Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-09
ESTABLISHED 1865
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"There is quite a change in the at
titude of York county jurors and peo-
pie generally toward the railroads and
railroad employees in matters pertain
ing to damage suits as compared with
several years ago." said a young rail-
road man who was in Yorkville last
d, week as q witness in a railway damage
suit case in the court Of common pleas.
II have heard jurors say right here IN
York county that they wouldn't believe
the testimony Of a railroad employe
who was in the witness chair because
he was paid to lie for the railroad
anyhow and 1t has made me fighting
mad a many time. But now they ap-
pear to regard railroad men as human
and truthful and just as reliable citi-
zens as anybody else."
People Paying Taxes.
This is about the first trip l have
made to Yorkvllle in a year." said Mr..
Ross Parrish, we'll known citizen OF
the Clover Mill village at Glover who
came to Yorkville Saturday to pay his
taxes. Several of us came down to-
day to pay our taxes" said Mr.. Parrish.
Almost Got Away With It.
Speaking of having cotton stolen
from the field" said York county
farmer Saturday, II came near losing
75O pounds that way this morning.
was moseying around the place and in
a selected spot I found 75O pounds
carefully hidden away. The thief evil
IDENTIFY expected to get away with 1t to-
night or maybe Sunday. But he won't
because l took it away from there
right quick. I'll say I did"
Didn't Like the Job.
Sitting on the jury is almost as
mean job as standing at attention in
the army" said C. G. Castles, we'll
known young man Of Smyrna, who was
in Yorkyille. all last week as a juror
attendant upon court Of common pleas.
This is my first jury experience" said
Mr.. Castles, "and / didn't miss service
on many cases tried. You've heard
about a CONTINUOUS seat not padded
making corns. haven't you? Well Il
almost got 'em."..
Few Apple Wagons Will Come.
"There will be comparatively few
apple wagons from the mountains OF
North Carolina to get down as far as
York county this winter" said an auto
mobile dealer from Boone, Wautauga
county, n. c., who was in Yorkville the
other day. 1.-The North Carolina apple
crop Is as good this year as usual, II
not little better, and the apples are
bringing q fancy price. The apple
wagons have been going out in as
large numbers this year as usual; but
the demand for apples has been un-
usually heavy and their supplies have
been purchased by people in towns
closer to the mountains that Yoik
county towns. 1t will probably con-
tinue that way until all are gone"
Wn0re Cne mul6S w.
York county horse and mule dealers
are selling so many animals this 1aii
that one wonders where in the world
they are going to be used and where
those animals whom they succeed Will
60" remarked a prominent YORK
county farmer Saturday afternoon.
"oh, that is easily explained" said
another farmer who was in the party.
IF you'll just take look around the
back lots in Yorkville and ROCK Hill
and Glover and Sharon and Fort Mill
on any trading day ana see the old
plues that are offered for any kind or
price, and are then carried TO other
counties you'll see where they go. And
then lots Of York county horses, IKE
York county people die every year.
Used Karo to Make Booze.
"we'ye known for some time said
Horace Johnson, state liquor constable
that the moonshiners in York county
were using homemade molasses in the
manufacture of liquor as we'll as sugar
or almost anything; but found twenty
empty cans that had contained the
we'll known "Karo" brand OF corn
syrup at distillery which George
sparrow and I tore up on Mr.. Galloway
Crawford's place in Kings Mountain
township Thursday. Along with the
empty syrup cans we found quantity
of Jugs and other containers which had
evidently been placed there in anti
clpation Of big run. We broke up
the distiilery and poured about l'OOo
gallons OF mash, which was nearly
right for making liquor, into the
branch. We found nobody present
when we discovered the plant"
Potatoes Destroyed.
"I had expected to have plenty OF
sweet potatoes to feed the inmates OF
the county home on this winter" said
Superintendent l. p. Boyd of the YORK
county home few days ago; but l
had the misfortune to lose about sew
enty-five bushels by fire several days
ago and that will reduce the supply a
great deal. made special house 10
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