Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-04
HERE AND THERE.

Mr.. w. P. Whitesides, formerly of
Hickory Grove No. 2. but for some
time past teaching school over In
Mecklenburg county, not far from the
Gold Hill section Of Fort M.""-town-
ship, spent the Christmas holidays
with Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Nabors at
Carrollton, Ala. He returned home on
Thursday and was In Yorkville yes
terday to attend to the filing out OF
his QUESTIONABLE. The section of
Alabama In which he visited was
formerly devoted to cotton; but now
1t is given over entirely to Ieanut.
corn and velvet bean raising. along
with cattle and hogs. Mr.. Whitesides
says that this year the farmers made
from 40 to so bushels Of peanuts to the
acre and found ready sale for the
peanuts at 50 a bushel and the hay
at SEQ q ton. The farmers all have
plenty OF money. and conditions gen.
near Mr.. Majors has about 100 head
Of black polled angus cattle. and
large numbers Of hogs. He is feeding
his stock on velvet beans and corn.
Lewis n. Grist of The Enquirer
staff. spent the Christmas holidays in
Baltimore. Among the most striking
things that attracted his attention
were the thousands and thousands Of
soldiers and sailors he saw on the
streets and in all the public places
throughout the city. Shortly after
I arrived" he says, "a soldier ap-
preached me with a handbag and a
five dollar bill. and requested az a
special favor that ! 80 across to a
nearby salon. buy Q pint of whieky
and bring It back to him in the hand
bag. ] told him that felt panied at
being unable to render such q small
favor. but as the saloon was as close
to him as It was to me he had bet
ter 60 himself. As to whether he
had sized me up - simple, don't
know; but did see quite number Of
soldiers who had managed to get too
much liquor" During his stay In the
city. Mr.. Grist says that he witness
ed the arrival Of sixty ARMY trucks.
each capable Of accommodating rs
men. that had come through over
land from Detroit, Mich.
Let me tall you about George
Koester, editor Of the Piedmont, over
at Greenyille." said soldier at Camp
Sewer. to Here and There not long
ago. do you know him? Well,
whether you know him or not, let me
tell you that he is Just one Of the
finest fellows you ever saw. That 10
what many Of US soldiers think-aIl
Of us In fact who have had the good
fortune TO make his acquaintance.
Yes. know that The Enquirer has
more than once said that he is the
best Newspaper man In South Caro-
lima; but that is not all, by any
means. ! have been to his home q
half dozen times, and I have seen the
other side Of him. The flrst time ]
met him. he invited me out ana when
i went, found seSesal other soldiers
there-au priyAtee and n0n-cama. I
was AZ once impressed that tt vas an
open house proposition, and nobody
seenfed 20 enjoy it mere than Nr.
Koester and Nn Koeetef. Why.
they 3uSt madA ~ enjoy ourselves
With music, coDSermtiou and gped
things to eat 1was to have been
one ef . party ~ soldiers who were
TO have been guests at the Koester
home on Thenksgfvtng: hut NE quar-
antfne order came and broke it an.
was thsre chftstmAA. though. There
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