Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-04
WITHIN THE TOWN

- Big, rat O'pOSSumS were SOlQ on
the streets here this week at 81 each,
Large frying chickens were being
sold on the streets at three for 81 this
week.
e. G.. Brandon, has moved his
family into the Bratton Building al
the corner of South Congress and Eas,
Jefferson Streets.
Less than fifty bales Of cotton have
been sold on the Yorkville market
since Monday according to r. e. Nc
Clure public weigher.
Order of Odd Fellows now has total
retary r. c. Blackwell. Four candi-
dates were given degrees at the meet
ing held Wednesday night.
The annual flower show and bazaar
conducted by the ladies of the, First
Presbyterian church was held yester-
day. Dinner and supper were served
and candies were sold. Many hand
some flowers were exhibited.
City Clerk and TREASURER j. Frank
Faulkner has received clothing SAM
pies with view to ordering the win
ter uniforms of the policemen. Each
officer is given two suits. of clothes a
year by the town.
Having recently completed the
erection Of two handsome cottages on
Charlotte street, Mr.. j. 3. Deal the
we'll known lumberman of Bethany Is
now arranging to build still another
handsome dwelling on Kings Noun
tain street.
Receipts of police court fines and
forfeitures for the month Of October
totaled 1902, according to the monthly
report of Chief of Police r. f. Steele.
This is a sum sufficient to more than
pay the expenses of maintaining the
department monthly.
Seven candidates were initiated in
to York Lodge No 1061, Loyal Order
of Moose at the semi-monthly meeting
held Tuesday evening. The meeting
was said to have been one of the
largest and most enthusiastic meetings
of the towns youngest fraternity yet
held.
Undaunted despite the fact that
they have lost every game played this
season the Yorkville Graded school
football team has high hopes Of de-
feating the Kershaw school team in a
game to be played on the Yorkville
field this afternoon. Fort Mill de-
feated Kershaw last week.
The funeral of Mr.: C. Z. Spencer
who died in Columbia Wednesday
evening, was held from his late resi-
dence on Kings Mountain street at II
o'clock this morning, conducted by his
pastor, Rev. E. E. Gillespie, D. D., of
the First Presbyterian church. The
interment followed in Rose Hill ceme-
terry, a large number Of relatives,
friends and acquaintance from the
town, county and state attending.
Indications are now that the West
road is coming into Yorkville by the
Kings Mountain road, striking that
road above the home of d. d. Thomas.
1t is reported that the town authori-
ties have been unable to obtain the
necessary right of ways to have the
road enter Yorkville by the Jail and
that the expense Of lowering the water
mains there would be too great for the
town to bear. While the matter has
not been definitely settled, it is SAID
that it appears now that the King s
Mountain road will furnish the en-
trance.
This town uses enough CONNER
'l1l DIcdu lO SuppOlL ~ ldlSc DihciS
1uite handsomely. The town buys
bread from Charlotte, Rock Hill, Gas
tonia, SpartanburC and Chester. 1t
lGs been in sore need of bakery for
lutte n while, and everything else be-
rg equal the home enterprise is en-
tiled to liberal support. Money spent
n patronizing the home institution
will be kept at home, and one way
nd another the patrons of the local
bakery will ret back what they spend |
IN il. But anyhow the town is to be |
congratulated on the prospect of hav-
rg its own bakery.
- Eighteen contractors submitted
bids to build the proposed new graded
school building Wednesday and six
entered bids for the heat
ng contract; but neither contract was
ct because of the fact that all of the
lids submitted were far in excess OF
he amount available for the building.
The trustees and contractors wre5tled
With the proposition all day Wednes-
ay. All but three builders were ELI !!
minated at the end of the day and the
rustees were engaged with these three
esterday and although the original
shs of the architect were changed
il was Impossible for any