Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-12-13
JUDGE WITHERSPOON,

Judge WitherspoOn returned to his home
in this place last Monday evening from
Charleston, where he has been presiding
over the Circuit Court of that county, which
was in continuous session for five weeks
This was Judge Witherspoon's first term
in Charleston, and his many friends will be-
pleased to learn that he made most favor.
able impression in the metropolitan city
as presiding officer. Speaking of his de-
parture from Charleston, the Sunday Nelcs
says:
No business of Importance was transacted
in the Court of Common Pleas yesterday.
Judge Witherspoon will leave for his home
in Iorkville Monday morning. The Court
will be called and adjourned each day until
the close of the present month, Judge With
erspoOn signing orders of course at his home.
The members of the Bar here express great
satisfaction at the patient and able admin
istration of the law by Judge Witherspoon
who has worked faithfully and we'll.
The Ne,rs and Courier, Of Tuesday, also
has the following:
Judge Witherspoon left Charleston for his
home in Yorkville yesterday. Judge With
erspoon has given universal satisfaction to
the members of the Charleston Bar, and
his courtesy and ability have been highly
appreciated. He is an earnest, able Judge,
and his charges to the juries in some of the
important and intricate cases which came
before him have been highly commended.
THE HIGH POINT FIELD TRIALS.
The steady rain during most of the time
the northern sportsmen were at High Point,
n. c., rendered the sport somewhat tire
some and tedious, though everything pass
ed off satisfactorily to the large number pres
ent. The Club is composed mainly of nor
thern men of means and leisure who have
bought the privilege of hunting on large
area of land adjacent to High Point. We
have heard of but one dog south Of Virginia
that attracted much attention, and that was
Honest Harry" entered by Major J. X.
Marshall, of Lincolnton N. c.. He failed to
win the prize, but his beauty and style Won
the admiration of ALL Forest and Stream,
the official publication of the Club, and
the highest sporting authority in the United
States, gives "Honest Harry" the follow
ing pleasant notice in reporting the contest
between him and San Roy:
This was the first appearance of this brace.
Honest Harry is very good looking black
dog rather above the medium size. He has
considerable speed, and gets around in
gamy manner, and appears to have good
nose. He was handled by Whaite. San
Roy is also a good-looking dog of large size.
He is quite speedy, and has wonderful
nose. His way of going and the manner in
which he locates his birds reminds us strong
ly Of his sire, Count Noble. He was ham
died by Sanborn. They were cast off in
the pines where the last heat was finished
San Roy took few jumps, and very grace
fully sat down on point to the bird which
Tallman had killed, Harry backing him in
faultless style. Sanborn ordered to flush
went on, when San Roy picked up the bird
and brought it in very nicely. Harry then
made a capital point to single bird, which
Roy ran into and flushed, both dropping to
wing. We then worked out into some stub
Bile, when Harry ran into large bevy and
scored a flush. We then swung into the
pines when Roy dropped very prettily on
point, and Harry backed him handsomely.
Sanborn flushed the bird, but it went to-
ward the judges, and he did not shoot.
Roy then drew on few steps and again
pointed a single, which Sanborn put up and
missed. Then the rest got up all around
us. Harry then made point, which Roy
backed in fine style. Harry soon drew on,
but dropped to order, and Whaite put upa
bird which he missed. Roy started off at
speed, but stopped to order, and catching
scent he pointed bird which flushed as;
Whaite went toward him. Whaite also.
missed this bird. Harry then made anoth:.
er point to q single, which Whaite fusheI