Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-06
ESTABLISHED 1866
VIEWS and INTERVIEWS
Brief Local Paragraphs Of More OF
Less Interest.
PICKED UP BY ENQUIRER REPORTERS

Some Of Which You Know ane
Some You Don't Know-condsnsee
For Quick Reading.
"Nope, there is no meeting of the
pension board in session today" said
Mr.. S. II. Epps of Fort Mill township,
when asked what he was doing In
town Wednesday. Il just came today
to see what was doing" Mr.. Epps went
on to say. He attended the meeting of
the legislative delegation.
Going After Board of Charities.
"Will there be fight made on the
state board Of charities and corrections
this year at the meeting of the general
assembly as there was last year?' the
reporter asked Senator Hart, Wednes-
day.
There will If am living replied
Senator Hart.
Back In Germany.
well, sir when that axe struck me
was knocked plumb loco and somehow
or other imagined that was back in
Germany" said Jim Robinson, guard OF
the chaingang, who was attacked yes
tcrday morning by convict. ut just
seemed like" said Robinson, that ]
could hear the big German Berthas
popping around me for little while"
Eggs More Plentiful.
are over we are having no trouble get
ting al the eggs we need for our
trade" remarked dealer yesterday.
Funny thing about eggs getting SO
scarce just before Christmas every
year. Really / don't know whether the
trouble is that the hens go on strike to
such great extent or whether the rea'
son is that many people hold them oft
tie market in order to get n better
price just before Christmas
Good Christmas for Poor.
"well, the old folks at the county
home had the best Christmas just
passed that they have ever had or
rather that they have had since / have
been there" said Mr.. !. =. Boyd, super
intendent Of the institution yesterday.
"A number OF church societies sent
baskets OF. fruits, cakes, candies and
other. good things and NUMEROUS indi-
viduals sent presents. II made the
hearts of the paupers glad to be re-
mcmbcred SO .bountifully. They still
have u good!y quantity of the Christ
mas foods left"
No Luck for Her.
Every once in a while somebody
either brings or sends to Inc Yorkvillc
Enquirer a copy of a letter which was
claimed to have been written by the
Savior after his crucinxion The letter
has been published in The Enquirer
time and again and will hardy be pub
lished any moro. In the letter Is the
statement that the person having a
copy who does not publish it, will have
bad luck. The last receipt is from
Mrs. Blackwell on Kings Creek No. 2,
who writes:
IL have got letter here that | would
like to get published to the world, for
have had this copy about ten years
and have not had any good luck"
Might Eat the Pot.
A colored man whose reputation for
paying his debts Is none too good.
walked into the place of Yorkvllle
dealer the other day and inquired:
Cap is yo' all got any wash pots ~
"Oh, yes returned the salesman,
I've have them. They are. up in the
warehouse"
We'll, Id like to look at them if
you amt too busy" replied the negro.
I'm never too busy if there is any
cash in sight" replied the salesman.
But boss, ah want to pay fo' it next
fall" replied the negro.
Nothing doing" said the salesman.
we might as we'll not look at them.
Why don't you know I'm afraid the
boil weevil might carry that wash pot
off before next fall if l sold it to you
on credit"
work OF Incenciary.
That the destruction of Harmony
Presbyterian church which was, being
used as a school house by the pupils
of Miller school in District No. 4S was
the work of an incendiary, is the belief
of Mr.. j., NJ, Bricc, who lives nearby
and who was one Of the first to arrive
at the scene OF the fire Monday night.
81 found n bottle on the north side OF
the building. that smellcd of Kerosene"
said Mr., Brice Wednesday. yet why
anybody should want to burn that
church and also the school house which
was burned several weeks ago is moro
than I am able to figure out. The
teacher had had no trouble and the
trustees have had no trouble. We arc
at Il loss TO understand it,"
Believes He Is Coming.
Mr.. Sam Byers of Bethesda town.
ship was among the visitors in York
willie last Wednesday. He was ac-
conpanicd by his son, Mr.. Bolivar
ByerS. Discussing the agricultural out