Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-03-13
WITHIN THE TOWN.

WITHIN THE TOWN.
Fertilizer deliveries continue large.
Numerous wagons are to be seen hand-
ling fertilizers from Yorkville daily.
The minstrel show at the opera
house Monday night was very good;
but the audience was comparatively
small.
Spring goods are arriving in large
quantities. There was nearly carload
of boxes piled up before H. G. Strauss
& Co.'S one day last week.
Although many people are taking
the precaution of ordinary prudence In
submitting to vaccination, there Is
hardly a vestige Of smallpox excite
ment in Yorkville now.
There has been some cotton NOV
ing on the street Of Yorkville during
the past few days; but most OF 1t IS
high priced stuff that is going to mills
and exporters at loss to the handlers.
{-cMr. James Kent, representative OF
Sergeant & Greenleaf, the famous New
York time lock makers, was In YORK
willie yesterday on his annual tour or
inspection and during his stay ne gave
the time lock at the Loan and Savings
bank a thorough cleaning. These an
nual cleanings of the time locks Is
precaution against possible disorder.
The ladies of Yorkville have arrang-
ed to- present handsome flag TO me
corps of cadets Of the K. M. M. A. The
idea originated with Mrs. w. B. Moore.
more than a month ago, and since that
time the ladies have been busted about
the matter. They were successful, of
course, and it is a worthy present that
they have gotten up. Next Friday al
ternoon has been fixed as the occasion
for the presentation. There will be ap-
propriate speeches in behalf of the
ladies and of the corps Of cadets, and
after the presentation there Will be
dress parade and other exercises. The
public, of course, is invited.
Superintendent Jones, of the grad
ed school, is very much concerned
about the matter Of first class library
for the children. He has on hand
pretty fair nucleus Of a fund; but moth
ing like as much as he will need to get
the number and variety of books that
he thinks he should have. "Children do
not read nearly as much as they
should" said Superintendent JONES'
land it Is largely because they are not
properly encouraged. The matter Is
one that should be treated with almost
scientific care, especially in the case
of the very young children. A taste
for reading, once aroused, is more cas-
lily developed. By going at the child in
a proper manner, it Is possible to find
its tendencies, likes and dislikes, good
and bad, and likes and dislikes once
discovered may be intelligently train
ed. But the first requisite to the end
suggested is a good, well-selected Ii
brary. Give us that and we will GER
tainly do our best to make creditable
use Of It,"
There is nothing definite to be said
about the prospective new graded
school building for Yorkville, except
that the trustees are giving the matter
their most careful consideration. The
subject has been under consideration
since the destruction of the old college
building by fire; but during the past few
weeks the trustees have been looking
into all the details with a view to be-
ing able to lay all required information
before the people. A committee of the
board, accompanied by Mr.. j. j. kel-
Ter, architect, visited the Rock Hill
graded school building recently; but
the board was not exactly satisfied
with what it found there. 1t was in
tended to visit Chester also; but on the
understanding that the Chester build
ing is so very nearly like that at Rock
Hill, the visit may be abandoned.
Camden is reported to have model
school building, and a committee. or
maybe the whole board, may visit that
town. The trustees have not yet set
tied upon any definite plan, and they
will not settle on one until they are sat
isfied that they have arrived at the best
thing in sight. Then they propose to
make full, comprehensive and intel
ligent statement to the citizens f the
town.