The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, October 20, 1906, Page 4, Image 4
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Saturday, October 20, 1906.
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PUBLICATION OF SUPEOVISOI1S*
HEPOWTS.
We respectfully call the attention
of I he neonle to the nunr?
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terly report of the County Supervisor
which is published in
this issue, and equally respectfully
request, mir supervisor and
his board of "unmissiouers to
compare their iblished report
with that of the Lancaster Conn
ty supervisor which appears in Pr
the ^October *>th issue of the thi
Lancaster News. th
We have aLvaj's held that the lir
supervisor, in his report ot CI
claims paid should -state, oppo- tei
site the name ot the claimant an
for what the cheek was drawn. jjR
In other words, that the people j-()
want to know for what their
money is being spent, and not
merely to whom it is being paid.
This, it will he seen, is luUy % 1
shown in the report by the Lan ftn
caster supervisor, while in that ^h
ot ours, everybody is kept guess co
ing. P>"
The foregoing is taken from
the Camden People. We have su
w 1
often wondered why the reports
in Kershaw and a few other conn ,
ha
ties are published in the manner .
stated bv our Camden content-ior
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porary. The mere publication ' w}
of names and amounts gives the ac
people but littla or no informa mi
tion as to the purposes lor which sq
I heir taxes are being expended.; re<
The bare statement, toi example.1 t-v
that live dollars was paid to John r,,!
iStepandletch.it without any ex- ^
planation whatever :>s to the kind
of services rendered by him?.as jjn
to what he did to earn the money wj
?occurs to us as a very unsatis-ici]
factory way ol letting the public 11ej
know how a county's revenue is ad
being spent. For aught the tax- an
payers know, .John may have
been paid $5.00 tor skillfully j^?
"sKinnnr tne cat, or lor an extraordinary
feat of rubberneckin';cu
at a ballet performance. i
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Apropos of the noble effort the
Daughters of the Confederacy ^r<
are making to raise funds to 'ai
erect a monument to Lancaster's 'ai
Confederate dead, our fellow 00
W fl
townsman Capt. Kami. K.White, ^
wlio has had much experience in ,|(
such matters, makes a suggestion
well worthy of consideration ail
at the hands of the Lancaster ref
Chapter. The Capt. believes that rai
several hundred dollars can be Ch
idily raised?probably enough
th the money now-on hand to
irchaee the monument ? by
iking a charge of tive dollars
r each name to be inscribed
ereon. He says that plan was
Opted in Fort Mill, where it
>rked successfully, as many as
0 or more names being paid
and inscribed 011 the Conlerate
monument.
"Venus coming this way,"
ys a head-line in the Rock
11 llerald. Well, let 'er come,
orge Jones will see that 110
bs light on her.
A prominent citizen and large
Kpayer of Lancaster wants to
ow why Council recently made
lonation to a musical organition,
when the money is badly
eded tor street improvement,
e pars the inquiry on up to
r city fathers.
ir Neighbor Chesterfield.
/"hat the C. & L. R. R. is
Doing for the CountyProsperous
Towns Springing
up along Dine?Road
Ultimately to be Extended
to Lancaster.
Bennettsville special in (Jolumn
State: Recently a business
ospecting visit carried met
rough Chesterlield county, over
e new and important short
le of railroad known as the
lesterfield and Lancaster, exuding
from Cheraw to the new
d recently laid out and estab
neu [own 01 I'ages, so nanieil
r the president and promoter
the road.
I was so favorably impressed
th the development of this road,
id the splendid capabilities of
at section that an irresistible
nviction seized me that the
oper thing to do was to briefly,
rough I'he State, publish
me of the impressions made by
lat I saw and heard.
Somehow Chesterfield county
?, by many, been grouped and
?ssed with and among the poorcounties
of the State, and
ii!e there are many very poor
res in that old county, yet it
ist be remembered that her
uare miles are many, and until
jently th? interior of the counhas
not been blessed with railul
facilities, consequently lias
mained undisturbed and muleloped.
No county in the State has a
eror more patriotic citizenship
th inborn and cultivated prin>le?
of moral and Dersonal in.
jrity ; lovers of education and
vocates of intellectual training
d development.
Clieraw, for more than 100
ars the largest town, a great
?de center,is populated with as
Itured and honorable class of
ople as any town in the State,
util a lew years ago the county
is practically isolated.
A short time ago the 1'ages
5m North Carolina purchased
rge tracts of valuable timber
ad in the county, near the
urt house and farther west toird
Lyitch's river, 15 to 20 miles
>m any railroad. Thev realized
once that in order to develop
8 county and obtain valuable
d lucrative results from their
tl estate investments that a
lroad must be constructed from
eraw through the county, via
the court house to Lynch'e ri
er.
The Page family is noted f<
their enterprising spirit, and t
great developers. Capt. Pag
with his son, had obtaiued
charter for the Chesterfield ar
Lancaster railroad and had
force of hands grading the roa
and before a great while the loo
motive, for the first time curie
its smoke in the old town of Che
terfield court house. The couni
seat began to grow. New store
bank, hotels and other enterpris
were established.
The finest section of the couu
is that portion between the cou
house and Lynch's river. New pe
pie, enterprising farmers fro
Marlboro county and other set
tions, purchased farms near rai
road, in the neighborhood of tl
court house and Ruby. The rai
road rendered it easy for the fa
mem n> uumiii lerunzer?, n
lands readily and liberally r
sponded to the extensive and i
telligent manipulations of thene
comers. Heal estate rapidly a
vanced and that section does n
resemble itself.
Only recently the railroad h
j been extended from Ruby
Guess, so named for Capt. Guei
an aged railroad man now I
vears of age, who laid every fo
j o? the track. Ten days ago t
I auction sale of town lots was hi
at Guess, by Wm. Godfrey <V C
Many lots was sold at good prict
Decidely the most desirable poi
on the road is the new place
I'aues. The train is now runnii
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mere aim within 30 days a dai
schedule will be in operation
Page*. While the road ultimat*
ly will be extended to Laucaste
and a branch road to Monroe, ]
C., yet for quite a long time lJag
will be the terminus of the roa
Pages is destined to become
town of no small matter and ii
significant proportions. Only ]
'miles south of Monroe, N. C
which for years has been tl
main market for that fertile ai
piosperous section, l'ages is ;
miles west of Cheraw, live mil
oil'the North Carolina State lin
and 22 miles from Kerthaw.
A bank and hotel will at om
j he erected and established. Tl
j Wm. Godfrey Co., will build
large double store brick buildin
| with six stores and hotel wi
.numerous offices. The Messi
Crow Bros., an enterprisii
I wealthy lirni of Monroe, N. I
; will at once erect a fertilizer fa
tory and oil mill at l'ages, besidi
numerous other enterprises wi
speedily be inaugurated.
A civil engineer has alread
been engaged ami surveyed ai
laid out the town of I'aires, wil
broad streets alreadv i
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During tins month an auctw
sale of lots will be conducted.
J. 1*. (libnoii.
Fatal R. R. Wreck?One i
the Victims a Native
Liberty Hill.
I A la?t freight and a light e
jgiue collided on the Southei
Sunday morning near Winnsbor
I The following were killed
Conductor I) M. Dixon, Firemi
J.T. McPherson, Engineer Hem
Pile. Injured: Engineer Jam
(i. l'rice, Brakeman Charles 1
Weir, Fireman Henry Dates, tl
last named being colored. Co
ductor Dixon was a son of M
William Dixon, oi Liberty Hi]
Ho was about 30 years old an
his home was in Winnsboro.
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ijjl My ten-day sale has proven that prices get business; but I
want more business and am going to offer more cut prices. I
will sell for the next .ten days only anything in my stock of Dry
' 1 (ioods and Hats at actual co<f and will mal-o ? ?:
- ..?.xw w,..c ocui Cimu prices
on everything in my Notion and Shoe departments and will
not be thought high on Groceries if 1 get a chance to make you
some prices. Remember 1 handle the best FLOUR and MEAT
0f that ever came to Lancaster, and you know the price has always
r keen right. I still have a few pairs of odd sizes and broken
stock in Shoes that I am selling for less than I can buy them.
Also some Dress Shirts and Hats for men that must go regardn
| less of cost. A big lot of Neckwear that I will sell at almost
1 any price. Ten cents Plug Tobacco for 6 l-4c. I have a few
n , tons of Acid that 1 want to close out and will make you a close
?- price if you want any to put in with our oats?and by the way,
? 1 have the Oats, the kind you want, the genuine Red Rust Proof
in at the right price, and want you to see them before you buy.
I thank you all very much for the liberal patronage given me
in the past and hope for more of your business in the future. I
feel sure 1 can save you money and give you even better service
than I have. Yours,
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