Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-12-09
VIEWS and INTERVIEWS
Brief Local Paragraphs Of More OF
Less Interest.
PICKED UP BY ENQUIRER REPORTERS

Stories Concerning Folks and Things
Some of Which You Know ans
Some You Don't know-condensee
For Quick Reading.
Been a lot Of fresh meat offered
lately" observed one yesterday. "You
see it was pretty cool last week and
a lot of people alied hogs. This week
it has been warmer and many people
, afraid the meat won't keep are, offer
ing it pretty cheap-especially saus-
age"
Glad to See Him Back.
Seemed like old times to hear Hon.
j. S. Brice, attorney for York county
back on the Job at the monthly meet
ing of the commissioners in the court
house "Wednesday" said a courthouse
employe. He didn't try to do much
Walking and the familiar voice could
be heard just every once in a while;
but tell you it was good, 10 know he
was there"
Where He Lives.
do you live far about here?" asked
Views and Interviews Of John Craig
Kirkpatrick, of the board Of county
commissioners, Wednesday.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick laughed at the old,
old question and then replied:
"I'll tell you just as close as possible.
1 am II miles from York courthouse;
IL miles from Chester courthouse; 3
miles from Sharon; miles from Nc
Connellsville and IL miles from Lock-
hart-just as far UP and down as 1 can
get"
Expecting Good Business
Not all the merchants and in fact
no big part of them are expecting holi-
day trade to be dull this Christmas.
For instance listen to a young lady
employe of the Joye Jewelry Co, IN
Rock Hill: "Why we are expecting
great big trade, in fact the largest we
have ever known and we are already
preparing for it and are getting that
trade. We have been selling Christ
mas things now for two weeks or more
and in fact we have almost as much
business as we can handle"
York County In Good Shape.
"Looks1to me like business is very
much on the boom in York county as
compared with Anderson county, said
John A Neely, prominent Anderson
ian and q native son of York county
who was here this week in attendance
upon tho court of common pleas. "Oh
things could be a lot worse in Ander-
son county" said Mr.. Nicely; but l
tell YOU we have been mighty hard hit
over there. York county didn't buy
nearly so much $3.50 an acre land as
Anderson county did and York county
didn't buy nearly so many automobiles
and engage in wild orgies of extrava-
gcnce in other ways that Anderson
county did"
Had Bad Dreams.
When Deputy Sheriff Quinn went
after Mitch Burris, the negro who KILL
ed Joe Gill the other night, the woman
to whose house the negro fled after the
killing. indicated that Burris was in an
adjoining room in bed. Deputy quinn
went inside and found the bed empty
but after little search found the hunt
ed negro underneath.
Come out here" said the deputy
what are you trying to hide under
there for?"
81 wusn't trying to hide, boss" pro-
tested the negro.
"Wen, how did you get Under the
bed p" asked Mr. Quinn. 20 ..
BOSS. it was dis way. 1 went TO
sleep on the bed; but I"got to dream
in that they were after me to Kill me-
and l just edged off fun dem, until l
done got down under de bed. NO. l
wusnt hiding. | car l wusn't hidin','
Blind Man Makes Fires.
As has been remarked before Mr..
Paul G. McCorkle, blind coroner OF
York county and delightful gentleman
is able to walk about the streets unas-
sisted and to do many things for him.
self; but one did not know until the
other evening that he could kindle and
light the fire in his office stove in win
ter.
Views and Interviews had business
with Coroner McCorkle in lis ofrice
in the Witherspoon building in York
Vile the other night and found him
engaged III the act of kindling fire.
Let me do that foryou,' he said.
"OK,1 fl6, thank you," replied Coroner
McCorkle. I'm not going to build n
firenow because the business with you
will REQUIRE only few minutes. l am
Just getting ready for in tho morning
You understand, 1 always put the
kindling wood, etc, in the stove 1T
right and then when l come down III
the morning have nothing to do but
strike match to it."
What Would You Do About It?
Discussing collections, sales, etc, the
sales manager for 4 prominent New
York firm who was in this section
fax,, doyS ago told this story: