Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-06-16
Correspondence of the iOrkyille Enquirer
LETTER FROM CHESTER.

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CHESTER, S. c., June 1.-THE following
petit jurors were drawn on last tuesday
for the approaching term of the Circuit
Court for this county. ID. G. Anderson,
Thcs. Shannon, ST., j.. Gibson, +. A.
Crawford, w. II. Kiser, G.. w. Simpson,
j. l.. Fennell, G. C. Nesbit, +. p. Moore, +.
r. Caldwell, j. d. Hardin, r. r. Haffner,
J.. II. Gill, A. B. Douglas, w. w. Graham,
J.. II. Thompson, J. b. Atkinson, Anderson
Green, Ira Presley, VIM. Hollis, J. H.
Bigham, J. +. Stone, B. A. Grant, w. II.
Abel, G. +. Latimer, +. M. Shannon, j. r.
Kilsey, w. j. Cornwell, VIM. Lindsay, j.
M. McFadden, r.. w. Abel, H. a. Brake
field, B. f. Wilks, w. o. Guy, r.. c. Stew
art, WA. Duncan.
A heavy rain fell in town and county on
last Wednesday morning. Dur streets were
badly washed and the small stream that
traverses a portion of our town rose higher
than it has vet done. Two benches Of the
bridge Owe Hoopaw's Creek, on the Ches-
ter and CheraW Railroad, were washed
away. The bridge had just been repaired,
the train having passed over it On the day
before for the first time since the carrying
away of the same portion of the structure
by the tremendous rain of the preceding
Sunday. The agricultural situation in this
county is not promising. Corn on loWlands
has suffered an unhappy fate, having been
washed away, buried under sand, or other
wise destroyed. Farmers viii! be forced to
replant where the condition of the land will
permit. Cotton is also in a bad fix. 1t is
exceedingly grassy, as the wet weather has
prevented it of late from receiving proper at
%tention. Dry weather is indispensable to
the obtaining of a victory over General
Green. The wheat and oat crops have
been damaged to some extent by the rains.
Spring oats are very good and promise a
good yield if not destroyed.
Louis Backstrom, colored, who killed CAL
vim Barber, colored, a few days ago in the
eastern portion of this county, has not yet
been arrested. He has doubtless taken
counsel of his fears and fled to parts un-
known. A reward by the Governor might
lead to his capture.
The political campaign gives no sign OF
opening. The rain with its results absorb
the attention of the farmers, and the farm
ers' movement has SO perpleXed the poll
ticianS that they prefer to await develop
ments. No candidates for county offices
have yet been announced.
Rev. Mr.. Grier, a. brother of Rev. DIR.
Grier, President of Erskine University,
will supply the Associate Reformed Presby-
terrain Church at this place for a short time.
1t is hoped that he will in time equal his
distinguishes UIOlIleF III lHlulotCiiai "I'oiL
ments.
j.. NJ. Mcneil, Esq, Chairman of the
Democratic Executive Committee, of this
county, is quite i'll in Atlanta. There is
little hope of his recovery.
The Chester Musical Club went to Rock
Hill last Friday night and and gave an en-
tertainment which was successful in every
particular. NJ.
a WORD FOR THE PRIMARY SYSTEM
The State Convention has been called to
meet on the 4th of August. Now let the
people 60 to work. See that every town.
Ship delegation is instructed to support in
the county conventions delegates to the
State and Congressional Conventions who
will vote for the nomination of all Demo-
cratic candidates by primary elections and
a direct vote Of the people. That is a fair
and Democratic method. 1t will give OPP
portunity for the expression of the sentl-
ments and wishes of the people and strike
at the root of all the existing political evils.
The only ground on which that method can
be opposed is that the people will not know
or do what is best for themselves; or, in
other words, that they are not fit for self
government. Such q claim ought to be con-
tradicted by practical illustration. 1t is.
false and slanderous. If it was true, our
government would be a failure, a fraud and
a farce, and the sooner we could put our
selves under a king or an emperor the bet
ter.-G reenrMe NeWs.
Nancy Lewis, colored, of Edgetield coun-
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