Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-11
WITHIN THE TOWN.

WITHIN THE TOWN.
Only eleven more shopping days
until Christmas, and the Christmas
smile Is beginning to appear.
Eggs are selling on the Yorkville
market at IS cents a dozen. One week
ago they were rs cents a dozen.
The Yorkville camp w. o. W.. at 6
meeting last evening decided to hole
their annual smoker during the frs
week in January.
The Ancona mill authorities have
posted notice that the mill will be
closed down from Wednesday, Decem'
ber 20, until Monday, January 4.
-Workmen have been busy the past
week laying a maple floor in the ole
part Of the Ancona mill. Several more
days work will be required to finish
the job.
The weather for the past few
days has been unusually good fol
hog killing, and number Of York.
Vile people have taken advantage OF
1t to kill the. porkers.
while not rushed with building
contracts or shop work just at this
time, ]. ]. Keller & Co., have beer
saving lots Of logs into lumber fol
various purposes, during the past few
weeks.
Mr.. C. F. Sherer is feeding more
than 130 head Of cattle in Yorkville
Part of the cattle he will kill for
beef, the others are yearlings which
he will pasture next spring. Mr.. Sher-
er is feeding the cattle $500 pounds
Of hulls and five sacks Of cotton seed
meal each day.
-Yorkville Camp No. 3S, w. o. w
last night elected the following off,
GERS to serve during the next year: ]
Q. Wray, C. c.; ]. w. Miller, Adv. 1t.
w. R. Latimer, banker: D. T. Woods
clerk; D R. Whitner, escort; r. L
Marley. watchman; B. F. Marley. SEN
try; Daniel Whitner, manager.
The First National Bank expects
to move into its new quarters mex
week. Mr.. D. E. Boney has already
moved his office into the building. Tht
Western Union Telegraph company
will move in on the first Of January
and while contracts have not been clos
ed, 1t is understood that several Other
parties will occupy quarters there mex
year.
The Yorkville postoff1ce will moi
handle war revenue tax stamps. In
the first place, the local office force
will have its hands full handling the
holiday mails. An extra bond is re.
quired from the postmaster handling
the stamps, and the Yorkville office
did not c.-e to furnish such bond.
Money is said to be a scarce ar
ticle in the vicinity of Yorkville
There are, however plenty Of food
stuffs. Two Yorkville doctors went
out collecting one day this week
They collected $40 in money and q
quantity of chickens, eggs, corn and
other foodstuffs.
Several Of the local stores have
supplies Of Red Cross Christmas seals
for sale. The stamps are sold for one
cent each and the proceeds from sales
are used in the fight against tuber.
culosis. According to order No. 5000
Of the postoff1ce department, the seals
should be affixed to the reverse side
of domestic mail matter and not or
the address side Of any letters OF
packages that are going through the
mail.
Citizens living along the Charlotte
road within the corporate limits o.
Yorkville, are anxious that the towr
authorities install more electric lights
out that way. Some Of the residents
say that the Ancona mill authorities
made an agreement with the electric
light authorities whereby the mil
would pay half the cost Of lighting
the street and the town the other. Th'
mill has done its part but the town hal
not.