Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-23
>MITHIN THE TOWN.

WITHIN THE TOWN.
Work on the oil mill is being pushed
as rapidly as possible. Most Of the ma
chinery is now on the ground ready to
be placed.
married for Money" in the opera
house, last Monday night, brought out
only fairly good sized audience. The
entertainment, however, was very en-
joyable.
= The football game between the K.
M. M. A. boys and the second team Of
the South Carolina college, will take
place on the K. M. M. A. grounds next
Monday afternoon, commencing at 8
o'clock.
Mayor Willis proposes to hold a
tight rein on the gamblers on circus
day. He will not allow any Of them to
operate openly, If he can help it. There
will be special corps Of policemen for
the occasion.
The fire department was called out
last Saturday afternoon because Of a
blaze that originated in a trash pile in
the rear Of w. B. Moore & Co.'s store.
The fire was extinguished with but lit
tie difficulty and no serious damage
was done.
Rev. G. H. Waddell, superintendent
of Epworth orphanage, Columbia,
preached two sermons in Trinity M. E..
church last Sunday. Both sermons
were good; but that delivered in the
morning is generally considered to have
been of exceptional power. During the
morning service a collection was taken
up and the sum Of $53.95 was realized.
The graded school resumed work
Monday, after a suspension Of a week
on account Of diphtheria. Other than
those already reported there have been
no new cases Of the disease In York
Vile. A little daughter of Mr.. N. A.
Simril, on the eastern outskirts Of
Yorkville developed case few days
ago. There have been no serious con-
sequences from any of the cases so far
developed.
-Lige Thomas and VIII Worth, both
colored, were arrested Monday on the
charge Of having broken into c. P.
Lowrance & Co.'s store last Friday
night. Entrance was made through a
front window and among the things
known to have been stolen was a watch
belonging to Mr.. G. M. Lowrance. VIII
Worth, a half-witted Negro, told Po-
liceman Rose that he and Thomas were
the guilty parties. He said that Tnom-
as had taken a number Of article; but
was unable to give an Ineligible ac-
count of the affair. Mr.. Lowrance said
yesterday that he had been unable to
determine up to that time what, If any
thing, else had been stolen in addition
to the watch.
Collections by the supply merchants
have been very good up to this time.
The indications are that most Of the
farmers will make enough to pay their
bills and have something to spare. 1T
Is going to be like old times in the sup
ply business next year, however," re-
marked a prominent business man to
the reporter a few days ago. while
the cotton crop is turning out some
what better than was expected corn Is
short-very Shorthand we will have to
begin selling it as early as January.
The price, too, will be steep. The heavy
hay crop that has been harvested will
go a long way toward relieving the sit
uation. Had it not been for their hay
the farmers would have been in much
worse shape than they are"
1.-THE marriage Of DR.. Paul T. Cor
don, of Eagle Lake, Texas, and Miss
Matte E. Johnson, Of Yorkville, yester-
day morning, was social event OF
much local interest. The ceremony
took place in Trinity M. E. church, at
7.15 o'clock, and was very pretty af-
fair. The church had been handsome
ly decorated for lne occasion. Rev. A.
N. Brunson, assisted by Rev. DR.. S. A.
Weber, ofticiated. The ushers were DR..
R. A. Bratton, DR.. John l. Barron, F.
P. Mccain, Esq, and Mr.. w. P. Har-
rison. Mr. Robert M. Steele acted as
best man and Miss Elise Moore as maid
Of honor. The bride was given away
by her brother, Mr.. /. w. Johnson.
Miss Sallie Adickes presided at the or
gan. The church was crowded with
friends of the popular young COUPLE
and after receiving congratulations,
DR.. and Mrs. Gordon took the north
bound Carolina and North Western