Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-13

for candy, nuts, fruits, etc., and they
are always ready to give him careful
attention.
At the store Of Messrs. Carroll Bros,
little further down the street, the
old gentleman has been making some
pretty liberal purchases with reference
to the Christmas dinner; but he has
not stopped at that. Many Of his older
friends have been wanting new bug
gies, and Of these he has supplied quite
a number. At the same time he has
allowed the season to persuade him to
the final purchase Of various other ar
ticles that he has been needing all
along.
At Mr.. VIM. Dickson's also, there is
a choice lot Of fruits, candies, and
other good things.
A little further down at the store of
Messrs. Herndon & Gordon there Is
quite stock Of attractive goods that
were laid in fer Santa's special benefit.
These include dolls, tea sets, accor-
dions, banjos, guitars. autoharps, etc.
Dobson Bros. have made no special
provision for Santa. The fact is that
they have been so busy all season that
they have not been able to give him
much attention. But still the old man
Is not overlooking this establishment
He has friends who can be. supplied
only right here, and he is giving orders
to be filled as quickly as possible, and
the good people at the store are doing
everything in their power to carry out
his instructions. ;.
Although not considering themselves
the especial repositories Of Santa
Claus's supplies, the York Furniture
Company, the Carroll Furniture Com
pany, and G.. H. O'Leary always hold
themselves in readiness to supply San
ia Claus with any want that he might
indicate. When there Is a real hard
year, Santa does not have much time
for any Of these places at Christmas.
He tells his people that this class Of
goods take too much money. and that
they must wait until times are better.
It is a fact, however, that all Of the
furniture stores have been putting out
lots of pretty and expensive articles,
along with the usual quality Of sta
pies and that Is to be taken as evil
dence' that Santa Is much better fixed
than he has commonly been supposed.
And the hardware people, too, are
being visited as usual, the w. /. With
erspoon company around by the rail-
road, and the Yorkville Hardware COM
pany On Main street. They carry lit
tie else than staple stuff; but even OF
this, Santa. is buying things that he
will need at various times; but which
he would hardly buy at any other sea-
son of the year.
To undertake to describe the pretty
things to be seen at the York Drug
store and the Star Drug Store would
be an almost endless task. The York
Drug Store is literally piled with
Christmas goods of every description.
and Santa Claus is buying without re-
gard to cost. 1t is the same way
across the street at the Star Drug
Store.
T. w. Speck has what looks Ike a
carload of Christmas goods, and Santa
Claus has been going in and out every
lay and every hour In the day. Mr..
speck says that Santa seems to be
more liberal this year tran be has been
fer years, and one very noticeable fact
in connection with his shopping is that
although he seems to want everything
in sight, 1t is the prettiest, most val
liable and most expensive articles that
appeal to him most. - - I
Messrs. J. L. Williams & Co., are
tempting Santa with fascinators,
shawls, silk and linen handkerchiefs,
handbags, etc. The Thomson Compa-
nv and ]. O. Wray have piles Of toys
for the children, and all kinds Of wear
ing apparel for grown up people. both
men and women. The Strauss-Smitn
company and the Yorkville Banking
and Mercantile company. though not
carrying 80 many toys, have Santa's
attention like the others and they are
getting out of the old man as liberal
a deal as could be desired.
Other places at which Santa Is to
be found are I. w. Johnson's, the York
Supply company, w. M. Kennedy's, the
Withers Adickes company, w. c. Lati-
mers, the Yorkville Grocery company
w. E. Ferguson's, Louis Roths, Wray's
Grocery, @. W. Sherer's, W.. R. Car
rolls, Bert Smiths, and Roses Market.
Although in the case Of several OF
these, there has been no special provis-
ion for the holiday trade. all are Ieei-
ing the effects, and all are doing their
share In helping Santa to make Christ
mas a success.
Messrs. Glenn & Allison and the
Yorkville Buggy company, though. ike
some Of the others, are not catering
to the holiday trade, are receiving con-
slant visits from Santa, and sending
out goods that are calculated to bright
en- up the holidays az we'll as the stern
er and more prosy times to follow.
Reports from different parts OF the
county indicate the existence OF ABOUT
the same conditions that are TO De
found in Yorkville. It is not to be de-
MED that a month ago there was every
reason to anticipate an unusually
dreary Christmas; but taking the facts
as they actually are at this time, 1t is
quite evident that II Santa Claus ls
feeling at all cramped financially he Is
not acting as though he Is very much
concerned about 1t.
LOCAL LAcONlcS. I.