Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-12-01
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YORK-Rock Hill Herald, November
%: An exceptionally large and repre-
sentative audience enjoyed the Herald
Square Opera performance Of Mascot
at the college Friday night. The COM
pany made a clever hit with the stu
dents and was fully appreciative Of the
high compliment paid them-for theirs
is the first and only real theatre show
Prof, johnson has ever brought to the
auditorium. The opera was bright and
sparkling with many exquisite musical
gems, and the situations clever and ex-
ceedingly laughable. Sweet singers,
brilliant and picturesque costumes, fine
concerted numbers and good whole
some comedy helped to make most
delightful evening. There was no hap
pier girls in all Dixie than the 400 girls
who filled the halls and stairways after
the show and cheered the actors and
singers in passing to the carriages.
In replying to the inquiry Of Governor
McSweeney In reference to the enforce
ment of the dispensary law in the cities
and towns in this state, Mayor j. j.
Waters, of Rock Hill, says he needs u
special constable because I'VE are near
the state line, being border county"
He says the law is being violated ITO a
considerable extent, but in a way we
cannot prevent" He says further:
There are blind tigers here patronized
by all classes of our people who drink, "
and then says, "but the police arc una
BILE to get evidence to convict. MY
opinion is that this is because there is
no dispensary established here. 1 be-
lieve there is growing a sentiment in
favor Of the establishment Of a dis
pensary; but don't think in case Of an
election now one would be allowed. ]
think in the course Of few more years
the sentiment will demand it: as we
get no revenue and yet have liquor
sold in considerable quantities. a
special constable here would help to
suppress the illegal sales, and to catch
blind tiger liquor. I find as a rule 1t is
hard to get policemen, who have va
riety of duties to perform, to look af.
ter the dispensary law with the same
interest as special constables." The
want of special constable in this city,
If ever needful at ALL is more apparent
since the adjournment Of court last
week. The blind tigers were at large
last Saturday and bolder than ever be-
fore. We are almost inclined to advo-
cate the formation of committees to
take the whisky sellers in hand and
require them to seek other quarters If
they cannot be suppressed by the
courts, and that seems to be the case.
The following subscriptions have
been made to the Commercial Club
fund for the purpose of securing fl
nancial agent and for such other ex-
penditures as have in view the public
benefit, same to be decided by the
board of governors: Rock Hill Buggy
Co., $780, Arcade Cotton Mills, $10O;
National Union Bank, $1O0; Manches-
ter Cotton Mill, s1OO; Rock Hill Supply
Co., $50; j. Morrow Ivy, $40; Rev. w.
E. Thayer, $5... Mr.. S. M. Robinson,
who has been manager Of the Elliott &
Robinson farm in Bethesda, has ar
ranged to return to Fairfield county.
Messrs. J. N. Klounts and Pink Work
man have leased the farm for four
years and will take charge next year.
Mr.. r. Lee Kerr is still confined
to his home with sickness. He has
been quite ill....... Mrs. F. H. Brown
and Mrs. J. G. Wilborn are visiting
Mrs. S. M. Jones, in Chester.
YORK-Clover Leaf, November %:
Mr.. Castles, of Hickory Grove, was in
town on Sunday.......We are sorry to
report Mrs. Emily Currence as quite
sick with grippe. Mrs. Jas. Beam
guard and Miss Ida Bradford visited
Mrs. Martha Dorset last week.......
Miss Matte Stanton and Miss Lula Ar
rowood, of Bethel, were shopping in
town Tuesday,. Mr.. r. A. Matthews,
of Sampson county, N. c., is visiting
his brother, Mr.. Gaines Matthews.
Miss Mary Lindsay has returned from
a visit to friends and relatives at Nc
COnnellSville, S. C.......Mr. Howell, of
Bethany, who is teaching the Liberty
school, two miles below here, gave us
a pleasant call on Monday. Mr..
John Lawrence, who has been taking a
course in Lees Business college, Char
lotte, returned home last Monday even
ing. DIR. and Mrs. w. S. Hay, and
little son, Sam Burney, Of Bessemer
City, visited the family of Rev. S. H.
Hay last week. Mr.. Lee Brison,
while out hunting last week, killed a
large hawk. 1t measured something
over three feet from tip to tip. Mr..
Simpson, of Yorkville, who has been at
tending to the telegraph office during
the absence of Mr.. Smith, returned
home on Saturday.. Hope Clinton,
colored, had $35 stolen from him last
Monday. This is a very serious loss to
him and we hope that the guilty par
ties will soon be caught. Mr.. Rob-
ert Clinton has moved into his house on
Kings Mountain street, and Mr.. ]. F.
Pursley has bought and moved to Mr..
Clinton's old home on Main street,.
Cotton seed will soon be worth almost
as much as cotton. A man died the
other day who had about completed a
process by which gutta percha could
be made from it.. The old tale about
a wild animal being around is on the go
again. We hear of several depreda-
tions it has done. Report says it is
now over in the neighborhood of Mr..
j. @. Howe's. Lots Of cotton was
sold here last week. The local cotton
market was quite brisk. Some from
above here came through expecting to
take their cotton on to Yorkville, but
decided to sell here .Messrs. H. L..
Wright, J. Meek Smith. H. P. Jackson
who have been deer hunting at Mt.
Pleasant, S. c., returned on the up
freight last Saturday. They report
deer as being very plentiful there. The
party they were with killed seven.
On last Monday night thieves broke in
to the kitchen Of Mr.. VIM. Leslie and