Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-05
ed director Of the Loan and Savings
bank vice s. M. McNeel, deceased.

bank vice s. M. McNeel, deceased.
Practically all the Yorkville boys
and girls attending the various col
leges within and without the state, re-
turned yesterday after the long holi-
days Of Christmas.
The committee of councilmen re-
Gently appointed to move the town fire
bell, has completed its task, and the
bell Is now perched on tower in the
yard Of the fire department building.
A squad of Co. L., 1st Infantry
n. G. 8. c., Of Yorkville, marched to
the rifle range at Sutton Spring last
Saturday and spent the day in target
practice.
The York County Presbyterian
Ministerial union held its first meet
ing of the new year in Yorkville, yes
terday. There was a fairly good at
tendance Of Presbyterian ministers Of
the county.
dividend day Of the local banks. The
cent, making IL per cent for the year,
and the First National bank paid 8
per cent, making 6 per cent for the
year.
Services were held in the county
jail at five o'clock, last Sunday after
noon. Rev. Henry Stokes, pastor Of
Trinity church, preached an able SER
mon to the prisoners and the service
was we'll received by the several in
mates Of the prison. This Is the sec
held in the county jail in the last
eight vaa Or moro
The usual flrst-sales- day-in-the-
year crowd was In Yorkville, yester-
day and merchants report good
business. The lots, as usual, were
filled with horse-traders and there
were a number Of swaps and sales.
The crowd was quite orderly, little
liquor being in evidence.
At Its regular meeting last Friday
night, Mackey chapter, No. 15, Royal
Arch Masons, a donation Of SO was
made for the relief fund being raised
by the Grand Chapter Of the United
States, for the relief Of Masons, their
wives and orphans in the European
countries now at war.
Yorkville people who looked at the
moon last Friday night at about 11.15
o'clock, saw that luminary surrounded
by a circular band that appeared to be
about two feet wide and fifteen or
twenty feet in diameter and apparent
ly carrying all the colors Of the rain
bow. The writer witnessed the strange
phenomenon In company with Rev.
and Mrs. Henry Stokes and daughter.
Capt. H. s. Ross and other officials
Of the G. &. NV. railway, were in
Yorkville last Saturday, for the pur-
pose Of soliciting signatures to q
petition asking that the Federal sys-
tenn Of handling and paying for the
transportation Of mail be changed so
as to pay the railroads more money
for such transportation. Quite a
large number Of Yorkville people
signed the petition.
There was an unusually large
number Of negroes In Yorkville Friday,
on account of Emancipation day. The
neeroes came from different sections
Of the county-a number Of them from
Rock HILL The local negroes had in
some Of them deigned to walk and
very few felt able to hire horses and
buggies, the whole show fell through.
About fifty Masons assembled at
the Church Of the Good Shepherd, Of
Yorkville, Sunday afternoon, to hear a
special sermon to the fraternity by
Rev. T. Tracy Walsh, rector of the
church. Mr.. Walsh took Friendship"
as his subject, basing his remarks on
John 1928: Now there was leaning
on Jesus bosom one Of his disciples,
whom he loved" The speaker held the
close attention Of his hearers as he
explained the different kinds Of friend
ship and especially the friendship as
exemplified in Masonic teaching.
Fire broke out in stairway
closet in the home of Mr.. w. D. Grist
at about o'clock this morning, and
made considerable headway before 1t
was discovered. The fire department
answered the alarm promptly. and
as the result, judicious and efficient
work held the damage down to min
imum. The loss, which Is compare
lively small, is fully covered by in
surance. The origin Of the fire has
not been established beyond surmise,
the most reasonable theories being
rats and matches, or spontaneous
combustion.
There was an unusually interest
ing exercise at the Presbyterian
church on Sunday night, a number of
young people Of the church appear
ing in the programme. The Birthday
Of the Christ Child" was the title Of the
play, which purported to be the expe-
rience of little child who knew moth
ing Of the holiday. Miss Sue Meek Alli-
son took the part Of the strange child"
Miss Esther Ashe played the angel"
and Miss Sarah Jones, the Christ
mas spirit" There were probably
forty or more young people Of the
church in the cast. Several musical
numbers proved Of special interest to
the large congregation who attended
the exercise. At the close Of the SER
vice a collection. which amounted to
$4,000, was taken for the Thornwell