Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-04
VIEWS and INTERVIEWS
Brief Local Paragraphs Of More or
Less Interest.
PICKED UP BY ENQUIRER REPORTERS
Stories Concerning Folks and Things
Some of Which You Know and
Some You Don't Know-condensed
for Quick Reading.


1T may be propaganda put out by
his enemies; but there is story go
ing the rounds in the north and east
to the effect that President Wilson
has sustained a stroke of paralysis and
that he is in critical condition" said
we'll known YorSville man who re-
turned home the other day after
spending ten days or such matter In
the east on business. Many people
believe the story" he went on to say,
'and are taking it for the truth"
Hard to Keep Cook.
'I am having all kinds Of trouble III
keeping u cook at the JAIL" remark
ed Sheriff Fred Quinn, Saturday morn
ing. II don't know when 1 ever did
have so much trouble. / get hold Of
a cook and keep him or her few
days and he or she, whichever it hap
pens to be is gone. 1t is some tough
job to keep cook at the jail"
University Making Progress.
The university is making good pro-
gress of which We are very proud
said DR.. William Spencer Curreil,
president of the University Of South
Carolina who was in Yorkville Satur-
day, having come here Friday for the
purpose Of delivering an address before
y, the local Red Cross society. The en-
rollment of the university at present
is $751;" said DR.. Currell, ,"and we are
confident that it will reach coo before
the end of the scholastic year"
She O6nt Think So.
You hear girls say that the normal
course at Winthrop College is awfully
hard and there is, an suppression that
Nthe college work there is the hardest
of any college in the state; but some
how / don't think so," said young
Junior from Laurens county, student
at Winthrop, who spent last Saturday
and Sunday in Yorkville. II am COM
pleting my third year at Winthrop"
the young woman said, and it seems
to me that the work gets easier instead
6f-Harder..r
Nothing in the job, ..
"Yes. / was among those who took
the examination for the position OF
census enumerator; but 1 don't know
whether or not would want the job
II it is offered to me now that have
thought some more about it." said Mr..
Leslie Smith, we'll known citizen of
Yorkville No. /, the other day. THE
places pay from 81 TO Sc according to
the work to do, and If one has to fur
nish his own means of transportation
which he is obliged to do, don't SEE
how he is going to make anything out
Of the place"
= The Shandon and Sugar.
"The sugar shortage is beginning to
annoy me Just like it is beginning to
annoy some other people l guess" said
Mr.. C. r. Simmons, proprietor of the
Shandon Hotel the other night Il
have had q little on hand; but not
much and when it gives out I don't
know where am going to get any
more However as long as it lasts l
am going to make my guests welcome
to all that they want and when iV gives
out and can't get any more am
going to tell the folks so. None OF
this parceling out of sugar for me. 1t
might last longer. that way but there
would be more dissatisfaction among
my patrons"
~ Made Him Feel Mean.
"Be careful how you sit there-that's
sugar" warned York county man as
Views and Interviews perched on the
desk in his office day or two ago. Il
, took a trip into the country few days
ago and managed to get that sugar from
q man up at Smyrna. 1t isn't much;
but it's just that much. You know
there's a little sugar at some of the
stores and II you will whistle around
the man who has it and will whisper
in his ear you can get little. That's
how got this. But 1 feel mean when
do it. Kind Of reminds me of the old
days when one could get a drink on
the side il he knew how to do it. But
then I am telling you something you
don't know anything about"
Many Attend State Fair.
MANY York county people attended
the state fair in Columbia last week."
observed a we'll known young man OF
Yorkville. In fact l expect the at
tendance of York county folks on the
state show was larger this year than
usual. Among those l saw in Colum-
bia were the following: J. b. Scott,
Rodney Scott, Robert Witherspoon,
Fred H. Jackson and son, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. c. Willis and Miss Mary Henley
Willis, H 3. James, Blake Plexico;
Fletcher Ruff, Bee McFadden, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Patrick, l.. G. Thompson,
Wallace Marshall, Callie Plaxco, A. NJ.
Wallace, S. L. Courtney, J. A, Riddle,
Mr. and Mrs Henry Riddle. Of course
there were a great many others there
whom 1 didn't see."
Second Crop Grapes.
Mr.. Clyde Biggers of York No. ?,
brought to The Enquirer office few