Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-02-24
WITHIN THE TOWN.

pecial attention to the handsome dis
play window of the York Drug store.
The Herald Square Opera company,
which played the Chimes of Normandy
so beautifully, is coming back to York
vile next week, and will present
"Said Pasha," a pretty Oriental opera.
Although it will be some days yet
before Mr.. II. G. Strauss leaves for the
Northern markets, he has already re-
ceived quite a quantity of spring
goods.
The regular examination of appii-
cants for certificates to teach in the
public schools of the county took place
in the court house yesterday. The
attendance was about as usual on such
occasions.
Thulsd February %, the anniver-
sary of the birth of Washington, was
observed by the postoftice, bank, tele-
graph and express Offices as legal
holiday. There was no general pbser-
vance of the day, however. y
Every arrangement has been CON-
pleted for the street lighting service
except the hanging of the lamps. Mr..
McClain will be ready to do this so
soon as the town council is ready to
enter into the necessary contract.
Spot cotton is still worth from 8 to
81. There was some improvement in
the New York future contract market
yesterday. The opening prices were
as follows: March S.6S; April $40 ;
May S.64. The II o'clock call indi-
Gated: March, S.75; April, S.7S; May,
ST..
Mr.. B. N. Moore, receiver of the af-
fairs of the Ganson Dry Goods compa-
ny, is still engaged in the work of get
ting up the information necessary for
a statement of assets and liabilities.
Such statement cannot yet be made
with accuracy; but it will be CON-
pleted within the next few days. Y
About the busiest people in thetown
are Mr.. Duval and his force of electric
wiremen. When Mr.. McClaiI COM
menced the establishment of his light
ing system, he had not exceeding 200
lights engaged. Already more than
200 have been installed and it looks as
if the work has only just commenced.
An oil mill here to convert raw cot
ton seed into marketable oil and swap
meal and hulls to the farmers for more
seed, is one Of the things that is badly
needed. These mills are generally
profitable now, even when independ-
ent of the trust. With the estab-
lishment of an independent mill here,
there would be. or ought to be, quite a
saving to somebody in freights, not
only on raw seed but also on meal
and hulls.
81 do not believe there is a passen-
ger train in the south that sticks clos.
er to its schedule than does that of the
Carolina and North Western railroad"
So spoke a well-known citizen of York
vile in the presence of the reporter a
few days ago, and the observation is
true. This matter has been subject
of remark for several years, and the
road has won much kindly feeling on
account of it. Sometimes there is de-
lay in the arrival of the northoound
train; but when such delays occur, it
is on account of an effort to accommo-
date passengers trying to get through
this way from a delayed Southern
train. The southbound train is sell
dom late. About 80 times year the
town clock strikes nine between the
time of the sounding of the station
signal, and the pulling up of the train
at the depot. Some people who have
noticed the circumstances profess their
inability to decide whether the strik-
ing of the clock is the signal for the
coming Of the train, or whether the
coming of the train is the signal for the
striking of the clock. 1t would be a
capital thing for this whole section if
the Southern would take an example
from the Carolina and North West
ern. But it is all in the management
no doubt. If General Manager Mich.
OILS had charge of the Southern, he
would very likely make it come to
time also.
"The Girl from Chili' company ap-
peared at the opera house last Thurs
day night. There was good audi,
ence; but there were not nearly so
many people out as there ought to
have been, for the play was an unus-
ually enjoyable one. The actors were
artists who fully sustained the high
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