Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-19
WITHIN THE TOWN

window of the local postoffice list Of
about ninety citizens whose returns OF
last January showed that they were
liable for income and excess profit
taxes.
- Several arrests for speeding have
recently been made by Chief Of Police
]. Cal Steele and fines have been levied.
According to the chief many other ar
rests are going to follow unless the
speedsters cut down the gas to a con-
siuerable extent.
- According to Misses Saunders and
Garrison, compulsory school attend
ance officers for York county, there are
about 200 white children between the
ages OF and II years in the town.
all of whom are attending the graded
school.
- The Star Theatre was hard hit this
week on account Of failure to get
pictures on Tuesday and Wednesday
nights, the trouble being because of the
confusion incident to the taking off OF
trains. The large patronage Of the
theatre, was very much disappointed.
- Show windows in leading stores OF
the town are very attractive in holiday
dress and Christmas offerings are ar
ranged in an expert and artistic man
ner that reflects credit upon the
window dressers Of the various stores.
Most attractive are the windows in the
York Hardware store, the York Fur
niture and Hardware Store, Shieder-
Smelling Drug Store and many other
places.
In accordance with an annual Gus
tom extending over number OF years,
beautiful and attractive calendars are
being distributed by insurance men
and other business people in the town.
Operatives Of the Neely and Ira
yora mills, according to Superintend-
ent ]. E. Johnson are making prepara :
tions for q brake down" dance to be
held next week as feature OF Christ
mas festivities. -
The town council has decided to
employ an assistant to j, Frank
Faulkner, superintendent OF the hre
department and the understanding Is
that this assistant, who has not VET
been named, will stay at the hrehouse
at night. Several daya ago MT. FAUX
ner, informed the council that unless
Announcements were made whereby n
was relieved Of duty at night In order
that he might live with his family p
would have to resign. A night man
will be secured as soon as possible.
- There is more or less grumbhng
over the street Improvement bills now
being presented-for payment. II the
bfils are not correct there Is ground Tor
grumbnns, otherwise not. For things
that are worth while, 1t is necessary
to pay. However, here is a suggestion: 7:
II there is really anything wrong, lei
there be a public meeting and iel
those who have information give the
meeting the benefit Of it. AS to mere
dissatisfied grumbling. not founded on
demonstrable facts, let 1t stop,
The local Masonic lodge has under
wav a proposition to buy the Rose
Hotel property on South Congress
street with a view to converting the
building into a Masonic hall. 1t Is pro.
posed to buy the property for $l9Voo
and to spend several thousand aoIlars
additional in improvements. Alreaoy
about $500 of the amount has peeh
pledged and Masons interested IN tne
proposal said this morning tnat tney
were confident of their ability 10 raise
the funds needed. 1t Is proposee "
nse the upper floor Of the building
While the remaining space is to be
,,sed for store and office room. Inc
Masonic lodge has a membership at
nresent of about 145, and the hall now
in use is considered too small for tne
growing fraternity, hence the necessity
for seeking other quarters.
II r. Hart, Esq, has written the
railroad administration asking tnal .ie
piedmont. e. Northern car IeaVlhs
Cha rIotte at 4 D. m. be advanced SO as
to raach Gastonia in time to make con-
nection with the c. e. NV train leav-
ing Gastonia at 4.55 p! M. This, II is
noInted out will enable people OF the
town who are in Charlotte to make q
good connection from that city 10 TINS
town In the afternoon. In oroer tna'
neople coming here from Fort MIL es-
pecially might return home tne same
5av the matter Of a connection al
Chester of the C. s. NV. with IN
Southern has been taken up. d. ~
Huneerford, general superintendent OF
the Southern and associated lines mas
u,ri+ten Mr.. Hart: II am advised ina!
No 2S frequently does not walt. al
Chester for C. & NV. No. 3. rms
Connection should be made II e. & N
w No. 9, is not more than ten MR.
tes late. This would enable passenergs
from G. & NV. No. to catch NO. 80
at Charlotte, by using No. 2S tron'
Chester. -
Here is a little paragraph for the
henefit of the merchants interested ano
tbei,. customers. 1t concerns potn' III
every store in town that sells Cnrist,
mas goods there is an accumulation VI
nackages that have been duly sola alo
accepted and left to be called lot latel
II Is a perfecly natural and legltinnats
situation. The goods have been pro
cured for Christmas, and the purcnas-
ers do not need them until that tline
In most cases the sellers OF the sooos
have plenty of room and there is III
snecial inconvenience on that score
Rr,t there Is another feature TO pc con.
sidered. The shopping rush OF the mex,
few days Is absolutely the nercest oi
the wear. There is hardly store ~
this section that will not be trled tc
the limit Of it's ability to wait upon tne
twelfth hour shoppers. NaturallS
every merchant is anxious to do every,
tbine he can to wait on these las'
shoppers and see that each OF theIi
GETS what he wants to the best OF MS
ability to supply, and for the pur-
nose he needs every minute OF tne
time still remaining before Christmas
Now when these shoppers VINO nave
already bought what they wanted ano
had Il laid away come after their gooos
the store people can wait on them ohiy
at the expense Of less attention 10 the
later shoppers. The point Is tnls' Lev
these early shoppers get their pur
cha ses away from the stores as soon as
thev can so as to relieve the store peo-
- - ,,,rcb az possible. If there were