Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-31
WITHIN THE TOWN.

|E-S Stock taking has been on since
Christmas and there has been very lit
tie other work doing.
- Two hogs were frozen to death In
Liberia, the negro section Of Yorkville,
last Wednesday night.
- Messrs. James L. Moss and j. F.
McElwee were installed last Sunday as
deacons of the Yorkville Associate Re-
formed church.
The ladies' of the Episcopal church,
assisted by friends in the community,
gave the children Of the Church Home
orphanage a Christmas tree on the
night of December "a. All the children
were out, and all received presents.
= The local merchants who prepared
themselves with large stocks of holiday
goods, say that the Christmas trade
has been better and more satisfactory
this year than for several years past.
The trade commenced earlier, involv-
ed better quality of goods and lasted
longer.
There Is to be quite an elaborate
entertainment in the Graded school au-
d.,orium, a great spectacular produc-
ton entitled alice in Wonderland"
1t Is probable that there will be one
hundred and nifty performers, probably
more, and all are to be beautifully and
appropriately az ecostuRRed. e' II will "'b BE
worth while.
Miss Nellie Bliss Schorb was mar
ried yesterday afternoon to Mr. Albert
Eugene Hill. The ceremony took place
at the residence Of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. T. schorb, and was
performed by Rev. E. E. Gillespie. a
number Of friends Of the young people
were present and there were numerous
handsome presents.
Christmas day was unusually quiet
in Yorkville, apd although the night
before Christmas and and the Christmas n \
night crowd was lively enough; It dig
not indulge In the WILD disorder tnatt titt
has made previous occasions l SO dis
graceful. The people Of the town are
to be congratulated on the good be-
havier that prevailed;
- The cold snap of the past few aaayS
was one Of the most seyere that hass
been experienced iR Yorkyyille fof sew
eral years: The mercury went GOWN t8
II degrees wednesday night aRd wa
ter pipes suffered severely. In 9ns reg
idence on Kings Mountain street, the
hot water fixtures of a kitchen range
blew up with a tremendous explosion
and completely wrecked the range,
leaving hardly piece Of It as big az q
mans hand The cook had just got
ten out of the kitchen, and escaped un-
injured.
The regular annual election of off,
GERS 10 serve the Yorkville Baptist
church took place on last Sunday morn
ing Immediately after the CLOSE of the
regular service, and resulted as follows:
Church clerk, Sam NJ. Grist; treasurer,
C. j. Hughes; superintendent of Sum
day school, Geo, w Brown; assistant
r ;cRss3sPsa5 s52ts s5$rsaE3 "Ffy syess S5sSS
]. c. Burge;' assistant 'secretary q
Sunday school, 4. M: GEist; fnancse n
committee, s: ): Hughes, 4. NJ: Grist,
VIM. T: M8ofe; SEQ: W: BFPWn:
Mr.. J, Bd saaler. proprietor Of the
ShandoB, celebrated Christmas With 4
dinner that was spread On Il m8st spmp:
tuous and elaborate scale. All the req:
ular boarders were present in spite OF
the numerous invitations they had from
outside friends and the balance of the
company was made up of relatives and
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Sadler, includ-
ing the following from Rock Hill: Mrs.
Eliza bet h Love jand daughters, Misses
Mary aid Lille; 7Mr:. and Mrs. w. N.
Ashs, Nj. 5and Mrs. + s? Love, Nh. and
Mis-: ttqiseF Bf38whP 38wh an AH3q Mrs. Kate It
Feweil and family: