Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-01
ESTABLISHED 1856
Views and interviews
Brief Local Paragraphs Of More or
Less Interest.
PICKED Up BY ENQUIRER REPORTERS

Stories Concerning Folks and thih9s
Some of Which You Know and
Some You Don't know--Condensed
For Quick Reading.
Mr.. w. E. Gettys, we'll known and
highly esteemed farmer Of the Tirzah
section was Il witness in case in
Magistrate T. B. Glenn's court at Tir-
zah a few days ago.
How many children have you, Mr
Gettys?" inquired an attorney repre-
senting one of the contestng sides.
"Only eleven" blandly replied Mr.
Gettys, while the audience chuckled
merrily.
Watch Out for This Fakir.
Fake agents representing themselves
as selling garden seeds, are operating
in the eastern section Of York county
and probably other sections. A Rock
Hill man was telling his experience the
other afternoon. "Some days ago" he
said, "a man approached me and
wanted to know if was not interested
in garden seed. He had literature and
he had the seed and ne offered TO send
me some kind of paper or magaZin"
about seed. l gave him n dollar. with
the understanding that ] was to get
my seed. I haven't heard any more
and have kissed my dollar good
bye"
Buzzard Was Dynamited.
There was considerable excitement
at McConncllsville several days ago
when someone dynamited n buzzard,'
said Saturday Mr.. James NJ. Williams,
well known young McConnellsville
merchant, who is responsible for this
story: "People were startled by hear
ing q loud report as of the firing OF
big gun or the bursting of a gasoline
tank. Investigation revealed the re-
mains Of buzzard in field, the neck
and feathers being about all that was
left of the bird. Inspection showed
that somebody had caught the bGZ-
Zard tied 4 dynamite cartridge WITH
lighted fuse to it and turned it loose
to fly away When it got to town The
dynamite exploded and all that was
left Of the buzzard was little bits. The
explosion of the dynamite. s1id Mr
Williams, was heard for three miles
around"
Buyers On the Job. e.
'I found as nlany-buyers on the job
from all over the country in the east
ern markets as usual; but they are moi
looking for unusually large business"
SAID Mr.. J. NJ. Ramsey, manager OF the
8 fitzpatrick -Belk company. who has
Gently returned from New York,
altimore and other eastern markets.
3hcre he went to buy goods for his
I'm. buyers from all sections of the
Bountry with whom talked said Mr.
ramsey, SAY that they are not en-
pecting anything like rs much business
this year as last and they are buying
Saccordingly. The general impression
6n New York is that merchandise Is
now about as cheap as it is going to
4 get. Cotton goods--that is the cheap
er crades-I found were higher in New
York than they could he purchased
from cotton mills around here. The
BUYERS and the New York wholesale
people were not inclined TO lie very
optimistic over the outlook. All OF the
hotels | found were crowded and 1t !"
not easy to get room unless one
makes reservations ahead"
And What Was This? %"
Mr.. #. J. Nichols, Of iork'No. 6. re-
ports the finding of more fearsome
signs of a strange and mysterious AMI
NAL out his way ,.."I did rot see the
track myself" Mr. Nichols said; "but
Smith Gordon, my son -in-l:rw. saw
them. and ii is n true bill. 1t was tho
morning of the Snuw--llst "Wednesday
Smith started out early on the way
TO the gin at Filbert. and just before
coming to the branch, he noted Soin%'
large tracks on the side of tho road,
They were one-third larger tEan the
tracks of any dog he ever say, he Sa!S'
and il was certainly not Il dog. Smith
traced the tracks TO the branch and
saw where the animal went under the
bridge: but he did not stop tn see
whether it was still there. WAS hunt
ing not Il great distance away 1T the
time; but did not know Of it until ATT
crward. II had known. ] wouId have
followed the thing up. II is Il mighty
good shotgun that | have and would
risk nv chances with amy kind @i ami
NAL with il" ....-.
Buying igp Pigs.
1.-Two buyers have been in this
neiyhborhood fog. several days recently
buying up all the pigs they could get
their hands on;, said John *. Scott
well known Young farrncr "f.the
Philadelphia sectiou FridaE afternoon
THEY asked me t9 help them buy :ul
pigs and have: been. doing what
could but | find that there are not ST
many for sale around here as one
might think We took Il trip arount
this week. Mr.. w. S. Peters. former
constable i'm York township was III tht
yarty. We visited the homes or ;
great many negroes i'll search ul piS'