Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-08-05
Tuesday, August 5, 1919.


come up to attend to legal matters
and to visit friends. The solicitor has
been at his home In Chester for sew
eral weeks, enjoying well deserved
rest from his strenuous labors In the
over this judicial circuit.
Miss Alice Garrison. school attend
ance officer for York county has at
last secured a Ford and has begun
her Dart Of the work in taking a school
census Of York county. Although
somewhat behind because of the delay
In securing an automobile, she expects
tn comnlete her work on schedule
time. Miss Belva Saunders, the other
attendance officer for the county has
been at work-on the census for several
weeks rast and has made good pro-
eress. having completed the work in
several school districts despite un-
favorable weather conditions.
York county children will soon be
presented with hand grenade banks
which will be distributed by the United
States treasury to stimulate the thrift
and savings movement among the
children Of the country. The hand
grenade banks, 100000 Of them, will
be distributed among children In the
Fifth Reserve banking district which
includes York county. Each Of these
banks Is literally a hand grenade, ex-
cept that the explosive has been taken
out and q slit has been taken in the
neck Of the jug to admit pennies and
dimes. Children are cautioned not to
put nickles in the grenade banks as
great difficulty will be experienced in
getting them out.
: Very few of the country stores are
now selling patent medicines having
a large percentage Of alcohol, accord
ing to Constable Horace L. johnson.
who Is keeping an eye on this matter
as well as looking after the operators
of moonshine distilleries. According
to the constable, most of the patent
medicines now being sold In York
county for beverage purposes are being
sold by the drug stores. One store In
the county which has been selling
''raisin cider" believed to have more
alcohol In II than the law allows, has
been advised to stop 1t, and O. ship
ment Of patent medicine which the
store received was sent back to- the
manufacturer when the constable ad-
vised the store keeper that he ran
paw, 1t is said, has been discontinued
by all dealers in York county.
Unless the absence of liquor is
responsible for II, do not know what
is. but It is fact nevertheless that It
has been unnecessary to issue q single
warrant In Ebenezer township In the
past two months or more" said Magfs-
trate T. B. Glenn Of Ebenezer, who
was visitor In Yorkville Wednesday.
There has been absolutely nothing
doing In the way Of police work." said
Mr.. Glenn. A good many OF the
tougher negro element who have been
living on the outskirts Of Rock HILL
have left out now since the nation
wide prohibition law became effective.
and no disorder whatever among the
whites has been reported. Blind tigers
are unable to obtain stocks of goods
so far as my township Is concerned.
and in fact there Is little for q magis-
trate and his constable to do in
Ebenezer."
York county men who have return
ed home after serving in the army
most of them overseas, and who; were
employed as teachers In the various
schools Of the county are not showing
much desire to return to their old
profession according to John e. Car
roll, superintendent Of education. Just
what the trouble Is Mr.. Carroll does
not know and asked themselves why
they don't want the old job, some of
the men themselves are unable to give
any explanation further than that the
work Of a teacher does not appeal to
them anymore. At least one York
county man who returned from over
seas just few weeks ago has been
offered his choice Of the principalship
of several schools at q salary Of MOO
per month. He declined all the places
not SO much because he was dissatis-
fed with the salary as becauce Of his
distaste for school teaching.
Sheriff Fred Quinn has in his pos
session q pistol made right here In
wasn't made by the Smith g. Wesson
or, Colts people. Sheriff Quinn and
Chief of Police John A Jackson Of
Clover were in the sherifrs once Mon
day morning and the conversation
turned to pistols. IT have pistol
made here In York county" said the
sherfff and then he produced the
weapon. The barrel is q rude piece of
iron drilled out a percussion, cap Is
fixed under the barrel, q piece Of iron
from an old buggy Is used for the sight
and spring taken from goodness
knows where works the hammer. 1t
Is muzzle loader and any person who
attempts to fire the "critturr would
be taking his life in his hand. The
sheriff said that Constable H. L. John
son took the gun from a little negro
boy in Bethel township who had made
1t about year ago and Mr.. johnson
turned 1t over to the sheriff's office.
AS a specimen Of crude ingenuity,
Chief Jackson thinks It quite a Curl
osity and 1t Is.