Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-21
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NMr. C. G. Parish has rented the
Rose Hotel building, and will take
possession about January 1.
KCaptain Moore calls on the Jasper
Light Infantry members for drill at
the armory on Friday evening at 7.3O
o'clock.
We want new, modern, graded
school building and we want it quickly.
To get it, it is necessary to exercise
common sense, liberality and dispo-
sition to pull together.
"A horse belonging to Prof. r. j.
Herndon ran away from the s. c. &
Ga. Elk. depot last Sunday morning,
smashing the buggy to pieces. Fortu-
nately no one was hurt.
Lrhe old college bell, one Of the best
known institutions Of Yorkville, Is no
more. 1t fell from the cupola last
Friday with a crash, broke, and was
afterward partly melted. 1t deserves
to be preserved somewhere as an inter-
esting relic.
AT the request Of dozens Of people
who heard DR.. VIM. Edwin Hall in his
recent lecture, Manager Moore has sue
ceeded in securing a return date. DR..
Hall will come back next week and
lecture on the Fool Killer" More
than so tickets have already been sold.
The Jasper Light Infantry, now one
Of the best militia companies in the
state, proposes to pass an unusually
creditable inspection this year. The
requirements are go men in uniform,
with 40 under arms. The requirements
will be complied with.
The Herald Square Opera company
is coming next Saturday night. This
will be remembered as the company
that gave us the Chimes Of Norman
dy," and Said Pasha," on previous
visits. 1t is generally conceded to be
the best opera company that has ever
visited the town. Manager Moore has
been corresponding for sometime with
a view to getting another date and
has only just succeeded.
DFne governor has been asking the
mayors Of the various towns in the
state a number Of questions about the
enforcement Of the, .dispensary law.
The answers Of Mayor Willis are char
acteristic - straightforward, sensible,
and to the point. He says that the
law is not strictly enforced in York
vile, Notwithstanding the fact that the
town council and citizenship are In
favor Of strict enforcement. He does
not think that special constables can
be Of material assistance, or that there
is much hope for relief except through
the assistance of high-class detectives.
The law, he says, Is being violated to
considerable extent.
The most exciting and critical Incl
dent Of the Bratton trial occurred when
Solicitor Henry moved to shut out the
testimony that the defense sought to
offer. The solicitor cited his authori-
ties and made his argument. Judge
Klugh seemed inclined to agree with
him. Mr.. Wilson answered with all
the force and energy at his command;
but without apparent effect. Mr.. Nc
Cav and Mr.. Lewis came to his assist
ance, and even Judge Witherspoon was
unable to keep out of the fray: He
threw his whole soul into the conten-
ton, and many are inclined to give
him credit for having saved the day.
At any rate, for something like half
an hour the whole case Of the defense
hinged upon the ruling Of the court
and at times the situation looked worse
than desperate.
. The graded school resumed work
Monday in the old Methodist church
with about 125 of thes155 pupils present.
It was rather crowded quarters; but
under the circumstances very good
work was done. So perfect is the or
ganization that it would seem that
good work can be done almost any
where. It developed that although
quite a number of books were lost, the
losses were not nearly so great as was
at first supposed. During the day the
trustees completed negotiations, as the
home after a few days, for the next 13
months, at least. in the w. B. Wilson
residence, on North Congress street.
Mrs. Wilson has agreed to allow the
use of this admirably suited building
for the purpose, and will give possess
sion as soon as she can move out
The trustees will make such changes
and add such conveniences as may be
necessary.
SCHOOL BUILDING WANTED.
AS the result Of the fire that Destroy
ed the graded school building last Fri
day, the people Of Yorkville are brought