Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-17
WITHIN n TOWN

Local merchants report a fairly
good days business last Saturday.
The work Of laying the cement
sidewalk on East Liberty street will
very likely he completed this week.
- Jim Anderson, colored, is in Jail
charged with having stolen a Colts
revolver from Mr.. ]. E. Johnson.
- Messrs. M. F.. Plexico & Son have
discontinued the livery business. in
which they have been engaged for
some time past.
The town authorities have a force
of hands cleaning off the grass and
other distractions on some Of the
streets Of the town.
- There was nc preaching at any OF
the local churches except the Asso-
ciate Reformed Presbyterian last SUM-
day morning and the service at that
edifice was attended by a congrega-
ton that taxed the seating capacity Of
the spacious auditorium.
- Wallace Smith, a negro who stab
bed Hattie Jackson, a negro woman,
pretty badly several days ago and who
made his escape. was captured near
Smyrna by Policeman Carson Latti-
more Of Hickory Grove, last week, and
is now in Jail. He will answer to the
charge Of assault and battery with in
tent to kill.
- Seventeen happy members of the
local troop Of Boy Scouts left over
the C. & NV. this morning for Cas-
tonia, from which place they expect
to hike to All Healing Springs, where
they will stay until Saturday. The
party was in charge Of Scoutmaster
Oates and Assistant Scoutmaster D. T,
Woods. Archie Barron and States
Finley also accompanied the party. In
the lineup of Scouts were Willie Mar
shall, A. Y. Cartwright, Floyd Allison,
Cody Ferguson, James Knox Ewart,
Rowell Dorset, Andral Sherer, Thos.
Woods. Joseph Wardlaw, John Finley,
Floyd Wray, John Carroll, William
DdTDy tTlclll, JuIIlcS HlCIlli, All Sdi
roll, Withers Adickes, and Edward
Marshall.
Mr.. G. T. Setter of Ebenezer, pass
ed through this place last Friday even
ing on his return from a visit to his old
home in Catawba county, N. c. He
came down on the c. & NV, and
remained in Yorkville until the depar-
ture Of the Southern. Mr.. Setter has
been living in York county for many
years and is as proud Of this section
as any native; but nevertheless, he Is
unwilling to go back on his old home
He speaks with enthusiasm of the
splendid agricultural progress that
has been made around Newton, and Is
at no loss to explain 1t. Those peo-
pie up there have diversified their
crops" he says, and they are making
splendid Roadway. They tell me that
they are unable to make anything out
Of cotton, and when I see their wheat
oats. potatoes, corn, pigs, cattle,
chickens and the like, I am not at all
surprised"
tllS itiociiiCht III ohoe'S
column, it will be seen that the recent
ly organized York Trust company" Is
now in shape for business, with head
quarters in the First National Bank OF
Yorkville. This institution, duly in
corporated under the laws Of the state,
is a new thing for this community. and
is calculated to fill needs along GER
tain lines that have not yet been fully
supplied. 1t is authorized to negotiate
loans on real estate, to transact real
estate business Of almost any nature,
including transfers, rentals and the
like, and it will also conduct an in
surance business and act as admins
traitor or executor when desired. The
wide business experience Of President
wilkins and his associates will ensure
efficient service in whatever capacity
they may be called upon to act, and
that the Trust company will become an
important factor in the business affairs
Of the community may be taken for
granted. Although having its head
quarters in the bank. and being owned
almost entirely by the stockholders Of
the bank. 1t Is a separate and distinct
corporation. with functions that are
entirely different. But these matters
will all be explained by the manage
ment in due time.