Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-06-11
LETTER FROM CHESTER.

CHESTER, June GA large HuHlUer VI
persons from Lenoir and other towns along
the line of the Chester and Lenoir Railroad
filled our streets last Thursday, the occasion
of their visit being the annual meeting OF
the stockholders of that road, which con-
vened at - o'clock M. in the Court House.
The Hon. Giles j. Patterson was the chair
man of the meeting and l.. M. Grist, Esq,
secretary. AS the Chester and Lenoir Rail
road is leased by the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta Railroad, the chief business OF
the stockholders was to continue the organi-
zation of the company. This was done by
the election of w. Holmes Hardin president,
and the old board of directors, as follows
F. Wallace and J. F. Hart, of York; l.. A.
Mason, of CASTOR; V. A. McBee, Of Lincoln
S. NJ. Finger, of Catawba G.. w. F. Har-
per, of Caldwell.
James Mason, Esq, of Yorkville, was con-
tinued secretary and treasurer.
Aside from the election of officers, the only
business presented before the meeting was a
resolution offered by Col. A. C. Haskell,
President of the lessee corporation, empoW-
ering the board of directors to ratify or re-
ject proposed suitcase from the Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company
to the Western North Carolina Railroad
Company, of that portion of the road be-
yond Newton, provided a proposition for a
lease should be made. A number of the
stockholders objected, contending that the
suitcase, if made, should be submitted to
a called meeting of the stockholders. A res
olutiOn to this effect was offered by DR.. A.
H. Davega. Col. Haskell declined to &C
cept this proposition and then withdrew his
resolution. He claimed that the Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company,
according to the terms Of the lease, had the
right to sub-Iet the road if it SO desired, and
said his resolution was offered by way OF
courtesy to and consultation with the stock
holders.
The next annual meeting of the stock
holders will be held at Dallas, n. G.
After my letter was closed, on Monday,
John Thorn, brick mason by trade: while
in state of intoxication, was ran over by a
freight car at the depot. Thorn was lying
by side-track with one leg thrown over
the rail, when car that was being shifted
passed over the leg, crushing the bone to
pieces and badly lacerating the flesh. The
leg was so badly crushed as to render ampu-
tation necessary, and the operation was per-
formed by Drs. Clawson, Babcock and Da-
vega, who severed the wounded limb about
six inches above the knee. On the follow
ing day Thorn was sent to the Poor House.
He is about 80 years old and married.
On Saturday morning last, Amy White,
colored, was brought to town and lodged in
Jail, charged with the outrageous crime of
assaulting and attempting to take the life OF
four-year-old child. She was nursing for
Mr. Randolph Jordan, the father of the child,
who lives in the neighborhoOd of Fort
Lawn, and had employed the accused for
many years. The facts are briefly these {:
On last Thursday she struck the child on the
head with piece of fence rail, dragged 1T
into the stable, choked and otherwise abused
it. While engaged in this fiendish work she
was called to the house by the mother of the
child. Leaving the little innocent victim
of her cruelty in the stable, she went to the
of her. She then returned to the stable,
and, finding the child still living, began
stamping it with her feet. She was again
called by the child's mother, who happened
to be near the stable, and, fearing detection,
picked up the child and went to the house.
On being asked in regard to the bruises on
the child, she replied that it had been kicked
by horse, but as part of the cruel treat
ment of the child was seen by colored Wo-
man, she made full confession of her guilt,
and said it was her intention to kill the
child. The child, on recovering conscious
ness attributed its injuries to Amy's mis-
treatment. She also confessed, on Saturday,
that she burned Mr.. Randolph Jordan's
house last spring. Until she made this con-
fession she was not even suspected of hav-
ing perpetrated this dastardly deed. On
being asked to give her reasons for burning
the house and assaulting the child, she re-
piled she did it for devilment. She is about
Is years of age. The child, while in a crit
ical condition, is expected to recover.
John George Albright, son OF Mr.. j. L..
Albright, of this place, died on Saturday
night, and was buried yesterday.
A meeting of the Chester County Bible
Society was held last night in the Presbyte-
rian church. Rev. Mr.. Brown and Rev.
Mr.. White delivered addresses.
The Executive Committee of the Fair AS
sociation met at this place on last Friday.
It was decided to hold summer meeting
ON the 4th of August, and to invite Hon. G..
A. Douglas, of Winnsboro, to dellVer an
address on the occasion. There will be a
free exhibition of fruits and vegetable pro-
ducts at this meeting. The Committee en-
dorsed the arrangement of the Secretary
in regard to publishing the premium list IN
the Cotton Plant and offered several preml-
ums to persons who will procure the largest
clubs for this agricultural journal. NJ.
1t is reported from Spartanburg that the
grass is damaging the cotton severely, much
of the cotton not having been touched since
it was planted The continued wet wealth
er has caused many of the farmers to get
terribly behind. Where it has been work
ed cotton is doing we'll. Some of the grain