Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-05-27
WITHIN THE TOWN.

hood of s175,00O in the local banks.
The record still hclds above the aver
age Of any previous year probably
since the war. And the accommoda-
tions offered by the local banks are
all that any reasonable man could ask
for.
There Is much local complaint
about a scarcity of water in the wells
and in the streams. Wells generally
are failing and all the streams with
in the town and vicinity are about as
low as have ever been known at this
season Of the year. The York Cotton
mills are running in daily fear that
their water supply will soon become
inadequate to the demands of day and
night operation.
The trustees of the Graded school
are asking for a three mill levy for
school purposes. It Is understood that
the present 2-mill levy is not sufficient
to pay the expenses Of the school even
as now conducted, and that the in
crease is absolutely necessary from
business standpoint. There Is some
opposition to the proposed increase,
but 80 far as THE ENQUIRER has
information this opposition is not dis
posed to be especially aggressive. The
general opinion is that the trustees are
doing the best they can for the people
and they would not ask for additional
funds except in case Of necessity.
Mrs. S. M. McNeel entertained the
local chapter of the D. A. r. Tuesday
afternoon in honor Of Mrs. H. w.
Richardson Of Columbia, the state re-
gent Of the D. A. R. Mrs. Richardson
has been the guest Of Mrs. R. M.
Bratton Of Brattonsville, for several
days, and came to Yorkville on Tues
day on the invitation Of the Kings
Mountain Chapter D. A. R to make
them an address. In her address she
outlined the origin and growth Of the
organization in the state, and assured
her hearers Of the distinct success with
which the movement Is everywhere
meeting. At the conclusion Of Mrs
Richardson's talk, refreshments con-
sisting Of a salad course. and Ices
were served. Those present were
Mrs. H. w. Richardson, Mrs. D. E.
Finley, Mrs. A. v. Smell, Mrs. R. j
Herndon, Mrs. C. G. Parish, Mrs. R
M. Bratton, Mrs. Mason Bratton, Mrs
G. H. O'Leary, Mrs. w. Adickes;
Mrs. w. B. McCaw, Mrs. ]. K. Alston
Misses Bessie Barron, Daisy Gist, Ruth
Cofleld Of Spartanburg, Hulda McNeel
and Daisy Gist.
The large audience assembled al
the Graded school auditorium last
night to witness the closirg exercises
Of the Yorkvilie Graded school, testi-
fed to the deep interest that the citi-
zens generally feel for the institution
The auditorium had been tastefully
decorated, and at the hour appointed
for the opening Of the exercises, there
we're no vacant seats and not much
standing room. The exercises Were
opened with a short prayer by Rev
DR.. w. G. Neville, and a piano solo by
Miss Lyl Parish, after which the su-
perintendent Of the school, Mr.. n. A.
C. Walker, announced the first num-
ber on the programme-"A Dream
John Esten Cooke, delivered by MT
Glenn Allison. Mr.. Allison rendered
the old soldiers reminiscent dream In
very appropriate manner and elicit
ed generous applause from the audi
ence. Miss Mary L. Dobson then read
an original paper on "Woman's Con-
tribution to the Worlds Literature
This essay was a resume Of the
achievements of literary women IN the
past, and brought out the influence
that women exert over modern liter
ature. Miss Dobson's paper was full
of thought, clothed in beautiful Ian
guage. After Miss Lyl Parish's rendi-
ton of Tobani's Hearts and Flowers,
Mr.. Walker announced Mr.. Keene
Dobson, who in a graceful, self-pos-
sessed manner delivered Dewey's ora
ton on Freedom and Patriotism
Miss Marian Logan's essay on 1.-The
South's Progress" was an able, we'll
prepared sketch Of the development OF
the south along industrial and agricul-
tural lines. Mr.. Brice McCaws rem
dering Of Frank Hopkinson Smiths
humorous dialect story, 1.-THE One
legged Goose" ELECTED much praise
from the older persons present, and
screams of laughter from the children
Miss Mary Walkers essay on "Wo-
mans Part in the Worlds Work" was
concise, suggestive outline of an In
exhaustible theme, and showed great
deal of thought and comprehensive en-
thusiasm on the part Of the writer
Mr.. D. Wyatt Neville delivered the last
number on the programme, Henry W.
Grady's Scene on the Battlefield
This grafton was we'll chosen and de-
livered by Mr.. Neville with appropri-
ate feeling and emphasis. After an
other piano selection by Miss Parish
Mr.. Walker announced that Major Jas
F. Hart, who was to have delivered the
diplomas to the graduates, was unable
to be present, and that Mr.. Withers
Adickes, secretary Of the board OF
trustees, had consented to deliver the
diplomas. In a few we'll chosen Words
Mr.. Adickes presented the seven grad
yates, Misses Marian Logan, Mary
Dobson and Mary Walker, and Messrs'
ID. Wyatt Neville, Keene Dobson'
Glenn Allison and Brice McCaw with
the rolls of parchment which testified
to their satisfactory work In the
Yorkville Graded schools, and severed