Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-23
WITHIN H TOWN

Dr. JOnn L. DdTTON ildS hdiiuce
the mayor his resignation as a mem
Der of the board Of health.
- The people of the town should 'get
together on May rs, at least sufficient
ly to save the name.
1t is evident that warm weather Is
now permanent-the ice wagon has
begun making its rounds Of the town.
- What do they want to change the
name Of the town from Yorkville tc
York for? is a question that has not
been answered.
The Yorkville Graded school base
ball team plays the Fort Mill high
school team on the local field at 1880
this afternoon.
The baseball game scheduled fol
this afternoon to be played on the
Yorkville grounds between the York
Vile Graded school and the Gaffney
Graded school, has been Cancelled.
Mr.. ]. @. Wray of Yorkville, has
purchased a merry-go-round and x
poets to operate the machine In York
vile during the summer months. He
has not yet decided upon a location
for the attraction, which will be run or
Fridays and Saturdays.
The dairy instruction car, which
under the auspices Of the extension de.
partment Of Clemson college, has beer
giving instructions in dairying in va
rious parts Of the state during the pas,
few days, is in Yorkville today. The
car Is in charge Of DR.. w. w. Fftzpat-
rick, dairy agent, assisted by D. w
Watkins and j. C. Nelson, dairy hus-
bandmen, who are associated will
Clemson college. G. w. HUMPHREYS
agricultural agent Of the Southern
railway is also with the dairy experts
The car is fully equipped with al
dairy necessities, even to a concrete
floor. The car will remain In Yorkville
all day, and will go to Rock Hill to.
morrow.
DIR. William Spencer Currell, pres.
ident Of the University Of South Caro-.
lima, Is to make the commencement ad.
dress to the graduating class Of the
Yorkville Graded school on Friday
evening, May %. The commencement
exercises will be held on Thursday
and Friday nights, May % and %. Thu
first nights exercises will be devoted
to defamation contests, etc, while
the graduation exercises proper will
be held on Friday night. There are
about twenty pupils in the graduating
class this year and 1t Is understood
that about ten of them are DESTROYS
of entering Winthrop college mex
year.
- The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. M
| Starr of Yorkville, vas the scene Of q
very pretty wedding Tuesday evening
when their eldest daughter, Miss
Mary, became the bride of DR.. S. K
Lowry Of Yorkville. To the notes OF
the wedding march, played by Miss
Frances Burgess on the piano, accom-
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lin, the wedding party entered the
parlor, where the young couple were
made husband and wife by Rev. DR.
E. E. Gillespie, the double ring cere-
mony being used. The wedding party
was led by the ushers, DR.. P. W. Hun
| ter and Mr.. G. A. Boney, who were
followed by the ring bearers, little
| Miss Pauline Moore an6 Master
Tscharner DeGraffenreid. They were
| followed by the bridesmaids, Misses
Mary Cartwright, Frances Finley,
| Gerald Lowry, Carrie Cartwright
Lurline Phillips and Carrie Sadler,
each Of whom wore a white lingere
| dress and carried white carnations
| The dame Of honor, Mrs. I. H. De-
| Graffenreid, then entered, dressed In
Ia yellow gown Of crepe meteor
followed by the maid Of honor, Miss
| Alec Starr, who wore a pink gown
The bride, wearing q dress of white
| crepe meteor en- train, with pear
trimmings and carrying a bouquet
| entered upon the arm of her father
and was followed by the groom with
| his best man, Mr.. J.. r. Lindsay, Jr
A reception, which scores Of friends
Of the young couple attended, follow
| ed the wedding ceremony. The couple
were the recipients Of many beautiful
wedding presents. They are residing
in the Laws cottage on Lincoln street
There is not a town in South Caro-
lima whose streets present a NOR
beautiful appearance at this time O.
year than do those of Yorkville. The
elm trees are wearing their dress OF
green which appears to be even more
beautiful than ever this year. So eX-
tensive are the tree branches along
| both sides Of Main street that at many
points they meet and form a beautiful
canopy overhead. With the coming OF
| spring have appeared the usual mum
her of birds. My lord and lady cat
bird have returned for the spring sea-
son and are now busily engaged in
erecting their spring and summer
homes, and during the early morning
and late afternoon they fill the air
with their sweet music. The saucy
blue jay has also arrived and the feud
which has been going on between him
and the lord and lady cat bird from
time immemorial is again in full
swing. The pretty red cardinal has
been seen, has also the yellow ham,
mer and the thrush. A few red head
woodpeckers have taken up their
abode in Yorkville as is evidenced by
the freshly drilled holes in a number
of valuable trees, and If n happens
to be on the outskirts Of the town
about the time of sunset or maybe a
little later, he may hear the call of
the whip-poor-w will. In the small
| streams around Yorkville, the bull
frogs rumble can be heard-a sure
evidence that the cold weather is
past, since the old fellow would never
dare raise his voice In such manner
were he not sure that he a now In
comfort, lay upon the stream banks
and bask in the sun. In gardens
surrounding annie. peach and pear