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THE PAGELAND JOURNAL . .:/&? \ * .. .. >. Vol.6 NO. 23 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING^ FEBRUARY 23, 1916 $1.00 per year _____ ? - ? - j 7 - - r . - = Bill to Provide for Election Township Commissioner. t Continued from last week. J Sec. 4. The said Township j Commissioner* respectively,shall have the right, in conjunction * with the County Supervisor, to ; divide the public roads of their townships, respectively, into sec- c tions, and to appoint overseers * of said sections, and where over- * seers are appointed, to pay them at the rate of one and 50-100 dol- J lars uer dav of ten hours for 1 each day of service rendered. c No overseer shall be appointed 1 who is related by blood or m ar- ^ riage within the sixth degree to such Township Commissioner, * and no Township Commission- * er shall furnish teams or wagons J or material on the public roads under his supervision, and shall * receive no pay if he furnishes c same or does such work. And c no overseer shall be allowed to * furnish teams or material on the section of road over which he c may have supervision, nor shall 8 he employ teams or purchase 8 material for road purposes from * any person related to him by blood or marriage within the I sixth degree. c Sec. 5 It shall be the duty of 1 said Township Commissioner in ? said county to get a list of all * persons liable to pay commutation tax in their township, re- ' spectively, through the best s methods they may adopt, and to see to it that all parties liable to road duty and failing to pay * commutation tax as herein provided, shall be ordered out to work the roads in said township in tfio rliefri/*# in ??? tuv uisiubi ui w&iii*u iucj' aic liable for the number of days herein set out. Sec. 6. The number of days I ?of labor to be performed in g Qhgst^rfield county _bv all per-J t sons liable to road duty shall be t< four days of ten hours each, and in lieu of the labor herein re- " quired. Any person liable to road duty in said county shall s have the right to pay a commu o tation tax of two dollars, said I tax to be paid on or before the a first day of March of each year v and be exDended on the seriinn tl of road where the person paying p same resides. Any person liable 1 to road duty and failing to pay st commutation tax shall be re a quired to perform labor herein tl required, and all road hands a shall be required to work under h any person appointed by the k Township Commissioner and p the County Supervisor. d Sec. 7. There shall be annu- t< .11.. H. ^ ? -? " * any coneciea in ine county of d Chesterfield on all real and per b sonal property a tax of one mill P for road and bridge purposes, r one-half of which shall be used v # in the township from which it is v collected. And the other half shall be used as a general road c fund, which may be used by the r Supervisor to secure machinery, s tools, appliances and stock and n to supplement any other road v fund; and the County Supervisor tl is hereby authorized to have the s road worked by contract, and I where worked bv contract the C contract shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder, and the Township Commissioners are li hereby authorized, in conjunc- tl tion with the Supervisor of said t county, to have wcrk done by c contract, but no person acting i.i a an official capacity in reference 3 _ to the supervision, construction, repair and maintenance of the a roads and bridges of Chesterfield tl county, such as Supervisors, County Commissioners, Town P , lin rVMrHniocinnoro 1 ? %/vatauil001\/U^IO UI I# VCldCCr^ : Uall take such contract, nor i shall any such persons be allowed to furnish teams, wagons or tl supplies to Chesterfield cpunty t< where charge is made for the it stmt. " & Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of he Supervisors and Township >>mmrssioners to see that the unds provided for roads and >ridges are promptly and economically expended, and the Supervisor is hereby required to teep a'separate road fund ac eount with each township from >roperty tax and commutation ax. Sec, 9. The salary of Townhip Commissioners ofChesterield county shall be ten per :ent, of all funds which go into heir hands, respectively: Prodded, said tax per cent, does not exceed two hundred dollars, vhich shall be paid as other :laims are paid by the County 3oard of Commissioners. Sec. 10. All claims against he said county arising on ac count of work donet service ren lered, or materials furnished hall be filed with the County 3oard of Commissioners of said :ounty at least one day before uch claims are paid, in order to illow said Board an opportunity o examine into the said claims. Vnd all claims filed for advance nade to the chain gang of said county shall be approved by the >erson purchasing same before >aid, if the purchase is not made >y the Supervisor. Sec. 11. The provision of this Vet as to the election of Townhip Commissioners shall go into effect at the expiration of the erm of office of the present incumbents, but all other provisons hereof shall go into effect mmediately upon the approval >f this Act by the Governor. What is That Boy Doing. "That boy Johnnie," remarked farmer Brown, "would be a treat bov if he was not all the imfr when he ought a be a working." "Projecting?" we asked. What do you mean?" "Oh, he is always studying up omething and making all sorts i tool experiments. Why, first knew he tiad one cow dry and nother one nearly bursting trith milk; he said he was trying Lie effect of timothy hay compared with a balanced ration, "hen I wondered what kept him o long down at the sheep barn, nd when I investigated I found tiat he was weighing the hay nd grain that he fed to a pen of imbs. He said he wanted to now what it cost to make a ound of mutton. Blamed if he idn't find out, too, and proved 3 me that I had better either uy oats or knock the dumb imbs in the head. Oh, he is a roiertor. all riorht hut h? ? # * tMtf MUl 11V nui# ies me half crazy sometimes khen I need him with" the field /ork." Let the boy alone. Better eoourage his "projecting" and d? ect it by sending ^im up to tudy the work of the expedient station. That boy's thought vill some day be worth more to tiat farm than the muscle of everal strong men?The late oseph E. Wing, in Breeders' gazette. In a rural court the old squire tad made a ruling so unfair that tiree young lawyers at once proested against such a miscarriage >f justice. The squire immeditely fined each of the lawyers 15 for contempt of court. There was silence, and then n older lawyer walked slowly o the front of the room and deposited a $10 bill with the clerk, le then nHHn>e?pH iho ?? _ ??iv J LIU^V U9 ollows: "Your Honor, I wish to state hat I have twice as much conempt for this court as any man n tftfl room.Wouiii's Compan* ' I Get This Parcel Post Bulletin. The farmer who wishes to sell his products by parcel post, and the housewife who wishes to use this method of securing country produce for her table, will find many useful points tn Farmers* Bulletin 703, "Suggestions for Parcel Post Marketing.** This bulletin, in addition to explaining the postal rates and measurement limits for parcel post mat ter, discusses in some detail the types of containers which are most successful and the methods of grading and packing produce, so that it will reach the consumer in good condition, and be attractive in quality and appearance. In treating standards for parcel post shipments, the bulletin tells iiow to select, handle and pack poultry, and how to grade and pack the various fruits and vegetabls which the average farmer is likely to market through the post office. The bulletin points out that one of the common obstacles to establishing parcel post communication between farmer and consumer is that the farmer may be unwilling to offer goods at a price which attracts the customer, or that the consumer may offer a price lower than the farmer can obtain at a local mar ket. To Quote the bulletin! "Not only must the farmer have something additional to the usual price to compensate tifa| foi the extra work, container, and postage required, but the consumer must also have some-, thing to attract him to marketing bv parcel post. In determipitffl whzi the price sbail he, bcWWWi farm price and the retail Pi$2 paid by the consumer when ib markets in the. ordinary should be taken into considera lion. The consumer must receive either a better article at the usual retail price or an article of the grade usually purchased at some concession in price. "It is probable that the point which will make the strongest appeal to the average consumer is that he can secure by parcel post a fresher, brighter, more attractive, and thus possibly a bet ter product than he can obtain otherwise. "The average producer, as a rule, does not realize the importance of appearance as a factor in selling goods and frequently is careless and indifferent in pre paring produce for market. The consumer, on the .other hand relies very largely upon appearance in selecting food supplies. and unattractive articles are passed by promptly, "A personal acquaintance should be established between producer and consumer, when they come into business contact. This will help a great deal in furthering parcel post marketing, and also will eliminate many of the misunderstandings which may occur from time to time. A definite understanding should exist as to the duties of each in ick<iiu iu remittances, claims tor damaged*or spoiled produce, and the preservation and return of containers." Notice Notice is hereby given that the stockholders of the Pageland Hardware Company will meet on February 28, 191 (> for the purpose of dissolving the corporation. The business will hereafter he conducted as a nartner ship, U J. Watford, vifo pres. L Ci Watford, Tress, Seaboard Florida Limited Wreck ed near Ribhmond. Richmond, Va., Feb. 17?Elev en persons were injured, several of them seriously, when the northbound Florida Limited No. 10 on the Seaboard Air Line Railway, crashed through a tres tie SDannin^ Kimrslnnd C!rp*?lr eight miles south of Richmond at 10:10 o'clock this morning. The engine passed over the trestle in safety but the baggage cai leaped from the track tearing ur the ties ahd rails and through this gap four corches plunged and turned over on their sides at the bottom of the 20 foot embankment. Fifty seven passen gers were aboard the trasn anc that there was not heavy loss ol life is attributed to the fact thai all of the derailed Pullman coach es were of heavy steel con structionThe derailment of the limited wes caused directly by the drop nine* of nn CIrr-Vi har r>n ?Vio K n v. .... i/u& VU IUV I V/MI truck of the engine as the train approached the trestle. The bai opened a switch where the track branches off toward toward pit As the front truck of the baggage bar struck the open switch it left the tracks arid ran on the ties a distance of 1,000 feet until it struck the guard rail on the trestle. This broke the aii pipes and applied the emergency brakes which derailed the Pull mans and the five cars went through. This was the third accidenl which has befallen the Florida JUpitited within the two weeks. On Tuesday of last week it was wrprl near |Southern Pines, N. C., when EnIgineer David K. Wright was UPed. And again on Tuesday SrMMMronTN.C., when a ne^rO fireman was killed and two trainmen were seriously injured. ' the limited today was in chi&rge of Conductot L. W. Renn and Engineer W. J. Lowery. Captain Renn who has been inr train service for 20 years,was in the baggage car when the crash came and escaped with on ly a sprained hand, although the car turned over. Operation a Success, Though Patient Died. Waxhaw Enterprise. Dr. Frank Niven being some what of a noted surgeon, undertook a very serious operation on his bull dog some days ago. The operation consisted in the removal of the major part of the dog's ears and tail. Drs. Bob Howard and John Collins were PqIIpH In occict In Ilin nnn.n?!/\n UUU1UI AU liiv upciauuii. Dr. Howard administcrd the anaesthetic while Collins held the patient. \s all good surgeons see that their patient is well anaesthtized before operating. Dr. Niven stood with scissors in hand and chizzle ready when the patient was well under ether. By the time one ear had been removed it was plain that the bull had passed to the great beyond. Dr. Niven was so absorbed in the operation that he failed to real ize the serious condition of his patient, and continued the operation till complete, which was an entire success, though the pa tient died. It is thought the dog was suffering from an acute attack of cdocarditis, which ren dered him unable to bear either, and died from nnaesthetizaiion. ?Cn? i i?a - |sii, i nuii u ngui will] Hillv Brown today." "That so? Did you whip him?" "Sure. You dop't suppose I'd be telling you about it if I didn't, A* ..^..*11 . |U" JVUf Ephram "Fesaed Up;" Other Monroe Items. Monroe Journal. Mr. Walter Lemmond, a car inspector, fell from the top of a car Wednesdaj and was severely hurt about the back, neck and shoulders, though no bones were broken. The cars were [ standing still. While crossing from one to the other, Lem . moncTs foot slipped and he fell * to the ground beside the cars. ' Mr. Jas. T. Shute has secured | a patent on a gin brush. It is . designed to make a gin with . which it is equipped gin wet cotton and the poorer grades. 5 Mr. Shute was in the gin busi^ ness for thirty years or more 1 and knows what ginners need; 1 hence, his invention. Mr. R. F. Knight, who for 9 I years was with Mr. F. B. Ashcraft, gave up his position the . first of the year for the purpose ( of returning to his farm. How. ever, he changed his mind and . has accepted a position with the Sikes Company as manager of a new store which they are opent ing next door to their stables. Kf. * t itxi. rvui^ui is a gooa Dusmess I man and a gentleman of the , highest character. Ephram Laney, an old and r highly respected negro, was in the Recorder's court Wednesday, charged with the theft of merchandise from the HendersonL Snyder Co., whom he was drav l ing for. Recorder McRae let > him off with $25 jrad costs. The t case attracted a4o*of interest, as Ephram was considered one of the best darkies in Monroe. When he appeared before the Recorder, Ephram didn^'t resort to fhe usuaf tactics of lying and : deceit, but made a clean confes i sion, saying that he just "got < behind." i i Thief Found and Jailed. I Lancaster News. . 1 Mr. E. B. Funderburk's store at Tradesville was broken into and robbed on Sunday night, i February 6th instant, and about < $100.00 worth of goods stolen. . Mr. Funderburk went to work 1 at . once to find the thief and goods. He came to Lancaster < last Saturday evening and was i soon rewarded with success. He swore out a warrant for Jim White, colored, and had him arrested and jailed, and then he i immediately hired an automobile i and, together with Constable i Caskey, went to Jim White's i home, a few miles above Lani caster and found a great many of his goods which Mr. Funder- : burk identified as his property. ! Jim White now does not hesitate to say that he is guilty. He said at first that Barnes Cauthen, another negro, who lives near Tradesville, was also guilty, but now savs that hp w?? alnnp whon < he went into the store and that \ no one else had anything to do i with it. 1 A Georgia man tells of a min- i > ister in a town of that state who received a call from a large and i wealthy parish in the North. In accordance with the usual i custom the clergyman requested time for prayer and considera : tion. A week or two elapsed. A friend, chancing to meet the i youngest son of the divine?a lad , of somewhat irreverent turn? asked: "Well, Henry, how are things i with vour good father? Is ho going North?" ' "Dad," replied the son, "is still ! nmvinor fr?r linrKt* K??? r- TJ --?n ??. >?> UUI, oil, lie, tween you and me, most Of his things ore packed," Monroe Feels Sure Body is McNeely's Monroe, Feb. 16.?This community, the home for the past several years of Consul RoF>ert Ney McNeely who was drowned when the British steamer Persian was torpedoed, has been naturally greatly interested in the press reports of the finding of a body washed ashore near Alexandria, Egypt, which is thought to have been that of the voung government official who was going to his first post of duty. There is little doubt here that the body is that of McNeely. Carl Griffin, manager of a local men's store, from which Mr. McNeely bought furnishing, says that he sold to Mr. McNeely the goods mentioned in the press dispatch with the exception of the trousers. Clayton Laney, one of Mr. McNeely's most intimate friends and a former room-mate here, says that the watch reported as found on the body is undoubtedly the one his friend wore when he left Monroe and entered the employ of the Government. Rufe McLellan states that he traded to Mr. McNeelv the watch described several weeks before ine muer leit mis city. He also says that Mr. McNeely placed a photograph of his mother in the back of the watch Body Ney McNeely Believed to Have Been Found. Washington, Feb. 16.?It is believed that the^bodv of Ney McNeely has near Alexaud/idf^gypt. Infor-^^ nation to this effect was telegraphed today the State Department by American Consul Garrels. The body was so decomnncoH it uroe / ? ^/wvvi taiUi 11 TV UO VI 111 IV U1 % IVI lillO" tinguish the features. The message follows: "Body very decomposed, washed up on Egyptian coast. Marks on clothes and watch indicate American origin. Body possibly Consul McNeely. "Description and marks on clothing which follow may serve to identify wearer: trousers and vest, black or blue, made by Wright; no coat; yellow striped Manhattan shirt; black tie, green and pink design; black high shoes, marked Boyden; leather money belt with 34 sovereigns; Knickerbocker watch, gold dial, works stamped Knickerbocker Watch Company, New York and F. Corniaely, who is probably seller; case marked Illinois Watch Company, Elgin, U. S. A.; Mo. 2797860; photograph on paper in lid of watch obliterated." A novelist recently found himself in a train with two talkative women says The New York Sun. Having recognized him from his published portraits, thev opened fire upon him in regard to his novels, praising them in a manner which was unendurable to the sensitive author. Presently the train entered a tunnel and in the darkness the novelist raised tho back of his hand to his lips and kissed it soundly. When light returned, he found the two women regarding each other in icy silence. Addressing them with great sauvity, he said: "Ah, ladies, the one regret of my life will be that I shall never know which of you it was that kissed me!" At latest accounts the Indies had not spoken to wli other