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Oe raW aubltcwoA VOL XLIV. NO. 25. NEWBERRY. S. 0. kUICS DAY. MARCEE 2#3,1t907, WC EK.$.0AYK REPORT FROM OOMMISsIONERE In Reply to Request from Herald and News Commissieners Submit Report. The following correspondence i, -self explanatory. Coimmient by tI( Herald and News will be found else wlere: March 16, 1907. Mr. F. A. Boyd, Slipt., Newberry, S. C. )ear Sir: Will .you kindly fulrni: h mie tht followint information in regard t< our electric light, water and seweragt plant, of which you are the superin. tendent: * The receipts for water and light, 'for the year 1906 separately; foi merchandise and for extension ol plant, either sewerage, water or elee trie lights separately; also tle dis bunsements for salaries, fuel, repairs extel?iins to water, Iiighlt or sewer m-re plants separately. I Simply desire totals t'or the. yeni 1906 of these several items separate Iy. I wish yout wouil be kind enoui-l to make this stateinent exclusive of the amoimt paid you by the city Im lilhts and water. I would be -lad also it' you would advise if the town has advanced any money for the purpose of supplieF for extensions apart from the amount paid by the city for water and lights, and if so, the amount. I presume I have a right to ask these questions, as the plant is own ed by the town, but if I have not, I would be glad to have you so state, zruld if for any reason you cannot furnish the information, be kind enough also to so state, and if agree able to you,,give me your reasom fot deeliling to give the inforniatiwi. A prompt. reply is requesten. I presume it will be little dilliculty for you to give me these figures from your books. Yoirs truly. Editor Herald and News. Newherry, S. C.. Mar. 25. 1907. Col. E. H. Aill, Editor, Herald and News. Dear Sir: Answering your inquiry of 16th. I beg to say that it is, and has always beel the Commisisoners desire to give out any information aside from theii regular monthly reports rendered to the council as well as in our annual reports, whieh are published, to any mie asking for sieli information, and T am pleased to submit to you the following figures, this being the total amount of business done for the yeal 1906. Receipts. Sale of water .. .. .. ...$ 4994 45 Sale of lights .. ......... 7322 96 Holse wiri.r, falls. motors 8069 60 Tapping anI(d pipe work .. 801 1-1 Newberry Cot. Mill, tank .. 3000 00 City Connil, Arc lights. .. 52941 53i Sl(e of coal .............219 43 Loan fiIrom eity c (onneiil t'or nlew boiler.. ... .. ......1000 00 Freirht on engine ... . 216 15~ C'ash on hand 1-1 -06........705 84I $31624 10 Disbursements. Salaries .. .............$ 477!) 44 ', Fuel and oil .............8863 24 Poles and( cross armls........170 26 TPr:rnsformers ...........999 92 Wire and supplies .........396..93 New electric machlinery... 1041 13 Frt. Drayage engine .. ...248 6~5 r Repairs to engines .. ......184 45 Wiring merchand-ise .. 8929 8fl New boiler ... .. ..........1622 0il Exesins to Pi.pe mains. 443 63 Rpisto pumpP.. ........122 82 New well ...... .........586 28 Exto'nsions to sewer, septie tank .. ...............2310 4. * Stationery, books, &e. . .. 306 54 Horse, wvagon, h auling . . .. 406 34 Cash on h an d 12-31-06. .. . 212 13 TI Ic as yu ~~ $31624 10 Tecity, asyuwill se rom the above, has p)aid to the Commisionecrs diuling (lhe year 1906 $5294 53 for the furnIishinlg the Street Light,s, Lights in the City omeies iad Fire Depart ment, vater used attrig the year foi 'fire 'pupnen ,Stree Sp,. ki ,,nm. al 20 thousand gallons per day for t automatic flushing of the Sewers. During' the year 1900 to pay en for additional boiler tle Council 1 vaineed $1000.00 on said purelh w.ith the understa.nding. that the eo Missioners would pay back the sai dring tile year 1907. The conlilit has also advanced $216.15, the amount of the freight the new elginle whieh we are insta iMV o, With Ihe unlldersHtandin w-'1: it is ti- be paid balck to them driii 19)08. It w v. 1a-l servie you u rlther I shall be glad to do so. Very truly youns, .1. N. Boyd. Superiitendent. Office of Commissioners of Pub Works. Newherry, S. C., Mar. 25, 1907. To the Citizens of Newberrv: With the above let ter of Mr. E. Aull to Supt. Boyd, and his answ t4) samle. file Conmissioners will ta th,is u.pportnllit y to Submit the r moiig statement for tle int'oiati of the Citizens. As to the wait of information regIrd to the receipts and expenses the Water WNor.ks and Electrie Lio P1 an t --1mder the LaW directing t II Mitily reports he made to the ei Conneil. Sulpt. Boyd, each month II made his report to the Council. Receipts an( Expenditures and t saime should be on file with the 1 pers of tle Council, subjeet to the exminillatioln and approval. Aid t Commissioners would make this fl ler report as to tle work dlone sin ite Water Works and Electie Lig Plant were installed: Durinr the years 1897, 98, 99. 19 under Mr. Vross' as Superiintende there was spent for extension a impoveMients .. .........$ 4946 During the years 1900, '01. 02, 0.', 04, and 05 under Mr. Boyd as Slpt. there vas speit for' extensioi. and improveients..... 1-1607 $19553 DIur-inlg tile year 1900. speni for iiproveients and ex tensions ............ 8116 Diving the year 1907 for the (4n1gine .......... 2400 Maiklg the total spent on extensions and improve Inents ............$30070 Bonds issued for plant .. 42000 Total cost of plant ......$72070 The commissioiners owe on plant . . . $1200 00 Con. Eloetirie MN:$1200 00 New well .. ..... 1200 00 'mwil for boiler 1000 00 Conncil for engine 2.100 00 5800 Aniount paid on plant .. ..$66270 The -reat difenIty whicuih the coi missioners have la1,1ored under. w Ihat with a plant costing the fi No capital, nto funid apprioprint for extensions, mElrgXemlents al char.ging for lig'hts 0and water t sa me average irat es as those elbarg in the su rronud i n' cities, from th mothlly revenute, der'ived1 from sale of water and( light they ha had to plain for all the extenisions ai enlargements for the last teni yea dleiradetd by the rapid growth of t (city. Tlhe Electici Planut from 1000i c'andesceint lights anid 50 street ligh withI new D.wnamos and( connectioi no0w furnishes about 5000 ine(and(esce linhts 72 street lights with a ca.paci for a still fu rtheri in crease as the ci neeids it. CTe Water Plant furnis inn 4l0.000 nallms a (lay the flu year or t wo last summer supp)lli 1(60,000 a (day and4 with anu addlit in al well enni snpply any increased (1 miand( that. will arise for some tii to come. Thic comissioners with -(lie limit mieans at 0 their cont rol for cnlribr mnts and1( extenitonls aeconistat foredl toi delay amlden appli 0)11icail wuishuitng to 'use wa'ter andt lights, al have at dIifferent t imes asked concil for appropriiationis 0and ha in their reports bronght the subj< to the attention of the citizens, as ing that funds be appropiaited f enilargements of the plant so as w he Iplaice it, at the use of every citizen But, with the expendatire of $ sit le oisly apprcxpriated by Ma: d- KLg(ttnier anld hlis adinlistrationl,I -e0icommissioners; have hiad nII real - ;istanlce froml the eitv. "o Durin]g- tie year 100 the necess for an aIdditioial boiler became uT -pss.i1 thant M1yor Ih-owi and i "" uIIIIIii .vaneed $1000.00 lo asq " i cit hasI f a bi' ir , but I l ' ihr eVinne of11 Wthe ataar Wit7. mtito :tce $2400.00 t o p ase ::n~ tnine. thle said $2400.00 I b a k fromt th rae-1viu lic . t wo ain l ets w1* as a parit ild thlie $580.00 oI ::y (1the ne thesad$40.0 \sona's thlis naew on'inie is [-.lld the ilanit will he inv apu er t osupilyl eatsly all piower neO l- 0 he Ne.d l the pant at this t for thie tw well as a safeg in amiSt h pavint tviily e n use i (tf t tilize Ihoongly the advatt it c tO nw wll. amt l a lei Res at vir, where'( severali day s sutpply Sy : wer eni ihe kept i. ill at anil as : s acident at tea power lieui of ( l tih It -irwth.i ofl th l e ie :la thlie liae itorease in Fth da - ut i o water it bec1om1tes imor oeiteI nt sary every year that the slpply hte water shuldhe atways bI ample. a-:11 Y fireproectio and drinkin pose ce ioses. t, All of ivca t is elispIt fully i mintted. 00 Jatmes McTItosh, nt C. E. Summer, mid W. F. Ewart, 05 Conimissioners of Publie Work< Newberry, S. C., Mar. 25, 1907. News From St. Philips. Mr. L'vonard Sense of Little Mol 5 ai.a is visitinl,1 his daughiter, M Benij. Hfalfaerle. MArs. 1). A. Ruff is quite siek lji nw. She is suffering ft )2 Mr. Clifford Baniks, of Kami City, Missouri, has been at lis mo0 )0 ers homle on a sort visit. Mr. Levi Kibler was buried at Ph1iilips uelitrch on Friday, MaI 37 22nd. Mr. Kiblerl has -passed hiis 6,9 30 year. -- Tere will be preaching at 37 Phili.p's chlurchi oan Easter Sunday eleven o'eloek a. m. I heltar that ole of our good g; dellers has ehbl-age leading." in I a rdenl. Quite ea rlY isn't it ? The hloiotr roll for St. Plhilil 30 schlool this moth Ii is short. - First Grade-Floyd Di(lkert. 30 Tiirdi otradi-Matttie Hailfae ).. C rliissie Halfaee. as FoulrIth Grade---Mattie Crtilmptio .Our New Minister. id Miost p1lays have bu11t one otr I e0('O chaacter's thlaat may~ b)e said tol d Peat tral fiinyes. ''iOur New Mitt ir' ter,'' Deitnat Thoaimpsoan's anad (, heo W. Ryer''s f'atmouts sue(s- hats t' ve teen r'oles thait arec eachl a doelight id conitrast. The cometItdy is duie toi 1eO He Liked Pork. It w"as formerly thte custom oft nt- coutry' folk t.o wvork outt thecir t a 5, Iby boaradinhg the teachter, wich meaafO ats thlaa t fromt time to time he was supI: it ed fr'omt v'ariouis qaters with food, ty -One diay a boy nlamedo( Tim Mo ty haead, says II aripei''s Weekly, br'eal ha- l essly' soughlit I-c teacher O, exclaiin st ''a,teacher', my tia wants to kit eif yon like poriak.' "- ''I udeed. I do, Tim,''~ was thle "~ ply. ''Say to yourt f'atheir that. thecre ate nothing in thte way of mteat that 1like bettea' thlan pork.' ad Sotme tinte passed, andt ther'e was '0- pork from Tim 's fathera, a fact t.hit ly nto w"ay surlpr'ised1 the teacher, for' I ts old1 mnii wias knowii thromtrhout I id counaty as a ti'zht pr'oposi tiotn. Nov lie tlihlss onte afternoon tho tenel etook the boy aside anad asked: et '' How ab)ot t.hait pork. Tim, i k- ouar fat hier promised me?'' or we''h' nwrdTm 'h i .OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. i00 I ror Attorney General .Bonaparte's De :le cision-Anothor Lesson to South as. ern Men in Congress. (t l y .111me.s S. MctCallt-I.y.) Specl ,or. Herald anld News. Ie a.I'l i ig ton, M larch 25.- A to nvr ist . v.'ra] lionaparle's opinion on th Ilneaiol law is another lesson t4 0 h" 0- ter me.n1l-1II(, ill vongre!"1-ss to h liec'g ile nl bot ivi nlhir sIll, -14,d1illistraltion) plliis, as i will ".reatly hamper fihe sout herl lia s tto ill Iheir. ef'orls to) indlive de silrable chassles of,Iuopa immuli gr'aits to go into the south. Wlel to the .bill w-as pwiediig llfore lie sen ate its lassage was resisted by tih ie Soilern' Senators and tle l?vpuIbli ' 'cals olil have beenl ioreed to aIllmn it it it had not beeln Ilhat assurance: \- were Pi-enl thl Demoras. both 1) sithe lipubl sea(tors and by olli cd- iaIs of 'lthe adminisi-iation that i %\'ld( not. interfetre with the( actiol M0 (df -;mulhernI st-latus inl enecoll-agn "Iliml 11p1 11iL"FAtion of the kiId tvsired byv til Ird inlistrlit's inl iir borders. Placin nld faitlh inl these assurances, t!he soulith Lge (AI-1 senac'to's withdraw their opplosi tion. Il nio soonler had t.he bill be of cole a law tai tilie decJpart meniIt 4 Ist 1'.11ervn-e and It)labor asked the athr IIVY 'v lIIl f' wl "piliil as Io it itv 1ffI t onl he aWlivity of, the s<mltheIn il'y statve,. inl securin"g inunigration. Ull der the ruiniug of' Mr. Bonaparte it. i: of no lon.-er lawful fori a state to raisi r fiuids for bringing over immigrant: rby avceoptinlg conltributions from th iid ist ries that are to be belefited dl. iindiaiy work of this kind engaged il by a state must .be paid ror from it geteral funds. In other words, ti. expense, histead of heing borne b; thoi.- directly benefited by the in elased labor supply, mullist be impos ed oil all t-he tax payers of the state Tlite question of' what will be Pres idont Hoosevell 's attitulde Io Iwan rs. the railroids is tihe prineipal l(opie o di-qtissiol aiollng politicianls il stWashi-n."toln. The people of, thle coull Mi try who pay the rl-ei'"ht1 and passenl --:.er l chares of' thle railroads Seem h hi in favor cit givinlg the present lav h- a fVair test bef'ore urging any filtheli Federal legisla(ion, bul tle presiden it. is not, satisfied and talks hidefinitelb cl "t additional laws, with ile restil tlh that capi.tal is alarmed and it is dit' lienlt for tle riailroads, even by pay. 3t. in. highc rates oh' interest. to obtaii at monlev for. Ilecessary ilyllvovemiernht ;,I a time whe thei' ficeilities art laxed to the utmiost anld VlienI fteil oer "perating( expenlsvs-on accvomlit, ol higlier prives and advanlceil wages are going up rily. Mr. l?oosevell does Ilot seeli to realize tha1 Iliere ic alt ideiltity of interests betweeni rT. railroad and Ilie pevolle along i I. lines; that the railroad if' it is to sue 411ed must he interested ill I lle pros P'I'itv of the vouitry it raverses :cid thait the' pele are ilter'ested .1 be4inig2 served'c by ai prosperoultils arncd (' ''iailities as riiredI''4. Tlhie trut h ci is- "thisli now beiig- i'ecognize'd by rail ~lriad me mor n''enterally' thani evel before.tic' andl thei g'eiral adoptiont o0 f ) - th poilic'y of frian k pucblieily and 4)1 k ~ing' thle plihIi' ci to thle coinfidenet lof the roads ats is being don tby Pres1 bclent Filey of thce Soultheirn Rail wacy C'ompaiiy, will go far' t.owar' he ma cking furlthier' ltegislaiI ti unneIices e a ary a c Ind uitIingi rail roads andl th nlt pubic ici ha-rmrmious co0-oper'ation fii Ii.. I their i'mutual in teres't 5. An iinjterc'st in a~cti(' iln(( cnnctior1 -e- ithi the recent't coilapst' of thle stoi'k hi- cuarklet ill New'~ Yorck wvas lhat whikci twsee.nritices andi' ini t i'heutuore of' th< -I. have becen rudely shiakeni thle 'otthor i marik et rem1fa inted fir aniicid theC prier i even advaniced. ~l'hiis is sigific'anti ais .shiowingc the firm founidation upor(4 tino I iwh tli(Ie co) 4ti-gr'owtin lindu41tstr o3 c inl thIe soulth is b)asedh. Trhe' demandcii fim lie ibis prod(uiet is wor'ldl~ wide and mor<41 lie t hian a tiemcpoi'atry noisttlemeiit oft I. busine's ini anyi siiwe rciut.ryli is ti' er' ;'cired fo 'fflect its miar'kit price cmi i'iallv. Al h same imle i'ipor't ait to the 1Unren'cit of Nfanil'cct inr'e inc liente tIhat el't'i ito1 grjow~, eotio tOll of a c'ommriaiCil scale ini niew fields ii Afi'ien '-nnd( varmiouist tronial island! so O-hlt tII outlook for (tie Southern t filler-e-,pecia,1lly he who prIactices V diversiried rairinii-w.as -never bet - I MATTIE WILLIAMS RETURNS. I In the Custody of the Sheriff-Her 2 . . Counsel Withdrew Objection Af ter Evidence Was all In. hdIville on 'Sundav1.1 af1trnoonl with h'lis priso-mer ,11Mattiv WVilliamus. - A t he vounlsvl for M1ltie W il. - - liiis read the aidavits, whieh were ksubmitted by the sherff they did e - 'ot Further resist tie requisitionl p: pers, and thle halbe.1s eor-pus. proeved wigngs were dismissed an1d Ihe prisonler i-ed over to tie sheriff. She is t IINV i inil and will w i l the ch.arge of' di'llosing of, trust 1i'1nd11s. which were inl hir hamllis is tIrenNiurer. el prinit below I elipping (' rmll nimh C shoviv mizotte Nws wailiniy, net'. II i('11 !i v1 4 1 t ,111m tl, t~' hed t Il4 Thpii'c Mr.t \Vorkulie inut)?imilct,o the arlivle is Am A. Q. Worwkman, "nev - tt (.. the os t su tntatltlt:l vilizensA of ' this section 'Ind of1 course whw-n affi.. da.vitsz 1o.thaIt vi'T've wvrv preSvetd, Ithe v!Ilnsel mor it'11tie Villm1s111 saw there wa.s no gr1-mluid upon which they Could stanId. sheriff iron ,i is very miuch rati fied over IIhe furn the( 1ase hitkenl, and it should hie stated aflSo tha1( t(he huirldled it inl a mlost ext-ellei man-11- e lier. A'i' attie Williamius of color., late C Mreasurer olf tihe oicky Zion otI e AId society of, Newberry, S. C., an1d chlarged with tie emlAbezzleient ol $51 of thle Zion society's fuiids, nlillst -re01111 to lthe! Pllilletto state 1111 face hier lenisvirs. The cry of pveonage1 Is been dolpped. It didn't panI:: )l of and -,tow\- Alottie mulist vaIoose. Mi lie is a g-ood cook 'Ind her Aksheville iployer. was 141.th oiv) Iel. Inl faIct hle ha.s .!ivven her 11p only aftervI a si o n f,ight. 1111 the bealha Ile is nided i d it is..; " '23'' It Mal. tie. "R1mintly MheriflT BtOrd of New" v herry caeto Asheville an1d phaced MIttti WVilliais under Iarrest. IHe ca' iired thle wollinl with the embez- 0 z1vimnt of' $51 'rnmi the( Zion Holme Aid soeiety. At first tie W113oman .,((n]seted to refurnl to Nmwherry and 1e her ahisers. 11a11ter, however, she dpeld. Thenivii the novernIM of Citth-'aoli-1m. requested that1 the Iovernlor ofl N(wrlh ('arolina' iS:-e reVT qustinpIpverS f'or t he ref urn ofI AttIie. T,he. palers were duly iss vd. Still there was dela1y. Able volun svi h1,14 beenl eli.ployedI to defIend1 the womlanl an1d tlv ha lr.u. ifll*n lw'Is rAter-omsedl. A pplivatil... was, 1 1]:[( 0o Jud1ge. .1. -C. P'rilchf-1111 in I.'Iited-( h Slates CiIn*e1'.1 vmIret 1*41r a wrl* i ,I a e dwco jl1- 111r1. woill nil. dis - ffair was i 111111 of excellont repu aitioni anld did not seek to hold the 'Omanll. Uponl the stateme'vat ofi these acts Judge Pritehnt dismissed the rii and 1odeeld 1that1 the wvoianl be iveII ilit) the ens(ody ol Ile oflicers. 1 is pnobable that Ile wolmain will v retiurned to Nvwherry (ommorw or ,1onday, wleni she will he required ai Slmnd Irial i'll the emourtS of South aoiaonl Ilhe char-V ofi ('mb1ezzlingip mlis I'noin the roliuillu4 soviety of bi64h SheV Was at Ir,e time tin till!ver.'' A Little of Newberry. .'. C(rews in ,aIuirens l'erahl. Fori th liers filme in ten vears the ditor of thiOe Herald thas maIlde i vis to Newberry. oin here M inoday 1ernloonl and return-1ing. (1n Tuesday. ire'd imlprovemenvit hals beenl made inl he citv inl that time, and itl hits r*()w'I muchVl sinlev then. It would be pliasire to write ill) Newherry a, Ie cit v deserves to Ie Written up1), lit w( a i nte to be briief in our' -mlarks. T reis st no11ch that 4-omid e said. Alention Imlust Ie made of t,:Ia.t 1thal t : 4)n1on! mallNy other ings ewhrrIhs 11,ntl imnk11s, two otton mills, Iwo oil mills. a knitliinir ilhl :iiil 1 l'eI(ea cl'a2 bottIl'inet 'omi y o say o1111 thin.- ol handsome eV \ IrS(IeII(enves il I he cit v aml i ts InhIurb1-1)S, wiltlhbeanlliI'l :1nIt st ately (vw b)uildlings in t eI' business por ions of I tI h l phvfe. sneh . as t Ie lost fIlee. hoard 1f trade, Oe. A nlew cotirt. ous' is to be Ilhe I(x bii- thingv, -0rk on whic has already com(mene d. Thesew and very mu11ch mlore are videlces oI the city's growt(h, pros (Irityv and advancemilent;. anld thle itizens take 2t just pride in it all, to ieir credit. A visit. wvas paid to the olIeces of lir brethren of the press, Elditors W. 1. Wallac1e- and Elbert. 11. Aull. We ad the pleasilre of findil- Ilie ro. ier in. huil re.,Iet that we f'ulnd tiv Ilier. ('nt a:nd (did not.t a (.hm1i1ce to :- him. Ax delii!h111u1 drive wi1h "wenator '1ol 1'. llease behind his hw'ltiful "rSP Wa1S mnluh enljoy, ed. The genlial ena1tIll I iil l 11 v pronl inent Ilev(T1 lflulev'et, a1nd wv werv parlti lly.I*' ilt(i slted i till O bI1M anlit. eihun resideles---('l. Sin Fair's, heireI OJustice l'.pe now lives: Mailj. ames Iaxter's, now owined by Mr. V. R1. Rleid; Mallj. 12. J1. .lnes' nlow Wned by Dr. (1. Y. 11interi )r. Press nif\'s, w owned Iv Mrs. Paysili vr: Mr. ven y 11. Bleise's plaE oftel now run by his Widow, livery nd sale stable ru11n' by Mr. Jack rown, lately Ef I ,Illrells', Di. 0. 13. Iaver"a hanlds(InI)v low os--e ied 21 lint ns liilre;" Mr. Th1a.1 111all ,ll plae, It. nw nv1wd by l'. . I. Parr Mll'r. DIlIln' :1I, llowevver, is lill livin-, :Ii ii h on red i tei ,I, th. In llp l'ile of v -.ltId v l1,h -es, 'it MVw(ll byv 1ir. 1. WV. Ilo . l;ithe I' ns andl <l l.Ollter', an d thI e Job 1- n11 jdlacV, In41W owned.( bY MIrs. fcCrea, iiii wiwig ofllIlE'i theiT.J ii '51 Vil.nis Wh1il in hcit yil we wer e roylx ei'n -rtayineiCbyP lSv hr ml)iMs.il( I'n A thihsiake home,. hchas th'(e'home'. f'uiena~'itr IsleaseIl's dis amsi'. Imin whoe '11se lI hbie iw heir. anhe ru)i'le l danhir, liss Maryit i)neis Wil liams.tIetIIl(OiS2bl Newberr enjoy a repui~taion forit 'lbefore, a'nd~ wich ai s mor1 te 2tan Inbl 'renewed byhe pri'es-ent. citiz Theh'ib0 of the e,irly s ni