Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-07
WITHIN THE TOWN.
Isiness continues good.

WITHIN THE TOWN.
Business continues good.
Trade continues to hold up nicely.
Deposits continue to increase at
the banks.
The Victor Oil mill will use elec-
trio power.
THE cotton receipts up to date ag-
gregate very nearly six thousand bales.
Mr.. Jas. F. Thomson Is making
extensive improvements on the Wat
son house, recently purchased by him.
Eleven cents was offered for cotton
last Saturday; but there was none sold
on this market at that price.
The horse traders had a great day
yesterday. There was lots Of trading
stock in town, and business was
booming in the back lots from morn
ing until night.
-Messrs. ]. ]. Keller & Co.,, have
four pretty good sized jobs under way
In Yorkvi!le, and they are having trou-
BILE in getting carpenters.
The work Of putting up poles for
the new electric lighting and power
system is In progress. The wires will
be run on almost every street.
The Nicely Manufacturing company
will probably begin operations about
next Monday. This Is provided there
are no more unforeseen delays.
-Yorkville needs to be laid off In
streets. Citizens interested In the
towns growth and development might
do well to hold a convention on the
subject.
Rev. r. A. Rouse and Miss Lula
Dameron are TO be married this after
noon at $50 o'clock at the residence OF
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
e. Dameron on West Madison street.
Mr.. John NJ. Pollock has opened a
merchandise brokerage Office in the
B. N. Moore building next to the
Yorkville Hardware company's store.
Mr.. F. C. Black will have his insur-
ance office In. the same room.
: The papers in $4,000 real es-
tate deal were filed in the clerks office
yesterday. The block that includes
the Loan and Savings Bank, Ferguson
& Clinton's store, and ]. Q. Wray's
store was sold by Maj. w. b. Moore to
Mr.. James M. Stroup.
The largest audience Of the season
gathered at the opera house last Sat-
urday night to witness the musical
comedy "Beggar Prince" The piece
was delightfully."- presented by first
class actors, and everybody was well
pleased. 1t was a real good show.
Rev. w. E. Hurt, on last Sunday
rendered his resignation as pastor OF
the Yorkville Baptist church. He Will
continue in charge Of the Union, Clover
and Enon churches. The Yorkville
congregation is considering the idea
of having a pastor for his whole time.
The pole line Of the Catawba Pow
er company was completed to the
transformer house of the Nicely Man
ufacturing company last Saturday af-
ternoon. The motors and transform
ers necessary for the utilization OF the
current by the Nicely Manufacturing
company also arrived during the day
and the understanding is that the mills
will be started in about week.
1t was a full sized November sales
day crowd in Yorkville yesterday, and
there were lots of horsetraqers here
from the surrounding counties; but 80
we'll behaved was this crowd that the
police did not find 1t necessary to make
a single arrest. The crowd was watch
ed closely all day and the testimony OF
Policemen Love and Sanders Is to the
effect that they saw only three men
who were noticeably under the indu-
ence Of liquor, and these did not trans
gress the proprieties sufficiently TO
warrant their being run in.
Mr.. R. T. Castles of Smyrna, was
in Yorkville last Saturday, having
come down on business. Il like to
come here" said Mr.. Castles. york
VILE is the best old town l know Of
the people are so clever to do business
with and they know so well how 70
treat visitors. And let me tell you, II
you didn't know 1t. These two banks
are doing your town lots OF good.
You've got the cleverest banking folks
to be found anywhere. I don't mean
that they will give you anything you
are not entitled to; but they'll give you
all of that. Why II 1t had not been
for these banks many Of our people
would have had to sell cotton at what
ever 1t would bring. But 1t seems like
most anybody in our country has been
able to get all the accommodation
that could be desired. Yes, you York.
VILE people are getting there and you
ought to be feeling good about It."