Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-25
Views and interviews
Brief Local Paragraphs OF More. OF
Less Interest.
PICKED UP BY ENQUIRER REPORTERS
Stories Concerning Folks and Things
Some of Which You Know and
Some You Don't know-Condensed
For Quick Reading.

Some 7 Cu Doh'r ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
For Quick Reading.
II saw a couple of wild geese flying
west Of Yorkville and in a northcrlS
direction Sunday night" said one thi:
morning. 1T was Sunday night and
was Fording towards Sharon whcr
just after crossing, the Overhead
bridge out of YoTkville I noticed tho
geese. They were flying low and wcrt
easily to be distinguished"
Fertilizer Moving.
swell" observed a wag us he noticed
wagonload Of fertilizer going out OF
Yorkville into the country the other
day, there is that old familiar ferti-
lizcr smell. Mighty late this year and
notice that there is n long time be-
tween smells. I've been here a long
than in many a year
Few Tax Payments.
Tax payments arc, coming into the
office of the county treasurer very
slowly since the time for the payment
of taxes was extended and officials of
the trcasurer's office do not expect any
great rush of work until the few days
Just preceding the expiration Of the
time for payment. Only i few receipts
are being issued daily and some days
none at all arc issued
Affecting the Schools.
Some Of the school districts are
getting pretty short Of funds because
Of the fact that so few people are pay
ing their, taxes" remarked Supcrin-
tendeht of Education John L. Carroll
the other day. THE situation is really
becoming serious and at the present
rate it will only be short while u1-
i'll some Of the. districts are without
funds at ALL"
Business Picking Up.
Business in marriage licenses has
been picking up here Of late observed
Probate Judge j. J.. Houston the other
day. 1T is just like any other busl-
ness to great extent" the judge went
on to say. 1T kind of comes by fits
and starts. Some weeks there are
good many licenses. issued and then
again the business drags. Hard times
doesn't interfere With the marrying
business for long"
Caught Lot c: Carp.
went seinng in the big creeks just
off Catawba river up in Bethel town-
ship. Tuesday" said Wednesday Mi
Hom J. Nichols, well known citizen "i
York Nc. G. I'VE had pretty good luck.
Caught about 20 pounds of fish. most OF
them carp. Some weighed around ten
hounds each" Mr.. Nichols is about q
years of age; but cold water and the
strenuous work of fishing holds no ter
rurs for him. He likes it just rs well as
he did fifty years ago.
Giving Him Instructions.
Some fellow from Walhalla, which
is in Oconea county, wrote York
Vile citizen the other day, asking t"
know if there was a veterinarian l'l';Ic-
1icing here. He wanted TO o'know right
away The Iorkvil.e man replied:
"Therr is one in Turkvillc and good
one too and there are Others; in towns
close around. BY the way. for your IN
formation and future practice. would
inform you that in this section o. the
state it is customary for one .wh" asks
information Of another, to enclose
STAMPED envelope for reply. The GUS
tom evidently hasn't reached yolll, Sec
ton; but sou might inauguratI it with
this tip" 49,.
Fads, Fashion and Foo'ishmert.
.'Ir YOU want to print this all right !;
hut please don't print my name, %iId It
man who handed Views and Interviews
four sheets of paper containing this
verse Wednesday morning:
Oh. how good folks lament the change
From fashion into folly.
We used TO have our clothes To III;
But now they squeeze, by golly.
Men call themselves free agent heic'
And wear the title sadly.
They're not allowed To make bow.
They're trammelCd down Su ladIH.
They once could drc:s in decent clothes
And wore what they called c"i'S.
Eut now they are split up 50 h!Gh,
Cold weather gets their goats.
Girls skirts, like cur-doEs now bewa'l
The loss Of members Justly theirs
For what: We uaed to term skirt-taiiS'
The tyrant Fashion meanl% pariS'
They used to hide their spindle SEankS
Eut oh, this late invention.
Compeis them tn adopt the skirts.
That show their small d!mcnSi"nS
{.
They used tea think ii very flIde
To ride astride and tumble.
I:ut now they can go almost nG,''
And noht*of them ever grumb.r'
Eut if the TING. should come again
When we will all be free
To sit ar stand or move ut VIII
Wen have Il jubilee:
Then all good folks cannot dcrdc