Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-02
WITHIN n TOWN

the pastor, Rev. ]. L. Oates.
WITHIN THE TOWN
DR.. James A. Hayne, secretary OF
the state board Of health, has accept
ed an invitation to speak In
next Friday evening.
BY a schedule which went into eff
feet yesterday, south bound freight
train No. So Of the G. & NV, which
has been due in Yorkville at LA p. m,
now reaches this place at 80 a. m,
and north bound freight No. 81 hereto
fore due In Yorkville at 5.48 p. m, now
reaches here at 1.24 p. m.
- Salesday for March yesterday.
brought quite a large number OF peo-
pie to Yorkville. There were quite q
number Of horsetraders present as
Is usually the case on first Monday,
and there was some lively trading In
some Of the back lots. One mar
brought two hound dogs, a bicycle and
two old mules to Yorkville for trad
ing pose and managed to trade or
sell the entire lot. There were quite
a number Of farmers visiting local
mule dealers with a view to purchas-
ing animals and several found What
they wanted. The merchants OF York
Vile also did a pretty good business.
- Wonder If a jitney line would not
pay in Yorkville? The jitney Is an
automobile operated over a regular
the street cars. In many OF the cities
Of the west the jitneys have made
themselves felt to an extent that has
drawn complaints from the street car
companies. The industry Is growing
all over the country. Yorkvtlle could
be very we'll covered with a jitney
line of two cars that could pass a CIV
en- point every fifteen minutes. 1t Is
probable that a very practicable n
desirable route could be laid out IN
such a name that 1t could be cov-
cred every five minutes. The only
way 1t can be definitely determined
whether the undertaking will pay
will be to try 1t.
The anti-narcotic law went into
effect yesterday, and there were q lot
Of people who 8 narcotics OF various
kinds who were turned down by local
druggists. Some Of these failed to OBJ
tain a physicians prescription before
attempting to buy opiates through ig-
norance and some others seemed to
have the idea that the law didn't
amount to anything anyhow. 1t was
a Ease of show me your prescrip-
ton with everyone, however, and a
number Of Yorkville doctors wrote
prescriptions after the users OF the
various kinds Of dope had been turned
down. One physician stated yester-
day that he was approached by a NOR
phine user early yesterday morning
for a prescription for the drug. Know
ing that the man could hardly live
without the stuff, the physician said
he issued him q prescription calling
for 100 tablets Of morphine, an
amount calculated to suffice for several
days. Discussing the matter OF fees
for issuing such prescriptions, the
physician stated that he made no
charge in the particular case mention
ed for the simple reason that the I'M
fortunate man was q subject for
charity. In fact most Of those ad-
dicted to the use Of morphine and
opium are persons in poor circum-
stances, unable to pay for prescrip-
lions authorizing the use OF h drug.
It Is likely that the York County Med
ical society will take steps toward
such prescriptions.
The first Of the series Of four
meetings to be held in Trinity Metho-
dist church, of Yorkville, for the study
Of missions-home and foreign-was
held last night with a good congrega-
ton, made up from all n local
churches, in attendance. The devo-
tional exercises were conducted by
Rev. E. E. Gillespie. The speaker OF
the evening va Rev. r. L. Holroyd,
presiding elder Of the Rock Hill dis
trict, who based his remarks on the
general subject Of the Call OF the
Home Land" Mr. Holroyd said that
missions was the greatest question OF
the age. It was great because 1t had
to do with man. He said that in the
United States there were 100000
Protestant Christians, and 14,000,000
Roman Catholics-approximately 49,
600, 900 Of the 100,000,000 population
Of the United States, in the churches,
leaving co. 900, 900 who had no church
affiliations. These people were the
especial problem Of the home mission
boards and workers. The speaker
also illustrated the need Of the home
missionary work by giving figures ap-
plicable to Yorkville. Giving the
town a population Of 5000, and
allowing 1000 for the colored portion
of the towns inhabitants, left a white
population of 1000. OF these, accord
ing to the latest available figures, 975
were members Of the various local
churches, leaving a balance OF more
than 1000 people in Yorkville who
are outside the churches, and then
showed the need for home mission
work even in Yorkville. But he ex-
planned that home missions, to the
Methodist church, included all the
territory outside of South Carolina;
that within the state. the mission work
was covered under the head of Con-
ference Missions. Mr.. Holroyd point
ed out that with 40, 600, 600 church
members and 60,000,0 900 without any
church affiliations the question might
be well asked, us the United States
a Christian nation?" With the mil
lions of foreigners already in the
United States and other millions who
will most likely come to u shores
after the end Of the great European
war, the problem of the evangelization
Of the home land was most stipend
ous, but the speaker expressed his
faith in the belief that this could be
done, because If it could not the task
would not have been given to the fol-
lowers of Christ. The meeting to-
night will be addressed by Rev. ]. c.
Roper Of Chester. Wednesday night
Rev. P. B. Wells Of Rock Hill, will be
the speaker. On Thursday night, Rev.
Marion Stokes, a son Of Rev. j. Le-
macks Stokes, q former Yorkville pas
tor, who is now a missionary to ko-
rea, will address the meeting.