Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-12-30
WITHIN THE TOWN

There was less liquor drinking in
YorkyiIle during the present Christmas
than during any previous Christmas In
the history Of the country.
- The A. r. p. Sunday school had
Christmas tree on last Friday night. A
light luncheon was served and pres
ents were distributed among the chill
dren. 1t was quite a pleasant affair.
The Yorkville Cotton OIL Mill GIN
merry has ginned nearly 5000 bales up
TO thfs date, and while not up to last
years figures, is several hundred bales
ahead of last last years record at this
time. 49,. -
At the last regular meeting OF the
local lodge OF Moose ii was decided TO
serve n light luncheon at the next reg
ular meeting on january 8, and have
some talks. probably by visiting mem
bers. It i3 not expected to invite 9TH
er than members of the order.
- The Sunbeam society OF the First
Baptist church, held Christmas exer-
cises in the church last Friday evening
under the direction of Mrs. c. Nv. Nc
Gee. the leader The exercises includ-l
ed songs, recitatinns, dialogues, ETC.,
and was quite interesting to the audi
etpresent. ~ ~
= Monday, the day after Christmas,
was different from other week day
Ohfistmaseg in that Congress street
was so like Sunday: Fire crackers
could be heard off Congress street, but
none on the street! There was a gen.
eral suspension of business and an oc-.
casional group ofmen exchanging
Jokes, views and pews:, but generally
out of doors Christmas was quite life
less. -. -. .,f -
- Burglars. broke into Mackorelrs
Drug store Tuesday night and stole
several checks and, about fifty dollars
in cash from the cash drawer, the cash
consisting of three ten dollar bills and
the balance tin small change. mvesti-
cation by Chief Steele convinced him
that the burglaryfSw fSwas somebody who
was familiar with the fastening on the
back door through which entrance was
effected, and knew how. TO find his way
without a light.s Nh. II r. Mackorell
says he has missed nothing but the
money and checks. ayl.7lgi grESf a.
7 - The local post Office Is TO be COM
mended for most excellent work dur
ing the: holidays. The mail was un-
usually heavy. especially during the
whole week before Christmas reaching
.
post office force worked early and late
and In between times, putting in extra
hours even for which there was no pay.
The postmastcr and clerks even miss
ed meals. Impatient patrons waiting
for packages chafed- at the delay at
times, without o thought Of the splen-
did work that was being done for their
accommodation; but, generally the
public fully appreciated the splendid
service that was performed. -,
"A negro man named Jiai Shealy
was knocked down by an automobile,
opposite the. residence of j. A. Latta
on Wednesday afternoon. IL appears
that the negro had jumped, down of a
wagon before an automobile that was
being driven at a moderate speed, we'll
within the ordinance limits by Few. w.
II. Stevenson. of Clinton. The negro
fell under the car and was pretty
badly Jared and frightened. II was
quite n few minutes before he could
speak DR.. Glenn made q careful ex-
animation OF him and could find no
evidence of external injury. He was
taken home ahortly afterward on the
wagon on, which he had come to town.
No blame attached to Rev. Stevenson.
Local Masonic officers were INSTALL
Il
thropic Lodge, No. 81, A. +. NJ: A. M.
Grist, w. NJ. r. p Jackson, S. W.; j.
A. Marion j. W.; George II. Hart,
treasurer; Joseph, e., Hart, secretary;
l.. NJ. Grist, S. D.; A, A. Barron, j. D.;
J. r. Barnwell and b. A. Correll, stew
ards; =. F.. Marley, tiler. Mackey
Chapter, No. Is, r. A. M ]. r. Barn
well. N. F.: ]. Il. Stroup, king; A. A.
Barron. scribe; George IL. Hart, treas
urer; Joseph r. Hart, secretary; r. p.
jackson. p. S.; c. II. Hart, RIA. c.; s.
l.. Steele. NJ. third "; B. A. Colrell, Nj.
second "; w. l.. Jamison, M. first ";
h. L. Marley, sentinel Absalom Cody
Council, No. 81, r. & s. M: George w.
Williams, /. NJ; C. c. Moore, ID. NJ; j.
o. Moore, Jr., p. c. w; George II.
Hart, treasurer; Joseph E. Hart, secre-
tary; j. w. Crawford, c. of G.; B. A.
Correll, C. of c.; T.. Brice Bankhead,
steward; 3. f. Marley, sentinel
- Joe ,Huey, the letter carrier, got
pulled for So for, popping fire crackers
on the street during Christmas. Joe
would probably never have thought OF
popping fire crackers except for the
fact that his brother, Sep, was on the
Sep. A number Of firecrackers were
exploded on the street opposite the
Shandon hotel Saturday night. Both
Chief steele and Policeman Huey were
cognizant of it and both got busy.
Some OF the fire crackers were beliey-
ed to come from a hotel window: but
of that the police were, not certain.
Policeman Huey came into the alley
between the hotel and Loan and Saw
ings bank from the. q. back way and
caught his bi other Joe red-handed in
the act Of throwing a lighted fire
cracker into the street. Joe chime
across with the 50 and took his medi-
cine like a good sport. He did not pop
any more fire crackers on, the street,
however. r..,
-R. A. McGinnis. tried before Mayor
Hall and a jury last Wednesday morn
ing on the charge OF having been drunk
and disorder.y in violation of an ordi-
nance OF the town on Friday night, the
Goth instant, was convicted of having
been drunk but not disorderly The
Jury consisted of 3. NJ. Johnson. fore
man; c. w. McGee..J.G. Dickson, c. f.
Shcrer, w. b. Pressly, w. A. Thomas
son., Several witnesses, including Pot
liceman Huey testified positively that
McGinEis was, ,staggeripgly drunk. The
witness, at whose instance
the arrest had been made. was John
Moore, white. who, testified that Nc
Ginnis had threatened him with a. knife