Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-10-28
WITHIN THE TOWN

- The work or asphalting the StreetS
was resumed yesterday, 1t having been
suspended for several days because of
delays In receiving material.
In running its. gins, cotton presses,
seed houses. -four and corn mill, the
Yorkville Cotton on Company is
using $50 electric horsepower.
~. L. Huey has purcha. ed from r.
z. Montgomery, the Schorb House on
West Liberty street now occupied by
the family of Mr.. Montgomery.
I, = Orphanage work day was cele-
brated at the First Baptist Sunday
school last Sunday, special cullec-
tion being taken for the benefit Of
Connie Maxwell Orphanage at Green
wood. The sum Of $145 was contri-
rbuted. w1 81 y f,-
The Yorkyille Hardware Company
was one of the Yorkville visitors s at
the York County fair. Mr.. Barnwell,
the manager took over one OF the big
"Pipeless Caloric ~ Furnaces for
which his company has the York
county agency and showed 1t to many
interested people. He sold at least
one of the furnaces In Rock Hill and
got some good prospects for the sale
Of others.
- There will besno carnivals In York
willie this fail ,or winter despite the
fact that there 10 plenty of money In
the country and there are plenty OF
people who are just raring for a
chance to give some of 1T to the gents
who conduct carnivals. The town
council had the matter UP for discus
sion some time ago, and every member
Of the council was Of the opinion that
carnivais were not a good thing for
the town, hence the decree ruling them
ont Sll.i
- with the resumption of afternoon
publication today the ENQUIRER will be
delivered to town subscribers by Wal
lace Blackwell, James Barnwell, Ray
Parfott and Quay Parrot. Each has
a special route, and all have instruc-
tions to deliver all papers In porches
where possible; but. not to throw
'f3apefs IN yards. All off these boys
are bright and alert WIZ e. =. proper Q, !,
be depended ( hpon to attend TO- his
business in the right way.
Rev. ]. E. Mahaffey, pastor Of the
Trinity Methodist church Of Yorkville
preached his final sermon before the
meeting of the Upper South Carolina
conference last Sunday morning, q
large congregation attending the SER
vice. Conference meets this year q.
Greenwood: Rev. Mahaffey has wound
,It, his third year as pastor uf the local
church and underj his direction great
progress In all lines has been made.
He is popular with his congregation,
who desire that he be returned here
for another year. n
. :. 2 kf.o sGt
school (colored) at a recent meeting
at the school house 4 organized a
Parent Teacher association. the OBJ
iect of which Is to have the patrons
cos operate with the teachers In help
ing to make some Improvements at
the school. The sum OF $2l was
raised toward buying piano and
several pledges OF sums to be devoted
to the purpose were secured. The
chairman Of the board of trustees OF
the white schools of the town which
board also has control OF the colored
school has under consideration the ad-
,dition of q course in domestic science
TO the colored curriculum.
Members of, the Associate Re-
formed church In attendance upon SER
vice there last Sunday subscribed $5,-
5O7 to the Forward Movement OF the
denomination which seeks to raise
s25O.O00 for church purposes. This
is far in excess Of the apportionment
OF the local church which was $4,O0O
and hardly half Of the church mem
bers have thus far subscribed. in fact
only ninety-eight members were rep
reyented in the subscription canvass
made Sunday. A committee has been
appointed to visit the remaining mem,
bers of the congregation this week and
II is expected that several thousand
dollars more will be raised. M. q.
clinton has been appointed treasurer
for the fund which is to be paid In nve
years.