Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-19
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"'Drove over the new West road from
Yorkville to Sharon the other after
noon," remarked q Yorkville man TINS
morning. "While the chaingang Is
making good progress, at the same
time there is no getting around inc
fact that they have a great deal more
work to do before that road VIII De-
come popular to travel. l made IL III
a. flivver both coming and going; but
it was pretty rough riding. am IN
formed that the best road between
Yorkyille and Sharon just now is the
old .Sutton'S Spring road.
Passing of Straw Hats.
Notice how many people have
changed straw hats for felt hats since
Yesterday" inquired clerk in gents
furnishing store Saturday morning:
"Oh. get out, you're putting out
propaganda calculated to make me buy
q new hat"
"Wen that's partly correct; but you
know il has been custom in this coun-
try for years for men to change their
straw hat for felts after September TO-
and September Is came yesterday. Oh
course in small communities like TINS
men don't pay as much attention TO the
custom as they do in larger towns; out'
nevertheless we have sold many felts
today"
Feeling of Loneliness.
what YOU looking so blue about"
inquired Views and Interviews OF
gentleman the other day.
"Bue is right" was the answer. i
sent my only child to college yesterday
and believe me, last night was the
bluest and most lonesome night that
we have spent in years. Why we were
lust miserable, both of us without the
kids presence and am still blue To-Day
while my wife was crying when l left
home.
eve heard folks say it was a blue
day at home when the boy or the girl
leaves home for college the first time
especially if the child is an only child
now know"
The Price of Coal.
What is coal going to cost York
county consumers this fall and winter!
That is a question that many folks
have been asking each other for some
time past and none of them have
been able to answer it satisfactorily,
although practically all are agreed that
it is going to cost more than it did
last fall.
When told that according to the New
York newspapers the price OF coal IN
that city would be around S14.5O ton
this fall, York county dealer in coal
said:
"Wen l can't say certainly about the
price that the best coal is going 10
bring in this section this fall and WIN
ter but l can say this: 1--WE have
purchased some and if it is delivered
any time soon we expect to sell it for
$13 ton; but remember, it hasn't been
delivered to us yet"
Rumors of War.
Some of the ex-soldiers down town
the other day were seeing visions OF
themelves going to Europe for fight
again, since the war clouds appear to
be lowering around Turkey, the Turks
having mopped up with the Greeks.
We'll" remarked an eX-soldier, 1T
looks certainly like they are all going
to get in it over there again and
reckon Uncle Sam will be calling the
boys out before it is over.
Don't kid yourself that way"
spoke up another cX-soldicr. "Ths is
one time Uncle Sam won't have darn
thing to do with it."
NO" returned the first speaker.
Uncle Sam didn't have q thing to do
with the other war when she broke
out in August, 1911; but three years
later he waded in. And how do you
know but what it will be the same
fling again?
And l reckon that we fellows who
swore when we got back from Europe
last time that we never would go any
g. more will come right up TO the scratch
if our dear old Uncle Samuel should
call US again. We DO q lot of idle talk
ing, you know"
A SorrowfuI Incident.
"a rather pathetic incident came
under my observation in connection
with the court of general sessions last
week." remarked Clerk Of the Court
McMackin the other day. "A colored
man named Henry Harrison pleaded
guilty in the court to violation OF
the prohibition laws and was sentenced
to serve twelve months, six months o.
the sentence to be suspended on gooC
behavior.
Along toward evening an old col