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The Lien Law. Hampton Guardian. There are recorded in Col. W. d Causey's ofice 6> liens for rent and supplies, which amount to -62.884.7 i The largest lien is for 87,0tl. Marion Merchant and Farmer. Those interested in the repeal o this obnoxious and injurious law -should take such measures as would _--insure its repeal. Talk alone will not do it. The planting interest in each county must work in concert au forward to the next Legislature sue! formidable opinions as cannot be i_ nored. Kershatw lfazette. We are greatly indebted to our popular and clever Clerk of Court, S C. Clyburn, Esq., for the statement i+.at up to the 20th inst., there had been filed in his office 2,247 liens, including liens for rent, for fertilizers and for supplies, aggregating in amount something over 20,000. Will our farmers be able to "pay out,' is the next question -_ Barnwell Sentinel. The miseries of this the meanest and most injurious law which en cumbers the statutes of South Caro lina, will, from present indications, be fully realized during the comingr winter and the whole of next year. It is not, nor never has been, anythinga but a trap for the destruction of those who have availed themselves of its apparent easy conveniences, and we are sure that one would not be able to find two scores of sensible men in Barnwell County opposed to its! abolishment after six months more has rolled by. Its existence has done more to keep the poor man poor er, disorganize labor and cultivate a desire for sharp practice in all transac tions, than everything else with which our farmers and planters have had to contend. It should be wiped out forever and eternally. As the fellow said when he pasted the Lord's prayer on the back of his bedstead, 'Them's our sentiments-' Williamsburg Herald. While our people are discussing with so much importance the antici pated passage of the fence law, does it,ever occur to them that there is one law, to repeal which would be far more benefit to them than any law at could be enacted? We refer to the lien law. It is nothing more nor less than a system of business slavery. ikeeps the farmer in a condition of -penury, and forever destroys the hope of an independent system of farming. It -is one-sided and unjust, and as long - as it is in force our country will never be able to take her proper place in the agricultural interests of the world. Under its provisions and pre sent practice, the farmer is virtually the slave of the merchant, and while the farmer is year after year strug gling to free himself from a burden somne and increasing debt, the latter is gradually growing rich from the hard earnings of the farmer, and s.apping - he very fonndation of an occupation that should .be the most independent in the world ! There are some mer chants in this State who actually f ame here without a dollar, and who in less than two or three years, have grown wealthy from the practice of this pernicious and unjust lien busi ness. A poor, miserable, half-starved horse is often bought for a mere song, and is sold to the lienee for twice and sometimes three times its value. In many instances this same old horse is levied upon two or three times, and is sold upon the same terms as many more times. Money is advanced to the poor farmer upon an enormous per centage, and in order to secure S the merehant he has to give a lien on everything he has. At the end of the year, if the farmer makes a one third crop, the merchant is safe, and the farmer for his labor finds himself Sconfronted by a debt which he will uever be able to pay. He finds no difficulty. however, in securing another lien, as the merchant is only too will ing to take advantage of a businiess in which he is so safe, and which pays him so liberally for so small an amount of labor. Debt is a terrible temptation, and when once incurred is a terrible bin-den. We think onr farmers have nad experience enough to see the force of this. This law is ruining the country. It cannot last, and the sooner it is killed the bet ter. July Rieport Department of Agriculture. Our correspondent at Allendale, in Barn,l County, says: 'Our river landings and R. R. depots are de positories of Western corn and bacon, and our merchants are the commis saries of the Agricultural Department. Poor horses and skinny mules, creakey wagons and carts move up to the comn missariat every Saturday for a few sacks of corn and a middling of bacon -bought on a credit at from 33 to 50 per cent. on the cash price, so cured by a lien. Our merchants sit in the s~hade in their shirt sleeves and grow rich,'by dictating the terms up on which hungry stomachs can be flled with hog and hominy ! We are bhewers of wood and drawars of watez' to the adminiatrators of the blessed lien law; but let no man say we are not a free people:l' Our correspondent at Laurens C. H. says : 'From close observation I have come to the conclusion that the 'reatest drawback to agriculture in this State is the lien law. B3y it the 2 most worthless negro in the State can get advances, and make a pretense at farming, when really he is making no crop at all and is impoverishing the land year by year. I am discouragted at the outlook to farmer-s in this State, as no farm can be carried on successful ly without brains, and the class of ten nnt~ w~ nnw ar~ d~titute of that The lien law demoralires labor, eu co urages the ere"dit syltem:: -nd i ri p.rvurislh:-s the planters. Let the L 'i lature at its next meeting repeal the 1:1i, um ulleyis will be filled up cr:I made to grow. hill sides leveled a:nd cetton factories erected.' Our correspondent at Waxhaw. Lancaster County, savc : 'Hlave the lien law repealed at the next meeting of the Legislature, and change the fish laws. We would rather fish on Saturdays.' Our correspondent at Pine Plains. Lexington County, says: 'Our pee. pie are beginning to realize the impor tance of living at home. They would be greatly aided in this endeavor if the lien law was abolished.' Our correspondent at Bennettsville. Marlboro County, says : 'Our far ners should raise a more abundant supply of horse food. Many of the freedmen's animals are dying simply for the lack of proper food. This evil would be remidied by the aboli tion of the lien law.' Our correspondent at Rowesvilie. Orangeburg Co., says: 'One of our farmers wade last year ten tons of as good hay as cur farmers this sum mer bought for 82.25 and $2.50 per hundred. Buying hay at that price, corn at $1.25 per bushel, and selling cotton at S9d cents per pound, will ultimately bankrupt our planters.' The Boom in Southern Rail roads. A correspondent of the New York .Herald has epitomized what has been done and what is doing in the South in the matter of railroads. He foots up at least 120,000,000 of Northern and foreign capital that has been placed in the South in the late years for such investments. First, there was the purchase of old roads and the getting in of stock held by our own citizens who wanted to change their investments. Then there was the building of new lines, and side branches, feeders and the like. Another syndicate, called the Cin cinnati and Georgia, and organized with a capital of $16,000,000, is form ing a railroad system, with Chattanoo aa as the centre, which will extend through all Southern States East of the Mississippi River. Ex Senator Gordon is the head of another com bination, the Georgia Pacific syndi ate, capital $12,500,000, which is building a railroad West from Atlan ta to the Mississippi River. Then there are the Norfolk and West ern syndicate of Virginia, capital $11, 500,6000; the Erlanger syndicate, building railroads in Albama and Mis sissipi;' the Richmond and Danville syndicate, the Louisville and Nash ville system, all of which are extend ing their railway connections and con structing new lines in the South. The Baltimore and Ohio company has bought the Virginia Midland road, intending to go South, as it has already gone West. Its ancient ene my,. the Pennsylvania Central, ope rating through its sympathy with the Richmond and Danville syndicate, has outstripped it and shut it off in its Southern race. The last tilt be tween these companies was in trying to capture the Atlanta and Charlotte Air-Line. The Baltimore and Ohio was beaten out of it, although it of fered one per cent. more than the Richmond and 2Danville folks gave. Being cut off in this trade they have now commenced building a road from Danville, through central Carolina, the terminus of their Southern line. to Spartanburg, S. C. This road, now nnder way, will cost, built and equipped, at least $5,000,000. But this will not be the end. The elder Mr. Garrett, in his report to the stockholders a few days since, said that the Baltimore and Ohio must get to Atlanta, which is tihe first point they can reach where they can get competition with their rivals. To reach Atlanta will cost $5,000,000 ore, and it must spend millions more before it completes its Southern system. And now great new lines are pro jeted, which not only tend to give greater facilities to the people, but will largely increase the profits of ex isting roads and help to augment the prosperity of our section. Among them he mentions the Georgia Pacific, to he built from Atlanta, Ga., to Bir mingham, through the coal and iron fields of Alabama-heretofore virtu ally unpenetrated and the richest on the continent-and thence to the Mississippi River. General John B Gordon, who resigned his Senator ship to give himself to such enter prises, is 'President of this company, which contains such men as Hugh J. Jewett, ex-Senator Barnum, of Con necticut ; 1U. 5 Grant, Jr.; George W. Perkins, of the Mercantile Bank ; E. H. Perkins, of the Importers and Traders' Bank ; Senator Plumb, of Kansas; W. P. Clyde and several Richmond, Va., subscribers. The capital required by this company is 12.500,000, which has all been sub scribed. Work is now progressing on both ends of the line and the r3ad is graded twenty miles each way from Columbus, Miss., and Atlanta, Ga. This road will make the most im portant developrueut of the past ten years in the Sotab. The Colored Teachers. Resolutions of Thanks Passed by those who Participated in the Exercises of the Nor mal Institute. Published by Request.j We, the teachers of the State of South Carolina, assembled at the State Normal institute in Columbia, feeling that the fact of having a State Normal Institute for colored teachers this year is due chiefly to the energy an perseverance of the Hon. Ino-h we ackn,:wlet:e the noble, untmiri and continued et:jrts put forth by the lion Hugh S Thompson. t:ate Su erintciA t of E:ducation, i: iehaif (f the St-te Normal Intitltt for ,t ed e:w1hers iii u State 'ies/ced, That :y this :a:t on his part we feel that he has sho vn to the whol. State that his heart is ini his work and that he desires to discharge li daty faithfully and fearlessly, amd ::v the plane of party polities u'crsolvcd, That for the good he has accomplished for the whole State he should havt, the hearty endorsement Of every Citizen of the State Reslced. That a copy of these res i latio ns be furnished the Hon Hugh S. Thou,pson, and also to The C ( ui1iia Regixter, the Charleston News and Courier, he Greenville Daly News and the Newberry HERALD for p)ublication. lIaving spent nearly a month in this institute under the instruction of our able corps of teachers, Professor II. P. Montgomery, Professor II. T. Grant and Mr. R1. L. Peters, who, coming among us as utter strangers, have won for themselves a warm place in our hearts. we, the members of the State Normal Institute of South Caro lina, desire to place on repord an ex pression of our appreciation of the manner in which they have discharged their duty, and the regard in which they are held by us; therefore, be it Resolved, That we tender to Pro fessor H. P. Montgomery, Mrs. E V. Montgomery, Professor H. T. Grant end Mr. R. L.. Peters our heartfelt thanks and gratitude for the efficient and courteous manner in which they have imparted instruction to us. Resolc-d, Tiat as the time has arrived for us to separate and for them to leave our State, we feel that we have been very greatly benefitted by their instruction. and that they carry with them our warmest grati tude and friendship, individually and collectively. Resolced, That a copy of these resolutions be furnished each of them and also be sent to ic Columbia Dai'y Register, the Charleston News and (jurier. the Greenville Daily Netes. and the Newberry HERALD with the renuest that they publish them. No Constitutional Co:vention! So Says the Legislative Commission by a Vote of Five to Three-Colonel MIcCr-ady's Scheme Destined to Moet a Similar Fate. The joint commission appointed by the last General Assembly to consider all proposed amendments to the con stitutiou held a meeting in the City Hall in this city last night. It will be remembered that at a previous meeting in Columbia nothing was done but to hear the views of the several gen tle men who h ad any and were willing to express them. Last night little time was lost, the discussion being an informal one, and lasting on ly about an.bour and a half, although it seems to have been quite animated. An issue was squarely made by the offering of a resolution declaring that in the opinion of the cotmmission it is not expedient to call a constitutional convention. The vote on this resolution resulted: Aves-Senators Wylie, (Chairman), and 'Witherspoon, and Mr. Hemnphill, of Chester. Mr. Johnstone, of New berry, and R. M. Johnson. Nays-Messrs. Simontou, Izlar and Aldrich. It is understosd that the minority will prepare a report tavoring a con stitutional convention which will be presented to the General Assembly ad vigorosuly urged for adoption. The sentiment of the commission appointed to consider the election laws, which has not yet been organi zed, however, seems to be decidedly against Colonel McCrady's educational qualiition measure, although that gentleman will make a gallant and persistent effort to secure a favorable report for it.- Greenville Newes, Auqust 3. Amending the Constitution. Greenville News, 6th. The commission appointed by the General Assembly to consider amend mets to the constitution completed its labors yesterday, anid adjourned, subject to the call of the chairman. Several important amendmnents were agreed upon, and will be presented in the shape of joint resolutions at the next session of the Legislatue. The first of these amends so as to make the terms of State and gounty officers, including members of tihe Legisla tu re, four years, thus dimin ishing the number of elections. Another changes the time for State and county elections waking them fall on different days from those for the national offices. Another makes the -election of Judges for life or good behavior. Another provides for an improve ment in the educational department of the State. Another mor-e clearly defines quali fications for voters, waking, it is stated, unimportont changes in ex istng rovisions. be Wise andi HIalpy. If yeu will stop all your extrava gat and wrong notions in doctoring yourself and families with the expeu sive doctors or humbug cure-alls, that do harm always, and use only nature's simple r-emedies for all your ailments -you will be wise, well and happy, and save great expense. The greatest Iremedy for this, the great, wise and good will tell you, is IIop Bitters rely on it.-P,-c.ss. The IHerCald. THOS. F. GRENEKER. wrous. W. II. WALLACE, ilEWBERRV. S. C. \V EDNESDAY, AUG. 10. 1881. A P.\PER FOR THLE PEOPLE. T:e Herald is in the hi-hest respect aFatin ily Newspaper, devotel to the material in t:-.ts of the pl:ople of this Connty and the State. It circulates extensively. and as an Atdvertising mediill otrers unrivalled ad vantages. For Terms, see first page. The Financial Condition of the Newberry Farmers---And the Lien Law. The drought and its effects on crops have caused much specula tion as to the condition and pros pects of the farming population. In connection with this fact the Lien Law has been very fully dis cussed. As appears by extract elsewhere quoted this subject i, exciting attention in the differeni sections of the State. The genera: impression, judging from the tonE of the newspapers and from the action of the State Grange. is thal this law should be repealed. TherE is no doubt that the law, (Whos( purpose is a good one,) has been abused both by some farmers, whc have made it a source of unnecessa ry and extravagant credit, and b3 some merchants, who have used i to extort an exhorbitant interest We believe, however, that the evill attending the law, though great are not np-: so bad as they an represented to be, and that the: are, as a general thing, necessar: evils. It is'recklessly stated tha the farmer, under his lien, pay from 40 to 50 per cent. interest and even higher. This may be s< in isolated cases, but we do not be lieve that any respectable merchan charges any such rates-a few shy locks, here and there, may do sc From personal interviews with ses eral of the merchants in Newberr; who do the largest lienl basines we learn that the usual rate is abon I5 per cent. It should be remem bered that there is a very sinal profit in the cash sales of groceries The per cent. paid for "supplies" t< the grocery merchant on liens is ni greater than the per cent. paid ta dry goods merchants inl cash fo dry goods. When men pay their debts ani "square up" once a year it show that even if they are not prospering they are not "going deeper and deei er into debt every year," as it is s often said that they are doin g. Tha they do pay their debts the account in the Bank will show, and th merchants will testify to the sam state of facts as regards tbei store accounts. And another ven significant and gratifying facti that more mortgages have bee: marked satisfied in the Clerk's o: fice during the last two years tha: in the four years preceding. S that we are not going to ruin, a some would make believe. Th drought and the consequent poo prospects have demoralized th people and frightened them. Whe: people get into trouble they ar disposed to grumble, and they soo: find something to put the blam upon. This time it happens to b the lien law. But it is well enoug] to remember that the lien law di< not cause the drought and the con sequent poor prospects. It is prc bably true that the, provisions o the lien law have been abused, an< that it has been carried to excess As will be seen further on, there i a very large lien debt to be me and paid by the growing crops but a campanatively small portio: of this debt rests either upon th land or upon the landowner. I one will take the trouble to exam ine the record of liens, as we havy done, he will find that far the greal er portion of the liens has beel given, not by the landowners, bu by renters. The landowner gets good profit out of his land, th renter gets a living and as muel over besides as he would get if h worked the land as a simple laboi er, and the merchant gets a fai profit upon the supplies he far nishes. Were the landowners t< hire laborers to wvork their land; they would have to furnish sup pies. Instead of this they rent on their lands, and the merchants fu: nish the supplies. The amount o "debt" involved is about the sam< in either case ; but in the latte: case it is seen more plainly, becaus< then it becomes a matter of record Th figures we are about to giv< supplies and fertilizers, recorded ir, the Clerk's office for this County up to the 1st instant, is 2,937. The amount of money represent ed in these liens is ?239.60t0. The number of bales of cotton 1 covered by liens, outside of the money, is 876. The lien debts, therefore, amount to -275,000. The average cotton crop of the County is about 25,000 bales, worth $1,000,000. It will take, thereforo, over one fourth of the cotton crop to pay the liens. It will take another fourth to pay the accounts of our farmers in the Bank-for cash borrowed to aid in making the crop. So that over one-half the cotton crop goes for the expenses of rais ing the crop. The fa:rmers. therefore, save near ly one-half their cotton crop and all of the other crops. Now, a very pertinent and prac tical question-the real question in the whole matter-is this: Could the landowners hire laborers, sup ply them, and pay them, and there by save more than is now saved? If not then the lien system, instead of being an evil and a curse to the farming interests as a whole, is a convenient and a wise system. There must *ecessarily be some 1 basis of credit, or farming otpera tions must cease. The principal basis of credit has been taken away by the Homestead law. If the lien law be repealed upon what will the small farmers get credit? Upon mortgages on his land, if he has any.? . He will find that fully as expensive as the lien system. Just here. we would say that while many who advocate the repeal of the lien t law do so from a .conviction that it i would be to the interest of the farming population, yet there are some, and not a few, who do it from motives entirely. selfish-men Swho have money that they want to -lend on good security, who see that .if the lieu law be repealed they will -be able t.o lend out their money on r real estate. If the lien law be re s pealed that will be the only resort t left. Th3 farmers should think very deliberately before asking for 1 the repeal of this law ; to use a .homely, but expressive, phrase, >they should see that they do not > "jump from the frying-pan into the > fire." r As a proof that farmers can pros per under the lien law we take, from many, three examples. It is not s necessary to call names, and we , shall style the persons A, B and C. -A started out since the war with > literally nothing in the way of pro t perty, and with nine small children. s He rented land and gave liens every e year. He now owns a $2,500 plan. e tation, for which he has paid all r except ab)out $300, and he owns y stock enough to run his farm. H e s made all by farming. i B ten or fifteen years ago owned - nothing, not even a horse. He i rented land9 and gave liens every > year. He has bought and paid for s a $1,600 farm, and is now paying e cash, and owns four head of stock. r He made it all farming. 3 C ten years ago had only tw~o i horses and a two-horse wagon. a He rented lands, and gave liens a every year. He has bought and a paid for a good farm of over 200 eacres. He made it all farming. 2Simon Johnson is suffering a punishment he does not deserve: he deserves either to be hanged or to be set at liberty. If he killed SFielding McDowell, he is guilty of a iarder for which there was, in the language of the presiding Judge, Sneither "justification or excuse." If he did not kill him~ he ought not to be punished for it at all. The ~jury after thity minutes delibera tion upon the evidence said he was guilty. Unless they were satisfied of this "beyond any reasonable doubt" they should not have so found ; if they were so satisfied we cannot see how they could reconcile their minds to signing the petition Sfor commutation of sentence, un less they are conscientiously op 1posed to capital punishment ; and in that evenat they should not have sat on the jury. rWe believe that Simon Johnson should have been hanged. There are too many homicides s,nd too few hangings. More hangings would result in fewer homicides. bThe penitentiary has not the whole some influence that the gallows has. Prohibition Det'ented in North (airolina. 1'The Legislature of North Caro Slina at its last session passed an -act prohibiting the manufacture or 14a of spirituous liquors in that me good effect of the repeal of the Lien Law would be that a large nu.er of colored men who, with ont capital or ability, try to play b.s and rnn rented farms. would bave to become ordinary labor. rs. This woulc! he a real benefit to them : for they could thus make more money. Another good effect would be a saving to the land ; for nothing so deterioriatEs and ruins land as hav ing it scratched over a year or two by the average colored renter. But the greatest good would be in the taking away of such a seduc tive opportunity of contracting debts that can never be paid. When credit depends on what a man has, and not on his expectations, busi ness will settle down on a firmer basis. The bad effects are discussed in another part of this paper. The Greenville & Laurens R. R. Company was organized at Green ville. last week and the following officers were elected : Dr. W. L. Mauldin, of Greenville, President ; T. C. Gower, S. S. Crittenden, W. C. Cleveland, T. Q. Donaldson, G. W. Sullivan, Jr., and Jno. R. Har rison, of Greenville, and Albert Dial, A. C. Fuller, Dr. Jno. A. Barksdale, J. W. Ferguson, J. 0. C. Fleming and M. S. Bailey, of Laurens, Directors. The Virginia Democratic Conven tion met in Richmond last week. Many prominent Readjusters came back into the fold. Jno. W. Dan iel was nominated for Governor, and James Barbour for Lieutenant Governor. State News. Mr. J. Wesley Gilreath, of Green ville, died the 4th instant, in the 74th year of his age. McDow, the murderer of Thos. L. Brayton, the revenue officer, has skipped for the West. Col. Boykin, the State Commis sioner of Immigration, expects to settle one thousand immigrants in this State by March. Mr. M. WV. Watson, of Ridge Spring, recently sold 96 acres of land, one mile from that place, for $3,500. Mr. T. S. Williams was the purchaser.-Johnton Monitor. The Grand Jury in the UTnited States Court at Greenville last week had very little work to do. Only one bill was handed out for their consideration. They were discharged Tuesday morning. A correspondent of the Johnston 3lonitor says that he has been in formed that a single merchant at Chappell's Depot has advanced to farmers in Edgefield and Newberry over one hundred thousand dollars in supplies. Several Baptist Churches In Edgefield County to which Rev. James F. Peterson, deceased, for merly ministered, and Mt. Zion Church, in this County, propose to raise $400 and erect a monument to his memory. A competitive examination will be held at the office of the State Superintendent of Education, in Columbia, the 6th of September, for applicants for Peabody Schol arships in the Normal College at Nashville, Tenn. Applicants must be not less than 17 years old, and must give evidence of good inoral character, ability and health. Each person holding a scholarship re ceives $200 annually fr-om the Pea body Fund and his tultion free. Hon. Hugh S. Thompson, Superin tendent of Education, will furnish all necessary information to those desiring to apply for Scholarships. Immigration Bureau. This Department has been'engaged in preparing for the introduction of' families of immigrants in clubs of 5 to 10, and a large number of applications are received in that form for the last of August and during the month of September. The promotion of these clubs is urged in each community one or two of the number being select ed for the purpose, taking charge of the details and acting for the whole , this will save trouble. The families will be chosen as near as possible of the same people, and shipp,ed through to their destination when practicable -this will make them better satisfied and afford to persons wishing single servants, young girls, women and boys an opportunity of being supplied, and is the best way of getting them of good eharacter. Blank applicatiuns swill bc fu?nished to any wishing them, -and information given. Respectfully. DwARD M1. BoYKIN, S. I ,S. C. Notice to Creditors. All persons having claims against the es tate of Madison F. Workm~r., d:~e~.ased, Tribute of Res!,ecl. At the last rtculur Cn, m''' r V Amity Lodge, N:: S. A. 1 -t ing Preamble and Res~lu'i'ns v; re tn,.:ts mon!v alepted Wb lEitAS, IBut :L ,hort rue sin e' air fr:::- rnatl cireh- wa i mu J . at d,1 h ilairiedl t.ar its 'ie"tit: ,one ,t our briglitest I Drinamen, an-i whiie we ga:ered around his bier w%ith bowed heads .tnd grief stricken he:I , .he question was in enibly asked, who nextl' who next:' The grass has scarce ly comn:encedI to grow over his grave when the question is answered. The insa:iab!e archer stretches forth his haid and claims as his victim Iro. WILLIAM FREDEalCK NANC:. And while in humble submissiou we "kiss the rod that chastens us," neiver theless it behooves us as men an.t as brothers to pay some respect to his memory. "Young, handsome and gifted, cut urf in the primLe of life." Such is the epi:aph to be engraven on his tomb. With a brilliant intellect and a cultured and cultivated mind. fond of lite rature, with pleasaut and genial manners, of affectionate disposition, and in all things essentially the gentleman, the place made vacant by his death it will be hard to ill. Weep not for him who dieth For he sleeps and is at rest, And the couch whereon he lieth Is the green earth's quiet treast." Resolved, that, in the ,.!e.th of Bro. Wm. F. Nance, the State has lost one ut her most devoted sons, our town une of its bt citi zeus and Amiiy Lodge. No. 87, A. F. M., one of its oldest and most consistent inem bers. and to his bereaved family and friends his loss is incalculable. Resolved, That we tender our heartfelt sympathies to the family and relatives of our deceased brother. Resolved, That a blank page in our Re cord Book be dedicated to his memory and that our hail be draped in mourning for the space of thirty days, and that the brethren wear the usual badge of mourning for the same length of time. Resolved, That these resolutions he pub lish--d in The Newberry News and the New berry HERALD, and that the Secretary of our Lodge be requested to forward a copy of the same to the family of our deceased brother. Fraternally, EDUARD SCHOLTZ, H. C. MOSES, JUNIUS E. CHAPMAN, Dom. Amity Lodge, No. 87, A. F. M. Newberry, S. C., Aug. ist, 1881. .Wew .ldvertisernents. GLENN & POOL, (Successors to Wm. F. Nance, dec'd.) The undersigned having associated them. selves together for the purpose of conduct ing the INSURANCE BUSINESS, would respectfully ask for a continuance of the business lately entrusted to Major Nance, and also any new business that may offer. JAMES F. GLENN. TENCH C. POOL. Aug. 9, ISS1. 32--tf. 20a000 lbs. WHEAT BRAN! JUST RECEIVED BY J. N. MARTIN & CO. Aug. 10, 32-2t. Re-Union Meeting. There will be a Re-Union of the Students, ex-Students, Faculty and friends of New berry College in St. Michael's '3hurch, (Rev. Miller's charge) on the 13th August, 18S1. Appropriate addresses will be made by Geo. S. Mower, Esq., Revs. HI. S. Wing ard and J. A. Sligh and Mr. J. E. Berly. Public is invited to attend. GEt). S. MOWER, Pres't. J. Baois WINGARD, Sec'y. Aug. 10, .32-1 t. Board at Hendersonville. The undersigned respectfully informs the traveling public that she can accommodate persons with bioard, at her house thre.e niiles from the town of Hendersonville, at from $15 to $20 per month, with the best the mountains can aftord. MRS. W. D. MILLER. Aug. 10, 32-tf. Ve.nnor's Predictions ! For this Month's Weather, prepared ex pressly for STODDART'S REVIEW. Sample copy mailed for 3c. Stamp. J. M. STODDA RT, Pub., New York, Philadelphi4 or Chicago. Aug. 10, 32-St. REPORT Of Clerk and Treasurer of Town of Nevvberry for 1 st Quarter Ending July 23d, 1881 - By cash brought for'd,$ 117 47 Rec'd by Saloon Li censes...........200 00 Re'd by Ma, ket R'-nts, 13~5 50) Re'd by Taxes...1,651 47 Rec'd by Rents........16 (00 Re'd by Fines.......32 00 Rec'd b>y Dray Li cenaces .............6 (o Rec'd by Street Duty, 137 uo $2,295 44 Less Clerk's Conms.. .. 5. 38~ $2,238 09 TO PAID OUT. Paid Police Force.. $463 00 Paid Street Force.... 373 60 Paid Note in Bank... 500 ta0 Paid W. A. Cline, (Ne w Market).... ......20) 00 Paid various accounts for supplies of horse feed,hardware, light ing stteets, &c......376 83 $1,963 43 Add Clerk's Com's.... 49 09 $2,012 51 To balance on hand, $225 .551 Respectfully submitted, JOHN S. FAIR. Aug. 1, 1881-lt C. & T. T. C. N. NOTICE Is hereby given that on the fifth day of September next, we will anply to the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for New ber ry County, for. a Charter of Incorporation for Prosperity Church, A. R. P., located near the town of Prosperity in said County. G. D. BROWN. N. H. YOUNG. H. C. MOSELEY. THOMPSON YOUNG. A. P. DOMINICK. A. A. KLBLER. D. B. COOK. J. 31. WICKER. J. T. P. CR( SSON. 0. P. HA RRISS. Aug. 9, 1881. 32-4t. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE WEEKLY PALMETTO YEOMAN, COLUMBIA, S. C.I It is an 8 page paper, designed for the peo-' pie, filled with interesting matter-Family Reading, News, Markets, &c. Subscription: A~ Va~r ~1 ~ S~v~n Months. Sl.00 NT: Ir.u.ia, e-.- (;reenonell. Somnh m-. t, i-.' , s :het m:.- en'al.rpr. is in l n Ihriv l;g siy o : t StL siz--, 2 by 40 it ties. 2t c:'s:mnis of readling matter Wee-dv. Eni.iattention ;-,ven to mat ors rr:n;nirng. i , ;he up-country, where io lay afe now looking. Establiishcd 57 years. The pretent Editor connected with the o.-- si:t e 1854. $2 per annum - xI for six mo::ts. l: w new subscribers have bet'n enrohed =i::ce iabt Jarnuary. Try it a while. Addi r. s JOHN V. BAILEY, Editor. Greenviile, S. C. A'ig. lo, 31-tf. Columbia & Greenville Railroad. ow - - - -, PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. Co.r.VTIA. S. C., August 3d. 1881. On and -r ';hurrtiy, August 3d, S81, the PASSE\G :R T1RAINS vili run us herewith in dicated upon this road and its branches. Daily, exce;,t Sundays. No. 42. UP PASSENGER. Leave Colunibia.A - - a 11.t0 a m < \-ton. - - - - 12.,S p m Newberry. - - - - 1..,6 p m " Hodges, - - - 343 p m a Belton. = - - - 4.57 p m Arrive Greenville. - - - - 6.19 p in No. 43. DOWN PASSENGER. Leave Greenville, - - , - 10.33 a in " Belton. - - - 11..57 a m " Hodges. - - 1142 p m " Newberry, - - - 3A p m Alston, - " - 4.46 p m Arrive Columbia,F - - 5.50 p m BPARTANBURG. UNION & COLUMBIA IAtLEOAD. No. 12. UP PASSENGER. Leave Aiston, - - - - 12.23 p in " Strother. - - - - 12.59 p m Lyles Ford, - - - - 1.14 p m Shelton, - - - - .24 p m - Fish Dam, - - - 1.45 p m " Santuc, - - - - - 2.06 p m Union, - - - - - 2.74 p m Junesvi!!e. - ., - - 3.04 p in Pacolet, - - - - - 3.22 m Spartanburg, S. U. & C. Depot, B4.t'pm Arrive Spartan burg, R. & 1). Depot, E 4.12 p m No. 43. DOWN PASSENGER. Leave Spartan burg, R. & D. Depot, H 12 48 p m Spartanburg, S. U. & C. Depot.G 1.05 p m Pacolet, - - - 1 39 p in ' Jonessille, - - - 159 p m Union. - - - 2.35pim antuc, - - - 3.02 p m FishDam. - - - &21lpm -- Shelton. - - 3.40 pm Lyles Ford. - - w 3 49 p m Strother, - - - 4.o3 p in Arrive at Alston, - - - 4 37 p m LAUaRENS RAILROAD. Leave Newberry, - - - - 3.55 p in Arrive at Laurens C. H.. - 6.45 p m Leave Laurens C. H., - - - 8.30 a m Arrive at Newberry, - - e 11 30 p In ABBEVILLE BRANCf. Leave Hodges. 3.47 pm Arrive at Abbeville. 4.37 p m Leave Abbeville. - - - - 12.15 p m Arrive at Hodges, - - - - 1.0.5 p in BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD AND AND-RISOX BA'NCH. Leave Delton at. 5.60 p in 4" Anderson -.34 p m " Pendleton- 6.15 p m Leave Seneca C, 7.20 p in Arrive at Walhalla 7.46 p m Leave Walhalla at, - - 9.23 a m Leave Seneca D, 9.54 a in " Pendleton. - - 10.30 a m " Anderson,' - - 11.12 a mi - Arrive at Belton, - - 11.48:am On and after the above date, through cars will be run between Columbia and Heneerson ville without change. CONNECTIONS.4 A. With South Carolina Railroad from Char leston. With Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Raiiroad from Wilmington and all points North thereof. With Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad from Charlotte and all points North thereof. B. With Asheville & Spartanburg Rail Road for points in Western North Carolina. C. With Atlanta and Chiariotte Air Line Rail= way for Atlanta and all points South and West. D. With Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Rail way from Atlanta and beyond. F. With Richmond & Danville Railroad. F. With South Carolina Railroad for Charles toni. With Wilmington. Columbia and Augusta Railroad for Wilmington and the North. With Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad for Charlotte and the North. G. With Asheville & Spartanburg Railroad from Hendersonville. UI. With Richmond & Danville Rail Road from Charlotte and beyond. Standard Time used is Washington, D. C.?, which is fifteen minutes fuster than Columi Ia. J. W. FRT, Superintendent. A. POPB, General Passenger Agent. iFOR SALE. one of the most desirable tracts of land in the County of Newh"rry, containing 200 'cre's, partly~in the corporate limits of New berry. Apply to J. N. FOWLES. Aug. 3. 31-3m. METALLIC, Rosewood, Walnut and Cedar BURiAL CASES GASKETS. Hearse and Garriages furnished, Graves prepard, euits ma:de of either brick 0? stone, using in their construe:ion best B'y draulie Cement. L. M. SPEERS, At M1arble Yard. Persons wishing my ser vices at night wHI find me at my residence, or Mr. Boyce Hunter, at Rooms over Messrs. . & G. S. Mower's Stores. Jun. 13, '28-3m. NOTICE.. All creditors of J. B. Leonard, deceassed, will preseni their demands to me or myv A ttorney, 0. L. Schiumper t, at Newb.erry 0. H., S. C:, and all persons who are in anyway indebted to the said J. B. Leonard, de'd , will pay the same to me. D. B. WHEELER, Administrator of the estate of J. B. Leon ard, dec'd. Aug. 2, 18S1.31 t DISSOLUTION. The copartnership heretofore existing be twen 0. B. Butler and R. H. Anderson, under the name and style of 0. 11. BUT LER & CO., has been dissolved by mutual consent. The business will be continLued unrder the former name ot 0. B. BU'TLER & 60. Newherry, S. C., July 25, 1881. 30-St Respectfully offers its services to those parens who desire to secure for their daughters the thorough and symmetrical cultivation of their physical, intellectual, and nmoral powers. It is conducted on what is called the "One-Study" Plan, with a SEm-A NSCAL CoUaR of Study ; and, by a system of Tuitional Pre miums, its Low Rates are made still lower for ALL who average S85 per cent. No Publir ~xercises. No "Receptions."