Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-05
WITHIN THE TOWN

= Sunday fountains ARE increasing
| in popularity.
Mote the shade trees, how beanti-
ful they appear. Prettlest town IN the
state in the spring.
Picture, show continues to draw
good audiences and most Of the pat
rons agree that the pictures are good.
There is a good deal of apprecia-
tive comment about the excellent
work that has been done on outlying
streets Of late. :
The guide post used to direct au-
tomobiles to drive to the right at the
Liberty. street crossing, and which has
been the victim Of frequent misnafs,
has been out Of business for some
days.
- The increasing number of electric
signs on Congress street is nelp'ns TIE
looks of things-Loan and Savings
bank. Shandon Cafe, York Drug Store,
Calhoun Drug Store, Mackorell Drug
Store, Barber Shop. All of them help.
Less than twenty-five bales of cot
ton were. sold on. the Yorkvllle market
last week, according to Robert z. NC
Clure. public cotton. weigher for the
town.
The Yorlyville High school base
ball team in charge Of Coach Paul
Bratton leaves tomorrow for KershaW
i and Lancaster for q two game series.
The Yorkville team expects to play
Kershaw. tomorrow afternoon at Kerr
shaw and the Lancaster High the fol-
lowing day.
- Provided it can be built within an
estimated cost Of $4,000 the proposed
new city hall building will be erected
on the Adickes lot between the resi-
dence OF Miss Sallie Adickes and the
| G. e. NV. railway on Liberty street.
A deal was made yesterday whereby
the present city hall lot was exchanged
for the larger lot.
- Charging them; with disorderly
conduct. q warrant was sworn out be-
fore Mayor z. A. Hall Saturday by
DR.. NJ. w. White, dentist of York
vile for the arrest of Tom James and
Louis Roth. young boys. the PAIN
tiff alleges that the youngsters nave
aggravated hmi greatly through ex-
cessive teasing and .taunting and that
| they have called him bad names. NO
action has yet been taken. -.
Officers OF the Church Of the
Good Shepherd (EpiscopaD of York
Vile. have been elected as follows:
Senior Warden, M. c. Willis; Junior
Warden, w. b. Moore; vestrymen,
Dr.. r. A. Bratton. R. c. Brockington'
G. H. Hart. j. E. Johnson. =: Is.
Lowry, J. w. Marshall, W. 5; WINS.
Deputies to Diocesan council-M. z.
Willis, w. B. Moore, E. +. Lowry :.
E. Hart; alternates-G. Fl. Hart. J.. Z.
Johnson, S. x. Lowry, W. ). wins.
-Rey. B. H. Waugh, for the past
four years pastor of the First Baptlst
church of Yorkville announced his
resignation to his congregation lasC
| Sunduy. The board of deacons re,
fused to accept the resignation and
appointed a committee to wait on Rev.
Waugh with the request that he re-
consider. Rev. MIR. Waugh said TINS
morning that he had not fully decided
his future plans; but that he had sew
eral calls under consideration. Dur
ing his pastorate the First Baptist
church of Yorkville has made good
progress along all lines Of church en-
deavor. The membership at the pres
ent time totals about $50.
A sermon by Rev. j. X. Walker
nastor of Trinity Methodist church
featured the annual meeting OF the
York County Bible Society held IN
the Church of the Good Shepherd
(EpiscopaD here Sunday evening
There was large congregation IN az,
tendance. Rev. Z. f. Gillespie. ID. -
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church was reelected president Oh
the society and the other ministers ol
the town were elected vice presidents
Mr.. ]. 4. Marion was elected secre-
tnrv and Mr.. C.. w. MCGEE, treasurer
and depository. Rev. T. T. Walsh
was elected life member of the 500
ciety. About siXty-fve new mem
hnrs of the society were received.
II do not know that want this
no,icemau lob" said Chief Parrot last
Saturday. II have taken the job be.
cause the mayor and council wanted
mo to. and I will do the best can
with il until the council can do better.
Rut | recognize police work as
trade calling for long experience, ana
| | don't believe I was cut out tor thls
kind of work. My job is making roads
and streets. I know something ABOUT
thut. more than most folks who have
not had the practical experience along
that line that l have had. Mr. Iaf-
rott was not expressing dlsSatlslac-
ton, or suggesting criticism. lie was
lust saying how he reels aDont ~.
Everybody who knows him knows lhat
ho will make rs good policeman as
the next man who has not served at
the trade, and that the longer nc
serves the more efficient he Will ne.
Thcv know too that il he is lacking IN
ANYTHING, it is only experience.
- Making monkeys ont of their op--
nonents who displayed no pep ana
skill from the start the Yorkviilc
iIiph school baseball team won easily
over the Rock Fill High school in q
seventh inning fiasco On the Iorkville
diamond Friday afternoon by Il scofe'|
nr 1G to |. In tho seventh inning inc
Rock Hill lads gave up in disgust anu
tic Yurkville High who didn't nav"
the heart to pile up any more runs
were glad enough. Rock Fill High
school has put out some good baseh;lll
teams in the past and Rock HIlllans
who came over for the game FriuaF
afternoon said the exhibition was the
most miserable that they had ever
staged. The visitors couldn't hit ana
they couldn't field and the local team |
hit the ball and scored almost at Will.
Bill Barron, pitcher catcher OF york
vile, pitched the game for the home
team with Rowe Dorsett, his side
kick, doing tho receiving and the
combination was in itself enough TO
lick the visitors although the other
members Of the team gave Jam-up'' >
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