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ESA6 ECeta a tA$ ESTABLISHED 1865 NEWBERRY. S. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 1,1904. TWICE A WEEK, S15 AYA FIRST WEEK'S WORK OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY RECESS TAK3N UNTIL WEDNESDAY ELECTIONS FIXED FOR TI RSDAY. Good Roads, Biennial Sessions, Special Courts, Railroad Legislation, Taxation And Other Important Matters. Columbia, January i8.--Tuesday being the anniversary of the birth of General Robert E. Lee and a legal holiday in this State, the gen eral assembly adjourned on Satur day until Wednesday. A good deal of work was done during the first week of the session. -Good roads, biennial sessions, edu cation, taxation, railroad legislation and a number of other important measures have already been touched upon. The elections will be held on Thursday and then both houses will get down to the real work of t lie session and there will be noth ing to interfere with that work. THE EI,'CTIONS. The elections will be held on Thurscay, beginniiig at 1 i o'clock, and are to be taken up i:i the fol lowing order: Associate justice, for a terni of eiglit years; two directors of the StatI penit(,itiarN, for ternis of two years a State libirariall, for a terinl of two years; a dispensary co.1iimissioler, for a terml of two years; a chairman of the State board of dispensary directors, for a term of two years; two members of the State board of dispensary directors, each for a term of two years; two trustees of the South Carolina Col lege, for terms of six years each; three trustees of Clemson College, for terms of four years each; two trustees of the State College, at Or aigebur, for terms of six years; two tru.stees for Winthifrop Collce, for terms of iix years, It the elee tionls are 11 coicluded by 2-15 o'clock pro'isionl is made for a recess initil 8 o'clock, wh1 en the\, are to be resu ied. Vorimer Senator Mcl)ermotte, of I-orry, ias announced himself a candidate for the position of chair man of the dispensary board in op. position to I-Ion. H. H. Evans. All inlicationis point to Mr. Evans' election. Mr. W. D. Black has withdrawn from the race for liquor commis sioner and Mr. Tatum will pe elect ed without opposition. The other races remain practically order the same as stated in the last issue of The Herald and News. BIICNNIAL SICSSIONS. The house has made a special of all bills relating to biennial ses sions for WVednesdlay at 12 o'clock. Three bills for the regulation of -railroads have ailreadly passedl thle house, as follows: Mr. Beam guard's bill providing a penalty of$i o a dlay in addi tioni to the penarh'es ailready' imposed for the unireasoniable dlelay ini the ship). tuent and delivery of anly goods;, wares and merchandcise by any railroad or other connnon carrier for hire in this State. M.Coggeshall's bill providing that after the 1st (lay of May, 19o04, all railroad companies in the State shall transport to their destinaton all freights received for transporta tion wit hini points in the State of .South Carolina within the following .times after the same shall have been received: Within 48 hours, between points not more than ioo miles dis tant; within 78 ho.irs between points more than ix and not more 200 miles distant, within 96 hours between points exceeding 200 miles distant. Mr. Dorroli's bill abolishing sin gle truck cabs on railroads. MO. Johnson, of Fairfield, has in troduced a bill to )rovide a penaltv of $5,ooo against any railroad cor poration on which a head-end col lision or wreck occurs from which there shall ensue death or personal injury through the carelessness, incompetency, recklessness or fail tire oil the part of the railroad com pany to take the necessary precau tion to prevent such collision or wreck. The penalty is to be paid to the State treasurer. ANOTHER DHAD LETTER. The house has passed to a third reading a bill introduced bgs Mr. Doyle providing that it shall be un lawful for any prerson to sell, bar ter or give away or treat another to any malt or intoxicating liquors within three miles of anly votim precinict dn primlay r .ther election day, nn-der a penlalty tierevof of not llore tlann S-1 1101' less tllan ' ,o, or ;o tlays imprii. nVilt 6ith or w\ithout labor. FA\\ L.\ JoIR. There has already been discnssiion in bills providing additional puiili ment for violatorF of farm labor contracts, and it is probable that i some action will be taken along this line dit,-ng the session. TAX RECE'IVR!D BY CLE1SON. Considerable discussion was pIro voked in the house oi Tllursdav on a bill to reduce the tax on fertih 7ers, which tax now !1os to the support of Clemsn. ()I llotin o'f Mlr Kihler the dhi.-MassionI w,et 81. journledi until Th':ursday,, b c: which time it is thought. "he h-me wouldl have reports befo:c it con (-. ing ilformatioi ol which to tal-c intelligent action. GOOD ROADS CONVENTiON. 'Plie senate on Thursday rejected Senator Mayfield's resolution pro viding for the paymient of the rail road fare of county supervisors who attend the good roads convention to be held here. FOR GOOD ROADS. Mr. Aull has intoduced in the house the following road bill which was referred to committee and which, at Mr. Aull's request, will not be acted upon until the Good Roads convention meets and makes its recommendations: Section 1. That tihe Governor- Is here by authorized and directed to apploinIt and( conniniissioni two d is. creet electors in each coutiy L in tile State, whose Ltnni of oflice shall h)e four vears floiin date of the coill iissionl and( wllo, witlh tlle c.oulity superv1\isOr, sllall he kniowtl as tlle counity good roads euunnIis.sionlers, who shall he ~ auttorizedl and1( emi p)owered to performi the (lit ies here inafter mione)101md. Section II. That the coun tty goodl roads con uissioniers p)rovidled for ini this Act are hereby author izted in their dliscretioni to order a sp)ecir.1 elect ion for the purpoI)se of deciding upon the (questionl of issu ig interest bearing coupon bonds or of voting an annual tax, not to exceed two mills in lieu of bonds to be used in macadamizing or perma MIMNA MIDE 1VN Be on hand rain or shine big values to little prices a veying away some of the on the wheels of reduced i to brave any kind of weath rhese Prices Hold Good For Only Four 50 Pieces English Long Cloth, 12 yar [00 Pieces India Linen worth 20c an or less at I 2'c the yard, 50 pieces White Prsian Lawf. oril to a customer a h d I 0 pieces New iV,zh .4-"' the b i u d ' !,ca le, IN Oc the 25 piece~s NeOw Piues. as; whl.ite as tI for this big UIO i, V 1 s th: \ big pile of Check mn- , woIth 12 100 Large White Bed #preacis, worti 1 00 Large White Bed Spreads, worti 30 fine Marseilla'. Quilts, worth $2.5 5 fine Marseillas Quili:s, worth $3.5( ive Thousand cakes of Fairy and Fai Three Hundrad Pair of Lace Curtains 1 100 pair worth 8 I .50 to go act only. 100 pair wor '2.0') to -.> at on l 100 pa woih .3 0 . at are 20 Rea~:y Made Iew 2ases LADiEc HNE PA We place on sale about i 3ols worth $1.50 $1.75 and this sale, your choice at 9E EMBROIDERIES ANE Thousands and thousands of yar< Neek for less than half price. Our entire line of Ladies' and Chi First cost. EVERY TRAIN IS BRINGING The E .ding Store 11ud hiighw~ays in) said 2ount y, except Shall beL. hld( at the V 1s hereinafter ptovided. \And that .a 1!iw establis ii saidl elect.ioni shall be~ ordereCd antd (1uringk' the houris ield after the nulJicationi of t heons at thle tiine ad' iotice thereof once a wveek for at not ice of said( electioi east four consecutive weeks in one agers atppointed for t r more of the papers p)ublishedl in ,said count y' g(ood roa< bhe county. That said notice shall ers ; that the return of uet forth the object of the election shall be made to thc uo ordered and the amount of the roads comliuissioners >onds or the number of the mills week after said el :o be voted oni. determination shall UGH'S ER wSALE MORROW. We have hitched up nd the team will be con most durable bargains )rices. It will pay you er to reap the benefits. DaUs--Wed.,Thurs., Fri. and Sat. I lengths .. . 98c Pc. d 25c, 1 2 yards to each no more 25c and 35c, riot over 10 yards , Ii-s, w Ith 25t i 35c for CA 1, e droiven snow and writh 25c, I U( C And I 5c for this sale 9c. $1.50 for this big sale, 98c. $2, for this big sale, $1.43. 0 and $3, for this sale, $1 .98. J and $5, for this sale, $2.98. rbank's Tar Soap, 3 cakes for 10c o Be Closed Out at a Sacrifce, - -98c p3air. - - -. $1.43 pair - - . $ ' ,94 pair -. 49c each PASOLS, 98c. wo hundred fine para some worth $2.00 for 3 cents. ) EMBROIDERIES. is of embroideries to be sold this Idren's Underwear at less than US NEW SPRING GOODS. >f New./berr"y, S. C. said ch-etio i ce of appeaLl.Cl b, na(le withIin onie >)tinlg pr.eiint; week thlereaftvr to thle State board each (c(nult v of 81 cavaSers. w ic boar )0:1( sha:ll genierl e lee- haive suIch j i l ollu as unow ex 'ertised iln the (reised under1( generlal electioln andl by man.- i ws. at purpose by Sect ion IV ThIlat the qu festioln is COnunl)ission..- shall be sInflitte(i to such g lli fied said inanmagers:electors as are free- holders of the county good county, and at such eleCtionl there within one shall be written or printed onm ballots e.ction, whose to be prep)ared1 by said1 conIuission >e finmal unless rrotiue - pae-.