Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-08

in northern 1OlA SouhIy hSiS W
for some reason" said Bethel town
ship man who was in Yorkville the
other day. 81 was told that Tom Dill
lon who lives at the old Suggs place
near Wrights Ferry caught 135 good
big catfish in a basket one morning
recently"
Demoralzing to Business.
A Glover merchant was talking:
Believe me-" said he, 'I'll be happy to
see September II, which is next Tues
day, come and go. All this talk and
hurrah over politics both state and
county has just simply paralyzed busi-
ness for the last several weeks. Ev-'
erybody who comes into the store al
most is talking politics and lots OF
people are so interested in the great
South Carolina game that they are not
coming in at all. Yes, sir, there is no
question to my mind that politics is
great business demoralizer and 1 for
one shall be truly glad to see next
Tuesday come and CO."
And He Arose Again.
Several little boys, little fellows,
were playing chasing humble bees up
on nv street the other day." said
Yorkville man this morning. zone OF
them had a tin can with no top to it
and, the idea was to catch humble
bees and imprison them in the can.
Finally they caught big bee and
put him in the vessel. Then they
realized that they had no door for the
prison. A bright idea seized one OF
the older boys and he suggested that
one Of the smaller boys sit on top OF
the can to hold the bee prisoner.
1.-The younger boy did so-for about
a minute"
Afraid Of It.
Fellows" remarked a man down
town the other day, I've got pint Of
watermelon wine in my office here. A
fellow brought it in for me to try it;
but don't drink wine. Would you all
like to have little nip Of it?'
Sure" responded several men in
chorus.
"All right" returned the first speak
er as he started in the office; but re-
member they tell me that watermelon
wine has kick to it worse than this
moonshine liquor they sell around here
some times"
Then those who were anxious to try
the watermelon stuff politely said
thank you" and walked off down the
street.
Likes New Home.
Mr.. A. w. Huckle, editor and
proprietor Of the Evening Herald of
Rock Hill which newspaper he recent
ly purchased from Mr.. j. T. Fain was
a visitor in Yorkvii!c Wednesday. Mr..
Huckle expressed himself as being de-
lighted with Rock Hill and that part
of York county which he has seen. He
was formerly in the newspaper busi-
ness in Lexington, KY, but sold out
his holdings several months ago after
which time he and Mrs. Huckle took 81
trip abroad. 81 had been looking for a
new location for some time," he said;
"but l could find none that suited mt
until came to Rock Hill. l was i'm
pressed with the city and section as
soon as saw it and l am truly happy
that my wife and l have been per-
mitted to come to Rock HILL"
Confusion in Voting.
Although this thing of voting is
quite simple to most people who have
grown up with it, new citizens fire.
quently have trouble in that connec-
tiOn
A well known gentleman who holds
high official position in another par;
of the state told Views and Interviews
this story in Columbia Wednesday,.
OF course my brother and 1 took
special pains to teach mother and oul
sisters what TO do, and we coached
them with ballots clipped from Il news
paper. For instance l took the ballot
explained how they should mark out
all the names for which they did no.
desire to vote, then fold the ballot 81
the names would not show and leave
the coupon protruding 50 the mana
gers could tear it off.
"Well we went over it two or three
times until we felt sure it would b.
all right.
Brother is one of the managers 0
election. My sisters got through al
right; but mother didn't. She wen
into the booth, marked her ticket an,
came back and gave it TO brother
Brother thought it might be a goo
idea TO investigate little and o.
opening the ticket he found tha
mother had voted against every candi
date for which she wanted to vote an
besides made her ticket worthless.
For instance she wanted to vote 70
me for congress, and she had run he
pencil through my name, just as sh
had done in the case OF all her othc
favorite candidates.
"Of course brother gave her anothe
ticket and showed her again, and th
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