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ESTABLISHED 1865 NEWBERRY. S. C.. TUESDAY. JANUARY 19. 1904. TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR FIRST WEEKS WOR OF GENERAL ISSEHLY RECESS TAKEN UNTIL WEDNESDAY ELECTONS FED FOR THURSDAY. 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 unti 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 the session and there -will be noth ing to interfere with that work. THE ELECTIONS. The elections will be held on Thurscay, beginning at ii o'clock, and are to be taken up in the fol lowing order: Associate justice, for a term of eight years; two directors of the State penitentiary, for terms ot two years: a State librarian, for a term of two years; a dispensary commissioner, for a term 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 angeburg, for terms of six years; two trustees for Winthrop College, for terms of six years. It the elec tions are not concluded by 2.45 o'clock provision is made for a recess until 8 o'clock, when they are to be resumtd. Former Senator McDermotte, of Horry, has announced himself a candidate for the position of chair man of the dispensary board in op position to Hon. H. H. Evans. All indications 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 W. D. Black has withdrawn from the race for liquor commis sioner and Mr.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. BIENNIAL SESSIONS. The house has made a special -of all bills relating to biennial ses sions for Wednesday at 12 o'clock. RAILROAD LEGISLATION'. Three bills for the regulation of railroads have already passed the house, as follows: Mr. Beamguard's bill providiig a penalty of$z0 a day in addition to the' penalties already imposed for the unreasonable delay in the ship ment and delivery of any goods, wares and merchandise by any railroad or other common carrier for hire in this State. Mr. Coggeshall's bill providing that after the 1st day of May, 1904, all railroad companies in the State' shall transport to their destinaton all freights received for transporta tion within points in the State of .South Carolina within the following timesar the same shall have been received: Within 48 hours, between points not more than ioo miles dis tant; within 78 hours between points more than ioo and not more 200 miles distant; within 96 hours between points exceeding 200 miles distant. Mr. Dorroh's bill abolishing sin gle truck cabs on railroads. M. Johnson, of Fairfield. has in. troduced a bill to provide a penalty 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 re on 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 DEAD LETTER. The house has passed to a third reading a bill introduced bl Mr. "oyle providing that it shall be un lawful for any prerson to sell, bar ter or give away or treat another to ny malt or intoxicating liquors ithin three miles of any voting reinct during any primary or tber election day, under a penalty; :hereof of not more than $ioo nor .ess than $5o, or 30 days imprison nent with or without labor. FARM LABOR. There has already been discussion >n bills providing additional punish nent for violators of farm labor :ontracts, and it is probable that some action will be taken along this .ine during the session. TAX RECEIVED BY CLEMSON. Considerable discussion was pro voked in the house on Thursday on i bill to reduce the tax on fertili rers, which tax now goes fo the support of Clemson. Onamtien of Ar Kibler the discussion yas ad journed until Thursday before which time it is thoug - the house would have reports before it convey ing information on which to take' intelligent action. GOOD ROADS CONVENTION. The senate on Thursday rejected Senator Mayfield's resolution pro viding for the payment of the rail road fare of county supervisors who attend the good roads convention to! be held here. FOR GOOD ROADS. Mr. Aul 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 z. That the Governor is here by authorized and directed to appoint and commission twvo dis creet electors in each county in the State, whose term of office shall be four years from date of the com mission and who, with the county supervisor, shall be known as the county good roads commissioners, who shall be authorized and em powered to perform the duties here inafter mentioned. Section II. That the county good roads commissioners provided for in this Act are hereby author ized in their discretion to order a special election for the purpose of deciding upon the question of issu ing interest bearing coupon bonds or of voting an annual tax, not to exceed two mills in lieu of bonds to bae se in macadamizing or perma MIMNA MID MWIN ST'ARTS Tl Be on hand rain or shir big values to little prices veying away some of thE on the wheels of reduced to brave any kind of weai These Prices Hold Good ForOnlU Foi 50 Pieces English Long Cloth, 12 y, 100 Pieces India Linen worth 20c or less at 121c the yard, 50 pieces White Persian Lawn, woi to a customer at 16c the yard. 100 pieces New Mercerized White the big four days' sale, 19c th 25 pieces New Piques, as white as for this big sale sale, at I 5c th A big pile of Check muslins, worth I 00 Large White Bed Spreads, woi 100 Large White Bed Spreads, woi 50 fine Marseillas Quilts, worth $2 25 fine Marseillas Quilts, worth $3 Five Thousand cakes of Fairy and F Three Hundrad Pair of Lace Curain 100 pair worth $1.50 to go at only, 100 pair worth $2.00 to go at only 100 pair worth $3.00 to go at only 300 Ready Made Sheets, full size, E 200 Ready Made Pi'iow Cases LADIES FINE P We place on sale abou1 sols worth $1.50, $1.75 ar this sale, your choice at I EMBROIDERIES Al1 Thousands and thousands of yi week for less than half price. Our entire line of Ladies' and C first cost. EVERY TRAIN IS BRINOIN The Leading StorE nently improvin~g the public roads Section III. Tl nd highways in said county, except shall be held at ti as hereinafter provided. And that as now eatabhisne said election shall be ordered and during the hours held after the publication of the tions at the time notice thereof once a week, for at notice of said elec least four consecutive weeks in one agers appointed f< >r more of the papers published in said county good the county. That said notice shall ers; that the retur set forth the object of the election shall be made to so ordered and the amount of the roads commissio: bonds or the number of the mills wekatersi LUGHS rER SALE MORROW.T ie. Wo have hitched up and the team will be con most durable bargains prices. It'will pay you :her to reap the benefits. jr DaUs--Wed.,Thurs., Fri. and Sat. ard lengths . . . 98c Pc, ind 25c, 12 yards to each no more -th 25c and 35c, not over 10 yards Waistings, worth 25c and 35c for B yard. the driven snow and worth 25c, e yard. 2;c and I 5c for this sale 9c. rth $1.50 for this big sale, 98c. -th $2, for this big sale, $1.43. .50 and $3, for this sale, $1.98. ,50 and $5. for thiz sale, $2.98.: airban k's Tar Soap, 3 cakes for lOc i To Be Closed Out at a Sacrifce. . . . 98c pair. . $1.43 pair . . $1,94 pair i . . 49c each. 9ceach ARASOLS, 98c. two hundred fine para id some worth $2.00 for )8 cents. ID EMBROIDERIES. irds of embroideries to be sold this hildren's Underwear at less than G US NEW SPRING GOODS. LUG H'S Sof Newberry, S. C. 2at said election notice of appeal is made within one Le voting precints week thereafter to the State board i in each county; of canvassers, which board shall for general elec..i have such jurisdiction as now ex advertised in the ercised under general election tethat purps by lasection IV. That the question roads commission- shall be snbmitted to such qualified n of said managers i electors as are free-holders of the the county good Icounty, and at such election there aers within one, shall be written or printed on ballots election, whose to be prepared by said commission