Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-01
THE news ABOUT SHARON
Weather Blocked Letter Carriers
Schedule Last Week.l
FEW INQUIRIES ABOUT fETlLIzER
Rabbit Hunters Took Advantage OF
Big Snow-Large Quantities Of Cot
ton Remain in Fields--Other News
and Notes of Western York.
(By a Staff Correspondent


(By Il Staff Correspondent.
Sharon. Jan. 31-Because Of the con-
dition Of the roads caused by the
heavy snowfall Of last week, letter
carriers serving the two routes lead
ing out of Sharon were unable to take
their rounds last Thursday. Even in
have some of the toughest roads in
York county to travel over and be-
cause OF the heavy snow that was on
the ground Thursday, it was simply
impossible for them to make the
trip. 1t was pointed out Friday that
tho two, carriers here Messrs. w. T.
Sims and w. =. Youngblood, carriers
of Nos. and respectively, have
missed only four days; in the past
eighteen years in serving their patrons
because of weather conditions. Tho
carriers made the trip Saturday, al
though according to both Of them, it
was rather hard going.
MucE, Cotton in the Field
inspection OF the country around
Sharon shows that there is still n great
quantity of cotton remaining in the
fields ungathered and indications are
that will not be gathered; but instead
will be turned under when farmers be-
gin work on another years crop. Consi-
erablc cotton is still being brought to
the gin here. While very little was
brought the past week on account Of
tho weather, week before last one
of the local ginnerics giQned no less
than 81 bales.
Mad Dog at Smyrna.
Reports from the Smyrna section Of
York county are toI the effect that sew
eral persons living in that section are
taking the Pasteur treatment to guard
against possible danger as the result
Of their having been bitten by mad
dog about two weeks ago. The dog, q
valuable bird dog, said to be the prop
erty OF a we'll known Smyrna man,
either scratched OF bit several persons
in the neighborhood before any sus-
picion that it might he suffering from
rabies was aroused. The dog was kill
ed and it's head sent to Columbia, for
cXapniation. Report from the au-
thorities there was to the effect that
the head showed unmistakablc evil
dcncc Of rabies. DR.. B. N. Miller is
treating the several persons said 10
have been bitten by the dog.
Not Interested in Fertilizer.
Inquiry among merchants who ham
die fertilizer is TO the effect that few
farmers have made inquiries about
their 1921 supply SO far and that not
q single ton has been hauled out Of
town for the season. although up 10
this time last year much fertilizer had
been hauled out into the country.
Farmers just simply don't appear to
Ec interested in fertilizer" said a
salesman Friday in talking about the
matter. THUS far my firm has had
n few Inquiries; but very few and
there have been no sales
Hunters Busy.
Rabbit and bird hunters have hccn
out and after them since the hig snow
began falling last Wednesday. Some
reported pretty good luck and others
no luck at all Along the hunters out
Friday morning was Mr.. Sam Pratt.
He got one rabbit. 81 expected To hunt
birds; but didn't see any" said Mr..
Pratt. "Thcrc WAS nothing 10 shoot
at except the rabbit and SO ! shot ii.
Pretty costly raEbit-$1.10 for Il IL
ccnsc and Il half days tramping to
get him."
Personal Mention
Mrs. c. w. WhiteSidcs Of Sharon. is
visiting her parents MI. and Mrs. Le-
roy McGil at Kings Mountain, n. G.
Mr.. Whitcsidcs recently spent several
days in Kings Mountain.
Mr.. b. Boln Of Hickory Grove No.