Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-30
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The county board of commission
ers holds its regular monthly meeting
on next Wednesday.
x The Loan and Savings bank has
Volunteered to receive and forward
subscriptions to the Mckinley monu-
ment fund.
The York Brick Works have man.
ufactured only about 100000 brick
this season. The demand has not been
so good as last year and the weather
has been unfavorable.
There should be water main along
the Narrow Gauge railroad from the
East Liberty street crossing, to the
East Madison street crossing. It
would afford almost double protection
to much valuable property located be-
TWEEN the railroad and Congress street.
Sheriff Logan has called the atten-
ton Of the reporter to the fact that
his smallpox" case Is not quartered
in the Jail yard" but some distance
away. AS stated, the Negro Is getting
along nicely. There Is really no need
to keep him in custody except as a
precaution against further spread Of
the disease.
" The Victor Cotton Oil company ex-
Poets to begin turning the wheels in it's
Yorkville plant today, and If every
thing works smoothly, will make oil
next week. In the case Of q new mill
like this, several days are generally re-
quired to get the machinery properly
adjusted, and these adjustments may
delay the first pressing Of oil until
about Wednesday.
Thanksgiving was observed in
Yorkville, Thursday, by a general sus-
pension Of business. Devotional SER
vices held in the Presbyterian and
Episcopal churches were fairly we'll
attended. Most people celebrated the
day by going hunting. So far as THE
ENQUIRER has information, there were
no serious hunting accidents during
the day.
Theatre-goers will be transported
back to the days Of togas and tyrants
next Wednesday night, when E. J. Car
penter's great production Of "Quo Vad-
is" will be presented. This drama has
met with unqualified approval from
clergy, press and public, and tells the
story Of the dawn of Christianity In q
beautiful and reyerent manner. 80, The
many widely different characters in
the play make the dramtic interest
exceptionally strong, while the scenic
surroundings are of unparalleled mag
nificence.
The Kings Mountain chapter of
the Daughters Of the Revolution will
give a gold medal for the best paper
on the life Of Mrs. Eliza Lucas Pinck-
ney. This offer is made to the MEM
bers Of the ninth and tenth grades Of
the Yorkville Graded school. The pa
pers must be submitted to a commit
tee appointed by the regent Of the
Kings Mountain chapter. The presen-
tation Of the medal will be made
Washington's birthday, February %,
and the papers must be sent in one
week before that date.
- Mr.. Sam M. Grist made an interest
ing test Of the Utica fire extinguisher
on the court house square last Tues
day night, in the presence of a crowd
Of hundred or more people. A guam
tity Of hay was saturated with two
gallons Of kerosene and fired. Upon a
signal from Mayor Willis, after the
flames had attained fierce headway,
the fire extinguisher was put to work
and the blaze was overcome in less
than minute. The extinguisher con-
sists Of cylindrical shaped appara-
tus, containing chemicals which, when
mixed together, generate a gas that
seems to smother flames in remarka-
bly, short order. People who witnessed
the test were generally pleased with
Its success.