Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-24
CLOVER CULllNGS.
Santa Claus and the Merchants-some
Facts About Christmas Booze-The
Electric Light System-capt. Smith

Santa Claus and the Merchants-Some
Facts About Christmas Booze-The
Electric Light System-capt. Smith
Improving.
Correapendence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Glover, December 20-While the
Glover merchants have not laid in ex
ira large stocks Of Santa Claus wares,
still those who cater to the trade Of
the old gent are in position to meet his
reasonable demands. The Glover Drug
company and the old reliable, Mr.. ]. J..
Smith have the largest assortment and
the outlook Is that they will do the bulk
Of this class Of business All the 9TH
er merchants have full lines Of the
class of goods they handle the year
round and are doing their full share Of
business in the lines for which there Is
always a special demand during the
holidays.
The receipts Of booze at the local ex-
press office are about the same as usual
at this season, and 1t Is noticeable that
numerous packages are being received
here addressed to residents of this
county who live nearer and are more
convenient to other express offices
than this. Wonder II they ordered a
pair of shoes by express IL they would
have them sent to Clover? Most Of the
stuff comes from Salisbury, n. c., and
it is said that the records indicate that
about $500 packages Of whisky had
been shipped out of that town by ex-
press between the first and seventeenth
day Of December and 1t Is estimated by
a local statistician that the total ship
ments by express will exceed 10000
packages during December. From the
best information obtainable 1t is safe
to predict that this notorious Tar Heel
town will not be shipping booze into
this state next Christmas.
Glover has a most excellent electric
light system, and II Is safe to say that
the cost to consumers is as low, IL not
lower than any town in the state, and
notwithstanding this fact there Is suffi-
Client profit to defray all expenses and
reduce the cost Of street lights to nil.
The town Of Glover has never yet Is
sued any bonds and the tax rate Is low.
Glover has always lived within Its
means and does not owe dollar today
and has money in the treasury. It 1s
probable that during the coming year
a system Of water works will be in
stalled on Main street Of sufficient ca
pacity to amply protect all the prop
erty thereon. The plan being consid-
cred is to extend a six-inch main from
the standpipe erected by the Glover
Manufacturing company last year to
the intersection of Kings Mountain
and Main street. 1t Is estimated that
the total cost will be considerably less
than $4,000 and that there will be a
substantial reduction in insurance
rates.
Messrs. s. NJ. FAIRIES and w. T. Rich
reached home from their trip to Okla
homa about week ago. They express
themselves as being greatly pleased
with the country and almost go so far
as to claim that 1t comes up to York
county.
Capt. w. B. Smith continues to i'm
prove The paralysis in his leg seems
to have almost disappeared and he Is
rapidly recovering the power of speech.
He spends most Of the time at home,
and enjoys having his friends drop In.
While the Clover Manufacturing
company is still shipping some yarn, as
compared to the daily output the pro-
portion Is small All that Is not sold Is
being stored in the companys ware
houses here.