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L H. AULL, EDITOR. Entered at the Postoffice at New erry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. Friday, July 30, 1909. CONTEMPT FOR THE PUBLIC. The Newberry Herald and News makes this timely comment: "The railroad commissioners pass ed an order at a meeting beld at Glenn Springs last week to require .the Atlantic Coast Line to have its passenger coaches cleaned at Green yille and Charleston. It is a good time to see if we could get this road to install a parlor car service be tween Greenville and Charleston." The Greenville News has been laboring in season and out for the past several years to get the rail road to operate a chair car between Greenville and Charleston, but as far as we have been able to find out, our efforts on behalf of the suf fering and long misused traveling public have been treated with con tempt. This paper has not been asking for this improvement in the passenger service over the line from h-ere to Charleston via the Atlantic Coast Line because of any desire on its part to put the railroad to any unneces sary expense. But we have urged the improvement because it is badly need ed, and, more than this, because the ompany is abundantly able to give it. There is a time coming when the Railroad Commission of South Caro lina will feel obliged to take a deep er interest in the matter and will cor porate with the News and Col. Aull's paper at Newberry, and one or two others who enlisted in the cause of travelers.-Greenville News. We do not know that we are ready to say that the railroad commission and the Tailroads are treating the matter with contempt. Certainly they have paid no attention to the re peated suggestions from Greenville and Newberry. We have about reached the conclusion that we will ask Mr. Brunson to go with us to Columbia and we will present the mat ter ourselves. We believe that we could convince the railroad commis cion an'd the -railroad people that it would be to their interest to .install this service. We have brought the 'matter to the attention of our cham ber of commerce several times but if any active steps have been taken we have not het:rd of it. This is a work which the chamber of commerce oughbt to take up. A railroad man said to us some years ago "The only way you can get* anything from the railroads is to ask for it,'' or words to that effect. The Southern ran a parlor car spasmodically during the past, few years and concluded that it did not pay. We cannot tell whether such a service will pay or not by running a car every other day and then not coh tinning it for more than a month or two. We believe that a cafe car such as the Southern operates between Char leston and Asheville would pay be tween Greenville and Columbia, but, of course, it would have to be kept on -for a sufficient time to let the travel ling public know that such a service was in existence. We desire to suggest to our friend; of the Greenville News that the only way to get anything done, especially of this character, is to keep eve'rlast ingly at it, and if he will 'hold up his end we will do what we can at this point. Somehow we have never been] able to .interest Columbia, but we still' have hope. Comptroller General Jones must not throw rocks at the school districts of the state for ''rushing into bonded indebtedness.'' No matter how it may look tfthe comptroller of the State, it is a good move on the part of the rural 'districts, and as it is a nrew thing, we do not wonder that it looks like a furor for high finance, as if the w'hole people were tumbling heels over head into a whirlpool of debt, but they are really making investments for futurity, getting good school houses which their children who are get.ting the benefit of them will pay when they come t2 man's estate. Let that zood work zo on.-Florence Time-. But you know that any mnin te I2 ordV )bond ' friZ:ten- ,~OmeC people alnmt t' (deathi. New~ a "noten or an ordinary tax would not avea thame bad effect. Some people ~ikJ j .iIi ~ .c'Vc i~ ~iildreltZl a d;ebt it niatters not how much that debt might be of bene.it to them. They had rather leave them an inheritance of ignorance or any other old thing, but never any "bonds." Seel NEWS OF PROSPERITY. Number of People Are Taking Sum mer Vacation.-Personal Mention. Prosperity, July 29.-On Monday our town was all astir to get a place of vantage to see the scout cars of the Columbia Record. Dr. Beden baugh in his Ford touring car went to Little Mountain to act as pilot for the scout cars. About 5:30 he was seen coming and behind him came the cars from Co lumbia. All the autos stopped here, where six cars were waiting to act as escorts to Newberry. In about 15 minutes most of the Record's ears had arrived and these, with Newber ry's cars left for Newberrv. Mr. Aumerle Lorick, of Irmo, is at hom,e on a visit. Dr. and Mrs. Forest Bedenbaugh, of Columbia, are on a visit to relatives. Mr. Geo. S. Mower was in town Monday. Miss Nora Crouch. of Batesbu-rg, who has been visiting Miss Janie Rus zell, left on Tuesday for Silver Street, where she will spend a few days before returning home. Miss Erin Kohn left on Saturday for Williamston, where she will spend a few weeks at these well known springs. Mr. Robert -Luther. of Atlanta. is at Prosperity, spending his vacation with his parents. Granvill-e Wyche made a short trip to Abbeville this week. Rev. George Bearden. of Wilming ton. N. C.. is visiting Dr. Luther. Marks Simpson spent the week end in Columbia. Mrs. George Summer and family spent Wednesday in Prosperity. The excursion to Atlanta on Tues day was better patronized this year than last. Twenty-four tickets were sold. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Counts, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Crosson, Miss Gertrude Bobb. Messrs. Berry Mayer and J. B. Bedenbaugh were some of our people who took advantage of t,he cheap rates. On Wednesday evening the district conference convened at Zion Methodist ethurch. In connection with the con ferenee there will be preaching every night except Sunday, at Prosperity, and business meetings every day at Zion and preaching on Sunday. Yes trday at Zion, the laymen 's move ment was discussed. Mrs. Addie Hodge.- niil leavo Thursday for Spartanburg on a visit* to her brother. Mrs. Bessie Lane leaves today for a few weeks' stay with her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hunter, of St. Lukes. .Rev. M. 0. J. Kreps leaves today on his vacation. He goes to Savannah, Georgia. Horace Shealey, of Little Mountain, has been on a visit to Lillius Simp son. Little Miss Mary Eliza Mahon, of Newberry. is visiting Nellie Ko'hn and Mary Lizzie Wise. On Wednesday Mrs. C. G. Barrier gave her Sunday school class a de ightful picnic at Brown and Mose ley's grove. On Tuesda:y evening Miss Ellen Werts entertained in a most charming manner at her home on McNary street, in honor of Miss Willie Birge, of Tex as, and Miss Eula Joiner, of Georgia. Mrs. Dr. Nance, of Florida. is vis iting her relatives in Prosperity. From here she will go to her father's, Mr. Leonard Sease 's. Miss Janie Russell is visiting friends at Silver Street. On Tuesaay omorning, as the sun was peeping, up, a merry camping party left here for the mounfThin' of North Carolina, where they will spend a few weeks. Those who composed the party were Messrs. B. B. Schumpert, Pink Wick er. Maxy Harmon. Arthui- Counts, S. L. Fellers and E. B. Kibler. Mr. Wilbur Long. of Newberry, is spending his vacation with his par ents, near Prosperity. Miss Willie Birge, of Texas, has gone to Denmark for a s;hort stay with her uncle. Mr. Wicks Mayfield. Mr. S. S. Birge made a flying trip to Columbia. Wednesday. Chief of Police Workman spent Tuesday in Newberry. Rev. Dr. A. J. Bowers delivered a fine talk on missions in Grace church on last Sunday evening. Mr. Olin Bobb, of Columbia, spent Sunday at -home. Frank Ewart. Everett and Frazier~ Evans. of Newberry. spent a while nll ou(ity Monlay. an. has b)e'n on a Thort visi t relatives. The 'eue given by the Ladies' Aid ocit of Grae church on Friday 'Nt : IVL' 11 1 ~ ~ .''I 1\.i l though the weather was threatening. Those of Newberry who enjoyed the dinner were, Messrs. Frank .Hunter. Wilbur Sligh, H. H. Evans and Grady Goggans. Sheriff and Munson Buford were in our town Friday. Miss Florence Bowman ,of Newber ry, and Miss Hinley, of Florida. spent a few days at Mr. Drayton Brown's. Dr. and Mrs. George White, of Sa vannah, Ga., who have been visiting Mrs. White's parents, left Wednes day for Clinton, where they will visit Mrs. T. D. Copeland. Mrs. J. F. Browne returned from a very pleasant visit to Connelly's Springs, N. C. On Friday Prosperity defeated Po maria in a rather one-sided game by the score of 13 to 3, Prosperity get ting 10 hits and Pomaria 2. This makes 9 games in succession that have come Prosperity's way but strange none 'have gone the wrong way, leav ing our team with an average of 1000. We are proud of our team and may luck and games won come their way wherever they go. Mrs. William Johnson, of Newbarry, spent Wednesday with her sister, Mrs. John Simpson. Notice to the Public. If necessary I will come to your house and shav.e you, also on Sunday, if absolutely necessary, the charges are always 25 cents for this kind of work. Geo. Lyles, Prosperity, S. C. Amity Lodge, No. 87, A. F. M. A regular communication of Amity Lodge, No. 87, A. F. M., will be held next Monday -evening at 8:30 o'clock in Fraternity Hall. Visiting brethren cordially welcomed. R. H. Wright, W. M. J. H. M. Kinard, Secretary. Central Methodist Church. .(Rev. J. W. Wolling, D. D., Pastor.). The usual Sunday morning services will be held in Central church, being condacted by the pastor. The subject of the sermon will be, "Why the church and its stability.'' All visit ors in the city and commercial trav elers are cordially invited. All the members are expected to be present. iThe Sunday school meets at five o 'clock. There are classes for the study of the Scriptures, lively singing and interesting exercises. All are invited. There will be no services in this church at night. Burr Leitzsey's 'Cue.. The 'cue at Mr. B. B. Leitzsey 's residence, four miles from Newberry, which will be given today, promises to be a fine 'cue and largely attend ed by both t'he people of the surround ing country and the people of the city. The xoad from Newberry to. Mr. Leitzsey 's is in good shape, and is frequented by auto.mobiles. Clay pigeon shooting by different lubs and a rifle target contest for the ladies will be pleasant features of the day. The dinner will be cooked by two of, the best 'cneists in the~ ounty. SUMER CLEARANCE SALE. We offer at and below cost all men' and boys' elot'.ling, straw hats, men 's and boys' pants. Summer dre'ss goods. All laces and embroid eries. Summer lap-robes. Ham mocks, fans, Ladies' hats and flow ers, Summer parasols. Ready made skirts. Men 's and Ladies' slippers, tans, whites and blacks. Moseley Bros. Prosperity, S. C. 7-30-09-2t. Green-Suber. Miss Kate Suber, of Columbia, and Mr. Felix B. Green, of Asheville, were married in. Columbia on last Saturday by t>he Rev. C. A. F.reed. T.he bride, is a cousin of Mi-. R. H. Welch, and formerly lived in Newberry. Mr. Green holds a position as mail clerk on one of t?he Southern 's trains. Mrs. Green 's many friends in Newberry wish for he.r' and Mr. Gree.n much hap pness. KILLS WIFE AND HIMSEIF. Massachusetts Man Commnits Suicide in Police Station. New Bedford. Mass.. July 26.-- In a state bordering on insanity, said to 'have been brought on by drink and the fact that his wife had refused to live -with him, Robert M. Fanning, aged 28 years. came to the police sta tin here from 'his home at West Port early this morning, and after produe in a letter in which he had written of having murdered his wife, shot himself in the head. causing instant d (athI. Folowiln. di rectionms aiven in the aid oth1er I fficers went to W\est Port a)ot seven mniles fromi here, and at a spot indicated, about a half mil' been killed with a hatelret. Fanning arrived at the police sta tion in his automobile. He was in such a condition that it was with dif ficulty he could make himself under -stood. He produced a letter from, his pocket and, after making several futile attempts to read it, half hand ed it to Lieut. Constock. After the lieutenant read the let ter he asked: "What do you want me to do about it?'' "Just this,'' was the reply, and Fanning, with a quick motion, pro duced a big revolver, placed the muz zle to his mouth and fired. He fell dead instantly. Mrs. Fanning had told her husband last night that she would no longer live with him. The couple went for a walk to confer on the matter and Mrs. Fanning did not return. Fanning was the son of Robert Fan ning. a rubber mill overseer at Olney ville. R. I. The son formerly was a rubber worker. He did not inform his parents when he married. Mrs. Fanning was about 28 year3 of age. She had been married three times, first when she was 16 years old. She was a daughter of Capt. George Hall, who is reputed to be a man of some property. The police say that there had been considerable ill feelings between Capt. Hall and his son-in-law in regard to the management of the former's prop erty, and Capt. Hall states that Fan ning had threatened to shoot him. AUGUST ELECTION. Dispensaries Close on August 2nd, and Remain Closed Until Elec tion is Declared. iColumbia, July 25.-Dispensary Auditor West, in spite of the opinions from the office of the Attorney Gener al and from Governor Ansel in con nection with the closing of the dis pensaries prior to the August election, has been receiving letters daily ask ing him the very questions wbich those opinions purported to answer. "Please make it clearly under stood," said Mr. West this morning, "that the dispensaries must close on Monday at the close of business, Au gust 2, and must remain closed until the result of the election is declared." This and a number of other ques tions have bothered th.e dispensary a'u ditor for the past few days. In order for the dispensary boards to be fully informed, the following salient fea tures of the recent Act and of the constructions thereof are given: 1. The county dispensaries must close August 2, at the end of the day's business. 2. The dispensaries must remain closed until the election is declared. 3. The dispensaries must not be opened on the 18th of August, as many think, but on the declaration of the election by t-he State board of canvassers. 4. No whiskey must be handed out in any shape or form by the dispen.. sers during the period from August 3 to the day on which the dispensa ries are reopened. Som'e of the letters which Auditor West has received are right amusing in viewv of the publicity whieh has been given to the la,w and the opinions on it. W. L. Copeand, dispenser at Timmosville asks: "W'~ill it be legal to sell any kind of liquor belonging to the dispensary on doctor's pre scription for medicinal purposes?'' Auditor West replied: "The law knows 'no case in which a dispenser should honor the doctor's prescription for whiskey. It matters not for what purpose it may be wanted, so I would say that it would be illegal to sell to anybody on any account any quantity whatsoever, while the dispensary is legally closed." One dispenser writes: "Also let me know if the board will have the right to go into the dispensaries and take the stoek during the closed pe riod?'' Mr. West replied: "I will state that there appears to be no law on tisi subject, and therefore. I am un able to advise. However, I will yen ture to suggest that in my opinion it will be unwise to have anything to do with the dispensary during that time, except to see that the stock is being' properly cared for. You could take stock on the last day the dispensary was kept open."' VERDICT IN THREE MINUTES. Georgetown Assaila.nt of Woman Sen tenced to Death.-Trial Private and Orderly.I Georgetown. July 27.-Pursuant to the proclamation of the governor is sued several days ago in response to a petition submitted to him byV So iitor Walter H. Wells. the springii temi f ortfor' the trial of .Johni ienkins. alias 5Slippery .Jim Joint,' for an assault with criminal intent uoni a woman. convened here to-day at 10 o'clock Judg Jchn S. Wilson, BEL Genuine Ori (3 to 12, 4-Pf, Leather WHi/ The largest and b that ever struck lN get hard either.) Belt Dressings E We solicit your ders. SUMMER Solicitor Wells and Stenographer Covington officiating. The testimony began about 11 o'clock. The prosecutrix was the first to be sworn. At the request of the solicitor and under the act of the last legislature, so providing, every one was requested by the judge to leave the court room, excepting the near rel atives of the prosecutrix, the attor neys and other necessary officials, dur ing the testimony of the young lady. The jury retired about 2:15 o'clock and returned in l-ss than three min utes with a verdict of guilty with an assault with criminal intent, as charged in the indictment, for which, under the new act of the legislature, the only punishment that may be in flicted was death. RED SHIRT REUNION. . 4 Distinguished Citizens Have Accepted Invitations to Deliver Address In 4/aderson August 25. Anderson Mail. Senator B. R. Tillman, Judge Rob ert Aldrich, of Barnwell and former Governor John C. Sheppard, of Edge field, have accepted invitations to de liver addresses at the Red Shirt Re union in August. Each of these gentlemen took a prominent part in the Red Shirt cam paign in 1876. 'Senator Tillmian was captain of a company, and first came into prominence at the Ellenton riot. Gov. Sheppard was elected to the leg islature that year from Edgefield, and a member of the famous Wallace house. When the democrats marched from their hall to the state capitol and demanded the hall of the house of representatives, he and the late Col. Jas. L. Orr were at the head of the olumn. They brushed the negro door keeper aside and kicked the door from its hinges and marched in, the other democrats follo'wing close behind. That was probably the most daring thing in the 'history of the state. The members of the Wallace 'house, under the leadership of Sheppard and Orr, literally took their lives in their hands, and by their very audacity verawed the negroes -and gained the ay. The announcement that Senator Tilman, Gov. Sheppard and Judge Aldrich. are coming will draw the biggest sort of a crowd to the reunion n August 25. .The s0irvivo-rs of tihe Red Shirts in Anderson county are requested to meet in the court house next Satur day at 11 o 'clock for the purpose of formulating plans and details for get ting out a large parade of mounted Red Shirt men on the 25th of August. ET TING POSTERITY HELP PAY FOR GOOD ROADS. Atlanta Constitution. Henry B. Varner, editor of the Lex ington (N. C.) Dispatch, is a p-ra-eti al exponent of good roads. He believes in having the tederal overnment. so largely supported by the American farmer, do its share i'n constructing passable highways for he farmer. He believes likewise in the suitable rncip.le. that since posterity is to be an evenrlarge-r gainer f-rom good roads han the current generation, po\terity hou~l:d bear a pro rata portion of the expense in their creation and develop ment. His paper has probably been more esistent and consistent in the reaching of these views than any ther weekly in North Carolina. It as come to be regarded as an au hority on an issue now concentrating he attention of the American people. Hie embodied his views in a speech e fore the r acent convention of the North Carolina Press Association,. at IHe.ndrsoville. that state. Since they gnore t heoriizi ng anrd get righ1t doIwni to the be-drock of actualities. they are wel w-o-th the stmly uf the good roads FING rinal Gandy, y, in Stock.) Belting. kNG! est lot of Whang lewberry, (it don't ind Cements. inquiries and or BROS. CO. crusaders in Georgia. There is no fog in his mind how th funds for road construction shall accumulated. He is for bonds, fi and list, and this is how he argues: Shall we pay as we go, or shall we pay part now and let the future gen erations pay partt To my mind, the whole question comes down to whether we want good roads now, or whether we are willing to build a few miles now, and let another gen eration build a few miles' more and another and another, until in the course of. human events we se cure good roads throughout the state years after every person now at the age of accountability is deald an gone. I stand for bonds. Meeklenb has been building roads thirty years and she has about 200 miles, usin direct tax. Guilford has been build ing roads six years and he has 100 miles, using bonds. We are too far behind to depend on a direct tax. We must go ahead and issue bonds, build the roads, increase our wealth and reap many fold the cost of the roads. Is North Carolina to labor another generation before good roads come -to' pass? God forbid. We would lose enough to macadamize every mile of road in the state. And especially worthy -of attention is this unanswerable argument: As the benefit derived from perfect ed highways cover long periods .of time, fairness anad equity demnad that the rising generation should bear a portion of the cost aid that. the- in creased citizenship, always attracted to the locality by a system of good roads, should also aid in paying for the added benefits. 'Mr. Varner also has definite convie tions regarding the obligation of th federal government to bear the ex pense of road-building in comumo with the states, and this is a sampl of how 'he puts the reason: I am an earnest believer in federa and state aid .and cooperation. building good roads, and I believ that the time is at hand when the gov ernent will hit upon some pl whereby it may cooperate with tih state and the state with the county in the work. It has been argued tha it is unconstitutional. Why should. it be more so than the expenditure of money for river and harbor improve ments, which often take the form of a private enterprise i This reasoning is identically in line with the recent contention of the Con stitution, that so long as the millions spent upon waterways were of indif ferent value to the people, in the fu ture goo'd roads should at least share with rivers and harbors in calls upon the public treasury. We confess to little patience with the convenient plea of "unconstitu tionality.'' It is generally the pre text brought forward -when powerful interests oppose great and equitable. movements, and can find no other ar gument. .And it is signific'ant that there are few great constructive movements now supported by the gov ernment against which the weapon of unconstitutionality was not originally employed. As for the phase of bond issues, we can see little just or logical objection. The coming generations are to partic ipate in the myriad advantages of system of good :highways in an infin itely greater degree than the genera tion now prevailing. It is a primary principle in common equity that ultimate beneficiaries shall share the original expense. There is little reason and less justice in our carrying the majority of t-he burden of our children as well as our own. And, as Mr. Varner declares. sueh a dilatory system would "cause us t lose enough to macadamize every roa in the state.'' What applies to the tho ot Nort-h Carolina.a the shorougii