Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04
ESTABLISHED 1856;
Views And INTERVIEWS
Brief Local Paragraphs Of More CT
Less Interest.
PICKED up BY ENQUIRER REPORTERS

Stories Concerning Folks and Things
Some of Which You Know and
Some You Don't Know-Condensce
For Quick Reading.
Il sold hundred bales of cotton yes
terday," said Tuesday a prominent bus
mess man of the county. Il got Is is
cents pound for it and today notice
that it is down good deal from that
figure. I am not advising anybody to
self cotton the business man went on
TO say; but have no apologies for
selling mine. I could get out Of debt
by selling it and that is what did. If
it goes up I'll have no regrets
Matches Going Up.
"Iou wouldn't think it, would you?'
remarked the wholesale salesman to a
retail buyer Wednesday; but it is a
fact that matches are going up in price
instead of coming down: Our latest
quotations show an increase Of so cents
a case in the price of matches" The
salesman said that he had no eXplana-
ton Of the cause. unless it was because
there are only few firms engaged in
the manufacture Of matches and they
have the business "sewed up"
Up Against 1t.
Here is copy of letter said to have
been written by a creditor to a bank
when the bank sent 9. notice of note
due. Mr.. W. w. Boyce Of Fort Mill,
gave the editor of The Yorkville En-
quirer copy of it when the editor was
in Fort Mill few days ago and Mr.
w L. Moore Of Yorkville, mailed Views
and Interviews copy about the same
time Anyway it is to laugh:
Dear Sir: I received your letter
about what I owe you. Now be pa
chcnt amt forgot you, and as soon
as folks pay me. III pay you. If this
was Judgment Day. and you no more
prepared to meet your God than l am
to meet your account, you sho going TO
He'll"
Take 'Em Off.
IL wish ladies would take off their
hats when they go to a picture Show.
commented a man this morning who
appeared to be little out OF humor
about it. Il sat in a moving picture
theatre a few nights ago. The place
wcs fairly we'll crowded. Seated in
front Of me was lady about as broad
OF course couldn't see through her
and | couldn't see over her on account
of that hat. was in a fia:, III tell you.
You know" he concluded, this Old
world would be more attractive place
if we all showed little more cons:d-
Grafton for the other fellow al along
the line
The Proposed Catawba River Bridge.
we people here in the north east
Crn nart OF the county would like very
much to sec Yorkville take a more ac-
tive. interest in the proposed Catawha
river bridge" writes NJ. +. Z. Harper,
OF York No. s. We have about % Or
80 miles; Of river from bridge TO bridge
and no way whatever Of crossing only
b: small boats. The bridge would not
take trade from YorkvilIe; but wolld
be the means Of getting Il good road all
the way to Iorkvil.c. Therefore York
vile would get more trade from TINS
section rs we can buy goods in York
Vile cheaper than we can in Charlotte
for living expenses, rents. etc, are
lower IN small towns and they can al
ford TO sell at lower price.
Cheaper Groceries for Cash.
The retail grocer was talking things
over the ot:?er afternoon with Views
and Interviews. Said he:
IL notice that the butchers are going
on Il cash basis. and wish the rctai!
groccrs could get together ana do like
Wig. 1t would mean cheaper groceries
for the consumer and believe me in a
time like this commodities; should be as
c!cau as possible. When We sell on
credit we necessarily have to charge
h!riicr prices. There are SO many ren-
pic vino don't pay their grocery bills
and we have to make up that loss
somehow The cash system would cui
the expense Of bookkeeping and II
would cut other expenses that would
mcam cheaper living. Nayhc we viii!
get 10 it soGlr Of these days. don't
know