Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-31
VIEWS and INTERVIEWS
Brief Local Paragraphs Of More Or
Less Interest.
PICKED UP BY ENQUIRER REPORTERS
Stories Concerning Folks and Things
Some of Which You Know and
Some You DON'T know--Condensed

Some You Don't knoW-Condensee
Fer Quick Reading.
Alton Packard, famous cartoonist. in
his lecture the closing night OF the
Redpath chautauqua, had something IL
say about mean men.
"I heard of one man." said he, "wfo
wouldn't read newspapers because he
was afraid he would wear his glasses
out.
II heard of another who always went
about on skates in order to save his
Shoes"
Likes Lancaster.
Mr.. Charles r. Simmons, formerly
proprietor of Hotel Shandon in York
vile, and now proprietor of Hotel Roy
al in Lancaster, was visitor in York
Vile, Saturday and Sunday. He said
that he was getting along quite nicely
in Lancaster and that the hotel busi-
ness there was good
Lancaster is a good town." he went
on to say, land l tell you there are a
lot of mighty fine folks there. won't
say that it is a better town than York
Vile or Rock Hill; but it suits me nice
ly, thank YOU
About Being On Time.
Party of friends started out of York
Vile the other day in an automobile
en- route to a neighboring town. One
Of the party was a little late in getting
to the promised meeting place and an
other gave signs of being just a little
bit restless about it.
"Oh, don't get pecved," said a third
member Of the party. I've been mar
red for twenty-seven years. Prior to
the days of automobiles l owned a
horse and buggy for driving purposes.
IF in all the days l have had horses
and buggies and automobiles my Vile
has been on time when we started to
20 anywhere don't know u. Su I've
come to the conclusion naturally that
a difference Of a minute or two or
three one way or the othet doesEt
really amount to anything
Questions and Answers.
Said one this morning: u read in
The ENQUIRER the other day about some
hard questions that Thomas A. Edison
had asked. What would you think OF
these If tho answers were not ais"
given:
l. What is the name of that arm OF
the Indian ocean which is bounded by
India on the cast and Arabia on the
west?
. What is the state flower Of In
diana?
3. What is young pigeon called?
What is the name of the south
crn polar continent?
;. What was the birthplace of Mo-
hammcd?
G. What is the knife edge ground
too fine so that it flakes and turns
called?
7 What famous characters did
Palmer Cox introduce to juvenile read
crs?
8, What is a monumcn. of hcapcd
stones called?
g. Upon what sound is Seattle.
Wash. situated?
TO- Ely what other name are the thilis
of wagon known?
Answers:
Arabian sca; ., carnatun; 3.
suuab; i, Antcractica; .. Mecca; IT,
feather edge; I, brownies; 5. carin; D.
Puget; 10. shafts.
Thinks the Movies VIII Help.
IF | were a rich man. remarked
Rev. J. X. Walker, pastor OF Tf'ni'E
church, YorkviIlc, the other day, u
would buy Il first class moving picture
outfit and give moving picture cNhi-
bjtiuns in my church every week hleHt
eyccpt Wednesday. lBut who ever
heard of a rich Methodist prcachero
would not show anything but the
very best pictures to be had, he con-
tinucd, and am sure that it would he
IL good idea.
"I would establish Il schedule under
which every child who attended sun
day school, should &" to the Sho"
free. say on Monday night, Ihosc
who attended Sunday morning serFicc
would be entitled to free admission on
rrursJay and those who atlehaeo
nrayer meeting should he admitted Tree
on Thursday and the balance ol INC
time everybody would pay
But would not some OF your PIC
turcs during the week und" all inc
.,od Won. have been trying to do by
your preaching" -.
There would be no trouble a''o'
the pictures. Our denomination w"
know furnishes exactly what IS want
cd along that line, and the pictures
would all be calculated to 1urthei
Christian education"
..Then what's the matter with pu'II''E
the matter up to your c"nEieh"''o'
and letting your members provide 'i''
on,tit?" Views and interviews saS
gcstcd. ,, :.
"Wcll YOU know our congregation i
MT very rich either" Mr.. Walker suE