Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-10
ESTABLISHED 1867
VIEWS and INTERVIEWS
Brief Local Paragraphs OF More or
Less Interest.
PICKED UP BY ENQUIRER REPORTERS
Stories Concerning Folks and Things,
Some of Which You Know and
Some You Don't Know-condensed
For Quick Reading.

For Quick Reading.
az have been a continuous subscriber
to The Yorkville Enquirer since 1870
I'D TO the present time, with the ex-
ception of about four months" writes
r. A. Patrick, of White Oak. 1T is a
welcome visitor to our house." he con-
cludes.
A Woman Got Stuns.
Don't know who she was but l un-
derstand some woman got stung in the
bucket shop blow-up in Yorkville few
weeks ago." said an acknowledged
victim the other day. 81 used to hear
some woman phone to the operator
buy 90 or sell 40 or this or that.
Sounded like long distance call. Don't
think it was any lady here in town."
Not Him.
doc Steele, our undertaken tells me
that he has just sold = coffin for the
burial of Walter Thomasson," said
Walter Thomasson of the York Furni-
ture Co., when Views and Interviews
walked in the other morning.
But" dryly remarked Mr.. Thomas
son of the furniture concern, "you see
it is q colored Walter Thomasson and
not me. Is still here"
No Luck Lately.
Several drummers sitting in the
Shandon Hotel the other morning were
discussing card playing and the game
of setback" in particular-the playing
ability of various persons etc. We'll"
said one, "if have had good days
business can sit down in the evening
after supper and play great game"
He paused a moment and then he con-
cluded: But business has been
mighty poor here lately"
Admitted to Association.
Our school has recently been ad-
mitted to membership in the Cataw-
ba Oratorical and Athletic associa-
tion," remarked Prof. w. S. Reid, su-
perintendent of the Glover High
School recently. land we are quite
proud of the fact that we have been
admitted" The Glover school has two
literary societies with large member
ships and the pupils take an active in
terest In the work OF the societies.
Hard to Buy Corn. ... -
:"Seems like 1t is mighty hard to buy
corn in the country around despite the
fact that York county made a big
crop the past year" remarked q York
vile man yesterday. Il am raising n
number of chickens in the back yard
of my residence end needed several
bushels of corn recently. / guess |
inquired Of a dozen farmers round
about before 1 was able to buy the
quantity l needed. Most of them had
plenty TO do them but none to SELL"
The Weather and the WeeviI.
They were talking about the pres
ent cold snap and the effect that it
would have on the boil weevil down
at the court house the other day.
Most of them were of the opinion
that the cold days of this week had
eliminated him to large extent.
We'll, I don't think So" said one
member of the party. Il agree with a
man to whom l was talking the other
day and who remarked to me that the
only way to eliminate the weevil was
&c cut his throat" g..
After a Good Show.
1--WE recently written the mar age
ment of several good musical compan-
les with q view to trying to get them
to play in the new city hall auditor
ium," said Frank Putnam, chief clerk
in the Yorkville postoffice the other
day, ".and they have promised me to
do what, they can toward coming to
YOrkville in the next few weeks.
While it is a little bit late to book good
shows still we might be able to get
one or two before the season is over.
Business Dull in Columbia.
IF it wasn't for the fact that the
general assembly is in session now
and that there arc good many people
coming TO Columbia on business in
connection with the general assem-
bly, Columbia stores would certainly
be up against it for trade right now"
said a Yorkvillc man yesterday who
spent Wednesday in Columbia. BUS
mess men of Columbia to whom ]
talked saidHthe situation there in n
business way right now was about as
blne rs il ever. gets to be"
What His Text Would Be.
A salesman in a Rock Hill store
who will have his little joke, inquired
of q colored minister who came into
his store the other day:
Preacher, suppose, now, that when
you go to fill your pulpit next Sunday
you should find that all the women
the very last one Of them had quit
your church. What would you do?'
Taking off his hat and scratching
his head for = moment as If in deeI
thought and then grinninG a. big
pleasant grin the preacher replied:
We'll, sub, I'd get up in nah pulpit
and take for my tex, And finally my
bredderen, farewell"
Why He Wanted il Short.