Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-30
in the way Of the progress" Of its
own community.

in the way Of the progress" Of its
own community.
Persons who desire to vote in the
town election of May 25, and who
have not yet secured state regis
tration certificate may do so next
Monday. The county board Of super
visors of registration holds its regu-
lar monthly meeting next Monday
from 9 o'clock in the forenoon Till s
o'clock in the afternoon" Under the
law, the municipal registration books
must be opened for ten days previous
to a special election. In the notice
Of this election the town council
specifies that the municipal registra-
tion books must be open from May
to May 10 inclusive. The possession
Of municipal registration certificate
is necessary to a vote in this special
election.
Palm beach suits for men promise
to be the fashion in clothes this sum-
mer. and Yorkville dry goods stores
already have in a good supply. Sew
eraly men dressed in these summer
clothes have appeared on the streets
this week and all signs indicate that
the light white clothes will be more
extensively worn this summer than
ever UP until last summer 1t was a
rare thing indeed to see q man dress
ed in q suit Of Palm beach Of Pana-
ma cloth. AS for white shoes-well,
nobody would wear them Now both
suits and shoes and even Palm beach
hats are popular. Local merchants
report the sale Of many garments al
ready and have every reason to be-
lieve that the sales will be more than
twice as large as last year. The mer-
chants have these suits in stock for
boys wearing knee-pants also, and
while sales to the boys have not
amounted to much yet, it Is quite
likely that they will adopt the cool
and comfortable garments for summer
wear.
j. Hannibal Beatty, colored, for
many years familiar figure in York.
Vile and known to practically every
Judge who has occupied the bench for
the last thirty years as well as to
many lawyers all over the state and
to scores Of York county people who
have attended court during the past
forty years as witnesses and jurors,
died at his home in Liberia, the COL
ored section of Yorkville, at about 7
o'clock this morning, following a
stroke Of apoplexy sustained on the
street near the Baptist church about
an hour earlier, and while he was on
his way to his duties as janitor Of
the courthouse. ."Uncle Hannibal
was born in Yorkville on the site
where the home Of Prof. r. ]. Hern-
don now stands, January 8, 1885. He
was a slave Of the late Col. w. c.
Beatty, and was owned by the latter
during his life time, being employed
as an office boy and flower gardner.
He was valet to Col. Beatty while
that gentleman was member Of the
legislature and after the war, worked
pie. In 1869, Uncle Hannibal became
janitor Of the A. r. P. church, and
with the exception Of period Of about
eighteen months, was retained by the
church in that capacity until this
morning. For forty-one years past
he has been janitor at the courthouse,
being given that position In 1874, by
the late Sheriff r. H. Glenn. During
that long period there have been few
II any days that the faithful old ne
gro has missed from his post Of duty.
He never failed to rise at 4.30 or
o'clock and the first person to be
seen on the streets Of Yorkville in the
early mornings was always Uncle
Hannibal. 1t was only few weeks
ago that he voluntarily surrendered
the heavier duties Of his position and
he intended to retire from service al
together when the new courthouse
was completed. AS county official
remarked this morning, there have
been few public officials In York coun-
ty during the past forty years who
have been as faithful to their trust as
Uncle Hannibal" The old negro
leaves several children. He was a
member of the colored Methodist
church, but almost always attended
services at the A. R. P. church. Some
weeks ago he requested that he be
buried from the A. r. p. church with
which he was connected so long, and
1t is understood that the funeral will
be held from the church tomorrow
afternoon. officers Of the church and
county officials to act as honorary poll
bearers.