Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-22
WITHIN THE TOWN.


Atkinson, Of Columbia; and Miss Eth
ell Latimer, of Monroe, N. c.
WITHIN THE TOWN.
The eighth installment Of the Sc
rial photo play THE Trey o. Hearts
will be shown at the Lyric tonight.
Numerous turkeys are still being
brought to Yorkville for sale. The
price asked Is about IA cents per
pound.
The incoming and outgoing traffic
on both the railroads entering York
Vile, Is showing considerable increase
due to the holiday travel.
Rev. Henry Stokes. pastor of
Trinity NJ. E. church was the recipient
Of pleasant pounding" at the hands
Of his congregation last Friday.
The Ancona Mill Sunday school
will have a special entertainment for
the children Of the Sunday school in
the chapel, Thursday evening. Rev
]. l.. Oates will make the address OF
the occasion.
Several Yorkville firms have Red
Cross Christmas seals for sale, and
thus far quite a large number Of the
seals have been sold. The postofflce is
not handling the seals this season.
At meeting Of the directors OF
the Loan & Savings Bank, last Satur-
day, B. N. Moore was elected presi-
dent Of the institution vice s. NJ. Nc
Neel, deceased.
Just two more shopping days af-
ter today before Christmas. and old
st. Nicholas has left a large stock of
Christmas goods In the keeping OF
Yorkville merchants.
The college girls and boys began
coming home Saturday and trains
yesterday and today have been bring
ing many others home to spend the
holidays. The Clemson and Winthrop
students will reach their homes to-
morrow.
- The lost pendant advertised in the
last issue Of The Enquirer, has been
returned to its owner. 1t was found
by Mr.. Mason Carroll of No. 4. York
Vile and Mrs. w. r. Carroll telephon-
ed the information within a short time
after the delivery of The Enquirer at
her home.
AN attempt was made to break
into the Southern freight depot last
Thursday night. A heavy bar Of some
kind Is thought to have been the in
strument used, and had the would-be
burglars been a little bit more patient
the door would have yielded to their
efforts.
The Nicely Cotton mill was in oper-
alton yesterday and will continue
work today and tomorrow in spite of
the fact that notice that the mill
would close down last Saturday for
the holidays, was posted. The en-
ployes are glad that the mill is enabled
to run three days longer than had
been anticipated.
The town council has decreed that
fireworks may be used from the morn
ing Of Christmas eve until the New
Year Is rung in, on January /. OF
course there are certain rules and
regulations concerning the size and
kind Of noise makers that small boys
and others as well, can use; but since
Yorkville merchants have only the
kind that are embraced by the ordi-
nance, there Is little danger Of any
one violating the law.
There were some interesting scenes
bearing on the war in Europe shown
at the Lyric theatre last evening, and
the pictures caused much favorable
comment on the part Of the audience
The scenes portrayed a few towns of
Belgium after their bombardment by
the Germans, and some Of them were
appalling. These pictures were about
the first motion pictures Of the strug-
gle in Europe that have been seen in
Yorkville.
The town council met In the coun-
Gil chamber last evening, and discuss
ed several matters of local interest
1t was decided that from henceforth
the regular meetings shall be held the
first Tuesday night in each month.
The report Of the town treasurer for
the quarter ending Nov. 80. was sub
mitted, and an auditing committee
consisting Of Aldermen A. T. Hart,
]. G. Dickson and C.. F. Sherer were
appointed. Aldermen c. F. Sherer and
w. s. and ]. G. Dickson were apopint-
ed a committee to look into the mat
ter Of moving the fire bell and locat-
ing a town clock. Council also passed
a resolution that the police be invest
ed with authority to act as town
health officers.