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NEWS AND H ERALD PUBISL1EuD WEEKLY, \VINNSBORO PRINTING Co. J. FRA.K FOOS il1., --t:r.a TERMS. IN ADVANCE: One Year .................- .- - .-- - Six M onths .........----.-- .---- --- --. WINNT3ORO, S. C. Wednesday, April 26, I95 Mr. H. L. Watson, forimer edil tor of the Greenwood Index., has assumed editorial control of ti. Spartanburg Daily lerah., whichi was recently purchased by Mr. A. E. Gonzales, of Col umb'ia. Mr. Watson's editorial brethren gladly welcome him back into their ranks. The Heral is sure to prosper under his manage ment. Mr. A. C. Jones, who has an nounced himself as a caudidate for governor in the pril-ary of 1906, has sent us his piatform with the request that we publish the same. However, wo shall hold it for a few months as it may be that he will withdraw from the race or make changes therein in the meantime. He is just a little too previous. We- have received an inquiry from the industrial department of the Southern Railway Company in regard to the possible supply of dogwood, persimmon, and similar woods in Fairtieki county that can be used in the manu facture of bobbins and shuttles. If such woods are to be had in this county in suflicent quantity to be shipped, we would be very glad indeed to assist parties hav ing such to find a market for the same. The disclosures that are being made in the management of the New York Equitable are likely to prove a blessing in disguise to the policy holders in all insurance companies. The question simply resolves itself into this; if the Equitable can accumulate such a large surplus under its extrava gant management, why is it that life insurance is so high? Lower rates of insurance is the answer that is sure to come. The .,: for holding district insteaa d county summer schools for teachers is sure to prove most advantageous to the educational interest of the State. Better faculties can be secured and bet ter facilities for carrying on the work. Then there is an addit ional gain in bringing a larger number of teachers together, thus increasing their professional spirit through the acquaintanc2 with each other. This is the plan we suggested two years ago . when the county summer school with three or four exceptions seemed to be worn to a frazzle. If the recommendation of the Southern Wholesale (Grocers' association that cotton ba.gs take the place of burlap for gri>, rice, grain, salt, cement, etc., is adopt ed by the people of the Southi, there will be created an addi tional demand for cotton that will largely offset the cry of over production. No effort should be spared on the part of the people of the South to use cotton for every prpose for whih it is adapted. Wherever possible it must be made to take the place of foreign products in the manu facture of various articles and it must be made to serve new ur poses. Even if the ieufacturedC article from cotton be. highe: priced than that from othe: sources, it will pay the peCople o0 the South to insist on thiatad from their leading stap!r. Thi will be as it were an aviie ment of their princlpal eron) And it never fails to payV to a vertise. A number of our county ex changes contain the intere stini information that the stores in1 their towns will begin closing 6 p. m. with the exception Saturday, on 31ay the ist an continue the early closing hioui. until September the 1st. Th:r is wisdom in this action on te part of the business men in th -s various towns in giving~ their clerks an opportunity to getfrs air and exercise late in the siter noon and thus increase thi vitality and wvorking capacity during the day. We can see io reason why the business mn Winnsboro cannot start the 'ri closing the first of May, as i h case in so many other tmw -. instead of waiting until Junei do so. We~ have forudfro actual test with the force inor oficee that working a reauarle number of hours per day 6 better returns than workinr al day without any oppoit!unlt :x fresh air and exer'cise. Tue same principle must of necesit hold good in other lines Of work. Col. Simpson, presidcen: ofth board of trustees of C.2msor' has given out a statement in Urd to the sale of fertilizer ti s this srason. The amount $ e .iVed1 in 905 to date is $125, e Sant 101,609 to the same e late jahst year. Of the amount p eCeie tiis year $19,413.75 was e or the tax on cotton seed meal fi or feeig purposes, making the ale of tigs for fertilizers $105,- s .1 Last year tags were re- c leeiel to the amount of $10,000. 1 o. Simnpson estimates that the C e"deemrd tags for 1905 will F ,mount to at least S30.000. if ie redemption of tags is so large, I simply means that the sale of 11s for(:ertilizer in 1905 is $75,- c id) against 895,000 in 1904 s hse fIigurCs clearly show that a h a wonderful difference u etween the sale of tags which c S rdeemed and the sale of rti r / They also suggest the! t ecessity for some regulation that 3 Iii nt the sale of tags. That c s, the amount of tags redeemed a nulst be in proportion to the sale of ertilizers. As it is at present e With no limit upon the sale of, c ags, a positive injustice can be i loLe tLe farners in this State in a making it appear that the amount t -if fLrtilizer that is used is much [arger than it is. C It is getting about the season f the year when fruit tree agents begin to swarm over the country. t is a well known fact they that tis;ually deiiand 3 to 5 times the price of the trees where bought l lots of moderatr size. It will be recalied that last fall we elped a vumber in this county to get their fruit trees at actual ost. It is our purpose to do likewise this year, only on a niich larger scale. Fall announce mients as to varieties, prices, etc., will be made at an early day and it will pa; all who are interested in having fruit for the home or the markI.et to wait these an InuuCements. Our only purpose in giving our services in this matter is to make it possible for Yerv home to be supplied with Eruit and to encourage Fairfield farmers to raise fruit for the market. The only possible way for building up such an industry s through co-operation. This 3o-operation should be begun in the buying of the trees. The itiatory cost is thus very much :educed. If enough farmers show in interest in the matter, we 3hall try to arrange it so as to iave the trees shipped to Ridge ~vay, Blythewood, and Wood varats as well as to Winnsboro o as to make it possible for the armers in every section of the ~ounty to take advantage of this ~o-operative plan. ThE COUNTY'S FINANCES, emized Expenses for the Chaingang and Poor 1-ouse ior the First Quar ter--Estimated Expenses for the Year. The report of the county super- I ~isor as published last week con ains full and definite information 1 to the expenditures for the< ounty for the quarter ending March 81. This manner of pub .ishing the report is sure te give satisfaction. Supervisor Burley zas furnished us with the follow Lg auridged reprt for the chain zag and poor house, showing the ost of each for the last quarter: POOH1 hOUsE. -s lary of superintendent, 3 mios..$ .56 2.5 -sh*'r' of wages hands at $i0O p'rmon tH, : mont hs.........60 00 ( [)*ia y h'b r........................ ........ 70 20 P r io ns ........... ..................... 103 91 Mahhier (peacz huller).......... 23 25 ert liz rs .............. ................ 4 00 ] -upoiesc (brick).................. 16 00 ( 1uril of ~imuhateS.................... 10 00 Hi ne den tals . ................ 1 75 $389 36 ] olar ofu y. "arleni, 3 mos..$75 00 1 - La ry ol~ p gr i :nonths....174 00. )i rovi1on. er and shoeS...302 75 Feed :; nj i e .; man(k.)t............ 13 8.5 M \lea!~ s rvic, ................... ... 20 :30 Basing our estimtt's on the expenditures for the first gnarter the cost of the poor house wil be about $1,500. To this mum h added approximately $1,200 ifor aid to outside poor, the ex pn itures for thi.s purpose being l100 per month. The chaingang will co0t at least $3,300 It will heretfore require niot less than .I for the poor house, out- t de~ p)oor and( chaiugang. Th'e ixed expenses of the coun ar te principally for salaries as u..ad.f....lzai..$ :200 ~r1.000 0 a Ii - c eustabl ... 1,600) 00 ............... 50 00 ---O 1 Th am ~.ount estimated for court If pssis S2.000, which amount c .vsaeent last year. The a iourt estimated for re- t mirs oui aubic buildings, books, t <aioner nd p)rinting, contir.- c ty]t C''expeses, public offices andv onrt hou is 81,400. For post a noen examinin~g lunatics, etc., c i9 or c ieting p)rison'ers and .iail t ~wses ;6500; for physician and I atu:e es $unO The addi onal items foot up a total o: 2,250, which amount is consid. red fully sufficient. -2,500 is stimated as necessary for re airs on bridges and roads. Thi stimate is none too large, if suf. cient. For convenience the following immary is given: haingang, poor house, ete ..R 5,800 0 .oads and bridges........... 2,500 04 ourt expenses............................ 2,000 01 ixed expenses. salaries, etc.. 5,328 0( other expenses.... ...........2.250 0( $17,876 (N After all the taxes for 1904 ar( alected, the county will ow( omething over $25,000. This mount is covered by variou otes bearing interest at 7 pe: eut, the interest amounting t( 1,750. All claims issued durin; bie current year will have to bi iscounted at 7 per cent, the dis ount on the same amounting t< t least $1,250. The total amoun 'aid for interest on past indebt dness and for discounts oi laims for the current year wil e about $3,000. Adding thi mount to the above estimate fo he expenditures it will requir 20,98 for running the count; [uring the current year. The estimated income of th ounty will be as follows: axes............. ... ...............$15,400 C )ispensary .................. . .......... S,200 C lagistrates' fees, etc.......:.. (0 C ommutation tax............ 700 C )ther sources.............. 200 C $20,900 C From the figures given abov t will be seen that it will re tuire the most careful financiex ng on the part of the superviso nd his assistants to prevent th ounty's indebtedness from it reasing at least one thou3an llars. There is, certainly n )ossibility of reducing thi teavy indebtedness this year. I s none too soon to begin th ormation of plans for relievin his unfortunate financial condi ion. Nothing would contribut ore to getting matters in th >roper shape thai a full and a( urate statement of the county inancial condition at presen he grand jury should take th natter up as once and have it eport ready at the June term c ourt. For this purpose they shoul ave made an bxpert examinatio >f the books of the other count >fficers as well as those of th ounty supervisor. For conduci ng this expert examination the ould employ a man whos hole time is given to conductin uch examinations and who wi] ot have to divide his time wit ther work. The cost of obtair ng such an expert is a smal tem compared with the satisfat ion that will come from the es smination'having been condlucte n a thorough and businesslik anner. This matter o:! th :ounty's indebtedness is on hat too vitally concerns ever nterest of the county for it ettlement to be postponed ir lefinitely. INDUSTR Al HiGH SCHOOL. Fo be established. Trustees will as Southern Board Education for all propriation and will contribute t its support. A comnplete school cen sus to be taken. The meeting of school tru~stee donday was largely attended he following trustees being pres nt. M. C. Bouiware; Dr. J. J lobertson, Dr. J. E. Douglass . S. Brice, R. A. Patrick, W. A leil, R. C. Spence, C. D. Tidwel: ). W. Mooie, J. R. Curlee, N. I soberts, G. G. Steele, R. C. StE renson, T. H. Ketchin, J. Fran Teoshe, E. F. Pagan, Dr. J. Ai cott, C. P. Wray, T. C. Camaci lowell Trapp, W. R. Ashford r. .M Ederington; A~. C. Hood C. H. Richardson, C. B. Taylon J. B. Martin, W. E. Martin, J V. Crowder, J. M. Higgins, W 3. Dixon, J. B. Carry, J. M 3rice, B. R. Beckham, P. C 3room' W. I. Turkett, T. 'W [urkett. Dr. J. J. Robertson was electe, resident and J. Frank Fooshe ecretarv. D. L. Stevenson, su erintendent of education, state hat tbe object of the meetin vas to take steps for establishin permanent industrial hig chool in the county. He mad full report of the workings c he summer school for boys beh a Winnsboro last summer and tumber of the trustees who wer atrons of the said school ex ressed themselves as high,: leased with the progiess tha ras made by their sons while it .tten dance. The Southern Board of Educa ion which contributed to th, upport of the school for boy ast summer will be asked to ai< a the establishment of this per anent high school. It is con idetly expected that they wil ontribute the funds for con ruting and equipping th< uilings and also for supportmn; he school in part for a periot f' ive years. The county's par ould be to furnish the ground d to contribute to the suppor f the school, in which the tu' Lon will be free to all the boys in 'airfield within the required age sclicol the trustees pledged the 2,000 which would arise from the 5 per cent of all school funds of the county set aside for the purpose of building rural school houses in accordance with the act passed at the last legislature. This fuad would not be necessary in this coaunty as everv district has good buildings. The members of the General Assembly from Fairfield county were memorialized tu have an act passed setting aside the funds arising from the dog tax for the support of this county High School. A committee consisting of D. L. Stevenson, Hon. J. G. McCants, Dr. J. J. Robertson, C. P. Wray, and J.- 'rank Foosie was appointed to confer with the committee for South Carolina, - representing the Southern Ed ucation Board, which committee b consists of Gov. D. C. Heyward, - Hon. 0. B. Martin, and Pres. D. B. Johnson of Winthrop in 1 regard to contributing to the 3 support of such a school. This r committee leaves to-day for 3 Columbia to attend the Con ference for Education which will be attended by leading educators from all parts of the country. Resolutions were passed taank o ing the Southern Board of o Education for the fund contri 0 buted to the support of the sum mer school for boys held here last - summer and also pledging the 0 support indicated above. Steps were also taken for tak . ing a school census of the conntv. - This census willinclude a count r of all the pupils within school e age who have attended school _ during the past session and. of j those of school age who have not D been in attendance It will also s include an enumeration of all t polls, of all dogs, and of all pro e perty not returned for taxation. Each enumerator, before starting on his work, will be provided , with a list of all the taxable pro , perty returned in his school district and any property not S thereon he will be required to make a return of. As a result e of the census of polls taken two r years ago the additional poll tax f raised more than paid the ex penses of taking the same. A committee consisting of D. L. a Stevenson, A. D. Hood, A. Lee Scruggs, E. E. Pagan, and J. Frank Foosbe was appointed to -arrange all the deails for taking this census. The enumerato'r ewill be paid so much for each delinquent poll, each dog not Sreturned, and a certain per cent Sof the t ax from all property . which has; not been returned. It 1 will therefore be to his financial .interest to do this work thor -. ughly and and as a sesult the li school funds of the county are , sure to be greatly increased. e This is the most progressive step , yet taken in the State to secure a vfull return of the taxable pro ; perty of a county. A Revelation. If you will make inqjuiry it will be a revelation to you how many succumb to kidney or bladder troubles in one k form or another. If the patient is not ,beyond medical aid, Foley's K icney Cure will cure. It never disappoints. Sold by McMaster Co. Editors of the New and Herald. Two weeks ago we printed a -list of the editors of the New and Herald from 1865 to the present -time. From inquiries made since, ,we have ascertained the following , facts. -The credit of establishing the -News and Herald is due to Mr. E E. H. Britton who degan the -publication of the same in 1844. , He continued the papoer for sev , eral years and then moved to ,Spartanburg where he establish " ed a paper. His successor was -Mr. J. P. Mickle, who continued -in charge of the paper for sev - eral years. Next came Mr. -Frank Gaillara, who continued in charge until he went to Colum.. bia late in the 50's to establish Sthe Carolinian. He was asisted 'by the late Co]. D. W. Aiken for some time. Mr. William Gail Slard was then editor for a short period being succeeded by Wm. SClark and H. A. Gaillard, who were editors at the breaking out Sof the war. Mr. DesPortes, Swhose death occurred in 1861, Shad been the fore manin the ofiice 'from the beginning. After his Sdeath Mr. J. E. Britton, a son of -the first editor, took charge of 'the paper. Letter to T. W. Lauderdale. -w~ianoro. S. C. SDeatr Sir: The late president of the Croton River bank, at Brew sters, N Y, built the finest house in all that region, in 1884, and painted it -with lead-and-oil at a cost of 8400-the house cost $31,000. In 188'0-three years-he re painted it with D)evoe at a'cost of $350. In 189-7 this paint was in good condition. Lead-and-oil, 3400, thre a years. Devoe $350, ten years. Tours truly 55 F W DEvoE & Co John H. McMaster & Co. sell our paint Throat Coughs A tickling in the throat; hoarseness attimes; adeep To s breath irritates it;-these are features of a throat 1y cough. They're very de ceptive and a cough mix ture won't cure them. You want something that will heal the inflamed membranes, enrich the blood and tone up the system .-. .-. .-. . Scott's Emulsion is just such a remedy. It has wonderful healing and nourishing power. Removes the cause of the cough and the whole system is given new strength and vigor Re< Send for free sample SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists By 409-415 Pearl Street, New rork By Soc. and $1.oo. X1 drulsts By By By -Mr. N. A. Peay, of Camden By came up Wednesday afternoon By and left yesterday morning for Lancaster with Mrs. Peay and the children where they will spend until today with relatives bu on their way home. Mrs. Peay W, and two youngest chicdren have wa been with her parents, Col. and ani Mrs. J. R. Culp, for several weeks, bo: the two older children came th Tuesday.-Chester Lantern. bo; ho GiPA Big Lot of Ladies' de Pique Hats and Ready-to-Wear mc Millinery. New Goods arriving sic daily. Be sure to see our Mil- an inery. D. V. Walker & Co. Sal w1 To Cure a Cold in One Day bei Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUI- re< NINE Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. W E. W. (Orove's signature is on each hg box. 25c. ch aft Important to Housekeepers. I am handling ice again this mE eason and all orders will be given the promptest attention. I want your ice trade and will do the very 4Ahing to please you Price the lowest. I have just bought 45 headl of W the finest stall fed -cattle and am ph better perpared than ever before 9 o supply my customers with the best beef the market affords. ive me your orders for fresh 19C eats. Phone 15 for your ice 19C and fresh meats. John W. Russell. SEWING MACHINES-We are now handling the Standard Sewing Machines in all grades. They give satisfaction. D. V. Walker & Co. FOR RENT-House in Winns- ha boro occupied by J. E. Mat thews. Large .lot with good well and out buildings.-Apply an to C. W. Madden.~ FOR SALE-Early Cotton Seed. A small amount of Moore's Excelsior Cotton Seed. W. H. Flenniken. FOR SALE--Cabbage Plants, earliest varieties, at 20 cents per 100; Fine Tomato Plants at 5 cents per dozen. Also Cut Flowers and Cuttings.e Mrs. J; A. Hinnant. BUGGIES, BUGGIES-We now have a full stock of BUGGIES of the following -nakes: Cort land, Rock Hill, and Cincin natti. See these before buying. D. V. Walker & Company. Stock holders' Meeting. The annual meeting of the oung Men's Saving and Loan Association will be held the last hursday in April, the 2'ith, at S.30 o'clock P. M. at the office of W. D. Douglass, Esq. H. E. KETCHIN. Secty. & Treas. ELECTION NOTICE. vei An election for one trustee for school district No. 14 will be held on Monday the first day of ay next, to succeed Dr. J. C. uchanqn whose term as trustee xpires. The hooks of regis tration will be open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday preceding the day of election. J. A. Hin nant is appointed to conduct the egistration and J. A. Hinnant, . N. McM-'ter and Thos. Phil lps are appointed managers of election. By order of Board of Trustees for school district 14. J. FRANK FO0SHE, 4-19.td Secretary. Grove's' has stood the test 25 years. bottles. D~oes this record oft2 Report of Board of F ale 10 bon1ids $1.o)o caI. ....... 11m1t. pd W. W . S W. k Co............ Gen. Ek( I . per bi-I ....... S. B. Ale-s. evr Co.. per bid ... Town on ac oun wehoe Ad vertisin.... ........ Boiler in1surapce, ears........ . -tationery, te1-k.legram1S and1 othel oi'lmntA',i o1' PANr 1 r6 MARC ! P., St eipts froml sale of lamps, etc........ cash paid for wood' coal . ......... salary paid WV. C. 'e!, superintendlent salary paid John Young. engineer. freight on sundry supplies .......... accounts paid for oil, et ............ amount paid for postage, stationery, pri other incidental expenses ........... balance paid on coal for April .................. rhe above report Coes not show th t only the receipts and disbursen )rks. It should be borne in mind t s increased by three or four lights I bids had been made. The amoi ads was insufficient to construct atr power house, but by an arrangeu ird paid $1,000 to the town, and I use, and also undertook to furnish scent light system made the total ire than ,10,000, inasmuch as it v lerable amount of secondary wiring I residences. To complete the inc y to purchase additional transforn ich was paid for by the town. [t will be noted from the abovj rep ri quite sufficient to pay the opern :eipts from the sale of supplies wer ll be noted, however, that the town hts. If the town had paid for ligL irged by private corporations, we er paying all operating expenses, o raking everything into con'sideratic de in the operation of the.plant is Ch Statement of ToN As a supplement to the above stat arks, the following statement of ex Lnt by the Tewn Counell are herew 3-Wiring, material, improvements at p Payment on power house.............. Semi-annual interest on bonds..... 4-Material, etec.................... ..... Interest on h~ornds................... ....... 5-Interest on l)9fnds ... .... ............ .. Less amount returned by Board of Pm Bills payable........ ................. Balance due on lot........................ Less interest paid on bonds........... F'rom the above statement it will b 3 paid $6.066.66 for installing the 568.89. .n itemized statement of the abov early date. BUILDING Al I have just received tw< Flooring and Ceiling; XM Rough Lumber, all cut fror Shingles, Laths, Mouldi building materials always A full stock of Buggies a prices. Everything in Furniture. riages and Organs. This is the place to get a Our stck of Dry Goods a est you. There is All i Whern it Come G rocer It is a satisfaction to know that vy best. ~The Best in Hams-Swift's Pr< The Best in Peaches-Helmet The Best in Canned Corn--Sur The Best in Canned Pineapples The Best in Pineapple Cheese Try our Canned Sweet Potatoes. All the breakfast foi Wiley's PHONEW Tasteless ChH Average Anual Sales over ierit appeal to you? No ( lublic Works. . .... 10, 031 25 $ 50000 . 2,800 00 .5,60000 1,00000 32 75 50 00 e ..... . 48 50 $10,031 25 $10,031 25 15, 1904, TO IARCHn 15, 1905. ,ril 15, ..1........ 95 S 104 ..... 16992 ne 15, 1;04 ..... 143 7 0 vy ]5, 11904 ......... 13 1 1-1ust, 15, 1904 14242 ebr15, 19041561 -t ].) e 1904 ...... 19195 vciber 15, 1904 217 26 V .ber 15, 1904. 21 50.5 :.u:ry 15, 190i5_ 22983 i ua ry 15, 1 .u.; 192 4.: arch 1), 1:71-..5 . 182 74 ~21095S 1169698 ........... .. ..... 26738 .. .....................$1193 8 .................... . .630 00 ........................2M 00 .......... .............35 99 ........ ...........87 67 1tiing, etc ......51 35 Ss 11438 1$2437 6 $2437 06 3 total cost of the whole plant, Lents of the Board of Public hat the number of are lights i-fter the original specifications int realized .)from the sale of d equip the plant, including ient made with the town, the ;he town furnished the power the water supply. The incan -ost of the plant considerably 'as necessary to pay for a con as well as the wiring of stores indescent svstem. it was neces ters at a cust of $906.43, all of art that the receipts have not Ltlngr expenses, and that the eused for that purpose. It has paid nothing for the are ting the streets what is usually =oud have shown a bolance, f from $7K50 to $1,000. ), I think that the showing h 'ighly satisfactory. J. E. McDONALD, airman B~oard i'ubhc Works. vn Couic!]. ..........1.229 192 45 :2,1066 68 ............ , ....... 67 3 4 3 .................... 12500. ntlin, etc.,...........ll due e eotaenditure wole paet, )et croadseBor of ressed atthernumbearinf aliht ng, ried from therleo in townfrnsedke.oe rhe Haress suply speinan osee ofu paby cidrabl ,d asotolsh willinotres er0a . BO AGo $0.alo Sto e Bpuse, nghth yo eting the bes ht thull anud Goda.sonablne fd ino s7to 1000 > nd ink arejt finesown . E.MDOAD nemen by thBard ofiPubl pedures on ay. electrlih Roweouse etw e.P ,01