Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-30
WITHIN THE TOWN.


ring in the new tomorrow night They
always do. -
The Commercial club has arranged
to give reception in its parlors on
Tuesday evening, January 8. Refresh
ments will be. served.
Next Monday Is salesday for
January and there is a good deal OF
business in sight, a number Of auction
sales and many arrangements for next
year. :"
-Yorkville Lodge No. 80 A. F. NJ,
Installed officers last Tuesday night as
follows: ]. r. Logan, w. M; w. /.
witherspoon, 8. W.: w. w. Lewis, ].
W.; M. C. Willis. treas; w. Adickes.
SECRETARY; F. N. Porter, 8. D.; J. J..
Carroll, ]. D.; M. j. Walker and 8. N.
Porter, stewards; A. Cody, tiler. This
is Mr.. Cody's thirty-ninth year in the
office of tiler. -t
The fire department both the
white and colored divisions were en-
tertained at oyster suppers last We'd
nesday night, by the town council In
accordance with an annual custom.
The white firemen were served at
Louis Roth's and the colored firemen
were served at the colored Odd Eel
lows hall. There was a pretty full at
tendance Of the members Of the de-
partment at their respective places Of
entertainment and the occasion was
most enjoyable one. ~
Ed McLeave, colored, was severe
ly injured last Monday as the result
Of being thrown from q mule. he at
tempted to pass a point on Main street
where q congregation Of small boys
was popping fire crackers. His ap-
proach was the signal for the particu-
lar attention Of the small boys, and
they forthwith reproduced the condi-
ttonAs that have grown 30 familiar
about Port Arthur. The mule almost
rigftened out Of its senses, threw
MeLeave against pile Of building ma
terial, bruising him in very critical
condition. McLeave has since been
confined to his bed.
- The carrying away Of gates, the
transposition Of signs, the overturning
of movable objects on the sidewalks and
the vicious destruction Of such prop
erty as may offer temptation to the
peculiar taste Of the mob participating
at least once year. is custom that
has probably been inherited from the
lawless period following the war.
This mob was out last Monday as US
usual, and it has cost or will cost the
property owners Of Yorkville consid-
erable money to set things to rights
again. AS to whether such a custom
exists elsewhere, we do not know.
We do know that other towns some
times suffer from such destruction at
the hands Of wanton mobs; but we do
not know that it is a regular institu-
ton as In Yorkville. This town can
very we'll dispense with the custom
and 1t is about time that steps were
taken to put stop to 1t. .l1, '.'
The advance agent Of the Old Far
mer Hopkins company is in Yorkville
making arrangements for the coming
of that play on next Thursday night.
Speaking of the company and Of Mr..
Davidson the : star commedian, he
says: "Since last seen here the author
has been hard at work on that al
ways excellent play, "Old Farmer
Hopkins" and the result has been
wonderful. Those who saw the drama
when last presented here will scarcely
recognize it so great has been the
change. The best Of the old has been
retained, yet the many new scenes, in
cidents, situations, etc. that have been
added, virtually makes a new play out
of the famous old drama Mr.. David
son has engaged the strongest COM
pany obtainable and carries all seem
cry, mountings and mechanical effects
for a perfect production. The musical
part of the performance Is a feature,
az full orchestra Of solo artists Is
carried. A worthy entertainment such
as this will be we'll patronized."