Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-03
Street Work Prcqressina.

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The street building programme in
augulnted several weeks ago here is
progressing rapidly and large forces
Of workers are busy. Most of the
streets just now are in a pretty badly
/ torn up condition made necessary of
course in order to do the repair work.
| There is little or no complaint how
ever from Rock Fill people who are
willing to suffer some inconvenience
in order that they might get good
streets
Ebenezer Magistrate
There is bit Of interest here over
the nomination Of magistrate for
Ehenezer township to succeed the late
Thos. B. Glenn. All Of the candidates
have their friends and partisans here
and they Of course await final deter
mination Of the office with great
deal of interest. Constable J. w.
Garner of Ebenezcr said today that he
hoped an appointment would soon be
made. The work OF the deceased
magistrate will have to be done by
magistrates Of surrounding townships
OF course. until an appointment is
made and the constable doesn't want
TO add to the work OF the other magis-
tratcs any more than can be helped.
Favors Concrete Road.
There should By all means be
concrete road built between Rock
Hill and the county seat" said John
G. Anderson of the Anderson Motor
Car Company in conversation with
The EnQuirer's: correspondent today.
1T would be a great business propo-
sition from a standpoint Of economy
and from every standpoint" Mr.. An
ierson went on to argue. THE wear
and tear that would be saved on auto
mobiles alone would soon pay for the
construction Of large part Of that
construction. ! don't favor such n
road merely because ] am in the aIl-
tomobile business" he said; "hut ]
have thought SO for years" Mr.. !An-
dcrson said that he proposed to take
the matter Of Il concrete road between
Rock Hill and IurkvillG up with the
Rotary club and other local organiza-
tions in the hope OF getting some ac-
ton in that direction.
All Set For Pageant.
Rock Hill expects TO be visited by
some i,O0) or more people from all
sections of South Carolina and from
states adjoining next Friday on the
OCCASION. Of the great historical pa
%cart ut Winthrop College. So great
has been the demand for tickets that
it has been found necessary to erect
l,rGD more seats than WAS at first
contemplated. Everything is now in
readiness for the big Show which it is
said will last for three and one-half
fourS. Some trouble has been met in
obtaining the number Of saddle horses
necessary for. tic show. In fact those
in charge were able to obtain only
lifty first class saddle horses and they
have decided To make that number DO
Big Crowd in Town.
There waS Il bic crowd OF people in
he city today II seemed like most
of the farmers wanted TO take day
off and come 10 town. They did and
incidentally they transacted quite
lot of business while here. One re-
.ail grocery firm sold no less than
$l.500 worth of groceries for cash and
that didn't INCLUDE additional sales put
on tho books. The week. as Il whole
however has hccn a pretty dull one for
local houses, it is said.
George Sizes It Up
Speaking Of business baronctcrs
consider George, Greek waiter IN Il
local restaurant. George meets lots Of
folks of every class and calling in the
course of u week AMI he takes delight
in studying them. Hear how he TX
plains The situation tn this cores
rundcNt over Il plate Of buckwheat
cakes this morning: "EizncSS hccm no
wuth damn To compare vii hcem year
ago. aIr no know what cZatly de
matter; ccrt me know something bad
re matter Talk IL de cotton mill.
lIecm cutta lie wages. Fellow what
wuriiil no hab q Zc same big money t.
spend for 70 hamc. ~ rorkl chop, &c
ZuuIr--za cbcrything. People all-hccm
blue. No know whatta c%pcCta next.
Maybe better dis fall. Maybe wlssa.
No tel.a now Brcaka &c even in .Zc
restaurant bzncss. Some weeks no
hrcaka Zc crCn No spend;t mucha.
I.iv;l close Itcepa eyes open for ali
70 business goin.' Ciiva goot service.
Hopa better after while. Eats all
Personal Mention
Mrs. f. r.. Gillespie. Miss LessliC
Wi;herspoon and Mir. +. +. Mellow Of
Yorkvillc wore among the visitors IN
tho city today.
John Il. Logan of YorEville was here
today.
W. Brown Thomasson of Eorkvill%
was Il Rock Hill visitor today.
Miss Nrva H,mphill of Shar ~ was
in Rock Hill today.
Didn't Want To Buy 1t.
j Thinking that football game hG
/ tween Davidson Cullrgc and some