Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-09
WITHIN n TOWN.

WITHIN THE TOWN.
The Yorkville Hardware Co., is
the first Yorkville firm to purchase a
motor delivery truck.
- Yorkville business houses reported
a fairly good days business Saturday,
quite a quantity Of goods being sold
to the Saturday crowd Of shoppers.
TIE executive committee Of the
Board Of Trade has taken up the
question Of securing the holding Of the
Federal court in Yorkville, II the pro-
posed western district for South Caro-
lima Is formed.
There was quite a decrease in the
amount of whisky shipments into
Yorkville last month as compared with
January a year ago, due no doubt to
the financial stringency. The same is
true Of other shipping points in the
county.
INQUIRY at the Yorkville postofice
yesterday developed the fact that
there was a large decrease in the post
al receipts for the month of January,
compared with January a year g
There has been a substantial decrease
in the number Of money orders.
THE local Farmers Union met in
the courtroom last Saturday after
noon and was called to order by the
president, Mr.. ]. NJ. Brice, with a
quorum present. Several matters of
importance to the members were dis
cussed with interest and profit to
those present, and after a session Of
an hour the meeting adjourned until
the third Saturday Of February at
$50 p. m.
The various Yorkville ministers
met in Trinity church yesterday af-
%ternoon and organized a union with
Rev. Henry Stokes as president, and
Rev. Jas. H. Machen as secretary, for
the purpose of taking under consider
alton and acting upon matters of COM
mon spiritual interest to the commu-
nifty. Meetings will be held on the
first Monday after the first Sunday In
each month, at 7.30 p. m.
- The Yorkville Cotton Oil Co. re-
sumed operations yesterday, astar-a
suspension Of about three weeks, due
to inability to secure cotton seed. The
management has secured about $50
tons of seed during the past few days
and this will keep the plant fairly
busy for some days. The capacity of
the mill Is about forty-fye tons per
day. The mill has already this year,
broken all previous records, about 2, 900
tons Of seed having been crushed
when heretofore the seasons output
has been about 1900 tons.
A pleasant incident Of last Sat-
urday afternoon was a visit Of the
Tirzah band under the leadership Of
Prof. Springs Moore. The band is
composed Of fifteen members, as fol-
lows: Prof. Springs Moore, Messrs. ].
NJ, ]. A. j., Alec and Sam Campbell:
r. B.. Ike and Joseph Oates, William
Allison: John, Luther, Walter and
Joseph Shillinglaw, Roy and Clyde
Sadler. Quite a number Of inspiring
selections were rendered and the
people generally enjoyed the concert.
The band boys received hospitable at
tention from the local people and
were given to understand that II
would be agreeable for them to re-
turn whenever they found 1t v
lent to do so.
- Yorkville postoflce authorities
have been notified that the postal de-
partment is cooperating with the de-
partment Of labor in its work Of con-
Quoting what Is practically a free m
ployment bureau covering the entire
country. The Yorkville postofice has
received instructions to forward free
Of charge applications from persons
wanting positions and from persons
wanting help. Blanks to be filled out
by persons Of both classes have been
received and any interested person
may obtain such blanks from the local
p%ostoff1ce upon application. 1t is the
intention Of the department to put
persons desiring employment in touch
with positions that may be reported to
them by employers in this section or
in other parts Of the United States. A
special blank, giving the necessary
data as to nature Of employment de-
sired, etc, is filled u by the applicant.
1t Is then delivered to the postal en-
ployesI at the local office or on the rural
routes and Is transmitted by the post
office, without even the charge Of a
postage stamp, to the department of
labor, where 1t Is classified and filed.
In the same way persons desiring help
may fill out a blank especially provided
for that purpose. This blank is also
transmitted free Of charge to the de-
partment Of labor and the department
expects to keep a careful watch in or
der to fill all these wants as far as pos
sible. The service Is intended to cover
all lines of work.