Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-03

declared that the Indicator pointed to
anywhere from 100 to 103. 1t was 80
hot that ice water hardly tasted the
least bit cool. At 3 o'clock the Their
mometer in this office registered 1O2.
Few people made their appearance on
the streets during the AFTERNOON and
the usual Sunday afternoon crowd OF
loafers seemed to have "crawled into a
hole and pulled the hole in on top OF
them" as a wag remarked yesterday.
The local quota Of fat men seemed to
have suffered most. Those who wear
Palm Beach clothes (and they are
legion) appeared as though they had
fallen into a creek. 1t was really pitiful
to observe some Of those fat men and
yet it was funny too. Expressions ike
"Golly, amt it hot" were common. And
, some time the answer was, "Oh, no., IT
amt a bit hot-it Is so dog gone no /
can't realize how hot it is" There was
not the slightest doubt but that 1t was
the hottest day Of this year and there
was many q fervent prayer In the hope
that there would not come such a
mother. The rain which ccme later In
the afternoon offorded needed RELIEF
to scores.
A somewhat interesting situation
that affords considerable amusement to
many people Of this community OF
York" relates to the attitude OF a
number Of our prominent citizens to
The Yorkville Enquirer. The facts are
thoroughly understood in h town;
but not so we'll understood throughout
the county. After the final consumma.
ton, about two years ago. Of a move
ment that had been under considera-
ton for q number Of years to print q
local newspaper in competition with
and in opposition to The Enquirer, a
number of the leaders Of that move
ment undertook to organize a boycott
against The Enquirer. They quit sub
scribing for the paper and used all the
personal and other influence they could
bring to bear to make others quit SUB.
scribing. Altogether they rounded up
| about a dozen stalwarts OF the most
Jealous kind, who have since lost few
| opportunities to boast that they neith-
er subscribed for nor read this paper.
In the case Of some Of them when the
| subject Is brought up. and that is very
frequently, there Is a marked and i'm
mediate increase in the voltage Of the
surrounding atmosphere; but the fun
| NEST part of 1t Is that not one Of those
folks appears to be willing to submit to
the discomfort and Inconvenience they
| would urge on others. Though they do
not subscribe, they just will a Sub
| scribers are constantly reporting to us
the annoyance and inconvenience they
are suffering at the hands Of the Dor
rowers. Some are indignant; but In
many there Is a OF humor that
keeps down their anger. All the coun-
ty officials with one or two exceptions.
take The Enquirer, Of course: but all
but Sheriff Brown have their papers
| delivered at home. He lives outside the
range of delivery and his paper Is de-
livered at his Office. There is 80 much
demand for that paper from all kinds
Of folks, including a number who sim
ply never look at The Enquirer" that
the sheriff frequently has a difficult
time of 1t to get his copy home to Mrs.
Brown. And there are numerous other
cases Of similar nature that might be
mentioned; but 1t Is hardly necessary.
All of this would seem to indicate that
notwithstanding the fact that this
bunch don't subscribe" The Enqui-
rer is a pretty good advertising medium
even among them.