Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-14
1885,
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
For Quick Reading.


Mules belonging to the estate Of the
late Fields kirkpatrick Of the Lowry
vile section, were recently sold at auc.
ton at Chester" said w. +. Ashe nl
McConncllsville who was in Yorkvillc
Tuesday evening. There were fifteen
mules in the lot and they brought IN
average price of $40 each. Included in
the lot were two mules for which Mr
Kirkpatrick paid $3.50 EACH"
Matrimonial Market OF.
There's quite Il slump in the matri-
monial market, according to 4 number
of ministers who have recently been
asked about the marrying business. Il
notice quite u slump in the number Of
marriages l perform" said the other
morning, Rev. 3. n. Waugh. pastor of
the First Baptist church Of f0rkvillc.
My wife gets all the receipts paid me
for the performance Of the marriage
ceremony and she notices L considera :
BILE falling Off too"
Not So Easy.
Said a Rock Hill man in iorkville
the other morning: 81 read regularly
your column Of Views and Interviews;
and methinks its no easy job getting
up this news; stories Of this thing ant;
that; men and women, dogs, rabbit:
and cats; various fluctuations in prices;
folks everywhere and their capriceS.
No doubt, it really makes you hum:'
and from morn till night keeps you o.:
the jump. 1t might look easy hanging
around: visiting each and every iown.
But III tell you because you might not
be aware, it is job that would make
me swear"
Cost More Than Proceeds.
Just to give you an idea Of what tho
farmers are up against with cotton
selling at present prices" said the 9TH
er morning a farmer OF the Filhert sec
ton. Il am going To cite you this case:
farmer in my section recently had
picked a bale uftcotton. which being
the last was of course Of low grade.
He had it ginned and sold it. After
paying for the picking and ginning he
found that the cost OF the two items
alone was s1.5O more than the amount
received for the bale"
Weather Has lnterfcTcd.
Little grain has hcrn %own sine"
Christmas because of the weather..
said Wednesday County Farm Demon
stration Agent John K. Blair. VIII" WAS
among the visitors in iorkvill": but :;
good many farmers in various sections
of the county tell me that they are con-
temp!ating sowing grains and f"ra%''
crops as soon aT the weather permits,
Just today | saw 4 farmer hauling "u;
tu his home Il loat nf western hay.
There is no question Of the fact that
the more forage crops grown by t'"
farmers Of York county the less WEI ID"
tho amount Of western hay brnIGhi M
to the county"
Many Tenants Moving.
Information comes from all sections
OF the county that there is aS mA'H
moving among tenant farmers tins
year as usual and probably Il lhtf"
more. whats ihc big idea IN til's
moving every year," Views Hnd ln'"i-
views asked Il party IF land owners VIII"
were discussing the matter out at SiiH-
ron the other afternoon, and til" rri'lE
of one was: "Well, 1t is custom t'ia'
ha. been common with landowners ana
tenants even before my day. The aF-
eracc landowner does not think II E""i
policy ordinarily 10 keep Il tenant ON
his place more than Il couple "i year"
ut best. for the simple rc;i%"il tiE't h'
believes a change after that length OF
time is tn his best interests and the
tenant feels about the same way. 'i
course there are exceptions to TN"
rule: but ordinarily 4 tenant lafiher
docs not remain on the same place
moro than two years. Thrr" ar" plrh-
iy If exceptions. however
The Restaurant Business.
Sure Il first class restaurant VII:
nG:n mere, SIlh W. -. dhiii'''''' ~ 'i'' -
,o,. of the Shandun hotel "f inrENiiir.
discussing his pr"pnsrd nrw venture
with Views and Interviews "Noin" III
my friends have been kind enough I"
advise against the undertaking on Inc
ground that the restaurant lililiIcS:'
has never paid here ana they d" H"'
think il can he made tn pay. This
advicc has all been we'll mcint. ana |
olu,.rciatr it: hui am not in the lr;i%;
convinced 10y il.
If Il good. restaurant vii! not pay
here. il is the only town "r It's SlZ" III
thr United States in which s'lch al III
atit,ltiun will not pay.
IF lave been in the restaurant huS:-
u.rs un,l think | know something;
.,h.ut II. When | say Il good rrS'au :
rant. would not h" understand a9
making comparison with any r"Siau-
ran, business heretofore established q:
now established in this p!;;rr. The
restaurants already here lEN" tllclt
n,,runagc, and 50 far ;S ! Know are
measuring up to requirements rs lhhA
-; could hr expected. l:ut 'tv" u
mind i different kind If i T. lace tlli'
,,,II ,,trr tu q different kIilu ul lEIt