Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-01-15
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n Water rent for the quarter just end
ed was collected up in full by January
10. It was not necessary to shut of
the supply Of single customer.
d- The members Of the Jasper Light
Infantry have been ordered to assem-
BILE in the armory this (Tuesday) even
ing, for drill. A full attendance Is de-
sired.
Fitz & Webster's Breezy Times"
to be presented to the opera house on
next Friday night, is we'll worth the
price of admission. This entertain
ment has been scoring hits at every
engagement.
The engineer and conductor Of
South Carolina and Georgia Extension.
freight train were arrested Monday af-
ternoon for blocking the street crossing
at the the station for longer time
than the town ordinance allows. The
case was to have been tried before the
mayor yesterday morning, but at the
request Of the defendant, was postpon-
ed until the afternoon, when witnesses
could be present.
The long expected change in the
South Carolina and Georgia Extension
schedule has gone into effect at last.
It was put on yesterday. Under the
new arrangement, the east bound train
passes Yorkville at 1885 p. m, and the
westbound at $3.50. The trains pass at
Lancaster. The only benefit Of the
new schedule, so far as Yorkville is
concerned, will be to receive certain
northern mail at an earlier hour. The
time Of shoppers from the western side
Of the county Is reduced to three hours
in fYorkville and two hours in Rock
Hill. ..,
1.-The daily whisky receipts Of the
town of Yorkville are much larger
than they ought to be, and the matter
Is deserving Of very careful attention,
especially Of those opposed to the es-
tablishment of a dispensary at this
place. Just how much whisky Is ship
ped here daily cannot be stated with
any degree of accuracy. The reason is
obvious; but that the daily receipts are
large is certain. Every night Of the
week, except Sunday night, there Is
large crowd Of Negroes to be seen
about the express Office. Sometimes as
many as ten, and again as many as 20.
Pedestrians have often wondered as to
the meaning of the gathering; but
there is no mystery about the matter.
AS soon as the express cart arrives
from the depot, 1t will be noticed that
the crowd begins to swarm into the ex-
press Office, and for the next 15 or 20
minutes the duties of the express agent
are very much the same as are those of
a state dispenser. He hands out jugs
Of whisky to the different parties to
whom they are consigned and in a very
short time afterward the goods are on
the market by the half pint and pint.
After delivering all the jugs on hand,
the express agent next takes orders"
for more. This is very simple pro-
cess. The Negroes merely buy express
orders made out in favor Of a liquor
dealer up the road, and signed Dy
themselves. These orders are inclos-
ed in envelopes without word Of
writing, and the whisky comes by the
next train. 1t is a noticeable fact that
it Is the same crowd of Negroes every
night, or every two or three nights.
They make a regular business Of 1t,
and the idea that as many as one out
Of ten of them is getting the whisky
IOr his personal use, Is absurd. The
idea also that the whole thing cannot
be stopped by a little persevering work
on the part CT the police and dispen-
sary authorities, is also absurd. Quite
a number Of people who have long been
anxious to see a dispensary establish
ed in Yorkville, are holding this situa-
ton up as justification Of their con-
tention. AS We see the matter, how
ever, the circumstance has significance
only in so far as 1t suggests employ
nent for the police.