Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Entered at the Postofice at New berry, S. C.. as second class matter. Whitmire. Whitmire is a much more impor tant place commercially than it was a few years ago. and poltically the vote this year will be more than dou ble what it was two years ago. The building of the Glen-Lowry mill has not only increased the com mercial interests of the place, but it has added very largely to the popula tion. It is now a place to be reck oned with. The barbecue on Saturday was largely attended and the candidates were given a close and respectful hearing. The operatives are a clever and an intelligent communtity, many of them being our own people. They are thinking for themselves and the can dida-te who does not believe they are doing their own thinking and are go ing to size up the men offering for pub lic position and are going to cast their ballot according to what they believe to be for the best interests of the com monwealth, will find himself very much mistaken. There are some very handsome stores in Whitmire. as nice as any in the county. Some of the merchants are talking about raising money and labor to build some roads to the town. There is no one thing that will do the town so much good as some good roads leading to it. The Glen-Lowry mill has a capital of $500.ooo and operates some Soo looms. It is a good mili. in charge of young men. and they are making a success of it and every one seems contented and happy. 'We always nnd pleasure in going to Whitmire, because everyone seems to extend a cordial welcome, not only -rhe people of the towvn, but those who live in the community roundabout. If the coun-ty of Newberry desires to have the taxes for county purposes reduced the expenses of running the county government must be reduced. The clerk of the board told us some time ago that the average expenses of the county for -Three years had been between $21,ooo and $22.000. The taxable property for the past several years has been about five mil lion dollars and the income from the d.ispensary about $6,ooo. It is a very simple calculation to tell that a two and a half mill tax on five mil lion valuation will bring in only a little over $io,ooo, whch, added to the dispensary profit, will still fall short of the expenditures several -thousand dollars, which must be met -sooner or later. This thing of reder' ing the county levy without reduci.'m the expense account has put the coun ty behind each year until the debt amounts to a considerable sum, upon which 'the taxpayers are paying in terest. Is there any good business judgment in accumulating a debt and paying interest on it when wve 1- now the debt must be met sooner of later? Which is true economy, 'to pay as we go or to go on a credit and pay interest when wve know wve must pay the principal sooner or later? If county taxes are too high we must reduce county expenses. That is the place to start our economy. The most important office ill the county is the county supervisor, for he has the managemenlt of the entire without any criticism (if any one pasT. preset or futtre. but it is a fact The state campaign clo-ed at Ci lumbia on Saturday. It has been a very quiet and irderly campaign. None if the state .nicers has ipp siti'tn exe--pt the railro:ao! comi -,,Ier. There ara eaeral Ceekin this place. TRACY LICENSED. Made To Pay in Statesville-Will Carry it To The Courts Statesville. Aug. 13.-Dr. N. W. Tracy. who gave a series of temper ance lectures. under tent here, illus trating them with a magic lantern. left several days ago for Winston, his next appointment. The close of his meeting was faught with trouble. The mayor. when he gave Dr. Tracy per mission to hold forth here. was under the impression that the entertainment was free with the exception of an ad mission fee for four night sto defray expenses. An admission fee, how ever, varying from 5 to 10 or 15 cents was collected almost every night. Dr. Tracy contends that what money he secured was from "offerings" and not admission fees. The town authorities ontend it was from the latter source. The mayor presented to Dr. Tracy a bill of $45 for taxes, this being $5 pe night. the amount for which he was liable under the town ordinance. The vangelist first refused to pay it. but esterdav on advice of his attorneys. p)aid the tax under protest. Dr. Tracy ays: he has traveled over the United States for the past 26 years and had never paid a tax for his meetings be Hore. lie thinks he is persecuted and zays he will fight the matter in the :ourts. THE WAR OF 1812. sole Survivor Patiently Looking For ward to 105th Birthday. A dlispatch from Utica says that vith most of his faculties gone and i constant sufferer from the infirm ties incident to extreme 41d age. Hiram Cronk, the sole survivor of the ar of 1812. lies on a bed in the little hack which he calls home in the vil lage of Dunn Brook, near Rome, pa tiently looking forward to April 29 next when, if he is still living, he will have rounded out his 105th year. But it is doubtful if his aspirations in this respect will berealized, for ie is rapidly failing, and it is hardly possible that he will survive until winter. He is totally blind, almost entirely deaf, and the few words he ateters are scarcely intelligible, save o his daughter or his son-in-law, with whom he is passing his few re maiming days. For the purpose of ascertaining the presen't state of his health and of dis covering whether the veteran's con dition had been ameliorated by the monthly pension of $72 bestowed upon him by the state at the last ses sion of the legislature, a Sun reporter journeyed to Dunn Brook recently. He found Cronk at the home of Mrs. Sarah A. Rowley. his <tuLghter. The old man lay in a half reclining position on the bed, propped up by pillows. He moved his sightless eyes when the reporter entered the room seeming to understand that a vsitorI had arrived, though he is stone deaf and it is necessary to use an ear trum pet when speaking to him. His daughter employed this method to apprise him of the reporter's call. A few moments later the veteran turned his face away, and soon his la borious breathing indicated that he had dropped off into a doze. By way of explanation Mrs. Rowley said that her father spends most of his time sleeping and converses very little, often going several days with out uttering a slyabble. When he talks he asks about present day hap penings, seldom, if ever, recurring -to the events of years a go. when he had a part in repelling the British from Sackett's Harbor on Lake Ontario. Hec keeps no trace of the seasons. nor the davs of the week. anti rinds it impossible to remember events from day to day. He suffers con stantlv during his waking hours. It is impossible for him to move with out assistance. Cronk by the legislature has b'en a godsencld to him. Before it waI graitedl he had received S2; a mnth r .m the fed1eral government. ILt his am tint wvasi ms'titieen t ' pro vIde him with m1're than IIh bare nece-arie- life. t the pre-eml inI- le ha; an anenlant and many ther ways he ha- h:en made mrC e ;ui' rtalie. Rural Mail Delivery. >eattle P .t-1 mtelligencer. The ettect of rural mail is no(tite abi.: i every ctmmunity where it 1a eei given a fair trial. T far mers waste less time in going (o tOwn I r their papers and letters from home. They save the expense t,f w,rking hores. repairing wagons and' keeping III) appearances for vis iting the cities and towns. That time is devoted to improving the farms. growing better crops and de veloping more prontable systems of work. Men give more thought to methods and do not rush through with their duties as tinder the isola ted plan of agriculture. Rural mail keeps the boys on the farm. It prevents the formation of the liquor habit and other evils that go in the train of towns and cities. With the arrival of daily papers and current literature the boys and girls are content to spend more time at home. They get the pleasures of life in home surroundings and are con tented. Close attention to the de tails of farming brings satisfactory financial returns and relieve.; the far mer and his family of much drudgery. Reflections of a Bachelor. Beauty is only skin deep, but what is thei u,se of it being deei-r since a man is not an Xrav Very sensible women in other re spects would much rather be forty ,ive and look thirty-five than be twen. tv-three and look twenty-seven. A woman who knows how to maki thing if it is only how miserable her poor husband would be if she should d(e. A woman who knows how to make good johnny cakes doesn't have to know such an awful lot about higher mathematics. What a man should do is to have his employer make him a small allow ance out of his salary before it goes to his family. "A man's wealth ought not to keep him out of jail." said Plodding Pete. "No," answered Meandering Mike. "If I had my way I' make it a regu lar annual resort for de rich. Den it 'tud git more comfortable an' lux urious for tus other boarders.'-Wash ington Star. Teacher Wanted. Male principal wanted to teach the Chappells school Salary. $50 per month. Session. eight months. School begins October 1st. Apply to trustees of Chappells school. J. J. White. Chairman. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA County of Newberry. By John C. WVilson. Esquire. Probate Judge. Whereas. Mattie K. Glymph hath made suit to me, to grant her let ters of administration of the estate of and effects of A. Y. Glymph. These are therefore to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of trhe said A. Y. Glymph, deceased, that they be and appear before me. in the court of pro bate, to be held at Newberry on September 1st, next after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon. to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 15th day of Augtust. Anno Domini, 1904. J. C. Wilson. J. P. N. C. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE-' MENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that by or 4ier oIf the Probate Court of Newber rv county I will make a settlement of the estate of Dorcas Ray Calmes. in the saidl court, on the 14th dlay af September. 1904. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. andl that I will immediately thereafter apply for a final discharge as guiardian. Sarah M. Calmes, Guardian. 5pecial Mill We find tl 4 more in thic + we wish we care t( our invento We then special indL all who wis ; Summer Mi ~he departrr a petent hands Isure that we c We have a fi A ing Hats, Hats the perquisitec * Prices away ' and see for Yoi Our lines of Wh + Light Woolen Dresc . evening wear, Hosie all right. Nice lines . Come and see us, *MOVI Not All Shoes! I don't want our friends to ~etan idea because we have st put in stock seventy-one ases of he Hamilton Brown Shoe Company's Good Shoes for Men, Boys, omen and Children for fall that our stock s all Shoes. It is true we have the best tock[of Shoes in Newberry, nd when we get our new fall ne of anister's Fine Shoes r Men we~will have the finest ne in town, still we have just s good a line of Men's Fur ishing Goods, H ats and Pants, nderwear and Umbrellas, etc ,~ s we have Shoes, and we ant to sell you everything you eed in all these lines. Every me you spend a dollar at our store you get more for that dol ar than you get anywhere else. We .are closing all of our Straw Hats that we sold early t $1.50, $2.00 and $3.00~ hile they last at $1.00. Come and see us often. A. C. JONES, Proprietor. W. F. EWART, Manager. Nwerry, S.C. Aug. 5.,19041I inerU Sale. iat we have : line than * more than: ) enter on ry. afore offer: icements to t h their late. Ilinery now. ient is in com , and we feel an please. ne lot of walk-+ for Dress and, % therefor. $ down. Comet irselves. ite Goods, Muslins, ; Goods, Goods for ry, Corsets, etc, are of Neckwear. (ER'S! All Ready for the grand and only EXCURSION of the season to the. Sky Land, ASHEVILLE, Wednesday Augustl10. FAR E $2.00 ONLY. Leave Newberry 7.30 a. m. Train will stop at all points be tween Prosperity and Hodges. For information, etc., see o: wrih. P. F. BAXTER. J. MARION DAVIS. or M. L. SPEARMAN. Best Mineral As phalt Roofing. C. H. CAN NON, Near C., N. & L. Depot. Shingles! Shingles! Shingles! 200,000 Shingles just received, FOR SALE CHEAP, also Lumber and Laths, Rough or dressed. Houses Built on short notice. SHOP WORK such as Mantles, Doors and Window Frames a specialty. Repairing of all kinds. Shop in front of jail. Shocl(ley &Livingstoil Newberry. S. C.