Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-08
WITHIN THE TOWN.

WITHIN THE TOWN.
Only fifteen more shopping days
until Christmas.
The sixth installment Of the serial
photo play, "The Trey O. Hearts" will
be shown at the Lyric theatre tonight.
The pupils Of the Yorkville Graded
school will have two weeks holiday at
Christmas this year. School work will
suspend the Friday preceding Christ
mas.
The Yorkville camp Of Woodmen
of the World will hold its annual
meeting next Thursday evening, for the
purpose Of electing officers for the
next year, and to transact such other
business as usually comes up at an an
nual meeting.
Attention has been called to the
fact that now is the time to buy dry
goods in Yorkville. Practically all OF
the dry goods people have given up all
hope Of profit, and have their goods
marked down to an equality with Z
cents cotton.
Workman are today laying concrete
walks on the A. r. P. church grounds.
It will be remembered that few weeks
ago the lawns were sown with lawn
grass seed. The congregation is ex-
pecting the grounds to present beau
tiful appearance next spring.
A person does not have to put
stamps on kilograms. Pay the one
cent tax and the company will look
after the rest. If you have an ac-
count at the telegraph office. don't
worry. The war tax will be charged.
Never minu the stamp. Just pay the
bill.
THE Rt. Rev. w. A. Guerry Of CO.
lumbia, bishop Of the Episcopal dio-
cese Of South Carolina, preached in
the Church Of the Good Sheppard,
Sunday morning. There was a good
sized congregation out to hear the
noted divine.
Yesterday, salesday for December,
brought an unusually large crowd to
Yorkville, and the merchants report
fairly busy day. There were
good many horse traders here, and
there was more trading in that line
than there has been at any time this
fall.
THAT the holiday season is ap-
preaching Is evidenced by the fact that
several Of the stores are already put
ting out their Christmas goods. Boxes
of fire crackers, Roman candles and
other noise-makers dear to the small
boys heart, have also been seen in
more than one window.
Prank Smith, an electrician at
the Ancona mill, was pretty badly
hurt, Saturday morning. when he fell
from a ladder on to one Of the ma
chimes in the mill. He was repairing
a motor overhead when his ladder
slipped, hurting him on the machine,
which, fortunately, was not in ope-
ration.
Magistrate ]. c. Conner Of York
township, is anxious to secure office
quarters in the court house when that
building Is completed next year. The
magistrate Of Union township in Union
county has an office in the Union court
house, and Magistrate Conner thinks
that he likewise should have an office
in the York county court house.
The postoffice department has sup
piled the Yorkville office with num-
Der Of pamphlets containing informa-
ton in regard to the parcel post and
other postal matters. Most Of the busi-
ness houses have received copies Of the
pamphlet and the postoffice Is anxious
to place the pamphlet in the hands Of
all parties to whom 1t might prove
useful
The First National bank Of York
vile, expects to move into its hand
some new building, within the next
week or ten days. The work Of put
pletion. The furniture is Of handsome
marble and mahogany, and the railings
and grills are Of brass, and when con-
pleted the building will be the hand
soonest banking house in the county.
Not single girl attending Win
throp college spent Sunday and yester-
day at her home. AS a usual thing
there are a dozen or more Winthrop
girls here each week. Examinations
will begin at Winthrop this week, and
the girls evidently thought they had
best stay at the college and try to
prepare themselves for the ordeal
AT the regular monthly communi-
cation of Philanthropic lodge, No. 32,
A. F. NJ. held last night, the follow
ing officers were elected to serve dur
ing the next Masonic year, beginning
December 81: w. NJ, ]. E. Hart:
S. W., John E. Carroll; ]. W., ]. F.
McMurray; secretary, F. E. Quinn;
treasurer, j. @. Wray. The appoint
i've officers have not yet been an.
nounced.
- Notices were posted in the Neely.
Travora and Lockmore mills last Fri
day, to the effect that the three mills
would close down on December 18th,