Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-27
WITHIN II TOWN

- Young people of the town as we'll
as a number from surrounding towns
attended a dance in the opera house
Tuesday evening.
A number Of people from this sec
tion went to Atlanta and Birmingham
over the S%outhern's excursion which
left here at 1922 yesterday morning.
The old town clock is in its belfry
once again and many citizens were
pleasantly startled when its toll OF the
hours re~verberated nee more this
week after so long a period.
- Continuing a custom which has
been prevalent for many years, a
number Of Indians from the Catawba
reservation were here this week selling
pottery Of their own making. They
sold quite a number Of articles.
Asked yesterday IL he had received
a reply to his recent letter to the may
or in which he had requested certain
information regarding the financial
condition of the town, Mr.. w. R. Car
roll replied in the negative. The may
or he said. had promised to reply to his
letter and he expected a reply shortly.
why in the world did you people
change the name Of your pretty lit
tie town from Yorkville to York;
asked a Columbia booster Of a prom
inent citizen" Of the town yesterday
afternoon. And the prominent party
hummed and hawed and gasped and
fidgeted and twisted and lei did
answer the question to the satisfaction
Of the inquirer.
-Bub Castles, a negro boy, about
II years Of age, was arrested last
night on the charge Of breaking q
lock and taking and using an automo-
bile without the consent Of the owner,
The boy was caught up with as the
result Of his running the machine in
a ditch about two miles north Of town
and being unable to get 1t out. Mr.,
w. d. Thomasson is the owner Of the
car, and it was Mr.. Quinn Wallace
who caught up with the culprit, he
having happened On Castles while the
latter was trying to get the car out
Of the ditch.
Mrs. L. H. Barker, known in all
the large cities Of the United States
as the little mother" on account OF
her having visited the great prisons
Of the United States and ministered to
the prisoners therein, was here this
week, soliciting subscriptions to 60 to-
ward establishing a home for the
friendless at the Loray mill in Cas-
tonia. The prison missionary has Sc
cured a 14-room house in Gastonia and
proposes to maintain the home for the
benefit of the aged and infirm, orphan
children and INDECENT widows. Mrs
Barker secured quite a number Of con-
tributions here.
- Some little excitement developed or
the streets yesterday afternoon about
2 o'clock when the advance guard OF
the Columbia Boosters came In. There
were six cars carrying about twenty
citizens Of Columbia and a portion OF
the brass band which accompanied the
party. E. ]. Watson, commissioner OF
agriculture and labor, piloted the par
ty to this place. The boosters left CO.
lumbia yesterday morning-more than
sixty automobiles being in the pro-
cession. The boosters came here from
Chester and it is presumed that the
great majority took the wrong road
and travelled directly to Rock Hill,
where they were scheduled to lunch,
in place of coming here. Local people
had prepared a great quantity of lem
onade and other refreshments for the
party and when it was found that the
boosters would not be here to partake
thereof, people who were gathered
along the streets were invited to go to
the opera house and refresh them
selves. The six car which came here
remained only a few minutes and then
went to Rock Hill.
There can be no growth Of this
town, and no booming Of this town un-
til there is established recognition OF
law and order. AS long as there are
those who claim special privileges In
any direction, and who are able to
compel the acknowledgment Of those
special privileges, the town is not worth
booming. The trouble in this town Is
inequality Of taxes, inequality OF
privilege and inequality Of response
bility, and these facts are understood
by every citizen Of the town who has
sufficient intelligence to understand
anything. Although that recently
promulgated license tax schedule is
by no means the rawest and most
harmful outrage against law, justice
and right that has been perpetrated In
recent years, it ought to be apparent
to everybody, those who are called up
on to pay the tax and those who dc
not have to pay it, that a free self
respecting people cannot rest under
such an imposition and maintain con-
idence in the people who are RESPONSE
BILE for it. No matter what the pre-
tense for this tax, and at best 1t Is
based only on pretense, 1t should not
be tolerated in any democratic COM
munity. And, furthermore, we want
to warn our fellow citizens now and
here, that IL they do not begin to give
more particular and intelligent atten-
ton to their statutory and constitu-
tional rights, affecting both property
and liberty, they are liable to wake
up some morning with a realization
that they have very little left to look
after.
1t was a tired and dusty bunch Of
boosters who returned here about Z
o'clock Wednesday evening, following
n days tour Of the county for the pur-
pose Of advertising the c~hautauqua
and homecoming week to be observed
here. Members Of the party report a
pleasant and what they believe to be