Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-17

WELL, now, as to our testimony of
the behavior Of the people who came TO
see the same show in Abbeville last
Saturday. We make no estimate as 10
he number of persons present further
than to state that 1t was immense.
When numbers are mentioned by any
one in our presence they are placed not
fewer than six thousand and not over
eight thousand. The editor OF the
Press and Banner was among the
throag on the streets, and he saw but
one man under the influence OF liquor.
We heard the name Of another but did
not see him. We asked a policeman
what he thought of the behavior OF the
people, and he said that they were
sober and orderly. Good feeling pre-
vailed. He had made no arrests. we
asked the sheriff as to his opinion, and
he said the behavior was excellent
and as far as he saw, all were SOBER
except one or two individuals. Our
own testimony would be that we never
saw a be: ter behaved aggregation OF
people. We neither saw nor heard OF
single disturbance. THE YoRKvILLE
ENQUIRER notes that the blind tigers
were doing business on the day of the
show in Yorkville. 1t will be noted
that the dispensary was closed last
Saturday, and no whisky was SOLD on
hat day by the dispensary, and we
have no blind tigers. We heard moth
ing but praise of the show itself. All
who spoke of it in our presence were
pleased with the performances.-Aboe-
vile Press and Banner.
The Press and Banner is one of the
lest weekly papers in the state, and
the editor thereof Is an able man VINO
loves 10 go to a circus and who never
took a drink Of liquor in his life. We
have never met this gentleman; but
we have been reading his paper for
twenty years, have been reliably in
formed of his habit Of total abstinence
and have his own testimony as to how
he feels about the circus. The Press
and Ban:er never fails 10 have some
thing kind to say of the big shows thai
come to Abbeyille. With these expla-
nations, we want to go on to remark
that we don't believe that there was
really much difference between condi-
tions at Yorkville and Abbeville on
show day. The difference Is mostly
in what the two towns are accustomed
to. For instance, what a YorkVille
policeman would consider a disorderly
crowd would be considered very well
behaved in Abbeville, and what the
Abbeville police would call a disorder
ly crowd would probably result in the
calling out of the militia in Yorkville
And as to Abbeville having no tigers, the
statement amuses us. We do not doubt
the honesty of the Press and Banner
but we are doubtful as to the correct
ness Of its information. Why, OF
course, there are people in Abbeville
who sell whisky at nights, on Sundays
and show days. 1t was so here when
we had the dispensary and we believe
it is so everywhere. Finally our point
of difference is very well illustrated In
the view the Press and Banner ex-
pressed as TO the show. There are
people over this way who have grad
ua;ed on the circus question. They
have seen them all and continue to go
to every one Of them that comes along
Most of these people seemed TO be OF
opinion that the Van Amburg outnt
was a very Indifferent one; but If II
pleases Abbeville that is all right. We
are also glad to know that the Press
and Banner is so well satisfied with
the sobriety and good behavior of It's
show crowds. The fact of the business
is we had no intention from the very
first of quarreling with our esteemed
contemporary and we are not going to
do ANYTHING of the kind.