Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-09

danger, and still heavier losses were
prevented through extra precautions OF
the property owners.
+ WITHIN THE TOWN.
LfThe town council cuts off water to-
tAorrow from all consumers who have
not paid by that time.
Captain w. B. Moore is rafting off
a $40 suite Of furniture. with the under
standing that the entire proceeds will
be devoted to the Confederate Monu-
ment fund.
Many telephone connections were
broken as the result Of the fire Of Mon
day. Mr.. Tom Thomason was here yes
terday putting things to rights again.
The people Of Yorkville are again
congratulating themselves on the dem
onstrated value Of the waterworks, and
there Is much praise of the entire fire
department, especially including the
promptness with which Mr.. w. o.
Rawls got his pump started and the
efficiency with which he kept 1t going.
A water heater in the Parish hotel
kitchen exploded during the fire Mon
day morning and threw piece Of pipe
against ]. @. Wray's store, some rs
yards away. Sheriff Logan and Nj.
Tom Bludworth were standing near the
spot where 1t fell, and they calculate
that they came pretty near being SER
iously hurt.
- Dr. Hart put young man to sleep
in one Of ]. M. Heath & Cos. show win
dows Monday afternoon, to remain
there without food or water for sc
hours. He was still sleeping soundly
when THE ENQUIRER went to press,
and the understanding was that he
was to be awakened before the audi
ence in the opera house last night.
X Readers Of popular novels will re-
ft6ice to hear that Marie Corelli's much
talked Of "Thelma," has been drama.
tized and will be produced at the opera
house on Saturday night by Alden Ben
edict's company. The version Is by Mr..
Chas. w. Chase and is undoubtedly des-
tined to live a long and popular life.
All Of the main incidents of the book
have been carefully reproduced in the
play. The players and costumes have
been selected with the utmost care.
lF Apprehensive Of the results should
SPARKS from the Parish hotel set fire
to the southern end Of town Monday,
Mayor Willis made arrangements with
the Carolina and Northwestern rail-
road authorities to bring assistance
from Chester should it be needed.
Quite a quantity of hose suitable for
use at the town hydrants was also
brought from the York Cotton mills
having been loaned by President Car
roll.
ON being driven out Of her own
n
Parish moved down to the Rose hotel
which she has rented for the year, and
at once proceeded to set things to rights
for the continuance Of her business
Several people who came In on the af-
ternoon trains were entertained there
Monday night. Mrs. Parish, advised
the reporter that she would furnish the
building Immediately and be ready to
take care Of the travelling people with
out interruption. She hopes to rebuild
on the site of the burned building at an
early day.
Here Is a good suggestion that orig
mated some months back and which
was renewed at the fire last Monday
morning. One Of the flremen gave it to
the reporter: There should be hose
reel at one or the other Of the livery
stables and arrangements made with
the livery stable people to hitch horses
to it upon the sounding of an alarm
and hurry to the scene Of the fire. Un-
der the present arrangement, 1t usually
falls to the lot of few men to drag
the reels to the fires, and when there
is a long distance to go, the men are
so exhausted at the end Of the trip as
to be unable to work. An arrange
ment can be made with the livery sta
BILE people to take care Of the reels and
charge a fixed price for each service
rendered. The cost need not be very
great"
1T has not been practicable up 10
this time to get the exact dates as to
the building Of the different sections Of
the Parish hotel; but from the best in
formation obtainable the structure was
commenced by Samuel Wright in the
early part of the last century, proba-
bly, previous to 1910. There Is reason to
believe that the part lately occupied as
q barber shop was built first, and the
south end Of the building in which the
office was located, followed shortly af-
terward. For many years there was a
roadway between the two buildings,
rear of the hotel. During the early
that was afterward used as dining
room over the former roadway, and
the brick addition to the north end vas
erected in 1853 by ]. H. Walker. Mr..
C. G. Parish purchased the property in
1885, and added a wing to the rear Of
ths older portion Of the building.
g. There have been quite a number Of
cases Of diphtheria in Yorkville during
the past few weeks; but all Of them
have been mild. II confess that I haye
never seen anything like it." said Dr.
Walker to the reporter on Saturday.
1T Is diphtheria; but the disease Is
nothing like as severe as 1t formerly
was. Just why, cannot say. Neither
would be willing to say that we might
not have some dangerous cases to con-
tend with at just any time. I have ad-
ministered anti-toxine in only a few
cases. Generally the treatment has
been confined to a little calomel, and
have no doubt that there have been
stages Of the disease on to recovery
parents as to what was the matter. ]
would not like to be quoted as saying
that the disease, as 1t now appears, is
not worthy Of attention, or that 1t Is q
matter of Indifference; but I do say
that as yet there has been but slight
occasion for ALARM"
LOCAL LACONICs.
Not In Good Condition.
Remarking the green" condition in
which much cotton Is being sent to
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