Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-28
ESTABLISHED 1855
VIEWS and INTERVIEWS
Brief Local Paragraphs OF More or
Less Interest.
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Stories Concerning Folks and Things,
Some of Which You Know anc
Some You Don'e Know-condensee
for Quick Reading.
Caught six big rats in a trap this
afternoon" remarked w. Mason NC
Connell of the Mcconnell Dry Goods
Company. "The block of store build
ings on Main street is literally infested
with rats who do q great amount OF
damage. Looking up on some of the
top shelves in my store the other day
l found a great heap of salts evidently
carried there by rets from the Mack
orelI Drug Company next door. They
go from one store to another helping
themselves to whatever articles OF
merchandise that chance to suit their
fancy"
Gasoline Too High.
Eyes, the price pf gasoline is too
high-away too high" said the other
day a dealer in gasoline who was dis
cussing the matter 1.-THE retail price
is 80 cents in Yorkville. The retailers
make no more prof. at that price than
they did when it was % cents and the
wholesalers don't either. II this strike
continues it will probably go higher.
But really it is too high and although
/ make my living selling gasoline
would like to see the motorists and
others who use gasoline go on protest
strike. If such a. movement were
inaugurated over the country the price
would come down."
Would Attract Big Crowd.
'Now IL the management of Shelby,
Gastonia, Kings Mountain or some of
the other semi professional baseball
teams now operating in North Caro-
lima, were real smart, they would make
arrangements for a game in Yorkville
next Wednesday, the day Of the Filbert
picnic" said one this morning. There
is no doubt but what there is going to
be a vast crowd of people at Filbert
Most Of them haven't seen game OF
baseball in so long that they would be
keen to pay the price Of admission. 1t
would prove a profitable feature all
around"
Local Coal Shortage.
There is no coal In the hands OF the
dealers in Yorkville and there are few
citizens of the town who have as much
as a ton on hand with little or no
prospect of getting any in the near fu-
ture. Conditions are really serious
here" said Harry Z. Neil, president Of
The Yorkville Cotton Oil Company in
discussing the situation the other day.
I'VE have no coal on our yards nor
have we any idea when we will have
any. If one could buy at the mines
now there is no telling when il might
be delivered. The mines have little
for sale. In past years my office has
been visited each spring and summer
by numerous representatives Of coal
concerns. | don't think one has been
around in the past three months" w.
w. Ferguson of Ferguson & Young
blood and ]. F. Carroll who also handle
coal said the other day that they did
not have any on hand and did not
know that they would be able to supply
the trade this fall.
The Country Store.
"Now If those women who propose to
establish a curb market or country
store in Yorkville want to stay in
business" said Yorkville grocer yes
terday, "they must remember that they
must classify the produce that they
tomatoes and other tomatoes-big
tomatoes, little tomatoes and knotty
tomatoes. A person loes not mind pay
ing a good price for good tomatoes,
but he doesn't want to pay n big price
for all sorts of tomatoes. The same
rule applies to other produce. The
ladies should keep this matter in
mind. If they will offer good produce
they need not worry about getting a
good price. They can get as good
price here for produce as they can in
Rock Hill, Gastonia or Charlotte. And
for one wish the country store mighty
we'll"
1--WE are going to use the porch of
the Old Rose Hotel building as place
for the market for the present at least,
said Wednesday Mrs. w. d. Glenn OF
Yorkville, who is one of the local
ladies who are interested in the sue
cess of the country store. "Mr. F. f
Moore of the Logan Lumber Yard has
rendered us the use Of some lumber
for tables upon which produce offered
for sale will be put. / have done con-
siderable campaigning among ladies OF
the town relative to the market and
am hopeful that there will be large
numbers of them TO visit the market
Saturday"
Learn Little.
l. In how many states is coal mined
Bituminous coal is mined in twenty.
eight state; anthracite in only one
Pennsylvania.
2. Who founded the state of Geor'