Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-24
put of Woodlawn church Sunday morn
ing and evening
WITHIN THE TOWN
= Bucket shop busted.

- Bucket shop busted.
BY the way, can't we concrete a
few more sidewalks?
There is talk among the Loyal
Order of Moose Of organizing q brass
band or an orchestra, the town being
badly in need Of something of the kind.
&C. W., c. w. and Will Roof were
convicted by jury in mayors court
yesterday morning of fighting and
sentenced by Mayor Hall to pay fine
of $3.50 1-3 cents or SO for the trio
while Oscar (BattlinS) Ashley, the
fourth party to the difficulty was ac-
quilted. The trial which wns held in
the auditorium of the city hall because
the council chamber was unable to nc
the crowd desirous of
hearing the testimony, grew out of q
fight staged In front. of the post office
Saturday afternoon between the, three
Messrs. Roof on one side and Mr.. Ash
ley on the other. The fight wds' wit
messed by quite number of people.
Chief of Police Steele explained yes
terday that the fines of the three con-
yicted men were made no heavier be-
cause Of the fact that it was q rather
quiet and orderly fight with no curs-
than held his own with his three op-
ponents and one of the spectators said
Yesterday morning that Jack Dempsy
had better stay out Of South Carolina.
The fight is said to have resulted from
an argument over land deal.
DESPITE the fact that a rain was
falling steadily all the while, some 3oe
citizens Of Yorkville were present al
the new town hall Friday evening on
account of the exercises held marking
the formal opening of the building.
John R. Hart, Esq, town attorney, act
ed as master Of ceremonies in the ap-
sence of Mayor Hall and the exercises
were opened with prayer by Rev. j. l.
Oates, D. D. In a happy little speech
Mr.. Hart presented the building to the
citizens of the town on behalf OF the
mayor and members Of the council
The building was accepted by Thos. +
Mellow, Esq, on behalf Of the citizens
Short talks were also made by Messrs
]. r. Lindsay, ]. G.. Wardlaw and w. b
Moore and Mrs. NJ. l.. Carroll. Inter
esting features of the exercises OF the
evening were vocal solos rendered BY
Misses Esther Ashe and Elizabeth VIII.
born and a violin solo by Miss Louise
Oates. The opening musical feature
was a song by a number of small boys
and girls. Songs by the members o.
the Girls Book Club, a local organiZa-
ton composed Of a number OF young
ladies, were also an enjoyable feature
of the program. Exercises of the even.
ing came to a close with two selections
by Miss Alice Hare, a teacher of ex-
preston and aesthetic dancing II
Yorkville. Recitations presented BY
Miss Hare were received with grea1
applause by the audience. Following
the formal ey"~"ises the audience was
invited to in the new building and
many of those present avai,ed them
selves Of the opportunity.
bucket shop blues" struck town
yesterday afternoon with the an
nouncement that the house of ]. D.
Sugarman e. Company Of Now York
hHd failed. There were several
traders" in the local agency Of Sugar
man & Company when the news was
flashed over the wires Of the ccpitula-
tiCn Of the New York house and II
was said that several local traders
Immediately gave signs of wabbling Of
the knees. There is much speculation
as to just how much loss tho patrons
of the local agency or bucket shop
as it is generally known, sustained
Estimates last night went from $4,000
to, $4,000. Nobody, seemed to know
exactly. Some of the traders who
were "stuck". gave as their estimate
$4,000; others said $4,000 and some
went as high as $4,000. Anyway ii
was an assured fact that there were a
number of local citizens who had prin-
cipal and profits on deposit with the
house of Sugarman. The failure OF
Sugarman and the closing of the local
shop was the principal subject of con-
versation on the streets here last
evening and this morning. Everybody
was keen to know who lost and how
much was the loss. Several of the
losers appeared to take it as n matter
of course while there was q look. oil
sorrow and sadness on the face oil
others this morning. A local Wag re-
ported last evening that one well
known trader who has been in the
game for years and who has generally
been successful was Immediately seized
with q malady akin to the "Jerky
jerks" following the news of the Su-
garman failure shortly after noon yes
terday. 1t was said that his eyes
stood out and his hands and krees
quivcIed like unto those of man af-
ficted with palsy and that he kept
constantly repeating unto himself that
familiar saying attributed to the late
p. T. Barnum-"there's a sucker born
every minute" Anyway there was
lot of talk yesterday end a lot more
today and some of the oldest inhabi-
tarts stood in the post office this
morning while the snow fell outside
and cackled, II told you So