Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-09-07
WITHIN n TOWN

- Many Of the young people Of the
leges in this state and others, will leave
this week to resume their studies.
- Will Smith, colored, plead guilty
before the mayor yesterday morning
to the theft Of three heads of cabbage
from a car at the c. & NV. depot.
He was fined SO, which he paid.
- Carpenters began work on the store
room in the Mcneil block this morning
preparatory to fixing up the building
with suitable furniture for p~ostofice
purposes. 1t Is understood that the
postofice will be moved to the new
quarters some time this month.
There was q meeting of the York
County Medical society held in the
County Medical society held in the
were made by several we'll known
physicians. A number Of doctors from
adjoining counties attended the meet
ing.
- Tirzah's cornet band won the
coveted $35 cash prize in contest with
the Hickory Grove band in the chau-
tauqua tent Friday afternoon before
a large audience. Each band was
limited to sixteen men and was requir-
ed TO play two marches and n over
ture. The judges were unknown to
the contestants. It was said that the
contest was quite close and that the
work Of both bands was far above the
average. The Tirzah band was di-
rected by Mr.. Springs Moore and the
Hickory Grove band by Mr.. W. B.
Wilkerson.
Silt skirts are coming back into
vogue this fall, according to the de-
cree of New York fashion dictators.
But the slit will be Of a different kind
from the three or four inches above
the ankle of past seasons. 1t will ex-
tend all the way from the waist down,
and beneath it will be worn baggy
boomers, with fur cuffs aroud the bot
tom. All amer Of freak boots have
already made their appearance for
winter wear; boots that lace up the
side, boots that button up the back;
boots that look as II they were design
ed by gingerbread bakers; boots that
have no laces or buttons at all, but
which are loose with cuffs at the top
like those worn by the Russians.
The prospective removal Of the
p~ostoflce to the McNeel building, sug-
gests the different locations occupied
during the past fifty years, beyond
which there has been no special effort
to 10. Before and during the civil
war. according to the best informa-
ton o~btainable, the p~ostoflce was In a
building hat stood on the corner OF
Congress and West Madison streets,
the site now being occupied by the res
idence of Mr.. J.. w. Dobson. The post
master was the late John Alexander.
From the Dobson corner the Office was
removed to what Is now the residence
Of Mr.. Louis Roth and occupied q
room now used by Mr.. Roth's family
as a sitting room. The late John
r. Wallace was postmaster. This was
about 1872. The next nov was to a
building that stood on the spot occu-
pied by the rear portion Of the Kirk
patrick-Belk store. From there the
office was moved to the wooden por-
ton Of the old Parish hotel, about the
spot now occupied by the r. E. Heath
company. After that, Mr.. Wallace
still postmaster, the Office was moved
to a wooden building that stood on
the spot occupied by the York Drug
Store. This was in 1885. When the
late w. A. Moore succeeded Mr. Wall
lace in 1886, he moved the office to
the room in his own building, where
it has been ever since. The present
room has to be abandoned for lack of
the necessary space to accommodate
rural carriers and the parcels post
business. The principal advantages
determining the selection Of the room
in the McNeel building to which the
office Is now to be moved, are the
hitching lot in the rear, size and light.
Up to a year or two ago there was
considerable talk Of q prospective pub
lie building for the town; but that has
about died away.