Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-07
WITHIN THE TOWN

The Nicely mill team defeated n
Saturday afternoon by score Of l.
to 3.
The government OF most South
| Carolina towns has risen to q point
where thcr will no longer stand for
carnirals.
- Sometimes we are inclined to won
der whether the reason of bringing
these unspeakablc carnival shows TO
this place is because the finances Of
the town have sunk to such low cbb
that the salaries of town officials are
not to he met otherwise.
- The Boy Scouts OF Yorkville and
vicinity sold s26,600 worth of Liberty
loan bonds during the campaign just
closed The following won the SER
vice medal by selling ten or more
bonds each during the last eight days
of the drive: William Carroll. Mason
Carroll, Frank McElwec. .tlf Carroll,
Joseph Wood. o. +. Grist. VIM. Inman,
George Williams.
- Sidney Miskelly. Company d, 1O5th
engineers, Camp Sewer. Robert Dun
lap supply company. 11Sth infantry,
3Oth division. Clarence Caldwell, Roy
WEitcncr. Walter Whitener, Lawrence
Martin, Edward Connolly and Fred
Ware, American eXpeditionary forces.
are to he added to the list Of soldiers
from the Yorkvillc Graded school.
There was the smallest number of
people in town last Saturday that has
been seen so far this spring. The
town has grown TO be a wonderfully
busy place on Saturdays. especially Of
late; but last Saturday was n good
day for plowing and most OF the farm
ers forgot all about the usual Satur-
day half holiday.
MIR. .. r. wilkins. president of the
First National bank, says there Is no
question OF the fact that the war saw
ngs certificates are the best sccuri-
ties that have been offered by the
government; and ii it had not been
for the condition limiting individual
holdings TO $1,000. the whole issue
would have been gobbled up long ago.
The weekly prayer meeting for
divine guidance and blessings on the
people in the great crisis through
which the world Is passing. Is con-
tinuing this week In the Associate Re-
formed church. All who so desire
gather at from 6 D. m. to Clio y. m.
each day. and the meeting commences
at 6.1O. There is nothing formal about
the meetings and everybody who de-
sires to attend. Is welcome.
Rev. ]. l.. Oates. pastor Of the AS
sociate Reformed Presbyterian church,
Is TO spend a month doing pastoral
work among the soldiers in Columbia.
He goes more especially on account Of
the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
boys: but OF course he will do all the
good he can wherever he can. Nr.
Oates's action In the matter has been
determined by a request Of the a. r.
p. syHodical committee on evangelism
to the session of the local church. The
proposition Is that the church continue
Mr.. Oates's salary while in Columbia
and that the committee see to the fill
ing of his pulpit during his absence.
The session was unanimous in the
conviction that their pastor should
take up the work; but the final de-
cision of course. vas left to HIN.
There was considerable liquor in
evidence around the carnival on two
nights. especially on Thursday night,
when there was quite a knock down
and drag-ou fight between some Of
the visitors to the place, the show
people and the police. One or two peo-
pie were pretty we'll banged UP. There
is no positive evidence as to where the
whisky came from: but common ru-
NOR had 1t that 1t got to Yorkville
BY way of Rock Hill. II is said that
considerable quantities Of liquor are
being brought to Rock Hill by certain
of the trainmen from Jacksonville and
other points. BY the time the whisky
reaches the consumer II is said to cost
from $6.25 a quart up. 1t is fact that