Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-29
CLOVER CUlllNGS.
Merchants Sold Lots Of Christmas
Goods-christmas Day Quiet-lots
of Bad Weather-PersonaI Mentor.

Glover, December 2S.-Clover mer-
chants had large stock OF holiday
goods on display last week, and in
spite Of the rain and exceeding cold,
there were many people in town dur
ing the few days before Christmas, to
purchase the same.
Christmas day was unusually quiet,
the drizzling. rain that fell throughout
the day compelling most people to stay
in their homes. The only thing to
break the sound of the whistling wind
and the rain, was the occasional popping
Of a fire cracker by some boy. AL
though large quantity Of whisky had
been shipped here there was little dis
order, and the policemen had very lit
tie to do. The town council had ar
ranged to have extra policemen on
duty however. had their services been
necessary.
There will be few if any changes
among business people here, after jan
uary l. Nobody Is crying hard times
and everybody is looking forward to a
prosperous new year.
Roads leading out Of Glover are in
a terrible condition on account Of the
rain during the past few days. The
roads leading to Bethel church and
toward Bethany have been almost i'm
passible.
Many people with whom your corre-
spondent has talked, say that Christ
mas day was the coldest they have eX-
perienced in years. The thermometer
here was far below the lowest mark of
the past five years at least.
There have been few festivities
among Clover young people during the
holidays thus far, on account Of the bad
weather. However, if the weather per-
mits, there will be quite number of
parties and the like for the young
folks this week
Cadets Marshall and Joseph Bar
nett and William Matthews of Glenn
son college, are spending the holidays
with relatives here.
Mrs. ]. D. Quinn is visiting relatives
in North Carolina.
Mr.. John Matthews of the South
Carolina Medical college, Charleston,
is at home for the holidays.
Miss Beulah Matthews Of Spartan
burg, is spending the Christmas holi-
days at her home here.
Messrs. Stroup of Erskine college
are at home for ten days.
When Mr.. ]. d. Quinn stepped down
as postmaster at Glover upon the ap-
pointment OF Mr.. Jas. A. Barrett to
that position on December Is, the
venerable old gentleman completed
more than SO years service to Uncle
Sam. He was appointed to the posi-
ton in 1877 and since the day of his
appointment, has been absent from
his office but few times. He has the
distinction of having served longer
than any other South Carolina post
master, and he has seen service un-
der eight presidents. Hayes, Garfield,
Arthur, Cleveland, Mckinley, Roose-
welt, Taft and Wilson. Mr.. Quinn is
now 72 years Of age. He talked quite
reminiscently Of his long service as
postmaster at Glover. when seen by
your correspondent last Thursday. He
has seen numerous mail carriers go in
and out of the service on the Glover
routes. His fathers name was SPELL
ed GUM" and he spelled his own
with one m until he was appointed
postmaster when by some error his
bond to the Federal government was
made out j. D. Quinn Not caring to
go into the trouble and red tape of
having the authorities cut off the sur
plus n" he has spelled his name
Quinn" ever since his appointment.
Mr. Quinn, having reached the age
limit by which he would have been
illeeible to stand the civil service ex-
animation for re-appointment, sue
cessor i'm the person Of Mr. Barnett,
who had been assistant in the office
here for several years, was appointed.
Mr.. Barnett is thoroughly competent
and enjoys the esteem and good will
of all the people Of Glover