Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-26
YORKVILLE'S JUBILEE.

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baseball between Gaffney City and
Yorkville. The concluding features
of the programme passed off as those
that went before in the pleasantest
manner possible; and from any and
every standpoint the whole occasion
was big success. The committees in
charge succeeded in giving Yorkvllle
great time and placing the whole
town under obligations. They were
enabled also to congratulate them
selves on the success of the enter
tainment from financial standpoint.
The gate receipts, in the aggregate,
amounted to something more than $3OO;
enough to wipe out past Indebtedness
and to pay all expenses.
The trades procession on Friday at
ternoon was an elaborate affair. The
intending participants kept their own
counsel, and the result was most
agreeable surprise, especially to people
who were not expecting anything out
of the usual order. Most of the lead
ing business concerns of the town en-.
tered heartily into the spirit of the oc'
casion with cash, art and ingenuity,
and they contributed their full share
to the entertainment of the visitors.
The only regretable circumstance in
connection with the event was that it
had not taken place on the day before,
as the crowd in attendance was much
smaller on Friday than it had been on
Thursday.
The procession was headed by the
Silver Link Cornet band, followed by
four gentlemen on horseback, acting as
marshals. These were Messrs. w. B.
Moore, H. G. Strauss, J. F. Glenn and
Chief of Police Love. Afterward, in
extended array, came the various
trades displays-some symbolical, some
allegorical, some very humorous, and
some plain matter-of-fact; but all very
creditable to the people by whom they
were contributed.
The first place in. the procession after
the marshals, was the display OF the
Ganson Dry Goods Co. This dis
play, too, was easily the most elabor-
ate in the line, and gave place to none
of the others either in conception or
execution. At the head of long line
of little Negroes, marched a tall, slim
gentleman of the same color, elabor-
ately costumed la "Uncle Sam," down
to the minutest detail and bearing high
over his head a huge banner, upon the
centre of which there was capital
portrait of Admiral Dewey. Over the
portrait was the declaration, "Dewey
rules the sea-" and underneath, Ham
lilton- Browns shoes cover the earth" "
Each of the 16 little Negroes of grad,
uated size following, was dressed in q
neatly fitting uniform Of yellow trim
med in black, with stripes down their
legs, carrying the same statement as
above about Hamilton. Browns shoes
In addition each little Negro carried a
paddle or banner, on either side Of
which was letter, and as they march
ed in carefully spaced single file the
letters spelled out to people on either
side of the street the name G A n.
ISON DRY GODS c O.
The Loan and Savings bank sent
around a cart load of gold coin in
great bags, each labeled as holding
$40, 100000, and the inscription over
head told that the whole amount in
cluded the sum of S100,O00,OO0 that
was to 60 to the payment of the wal
debt.
Mrs. Dobson's display consisted of a
floral chariot draped in bright colors
and tastefully decorated with flowers
The chariot was driven by Miss Flora
McFlimsey, who, by the way, was a
Negro boy in a gown of white organ
die with light green trimmings. On
her head she wore huge picture hat
of light green, trimmed with Ameri-
can beauty roses, and an Alsatian
bow of pink tulle, the whole being en-
veloped in a dreamy mass of maline.
Flora called especial attention to the
evident fact that there was nothing
small about her hat. The display was
very artistic in all its details, and it
excited much favorable comment.
Mr.. H. c. Strauss was represented
by very fierce looking Eastern po-
tentate, dressed in a flowing robe,
bloomer pants and a high turban, and
carrying at shoulder arms wicked
looking sword. He also bore aloft a
hugh banner, on one side of which
was awe amt many; but we git dar
Who? Strauss" On the other side,
was this explanation, "Dis is de way
we cut prices. See! Strauss" The
sword emphasized the significance OF
the price cutting operation.
Messrs. Glenn & Allison bad two
floats. both of which nicely illustrated