Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-28


farms and to spare. I would say that
this section promises to become the
garden spot Of this whole section"
WITHIN THE TOWN.
- This has been busy week in York
Vile. There have been many people
in town from the country and all the
merchants have had their share Of the
business.
( = There is much complaint because
of. the inability Of the railroads to de-
| liver freights promptly. Some Of
tYorkville's business men have had
weeks.
= The York County Bible society will
hold its annual meeting at the Presby-
lterian church Sunday evening at 7.3O
O'Clock. The annual address will be
Trinity M. E. church. The meeting will
be in the nature of union service.
! Mr.. A. S. Clarke, agent Of the South
ern railroad at Yorkville, owns st.
Bernard dog, which Is only about f1f-
teen months old and which weighs 165
pounds. Mr.. Clarke Is 6 feet tall and
the dog can stand with its hind feet
on the ground and its fore feet on his
shoulders.
The concensus Of the best judgment
Of the business men of Yorkville Is to
the effect that there should be some
systematic effort on the part Of the
town council to keep down the dust on
the street this summer. This subject
has been discussed ever since there has
been an available water supply; but up
to this time practically nothing has
been done. The business interests of
the town would be grateful for some
kind of conclusion.
- Fertilizer deliveries have been es-
pecially heavy during this week. All
Of the dealers have been busy and the
reporter was informed by one dealer
| that he delivered as much as 80 tons
during Tuesday and Wednesday,. He
referred only to deliveries in wagons by
the sack to large number Of differ
ent customers. While exact figures are
not available, there Is little reason 70
doubt that the fertilizer sales this year
will break all records for this section.
A salesman came over from Char
| lotte one day recently with a lot of
goods from q retail store there and
retailed out a considerable quantity of
stuff. The fact Is he did rafting good
business, and he illustrated to de-
gree the well-known failing Of York.
willie people to buy. from foreigners
what they could get to lust as good ad-
vantage at home. We are confident
that this salesman did not sell sim
procured as readily and at as low a
| r{oa fror,o ono m, fho ofhar ne fhp fol-
lowing local dealers: J. M. Heath &
Co., ]. @. Wray, the Strauss-Smith
Co., VIM. Kennedy or r. L. Brandon.
At least three of these dealers carry
large. stocks and each one Of them
stands ready to order anything in their
line that cannot be had here and to
furnish it at prices as low as any for
eign house can legitimately offer.
THE ENQUIRER would not be under
stood as recommending any kind Of an
| investment as absolutely safe. Pru-
dent business men know that there are
possibilities that can even take away
the value Of government bonds. We
have no hesitation, however, In again
calling especial attention to the oppor-
tunity for profitable investment that is
offered by the local building and loan
association just organized. There is no
reason why this should not be as good
an Investment as could be desired by
people who are looking for a safe place
to put their money and who will be
content with reasonable profits. It Is
our deliberate Judgment that the pros
poets for development In Yorkville are
now as good as are those Of any Other
town in the state. There has beer
vast Improvement in business condi-
tions here during the past few years
and there Is every promise that those
conditions will continue to improve
It Is a fact that there is more genuine
business in the local sentiment now
than there has ever been, and that an
tagonistic sentiments and influences
have less weight here now than eVel
before. This situation promises wei
for the future and under the circum'
stances we think this building and loar
association is exactly the right thine
at the right time. The entire stocl
ought to be subscribed for without de-
lay, because the chances are that pres
ent purchasers are going to have al
opportunity before they are many
months older, to sell their holdings
If they choose to do 80, at profitable
advance.
| VIM. Irvine Fayssoux, the youne
Gastonia mind reader, gave two exhi'
bitions Of his powers In Yorkville THU
week on Tuesday and Wednesday
nights. Young Fayssoux is a mere
boy; but there Is no doubt Of the fac
that he has acquired considerable
knowledge Of mind reading and hyp'
notism. Had the reporter been skepti.
cal his doubts would have been dissi'
pated by a practical demonstration
that was given in THE ENQUIRER Of.
flee. On the Monday previous Mr.. J
A. Page, of Gastonia, sent down 6
printing type Of certain kind, an6
instructed If we would hide 1t young
Fayssoux would find it. Two members
Of the firm hid the type. They were
not disposed to be buncoed, and they
hid it in the most difficult place imag-
Unable. Young Fayssoux came into
the office blindfolded, and after q
search found the type In box In
drawer, and then placed 1t In Its prop
er case and box. There was absolute.
ly no humbug about the matter. The
entertainment in the opera house, how
ever, could hardly be described as 9
success. While the hypnotic and mind
reading powers Of the young man are
all right, he lacks experience as a show
man, and will require some additional
practice before he can hope to meet
with great success as professional
entertainer
The town council has been waging
active warfare on the unlicensed dogs
during the past week or ten days and
| it's activity has developed not little
| feeling Of resistance to the ordinance.
The dog ordinance imposes a license
tax of 81 a head on all dogs running
at large on the streets. About eighty
five people went to the office Of the
town treasurer as soon as the ordi-
nance became effective, paid the tax
and secured collars. Later on it de-
veloped that there are $50 or more dogs
in the town on which no tax has been
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