The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, June 06, 1906, Page 6, Image 6
More About Roads
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Surveyor Belk Contributes p
Another Article on the Abc
sorbing Subject--How ^
BetterRoads may be Ob- c
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Mr. Editor: We are glad to
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see tlie growing interest manliestedin
our roads. We believe the
mass of the people of our county ^
are more interested in the road
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question than tluev have been ^
for years. We tind our farmers, ^
our merchants, our lawyers, our ^
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uuctor*. our scih'ui ir?uiieri<. hiiii
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our editors, all working for beta
(er roads. And there is a cry . (
from all over our county lor a
supervisor who will really give
us bettor roads. Our grand jury, fj
too, in determined that our roads
shall be worked as the law of
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our laud requires ; and our supervisor
and overseers, if they
fail to do their duty, may hut
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expect, to be brought before a ^
court of justice. |
Our road law is not a farce;
all it likes is enforcement. It is u
not just what some of us want, ^
out ii we uoii i worn 10 it, we may
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have to work under it. Just let a
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grand juryman, who is sworn to .
do his duty, report an overseer to ,
court who has not worked his
e<
road in a year or more, and you
will see whet her or not our road
o:
law is a farce. But I trust none
of our overseers will he caught
a
napping at September court, as ^
August will g ve them all a good j
opportunity to work their roads.
Our grand jury is an intelli.
gent body of men; they have
their eyes open to the doings j]
and "misdoings of our county, ;
and from the start they have
already made, we feel sure they r,
are going to help us out in get c
ting betrer roads. tl
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If it is right for tho overseer .
and hands in certain sections ol r)
our county to work the roads tl
four or fix days a year or pay a v
commutation tax of $2.00, then e
it is right for all the overseerand
hands of the county to work
or pay a tax; but what do we
tind: wo find some sections where ?
the hands work 4 or 0 days a
year; and then we find other
sections where the overseers and
hands have not worked in one,
two, three or six years and have .\
paid no computation tax Now h
f.t 1 fl l\/vl niivltl I*- I rt ? C 1 -
I'iiio m nui 11^;HI. it m IMM mil ^
lor the hands who are fa.ithtuI j
to their own roads to have to trav- a
e] over tho miserably rou^h J.
roads or gul leys, as they find i,
them to maiket, to church, or if ''
they chance to ride out on busi- J
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noss. c
Four or six days' work a year
on our roads is not a burden; j.
and the darkey or tenant who 'I
works the land <?l11 n does rnoie
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iiauiill? uvc.r i lie J'O 'CI lll'Ml lilt'
m:m w!i? owns ill** land; and
besides. w c lint!, peiliap-s linn- ?
droils ' f d trkevs who have their
own lend and mule-? aid huirnies I
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and want Jo see eo-d road*. It i
is i1h> r na ure >ou know to w ant
i mtii to go \t he 11 t \
hind it.
I am jienn (led th :t tli re j
are but very lew people who are
not w iling to work the roads as r
much as the law requires. J
St mo po {ile want our roads i c
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worked bv a fax, but I think we
ad belter work them by the law
re have first; and then if our
eople want our roads graded ! K
nd placed in really first class
ondition or tliev ought to be,
re are willing for a tax or a
ounty bond issue, or anything
Ise that will help the common
eople ot our county. But we
rant the views ot others and are
rilling to join in with them in
nything that is for the best. p
Wo have swung to the left 011 ^
ad roads just as far as we can
o; now let everybody lend a ^
and to help us swing back to
no VII gUWU I UrtUO J net j
ir as we can go, that we may ^
each prosperity, country pride, ^
nd love for, and contentment .
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1, our country homes.
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The town people will build
ood streets and pavements and ^
:iey are going to have them, but
e can't expect them to come
ol
ut into the country and build ,
bt
ur roads. We must show them
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lat we are in dead earnest ,
bout ?ood roads. Womustwoik
liem as best we can and then
lev will come out and help us.
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Mr. Editor, you may say to
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Road Worker" that we are will.
i it f r? work nnrl luivp wnrked
. Ill
ur section of roads, and don I
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?e why we can t expect this of
is section and every other part
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f our otherwise progressive , ,
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nunty.
We are told a man on Union
r Mecklenburg roads, N. C. can
avel with his eyes shut and !
ctually go to sleep, but it would
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eep a blind man busy down
ere to see how to go.
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I am glad to see so many peole
interested in our roads, and
3 find the supervisor's office
lie center of interest in political
ircles, V
With interest growing in our
aads, and with the number ol
andidates that are already in ?
lie field tor supervisor, shaking di
ands with the people and slash p(
iti the mud and turning up the s(
cx ks that have already been
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brown in the road, I feel sure
;e will have a drier and smooth 1
r road in the sweet bye and ''
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T. M. Belk. a
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/Iother Bhipton's Prophecy, w
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Published in 1-IIS. Unpublished >n Hill-]
urriuges without horses shall go, C
nd hc. idiots till the world with woo,
round '.he earth thoughts shall fly
a the twinkling of an eye. C1
1'he world upside-down shall be,
nd gold be found at the root of a tree,
hrough hills nun shall ride
nil no horse he at their side.
fnder water no u shall walk, I<
hall ride, shall sleep, shall talk. U
n air limn shall he seen 0
it white, in black, in green. H
ron in the water shall flout .
K easily as a wooden boat,
iold shall he found and -hown
n a lnnd that is not known
'ire and water shall wonders do: "
higlatol, at last, shall admit a Jew. h
'he worl 1 to an ti l shall come vt
1 1 igliti n-bui .'red and eighty-one,
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Fortunate /VMssoiirians>
"II li'.n 1 was a drug., isf. nt l.ivniiin. Mo,
ri*. I . .1 |>v.\.-r i.ii-A nl (lr.i\svilie, .Mo.,
i in * * ' 11? v ? n'liini in w# m* | < nmtrit imy
tin i I i >iisuiii]>tioii )i\ I'r Kind's New 1
-i v, and nr< w? II unci Htrnng to-day. I
in- v s tr\ ii.jj i -.<.1 In-, |>ro|? ity mi 'I
ii' i > Al.ul nft?-r lining New F?i-?i
li?iit liine lie found i( iinco-aH'
ll woni'i ifill ii11 liicilie in j
\i"i' 01 itii'l i"old t mo j
lid I hroid nnd I-unt? h''ilor (?uar irh-ed I
>y 1 niid'-rdurk I'hum .?< y, Crawford
?r i iiid / J' M c|?ft\ A ? <>. I>rti((f. istH, , "
Oo ..'I ^l rhnlboitlt im It,
rbfi Mdufo r>OOF Priming !i
Lj>u i*uHu for others. Why, h
:au't we do yours? ? ? ? ? ? ?jo
Congressman Suicides
Representative Adams, of
Penn., after Shooting Himself
Through the Mouth,
Goes to Bath Room and
Takes a Bath.
Washington. June 1.?Cot>ressman
Robert Adams, of
ennsylvania. shot himself at
le Metropolitan Club in this
fy this morning. lie died at
1:30
The shooting occurred in one
f tite chambers of the club where
dams was stopping. He was
mnd unconscious about 8 o'ock
this morning, sit'ing upght
in an arm chair. A pistol
as lying on the lloor. He had
lot himself through the mouth
he discovery was made by one
the bell boys and Adams is
dieved to have committed the
:t sometime between G and 7
clock.
There is a suggestion that the
Dssible cause of the act was loss
: money in injudicious investlents
Adam was a society and club
lan, and was at all the promient
social functions in this city.
A ghastly feature of the act
as the fact that after shooting
imself Adam* proceeded out
do the hall and to the bath
iom, where he washed himself
nd then returned to his room,
he walls of the bath room was
pattered with blood.
In his room an unsigned note
as found addressed to a bell
lan instructing him who to noly,atid
concluding "Left money
>r breakfast bill. You can d:ide
the things in the closet."
At the Metropolitan Club
lumbers it was recalled today
iat yesterday morning Adams
id not act naturally, and ap
Bared to bo under some mental
rain. Before leaving tor tlie
ipitol he demanded his board
ill which lie paid, remarking at
ie same time that the bellman
onld divide up the change
til<ing themselves. He seemed
imseli again last night, and
lere was nothing in his actions
'hieh indicated the contemplat1
taking bis lite.
Mr. Adams last night wrote
ie following letter to Speaker
annon. It was received at the
a pilol just he fore the hour of
on imtiinu f li o I I oilCu f i .<] t u
kJ ? v tiivj?4vynuu K?'U?J
"Washington, May 31, 1906.
Hon. J. G. Cannon.
"My Hear Mr. Speaker:?The
?ct that my personal obligations
xeeed my resources is my only
xcuse lor abandoning the re
poniible position I (ccupy in
ho House. I am willing to he
uried at its expense, but. 1 ask
hat no committee be appointed
r memorial services held as I
rave never been in sympathy
."ith the latter custom.
"With assurances of my high
ogard.
"Sincerely yours,
"Robert Adams.'"
Upon the announcement oi
he death of Mr. Adams the
11 iiM- adjourned.
.Jackson, Miss.?In a duel
Ins afternoon, in which Ski
Ioskins had a pitchfork and a
ian named McAdams had a bar*
ow knife, lloakins was so badl>
nit tkftf ko will die- Mc\darrs
iatl one eye put out and was
Iherwise lacerated.
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WAGONS'
Wagons Wagons
We now offer the largest and very best selected lot ot Wagons
that bus ever been shipped into the state. Think of it?three solid
c*rs of Wnuons?one ot them all 1 hor e, 45 in number. This is
the first car of 1-horso Wagons that was ever shipped to Lancaster
and doubtless into the state. The other two cars consist of 1, 2, 3
and 4 horse Wasons, with any height of wheel or width ot tire.
Think ot it?over 125 Waizons to selAnt from TUp fiiuoinn umuou
as one of our friends asked, "Why on the earth did you buy so
many? Did you think they had quit making them?" No, but in
order to yet the price, wo have bought for this place and all of our
other places over 2,000 vehicles. By doing this we have been
placed on the jobber's list, and all business men know that this
means 10 per cent, less than any one, except a jobber, can buy.
Buggies Buggies
1 Three solid cars of Buggies.
One of the celebrated Hackney.
One of the celebrated Columbia.
One ot the celebrated Hickory.
And a number of the Columbus and Babcock. r
Any size or style from an 18 inch body to a nice carriage.
Harness Harness
Remember we manufacture our own Harness, and hence have
no coinnetition. All kinds on ha< d or made to order. We have \
shipped, all told, 50 cars of ^
lYiuies and Worses 1
and our Mr. Hood is now on the market buying more. Don't fail
M to come to ee ns. Wo don't atop for summer?it's just as neces* \
! -ary to have ihtm in uminer as in spring. Wo nuis! have tin 111
i for our l umerotis customers. Some honld, perhap-, don t kint
Jthem, and they mud he suited. Any kind you want, from a $25
plug to an extra riming horse. All shades and jiades. dome
one, oome all.
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