Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-12-16
WITHIN THE TOWN

- 4 cement double track Is being
laid in tho alley way,betweef the Loan
& Savings Bank and the Shandon Ho-
tel. w. l.. Wallace is doing the work
There are several other alleys along
Main street that Aate almost impassa-
BILE in rainy weather and there Is
probability that they will be improved
In q similar manner.
York Lodge Nb. 146. independent
Order of Odd Fellows has nominated
the following officers TO servo during
tho npxt six months: Noble grand, a.
c. Ramsey; vice grand, w; trank
putnam; secretary, r. c. Blackweii'
treasurer, A. c. Moorchcad: trustees
prank p. Morrison w. C. Panneil, D. H.
Kelly. The membership of the lodgc
now numbers. more than 100.
The automobile taxi Of the Hotei
Shardon came near being destroyed
by fire while standing at the South
ern Dcpot Yesterday afternoon. NO
ticin;s the machineraflre s. w. ClontZ'
the taxi driver pulled off his coat ana
managed to eXtinguish the blaze with
the garment although the coat was TO-
tally ruined. Surplus oil and gasoline
is believed to have been responsiDIe
for the blaze. There was practically
no damage to the automobile.
= christmas savings this year nave
amounted to between six and seven
thousand dollars" said J. II. Is. Jehk-
ins, .ir., active vice president OF inc
Peoples Bank and Trust Company yes
terday; "and of course we are paying
it ou, to people as they want II. oo-
serve, however, that the depoSltors
generally are not booking upon this 90
blow in money. Instead most OIL tue
members of thes club are deposl.ihs
their savings with, the, idea OF letsihs
them grow bigger.
Eighty dozen rolls were sold "eu-
nesday afternoon in less thah wv
hours by Jamisons Bakery, Wnicl
opened for business that day IN lne
OLeary store" room building .tordnell!
occupied BY the Farmers Hardware
Comnony Proprietor Jamison eX-
pressed himself as being well pleased
with he business of the opening day
The new bakery, the first to open lor
business in moreJ than ten years Is
getting out daily nice line ol pies,
cakes, bread and pastries that appears
TO Yorkville housewives who are happS
10 see the,new enterprise started mere
- Sep Huey, night policeman mar
rowlv ecaped being run over by foru
touring car believed to be carrying
load Of whisky at an early hour yes
terday morning. Hearing car coming
through Main street at q rapid rate ol
speed, the policeman walked into the
middle of the street with view 10
stopping the speeder. The driver
however, did not stop upon seclhi' tne
officer but made as though he intend
cd running right over him. Mr.. Hue!
was forced to step aside TO save nam,
self. 1t was. tmpossible for him 10 III
the tires of the speeding car WIN hul,
let's because of the fact that his pislol
was in his pocket under his oVercoaI
and by the time he got the weapon
into play the car was out or slgnt.
Employees of the Lockmorc n1lll
will have Il two. weeks holiday AT
Christmas, the mill to close Saturday ol
next week. according to Fred [. oou'
the superintendent. The extra lons
suspension is 10 permit the lnstaiidtloii
of machinery in the recently coih-
plcted addition to the mill. Employees
of the Cannon Manufacturing COM
pany will get ten days for Christmas
the mill to stop next Thursday. ). H.
Johnson. superintendent OF the NceiH
and Travora mills said yesterday II
had not been decided how long mos"
mills' will remain closed for the hoii-
days.
-Tha. people of Iorkville and the
community arc mailing
their Christmas packages early IS inc
statement made today by w. Frank
Putnam. chief clerk in the Yorkville
post office. The. number of Christ
mas packages mailed here is incrcas-
ing daily" Mr.. Putnam went on to say
and we have been noticing an IN
crease in business here for more tlah
a week past Packages are being
mailed earlier this, year than was done