Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-03-26

shape is high crowned English walking
hat.
The strings of bonnets are Of velvet or
satin ribbon, about an inch and half wide,
or of watered ribbon, two inches wide. On
some of the hats embroidered battiste
crowns are seen, and dainty gauze ribbons
form parts of the trimmings of others.
Large rosettes are made of the ecru and col
ored laces forming the only ornament, with
an occasional flat plume or long gilt silver
or steel pin thrust carelessly among the
folds. The beaded bonnets that are now
among the standard impOrtations have the
beads hanging in loops or pendants instead
of being fastened fatty to the foundation.
The handkerchief and scarf trimming, ar
ranged so as to give the effect of the Gothic
points, will be extensively used on round
hats and bonnets for ordinary wear
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
CHESTER, March 24.-The Spring term of
the Circuit Court for this county ended on
last Thursday. The proceedings of the
first week were given in my last correspon-
dence. On Monday of last week, the Court
engaged a great portion of the day in the
trial of the case of S. L. Waters VS.. A. b.
Douglas This was suit occasioned by the
STOCK VI llle ueleIlIdul tIeopaoolnS uPoi' .iiS
crops of the plaintiff. Notwithstanding the
conflicting character of the testimony the
Jury found for the plaintiff, but not for the
full amount claimed in the complaint.
The above case was followed by that of u.
b. Bishop VS.. r. D. Stringfellow. This suit
was based upon claim for damages result
ing from an attachmentby the defendant of
the property of the plaintiff. Mr.. IT. f. Nc
Lure, counsel for the defendant, succeeded,
after a hard fight with the opposing coun-
sci, in securing non-suit of the case.
The case of Richard Hare, VS.. Ephraim
Abel, occupied considerable portion of
Tuesday. This was a claim on the part of
the plaintiff for the balance of money
due him by the defendant for the con-
struction of a brick store-room at Lowrys-
vile. The defendant claims that the build
ing did not fulfill the requirements of the
contract. The testimony was wholly ire
concilable. The plaintiff obtained verdict
from the jury in his favor, but not for the
full amount claimed by him.
The next case was that Of Wylie & Agurs
VS.. Mrs. Nancy McCallum. This was a
suit for the value of goods alleged to have
been bought by, the defendant from the
plaintiffs. The defendant claimed that the
goods in question were bought by herneph-
w,Menry McCallum, and consequently she
wasWnot responsible for the payment for
them. The plaintiffs claimed that the un-
derstanding at the time of the sale of the
goods, was that the defendant would pay
for them. An immense amount of testimO-
ny was taken, the greater portion of which
was substantiated by the claim of the plain
tiffs. The jury found in their favor for the
full amount of the value of the goods.
The next and last case that was tried con-
sumed the whole of Wednesday. This was
~ olnL {o1 of 11yp. MALL
the case that elected from the Supreme
to the right of an insolvent debtor to prefer
any of his creditors in the disposition of his
property. After rendering the decision
which has occasioned so much comment, the
Supreme Court sent the case back to the
Circuit Eourt Tor trial. Messrs. McNeel 4
Henry represented the plaintiff, and Messrs.
Patterson G. CASTOR, the defendant. One of
the chief points of the case was the alleged
insolvency of A. F. Kitchens, who mort
gagged to the plaintiff this cotton, which was
afterwards seized and sold by the defendant,
the sheriff, in satisfaction of an attachment
Of w. T. d. Cousar & Son. A great deal of
testimony, pro and con. was introduced as
to the insolvency of Kitchens at the time of
mortgaging his cotton to the plaintiff The
Judge, in his charge, instructed the jury
that if they believed this point to be estab-
lished by the testimony, they must find for
the defendant. The jury, OF, which Mr.. Il.
w. Youngblood was the foreman, after
spending the whole of Wednesday night in
the deliberation of the case, agreed upon a
verdict at an early hour on Thursday morn
ing. The verdict was in favor of the defend
ant. The counsel for the plaintiff will ap-
ply for new trial.
On Thursday and Friday the Court was
inf 4rio pf
require the services of jury. The most
important case was that of the estate of c.
ID. Melton, deceased, vs., the estate of G.
w. Melton, deceased. AS a statement of
the issue involved would not interest the
public, it is unnecessary to make any refer
ence to it.
DR.. J. S. Crosby, formerly of York county,
has moved to this county and is engaged in
farming and practcing his profession with
in a few miles Of this place. He is now
erecting on his place neat and substantial
dwelling house. He has the best wishes of
his many friends for the realization of his
professional and agricultural expectations.
Lewis Featherston, colored, of this coun-
ty, died very suddenly one day last week.
Coroner Murphy took the necessary action
in the matter. The verdict Of the jury was
to the effect that he died of heart disease.
Rev. d. Millard, from England, lectured
here last week on different subjects. His
lectures were well attended, and gave great
satisfaction.
Mr.. Thomas McCandless, of our county,
recently married in Philadelphia. The hap
DIV couple have arrived, and are living with
Mr.. Hamilton McCandless.
A gentleman from the Bullock's Creek
neighborhood was here few days ago COL
lecting money to pay a lawyer to assist in
the prosecution, in the pending term of
York Circuit Court, of the parties charged
with completely in the murder of Ellison
Sanders, cOored, who was killed in York
county last September. The desired amount
was raised, and the services of Major Hart,
of Iorkville, hear, were engaged.
Mr.. ID. B. Rothrock, who lived here many
years, and afterward moved to Greensboro,
\. c., has recently died.
The many friends of Major Hart were
glad to meet him in our town on Saturday.
He represented Mrs. Wright's interest in
the Melton case.
A daughter of Mr.. w. r. Wix, of Halsell-
vile, died a short time ago. She was sick
for a long time previous to her death. NJ.
SWORN TO DO Observation-Disclosures orders
from the governor of Texas, a company of
rangers arrested twenty-three citizens of
Wechtee Falls, Texas, who had formed a
secret league to murder eleven men. They
had killed three Of the marked men named
w. r. Morrison, Hollis Jones and Hick Gar
rison. After those murders friend or
Hick Garrison, acting as detective, joined
the gang, and after taking the oath, learned
all their secrets, secured the paper signed
by the members of the band, and then be-
trayed the criminals. The following is the
agreement signed by the members OF the
band: