Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-24
ESTABLISHED 1855
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Stories Concerning Folks and Things
Some of Which You Know and
Some You Don't know-Condensed
Fer Quick Reading.

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Fer Quick Reading.
1--WE have twenty people on oul
place." said Mr.. w. 3. Keller, Of York
No. l, a few days ago, 'and we feed
every one of them on hcmc-raiscd
flour. We don't buy any -four and it is
very little meat we buy either. Mr..
Jonas, on the farm adjoining, can say
the same thing"
Status of Express Business.
"Iow is the express traffic holding
up on your linc?" was asked of IN en-
press man.
There isn't much doing--traflic is
very light" was the reply.
What is the trouble-isn't the en-
press being shippcd?" was asked.
Not over our way" was the reply.
You see all the Southern railway lines
are now under the new express COM
pany, the Southeastern, and the old
company, the American, is not shipping
any stuff over the Southern lines that
it can possibly avoid by routing over
other lines. For instance, l noticed a
hundred baskets of beans loaded out of
Columbia the other day. Under ordi-
nary conditions the beans would nave
gone direct to Belton and transferred
there for Anderson; but instead OF that
they were carried into Greenvilie. and
then sent back to Anderson over the
Piedmont and Northern. This of course
meant delay in transit, more handing
and Of course moro DOSAGE. But that
is the Americans way-not to snip
anything over the Southern lines IL
there is possible way to avoid IT,"
Protecting the Mails.
IT p Laws. railway postal clerk
came into the postoffice Saturday night
with big army service revolver
strapped to his side. He was just BACK
from his run, and was on his way
home People who know Mr.. Laws
have never had occasion to think OF
him as a Western bad man. or any
thing. and to several Of his friends VINO
happened to be in the postofhce, his
picturesque appearance was III least
striking.
What arc ynu carrying that thinS
forc" one of the hystandcrs asked.
ORDERS" responded Mr.. Laws quiet
~.
Then followed. discussion of the sub
ioct Tins presented Don't see m'lch
need for that kind of business down
here" remarked one I'm the first place
mail robbery is almost unhcard "t IN
this part OF the country, and IN 'hc
second place, if hoid-up men shoula
rlan TO rob Il mail clerk. they ""u!u
have him covered and ut Il dead oiS'"-
vantage before he would have. the "l'-
por,unity to defend himself"
"J'd prcfer q sawcd-off shotgun IL II
wcrc me-" rcrlicd another; but unless
7 had it cooked and pointed FOR INC
,.nhbers at the start, | don't think
would have much use for that. II lneE
would tell me TO hold up my hands
would do it."
Those Winthrop Beauties.
Winthrop and Winthrop's lov"i!
YOUNG. womanhood won the entlre
-Grecnville party who were completely
charmed and fascinated. Miss Marina
Franks. president Of the student body
said in a clever little speech t'ia' II
WAS rare privilrg" for Winlll"i
cirls to have a hundred and twenty
real men" To talk to and that ire
girls were ready to- acknowledge lh''l
thcv like to talk to the stronger Sc"'
II was q still rarer privilege, however.
for the mon, most of them married |"
hayc anywhere from one 10 hail i
dozen girls to talk Ia, walk with ana
hold sweet communion with. som"
of the married men said hrtrrward
that they wish South Carolina Wou"!
permit pulygamous marriages. rs
several of the girls had Il crow l"
nick" with them, Il nliinhcr OF Green
willie men almost had to bc Gorcihl!
expelled from the college in order |"
rct them to go 10 Rock Hill. The
Winthrop Cilcc Club and the Grr"nNlEc
Ouartcltc added IL great deal |" inc
iov of the occasion hy their "ntiTincln:'
selections. With the Grncnvillc men,
il waS q case OF love ut first sight Tor
Wjnthrop. They heartily Hrr!hlidc'i
Doctor Daniels assertion u hcilcNe
that Winthrop is the Gr.at"%t asset
South Carolina has within her h"T-
tcrs, excepting nothing, and believe
that Winthrop girls will dn NOR" I"
make the future home Of South Caro-
lima happy and its pe"!ilc prosperous
than any other" That sweet s"jnurn
at Winthrop will always be Il delight
ful memory. especially to lhns" me-
who are now laShcd to the mast "i
matrimony and can n"Tcr return Il
The Fortunate Isles of youth and r"-
nance.
Same Old Peg. leg"
He used To he Il familiar figur" II
York county in the days Of - and 1"I
many wears artcrward-did 'cS-l lrL
Graham. lie lived in Fort Mill town
chin and attended all the big gather