Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-29
WITHIN THE TOWN

Several Of the Yorkville merchants
have already begun taking stock"
and getting things in readiness to be-
gin the business of the new year.
-Yorkville negroes are preparing to
celebrate Emancipation day in the
usual way. The negroes will very
likely parade the streets, their we'll
known "Silver Link" band behind the
parade.
The salaries paid at the Yorkville
postoffice are as follows: Postmaster,
$4,000 per annum; assistant postmas-
ter $500; clerk, $500: auxiliary clerk,
40 cents per hour. All the work Is on
a basis Of not exceeding eight hours
day.
The Ancona mill authorities have
decided to resume operations next
Monday, January 4, instead Of Monday
week, January II. An the operatives
are glad Of the change and many ex-
pressed the wish that work had been
resumed yesterday.
Christmas was unusually quiet in
Yorkville. Even small boys did not
shoot near as many fire crackers as
usual, and the police had practically
nothing to do. Only two persons were
committed to Jail during last week,
while not a single arrest was made by
the county authorities.
The First National Bank moved
into its new quarters last Wednes-
day, and now appears to be at home in
the handsome structure. The build
ing formerly occupied by the bank Is
being renovated preparatory to Mr.
w. E. Ferguson's store being moved
there.
Yesterday seemed to be moving
day in Yorkville. Quite a number Of
along the streets carrying the house
hold goods Of people who will have
other quarters during the coming
year
ALL Of the Yorkville ministers who
cared to carry around the same, have
been presented with copies Of pc
titions sent out by the South Carolina
Prohibition workers. Several OF the
ministers have secured quite large
number Of signatures on their respect
i've papers.
The emi-annual election Of off,
GERS of Big Chief Tribe No. 81, Inter-
national Order of Red Men, which
took place in the lodge hall last Tues
day evening, resulted as follows:
Prophet w. F.. Smith; Sachem. w. D.
Sassi' Junior Sycamore, c. Y. White;
Chief of Records, w. D. Grist; Col
lector Of Wampum, Jas. D. Grist;
Keeper Of Wampum, j. G. Sassi; Trus-
tees, ]. E. Burns, ]. G. Sassi, c. e.
White.
The rain was falling Christmas
morning and it continued to come
down in sheets all during the day,
making 1t the gloomiest Christmas so
far as the weather Is concerned, that
has been known for years. Most of
the stores and other places Of business
generally were closed during the day,
and there were very few people on the
streets. Most Of the children, how
ever, had plenty to occupy themselves
with during the day and held high
carnival with the gifts brought by
Santa Claus.
There were unusually interesting
Christmas exercises held at the An
coma mill chapel on Christmas eve,
under the auspices of the Ancona mill
school. The programme consisted OF
an interesting address by Rev j: L.
Oates, who took as his subject,
Christmas as Children's Day." and
recitations and songs by the fifty or
more school children Of the mill VII
lage, under the direction of Mrs Maud
Lee, teacher Of the Ancona mill school.
The exercises were largely attended
and there was some good singing by
some of the older folks. Each child
received some present from the beau
tiful Christmas tree, and the mill man.
agement presented each one with
bag of fruits. nuts, candles, etc.
- Thursday, the day before Christ
mas, was wet and muddy, and al
though the number Of visitors to
Yorkyille on account of Christmas
shopping was not so large as would
have been the case otherwise, trade
was very good. The stocks OF toys
on hand consisted mainly Of goods left
over from last year. This was not so
much because OF a general anticipa-
ton of poor sales, as because OF the
fact that most Of the toys are made
in Germany. and the war prevented
their importation even after they had
been sold Most Of the local dealers
sold out practically all the toys they
had on hand.