Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-15
Views and interviews
Brief Local Paragraphs Of More or
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Stories Concerning Folks and Things
Some of Which You Know and
Some You Don't know-Condensed
For Quick Reading.
Hog Cat First Drink.

Hog Got First Drink.
Views and Interviews friend, Magis-
tratc Robert Laban Aberncthy Smith
Of Broad River township, sends in this
story and there is therefore no doubt
of its reliability:
1.-TWO prohibition officers recently
found stilling outfit near here. A vat
of beer was partially buried in The
ground and the officers found that the
stuff was just right for drinking pur-
poses. Each Of them drunk good deal
Of the bcer-about half gallon each.
Later they learned that a hog be-
longing to q white man living in the
vicinity, had fallen into the vat of beer
two days before and had drowned. The
owner of the hog and his family are
now working cn the meat. The Off
GERS who drank the beer recall that it
isn't SO good as they thought at first"
The PonselIe Concc: t..
"Unlcss there is more interest on the
part Of the people in the surrounding
towns and country: we arc going to
have to abandon our policy Of bringing
great singers and artists to Winthrop
college," said representative of the
college the other day. I'VE will simply
be unable to pay them. Frcda Hempcll.
who recently appeared at Winthrop.
was paid $1,000 for her one nights en-
tcrtainmcnt: She made Il special rate
of $1,000 because Of the fact that she
was singing primarily for a. college au-
dicncr. Her regular price is $1,000 Il
night. Receipts from the sale of tick
cts paid all the expenses, but we lost
money when Sophie Bras.au recently
appeared here. We are paying Pom
sellc $1,500 for her concert next Tues
day night. Unless there is Il big out OF
town attendance on the concert, we arc
going to lose"
viii Be Lots of Trouble.
County Treasurer II. +. Neil is going
to have additional work piled on his
shoulders next October when the new
state law regarding the taxing Of dogs
becomes effective. Under the law all
dogs must bear state license tag,
which will cost the dog owner n quar-
ter. '.'-f
"Thrrc are about A. 600 dogs i'm York
county" said the treasurer, i'll talking
about tho new dog law the other day.
land it is going to DC right much of a
job to keep a line On them and to keep
the record straight.
When the county treasurer jncularly
remarked that one of his young lady
assistants would be designated to tie
the tag on each dog brought to the Of
flee for license. the young woman
promptly replied that she didn't l!k:
dogs that we'll and that the dogs of the
county would Simply have to 90 tagicss
if she lad to tic the tags around their
nrcks.
FIorida's West Cost.
AIr. J. r. Crawford nf McC"nncl!s-
willie, who with Mrs. Crawford has re-
turned after spending the winter In
Florida. was talking about the Florida
West Coast the Other afternoon.
AS yuu are no doubt aware, n
said, thousands of people from all
sections of the country gn tn fioriu'
in the winter, Some Of them stop Oh
the i.ast Coast and SOME OH the West
Coast. Nearly all uf the mil i"n;tl;"s
and idle rich find winter quarters along
the East Coast You'll hc surprised,
when tell you that the E:"rId'an'
don't appreciate the ntIli"naiFrs ;'S
much as they do people OF moderate
means who go to Florida for The win
ter.
"Nntivcs tell me that the mi lnnaircS
hold themselves a!oof and mix very H.
tic with the peopl" of the state. mil
ltnnairc. they say. will hugglc over the
,,.irc ur u box of fruit much longer
tlr,n will Il man of m"drrh'r m"i'"S
and BECAUSE Of their rccCntriritlcS ana
nnculiari;ics the millionaire tourists IL
I.'Ini.ida arc not So very popular down
there.
II spent tho winter at petersburg
I'ln.. ov the West Coast "I the S';i'c'
Nr. Crawford went on Ia say. l'cirFS-
,,,,- is Il town uf about $1,000 III SiiiIi-
mcr willie the pnpu!ati"n in winter
,rro,ys To scyrI;al tlnrS that EUmhrE.
I,hn climate is alm"si ideal. duli L
,I,inl; wore my uvcrcuat but two q:
t,rrr times during the past winter ana
,I,cn only fora little whil". I'll" lh"c-
,crdrnt y nrW:.pa per nf Petersburg.
.,,ns Il standing offer /" Gtv" hwii! Is
c,,ir. edition on amy day that the sun
d,cs ro, shine. don't remember luSt
how many; hut: the publishers nave
he'd lo rive. away very fvw "dllIohS
,.iucc thr offer was made. one must
b,vc an automobile tn enjoy the seem
,.,.,. in I'Iu,:ita." Mr.. Crawford went on
,n s;;,. "hccausc there az" $" many
,,..,,.n. nf interest to see that one SIM
,I,. L.,. :, move about i'm Il machine.
..poo,Ir Of the West Coast ar" pro-
,e,rssiyc and cntcrprisin= and that Sec-
ton is rapidly growing.
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