Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-06-06
WITHIN THE TOWN

the Airdome theatre Tuesday night to
see the Winthrop Pageant pictures.
The audience included many who had
gone over to the college to see the
original production, and everybody was
well pleased with the entertainment
Rev. Henry Stokes pastor Of Trim
ity M. e. church, writes OF the pro-
tracted meeting that has been In pro-
gress there as follows: "The protract-
ed services that have been in progress
at the Methodist church for the past
ten days, closed Wednesday evening.
It Is the consensus of opinion OF the
pastors and Christians that the
preaching was Of an unusually high
order. It was plain. practical, strong,
Scriptural. While we cannot now tab
ulate all the results, yet 1t Is safe to
say that some who were backslidden
In heart and life. returned unto God.
Many Christians were edited and ded-
icated themselves more fully to the
work Of God. Twenty-one persons
applied for church membership, and
one lady. transferred her letter from
the Baptist church Of Camden to the
Baptist church Of Yorkville. The
hearty cooperation of my fellow pas
tors and their people was much appre-
ciated. This Is the second series of
revival services held here by Rev. D.
H. Conan. Brother Conan made
some new friends and drew the old
ones closer to him. feel assured he
left with the good will and 'God-speed'
Of every one who heard him."
- There are stories and stories being
told in the films Of the movies, some of
them tragic, some comic, all Of them
intended to be interesting and some
really so, while others are quite COM
monplace and tiresome. Although most
pictures intended to be funny include
some. pretty good humor, 1t Is only oc-
caslonally that one of them is so ir-
resistably funny, as to compel an audi
ence to laugh whether 1t wants to OF
not; but such was the case Of pic
ture shown at the Idle Hour Wednes-
day night under the title Of 1T Made
Him Mad" ]. L. Smith, real es-
tate agent, 80 timid that he submit
ted to the bossing Of bullying wife
had been advised by his employer to
take the noon train for Mountain
Lake." and remain there until he could
buy up all the surrounding water
powers. At the same time John L. Sulli-
van had telegraphed that he would ar
rive on that same train to make Noun
tain Lake" his training headquarters
The town was tremendously stirred uI
by the news Of the coming Of Sullivan
and the entire population turned out
behind a brass band to meet him al
the depot Sullivan had failed to gel
to the depot in time to catch the train
and when Smith got out at Mountain
Lake." carrying a grip marked u. L
ST." the prominent citizens" forced
| him into q triumphal litter they haC
prepared for the purpose and bore him
away at the head Of long procession
of admiring enthusiasts, waving flags
etc. After the timid bewildered rea
estate agent had been In his room but
a few minutes, 1t having been arrang-
ed in the meantime that there should
be a preliminary bout between the
champion of the world and the loca
champion, a committee Of important
citizens got him again and bore hin
protestingly away to the local training
quarters. The local champion, a fat
gawky looking giant, appeared In reg.
ulation costume, and although pool
Smith was still at an utter loss to un.
derstand 1t all, "the elf-constitutec
seconds" forcibly tied the mits on hit
hands and showed him into the rint
against the local champion who soor
succeeded in knocking him down. Will
towels and sponges the two men were
conditioned for the second round, ant
still not trying to defend himself, Smith
was knocked down again. Then Smith
| Got Mad" He pulled off his collar ant
cravat, shucked his coat and went af.
| ter the local champion In earnest
spinning him round and round like 8
| top and finally laid him out for thu
count. He knocked out one SECOND
with a right and the other with left
and then cleaned up the spectator
| one after the other. The belated Johr
L. Sullivan appeared about this time
and when Smith started for him, N
ran. AS Smith started to leave, thu
local champion and the seconds made
as If about to rise; but Smith turned
again and all sank to the floor as Il
| dead until they were sure that thu
| terrible fellow was really gone. 81
ludicrous was the whole affair tina
ladies as we'll as gentlemen laughed
themselves almost into hysteria.