Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-06

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building materials and the latter with
his shoe repairing machinery and
stock Of harness, etc, have established
themselves in the new brick building
just completed by Mr.. c. +. Sherer.
With a large percent of the voters
of the town the only issue in tomor-
rows election is the personality of the
opposing candidates. That is because
most people do not think, and the poll
ticians who do think do not trouble
themselves to go any further with a
voter than to direct his vote to ths|de-
sired end. The people. who do think
see in the election tomorrow a matter,
of very considerable significance and
they are working accordingly.
|. - There were only about $50 regis
tered municipal voters two years ago,
out of possible, $50 elligibles, and
only 50;Yotes were cast in the general
election for mayor, aldermen, school
trustees, commissioner of public woT':s.
This year sos voters have been regis
tered out of list OF possibly 200 ell-
gibles. There is quite an undercurrent
Of feeling over the possible result of
tomorrow's election; but no special
the vote will be the largest that has
= Between fifty and sixty ex- soldiers
of the World war were entertained at
dinner provided by people Of the town
and served in the American Legion
hall here Friday evening. The enter
Iaainment for the eX-soldiers was got
ten up by Mrs. C. II. Hart ande Mrs. }.
M. Ramsey, who danvasseG a number
of the men of the town for cash sub
scriptions and a number of the ladies'
for baskets of food. Members of the
former Local Exemption Board No. z
of York county and several of the MIN
listers Of the town were specially IN
vited guests. Hon j. s. Brice, MADE
short talk.
Announcement in The :. Yorkville
ENQUIRER today Of the candidacy or
Mr.. ]. NJ. Stroup and DR.. +. A.
Bratton for members of the board of
trustees of the Yorkville Graded school
places four candidates before the
voters in the municipal election to-
morrow for the two places to be filled.
Messrs. b. A.,'Correll and j. %, Hart
announced themselves as candidates
for the places now held by DR..
Bratton and Mr.. Stroup some time
ago and last Friday the two incum-
bents decided to offer for reelection.
There has been talk of one woman
candidate and probably two for places
on the board Of trustees; but the in
dcations were this afternoon that no
women would offer.
An Interesting feature Of the last
Sunday morning service in the First
Presbyterian church was an impressive
recognition Of the fiftieth anniversary
of the official service of Elder G. II.
Ole the Oldest member of the con-
gregation. Elder O'Leary has been
member of the church since January
81, 1868, and a ruling elder since 1873.
Previous to that time he had served
three years and four months as dea-
con. In connection with the apniyer-
sary celebration talks were made by
Elder j. G. -Wardlaw, in behalf Of the
session; Deacon Thos. F.. McDoY IN
behalf of the board Of deacons, and by
r. Il. Allison in behalf of the congre-
CATION. Mrs. ~. Hunter and Mrs. W.
B. steele are only two other living
members of t. E church VINO were
members at the time that Mr. OLeary
was made-ia deacon.
The following was served on the
city council last Saturday by the
coIInty board of commissioners: The
county board of commissioners, o.
York county at it's regular session or
the Srd day of May, 1922 decided to
make you q proposition in regard 10
-putting the Adair's Ferry road In
shape as a part Of the Western road'
to wit: That they would furnish the
chaingang labor from the corporate
limits of the town to the asphalt on
West Liberty street in order to place
said road in good condition, Provided
you obtain all rights of way, construct
all bridges, mdke all water mains, fur
nish ali necessary top soil and all
dirt necessary to construct fills, etc"
Proceeding on an oral proposition
along the same line, some progress
has already been made in the. direc7
zion OF securing rights of way, dirt
for fills ETC., but the arrangements
for perfecting all the requirements OF
the county board have mot yet been
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