Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-31
S. c., TUESDAY MAY 81, 1921.
Joe .iust grinned.
Going Out Of Business.

81 am going out Of the horse and
mule raising business" remarked MIR.
John Aycock, well known Bethesda
township farmer who was q visitor in
the city this morning. There is moth
! ing in it anymore and therefore I am
going to quit until there does come
again n time when it is worth while.
I've got only four blood mares now
and about ten colts and am going to
| try to get rid Of them now. Nothing
will sell just now, in the stock line, ex-
cept hogs" MI Aycock went on to
| to say
Mule Killed Itself.
A mule belonging to J. B. Puckett,
well known farmer of Rock Hill No. 5
killed itself Thursday night in trying
to get out of it's stable. The mule evil
IDENTIFY butted against the stable door
until it forced an opening. Then it
continued it's struggles to get out until
it so badly injured itself that it died.
|: Not Looking So Good.
Young cotton and other growing
crops in the ogden vicinity arc not
looking so we'll rs might be hoped for,
according to Mr.. w. II. Dunlap, well
known farmer of that section who was
in the city today. Because of the
heavy rains, farmers have been abe to
do only one days plowing this week,
Mr.. Dunlap went on to say, while the
grass appears to be coming along a
whole lot faster than the cotton.
Farmers in that section generally, he
said, did not appear to be interested
very much one way or the other about
It.
Stole Gallon of Milk.
Some sneak thief who evidently
wanted milk very badly broke into the
home of DR.. David Lyle here Friday
evening. The refrigerator was broken
into and a pound of butter and a gal
lon of milk stolen. The gallon of milk
was taken from q two gallon vessel.
City Not Rid Of Rats.
The recent campaign inaugurated
here to rid the town cL rats didn't do
it. Folks say that the services of no
less a miracle worker than the Pied
Piper of Hanlin will be necessary In
order to rid the, town of. rats. They
are so thick and so hungry and there
fore bad that they've actually taken
to eating baby chicks. Carter jack
son told this morning that dozens of
baby chicks which were among the
lot that his family were trying to raise
have been eaten recently by rats. So
late as Friday he saw monster rat
in the act of carrying off a baby
chick.
Visitors for Winthrop.
Mothers and fathers, sisters, broth
ers, aunts and uncles and gentlemen
friends of Winthrop's graduating class
and of the student body generally
came piling into Rock Hill today FROM
all sections of South Carolina for the
purpose Of attending commencement.
Commencement begins tomorrow and
Rock Hill expects to entertain as
large Il crowd as usual on account OIL
the event.
Haltiwanger to Rock Hill.
p. r. Haltiwanger, we'll known
newspnpcr man OF Lexington, S. c.,
and formerly deputy clerk of court OF
that county has accepted n position
;R advertising manager Of the Even
ing Herald here. k1r Haltiwanger,
who is one of the best known news
paper men in the state has not moved
his family here yet but will probably
do so in Il short time.
Win for Yorkville.
In fast and snappy game of base
ball played at the Fair Grounds here
Friday afternoon the Yorkville High
school defeated the Lancaster High
school team by IL score Of to 4.
Much of the credit for the Torkville
victory goes to Bill Barron. pitcher
who held Lancaster batlcrs at his mer-
cy practically through the contest.
Good Cotton Sold.
Good middlinE brought II cents on
the Rock Hill market Friday and sew
cral hundred bales were sold on this
market Friday and today as Il result.
Most Of the cotton sold was in small
lots.
Case Carried Over.
Announcement WAS made here yes
terday that the Chester county annex
alton case has been carried over until
the fall term Of the supreme court. 1t
was said that the case was carried
over because the attorneys fighting
the secession Of the Landsford sec
ton Of Chester township would not
agree to Il hearing now. 1t was stated
that the case had been put on Il spec
ial docket and the appellants were
ready TO proceed. but the respondent
objected and as unamouS consent
was necessary. the hearing was post
poned.
AS a matter of fact the conccnsus
of opinion around here is that the an
nexation proposition is dead-as dead
as hector. There is little interest in
tho matter here now and there is lit