Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-10-14
HERE AND THERE.

Demand for farm tractors on the
part of York county farmers is pick
ing up" remarked J. Albert Riddle
of the Courtney Tractor Company
Yesterday. SOLD three tractors so far
this week"
"a police job in Yorkville is very
much sought after" remarked Chief
of Police r. Ed Steele yesterday
morning. There were no less than
fifteen applications for the vacancy
on the night force caused by the resig-
nation of Policeman McCarter. Among
other things | guess the circumstance
goes to show that jobs are scarce
right now"
Turned old man Cad Dover out of
Jail this morning" said Deputy Sher-
iff Tom Quinn yesterday. THE old
fellow had just completed a sentence
OF thrtv days placed on him by Fed
eral Judge Watkins following his
plea of guilty to a charge Of block
! aiding at the recent United States court
in Rock Hill. Old Man Cad is mod
el prisoner"
Secretary Fewell of the York Coun-
| ty Fair association says: 1--WE have
decided to celebrate Armistice Day
| November 11th which also happens to
be the last day of the York County
! Fair. in = most fitting way. The ten
tative programme calls for big par
<rde, address in front of the grand
! stand by n well known orator and eX-
soldier military maneuvers by Rock
Hin and Fort Mill companies, dinner
on the grounds for all eX-service men,
served bv women of York county,
horse racing, football game. etc"
"Not so many worthless checks be-
| ing handed to me for collection now as
! there were n month os so ago. said
Magistrate Fred c. Black of York
7 township when asked yesterday about
| the phony check business. MY pile
of worthless checks is diminishing
rapidly" said the magistrate. BY
! that | mean that we have been able
| to collect a good many of them now
! that cotton is selling and there is APP
parently little more money in circu-
! lation. But one can never tell when
the pile will begin to grow again..
Ending the penitential season and
marked by the most solemn ceremon-
les in the Jewish faith, Yom Kippur,
or the Day of Atonement, sometimes
| known as EXpiation Day, began at
sundown Tuesday and continued until
Wednesday Both orthodox and reform
Jews observe the day with fasting and
prayer and there were special SER
vices in all synagogues. The Jews re-
frain from work during the % hours
and all places of business operated by
Hebrews are closed. On this day the
Jews in humiliation and supplication
atore for their sins of the past year
Even those of the most advanced ages
observe the fast and ceremonies. the
institution of Yom kippur, accordlng
to tradition, dates back to the time oil
Moses and originated when the Jews
were in exile in Egypt.
"You can't bluff people into fixing
up their road by telling them that the
government will stop mail service tC
them if the road isn't kept up prop
erly," remarked n mail carrier the
other day. AT least you can't blufi
many of them that way. Sometime
ago got stuck with my car on piece
of road leading to the home OF ne
gro farmer for whom | had mail. II
took me an hour to get out of the mud
with the assistance of the old negro
and when we got on terra firma again
remarked: Old man II you don
keep your road fixed up well the gov
ernment will cease bringing your mall
tn you' And the COlored man replied:
We'll boss, guess dat is all right ana
I won't keer much if dey does quit
cause ah don't git no mail to speak Oh
| nohow.'
Most York county people were
aware that Wednesday was Column
bus Day. Il holiday that is observed
with great festivities in some sections
of the country but not in this section
About the only local observance was
noticed in the fact that no New YORK
cotton market was received. EXactl!
J29 years ago, Wednesday, Columbus
discovered the New World, therepy
creating one more day to be observed
To say that Columbus Day is observed
in this section is Il misnomer, for only
about one person in 500 unless he is
playing the market will recall thal
! CHRISTOPHER reached Cat Island, OF
wherever il was, on October Il. IL the
person who is playing the market Is
about to be called for margins, then ne
devoutly and piously thanks Proyl-
! dence that provided one more day Tor
! the cotton exchange. In few school
rooms the teacher of history or geo.
graphy will remember the sigrihcance
he day and seek to impress the i'm
,rtance of 1892 upon the minds OF
! rhe Young heather who don't care
whether Columbus sailed the seas in
! 1892 or 1866. In short Columbus Day
! is being received safely and sanely
and within great quietude.