Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-11-25
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The street committee s giving
Main street a thorough cleaning.
Dispenser snider put in most o.
yesterday moving. =. his stock across
the street to the store room formerly
occupied by w. B. Moore & Co.
enjoyed throughout the town.
up to Nov. 20 Of last year the Vic"
tor Oil Mill ginnery had ginned 1,24S
bales, and up to the same date this
year the figures were 1873. The total
number of bales ginned last year was
1851, and the figures for this year UP
to yesterday were 1850.
The turkey crop is short again this
year and the birds are high priced.
Many families that expected to est
turkey for dinner yesterday were dis
appointed because they waited for the
turkeys to come to their doors instead
of going after the turkeys. But all
the same, many a turkey dinner was
There was a large congregation
representative Of all the different de-
nominations at the Thanksgiving SER
vice In the Methodist church yester-
day morning. Rev. w. c. Ewart
preached a thoughtful and appropriate
sermon, a thanksgiving Offering was
made to the various orphanages. The
contributions were quite liberal.
Louis Salisbury's moving pictures
promise to draw large audiences to-
night and tomorrow night Moving
picture exhibitions have been quite
common Of late especially in connec-
ton with the street fair; but this does
not rob the Salisbury exhibition OF
any Of its interest. Mr.. Salisbury has
the largest and most complete collec-
ton Of pictures that has ever been
brought through this part Of the coun-
try. He draws large crowds wherever
he goes, and his audiences are invar-
iably pleased. After Yorkville. the
pictures are to be exhibited at Spar.
tanburg, Greenville and other larger
towns.
-Arbor Day was observed by the
Graded school Wednesday with very
appropriate and interesting exercises.
About fifteen trees were set out, all
the pupils Of the school taking part
in the planting. Three boys from each
room had been appointed a tree conf
mittee to bring the trees from the
woods to the school grounds, and
three boys from each room formed
yard committee to select sites and dig
holes for the trees. The formal por-
ton Of the exercises took place In the
auditorium, beginning at noon. "A
bright and interesting programme had
been prepared by the faculty. and was
we'll carried out by the pupils. The
opening exercises were devotional,
consisting Of a hymn, Bringing In the
Sheaves," by the school, Scripture
reading by the superintendent, and
an invocation by Rev. DR.. ]. L. Stokes.
These concluded, the pupils OF the Sec
ond and fourth grades presented a
breezy little fantasia, Natures Chill
Qren IN WHICH Old AiiSou loOh ehc
part Of Mother Nature, Agnes Hunter
representing Autumn, Annie Stevens.
Pine Tree; Mary FAINT Herndon, Hol-
ly Tree; Martha Marshall, Elm Tree;
Miriam White, Weeping Willow; Ma
son Carroll, Hickory Tree; Guy Lou
THAN, Oak Tree, and Gist Finley, Jack
Frost. The Leaves were represented
by six little girls. Frances Adickes,
Marie Inman, Jennie Beard Mackorell,
Nellie Beard, Nellie Hart and Marie
Pegram and the Breezes by six little
boys, Henry McCaw, Lamar Glenn.
George Ashe, Robert Finley, Pruitt
Bray and William Neville, After an
Autumn song by the school, short Be-
lections were recited by Alec Starr,
Rita Beard, Bennie Barron, Miller
Drakeford and Charlie Carroll. Miss
Kitty Blair read well-prepared pa
per on the Trees Of South Carolina,
enumerating the different varieties
and emphasizing their value In ply
sical economy. Selections on Plant
ing Trees were delivered by Waiter