Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-17
WITHIN THE TOWN

WITHIN The TOWN
- The Lockmore Cotton Mill of York
vile, has given notice of two weeks
suspension of operations after next
Saturday. The mill has been running
both day and night since Christmas
No reason was given for the suspen-
sion.
- Police court fines and forfeitures
during the year 1921 totaled S3003,
according to figures compiled this
morning by j. Frank Faulkner, city
clerk and treasurer. During the year
warrants were issued for 2S5 persons
and of those arrested 35 were commit
ted to the county Jail. The amount
collected in fines and forfeitures was
more than sufficient to pay the salar-
les of the two police officers.
- Robin Red Breast is here. His spe-
cies have not made their appearance in
| large numbers as yet. People going to
church Sunday morning heard his notes
in the big elm trees along East Lib
'erty street and giancing UP into the
| trees they saw his darkish red top coat
and his waistcoat of red. Observers
say that he Is making his appearance
here this year a little earlier than US
ual.
- York Council Junior Order United
American Mechanics which was re-
Gently organized here and which has
been meeting in Fraternal hall at the
| Cannon Mill has moved it's quarters
| to the w. o. w. hall in the Stroup
building on Main street. The first
meeting Of the council in the new hall
was held last night when a number OF
candidates were initiated Three fra
ternities now have their meetings In
the hall in the Stroup building
Woodmen of the World, Loyal Order
of Moose and Junior Order United
American Mechanics.
j. z. Lowry Of Yorkville, was
showing his friends an interesting relic
in the shape Of charge for the old
Enfield rifles used during the War Be-
tween the States. The powder and ball
of the old charge were not encased In
brass shell, as for the modern En-
field rifle. Instead it was wrapped in
heavy paper and was rammed down the
muzzlo of the rifle. and ignition was
effected by means Of percussion cap.
Mr.. Lowry ran across the ancient car
fridge the other day while going
through some old records and papers.
He said that he also has in possession
one of the famous Scott rifles" taken
away from the negroes during Ku-
KluX days as we'll as another rife that
saw service during the Revolutionary
war.
Indications point to a large attend
ance of members on the annual meet
ing Of Mech Stewart Post No. 66 Of
the American Legion, which meeting Is
to be held in Legion hall tomorrow
evening. Mr.. Ben E. Adams Of Char
lesion, chairman of the state executive
committee of the South Carolina De-
partment of tho American Legion, has
accepted an invitation to be present
and deliver talk on the aims and OBJ
jects of the American Legion. At the
meeting tomorrow night the annual re-
ports OF Jas. d. Grist, post commander,
and T. M. Ferguson, post finance Of
| flcer, will be received, and officers to
serve during 1922 will be elected. The
present post commander stated this
morning that he would not be O candi-
date for reelection. 80.
| - Municipal officers for YorkVille TO
serve for two years will be elected in
May and II was intimated yesterday by
member of the present council that
all Of the present officers will likely
stand for reelection. Mayor Hall is
quoted as saying that he is willing to
serve again, provided the six aldermen
will stand for re election. While the
member of the council who was inter-
viewed yesterday, stated that he wasn't
interested personally in holding his
job another two years, still he thought
that all the members would offer for
re- election because there we're num-
Der Of matters outstanding with which
the present council was quite familiar
and they therefore feel it their duty to
| carry on. It is understood that the
council has had in mind for some time
past the idea of extending the electric
light wires and water lines into sever
al areas that have not this service at
the present time. They have not been
abe to do SO heretofore for lack Of
funds.