The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, February 23, 1916, Image 1
THE PAGELAND JOURNAL
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Vol.6 NO. 23 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING^ FEBRUARY 23, 1916 $1.00 per year
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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