Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1855-10-18
FESTIVITIES AT YoKky1LLE. !,

The military camp Was SICK ut about4
o'clock on Thursday afternoep Ind the seys.
raj companies of soldiers tosk their line Of:
march for Yorkville, where I'll another in
stalment of the festivities Of IBIS occasion was
in expectation. The civil camps, however,
were retained through the3ucceedipg night,
and the scene was scarceI3ssiy less imposing
than on the night before There was gene
raj breaking up, howey@, the next morning,
and by the middle offge afternoon there was
arepose and silence opythe hill as profound as
that which has broodsdsover it through the {
long years that haye elapsed since the occur
renee Of that greas event which makes itsfa-
nous. 'ss--<6
At.4 O'Clock on Friday aftsrnoon the mem.
bers of the, Press from this ana other States
who were epresent upon the occasion, were
summoned &c a banquet, prepared for their en-
tertai1ment ~ Messrs. Miller and Melton, the
gentlem.D!y and spirited proprietots Of the
Yorkville Enquirer These gentleman had
devoted themselves to the perfect accomplish
'ment Of s.ais celebration, and as the last act
had prepared to solace themselves and their
editorial brethren, after what had been to al,
period of considerable labor Col !. D.
Witherspoon, an invited guest, and L. W.,
Spratt, Esq, Of the Charleston Standard were
placed at. the ends Of the table, ca. Wither-
spoon was entertained on the right and left by
Mr. Melton, of the Enquirer, and by Mr.. Wal
lace, one of the members of the Legislature
from that District, and Mr.. Spratt by Mr.:
:Gaillard, Of the Winnsboro Register, and Mr. :
Malay, Of the New York Herald. There
Ina i vn,sS sSesent representatives. Of the Caro-
tanburg Enpress Of the Of the Spar
of the Yorkville Eaqatfrer, and Of other pres.
ses, and invited guests. The dinner passed off
pleasantly and occasioned c range Of discussion
upon subjects of general and local interest,
which was vastly entertaining at the time, but
to follow which would carry us SO far beyond
the limits allowed for our report that We are
constrained to forego further notice.
The festivities of the day were closed by
grand Ball at the Palmetto Hotel, to which
the members of all the volunteer companies
were invited, and which did great. credit to
Mr.. Rose, the proprietor Of that establishment.
A band of music had been brought on from
Lincolnton specially for that occasion, and
nothing was left undone to renderjt one OF the
most attractiye entertainments of the kind that
has ever been given in the Upper Districts OF
this State.S
In concluding our reports of this celebra-
ton, it Would be but an act Of justice to ac-s
knowledge sthe obligations of the cou9tsy te.
the members of the several committee
have been charged with the busi9al1psf
rious departments. The citizens 3of York wers'
only more concerned in the duties of this grea:
festival than citizens of other sections of tha
state, from the fact sof their greater proximi'E
to the battle ground, ,,but the battle itself r.
bounds to the honor and glory of the St.
and of the South It's effects have extende&
to the interest of the whole Union, and are
felt perhaps by the cause of humanity, and 1t
was not incumbent upon the people of this
District to take more earnest interest III, th's
celebration than was exhibited by persons. n
other sections of the State. They gave then
selves to the cause, however, with unealca!a-
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