Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-20
WITHIN THE TOWN.

WITHIN THE TOWN.
Mr.. John Nj. Rawlinson, who mas
been conducting small grocery pus-
mess for a number of years past prln-
cipally as a means Of employment, mas
sold out his stock and retired.
MIR. J. ]. Keller gave THE ENouI-
KER q verbal order last week to adVer-
tise a secondhand one-horse wagon
for sale, and by mistake he was maze
tc offer a horse also. He has mao
numerous inquiries about the horse
and a few about the wagon. He stlli
has the wagon and wants to give 1t 10
somebody at bargain.
The commencement exercises Oh
the K. M. M. A. begin on Sunday, May
31st with a sermon by Rev. W.. ".
Neville. On Tuesday, June 2, at o
o'clock in the afternoon the literary
society will have its celebration, which
will be followed by competitive drlii
for the Miller medal. The annuai
commencement address will be deilV-
cred by Rev. J. L. Stokes on WedneS,
day, June 3, at II a. m, and this Will
be followed by the usual commence
ment exercises.
The protracted meeting commenced
In the Presbyterian church on last
Sunday morning Is being attenaea Dy
large crowds of people and the indica-
tions are that much good will be ac-
complished. Rev. R. G. McLees, who
is doing the preaching, presents the
gospel truths in a plain, practical, SIM
Die way, and is evidently deeply In
earnest, Services are announced 1or
each day during the balance OF the
week at 4.30 and SIS p. m, and a cor
dial invitation has been EXTENDED py
Pastor Neville, to everybody, whether
church members or not, to be present
at each service.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Lewis have
been sorely afflicted in the death OF the
twins who came into their nome on
january 9 last. Both died ON MONDAY,
one in the morning and the other IN
the afternoon. Their death was the
result Of whooping cough. One of the
twins had been named William MOI
gan Lewis and the other had been
named wallace Newton Lewis: They
had been struggling with whooping
cough for some two weeks or more.
The funeral took place from the home
of the bereaved parents yesterday
(Tuesday) morning at 10 o'clock. Inc
two little collins were deposited SIDE
by side in e single grave.
Although it should be frankly ad-
mitted that there Is no information
that warrants q conclusion that the
Seaboard Air Line Is contemplating
the purchase Of the Carolina anu
theless a fact that the idea Of such a
thing Is calculated to awaken enthu-
siasm for the future Of YorkVille.
The town has long been bottled up to
the extent that 1t has enjoyed but III
tie railroad competition and has sell
dom had the advantage OF the same
freight rates that most OF It's nelgn-
bors have had. The Carolina ana
North Western road Is under indepen-
dent control; but at the same time the
Southern is it's preferred connectlon.
That is, it must give the Southern tne
preference in the matter OF all 1relsnt
carried abroad, and that makes an al
lance which, in effect, is almost EQUIV
alent to identical management. There
is every reasonable probability that
the Seaboard Air Line will long con-
t,nue as a competing system with the
Southern, and the acquisition or the
Carolina and North Western by the
Seaboard Air Line would give YORK
VILE railroad competition equal to the
hest enjoyed by any other point In the
state. It Is not worth while to specu-
late in detail on the result or such
development, but still 1t is easy to see
that the advantages naturally 10 De
expected would be many.
BY following the fine judgment
that seems to have developed out or
his long experience with various kinds
of criminals, Policeman Whitener on
Monday succeeded in detecting and ar
resting a COW thief before the owner
of the stolen animal had had time to
spread the news Of his loss. A Negro
came along Monday morning leading
a fine looking COW by rope. Pollce-
man Whitener remarked to gentle-
man with whom he was talking tnat
he would bet the cow had been stolen
and that the Negro was trying TO sell
her. The Negro went straight on TO
Sherrers meat market and Mr.. White
ner shrewdly concluding that 1t would
be best not to follow too close in per-
son, requested Deputy Sheriff Sandifer
to try to buy the animal. 1t was DEEM
ed best to have Mr.. Sandifer go be-
cause his ordinary citizens dress was
not calculated to excite suspicion. Mr.
Sandifer stepped up just as the Ne
gro was trying to make a price. Mr..
Sherer, was also suspicious that the
cow had been stolen and was not
inclined to buy. After consultation the
officers decided upon an arrest. The
Negro told various conflicting stories;
but a pay check in his pocket made
out to William Jenkins seemed to in
dicate that his name was not William
Jones as he claimed. After putting
the fellow in Jail, Policeman Whitener
telephoned to Chief of Police jenkins
at Rock Hill, and it developed that
there had just been a message from
Magistrate McElhaney making inqu1-
ry for Just such a COW as had been
found in possession Of the Negro. The
COW had been stolen from a Negro far
mer in Fort Mill township during Sun
day night.
of course, the advantage to.be de-
rived by the organization of busi-
ness mans club in Yorkville are large
ly speculative; but because of the his
tory and experience of such organ1-
cations elsewhere, there Is no occasion
for serious doubt as to the wisdom or
the idea, The objects Of such an Or
SANITATION are several fold. The first
and most important object is the de-
Ielopment Of a healthy community OF
interests in social and business aspira-
ton. The experience of all time past
has shown the advantage of unity OF
effort in social and business matters.
All the chances of healthy progress
seem to be against these communities
in which there is no effort to develop
and guide the best ideas and endeav-
ors Of individuals. The organization
OF clubs in Union. Chester and Rock
Eill have helped those towns, and the
organization of club would no doubt
help the town Of Yorkville. A busi-
ness mans club is necessarily very
Democratic in it's character. 1t seeks
to gather in all elements that seem
calculated to promote the main ends
soneht-the DEVELOPMENT of the buSi-
ness and social interests of the town.
and because business is subject on
which all men ought to be able to
comfortably occupy common ground,
the chances of agreeable cooperation
are necessarily good. The usual finan-
cial basis of organization is a $40 ini-
tiation fee with monthly dues OF Sl.OO.