Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-26
VIEWS and INTERVIEWS
Brief Local Paragraphs Of More or
Less Interest.
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Stories Concerning Folks and Things
Some of Which You Know and
Some You Don't Know-condensed
for Quick Reading.

for Quick Reading.
Many York county people, especially
those living in the northern section OF
the county, knew Ernest o. Bell, for
mer agent for the American Railway
Express Company at Gastonia,' who is
alleged to have absconded on June is
with funds of the express company
totaling several thousand dollars and
leaving his wife and family in Gas
tonia. Word comes that he has been
arrested In Los Angeles, CAL, and that
he will be brought back to Gastonia,
to answer for his alleged crime.
United States secret service men have
been on Bells trail since the day he
went away, having followed him TO
various parts of the country. 1t was
said that Bell had about $4,000 in
cash when he went away. Several
York county men who knew him well
said that Bells case was but another
illustration of the old, old story in that
he tried to go, all the gaits with some
Of the fast ones around Gastonia
town and being unable to stand the fl
nancial pace, touched the express COM
pany to help pay the fiddler.
Approached tho Elder.
Charlotte blind tigers may be blind,
but according to the story Of York
county man, an elder in the Presbyter-
ian church, they are about the most
active and wide-awake blind men that
he knows. The elder who does not
drink a drop and hasn't since the
days when he was a young buck and
had no better sense, was in the North
Carolina metropolis few days ago on
business. While he was standing on
a prominent corner he was approach
ed by man who whispered: mis-
ter, you look like you would like to
have drink or two. l have some
corn for $40 quart and some mighty
good rye for s12 a quart, which do you
want?" The staid Presbyterian elder
looked the fellow over with startled
amazement and then realizing that it
:Jwonldn't do to have a fit over the hap
spening, quietly remarked to the pois-
on peddIer that he was evidently mis-
ttals<n in his man and that ne Cthe eld-
er) couldn't use the stuff at any price.
And the tiger snooped back into his
lair.
Given Servian Medal.
Yorkville friends of Col. w. Lee Hart
son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. S. Hart of
Yorkville, will be interested to learn
that he has been presented with
medal by the Servian government for
distinguished medical service rendered
that government. Col. Hart has been
a member of the regular army estab-
lishment for a number Of years as an
officer of the medical corps. Soon af-
ter the entry of the United States into
the World War, he was assigned to
service overseas and considerable
portion Of that service was with Ser
Wan troops, hence the presentation of
the medal to him by that country.
Col. Hart Is still overseas and when
relatives here heard of him last, he
was stationed at Gieves, France.
Interested in Contest.
Yorkville boys and girls especially
have been evincing much interest since
announcement in The Enquirer re-
Gently that a skating party would be
given on the asphalt street by Messrs!
Kluttz & Smith and the Gulf Paving
company. The contest comes off this
afternoon and no doubt the completed
street will be lined with people of the
town and the surrounding community
come to watch the carnival. The kid
dies have been consuming most of their
play hours the past few days in prac-
ticing for this afternoons and every
indication points to the fact that COM
petition for the several prizes offered
is going to be pretty keen. Incident
ally, the announcement has proved one
quite worth while for local firms who
sell skates. their business in that specie
of rolling stock having increased Won
derfully since the announcement.
Failing of the Race.
Ben Robbins, colored man Of Bull
locks Creek township and a brother
of Ell Robbins who is wanted for his
connection with the killing of Bub
Sanders a negro following row at st.
Luke's hall down in Bullock's Creek
last Saturday afternoon, was tell
ing the newspaper man and officers
about it Monday. Ben wasn't present
at the shooting and all his story was
heresay; although it evidently came
pretty straight. Of course he was just
a little partial to his brother in the
telling and after he had given his
story he observed: "Ah has noticed
one great failin' oh nah race. Befo
dere is er kiln or a shootin' or cut
tin all de niggers pears to know CT
heap erbout hit; but after it done TUX
place an de polices try to get q little
info'mashun, de niggers whut knows
all erbout hit is de ignorantest nigSers
to be foun' anywheres in de vicinity
And Deputy Sheriff Tom Quinn who
has had n lot of experience along that
line heartily concurred with Ben in
his conclusions.