Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-22
WITHIN THE TOWN..

--"Uncle" Jim Hardy, a respected
c"lored man Of Yorkville. dieo last
Tuesday evening. and was buried
Wednesday.
- The Southern railway has had a
force Of hands in Yorkville this week,
improving the depot property. A neat
fence of heavy posts and iron piping
has been put around the passenger
station, very much improving the ap-
pearance of the local depot yard.
A car load Of stone for which the
court house contractors had been wait
ing several days. arrived in Yorkville,
Wednesday. This load included the
corner stone which will be laid with
appropriate ceremonies on June 3. The
contractors hope to complete the court
house bv January /.
- The Neely Cotton Mill of Yorkville
began its plan Of running only four
days a week, this morning. No notice
has been given its employees as to how
long the curtailment will be continued.
Inability to place orders, is given as
the reason for the step. Thus far the
Neely is the only Yorkville mill which
has cut down its running time.
The local council Of Red Men in
vited Governor Blease to be with them
at q picnic they propose to give in the
Ancona Mill pasture on July 4; but the
governor will not be present. In his
reply he said he very much appreciat-
ed the invitation; but he had previ-
ously accepted an invitation to ad-
dress the State Convention Of Rural
Carriers in Spartanburg.
Manager McManus Of the Lyric
always on the lookout for the best that
is going in moving pictures, has book
ed the historic drama, Joan Of Arc. for
May 20. This picture has been shown
in most Of the large cities Of the coun-
try, and has proved big success ev-
erywhere. The reason probably, is not
difficult to explain. The story Of the
Maid Of Orleans is without parallel
in the history of the world, and is more
or less familiar to all people who can
read
The first nights programme Of the
closing exercises Of the Yorkville Grad
ed school was presented in the graded
school auditorium last evening. The
seating capacity Of the building being
inadequate to accommodate, the unusu-
ally large audience. The principal
feature of last nig' IS programme was
the declamations. The boys spoke
first as follows: Henning Adickes
"The New South" Robert Turner AL
lison, Death Bed Of Benedict Arnold"
Hal Mackorell, 1.-The Making Of Ameri-
cans" Brice Garrison, "Spartacus to
the Gladiators:" The judges, Messrs;
B. c. Riddle, John A. McMurray and
f. E. Gillespie, awarded the boys
medal to Robert Turner Allison. Fol-
lowing a chorus, was the defamation
contest among four Of the high school
girls. The judges were Revs. E. e.
Gillespie, ]. l. Oates and F. r. Rid
die. The first reading was that Of
Miss Frances Allen. THE Missionary
Box that Scandalized the Village" The
others were, Misses Elizabeth Grist,
THE School Boys Apples;" Margaret
Marshall, Emmy Lou" Sallie Sandi-
fer, "Mirandy on other Peoples Chill
dren." The announcement that Miss
Sallie Sandifer had won the girls med
al was heartily applauded. The judg--
es' decision concluded the exercises Of
the evening. Diplomas will be deliver
ed tonight to the graduates, which will
be followed with the presentation Of
the various medals, and other appro-
pirate exercises