Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-06
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.

CHESTER, October 4.-The Circuit Court
for this county meets on the 18th of this
month. The following jurors have been
drawn: Israc Heyman, S. M. McDill, Thorn
as Caskey, w. w. Lewis, w. H. Rosbor-
ough, j. N. CALDWELL, Nicholas Colvin,
Hazel Triplett, F. M. Nail, M: G. Clark,
Stephen Ferguson, Jr., David Rifo, j. M.
Tenant, J. R. Simril, j. Wesley Carter,
H. w. Banks, VIM. Stringfel!ow, F: M.
Pooser, w. N. CASTOR, G. R. Sibley, VIM.
Boyd, R. w. Stricken, J. S. Guy, w. F.
Marion, w. A. Simpson, L. L. Wise, Alex
Harris, J. S. brennan, ]. II: Davidson, R.
H. Funnell, J. w. Davis, w. A. Hardin,
w. E. White, R. C. Caldwell, w. S. Doug
las, w. S. Gregg.
The infant child of Mr.. j. D. Means, of
this place, died at the residence of its grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. G. Hinton, at Lew
is Turnout on last Tuesday morning. Rev.
R. w. Sanders made some appropriate re-.
marks on the sad occasion. The mother OF
the little babe was buried in March.
The following prisoners will be tried at
our next Circuit Court: Charles DeGraffen-
ed with arson; Bill Moore, John Moore
and Jutson GLADDEN., charged with larceny
of live stock Viss Douglass, burglary and
larceny; Sherman ,Reister, malicious mis-
chief; Asa Page, assault with intent to kill !;
Shippard Foster, house breaking; Lee Roy
Solomon, assault with intent to kill. Lu-
cinda Moore, concealing stolen meat ;
Hughes Pratt, assault of a high and aggra-
waited nature.
The Chester Baptist Association met at
Beaver Dam Church on the western side OF
this county on last Thursday. The attend
ance was good, and the meeting was quite
interesting. Rev. R. H. Griffith, of Green.
vile, was present as representative OF
Furman University.
Rev. Mr.. McAlpine, and Bev. Mr.. Nc
Mullen conducted a very interesting and
successful meeting last week at Bullocks
Creek Presbyterian Church. There were
fifty-six accesions to the church. Of these
there were many who were advanced in
life.
A considerable religious revival has also
recently taken place in the Armenia neigh
borhood. Rev. Mr.. Traywick, a Methodist
minister, was instrumental in prevailing
upon large number Of the unconverted to
repent of their sins, and unite with the
church.
The commissioners of election for this
County are Messrs. A. G. Brice, Il. w. Ber-
ry, Alexander Wise, w. G. Austin and S.
G. Lewis.
All stockholders in the A. M. & H. AS
sociation of Chester, York, Lancaster and
Fairfield will be entitled to tickets of ad-
mission to the next fair on presentation of
certificates of stock. The Fair will begin
on the 9th of this month.
Cotton has made some advance in our
market the last few days. May it continue
the upward direction until it reaches such
a price as to make everybody happy.
A very sad affair occurred in Baton Rouge
township Saturday night. Dave Henry, COLI
ored, and his wife, Martha, left home to
attend prayer meeting, leaving their house
and two children in the care of Caroline
Berry, colored. On their return about II
O'Clock they found the house in flames.
They made an effort to enter, but this was
an impossibility. Caroline and the two
children were consumed. Her bad habit of
smoking in bed is supposed to have led to
the unfortunate occurrence.
Mrs. Jane Hemphill, a very estimable
lady of our town, died this morning. Her
health has been very feeble for some time.
The corps of surveyors will begin the
survey of the line from this point to Mon
roe, n. c., on next Friday. President Mills
is now getting in readiness camp equip
ments and the necessary preliminaries.
He has no doubt of the construction OF the
throlph line from Atlanta to Monroe, NJ.