Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-10

years. My family is entitled to a little
more than bread and water and the
coarsest food. There's something wrong
about this whole wage business. l dc
not know what it is. Wages among
textile workers in the east haven't been
cut as much rs they have been in the
south. l know that and every mill
worker knows that. Now we've got
compulsory school attendance law in
South Carolina. I want my children to
go to school. want them to have an
opportunity that l didn't have. But IL
things keep on III be where | cant
send them TO school and there will be
hundreds and thousands of other par
ents in the same shape. NO, I'm not
going to do anything about it. can't
do anything. But take it from me
something is going to happen and hap
pen big in this country some of these
days. Just watch
Shade ct George Washington!
Amos Owens Of Cherry Mountain,
famous maker of CHERRY bounce mas
long since passed away, and with him
the cherry bounce" that made Amos
famous. but the cherry trees of Cherry
mountain still survive, and so far as
the world in general knows the FRUIT
Of those trees is going to waste. ~
party Of Yorkville gentlemen, inc:ud-
l'ing c. W. McCec. J. c. burgc, a. NJ
Grist. S. Z. Grist and l.. NJ. Crust,
made an automobile trip to AsheVllle'
y. c., Saturday evening and night. re
turning they left AsheVllle SundaE
afternoon about 2 o'clock and reached
Forest City shortly before SIX ociock'
and spent an hear or more there u
chi n late dinner at the home OF ME-
and Mrs J. *. Tshinehart. Mr.. BargcS
mother now being Mrs. Rhnehar'' Inc
dinner was everything that bunch or
hungry men could desire. ii was lhere
in uuanti,y and the quality and variety
WAS right in line with the quantll!'
Int incidentally it can be SAID that inc
table had every appearance OF having
bcen raidcd when the tourists pushed
back their chairs. Just after dlf'ne'
the party with Mr.. Rhinehart stepped
out into the back yard to take IL last
rood view of the mountains in the
distance. Nh Burg2, pointing away u
The northeast, said: "There IS ChelrS
mountain where Amos Owens uScd W
make his cherry bounce The party
was interested at once and began ASK
ing questions, and something ahout lhe
cherry trees. their number slZe' e'c
Mr., Burgc said: There are thousano'
or trees over there, they virtually cover
the whole mountain, and some OF lhe''i
are from $50 to 200 feet high ana t"o
70 three feet thick" Hold an "'''
hurry. J. G.. We've got plenty oi t:me'
interrupted Mr.. McGre. plainly IN
dica,ins that he thought Mr. burg" was
hi ndlin- the truth with great careless
moss well, that's fact relleia'e"
Mr. Burse. The party took It WIN sh''
,nd was smiling quite a bit when MI
Phinehart again joined the party anu
wanted to know what the fun was ae
WAS told what Mr.. Burgc rad salu
about Amos Owens. and his chefrF
trees. Well" said Mi. RhiEe!'a'' l.
.,bo, is true. There are cherry tree"
ovcr there on Cherry mountain that arc
fullv three feet through, and from one
hundred and fifty to two hundFeo ie.'
high That variety Of. cherry trec 10
not found anywhere except on Che'rs
mountain and they vii! not grow any
whore else Lots Of FOLKS nave 'r'eo
tra nsulanting the trees, hit the Hee'
soon die. Those cherry trees grow up
verv much like a pap,ar. Straight ana
slim and TO great height. There are
not lust few Of those trees tHe'e'
tut thcr are there By thousands VI
course the party had to apologize to
Mr.. Burgc for doabting his reracitF.