Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-17
WITHIN THE TOWN.

" WITHIN THE IO"Ns
"A first-class modern hotel building
next, and Yorkville will be town. The
hotel building is sorely needed to round
out the business requirements Of the
community.
X Captain Schneider, Of the X. M. M
a., took his class of cadets to the power
house of the Tavora mill Wednesday
morning to give the boys some prac.
tical information about electricity.
Until very recently it was complain
ed that Yorkville had no facilities fol
tin repair work. Mr.. w. o. Rawls has
supplied this deficiency and has ir
view the development Of an extensive
repair shop.
MA thunder storm that came in con.
nection with a shower Wednesday af.
ter noon, played havoc with the loca
telephone exchange. Many phones
were burned out, and the work Of re.
pair has been in progress since.
-Messrs. ]. ]. Keller & Co., have
commenced work on their contract tt
remodel the Episcopal church building
The plan calls for more seating capaci
ty and a considerable change in the
outside annearance Of the front along
with other improvements.
- Captain ]. r. Lindsay and Mr.. j. s
tDrakeford, Of the county board Of con.
troll, went to Columbia last Monday
night to attend to the final prelimina.
ries in connection with the bond of Dis.
penser Snider and to select a stock OF
whiskeys and other liquors for the 10.
cal dispensary. The understanding Is
that everything was arranged salts.
factorily. and the reporter was advis.
ed on Wednesday that the dispensary
would begin business within a very few
days.
Already contractors are coming and
writing with reference to the erection
Of the proposed graded school building
It is probable that they will be invited
to bid on the plans prepared by Archi-
tect H. e. White sometime ago, and II
the building cannot be erected in ac-
cordance with these plans within the
means available, then new set OF
plans will be prepared. In view Of the
large quantity of brick to be acquired
with the proposed site, 1t is possible
that the building will be put up in ac-
cordance with original intentions.
-Yorkville is soon to have a first
class home for the graded school. This
fact was settled at the election last
Wednesday. The people voted on the
question Of issuing $12,500 worth OF
bonds and on the question Of location
Both questions were settled by en-
phatic majorities and without friction
In all, rs votes were cast. One of these
was thrown out because 1t was irregu-
lar. OF the balance, 66 were in favor
Of issuing the bonds, and were op-
posed. The vote on the question Of To-
cation resulted as follows: For the
Witherspoon lot, IL; for the Steele lot,
1: for the old Graded school lot, SO; for
the Bell lot, l. The election leaves no
more grounds for bickerine and the
trustees will now proceed forthwith to
provide the proposed home without un-
necessary delay.
Speaking of the old female college
building that was destroyed by fire
sometime ago, and the site Of which has
just been selected for the proposed new
home for the graded school, an old cit
izen remarked, that the brick, which
are among the best in town, cost only
S3.62h per thousand. 1T happened this
way" he said. There were several
brick makers here at the time, and
much comDetition for the contract. Or
dinariiy handmade brick-there were
no machines in those days-sold at IS
and Sc per thousand. AS the result Of
the shape competition, the late G. Rob-
inson Ratchford took this contract at
$362a. He brought white brick makers
brick on the lot north of the cemetery.
about 100 yards east Of the York Brick
Works. The price was remarkably
low and it was much talked Of at the
time. And it is quite doubtful, too, as
to whether anybody else in this section
has made q better lot Of brick at any
price"
The Memorial Day exercises in
Yorkville last Tuesday afternoon, under