Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-26
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The streets have been rather quiet
this week since the adjournment OF
court. and with most Of the farmers
busy with the grass.
- There is very little idle labor
about Yorkville just now that Is
available. All are busy who are will
ing to work.
Work on the mill building Of the
Neely Manufacturing company mas
been very much hindered on account
Jf the weather.
- -Messrs. ]. M. Heath & Co., have
inaugurated the basket bundle carrier
system in their store similar to that
used by the Strauss Smith company.
The reporter learns from a MEM
ber Of the town council that the
Southern Bell Telephone company Is
coming into Yorkville on the franchise
of the Bedford Phone company.
THE Bedford Telephone company
has sent out a circular to some or It's
subscribers giving notice of an IN
crease Of its charges to service to Dus-
mess houses after June l from $l:25
to $500 a month. The circular adVls-
es that as the increase goes into ef-
feet, business houses will have the
right to all Of the out Of town connec-
tions used by the Bedford Phone COM
pany.
Probably the largest crowd that
has assembled on a similar occasion
for several years, gathered at the
Graded school auditorium to witness
the graduating exercises last night.
After an opening prayer by Or. j. L.
Stokes, the presiding officer, MISS Josie
Carroll announced the salutatoriail,
Miss Helen Lowry, who In behalf OF
the class of 1905, very graciously well
coined the audience. The next num-
ber on the programme was an instru-
mental duet by Misses Lyl Parish and
Julia Allen of the faculty, after which
Miss Olive Walker gave humorous
selection, "a Fashionable School Girl,
which elected much amusement ana
applause from the audience. The
Progress Of English Freedom" an ori-
einal essay was read by Mr.. Willie
Jenkins. It was carefully written and
in good style, and was much enjoyed py
his hearers. After an instrumental So
10 by Miss Allen, came closely con-
tested debate on the query: "ResolV-
ed, That Lady Macbeth was more re-
snonsible for the death Of Duncan than
Macbeth" with Misses Margaret San
differ and Wilmore Logan and d: Z.
Finley, Jr., advancing the affirmative,
and Misses Bessie Pegram and kittie
blair and Clarke Adickes sustaining
the negative. The papers on both
sides showed careful preparation and
the points were we'll taken. Especially
good were the character analyses or
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. and the
decision of the judges, Messrs. w. w.
Lewis, Arthur Smell, and w. F. Mar
shall, for the negative, was based up
on the query rather than upon the de-
bate, the ability with which both sides
were sustained being equal in their
opinion. After a piano solo by Miss
Parish, Miss Fredrica Lindsay read an
original paper on "A Girls Ideals. and
Miss Julia Smith recited my First
Recital" an amusing poem, Followed
by the "Class History" read by Miss
Winnie Crawford. The paper was well
gotten up and the references to each
member of the class were particularly
appropriate. The next number was
piano duet by Misses Parish and Al.
len, followed by the "Class Prophecy
by Mr.. Arthur Hart, the class hits
of which brought a storm OF ap-
plause. After another piano solo by
Miss Parish, Mr.. w. w. Lewis gave
the Judges decision on the debate,
and the valedictorian. Miss Leon
White. closed the class program with
her farewell to the class and the
class's farewell to the faculty and
school. Mr.. J. c. Allen, the su-
perintendent, delivered the diplomas