Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-26
WITHIN THE TOWN.

WITHIN HE IOWN.
Mr.. F. Happerfield Is engaged In
the work Of building the foundation Of
the proposed Confederate monument in
the court house yard. He expects to
have everything in readiness for the
laying Of the corner stone on May 10.
The members of the Ladies' Auxil-
larry society have done considerable
amount Of beautlfying work in the
cemetery during the past week or ten
days. They have been furnishd with
lots Of violets; but they need a great
many more. People who have violets
to spare should communicate with Miss
Rosa Lindsay, president of the society.
Prof. Stephenson's lecture on the
Russo Japanese war at the opera
house Thursday night will be we'll
worth hearing. The speaker has stud
led the subject thoroughly in connec-
ton with the history, character and
traditions Of the belligerent powers and
will give his audience within an hour
more information than could be gath
cred from months Of reading.
The baseball enthusiasts Of York.
willie were very much interested In a
game that was played on the Garrison
green last Saturday afternoon between
the Bethany High school team and the
Graded school team. Quite a large
number of Bethany people were In
Yorkville to witness the event and the
town people also turned out in goodly
numbers. The game was well contest
ed on both sides; but resulted in VIC
tory for the Graded school by score
of is to S.
-"Getting orders for Devoe's paint 2
replied Mr.. J. J. Keller to a question
from the reporter. I'VE certainly are
so many in fact, that we had to write
the manufacturers that unless they
shipped our order out at once. we
wanted our name dropped as agent
We don't like to get orders that we
cannot fill 1t is embarrassing. But we
have received an invoice and will be
able to supply the demand in a few
days. The Devoe people have been de-
layed by the confusion occasioned by
the big fire."
- Owing to the fact that the location
Of the six wards into which the town
of Yorkville was divided soon after be-
ing incorporated under the general in.
corporation act several years ago, was
not generally understood by the public
the town council at the meeting held
on the 18th, passed resolution chang
ing the boundaries Of the various wards
as follows: No. embraces all the ter
ritory lying east Of the centre Of Kings
Mountain and Wilson streets, including
both sides of Lincoln street. The line
runs entirely across the town. No.
embraces all the territory lying be.
tween the centre Of Kings Mountain
and Wilson streets, on the west side
and the centre of East and West Mad
ison streets on the east side, both sides
of Congress street from and including
the residences Of Thos. F. McDow and
Jas. M. Starr to, and including the res
licences Of R. ]. Herndon and w. w
Jenkins. The lines run entirely across
the town. No. embraces all the terri
tory lying between the centre Of Eas'
and West Madison streets on the south
and the centre of East and West Lib
erty streets on the north, and includes
both sides Of Congress street, com
mencing at the lots of ]. w. Dobsor
prf0r nd inp
Strauss store building and that Of j
M. Heath G. Co. The lines run entirely
across the town. BY this is meant thai
the waterworks as we'll as the South
ern depot and the residence Of ]. P
White are in ward 8. No. embraces
all the territory lying between the
centre Of East and West Liberty streets
and East and West Jefferson streets or
the south side Of the former and NORTH
side Of the latter. and includes thai
portion Of Congress street, both sides
extending from and including the court
house to and inluding the Withers res.
idence. The lines extend entirely across
the town. The Jail and also the resi-
dence Of w. B. Steele are in ward 4
Ward embraces all the territory or
the south side Of the centre Of Fast
Jefferson street, and the east side oi
the centre Of Congress street, COM
mencing at the centre Of where Con-
gress street crosses Jefferson. The line
extends southwest and runs In the cen.
tire Of Pinckney street to town limits
all territory on east side Of Pinckney
street being in this ward. The graded
school building as well as all property
on south side Of East Jefferson street
Is In ward S. as also Is the Tavora cot
ton mill and all property on the east
side of Congress street, also that east
Of the Chester road and that between
the Chester and Pinckney roads. WARD
embraces all the territory on the
south side of West Jefferson street and
west side Of the centre Of Congress
street, and all on the west side OF
Pinckney street to the town limits
1t includes all the territory south OF
West Jefferson and west Of Congress
street, not indicated as a part of the
fifth ward.
LOCAL LACONICS.
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