Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-07-08

is now engaged in the installation Of a
complete ginning outfit. 1t will be
ready for business in ample time to
handle the present crop.
Young people of Yorkvlle and a
number Of their invited friends from
other places enjoyed q dance Friday
evening. The hop was held in c. F.
Sherer's automobile show room, Mr..
Sherer having caused all his cars to be
removed from the building for the oc-
casion.
The prize fight fans Of Yorkville
and community have Mr.. Willis G..
Howie, the efficient manager Of the
Western Union, to thank for quick re-
!: ceipt Of the news of the Dempsey-Wil-
lard battle last Friday. Mr.. Howie
made arrangements by which the press
rate Of The Enquirer was made availa-
BILE to a pool Of subscribers, raised the
necessary money among a dozen or
more people and the news was bulle-
tined at The Enquirer office very soon
latter the result developed. The an
lnouncement, however. that Dempsey
had knocked Willard out in the third
round left very little interest in fur
Ither proceedings.
The Fourth was big day with the
local Masons and visitors from all
parts of the county. Their programme
Included an initiation ceremony in Phi
lanthropic lodge room, comforting the
Master Mason's degree on three candi-
dates. Hon. s. T. Lanham, deputy
grand master of South Carolina, pre-
sided and conferred the degree, being
assisted by o. Frank Hart, grand Sec
retary; Myron T. Sandifer, district dep
uty grand master; G. K. Chreizberg,
and other visiting Masons. The lodge
room was crowded with more than 200
visiting and local Masons. A feature
Of the evening was banquet for the
visitors, which was served in the Mich
ols's building on East Liberty street,
by the Ladies' society Of the Baptist
church, some 225 plates being laid.
John r. Hart, Esq, toast master, call
ed on Hon. S T. Lanham, Col. W. w.
Lewis, Messrs. o. Frank Hart, George
8. Moore, S. Reid Spencer, w. B. Ar
drey, R. l. Vinson, w. T. Beamguard,
Geo. w Williams, and Hon. w. F.
Stevenson, all Of whom responded with
short talks appropriate to the day and
the occasion.
In a talk at Masonic banquet last
Friday night, Congressman Stevenson
told how the status Of the public build
ing appropriation. for Yorkville was
about the same as that for Rock Hill
/ Both appropriations are in the omni-
bus public building bill, and as to how
far they will get will probably depend
upon the intelligence and energy
brought to bear behind him. He did
not exactly say It; but from what he
did say, he left his hearers to reason
that unless they interest themselves
they need not expect congress to be
very much interested. The committee
lin charge of this bill should be furnish
ed with information as to the size. and
progress Of the town. It should have
information as to the postal receipts,
banking resources, and other such in
formation. All this information back
ed b. strong petitions from unanim-
Gus population will help do the work
quickly. But so long as the people
wait congress will probably wait also.
| In this connection too, he stated, that
with a little effort the town could get
CITY delivery instead of village deliv-
ery, bringing an increase in the pay
TROLL" in which everybody Is or ought
to be interested.
There is to be a meeting IN the
courthouse tonight for the purpose OF
putting the new cotton mill proposition
in more definitely organized shape. In
formation from w Mason Mcconnell,
Mr.. E. A. Hall and other promoters OF
the enterprise is to the effect that the
success of the undertaking is an assur-
ed fact. Mr.. Hall, who as previously
explained, was unaware Of the move
ment until it was we'll underway, is
now one Of its most enthusiastic pro-
moters He is willing to put every
thing he has into 1t and then some, and
many people that he did not even know
previously, have assured him or strong
financial support. He said Friday after
noon that~he had taken steps to see
what could be done about securing
help from the north, and he hoped to
have information in time for the meet
ing tonight; but northern help or no
northern help, he understands that the
temper Of the people here Is to go on
with II. Mr.. Mcconnell said Saturday
night that in addition to the subscrlp-
tions he had secured by solicitation, a
number of subscribers had come to
him with voluntary offers Of from sl0O
to $1,000. A number of people VINO
put down their names without deslg-
mating. the amounts they would sub
scribe. said they would certainly go not
less than $1,000 each, and some OF
them promised to go $4,000, or more
If necessary. The evidences OF conn-
dence and enthusiasm behind the
whole proposition are unusually strong
and the interest that Will develop at
the meeting tonight Is expected 10 De
most interesting. The larger the, turn.
out at this meeting the more pleased
will be the promoters.