleased
with the exhibition; though they say the
Chester Fair was equally as good.
The Cheraw and Chester Railroad is now
completed to Catawba river, at which point
passengers and mails are transferred for Lam
caster.
The c. c. & A. Railroad is now running
double daily freight trains north and south,
owing mainly to the quantity of cotton along
the line of the road for shipment. The road
is unable to remove the cotton from the depot
at this place as rapidly rs it accumulates.
The communion meeting OF the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian Church, Rev. j. P.
Marion, pastor, was begun on Friday night
last. Rev. John A. White preached on Sat
urday, and Rev. j. M. Todd, of Winnsboro,
delivered an able sermon on Sunday morn.
ing, after which the sacrament of the Lords
Supper was celebrated.
A protracted meeting was held last week at
Carmel Hill Church, (Presbyterian) Rev.
Douglass Harrison, pastor, assisted by Rev.
G.. A. Trenholm. Much interest was mani.
tested in the meeting. This church has been
neglected for some years past, but the pastor
feels confident of very soon building up
prosperous congregation.
A protracted meeting will be commenced
in the M. E.. Church at this place on next
Thursday night.
The Associate Reformed Presbytery will
held special session at Union Church, near
Richburg, in this county, on Friday the 2lst
instant, for the purpose of ordaining Rev. w.
q. Millen to the ministry.
A petition is being circulated for the par
don Of Mr.. Robert A. Mcdowell, who was
sentenced at the last term of the Circuit
Court to one years confinement in The county
Jail for shooting and wounding Ben Cousar,
colored, while Ben was in the act Of stealing
corn from the field. The circumstances of
the case have heretofore been published. It
is sincerely hoped that the petition will be
favorably considered by the Executive.
Mr.. A. M. Hardee, Of Lowrysville, who lost
his barn week ago, by an incendiary FIRE,
reports that as yet he has no clew to the per-
petrator of the deed. His loss was 800 bush
els of corn, 5000 bundles of fodder, bales Of
cotton and lot of other articles stored in the
buildings.
Jim Anderson, colored, living on the place
Of Mr.. R. M. Dodds, while drawing water
from.a well last week, was severely wounded
by the accidental discharge of pistol. The
weapon was in his pocket and the windlass
struck it, causing an explosion, the ball :vdg.
ing in his thigh.
Mr.. Hugh Strait, of East Chester, died
last week, and was buried at Union Church
last Sunday. He leaves wife and two
children.
Mr.. D. v. Atkinson, Of this county, left
for Baltimore on Friday last, to attend q
course of medical lectures. ~
The brick front of the old "commissary"
building, which has been considered unsafe
for long time, has been torn down and re-
placed with substantial wooden front.
Cotton continues active here. The ship
ments from this place, since the 1st Of Sep.
tember to the present time, amounts to about
$1,000 bales, and fully 500 are now awaiting
shipment. The Cheraw .and Chester Rail-,
road brought 500 bales to this market last
month. About 900 bales were sold here
last week Mt from lot to 10f. CHESTER.