Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-05

together they contributed triple
contribution to the big display.
The Star Drug Stores float was
quite an elaborate affair." consisting of
tiers of seats handsomely decorated
and a great white star turning on a
ladies, who added very materially to
the attractiveness of the display. The
ladies were as follows: Misses Annie
Stevens, Mary Moore, Pauline Lind
say, Hattie Hunter, Mary Starr, Fran
ces Finley, Webb Stanton, Rebecca
Flanagan.
The Yorkville Hardware company
was represented by a cleverly con-
structed float, prettily decorated be-
low with the national colors and can
opied overhead with brilliantly color
ed hammocks. Chains around the en-
closure and various articles OF hard
ware were exhibited in different parts
Of the float. Occupying comfortable
seats on the platform were Mrs. Geo
w. Brown, Misses Nellie and Matte
May Brown, Corinne Moore, Lula and
Frances Allen.
The float of the Thomson company
was one that was well calculated to
excite comment because Of its ex-
ceeding good taste and because 1t was
so entirely different from anything
else in the line. 1t consisted only OF
white chariot, drawn by two cream
colored horses, harnessed entirely In
white and driven tandem by pretty
young lady, also dressed In white
The driver was Miss Maggie Glenn
Mr.. H. P. Stowe accompanied the
chariot, mounted on horseback.
Glenn & Allison's buggy float had
for its foundation a Woodmen stump
with axe in the top and surrounded by
a carpet Of grass below. The name
Glenn & Allison appeared on the sides
Over the stump appeared the legend
"Woodmen Of the World best on earth
Babcock buggies next best" There
was also mention of Columbia, High
Point and Taylor-C -Canady buggies."
The York Drug Store was represent
ed by a very pretty float, consisting
Of tiers Of seats, one above the other
in the form Of a pyramid and topped
with flags. The names were on the
sides and on the end the legend, Pre-
scriptions a specially" There were
pretty decorations In red, white and
blue, but the feature was the occu-
pants Of the pyramid of seats, the
following young ladies'. including
some of the prettiest in the process
sion: Misses Geraldine Lowry, Mar
garet Moore, Marie Moore, Helen
Lowry, Julia Smith, Kate Hunter,
Anna Steele McCaw, Elise Latimer
Elizabeth Barron (Columbia), Lunette
Townsend (Union), Olive Walker
Matte Caldwell.
|, j. O. Wray was represented Dy a
float decorated with the national col
ors, a pretty canopy top, supported by
red, white and blue columns. The
words DRY Goods" showed on the
rear, and the stage was occupied by
the following: Misses May, Irma and
Julia Williams, Margaret Wray. JAMIE
Wray, Essie .Wray, Sarah wilkins,
Marilla Ewart, Sophie Ewart, Lucy
Reed Ewart, Olive Smith, Efie
Davidson, Carrie Davidson, Pearle
Sherrer, Maud Stroup, Mamie Kate
Brian, Dot Montgomery, Susie Brian,
Sarah Jones, Masters Cotrell Thom-
asson, Floyd Wray.
The York Furniture company's float
consisted Of a handsome display OF
rugs, carpets, furniture, sewing ma
chimes and advertised pianos and or
gans. The chairs were occupied by
Messrs. Quinn Wallace, w. II. NC
Corkle, Bedford Moore, Wyatt Neville
and Philip Hunter.
: Messrs. Mackorell Bros, the whole
sale grocers, had a very handsome
float, consisting of a platform decor
ated in red, white and blue and car.
rying a prettily constructed pyramid
of sacks Of flour, canned goods ano
other substantial wares, .surmounted
by "mackerel," shaped and painted
on cloth.
The float of the Strauss-Smith Co.,
was represented by a very handsome
white canopied float, prettily trimmed
with white and blue. 1t included an
elaborate display Of white goods and
called attention to the big reduction
sale" now going on. The following lit
tie girls occupied the platform, Heloise
Norris, Thelma Inman, Eleanor Hern-
don, Nellie Hart, Margaret Grst
Rachel Wylie, Martha Marshall, Lou
ise Barron, Esther Ashe, Frances Lew
is, Nell Beard. The float was In charge
of Mr.. H. C. Strauss, and was driven
by the well-known coachman, Moan
Banks.
The Tavora Cotton mill had a very
handsome float in the shape OF
pyramid constructed on a color scheme
of red, white and blue and using raw
and manufactured cotton for the white
A tier of cones represented one OF the
white bars and a tier Of raw cotton
represented another. A cone Of spun
warn occupied the apex Of the pyra-
mid, and the name "Tavora" was
worked in cotton. Mr.. w. F. Downs
acted as driver and the following
young ladies from the mill rode as
representatives Of the beauty TO De
found among the employees: Misses
May Wallace, Belle Hudson, Anna
Maginnis, Eliza Elliott.
Mr.. ]. C.. Wilborn was represented
by a finished house on wheels. 1t was
quite a neat and symmetrical little al
fair. constructed for the occasion by
Messrs. j. ]. Keller & Co. On the
house waved the legends Watch York
Grow" and Buy a Home from ]. c.
Wilborn."
Next came another float Of Messrs.
Glenn e. Allison's, representing the
Studebaker as the king OF wagons.
This was an allegorical conception
on quite an elaborate scale. The hoat
was prettily decorated from the wheels
below to the canopied top above, ana
showed King Studebaker and mis-
queen in a Sylvan bower surrounded
by fairy attendants. Master Ronert
Turner Allison was the king, MISS
Elise Spencer the queen, and Misses
Sue Meek Allison and Mary Allison
Blodget (Atlanta) the fairy attend
ants.
The York Supply Co., had quite a
handsome float consisting Of a plat
form loaded with flour and various
kinds of canned goods carried In stock.
The decorations were very pretty.
Misses Sudie Allison and Strauss
Walker drove the float and Master
Gist, States and Robert Finley, Arthur
Neely, Tom Moore and Frank McEl-
wee, each wearing a white apron, in
dicated the readiness Of the company
to serve it's patrons with intelligent
celebrity.
Nv. Johnson's float was of the reg
uation pattern as to platform, deco
rations and canopy, but was different
in that 1t advertised in unique way
"Johnson's Specials" not the least
important of which were the Gold
Dust Twins" Masters Henry and
Andrew Cauthen, both blacked to a
shine and beating tin pans in man.
ner that indicated their complete en-
trance into the spirit Of the occasion.
Both are under seven years or age.
The other children on the float were
Anna Lewis, Florrie Beard, Mary Speck
Miriam White, Margaret Cartwright
Margaret Marshall, Frances Pegram,
Mary Brooks Inman, Margaret Fin
ly, Camilla Beard.
Messrs Carroll Bros, had a peculiarly
striking float in the shape of hand
somely decorated wagon carrying only
single oliver chilled plow.