The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 12, 1904, Page 2, Image 2
towin levy ? Some one answere
about $18,ooo.
W11y, is that not ad(equate to oil
Ordinary goverilnilt, ('Conloillicall:
administercd? \Vhat expenses hn
we as a town t1lat should requi
the expenditlr of ilore thall ".18,
ouo?
The license was not to dimillisl
taxation, bilt. to raise an11 a ilont it
addition to tie amlioluit raised b
taxes.
When lie suggested that the towl
council be preselit, it was to elici
this inlformation.
I Iov n1uch muore in addition t,
the $08,ooo will be raised by th
license and what it is for? I'ntl
this was kiowni intelligent actiot
cotld liot he taken and not o4
preseiit knew. Shouli the licens.
aioutti to S ,o0oo, it wolild Inakt
$23,"00 for expelditIles each 'a
by tihe town. 11I. w.Is not op'o.4
to t11k a11}1110, 101S !11.1hat I1.1
iial - but :n " e hi V a \ :I
to o11'Wh
lt)w. la\.
I (m I I t I 4 k
there \\as a deb~: i'l
0I~4 'S:: 1 2 '00) V i I ; tl
to tIl bnked debt. Ilow did i
get there and to whom was it due
lie was not in the habit of disclaitm
ing ill-will, and he accused nobody
It it was carried by a bank it wa
probably costing some S per cent,
intelest 1I thcre was this debt il
shoulid he funded and iaken care i
lie had iaeant 1no dil spect whet
he had suggested that couni! 1k
rekuest Cd to be present at .hi
m11eet ing. Wotl it be disrespect
ful for !hi;, to ask his oversee1
what lie hid done with his fund:
during his absence? Ile wantet
to know the uecessit v or thi:
Dr. W. .. 'elham state thaI
the m.ajoritv of the coilimlittee wen
ot the opinion that the meeting Cel
prepare a schedule which woukt:
be agaecable to concii and whicl
would not be burdensolue. If Imone
must be raised inl sOIne way a.
certai lbsin s.es were not reachIe
under the 1k)ese1t mode otaxatiol
t cc m" to 111111 tlhat a liicons,
erdinance as necs'alv. Ie le t
he o. igh he t..xi ght o.1lli a ie
taxaion Th.tw .ms ta
'ute th u h theat:fle solutio.
wa t i. u hod toike p t
th iol a special lev for a spech.
pmi ~ ps,to pa those hoiudt, -- utie
Ao g ito the* tosr t e expeuVol t
taivo t rhe tolwe haves antbe
dcaeing indelts.dut lie wateh I
othr. F.1Dmini ekers 1theartil
Iitfvo tough thaet, th skte
washt chama oi the coute upft:
thoul ge anyp fact ien 10up pi
hi rpoerto a the ces o 1
togicense. e:sr obec pn
Mr. wiel II. Welc d, s he n nut s
toegsto, tr were. to.' randso
goiuating themaoit. ista
infaoremo the ordinry revetnuk.
coiled t . anee tae curen spnst
lof thepr lastoar the eeit o bet
aouto$o, mainry were to thesc:
pend itutre for sidewalk pav'ini
This statement w~as for last yei
only. It was stated that deficits
hang1ying Over from veart to vemr md
t1jadk thtv floating ind b'lnl,Th
debt was here and1( it milst be pmidl.
Thle levy was ais high"l ;1 it olh'l b'e
2 placed, and nul>s tIe debt I .l
taken up it would i ) 011m s
froml) veal to ye:r. .\nlot he: I r
son was to devise a 1itede of taxin
a certail class wholi the odin1aiV
tuode of taxation failed to ieacl. A
thitd leasonl actuating the majolit\
waStacertain con11eNienI es , e
elioved by the dedvO.-towi bulsiees'
mllen which subihan l)oprt1 di
nlot Cecive - polic p eteetol.
--athough those on the outside
liluits paid the same ta\ is the
bustiness men011 down tOW11.
AS ainist tIhe. ,esns, the Ii
.ol t iausweve, the a.gni nt that
ness part of the town le
d .ditional coineiene, hv
, tm th: ee fo haI of the
* t I\ ~ ~ '
S It mi'. d to.i
> sinking fuitia and the debt fiided.
Dr. James \elttosh said a tmeet
ing of thi,;k inld had been needed
for a long ti te. The town had
Vey often gone into debt whlen the
people did not know what was be
ing done. It was well for the peo
pie to learn occasionlall\ the aliollit
of their debts. The opera bou:e
watI wv orks, sewerage, graded
school and other honds had bei
put on the town l'y previous admni
istrat ions. As each ad minist ration
I went into oflice it was faced by a
big interest-bearilig debt. lie be
lieved bit for this the revenue of
t he town would be stillicieit to liet
Current expenses. Council had paid
tIhis year $2.too into tile sinking
find lield by tile coi lissioners,
$,o.o lue in Jan, i)0, and i,050
due this \ear. lie mentioned t his
merely Ito show what was be.omiing
of some of the town's revenie.
'I'he credit of tile town was good
(:S old well. lIe hIotd
hit no t hitng 1ould be donIe here to
inIjte the creilit of the town. 1t
eoiiuleil was:1 ini (tolble thie Cjti:.ils
thie te A sik. Ihohl be .stainied.
He be'ped1 the town~u wVOnl! iIever ge
t o i t ). a
'~t ted indOel)tediless ofI ihe t()\yi at
'ir. Alan Johnitsti ie said that all
wer in fa ~i vor ofC suist aiintg tie ('ced
It ot the towni. lie knewv tnOn
presen. lt whio was niot. If a licenist
was:l bound to come, have it distinet
lv stated that it was for tile purpost
of iliquidat ing the floating debt aid
that whleni the debt was paid th<i
iieense wlliould be takei nof.l
was willing to help counceil out o:
t roubile and make it hiappy lbut li<
didti t wanlt it donie hiv a ticnse thal
wVouh i contilluei to tormilent thle peo
pie.
Mrl . Georg,e I. C .'Me \I hite1
favor.ed the pCositioni of the inmiorit y
A\n issue of hiondis was the best wasi
to lift thle tow n's debt. lie referre<
to the decbt of the townishiipiinrrei
by vi ot in g handis wichel hail nieve:
heeni paid, ini aid of railroads.
Cl Col. George Joh)lins.tonle sa id t ha
a''ccordinig to the statement of D)r
MIn tosh t here was ab)out Si oo0,oo<
*honided ind(eb)tedniess on the townt
15 According to the figtires suiggeste<
di bv Mr. McWhiirter there was at
Sutncalculated debt on the tow nsii
*,at which the town bore 90 per cenit
T he dlitch (dug through factory towi
Sand the railroad throtugh Prosperity
.which never had (done aniythuing
1r together oset aotni $3n.00a Ad(
this to livr. \leluito,h's estiite~ and'
i iht, t h ii h
Vh 0 u o 11 t 1xs va t i :1 11
to t lit nh'e\ t ' -sin ot \\ luchi wei '
Wh W1l\110 1o p'eut \Va able to
;Mts\\ Cl
sil ;1s to \\wl\ O he OIV a litollm likis
had n1'N b'ei uaken Ip u idelt the
A't etCAtin, a sinkinlg t1ud to be
; -ltied sto I he liqliationl of the
debt. 1'. I M avet sI ated that
no POV \vis A wa iade for paviig tIhe
opcva holluse londs. Thlee w.as a
sinking tild , however. tol the watel
wo, ks bonld".
Mv. F. 11. onin iek stated I hat
the Aci did not create as
un1kd tt, 1't -tw the opera house hous.
n oviddI fol 2.n
I g: ;;~ut s cent ). t I I \\ hel" I .
: to tha in '.i :uit
..1tter- aI, tble ' mli le\'t li
Ay pai' th initee i:.I l \ A
lIr. 1 \ utosh gave smine valuia
ble inforl-nation as to the water
works bonds. showing that this deht
was being liquidated. The con
Imlissionlers had ilvestuelits atioullilt
ing to abotitS8.ooo, whichpractically
ainuted to lving retired $S,ooo
of tle honds Tihe couniIIssioners
hid pneforred to buy bilds in which
thIe towI was interested when tV 1 hL
Were obtainable, but thev\ were very
high, selliig at abot.A I .0k
Col. JoIIstonie tlel wVaIted to
know what the floating debt was,
and was informed by MIr. W. II.
\\'allace that it was -,oiewhere he
tween S(,ooo an1d $10,000. lIle
wante(d to know what this was for
and wlhere it was placed and called
upon the three hank presidents
present to state if their banks were
carrying any part of it.
President Kiard, of the Coiu
mercial hank, stated that !-is bank
was carrving abolit S6,oo at. 8 per
c.'lit.
Presi(iet Carlilc, I' of tGhe Nation
al bank. stated thit his bank was
catiVgI about1 S io at S per cent
President Melntosh . of 11he Sav
ing~s llank stated that his bank \\:s
carir\inu abou~it .2,50L0 at S per cent.
''Nwe owve aily thIi'ges
con tinu ted ,ol. J ohnistonie. W\e
taxes. I Io\\iwiuell have n e lett for
getleen ot eh:eracter :mid inIte
henee and~ thei\ eOtuldi te.li \'I
he r wanted with th iis l icenise. At
the last meet intg lie wanted to ask
c'oluncil to be presen t, hut he was
told t ha t if thle cit izens asked the
con neil elect ed by thle citizens to be
presenit that cotucil would be in
stilted. This was something new
ini free Amnerica!
i\lr. Cabaniss staited that lie had
seced a stattemnenl tofrom council
shmowi ng that the incomeiii last year
froin taxes, tines, etc. , was $i8,oo0,
and that more t han $23.o00 was
paid lit for ituniing ex penses and
for initerest on hoinded intdebted -
tiess.
"$23,00,' exclatimed Col. John
stone. l Ie nieant nio retflecthin oii
on aiiy one, buiit aniv businhess mani
iin Newheui v wouldl he glad to takL a
contract at S23,ooo for keeping up
the streets as t hey' are now kept up.
Mr. Cabaniss explained thaut the
S23,00o was 1not for streets alone,
but1 included all expenidittures.
$6,ooo of this amuotut simtply passedl
thurouigh their hands on to the bond
holders. HIe und(e'.stood1 that the
exp)endituire for p'ving the sideC
walks was not included inx this
amount.
T~he chairman suggested that a
encmmittee be annointed to gro to
.\ I IIb ttilt iivt ti t lit' lim il toi
11 t '11111, i ~l : ' s lilj Ic '-1 t oe O w l
oa ql tt Olt ,nuittmallt C l
lolo ~~ ~ ~~ - .111t'-a :,etu ite
A Wondalld SaV1n1K.
.Ih lar gos t h I tit hl i' t ( '11111-01 il,
11111tl tt \volls of j it, ljiMlal :itti o
tillw fti ailt i Imiit ill" t iir
AUu' Wsdonder 32 Saving. l'I n
T g liar g a rt M 'tilt itu xd int
2.1 11k ions ot' linseed oil. Ae(til cost.
t' aint mai, ivws less than $1.20 ptir
)i1allon.
Saved tver eighl t 8000) dlolhara in
paint, and got a big donation hesidtes.
EV,\'l'IRN CHURCH will be given a
liberal tqu:111tity wihtnever they paint.
Many hoe V art well paiitted with
t'oir gallons o' I.. & N.., anti Olrve gal
lens of' linseed oil ilixeI therewith.
Wears and covov!e like e,ol.
These Colebro:il 1'aints are sold hvN.
the N lw br i . b a w:ie Co. P. A.
VOl liU11 V 1 IllS.
is 10 dist'el K 11 idence 01 Nc w i ryl
ciii YIus,
It igi.ih' t~2 invest i
No n)etll p.*( tit ki, nilt t n'" be had.
N fil: 1110t'in Ir in g on th e
roa ' t! w: oll N '. .. b, 1 r: - :." !,.( 11 -
1lc oi t t1 mioes out f1rom Newhrr
Sa : ''I vanl :ay .- s il-i I an['s Kidlne(ly
Pi t; d i.. n 1-.w nkild kidne s a lot of
. oo fu-1 I t o 0! '1 - ~ ras ma-'
t i. k I :tt1,k it m y
Io e aa Ve "I ti a k Ai
'b k'. 1- I :n-'l ati ti
t - ut M :n . I.- I.
-1 V t I itr Vfit'
t'r, k.
E~~ ditrn
- i '- I f t if
bt. . n I us
i ai f
bt" I -, n O k- ne mi n m
lt I i 1,idnevi %v -
eaL n *'' ' n ey t at. n1 -IL hI fva
ird il ivnad of worn
bt ! bfore I use-l)oan's
l\ ltiner n (t U ) io 1 01 lher
nmt iia- thcy M a l e 1n en jy read
For Il bv i .-. P ieo 5
eett. V -'''r M t o u flo N. Y.
Rmmbi r. 'N mun Io:eu' :1nd take
neI -' !- It:'
lit,e 011 Li1It~-i
LAND FO LtN
0U 1 .1 N' INT A IN ING 2,1
-Bs . n Yre on aiig
acesie'. u .:j er1:teo't uout -.ge
side orfor e ln L.. Debeora
myobu buy. ::gn n
1lO~~i hl NewPS~
Examyiu; :i eveyhn
thro ghu and qucl.I ssl laiige
Sfrom us brefore
CURSE
DRINK
MUNF1K iVIL DRUNKENNESS
(1t'-A)TO STAY CUREMD BY
WHITE RIBBON REMEDY.
Any womn can eure her husband,
,,oil or brother, or any one of liquor
drinking, by secretly phcing Wite
ibon remediy in his coiree, tea or food
without his knowledge. It is entirely
mlorless or tisteless. Any good and
faithful wom call wipe out this fear
fll Drink evil and permanently stop
the craving for liquor. By legrees the
patient ets a dist.ate for intoxicants,
and finally leaves off altogether. It is
wonderful. Many a hard' drinker has
tims bein reclained and restored to his
1amily and) friends. White Ribbon
Hemedy is easily given by following
the simple directions.
T1he only drink cure endorsed and
sold by members of a Woman's Christ
ian lTemperance Union.
Indorsed and Sold by Mlembers of a
W,mnit's Christian Telueranec Union.
M\r... Anna1. Moore, Pres-S superinl
teindeil of I he Woman's C'ristian Tom
per:lict 11louion, Lo: Angeles, Califor
nia, statos: 'I have tested White R ib
honl Ucmk,dy on vet%y ob.Jiito druok
3r(s. in 'IlurS have been manly. I
01'A'1r1ully% reo mmen111vid and inldorse
White lhilo l emeldV, ald advise any
Womn:1tio 1--ivo it to anly relative sliffer
ing froml drinlkclness.'
Sold in every drug store, 50e and $1.
Trial package free by writing or call
ing on Mrs. A. Mi. Townsend (for years
seeretaty of a Woman's Christian Tem
perance Union), 218 Tremont St., Bos
ton, Mass. Special agents in
NEWEERRY, S. C.,
GILDER & WEEKS.
MuRPHINE
Opiuil Whiskey and
All Drug Habits
Cured Without Pain at
Your Home,
THE BEST OF SANATORIAM FA
CILITIES IF DESIRED.
If you are addicted to tlese habits yol
think you will puit it. You wvonlt; you
Cn't lllaided; bit you call be cured and
restored to your forner health and vigor
without pain or the loss of an hour front
your business at a muoderate cost. The
inedicinie biilds up your health, restores
your nervous systent to its norial coi.
litionl; you feel like a different p'erson
fron1 the beginning of treatment, 1JoAV
ING OFF TH1--l OPIATY.S AFTER
THE FlRST Im)Sl. You will soon he
:itistild ill yOIur oVn iild tihat you will
he eluredl.
Mr". T. .11. Brown. of DeQuieen, Ark.,
sayVs: "Oe seven y1 '' a \.ao I wils cued
(if opilliu habit by y, t N Ined-(icinle, tund
h:oi m-"lloud in.l the VeIy best of health
I )N. W1. Mi. Tulltall of L ovinlgs'tou , Va,,
sav: --' :12n Lh1d to ga': that I tirmily
11:ntle cured ot the I)riuk ibihit, as I
hae\vr een so) mn11h ais wantedl a
<h ini. in7 :myi 1u1m -inee~ I took youi
'r:,iie tor, lI.iw ight'een monthlIls ago. It
Mr.\-ir.ginia To^n iSend. of Shrleve
1n(r1, l.1 , wrnlles: "No. mlore 1'Upim I
uni1 lIlm-Oe 1no miist:ie when I say that
lIy he.ihh is b1etter now than it ever' was
il lIy life, :unII I owe it to yont and0 your
remledyl. It has5 been1 twelv~ e Vears sin1ce
I wa s en10'l by 'your1 treatmenlt."
For fu I paticu lars add ress. D)r. 11. MI.
Wooll'y, 3m L.owindes I1hlg. , Atlanta,
(.,who will send( youi hiis boo5k 01n these
dliseases FR EE.
STATIE OF SOUTHi CA 1OL INA,
COUNTY OF N10WBCIRy -.IN
PROHATl'l COURT. ,..
Bv Jlo (' WVib,on, lki., I 'robate Jludge,
b etl.ers oIf Ahiomini,tration)1 of the
Teear'e thlerief(ore to Ci to anid ad
:n Ii (Idio o (f tile idi Ailgustu l
I.x null puliit.ionl thereof, at. l'I
ifny v" y,'iv, whiy thme saidi Admin
rti.lon Shonlg, nlot. i# rt.e(ltd.
* " '"VI T.lul vI , hland, th is the 4t,h dlay
Ii.| of JanlIury. A 1111 D)omini, 1904,l
.1 Mi ('. WI L8()N, .1. I'. N. U.
Notico To Creditors.
I,h 'ldiSON I1O1,D)NG CLA IMS
agin lst t lie (es tt of damnies II.
llendrl ix, deceased, will pr1esenlt same
duily al-tiest ed to te undersigned, or my
A iOrnleyn M essi's liiunt., i tnt & Iuint
Elr, (Il or' befor I'oi' Iebruary I8th 1904.
JIOIIN WV. IIENDRIX.
A dthor. oh' estate of Jlames II. IIen
drui' t decease .