Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-31
news ABOUT Sharon
Policeman SettIemeyer Throws Up
His Job in One Day.
He HAS LEFT FOR PARTS UNKNOWN


Revival at WoodIawn Church Came to
Close Sunday Nsht-Eeg Scarcity
Greatest Known In Years-other
News Notes of Metropolis of West
ern York.
(By Staff Correspondent)
Sharon, October 81 w. L. Settle
meyer, formerly of Kings Mounta'n,
n. c., who was recently selected TO be
policeman for Sharon out of field Of
eighty eight applicants, didn't hold the
job long enough to become acquainted
with the folks. In fact, he lasted about
twelve hours, going on the job on
Wednesday morning and quitting his
post the same night taking his depart
ure for parts unknown to the members
of the town council who employed him.
a story is going the rounds here that
several Sharon men who had been out
on a lark came wobbling into town
Wednesday night, one or two of them
bareheaded The story is that the
copper" didn't like the looks of them
and turning his handouts over to one
of the town councilmen, he took the
night train for somewhere else. Any
way, he is gone and the council now
has job open for somebody else who
wants to be policeman here. Settle
meyer is said to have been employed
as a policeman in Kings Mountain at
one time and previous to that was a
health officer in the town Of Chester.
Certain it is that he didn't want a
policeman's job in this town as much
as he thought he did.
Scarcity of Eggs.
While it is a common thing Of course
for eggs to be scarce in this COM
munity just at this time, those here
who have been buying eggs for years
say that never before have they known
them to be quite as scarce as now. j.
D. Hope. Sharon merchant who buys
thousands of dozens of eggs annually
said Saturday that not a single egg
had been brought to his store during
the previous two weeks. According to
Mr.. Hope, what few eggs the farm
wives have for sale are gobbled up by
the egg peddlers who carry them to
the larger towns.
Lyceum Attracts.
A lyceum troupe, the company con-
sisting of five members playing modern
plays was the attraction at Sharon
school house Friday evening. The en-
tertainmcnt which was presented by
Piedmont Lyccum Bureau for whose
course Sharon people have subscribed
this year proved pleasing to some
members OF the audience while others
thought that it was not up to the
standard Of excellence of other lyceum
attractions that have been presented
here from time to time.
Revival Closes.
A series of revival services which
have been in progress here for week,
being conducted by Rev. w. A. Hafner
of Gaffney, came to a close last Sun
day night. Two services were held
each day during the meeting and large
congregations were in attendance on
practically every service. There were
a number Of additions to the member
ship of the church as q result Of the
meeting and the community experience
ed quite a spiritual revival on account
of the services.
Norman Unique Character.
Hose Norman, 72, who died Thursday
at his home on York No. 5, and who
was buried at Woodlawn cemetery
here Friday was n unique character,
we'll known among Sharon people. 1t
is claimed that Mr.. Norman was the
original of the character Hose Nor
man" in Thomas Dixon's novel, "The
Leopard's Spots" while others claimed
that it was Norman's brother, Tom
Norman from whom Dixon drew his
character Hose Norman and Dixon
were great friends in their younger
days and several years ago Norman
went to Charlotte to see Dixon who
was appearing there with one of his
plays which had been dramatizcd.
Norman told this correspondent several
years ago: Reckon l am the man
that Tom Dixon had in mind in his
book; but he made me say a lot of
things and do a lot of things in that
book that | never did do"
Personal Mention.
Mrs Jas. d. Grist of Yorkville who
has been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John S. Hartncss here is now
visiting her sister, Mrs. L. II. DuBose
at Great Falls.