Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-15
WITHIN THE TOWN

- Easter comes March 81 this year.
The street sprinkler got in some
good work Wednesday morning.
- The local exemption board feels
that II is over the main part of its
work and II Is feeling relief. 1t is a
long. hard siege of 1t that the board
has had.
fnefg were twenty i've OF thirty
farmers In town yesterday for the
purpose Of having cane seed thresh-
ed. and Chief Loves threshcr was
kept busy during good part Of the
day.
- itcv. J. L.. Mahaffey Is receiving
quite u number OF subscriptions for
his new book. What Ails the World"
He is asking for advance subscrip-
tions because OF the very heavy initial
cost Of publication.
Weekly war pictures. usually
shown on Wednesday night, have be-
come feature OF the entertainment at
the Star Theatre. These pictures
have proved quite interesting to the
patrons-along with the rest OF the
programme.
- Drafted men are again reminded
that both Drs. Cartwright and Ken
nedy have offered free consultation
and gratuitous work in connection
with their teeth. The offer il without
any strings and is purely out of con-
Germ for the present comfort and flu
ture well-being OF those drafted men.
- Members OF the local Farm Loan
association have in a number OF ap-
plcations for loans and Mr.. NJ. r..
Cobb, the secretary of the association,
would like TO have these applicants to
know that an appraiser will be here
shortly. probably within the next week
or ten days.
I'VE have received two cars Of
mules this week." said II. Il. James
yesterday. land already we have
about let one OF them CO." At the
suggestion that the season was nd
vancing and there would be but little
further demand, he smiled and said:
I'VE are going to have to ship several
more cars yet"
- Mr.. w. S. Mcclure Of the intern
al revenue department. was at
the Loan & Savings bank Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, assisting
farmers and others in making out in
come tax returns. Quite a number Of
people Of the town and vicinity called
upon Mr.. Mcclure during his stay
and he was kept quite busy.
MIR. W. l. Williams Of Yorkville.
was operated upon at the Fennell in
firmary in Rock Hill yesterday MORN
ing for appendicitis. He had been
suffering with a chronic case OF the
trouble for quite a while and satis-
factory diagnosis having been estab-
lished by means OF X-ray pictures, he
decided not to postpone the operation
any longer.
Il was watching the paper this
morning for that long list Of people
who were waiting to plow gardens"
said Superintendent Of Education Car
roll to the reporter Tuesday. The list
did not appear for the reason that no
volunteer plowmen had given In their
names. A list of the people who
would like to have their gardens plow-
ed, however, would make quite
bunch Of names.
When the Delphos Minstrels play
ed in their own neighborhood not
long ago. they made one great big hit.
People went out to the show for the
purpose of enjoying 1t. and they got
what they went for. The members Of
the troupe have been doing a lot Of
good hard work to make an enjoyable
entertainment. and now that they have
consented to come to Yorkville 1t Is
up to the people to go out and make
up the audience. The people need a
good laugh anyway.
AT its regular meeting last Tues
day night. Big Chief Tribe No. 81.
Improved Order OF Red Men Of York
Vile. elected c. Y. White, past sachem,
as delegate to the annual meeting Of