Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-05
THE TOWN.

--w1THN THE TOWN.
Coming next Monday?
Most of the merchants have been
busy this week taking stock.
Salesday for January usually brings
the people together from all parts Of
the county.
The Strange Adventures Of Miss
Brown" at the opera house Tuesday
night, was all that was promised for il
"a good, clean play that was full of
fun. Everybody was delighted with it.
zFhe Emancipation day celebration
was not so elaborate in Yorkville this
year as usual. There was quite num-
ber of colored people in town from the
country for the purpose of taking part
in an anticipated parade; but for some
reason the parade failed to take place.
The visitors behaved themselves prop
erly and the day passed off without
disorder.
Judging from the advertising col
umns of THE ENQUIRER Wednesday,
even a casual observer would say that
the Yorkville merchants are 'keenly
alert to the new business campaign
now opening. 1t has been long time
since there has been such unanimous
lining up of announcements in the first
issue of the year.
Since the receipt Of his automatic
engraving machine, Jeweler Speck is
able to mark metal surfaces with
pretty script with almost the same ia
cility that he can write on paper with
a pencil. Where customers desire it,
he is now engraving all kinds Of plate
and other articles without extra cost.
He is doing some pretty work, too.
The Silver Link Cornet band favor
ed the people of Yorkville with some
very good music Tuesday afternoon
and complimented THE ENQUIRER Office
with an especial serenade. These VOL
untary contributions by the band, the
only institution of the kind in the town,
and supported entirely by it's members,
ought to serve as another reminder
that it is entitled to much more sub
stantial recognition than it has yet re-
ceived.
The firm Of Beard & Carroll hereto
fore confining themselves pretty strict,
ly to the line of goods that is generally
included under plantation supplies
have of late converted themselves tt
the prevalent spirit Of expansion, ant
are branching out in collateral lines
that promise to cover the entire fielt
that their long experience has beer
steadily and surely opening up. 1t is
fact that has long been appreciated by
those best acquainted with the situa
ton, that when this firm gets down tt
it's best efforts, it will have a most sal
utary effect on the commercial inter
ests of this section.
Superintendent Jones, of the York
Vile graded school, has succeeded ir
working up especial interest among hi:
pupils on the subject of geography dur
ing the past few weeks by putting
them to making Typographical maps II
relief. A large sheet Of strong paper
is used for a field. and on this paper
pulp is so moulded as to represent
mountains, valleys, plateaus, water
courses, etc. A very good map of the
United States has been constructed II
this manner, and the pupils are now
working on a map of South Carolina
1t is the purpose Of the superintendent
to commence soon the reproduction II
miniature Of the Typographical condi
tions in York county.
The work of the Kings Mountain
Military academy was resumed OF
Monday with a full attendance, II
which there has since been several new
additions. Colonel Stephenson, the su
perintendent, is in receipt of letter!
from prominent citizens Throughout
the state, who are especially pleased
with the work of the institution as set
forth in the new catalogue just issued
A well-known lawyer of Greenville, eX
presses his qualification that at las
the state has an institution Of this par
ticular class. The work contemplated
by the K. NJ. NJ. A., and for which Col
onel Stephenson is showing especial ca
pacity, is different in many essentia
feature from any other high grade ed
ucational institution in the South, am
people who take the trouble to inform
themselves about such matters, ar
beginning TO realize the fact.
- Superintendent Rawls, of the wa
terWorks, reports that to supply tn
water consumers does not require nea
so much pumping as formerly. At
rough guess about $4,000 gallons OF wa
ter per day is sufficient. During tn
summer, before the general introduc
ton of meters, the consumption wa
| frequently 100000 gallons day, and
this time last year it was something
like 10000 gallons. Most consumer
who have been trying to use the publ