Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-15
CLOVER cULLINes.
The New Masonic .HaII-Trains Nos.
and 8-Personal and Other Notes.

Correspondence Of the Yorkyille Enouifs..
CLOVER, March 15.-The outlook
now is that the new opera house and
Masonic hall will be ready for occu-
pancy within week or ten days. At
present the contractor, Mr.. w. T.
Beamguard, Is devoting most Of his
energies to completing the new home
Of the Masons, and 1t Is the hope Of
the fraternity that they will be able
to hold their first meeting In 1t on
the night Of the 21st inst, on which
occasion a number Of visiting brethren
from the surrounding towns will very
likely be present The new quarters
when completed will be among the
most commodious, handsome and con-
yenient in this part Of the state.
The work Of building an additional
story to that part Of the Smith block
occupied by the Glover Drug company,
the Bank of Glover and the Clover
Cotton Manufacturing Cos office, Is
now well advanced. The second story
when complete will be occupied as
offices by the cotton mill, DIR. Pressly,
the dentist, and others.
While work has been seriously re-
tarded for lack Of material, the hand
some new residences Of Messrs. II. P.
Jackson and James A. Page are being
as possible under the circumstances.
The people Of Glover have, since
trains No. and on the Carolina and
North Western railroad were discon-
tinued last fall, been patiently waiting
for April 1 to roll round, as 1t was
their understanding that the manage
ment had, at the time they were taken
off, made the unconditional announce
ment that at the time indicated they
would be restored and not discontinued
any more, and as q result, the recent
interview Of the Enquirer with General
Manager Nichols in which he stated
that the trains would not be restored
and gave as his reason the passage OF
the new rate law by the North Caroli-
ma legislature, was something OF jar
to Cloverites, as 1t was, no doubt, all
along the line. The sentiment here Is
that while the Tar Heel politicians
made a serious and inexcusable blum
der in this matter and one that Is sure,
IL allowed to stand by the courts, to
injure the state equally as much IL not
more than the railroads, still IL Nos. Z
and were restored and kept re-
stored" they weud pay indirectly from
the first and eventually would pay d.
rectly. It is easily possible that the
increase Of the volume OF the mails
handled between April and next jan
uary, when the weighing on which the
compensation for the ensuing four
years is based, takes place would
amount to far more than the loss In
passenger rates, even though there was
no material increase in the amount OF
travel during the time indicated, as
compared with the experience OF these
trains last year. Besides Col. Nichols
should remember that q lot OF TOOL
LEGISLATION was aimed at the railroads
during the recent session in Columbia,
among other bills being one providing
for a "a cents rate in this state, and
that II was all slaughtered without un-
necessary ceremony, which, we think,
proves conclusively that the South
Carolina legislature fully appreciated
the fact that the people who pay SO
per cent Of railroad fares in this state
do not ask for lower rates, but are
crying aloud for better service. While
we are satisfied that no railroad In
the south renders more prompt or
satisfactory service to Its patrons
than does the c. & n. w. as far as 1t
goes, still the service does not go as
far as the public has reason to believe
1t should, hence the great demand for
the restoration Of Nos. and 8.
Mr.. James Grice and family left
here on Wednesday for Shelby, n. C.,
where Mr.. Grice has accepted posi-
ton as superintendent Of what was
formerly known as the Miller cotton
mill and which was recently pur-
chased by a company organized lot
the purpose. Mr.. Grice came to clover
the year that the original Glover cot
ton mill was being built and made
contract with Capt. w. B. Smith, VINO
was the first president OF the company
to go to work when the machinery
started, and remained continuously
until now. and 1t is safe to say that
few men in this section better under
stand the practical operation OF yarn
mill than he. He will make good In
the new relation he assumes AS a
citizen Mr.. Grice enjoyed the conf-
dence and esteem Of all the people,
and his family was universally esteem
ed and their departure Is regretted, not
only by the mill management, but the
community at large. -,
Glover merchants, like those at all
other points throughout this section,
are seriously handicapped by reason
of delay in freights. Goods that have
been shipped for a month or six weeks,
in many instances are still out. The
situation Is growing more and more Sc
rious each day, as money Is being daily
lost for lack Of goods, this Is especial
ly true as to the dry goods trade.
While there are still few scatter
ing lots Of cotton in this immediate
section, still after the price reached
II cents sales were almost unprece-
dented for the season Of the year.
DIR. E. w. Pressly has been quite
sick for a number of days, being con-
fined to his room, but is reported as
being somewhat improved at present
The Bank of Glover Is thirteen-and-
a-half months old to-day. having com
menced business February /, 1906,