Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-27
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.

LETTER FROM CHESTER.
CHESTER, March PA great deal Of rain
fell last week, throwing farmers still further
behind in their work. They are complain
ing considerably of their inability to make
due progress in their farming operations: If
! their anxiety to get to work is any indica-
ton of the faithfulness with which they will
stick to their work when the weather per-
mits, good crops may be expected, nOtWlth-
standing the present unfavorable circum-
stances. The rain did not cause a folding
of hands on the part of the farmers. If they
could not do what they wished. they did
something else. There were those who
spent portion of their time last week in
hauling guano. Wagons, filled with this
article, left our town daily for different por-
tions of the county. 1t seems to be so univer-
sally used that one would suppose that it
is indispensable in the cultivation of cotton.
A portion of time during the late wet wealth
er was also spent in handling provisions.
While many pay the cash for their supplies,
large number of farmers are compelled to
90 on the lien. They cannot secure supplies
in any other way. TO them the lien law is
a necessity, and will be until they can get
on firmer financial footing by the help of
two good crops. The number Of liens re-
corded in the office of the Clerk of the Court
for this county during the present year
amounts to 1884.
Miss Elizabeth Miller, a sister of Mr..
Josiah Miller, Sr. died on last Wednesday,
aged y years. She made her home with
her brother, but at the time of her death
was visiting Mr.. John Boyd's family. She
left a large circle of relatives and friends
to mourn her death.
A meeting of the building committee of
the proposed new Baptist Church at this
place, was held on last Thursday: While
nothing definite in regard to the building
was decided upon, it will, without doubt,
be of brick, and also be very handsome
structure. The building committee cosist-
ing of Rev. Mr. Sanders, and Messrs. J. G..
McFadden, J. H. Smith, E. T. Atkinson,
w. A. Sanders, Frank Nail, G. w. Culp, S.
B. Massey and M. A. Carpenter, have been
active, and consequently have been success
full in securing assistance in behalf OF the
building fund. They have received con-
tributions from the Wilmington Baptist
Church, the Charleston Baptist Church, the
Baptist Church, and Baptist Churches at
other places. The amount already pledged
towards the erection of the new house OF
worship is not far from S4 900. The remain
ing 81 900 will doubtless be secured in the
course of a few weeks, when the Committee
will be prepared to take the necessary steps
towards the immediate erection OF the new
church.
The number of bales of cotton shipped
from this place from the 1st of last Septem-
ber to the 1st of this month, amounts to
27,119. During the same time the year
previous, the number of bales was 1851.
The number of bales shipped from this
point during last month was 3, l34; during
the same month last year 5,l4O bales were
shipped.
Messrs. Whiteside e. Marion are erecting
a new building at Lewisville, to be used by
them as store-room. 1t is about one hun
dred feet in length and will be finished off
in handsome style. When completed, it
will be one of the most attractive store
rooms in the county. Messrs. Whlteslde
G. Marion are both pleasant in their man
ners as we'll as enterprising in business, and
richly deserve all the success that has at
tended them.
The communion services of the Associate
Reformed Church at this place were TO
+ have been held on yesterday, but IN con-
sequence of the disagreeable weather were
postponed until next Sunday. Rev. Mr..
Belts was here on Saturday, and favored
his congregation with two capital sermons.
Rev. Mr.. Summey arrived on last We'd
nesday, and with his family is now nicely
fixed up in the parsonage. He will preach
in the male academy until his church is
ready for use. He made his first remarks
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very favorable impression on his hearers.
, He discoursed on his duties as minister,
and on the duties Of the members of his
church. He has a good voice and speaks
with ease.
There is considerable complaint against
the railroad authorities for not making
proper provision at Lowrysville for freight
chants shipped to Lowrysville, a few days
ago, several hundred sacks of guano. On
the arrival of the train at that station, the
, guano was thrown on the ground, exposed to
the weather. In few hours heavy rain
fell, and as it fell on the guano, a portion of
it was washed away. In this particular in
stance, must do the railroad company the
Justice to say that it promptly agreed to sat-
isfy the damage done. AS LoWrysville is
becoming bee big place-having big stores,
big merchants, and doing a big business
the railroad authorities ought to provide all
the necessary facilities due to place of
such Importance.
The report of a threatening volcano, on
Mr. Nicholas Colvin's plantation, near Hal
selville, does not rest on very substantial
foundation. I have no doubt that smoke
was seen issuing from the ground, put I,ne the
cause for it can be found in something else
besides subterranean fire. reliable gen
tleman, who lives near the place, and had
seen it since it was in state OF eruption,
thinks that the so-called smoke is vapOr
arising from water in the ground.
Mr.. G. G. Macoy is cutting off the portion
of the old printing house" building that
extends into Centre Street. This improve
ment will add to the convenience of the
public as well as the appearance of the
street.
Our Jewish friends, 1 hear, are making
considerable preparations in anticipation OF
the expected marriage in few days of one
of their fair and interesting daughters. She
will unite her destiny with handsome
young man from Charlotte. Names will be
given when the "two hearts that beat as
one" will be joined in the solemn bonds of
matrmony.
The oil mill is again in successful opera
ton. TheneW machinery works handsome
ly. NJ.
MERE.MENTION.
The Spiritualists of the South have bought
fourteen acres of land on Lookout Noun
tain, where they will establish an assembly
ground and erect an extensive taberna-
Gle. lit will require charges of powder to
remove some of the snow banks along the Pa
cific Railroad tracks in California. Just
like the men A Terre Haute man who re-
Gently secured divorce from his wife, now
employs her as a servant girl, and she has
more money and better clothes than when
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