Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-19
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Brief Local Paragraphs Of More or
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Stories Concerning Folks and Things,
Some of Which You Know and
Some You Don't know-Condensed
For Quick Reading.

For Quick Reading.
George Bulla Craven, editor of the
Lancaster News says that Budd Biggs
told him the following was written by
a Rock Hill pote:
"A yard of silk; yard OF lace,
A wisp of tulle to give it grace;
A flower placed where flowers go,
The skirt knee high, the back, waist
low;
One shoulder strap, no sign OF
sleeve;
If she should cough-Good morn
ing, Eve'!'
Tirzah Picnic.
"All is in readiness for the holding
OF the Tirzah picnic next Thursday,
said John r. Shillinglaw, prominent
young citizen of the TirZah section
who was in Yorkville for a short while
Tuesday evening THE grOand rights
have been sold," Mr.. Shilling aw went
on 10 say, 1.-The grove where the picnic
cleared of underground and in fact
everything is in readiness for auothe:
big day similar to that we had Al Tir-
zah last August"
Rock Hill Police Activities.
That the police department Of the
city Of Rock Hill is active and cn@r-
ro.;o 10 r,,r+har a,,;dapca1 II, tho renorr
of Chief of Police ]. NJ. Youngblood to
the Rock Hill city council for the
month of July. The report shows that
there were "A arrests made. 81 of the
defendants being convicted and fined,
three continued and four dismissed. A
total of S470 in fines was collected.
There were IL white males and &c
negro males -Four negro women were
hailed into court. There were 13 ar
rests for breach of the peace, a dozen
being convicted. There were five
drunks and seven gamesters. A num-
Der of other offenders appeared. one
pistol was confiscated.
Embryo Big League Material.
We've got young chap on our
gers who promises to develop into rea.
big league baseball material If he
keeps on" said Ralph Cain, well
known young man of Sharon, who was
talking baseball the other evening,
THE lads name is Perry Russell and
he has been playing with us all the
season. He is undoubtedly one of the
best amateur ball players in this
feds in big league style. We won "A
thinning game which we played wit
Cotton Belt the other day and Russell
was big factor in winning that game.
You ought to see him play sometime.
Active One Legged Man.
Elias Mathis. one-legged man Of ST
Charles, s. c., claims that he can get
around in the swamp land in the vi
cinity of his home quicker than lots OF
men with two perfectly good legs can
do. And he has Dr.. w. +. Erwin
for furnishing the necessary artificial
leg that enables him to hold his own
with the two-legged fellows. Mr.
Mathis writes Dr. Erwin: Il will let
you know how l am getting along with
my leg. Will say that | am getting
better comfort so far, from your leg
than any | have ever used, which
means, Peters, Ganger and Fuller.
went fishing yesterday with some folks
and in rambling in the swamp | really
got to the lake ahead of the twO-legged
fellows. Pretty good, don't you think"
Anecdote of Doctor Ross.
Hon. +. w. Pursley of the Santiago
section who was in YOrkville, for q
short while Tuesday afternoon was
talking about the late Rev. r. A. Ross
d. D., for fifty years pastor of Sharon
A. X. 2. church which celebrated its
l25th anniversary yesterday. Many
humorous stories are told of the late
DR.. Ross who was a really great man.
said Mr.. Pursley. 81 remember hearing
a number of times that on one occa'
sion DR.. Ross was preaching at Sha'
ron, when two dogs entered his churcf
and began barking and fighting. Th'
doctor stopped short in his sermon ant
calling to the uShcrs said: 'Brethrcl
please get those dogs out of here How
in the world can you expect a man L
preach with the dogs fighting arount
him."
Why Women Are Poor Drivers.
Women are poor automobile driver:
because they lack power to make in
stant decisions, an amateur pSycholo
gist. sitting in front of the Shandor
hotel the other night, pronounced witt
the air of much learning. He had jus
watched a woman driving a car down
North Congress street. start to turn L
the left at East Liberty street, hesi
tate and swing out into South Con
gress street and almost run into an
other driver who had been bewilder",
by the woman's vacilation. 'WOmci
who can't make up their minds an.
quicker than that one, Oughtnt L
drive a car" he said. Haven't Yo
noticed how u woman when she is rid