Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-16
street, the property Of J. M. Brian some

stances. According to the official head
of the municipality and the local
policemen If there Is single person
in the corporate limits of the town
without food and clothes and in dire
need of the necessities of life, they
know nothing Of that person.
Walter Ried, colored janitor at tho
courthouse took down the towns ser
vice flag which has been hanging foi
months over the front door of the
courthouse yesterday morning. tn
flag Is faded and worn. 1t will be
placed in q box for safe keeping an'
will likely pass into the hands Of som
patriotic organization to be kept among
the relics of the towns history in past
wars.
Indications that the holiday season
is fast approaching Is to be found in
the fact that the number Of travelling
men coming into this territory is be-
ginning to drop off to some extent. Mr..
G. r. Simmons, proprietor Of Hotel
Shandon said yesterday thath was
now able to take care Of all his guests
without seeking room elsewhere, con-
dition that has not existed for week
at a time in several months past. The
travelling statesmen, according to Mr.
Simmons begin to go home about ten
DAYS before Christmas and hence the
let up in the number coming here just
now.
- -Clarissa Harold, reader and inter-
prefer of dramatic art who appeared
in the courthouse here Friday evening
under the auspices Of the Redpath
Lyceum, charmed an audience Of more
than 200 people, holding their complete
interest for more than an hour and
half. Hers was O reading and inter
pretation OF the beautiful love Of King
George III Of England, who as plain
George Tudor, won the affection OF
Hannah, beautiful Quaker maid and
how the Quaker maid, discovering
after the marriage that she was, the
wife of the King Of England and being
made aware of the dire consequences
that might befall England and world
politics generally should she demand
recognition as England's queen, re-
tired to her simple house on the side OF
the road and lived life of obscurity
faithful to the head of the House o
Tudor to the end and yet happy In her
sacrifice. That Miss Harold Is al
artist of ability was proved conclusive
ly to an appreciative audience Whicr
was charmed with her masterful inter
pretation of the several characters IN
cluded in her subject. The reader
carried her audience from mirtn U
pathos, from laughter to tears, furnlsh
| ing an evening Of most delightful en-
tertainment and impressing all or hel
hearers with the fact that she Is
reader and interpreter of history, fic
ton and romance most superior ane
excellent.
-Couple of young women, said t
have come here from Union-the kn(
of women who use "japalac" on thei
faces and stare hard into the faces
men they do not know but want to
and who cause men to look hard ant
women to whisper to one anotner
blew into town few weeks ago. The.
got rooms and the next day th
"brother" of one who claimed to be
sister-in-law of the other came Il
town. and to live with them. He was
travelling man, he said They waike'
the streets by day and visited tn
stores and sometimes they walked th
streets by night and even into tn
country. They liked the town. the.
said and they believed they woult
stay. Nobody bid them welcome an
nobody bid them go. They wished I
b,Iy furnishings for their apartment
and groceries and thires and the.
wanted to buy on the installment plan
| Divers goods were purchased ina
way. November air, in their domah
at least became rather chilly when IN
atmosphere was agreeable enough
most other quarters and they decide'
to leave two or three Sunday morn
ing ago. With them went some or th'
goods which they had possessed: Du
for which they had not PAID. Wof'
came to some of those merchant
whose goods they had that they wer'
in a neighboring town Few days as'
and those merchants sent representa-
tiwes to see and to collect. II they saw
They didn't. The accounts have beel
charged to profit and loss. And tn
oldest inhabitant who sees everybod'
and knows everything is saying
told you So
THE advertised sale of the O'Lear!
land between Charlotte and Llncoll
streets in town lots by the Pledmon
Land Auction company last Saturda.
did not take place because OF the dis
agreeable weather 1t had been ram
ing during Friday and FRIDAY niSh
and still raining Saturday mornin
The rain was not exactly coming g.
in torrents: but Il was falling in fint
disa agreeable drizzle well calculated Il
discourage the outcoming OF the kln'
of Dcople who are generally depended
upon to buy town lots elther as
cnnculation or as an investment. Ther'
was quite a bunch OF people on han'
~ the apnointed hour. however, some
who had their eyes on certain OF IN
lots that they hoped TO pick up !
nrices seemed to meet their notions
of what they should &c, and others ou
of curiosity. But it was evident IRON
the beginning that there would be yer!
spirjted competition and this naturall!
aampened somewhat the keenness o
those who had really come to buy. MT
Webster who had charge, had his auc'
tioneer to test the temper or those
present sufficiently to prove what ne
bad reason to anticipate and the SAL
| nostnoned. The tract that has been GU
nm into lots has advantages and dls'
| advantages, the main disadNantaSc
being in the fact that there Is not sur
| fc;ent choice of outlet. except 10 Char'
lcttc street: but also 1t has tfe adFah-
tame Of being close to the man Par
of town and furnishing, TIE iarSes,
numbcr Of cheap building sites Una,
are now available. Mr.. Webtser did ho'
cav definitely what he intended to DC
with the proposition: but ln,ltnatro '
that he would probably develop ms
Mans n little further. give them. the
Eenefit of more exploitation, and prob
ablv set another day for an auction
He feels quite sure that there will b'
/ lively demand for TIE lots and thar
sooner or later all of them will contain
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