Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-05

with rheumatism, may participate IN
aeservices held in the church.
zfSome of ...e older graded school
boys ran off on the first day Of April
and Superintendent Daniels has had
them doing guard duty during rec
reation hours since. The boys are try
ing to figure it out whether they fooled
the teacher or the teacher fooled them.
AT the instance of the county board
of commissioners, Supervisor Gordon
has given out a contract for the paint
ing of the court house. Messrs. ]. ].
Keller &, Co., are doing the work and
they expect to have 1t completed before
the approaching term Of court con-
venes.
1t has been arranged that the teach
ers and pupils Of the Yorkville Graded
school who desire to do so, will go to
the Charleston exposition next week.
There will be no exercises Of the school
on Friday or the following Monday,
and the arrangement contemplates
leaving here on Thursday night and
returning Monday afternoon. 1t Is not
known yet just how many Of the pupils
will go. superintendent Daniels and
Prof. Bryan will have charge Of the
party.
1T has developed recently that the
court house Is badly in need Of certain
repairs. It seems that when the build
ing was last painted, some holes were
made in the tin covering of the spire
over the clock tower, and the water
that has come through this when It
rained has caused the plastering to fall
off from the ceiling Of the front portico,
and from the auditorium. This Is be-
ing repaired and 1t Is probable also that
before the work is completed, there
will be a new coat Of kalsomine on the
walls and a heavy mating on the floor
of the courtroom.
arrangements have been COM
Ipleted for the presentation Of the prom
ised entertainment by the Bon Ton
Dramatic club in the opera house this
(Friday) evening. The young people
have spent a great deal Of time and
work on this entertainment with a view
to surprising, If possible, the best OF
their previous efforts. In view Of the
object, the benefit of the Athletic asso-
citation, and the delightful reputation of
the club for making its entertainments
thoroughly enjoyable to everybody, 1t
is quite probable that the opera house
will be crowded to it's fullest capacity.
John Smith, the colored barber, who
plead guilty before Mayor Willis few
days ago, of selling whisky in violation
Of the town ordinance on the subject,
was .re-arrested by Sheriff Logan on
Thursday afternoon, on the same
charge. The sheriff got information
that Smith had contraband liquor In
his possession, and accompanied by Po-
liceman Love, made search of his
house. He found a case that had come
to Yorkville by express in the fictitious
name of H. H. White and which had
originally contained three gallons.
There were still two gallons in the case,
all in pints. On hearing before Mag
istrate Barron yesterday morning,
Smith was discharged as not guilty.
-Messrs. ]. M. Heath & Co.'s milli-
merry opening was the attraction among
the ladies yesterday. Quite extensive
preparations had been made during sew
eral days previous, and the show that
was presented was highly creditable.
The ladies began to arrive early In the
morning, many taking advantage OF
the handsome conveyances provided
for their accommodation, and there was
a continual stream Of visitors pretty
much all day, including many from the
country. The display included all man
ner of hats and bonnets, trimmed in
the latest styles and Of all degrees Of
elaboration-some simple, plain and In
expensive and others ranging up In
price to the limit Of the most prosper
GUS customers. The show was still in
progress when THE ENQUIRER went to
press and the number of visitors seemed
to be showing a steady increase.
-The acquisition Of the fire wagon
has Hnade desirable a practical reor-
gxkzation or re-disposition Of the fire
and at a meeting held on
Wednesday night, some important steps
were taken to that end. It Is the un-
derstanding that tine wagon will be
kept at Glenn & Allison's livery stable,
and that it will be in Charge of divis-
ion of twelve men with DR.. A. Y. Cart
wright as foreman and Mr.. Brooks In
man as assistant. The three hose reels
are to be distributed in different parts
of town, One near the Tavora mill, one
at the head Of Congress street and the
other in the vicinity Of the Southern
depot, with not less than three men es-
pecially assigned to each. It will be
understood that the fire wagon and
the hook and ladder truck are expected
to answer all alarms, while the hose
reels will be governed by circumstances.
There are now about 60 men jE the fire
department and the question Of cut
ting down the number to 30 or 40 Is be-
ing considered.
1.-THE ginning plant of the Victor Cot
TON Oil company, together with about
25 bales of cotton, all Of which but one
belonged to the company, was Destroy
ed by fire in short order last Tuesday
evening between and s o'clock. The
gin was in operation at the time and
the fire is supposed to have originated
either from friction or a match. At
any rate, the operatives saw a sudden