Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-07
AMONG THE CLOVERITES
Life Continues Along Usual ROu.
tine.
MANY Went TO The CIRCUSES
Town Taxes Rather Slow-Mill Worker
Makes Good Money Farming-Cotton
Ginning Slows Down-BuiIdins Plans
Under Consideration.


Under Consideration.
Glover, Nov. CA considerable num-
Der of Clover people took day off last
Monday and hied away to Charlotte
and Gastonia to attend the circus per-
forn,ances staged that day in both
North Carolina cities. John Robinson's
circus played at Gastonia and Ringing
Bros.'s played at Charlotte, and the
throngs attendant upon both shows in
cluded many people of Glover and vi
cinity. Most of those who went from
here, however, attended the larger
show. According to Mr.. NJ. L. Ford,
prominent business man of Glover who
hasn't missed big circus anywhere in
these parts in years, the attraction was
we'll worth while and he for one
thoroughly enjoyed the day. Il have
been attending circuses around here for
forty-f five years." said Mr.. Ford, land
the Ringing show last Monday was
superior to anything in that line that
ever saw before. There must have
beer $4,000 people in the throng who
saw the afternoon performance. l know
it was the largest crowd l ever saw In
a tent and have seen some right con-
sidera BILE crowds. Some Of those pre-
sent reported to the police that they
had been robbed of money and other
valuables by light fingered gentry; but
| was not approached by anybody who
looked like they wanted to separate me
from any cash in any illegitimate way.
Maybe they figured that I didn't have
any. 1t was a fairly quiet and orderly
crowd and l for one enjoyed the day"
Among the people from Glover who
saw the circus in Charlotte were the
following: Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Parrot,
DR.. E. G. Black, NJ. =. Ford, Miss
Esther Ford, Franct Black, M. L.
Smith, Miss Mary B. sck, Knox Long,
Henry Grayson, Oscar Adams, Parks
Smith, Emmett Jackson, Carson
Hedricks, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Curry, Mr..
and Mrs. Will Rudisill.
Tax Collections slow.
Collection Of town taxes has been
delayed this year, according to Town
Treasurer j. e. Brison because of the,
fact that the towns tax books have
been in possession of the county audi
tor who has been unable to return
them because Of delay of the state tax
commission. Time for the payment of
taxes usually begins October Is, but it
will likely be November Is, this year
before Clovers tax collector begins
taking the towns toll.
New Building on Main Street.
r. A. Counts said Wednesday that he
haC under consideration the ADVISABLE
ty of erecting a two story building oH
Main street on the site adjoining the
Glover Hardware Company which he
recently purchased from J. Mech
Smith. >The present building on the
site, the ground floor of which is now
occupied by a barbershop and the up
per floor by a restaurant will be torn
out according to plans of the present in
order tJ make room for a two story
building to cost about $4,000 and
proba bly, more. Construction will not
be begun before some time next spring
because il IS deemed impossible to do
the work at this time.
Made Big Money.
Textile workers in Glover are re-
ceiving the largest wage ever paid mill
workers here, despite the fact that the
Increasing cost of living has tenden-
cy to make that wage comparatively
small. But farming in the Glover sec
tioH this year is beating wage jobs all
to pieces and Ernest Turner, formerly
the farm for the present at least is
much more profitable from Il financial
standpoint. During the past year Mr..
Turner has been working crop on the
He expected to get 15 bales of cotton
hut already has out some sixteen o"
seventeen and it now looks as though
he is going to get at least twenty bales
which at present prices will bring
right around $4,000. The crop has been
produced by Mr.. Turner ami his wife
and children, although little aid has
been secured from the children because
they are very small. 1t has been fund
necessary for him to employ help III
gathering the crop because Of the fact
that it opened unusually fast: but ne
has more than offset the cost DS this
by doing outside work himself. in ad-
dition to his big cotton crop he has
made enough other produce To live
AMI live we'll and he is convinced that
after he has settled up with the land
lord and others he will be in much
better financial position than he would
have been in had he stuck to the cotton
mill even at present wages. OtEc:
textile workers of Glover are watching
Mr.. Turner's record with interest and
it will not be surprising if several mill
wol kerS here inaugurate back to the
farm" movement next year.
Ginning Getting Light.
GirningS at the Glover ginneries and
at other ginnerieS i'll this section are
getting light-very light and during the