Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-19
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barracks at the X. M. M. A.
SW. w. Lewis, ESQ.,, has a copy Of
the New York Herald Of April Is, 1865,
giving an account Of the assassination
of Lincoln on the day before. It was
given to him by Mr.. r. Kirk Lowry.
Prof. Meehan's dog show, in the
opera house last Thursday night was
all that was promised for it and more.
The class of trained dogs performed
numerous tricks difficult and funny.
The general plan Of the performance
showed great ability on the part Of
Prof. Meehan, and how he has ever
succeeded in teaching his canine pets
such cleverness was the subject Of
much wonder. There was large audi
ence in attendance-the largest audi
ence, in fact, that has been out for
quite awhile. The children enjoyed the
entertainment immensely. When THE
ENQUIRER went to press strong press
ure was being brought to bear upon the
professor to induce him to remain over
and give another performance last
night.
%In his sermon last Sunday, Rev. A.
N. Brunson gave an interesting des-
cription Of the wonderful Mergenthaler
pe-setting machine. The lesson Of
the sermon taught how no individual
lives, or can live in and for himself;
but that each individual forms part
Of a perfect machine, and must do his
full duty in order not to operate as a
drag. It was here that the preacher
brought in most interesting descrip-
tion of the Mergenthaler machine,
which he had recently seen In opera
ton in THE ENQUIRER Office. One re-
markable feature Of this wonderful
piece Of mechanism is the fact that
disorder in any one Of its thousands Of
parts instantly stops the whole ma
chine, and the halting, stumbling indi-
vidual was compared to one Of these
disordered parts. The sermon was
very instructive throughout, and the
description Of the Mergenthaler induc-
ed several people to come to The EN-
oUIRER Office to see 1t for themselves.
The reporter took occasion Thursday
to ask Mr.. Brunson for the manuscript
of his sermon, with view to repro
ducing it; but unfortunately it had not
been committed to writing.
The hosting Of "Old Glory" on the
graded school grounds yesterday morn
ing, in celebration OF the birthday Of
Robert E. Lee, was made the occasion
Of quite an interesting patriotic dem
onstration that was participated In
with much enthusiasm by the teachers,
children and patrons. The matter had
been under contemplation for only a
short time, and there was but little op-
portunity to give the occasion as much
publicity as it should have had, except
through the children; but notwith-
standing this and the severe weather.
considerably more than hundred peo-
pie gathered to witness the exercises.
The front Of the school building had
been tastefully decorated with Confed-
crate and United States colors, and
portraits of Lee and Jackson. The flag
pole, which was about go feet high, had
been set up during the morning. and
the corps Of cadets from the Kings
Mountain Military academy, 27 strong,
under command Of Major Bradham,
came down shortly before II. Judge I.
d. Witherspoon and Col. w. G.. Steph-
enson made short but very appropriate
addresses. The children of the school
sang Dixie" and America" which
they had especially practiced for the
occasion. The cadets fired a salute Of
three volleys, and the flag was hoisted
to the top Of the pole, as the children,
cadets and spectators gave three hearty
rousing cheers tnat could be heard all
over town. The whole affair passed Off
without a hitch, and was altogether
creditable to all concerned. 1t Is in
tended that hereafter the flag shall
wave continuously during the sessions
Of the school.