Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-12-31

A collection which totalled large sum
! was taken as a holiday offering for
the Thornwell orphanage at Clinton.
Small boys and others did not
shoot nearly SO many trecrackers
| this year as usual There was much
burning Of powder Christmas eve
and Christmas day but after that 1t
| seemed to die down and the report
of firecrackers since that time Is al
| most as unusual as a report from a
gun. The shooting Of tirecrackers will
be prohibited after tomorrow.
J. At the annual st. Johns day
communication of Philanthropic lodge
No. 80, A. F. NJ, held Monday night,
the following officers were installed
w. NJ, John e. Carroll; S. W., ]. p.
F, McMurray; ]. w. Geo. w. Williams;
treasurer, j. Q. Wray; secretary, F.
E. Quinn; s. D., Leslie Smith; j. D.,
A. L. Hart; stewards, ]. R Barnwell
and Berry McCleave; tiler, w. K.
| Latimer.
Big Chief Tribe No. 81 Of York
Vile, Improved Order of Red Men
has elected officers to serve during
the ensuing six months as follows:
Prophet &. Y. White; Sachem, Jas.
T. Burns; Senior Sycamore; G. F.
Grant; Junior Sycamore, w. D. Grist;
chief Of records, Jas. D. Grist; col
| lector Of wampum, M. w. Beach;
| keeper of wampum, M. L. Mitchell;
trustees, ]. G. Sassi, G. G.. White, B.
f. Marley.
The annual Christmas tree for
the benefit of the little folks of the
orkville Baptist church, was given
| in the church on the night Of Deem
| ber %, and was attended by goodly
number Of the young people Of the
Sunday school. The exercises includ-
ed special music and songs appro-
| pirate to the occasion, recitations,
etc. The tree was we'll laden with
presents and these were taken from
! the tree by Santa Claus and dtstri-
buted to the children by Rev. J. II.
Machen.
A surprise marriage Of Monday
was that of Mr.. Truman D. Turner to
Miss Lonnie Anthony, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. ]. L. Oates at
the A. r. P. parsonage. Only a Few
close friednds Of the contracting par
ties were present. Mrs. Turner Is the
daughter Of Mr.. M. L. Anthony OF
YorkyiiIe No. Z. Mr.. Turner is we'll
| known in this vicinity, having been In
the livery business here for q number
Of years. After the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Turner left on q short bridal trip
returning here yesterday.
The Christmas mails this year
| have probably been the heaviest In
| the history Of the town, and have been
splendidly handled. During several
days previous to Christmas day mails
came in and went out at the rate OF
from twenty to thirty sacks eacn
| twenty-four hours and on the day be-
fore Christmas there were nearly fifty
sacks to handle. It was the parcel
business, Of course, that helped to
count heaviest, and with this all the
rural mail carriers were loaded. The
postoffice force worked with splendid
energy and efficiency and the patrons
of the office were waited on without
unnecessary delay.
The r. E. Heath company, dealers
in heavy groceries, plantation supplies
and the like, has closed its doors
pending answers from creditors to a
proposition for composition. The in
debtedness Is something over $4,000,
and the assets are estimated at from
$4,000 to $1,000. Mr.. r. e. Heath,
the principal owner Of the business,
proposes that everything be turned
over to trustees for the creditors, and
the assets be prorated in such man
ner as will entail the smallest expense.
Unless all the creditors agree to the
arrangement, the company will OF
course be thrown into bankruptcy.