Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-16
Within The TOWN.

Trade Is pretty good considering
the season.
Congress street looks better for the
absence of so much grass.
The Civic League. wants all the
money it can get and will make proper
use of all that may come its way.
- Saturday evening concerts through
August and September will help to
draw crowds and entertain the people.
Labor is rather more plentiful now
that the crops are laid by. The de-
mand, however, is not so strong as 1t
Was.-
Mrs. Nancy L. Dunlap died at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph G.
Dickson, last Tuesday, and was buried
in the Poag burying ground in Bethes-
da township on Wednesday. The de-
ceased was the widow Of the late Will
liam Dunlap and before her marriage
was Miss Poag. She was aged u
years, / month and one day. She
leaves one son and three daughters.
Mrs Laura B. Jennings, wife OF
Marion B. Jennings. Esq, died at her
home in Yorkville last Wednesday
evening at $50 o'clock, after an illness
of about three weeks. Her death was
due to complications that are supposed
to have come principally from mala-
ria. Mrs. Jennings was daughter of
Capt. w. G. Bateman Of Columbia, and
was married to her husband about
three years ago. At the time Of her
death she was in the 2Sth year Of her
age. Mrs. Jennings was a strikingly
pretty young lady, and was as kind,
considerate and lovable as she was
beautiful. During her residence In
Yorkvile she made many friends, and
her death Is a sad shock to the entire
community, which also feels deep SYM
pathy for the sorely stricken husband.
The remains were taken to Columbia
for interment.
The town council has under seri-
Gus consideration the idea Of macad-
amizing Main street between the Mad
ison and jefferson street crossings.
The street was originally paved with
large niggerhead rocks, in some places
to a depth Of two feet or more. The
mud works up between the rocks and
gives lots of trouble. The present
plan contemplates the taking up Of
these rocks, crushing them in the street
and putting them back. 1t Is believed
that this Is entirely practicable, and
there is little doubt of the fact that
the work will be both beneficial and
economical. The annual cost Of clean
ing up the mud that works up between
the rocks Is enough to, in few years,
pay the cost Of the Improvement With
such sidewalks as the town now has.
and a well macadamized roadway Main
street will become a source Of credit
and satisfaction to the community.
The recent concert in the court
house yard has suggested to citizens
the idea of more frequent entertain
ments of the same kind. A musical
citizen of Yorkvile, who is not con-
nected with the band; but who recog-
niZes 1t as a worthy institution deserv-
ing of public patronage, expressed him.
self to The Enquirer few days ago
like this: This band has been in ex-
istence nearly eighteen months now,
and ii has made wonderful improve
ment Practically every man who be-
gan at the organization has been with
1t ever since. All have been working
like good fellows: they have made lots
of progress. In addition they have
given quite a number Of free concerts
in the court house yard. Many people
have enjoyed these concerts greatly.
The recent concert in which all three
bands played was worth an admission
price of fifty cents. / felt like | want
ed to pay somebody, and I know that
others expressed to Sheriff Brown
desire to make contributions; but he
would not take anything, because he
did not see how, under the circum-
stances he could make an equitable
distribution of the money. But here Is
what l want 10 suggest. these pdhu
boys need better Instruments. uni
forms, more teaching and lots Of other
things. They should not be expected
to defray all their expenses themselves.
Let somebody go around among the
business people of the community and
others who are willing to subscribe,
and ask them to each give so much a
week on condition that the band Will
give weekly concerts in the court house
yard. / am sure that the band boys
would appreciate such consideration
and that they would agree to use all
the money they receive In this way for
the Improvement of the band, to pay
for teaching. to buy uniforms and to
get better instruments. Upon the ar
rangement OF such a series of concerts
the ladies' organizations might sell re-
freshments, and the affairs can easily
be developed into something worth
while generally"