Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-09
w1TaN THE TOWN.

\<The recent communication from
DIS. Black and Anderson, of Blacks
burg, on the smallpox question, seems
to have allayed the local excitement
that was showing signs of Development
last week. That during all the lon!;
time since smallpox first made It's ap-
pearance in this state few years ago,
Yorkville has not had a single case
seems to be a piece of good luck Ter
which we should be truly thankful.
That we may yet have the smallpox
here is not at all improbable. But after
all the disease has not yet shown itself
to be very formidable. 1t is likely that
if we will only keep our heads when 1t
does come, we will not suffer seriously.
With smallpox, as in the case of most
other epidemics of a like character, ig-
norance and fear generally do more
damage than the diseases.
The name of one Of the young ladies
who took part in the presentation of
the Man in the Case" was inadvert-
emily omitted in the notice published
Wednesday. The full cast was as fol-
lows:
Mrs Montressor-Wealthy, but not to
the manner born. A great believer
in Boston. though not thoroughly
imbued with it's culture. e............
..............Miss Blanche Lindsay.
Enid-Her daughter, bright and we'll
taught in Ologies, even for Boston
girl. Miss Louise Lowry.
Doris-Her orphaned niece, who has
lost all interest in life. ..............
....................... Miss Mary Hart.
Gladys-A senior of Radcliffe college.
A girl of the period, good as gold,
bright as dollar, and at least up
to the times :. Miss Rose Lindsay.
Madame Bogusky-"A lesser Llama
of the inner cult of Theosophists"
Miss Claude Moore.
Aline Roquet-Otherwise Aileen o.
Rourke, Mrs. Montressor's French
maid. Aline has trouble with her
accent Miss Daisy Hart.
-%he graded school entertainment re-
-f&red to sometime ago, is to be given
ION February Is, instead Of February %,
as was originally intended, and in the
opera house. Superintendent, teachers,
and children, (and quite a number Of
patrons, too), have been working on the
entertainment for quite awhile, and the
indications are that it will be an elab-
crate affair. The entertainment is to
he divided into three parts. One par
ticipated in by the smaller children, the
next by the medium sized chaps, and
the third by those who belong to the
higher grades. The small children will
give a presentation Of TON Thumbs
Wedding The medium sized folks
are to give Mother Goose drills, and
the elder girls will present very fun
ny comedy, called the "Spinsters' Con-
Nention" The whole entertainment is
being gotten up with the greatest care
as to all details. The superintendent
and teachers recognize that they are
on trial in the matter and must make a
creditable showing. and all of the chill
dren are entering into the spirit of the
matter with great enthusiasm. The
proceeds of the entertainment are to go
to the benefit of the school.
when the Baptist church in York
Vile was dedicated in January, 1892,
there was still a balance Of something
like 81, 900 due on the cost of the build
ing and equipment. The members of
the church and it's friends here and
throughout the state, had up to that
time subscribed and paid about $4,000
towards paying 70: it, and felt that
they were then unable to do anything
more. After careful consideration of
the matter it was decided that the only
thing to be done under the circumstan-
ces was to borrow the needed amount,
settle in full with the contractors and
pay back the cash in small amounts.
The amount was borrowed at 8 per
cent. interest, and for several years
fairly good progress was made towards
paying the interest and a part Of the
principal but finally the few members
who were doing the paying became
weary in we'll doing" and practically
quit paying when the balance due was
about 5000. About this time the suit
between the church and the late Till
man r. Gaines as to who was the own
er of the old church property, on the
opposite side of the street, and which
had been bought while Mr.. Gaines was
pastor soon after the close of the war,
and which Mr.. Gaines claimed as his
private property, was decided by the
supreme court in favor of the church
The purchase price of the property
which had previously been sold, was
then collected and paid on the mort
gage on the new church and lot. The
amount was thus reduced to about $200
This was in January, 1898. AT the END
of the first year, or i'll January, 1899
one years interest was paid on the
mortgage, which still left the origina
amount. No payment was made il
January, 1889, and matters stood in this
shape when Rev. J. Is. BOZeman aSSum
ed the pastOrate last May. He ut once
appreciated the situation, as he knew
from experience, and as all men wh(
are familiar with church work know
that the debt was Il serious hindranc'
to the development and progress of th'
church; but he did not attempt to dc
ANYTHING towards liquidatinS the deb
until about the middle of last Decem
ber, when a church conference wa