Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-10-14
Views and INTERVIEWS
Brief Local Paragraphs Of More OF
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.

a few days ago." said well known in
surance man. Chimney to a residence
in a certain York county town burned
out few nights ago. Made quite a
flame; but did no real damage. Man
didn't have his house insured. Neigh
bors didn't either. Sent for me next
day. Result-sold more than 500
worth of fire insurance"
Freight Rates.
IF you want to appreciate the high
cost of freight get into the furniture
business" said Mr.. G. L. Parker, of the
Parker Furniture Company Of Glover,
the other evening. Freight is one OF
the biggest items in the furniture
business and tell you it is indeed an
item. Most of the furniture dealers in
South Carolina buy furniture from
High Point, n. c., and Toecoa, Georgia
and also from other North Carolina
points. Freight rates have increased
like everything in the past year and
the cost Of freight is almost as much
as lilS COol VI
Baeksburg Booming.
"Blacksburg is booming" said a citi-
zen of that town who was recently in
Yorkville. quite a number of build
ings are now in course of construction
including several residences and there
is talk of others. A wholesale grocery
store building is being constructed;
school bonds were recently voted for
the purpose of building a new school;
much repair work is going on and in
fact the old town is humping. More
building is going on at Blacksburg
right now than has been at any time in
the past quarter of century. And
we will soon be claiming a population
of 1000 people"
South Carolina Hotels.
]. II. Woodward. inspector of hote.s
for South Carolina was in Yorkville,
Wednesday inspecting hotels in this
section and as usual found all the
hostelries in York county in good
shape. Hotels all over the state of
South Carolina are all right and arc in
good shape" said Mr. Woodward when
asked about conditions. The only
criticism that l have to make of them
is that they are still too high in rates.
The proprietors don't seem to realize
that the war is ever and that living
costs have come down very materially.
In some sections of the state the hotels
have cut their prices but as a general
rule they are still sky high"
Practical Value of FraternaIism.
]. Forest Smith, prominent business
man of Yorkville, was talking about
the practical value of fraternalism the
other morning. Don't tell me it isn't
worth while from a purely practical
standpoint to be q member of a strong
fraternal order" said Mr.. Smith. For
instance, with several friends | went
over to Charlotte last Sunday to watch
Barnum and Bailey and Ringing
Brothers circus unload. Most of the
cages were covered up and there was
little to see. Finally l ran across
circus employe who is member of
certain fraternity that l belong to.
gave him the high sign and he return
ed it and then we were introduced and
the covers came off those cages of ami
mails and other attractions and we saw
as much of the menagerie as we want
ed TO see despite the fact that no cXhi
bition was given that day. That little
fraternal button did the business.
See?"
Negro 115 Years Old.
Uncle Fenton Diggs, venerable
colored man who died Monday evening
and who was buried Tuesday after
noon was a remarkable character
said Miss Margaret Glenn, assistant
postmaster in Yorkville who was talk
ing about the old man the other morn
ing. According to DR.. r. a. Bratton
Uncle Fenton was about ll5 years Of
age, having been born along about
1906. He was q save of the late Lieut..
Governor Robert G.. McCaw of York
VILE ana atter ne WIS cllldHcIpdtSN He
worked for my father, the late Sheriff
r. II. Glenn, for many years. That's
how | came to know him. The old man
was always courteous and polite and
was in fact a white mans negro. He
voted the Democratic ticket all of his
life and he rode in the Red Shirt
parade in 1876. He never did know his
exact age, of course; but ] have heard
him say that when the stars fell in
1888 he was big enough ter go ter see
de gals The old man enjoyed good
health all of his life until a short while
ago although he lost one eye in an ac-
cident several years ago while engaged
in repairing a fence. 1t is said that at
the time of his death every tooth in
his head was sound. He is survived
by his widow who is very old woman
but not so old as he was
Honest Truth!
Morning Joe"
Morning Bill, how you feeling"
pretty punk-didn't sleep much last
night"
What was the matter, Bill?"