Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-03
ESTABLISHED 1866
VIEWS and INTERVIEWS
BrIei Local Paragraphs OF More OF
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.

Some OF t0e
Some You Don't Know-condensee
For Quick Reading.
Here's a story that gives an idea
of the damage that was done the crops
of farmers living west Of Yorkville by
that hail storm in August. Views ana
Interviews was riding along past the
home of Mr.. William Ferguson on York
No. 5 the other day and knowing that
Mr.. Fergusons crop was in the path OF
the storm inquired:
How much cotton will you make
"Well l had twenty acres in cotton
this year and l figure that may make
two little light bales" replied Mr..
Ferguson.
Cheaper in York County.
Farmers of York county are getting
their cotton ginned much cheaper than
are those of North Carolina" remark
ed a York county man the other even
ing. 81 was in Shelby a few days ago
and a ginner told me that the uniform
charge in Cleveland county for ginning
a bale of cotton under 500 pounds was
So. The average charge for the ginning
of q bale in York county under 500
pounds is 81 or a difference Of 33 1-3
per cent"
Went to BridseWater.
"Come on and go TO Bridgewater
with me today" said early yesterday
morning Mr.. T. N. Allen, grand old
man of Harmony" in the extreme
eastern section of York county.
Mr.. Allen was in Yorkville before
breakfast yesterday morning, OH his
way toBridgewater in Catawba coun-
ty, n. c. "rve been intending to visit
that place for q long time and had
=, never been able to get fixed to go un-
til today and here am in my flivver."
Seventy-fve years lie lightly on the
brow of Mr.. Allen and despite his
years when he decides to go anywhere
he Just "up and goes"
Real Battler Lives Here.
"By the way" remarkekd one inter-
ested in sports this morning: Did you
know that we have real, honest-to-
goodness prize fighter living here in
Yorkville?"
well, it is q fact. He married a
Yorkville girl several months ago and
has been making headquarters here for
some time His name is 10 10 john
SON. He fought Young Stribling of
Macon, Ga, at Thomasville, Ga, last
Friday night and he got the stuffing
knocked out of him in the fourth round
of scheduled ten round bout. Yes,
sir, it's fact-regu!ar professional
battler-Lig muscles an everything"
The Laugh Is On Charlotte.
We've been laughing up our sleeves
at the sporting editor Of a Charlotte
paper" remarked a Fort Mill man
who was in Yorkville yesterday.
We've got a mighty good football
team in Fort Mill High school this
year and on Tuesday of last week the
team was scheduled to play the Uni
NSlSils OSllOOl VI SIici iOlIS' ouSI DS-
fore that game one of the Charlotte
papers, footing the Charlotte Univer-
sity school highly, which praise was
deserved in face of the fine prospects
of the team, remarked that the Tar
heel boys would get a good workout
with the South Carolina boys Well
they got it all right because our team
beat em IS to 0, and it was the Char
lotte eleven which furnished the
workout instead of Fort Mill"
Famous Bills.
Speaking Of Bills said a member
of the fraternity of Elks who was in
jocular mood the other day, "here are
some of the most famous ones know:
Bilious
Hello Bill
Bill Bryan
Bonus Bill
Kaiser Bill
Garage Bill
Bill of fare