Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-12-09
WITHIN THE TOWN.

= WITHIN THE. TOWN:
The store windows are beginning
10 take on, holiday decorations. ",
- The rabbit hunters are having
plenty of sport even within the incor-
porate limits Of the town.
~ There are number of cases OF
genuine influenza in Yorkville, accord
ing to several physici2rs WHO have
been asked about the matter.
- One more week Of school for the
children and then the Christmas VEGA
uon begins while many mothers are
asking hemselves-"what,a am going
to do with them all that time"
= Paul N. Moore bought lot of 100
bales of cotton this week from j. T.
Crawford Of McConnellsyille.
An unusually large amount Of cot
ton has been stored in local ware
houses this week while street sales
have been very few.
- The handsome cottage that is be-
ing erected by Mr.. ]. B. Deal on Kings
Mountain street, is nearing completion
1t Is to be occupied by the family OF
Clerk Of the Court McMackin. y
Good progress Is now being made
on the necessary excavation work pre-
paratory to beginning construction
work on the new graded school build
ing, according to w. T.. Beamg1arG OF
Glover, who has the contract for the
building. ~ .- - p*e'
- The new addition to the LoSkmore
Cotton mill wi,ichhas been under con-
struction. for some time past VIII prob
ably be completed this week sndythe
new comber machinery vii be INSTALL
ed, Supt. +. c. Wood said this norm
ing. The new addition is about 6ox80
feet in dimensions. y .95tri. = u
mo, we haven't decided when we
will allow the youngsters to begin
shooting Christmas fireworks" said
Chief of Police r. e. Steele len ask
ed about the matter yesterday. In
quiry among the local stores who have
heen handling fireworks at Christmas
for years is to the effect that they will
IN all prohs bility have on hand their
usual supply.
II. L. Huey, one of the efficient
letter carriers knows good and well
that Christmas Is not far of because
the mail he has to deliver twice q day
especially the parcels post pack
ages, are lHCTetSlll.5 III huhibCt NiAo -
weight. 1.-THE mah has been growing
heavier for g. month or more, !, said Mr..
Huey the other day. "I don't know
what it will get to just before Christ
mas" -. ~ -
DIR. p. w. Hunter has been appoint
ed medical examiner for the us. Vet
-eran's bureau as representative in this
section. Ex- soldiers who desire to re-
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must have physical examination prior
TO filing. claims for, compensation or
Emedicaf treatment from the govern :
fment are examined free by DIR. Hunter.
One of the most common questions
here is whether transactions In the 10
cal bucket shop properly come under
the head of gambling" The winners
saw no and the losers say yes. Some OF
the professionals who are as ready to
take a,chance on O hand of poker as on
a chicken fight say that the game Is
gamble pure and simple, with all the
advantage In favor OF the manipulators
of the New York exchanges.
The following officers We're elected
last night to serve Mackey Chapter,
No is. Royal Arch Masons, during the
next ensuing Masonic year, Begin
ming Dec. 27;, ]. r. Barnwell, II. p;
7. r. Stroup, King; Archie A. Barron
Scribe: Geo. H. Hart, treasurer; JOS. L.
Hart, secretary. The following were
elected to. serve Absalom Cody Council,
No. 81 Royal and Select Master Ma :
sons: Geo. w. williams, T. NJ; Carlisle
c. Moore. D. NJ; j. OFT Moore, Jr., r
C. W.; JOS E. Hart, secretary Geo. III
Hart, treasurer. {. -
= Not much longer will the old ram
shackly town hall of Yorkville have to
be used, because. the new city hall is
almost completed A little more paint
ing and interior furnishing work ana
the Job Is ready to turn oyer-to the
city governors. An amusing incident
in connection with the present, quar-
ters occurred Wednesday afternoon.
A gentleman who lives out of town
inquired of a citizen who was coming
up East Liberty street; please, SIT,
where is the place to ray town t2yes.,s
1t happened that the stranger was rlght
at 1t. "In that barn right there" re-
piled the citizen, as he. Indicated the
present quarters with his finger.
= Officials of the local postoffice
complain that it is impossible to sup
plv the public with pens and pen
stsffs at the desks in the postoffice
lobby because of the practice of some
miscreants in sticking the pens in the
ceiling Of the lobby Attention OF the
reporter was attracted to several pens
attached to broken stats deeply fas-
tened in the wooden ceiling OF the
building yesterday. Theory Is that
The mischief is being done by. smap
hovs who come into the lobby when
nobody is looking. affix pen staffs into
a sling shot and shoot them into the
ceiling.
AMATEUR HIGHWAYMAN