Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-11
Views and INTERVIEWS
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"Ifs almost impossible to get over
the roads now that the bad weather
has set in," said Frank Simrill man
agcr for the Marshall Oil company,
Yorkville. Il sent one Of my trucks
over to Hickory Grove last week It
managed to get back to headquarters
this week. Another of the trucks was
driven to 'Guthriesville a few days ago.
1t was still there Wednesday,"
Not Paid by the State.
while would not be understood as
criticising the action of the recent tax
payers convention held in Yorkville,' y
said Superintendent Of Education John
f. Carroll, Wednesday, lit is a fact
that the salaries Of several school Of
ficials whom the convention recon-
mended be dismissed, are not paid by
the state Of South Carolina; but by the
General Education Board of New York
instead. Salaries of the following are
contributed by the General Education
board: D. L. Lewis, acting rural school
supervisor; ]. 3. FELTON,. supervisor of
colored schools; B. L. Parkinson, high
school inspector; Mrs. A. R. Brady,
stcnosrapher; Mrs. r. S. Jackson, ste
nographer."
New One on the Chief.
Heard new phrase of colorcd ver-
nacular that never heard before a day
or two ago." said Chief of Police ]. Cal
Steele.
I'VE arrested three col6red men last
Tuesday on a charge of vagrancy. l
questioned the men, trying to get a line
on their permanent place Of residence.
One of the negroes told me that he had
formerly worked in Gastonia for col
orcd woman named Lilly Moore. ask
ed him what the Moore woman did.
"'She runs a long table, he replied.
"a long table, said I. 'whae is
long table?'
BOSS, returned the negro, don't
yo' all know whut cr long table is?
Why dat's a bo'adin' house TO mig
gahs.'"
Every SaIesd1y.
w. A. Sherer, who lives on York No.
a. was in Yorkvilc Monday as usual
Mr.. Shcrer is a Confederate veteran
who went into the service at the begin
ming of the war, and who WAS = prison
or for several months aftcrward, hav-
ing been captured on the day of tho
surrender. He was good soldier. But
what this paragraph is about is this:
You never fail to get to Yorkville on
salcsday, dc you?" asked Views and
Interviews.
Not if l can help it," he replied. Il
may have missed time or two on ac-
count Of being sick; but can't say for
certain. have been coming to York.
vile each salcsday ever since ! can re-
member. and that is long time in the
estimate Of some of you middle-agcd
men who have been born since / went
to the war
Recalls Old Days.
Il read the story in The Enquirer
about the experiences of the late DR..
B-atton and the Ku Klux Klnns with a
whole lot of interest" remarked Mr.. w.
G.. Turner Of Bullock's Creek township,
who was in Iorkvillc recently. 1T
brought back wildly to my mind those
stirring days. In fact couldn't sleep
much the night l read the story for
thinking of the old days
Il was Ku KluX myself" Mr.. Tur-
ner went on to say, but fortunately
for me was never arrested. | was in
grave danger of it several times; but
arm reminded right now Of an incident
that occurred near Iorkvillc during
those days. I was lying out for several
nights with Mr.. William Dobson, now
of Gaffncy. We had been lying out for
several nights in order to avoid arrest
at the hands of Federal soldiers. re-
member the particular night that
have in mind | carried an Old gun
along with me. Along about the mid
die Of the night an old owl got to hoot-
ing. | was young and that was IN"
most mournful doleful sound imagina-
bic. | got up and started to shoot the
owl. which | could see by the NOOK
light.
About that time Dobson woke up.
"What are YOU about to do? he ask
I'd nc.
Shoot the. owl ! replied.
"'W'hy man you'll have the Yankees
on us in no time he said.
Il hadn't thought nf that but I re-
member l didn't shoos the owl
= Price of Cotton.
There were quite number of people
in the office Of the editor durin" Mon
day Oh various crrands, stme on ac-
count Of business, some to ask for in