Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-28

1t, and taken altogether II Is propaDle
that more dry goods and notions were
sold than on any previous day for sew
eral weeks.
f. The closing exercises of the York.
file Graded school will be held in the
court house next Friday evening at
$50 o'clock. The public Is invited.
There will be an address by DR.. Lee
Davis Lodge, president Of Limestone
college, and a diploma will be present.
ed to Miss Mary Williams, the only
member Of the graduating class. In
connection with the occasion also the
medal recently offered by the Kings
Mountain chapter Of the D. A. r. for
the best essay on the life Of Eliza Lu-
cas- Pinckney will be presented, and
there will be a pretty Indian club drill.
A drunken bicycle was among the
unusual sights seen on the streets Of
Yorkville last Saturday afternoon. The
fact that the vehicle was intoxicated
first became apparent because Of the
difficulty with which the rider was able
to maintain his seat. The machine
darted first to one side and then to the
other and then suddenly careened and
fell with it's rider. Passers by caught
the machine and held 1t steady until
they assisted the owner to remount.
The machine then started Off again
and made very good headway, except
for a continuance Of the noticeable
wobbling.
-lThe Yorkville branch Of the South
Carolina dispensary threw open Its
doors last Saturday morning and dur
ing the day sold whisky and other in
toxicating liquors to the amount OF
$685. There had been no definite an
nouncement beforehand that the dis
pensary would be open Saturday morn
ing: but purchasers were on hand
promptly and customers continued to
present themselves in a pretty steady
stream during the day. A large per
cent. of the purchases were made by
Negroes. During the afternoon the
crowd increased materially, and at one
time as many as 20 people were await
ing their turn to be served. Several
purchasers bought largely, while they
had the opportunity, and not few peo-
pie were seen walking away from the
dispensary with collections Of bottles
| in crocus sacks. It was common also
to see men walking about with bottles
stuck in two or more pockets. When 6
o'clock struck, there were still a half
dozen or more people waiting at the
dispensers window to be served; but
these were turned away. Only few
drunken men were seen on the streets
during the day; but quite number
were seen during the afternoon on the
various roads leading out of town.
There was also some rowdyism on the
street after dark. 1t Is lawful under
dispensary regulations to sell from
sunup to sundown, but the county
board of control has started out by
opening at and closing at 6 o'clock,
allowing the dispenser from IL to IN
which to get his dinner. The law as
to signing written requests, only one
purchase to each man, and the various
other regulations, Is being observed
strictly. Dispenser Snider is quoted as
making a statement like this: If I
do not conduct this thing according to
law want the board to discharge me,
and If the board Is unwilling to allow
me to conduct it according to law l
will quit" The business Of the dis
pensary continued good during Monday
and yesterday; but the reporter did not
ask for figures except as to Saturdays
sales. The figures, $15S, were given out
by Dispenser Snider on Monday morn
ing.