Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-10-06
SOTJTH CAROLINA NEWS.


pany is building depot at Chester 1t is to
be of brick, 100 feet long and 25 feet wide
A new rule of the South Carolina Rail-
road Company requires all cotton shipped
over that road to be marked on the end OF
the bale.
A new postofice, to he known as Well
Ridge has been established at j. E. Wylie's
store, in Hazelwood Township, Chester coun-
ty, with Mr.. j. E. Wylie as postmaster.
The names Of the farmers in Greenvllle
county who have settled their fertilizer bills,
are being published So far two hundred
and eight have paid up their accounts.
- The Due West Associate Reformed Pres
bvterian has been purchased by the Rev. DR..
Grier and Mr.. Johu B. Bonner, who will con-
tinue its publication.
- Bergman W. Hicks, who murdered his
wife near Cowpens, on the night OF the 9TH OF
May last, was hanged at Spartanburg, IN the
presence of a few spectators, on Friday last.
- The Greenville Agricultural and Me-
chanica. Association has decided that the as
sociation will dispense with the holding of the
annual fair for 1881. This action is due to
the shortness of the crops.
Farmers in various sections of the State
are cutting and curing rag weed with which
to feed their stock. When properly cured, 1t
is said that mules and COWS eat it with a
relish.
1t is now feared that the Lee Light In
fantry, of Chester, will not be able to make
the trip to Yorktown, as the merchants Of
Chester decline to permit their clerks (ot
which the company is chiefly made up) to be
absent on that occasion.
- Morgan Knox, who stabbed H. I. Gall
man some time ago in Union county, and who
it was thought had fled the county, has re-
turned and given himself up, to be tried at the
term of Union Circuit Court, which began
last Monday.
- On Sunday afternoon six convicts es'
capped from the State penitentiary, among
them John Campbell and Charles Campbell,
brothers, from York, who were serving out
life sentence for arson. They escaped by
overpower;ng the guard in charge of them.
The following gentlemen constitute the
Central Executive Committee on Prohibition,
appointed by the convention recently in ses-
sion in Columbia Thomas j. Lamotte, Pro.
fessor L. B. Haines, G.. H. Baldwin and c..
M. Douglas, Columbia Rev. J. H. Tilling-
hast, Eastover; Thomas B. Crews, Laurens !;
and l.. P. Smith, Anderson.
- During the week of the Yorktown Cen.
tennial celebration, the Circuit Courts of this
State, by agreement among the Judges, will
suspend business in honor of the occasion.
Several of the Judges will attend the cele-
bration it is understood-all of them being
invited-and the courts will be closed all of
that week.
- Mai. S. S. Kirkland, Chief Engineer of
the Spartanburg and Greenwood Railroad,
who had his leg broken when his horse ran
away and threw him out of his buggy near
Rutherfordton, some time ago, has been COM
pelled to have his left leg amputated above
the knee. He is said to be doing as we'll as
could be expected under the circumstances.
The Sumter IVatchman says: "Near
Bethel Church, on Saturday last, while play
ing base ball, Messrs. w. M. Brown and Ed
ward Mccoy ran to catch ball on the fly,
when they collided, causing serious injuries
The former had his forehead cut open, skull
cracked, nose broken and was also badly rup-
tured for life. The latter had his teeth
knocked loose and his lip cut through, which
had to be sewed up"
The fall meeting of Bethel Presbytery
commenced at Ridgeway, Fairfield county,
on Friday last. The opening sermon was
preached by the Rev. 7. r. English, the re-
tiring moderator. from the 18th chapter of
St. Johns Gospel, 18th verse. There were
present twelve ministers and twenty.six ell
ders. The Rev. J. c.. McMulen was elected
moderator, and Elder w. H. Stewart tempo
rary clerk. The committee to organize Clo-
yer Church, York county, reported that the
organization was made on the 29th of July,
with eighty.three members. The Elder rep,
resentnc the church was duly admitted.