Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-16
HERE AND THERE

Speaking OF young J. c. Lathem
who took away the gun with which
Grant Barnett was trying to hold him
up Saturday night, and who, by the
way, is soon to go into the National
army, Sheriff Quinn said: THAT was
about as nervy thing as ! ever saw
What | might have done under the
same circumstances. ! would not like
to say; but I'll bet you this. Young
Iathem will never be q prisoner OF
any single German. If they get him
at all, they will get him In gen
eral roundup and 1t will not be un.
til after he has given a good account
of himself. No one man can take him
Why, he wasn't the least bit excited
either at the time or afterward."
Several thousand dollars worth OF
war savings stamps were sold last
week, according to Mrs. M. E. Mich
OILS, the postmaster. The situation Is
very different now from what 1t was
at first, Mrs. Nichols went on to ex-
plain. At first, for quite while the
purchases were mainly by a class OF
people who are commonly understood
to have money to invest. Many OF
these are still buying stamps; but
they are no longer the only purchas-
ers. Now, we are selling lots OF
stamps to people who work for wages,
and they are coming In and calling
for what they want with as much
confidence and assurance as has here
tofore been the case with the larger
investors.
Mr.. |. c. Grayson Of Glover No. 4,
came into The Enquirer office last
Saturday to advertise a pocketbook
that he had lost in Yorkville between
the stores OF w. E. Ferguson and DIR.
D.. l.. Shieder Later in the day he
telephoned to leave out the adver-
tisement as the pocket book had been
found. II developed that the finder
was Daniel Moore, colored, who lives
in Bullock's Creek township. The
pocketbook contained $50 IN silver
and a certificate Of deposit for $500
Moore promptly took his find to Mr..
II. E. Neil, county treasurer, and Mr..
Neil communicated with Mr.. Grayson.
The circumstance Is worthy Of men,
ton because OF the fact that there
are a good many people who would
not have bothered about hunting an
owner for that pocket book.
A white man walked into the office
Of the courthouse Of Squire j. w.
Cobb Saturday. according to the
Charlotte Observer. said he had
bought marriage license In York
county, s. c., and that since buying
II his promised wife had backed out
and skipped. He wanted something
done so the license would not be reg
istered as II he had been married.
Squire Cobb pulled his glasses from
over his forehead to his eyes and aft
er thinking deeply" for moment,
wrote the following letter to the Judge
Of probate Of York county: II here
with return to your office for cancel
lation the marriage license between
Nancy and myself. Please
make such entry on your marriage
register as will show that Nancy and
are not enjoying connubial bliss.
Nancy flew the COOP Keep the
change" Squire Cobb read the letter
to his client; the man said he could
not read very well. The letter ap-
parently pleased the disappointed one,
for he smiled broadly. shook the hand
of the squire, signed the letter and
left three cents for the justice Of the
peace to mail It. He said he was not
worried about losing the woman. The
only trouble was he did not want 1t to
appear he was married when he was
not He did not want back the dollar
he had paid for the license, allowing
that for the probate judge to put him
straight again on the marriage propo-
sition.
Discussing the other day the action
OF the tax commission In raising the
assessment on practically all OF the
farm lands of the state with the ex-
ception Of Richland and few others,