Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-11
THE news OF SHARON.
Woman and Girl. Taking Treatment
to Prevent Possible Rabies.
LADY HURT BY FALL FROM HORSE
No Word Received from Po,toffies (
Observation-Disclosures Tax Payers
May be Less-PersonaI Mention.
(By q Staff Correspondcnt).


payers in Sharon and vicinity for 192oy
as there were in 1919 because ;!of,the,
decline in cotton prices is thes0pinton;
of number Of Sharon people. THOSE of
this town and community who paid in
come tax in 1919 were the following:
John R. Blair, J. Chas. Bankhead, Gs
o. Burruss, A. NJ. Erwin, E. B. Hunter,
w. r. McKellar, E. B. Mitchell, Robert
NJ. Mitchell, S. E. Pratt. S./Boyd
Plexico, J. SamI. Plexico, J. T. Piexlco.
Jno. E. Plexico, Jno.-L. Rainey, Mrs.
NJ. A. Rainey, DR.. J. H. Saye, M. H:
Stephenson, o. NJ. Spurlin, w. L. Hi,,!!;;
John S. Rainey, R. H. G. Caldwell. J..
S. Hartness, C. l.. Kennedy, J. E.
Latham, W. l.. HILL w. A. Mitchell, W..
P. Youngblood. -
Taking Pasteur Treatment
Mrs. Walter Maloney who is believed
to have been scratched on the hand: a.
few days ago by a dog thought:t have
been afflicted with rabies Is taking no
chances but has already begun taking
the Pasteur treatment. The dog was
killed following its attack on Mrs.
Maloney. Unfortunately it was shot in.
the head, making it impossible. for the
Columbia authorities to whom 1t was
sent to determine whether or not it
was suffering from hydrophobia..
Frances, little daughter Of Mr.. and.
Mrs. ]. L. Whitesides who was bitten
by dog several weeks ago is also tak;;->
ing the Pasteur treatment. There lis
no question of the fact that the dog
which bit the little girl was mad. Its
teeth barely broke the skin on her
hand. 80
no Report Received. .::;..
No intimation has yet been received
here as to who made the highest mark
on the examination Of applicants for
the Sharon postmastership held re-
Gently. There is considerable local in.
:terestnin the matter, due to-, the. fact
that there are about dozen applicants
for the place. and announcement:
waited with eagerness. That all Of the
applicants are capable Of filling the
place, there is no question. Indeed. a.
local citizen who was asked for inside
information concerning them wrote the
postoffice department that any and all
of them were quite competent to flll
the place. Friends Of each applicant
are pulling strong for their respective
candidate but the opinion Of people
generally is that no matter who, gets
the place Sharon will have an efficient
postmaster.
Exciting Fox Race.
MI. J. NJ PleXico was telling the
correspondent Friday evening, Of an
exciting chase after red fox which ,
took place Wednesday on the farm of
Mr. A A. Burris and throughout the
McConnellsville section, the fox hunt
ers including Messrs. Morgan Leech,
Chess Brakefeld, Messrs. Lattimer and
others. The chase lasted for several
hours and although the hunters We're
at times in actual sight Of the fox they
could never catch him. Theoryiis that
the fox is an old one who has been
haunting Bullock's Creek and Broad
River townships for a number of years.
Although he has been hunted repeated
~, according to Mr.. Plexico he has
always managed to elude his pur-
sucrs. He is described as being an
unusually large rcd fox with q white
spot in his forehead and he promises to-
afford considerable sport for the fox
hunters of this section for a long time
to come.
Lady Had Narrow Escape. -..
Mrs. Paul Ferguson had a narrow
escape from death and suffered painful
injury last Tuesday, when she fell
from horse, the. property of her
father Mr.. S. r. Pratt, which she was
riding. Mrs. Ferguson had been out
riding and was starting home when the
saddle mare developed a rapid gait,
causing the rider to become frighten-
cd. AS the mare turned the corner at
the First National Bank, Mrs. Fergu-
son fell off her mount, her head mar
rowly averting striking a heavy wagon
tongue near the place where she fell.
Her hip was badly bruised and she was
badly shaken up. Her injuries, how
ever, are not considered serious.
No Business Changes.
Sharon enters upon the year 1921
without any changes in the local busi-
ness world. all the merchants who were
in business here last year going into
the new year with hope for more
prosperous year than was the past.
While business is nothing like it was
this time 4 year ago. according to the
merchants it could be worse. People,
they point out, are not buying any
thing that they can co without; but
there are lot Of people to the place
where they must make some purchases.
Personal Mention.
John Dixon Plexico Of Sharon has
obtained position as travelling rep
rescntative for a Hickory Grove whole
sale house.
w. p. Youngblood, carrier on Sharon
No. ., was absent from his duties last
,rno1. m oooo1,pt of s,ipIynnSs