Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-01-15
Correspondence Of the Yorkvillc Enqaire
LETTER FROM CHESTER.

CHESTER, January 13.-The firm Of Wy
lie & Agurs, the dissolution of which was
announced in my last correspondence, has
been succeeded by the firm of Joseph Wylie
& Co., the company consisting of Messrs.
White. A portion of last week was spent
in taking stock, which will be sold at and
below cost. The new firm desires to begin
its mercantile life with new goods. 1t is
earnestly hoped that the same prosperity
will attend the new firm that has attended
| it's predecessors.
Messrs. D. III. Jordon g. Bro, of Fort
Lawn, in this county, met with heavy
loss on Wednesday night Their storehouse
and stock were entirely consumed by fire,
the loss amounting to SG,O00 The building
was valued at $4,000, on which was an in
surance of $1,000 in the Home, of New
York. The stock was valued at $4,000, on
which there was insurance of 81 200 in the
| Hibernia, and 81 200 in the Hartford, repre-
sented at this place by Mr.. w. II. Hardin.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The colored people have generally made
contracts for the present year. The major
ty of the field hands prefer and work for
share of the crop. though some hire for
standing wages. Remuneration on the lat
ter plan has been considerably increased.
A few years ago good laborer could have
been hired at S75 a year; now, the same la
borer demands 500 year. There is no
scarcity of laborers in this county. In the
northeastern section many families, acting
according to Greeley's advice, have gone
West, but their departure has not been
seriously felt. The emigration of the COL
ored man must assume more considerable
proportions before he will be greatly miss
ed in this country. The colored people are
in better financial condition now than for
years. While they are not becoming more
economical in their habits, they are general
ly working better and making some progress
in their condition.
The Sandy River Lodge Of Masons INSTALL
ed their officers for the ensuing year at
Armenia Church on last Thursday. Mr..
j. H. Hardin was installed Worthy Master,
Richard Atkinson, Senior Warden; DIR. j.
NJ. McCollum, Junior Warden; Brooks
Hardin, Senior Deacon; Alexander Glad
den, Junior Deacon; Mr.. Henry Hardin,
Secretary; Neely Hardin, Treasurer, and
Mr.. J. n. Hardin, Tyler. A considerable
number of Masons of the Chester Lodge
were present, and assisted in the inStalla-
ton. Every thing passed off pleasantly.
The following are the officers Of the Ches-
ter Masonic Lodge for the ensuing year:
J. b. McFadden, w. NJ; J. w. Parker, S.
W.; w. +. Babcock, j. w. J. A. Blake,
S. d. ); Thomas McCandless, j. D.; |. n.
Cross, Secretary; j. l.. Chambers, Treas
urer; j. H. Crawford, Tyler.
News was received here on last Saturday
morning of the death of Mr.. G. G. Macoy,
in Charlotte, the same morning. He was
for many years the leader of the Republi-
can party in this county. He was the dele
gate from this District to the Chicago Re-
publican Convention, and was the Repub-
lican candidate for Congress from this Dis
trict in the late campaign. He has left con-
siderable property at this place, which will
doubtless be claimed by his Northern rela-
tives. He was buried on Sunday by the
Masonic brethren of this place.
Mr.. James Stricken, of our town, is dam
gerously ill. He has complication of dis
eases DIR. S. B. N1cLurkin, of our county,
is in critical condition. He is unable to
digest any food. 1t is hoped he will be
spared a long time to his family and friends.
His section of the county could i'll afford to
lose the professional services of so excellent
physician.
Mrs. Robert Love is extremely i'll. She
has been suffering from chills for some
time.
The town election passed off yesterday
without much excitement. The following
ticket was elected John McIver, Inten-
dant; J. l.. Chambers, l. l.. Clubhouse, w.
II. RosborOugh and and ID. r. Reid, War
dens. The old council, headed by w. II.
Hardin for Intendant were candidates for
reelection. The friends of the newly elect
ed ticket made great demonstrations of re-
jocng last night.
Mr.. J. G. Baird was married to Miss Lau-
ra Johnson and not Mrs. Laura johnson, as
the types made me say last week. NJ.
A Poor BUSINESS FOR a BIG MAN.
Gen. Sherman, we observe, has written an
other letter against Jeff Davis. Our Wash
ington correspondent sends us the gist of it,
and some Senator has been silly enough to
call for the publication of the whole let
ter, as though it could be of the least pub
lie importance or interest.
Gen. Sherman surely knows as well as
anybody in the country that the war is over.
His friend, Mr.. Blaine, to be sure, has not
yet found it out; but Mr.. Blaine is as dead as
Jeff Davis, and Gen. Sherman might as
we'll be writing letters in praise of Blaine
as letters denouncing Davis. The war is
over and hitting corpse is a poor business
for so live man as Gen. Sherman.-New
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