Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-07
WITHIN THE TOWN.


Cotton sold freely on the streets
Wednesday for 40 cents a pound and
over.
There are several cases of mumpS
in town but physicians do not believe
that there is any probability of the
malady going into an epidemic.
The Yorl<ville Associate Reformed
church has extended an invitation &c
the Catawba Presbytery TO hold its
next meeting as the guest of the York
vile congregation. Up to this time,
however tho committee in charge has
not yet replied.
Yes, that airplane threw some
papers off here" said Mr. w. T.
Beamguard. II got two copies my
self, and several other people got
copies in the northern part OF, town"
Other people who saw the papers
falling say they looked like cigarette
papers.
There is room for considerable i'm
provcment in the matter of transport
ing mail between the Southern station
and the postoffice. 1t seems that the
government might be willing to require
and pay for an automobile truck Tor
this service.
- Clerks in grocery and mercantile
esta blishments are agitating the idea
of closing all the year round at 8
O'Clock including Saturdays also.
Stores in other towns in North and
South Carolina have adopted 6 o'clock
as the closing hour for the year around
and they see no reason why 1t woul
not be practicable here.
Textile workers here, are giving
some attention to the matter of o.
ganizing a local union and affiliatino
with the American Federation OF
Labor. Some of the operatives at tn.
Cannon Mill have the matter unde!
consideration and, ii was learned yes
terday that about fifty textile worker
there had announced their willingness
to enter into a local union. No detinitF
organization has yet been perfected
however, 1t was learned.
- Mr.. r. r. Beamguard probably has
one of the largest hogs to be found In
this section. 1t is fifteen months old
and good judges say that it Will weigh
between GOO and 700 pounds Srors. "
is SO fat that its eyes are closed. Ii
stands on it's feet only while eating
and it is difficult to make 1t get up
at any other time. Mr.. Beamguard Is
anxious for cold weather to come sc
he can kill the hog and save the meat
- Who'll give me two dollars fol-
this mule?" was the insistently repeat
ed inquiry of a tall, slim, raw boned o.
mar as he circulated among the crowd
of traders in a hitching lot last Mon
day. The mule that he was trying &c
sell was full Of years, and looked as
if it had been a long time since 1t was
full of anything else. It had a jaw
however that was full of swelling
There were no takers of the PROPOSE
ton and no offers, until small boy
came back with: Mr.. I'll tell you
what I'll do. III give you this dog Tor
your mule and fifty dollars" Il amt
wantin' to buy no dog; | am selling a
mule" returned the old man.
Elm trees on College street are I
go. At 'neighborhood meeting iC
residents of College street held loS
evening each resident agreed to the
cutting down Of elm trees on the
street in front of his or her proper
and to donate three feet frontage WV
the idea of widening the street 81
feet. Mrs, w. d. Glenn presided Owe
the meeting. Mr.. X. ;. McConneH
College street resident who has beer
with tho trees ard making the street
six feet wider for some time past, salc
this morning that it was the unani-
nous consent of property owners tt
make the change.
- Better be careful how you par
your automobile on Main street or any
other street for that matter. Loci
officers have evidence that leads then
;nf hDt
of automobile thieves have commcnc.
cd opera lions in this section and the
are likely to light in at any tim"
then light out with your car. LICc9
policemen keep an eve on thr cars
hest they can; but they cannot bn o.
pcctcd to do much because all FC"
especially look very much alike. DIS
cussing the matter last evening Chlci
steele said: Never a day paSse
but what 7 do not receive one or NOR
notices to be on the lookout foi
stolen automobiles and the number z
these notices is increasing. Loca
owners had better look out"
- Charged with an attempt to raviStl,
w. A. Painter, a white man about So
years Of age, was arrested THURSDAY
evening by Chief of Police j. Cal
Steele and Patrolman w. K. Rogers,
and placed in the county jail. The
alleged crime occurred at the home OF
a we'll known citizen, where Painter
and the young woman whom 1t is SAID
he insulted, boarded, the man having
entered the room Of the young woman
who is i'm the employ of local concern
sometime Wednesday night. the
young lady was asleep at the time and
befns aroused by the presence OF
Painter demanded that he leave at
once which he did Early yesterday
morning she found a penciled note in
her room which note, it is said, COR
responds with the handwriting OF
Painter The note threatened her with
still further indgnities in case she
made any mention Of the matter. the
note was promptly turned over to the
authorities and the lady's fathqr noti-
fled, who SwOTe ont warrant iOl
Painter. charging him with attempt tC
ravi&h. Painter. Il man of fairly goo(
appearance claims North CarolinT aS
his home and has been here since
Sunday presumably selling paint
When arrested last night he made
statement 10 the chief OF police in
which he said that he was ATTRACTED to
,hc young ,ady's room because he un-
dCrStcOd she WIS sick and that he
opened the door with the idea of Of
rerins any assistance that ne might
ha ?lIa to render. He also begged r.
ho allowed to put M cash bond for
so IN lieu of going to iail: but Gher
Informed by the chief that tn" ma't"'
of bond was not N his jurisdiction