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ORM SCHOOL LADS CAUGHT e of the Escaped Inmates of the exington Reformatory -Captured At Ninety--ix, olumbia, April 15.-Of tie seven who escaped from the State Re tory farm, in Lexington Coun st'Thursday night; only two are at large.' Three of the boys captured today at Ninety-Six, ly, Bud Bowman, from Oharles for arson; Bud1 West, from Laur a, for carbreaking, andl Gary Re ew, form Aiken, for housebreaking nd larceny. These threo were tra Velling together. Saan Tilley, sent up from Laurens for housebreaking, is being ,liefd at the Police Station in Charleston, where lie was captured Sunday. Clyde Davis was caught at . Irmo, in Lexington County, the 'day after the escape. The other two, Dal Nelson and Ernest B. Collins, are still at large. Circulars giving a des cription of the boys were sent out immediately after the escape. J. H. AN ORDINANCE To authorize and empower Henry L. Pfarr, with his associates or assigns, to build and operate an electric railway in and adjacent to the Town of Newberry, S. C. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND ALDERME N OF THE Town of Newberry, S. C., in council assembled, and by. authority of the same. Section 1. That Henry L. Parr and his associates and assigns be, and they are hereby aubhorized and em powered to construct, maintain and operate, a street railway through, on and along the streets and avenues in said Town, except such niarrow streets of the Town as may in the judgment of the Town Council and Henry L. Perr and his associates and assigns, be unsafe or dangerous to have cars run, are authorized and empowered to operate the same by electricity and necessary equipments, including erection and building of poles and wires in the streets. Section 2. That thd said railway shall be constructed with single or double tracks as may be determined upon by the said Henry L. Parr, his associates and assigns, with all nec essary and conveiiient ' turnouts, switches and sidings; provided, the tracks shall not be laid nor maintain ed above or below the surface of the streets and shall be constructed of first class "T" rails in such manner that carriages and other vehicles may cross the same at all points freely and easily without obstruction. All proposed plans, courses, styles of avails, and the manner of laying the same, to be submitted to the Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of New berry, S. C., foir Il\iir applrovatl and sanction, which shall be obtained be fore said company proceeds to break g'round or occupy any of the highways of the town. Section 3. That the rates for trans ~ortation of passengers and p)rop)ert.y shall be fixed by the company operat *~ing said street railway; Provided, athe rate of fare for each passen rl for one continuous ride in any direction inside the Town 'limits ~ h l not excebd five (5) cents. section 4. In ease of accident to e e electrical equipment, animal or o her motive power may be temn porarily used. No freight cars shall be operated through any of the, streets of said Townu except between the hours of 10 P. in., and 6 a. mn., unless special permission in writing shall be granted therefor by the "Town authorities. Section 5. The space between the tracks and eighteen (18) inches out side of the rails shall be kept in 'god condition and repair, so as to eon form to the balance of the highway Supon which the road runs, and sat isfactory to the Mayor and Town onneil during the life of .this fran hise; and in case the same shall not e kept in a state of repair satisfae ry to the said Mayor and Towvn unecil the same may be repaired by y towvn, and the expense of such re rshall be chargearble to -the said et ra.ilway. 1'tion 6. The cars on said railwvay 1 he run as often as the public erest demands, at intervals not ceding 30 .minutes fr:om 6.00 a. to 10.00 o'clock p. in.., and 'the ed of said cars within the Town ts shall not exceed fif'teen miles hour. etion 7. All cars while running r dark shall be provided with ble headlights. 'No car shall be ed to stop upon the cross walks front of any intersecting stroet through necessity. Cars oper tilepon ai -aia tracks shall ited t. heright of wy/ and iver of ainy vehicle obstructing ama, shall turn out aind leave ack free upon the approaeh of r, so as not to obstruct 'the pas f the same; and any driver or person who upoit the call or si,nia of the notornlan, conductor or other )erson .#I charge of any car,, shall neglect or refuse to vacate'said tracks shall be subject to imprison-1 ment in the discretion of the Mayor or Town Council, not exceeding thir ty days or to a fine not less than fifty dollars for each and every of fense, to be collected as other fines are. collected in the Town of Newber ry. Providc l, that this section shall not apply to the various fire appara tus of the town which shall at all times have the right of way of all streets in case of fire. Section S. The said Henry L. Parr, his associates and assigns,, shall for ever save harmless the tbwn of New berry from and against any .and all legal damages, judgments, decrees and costs that may be rocovered against the said Town by reason of the privileges hereby granted, or by reason of' any act or acts on ,their part, under and by virtue of the pro visions of this Ordinance. Section 9. The right is hereby re served to have water or sewer mains laid as the publie may require; but if it should be necessary at any time to take up 1and remove any part of said tracks for the purpose above 4 mentioned. then the same shall be replaced as promptly as may be, and ill as good condition its found, and' at the expense of the party for whose benefit they were removed and before any such removal, the railway shall be securely indemnified against any loss or injury there from . by the persons or corporations for whose benefit such removal is made. y When the streets are not, graded or paved the track shall % laid so as n to conform to the surface of the . streets, but when such streets are hereafter, from time to time paved F or improved, the track shall conform to the approved or adopted grade Section 10. All policemen when on N duty and in full uniform shall be al- f lowed to ride oi any of the cars of said railway free of cliage within ft the Town limits. C Section 11. That the said H. T. Parr, his associates and assii-ns, shall live the rielt and authority to lay, construct. erect, maintain, and oper rate pipes, poles. wire, and other necessary appliances through, ovr, and upon all the streets of the Town,ll of Newberry for the purpose of con veying electricity for light or power, or both, for the use of said railway, in the operation of its cars. Se 'tion 12. The powers and privil eges hereby granted shall not vest so as to be binding as a contract be-: tween the Town of Newberry and the said Henry L. Parr, his associates and assignis, until the said Henry L. Parr, his associates and assit-ns, shall'have executed a formal accept 11ce ill writing of tle provisions, ofl this ordinance, which written accept ance shall be filed within' 10 daysi froml1 tihe ratifiention hereof with the M Clerk of the Town Council of ohw Towli of Newberry. Setion 13. I is further providedh hat work shall he begun in1 good faith upon01 tihe construIction of said r railway within tile town limits withu in eighteen months of the (late of V the ratification of this Ordinance and three miles of said railwvay shall beU completed and( inl operation wvithin r two years of the date of tihe ratiflen tion of this Ordinance unless5 restrain ed by inlsup)erable obstacles, Provided, C thlat said1 railway maliy be0 operated by ailnmal ipowter for tile first six months should thecre he ally unavoidable de- d lays in procurement~ of electrical F equipment. Section 14. The rights hiereini g:ranted1 shall continue for the period of forty years5 from tile date thlereof. . Section 15. If at any time during 9 the term .of thlis franchise said rail way shal 1not be operated, except for unlavoidlalble accidents, strikes, or by reason of judicial restrainits, thlen the Town Council shall have tile right, after 15 days notice, to declare this ~ franchise to be thlereupon null1 and( void.E Sectio,n 16. The Town Council r'e serves to itself the righlt and power to at all times to pa0ss such Ordinan- C ces, rules0 and( regul ations concerning said street railway within the incor.. porate limits of the Towvn and the L opperationl of tIhe same, as may in its judgment be necessary for the publie L safety and convenience and in the F exercise of thle police powers incident to tile Town, not inconsistent withl~ the terms of thlis franchise. Section 17. Nothing herein eon tained shall be construed so as to de- 6 prive or divest the right of the May or and Aldermen of the Town of i NTewberry to grant the right to a'ny 2 throuh or trunk e1etii railway tines to pass through the Town of P Newberry. Done and ratified in Council as sembled on this tile 17th day of April, 1007, at Newberry, 8. 0. A. T. Brown, (L,. S.) Attest: Mayor. Eug. 8. Werts C. & T. T. C. N. )PERA HOUSE EARHARDT & WELLS, Lessoes and Managers )N" WEEK BEGINNING 4onday, April 22, THE Villiams Comedy Co. ...in a... epertoire of Successiul Plays and ligh Class Vaudeville at Popular Prices. iice thr Fire SALTER'S rt and Variety Store as reestablished busi ess on Main street,. cross from the- Salter, 'hoto Stdi.f New goods coming in, we ill soon have full variety o ,esh stock. We now havek ill line of Victor Talking Ma-u hines, Records, Needles, &c.i t You will save money and got a better roof by using PAROID. Slate colored-contains no tar ea sily laid-a roofing kit free. Spark, water, gas, heat and cold roof. Lasts lon and looks well. Don't take an imitation. Send for a free sample and book of build ing piano for a 2 centstamp. investigate. Card of Than~ks. WAe take this oppor tu iy Of oh. ing kto iho rendered us their nsel i - hand[& ighly ap eciative a' ist ance in rying to n" morfcve sorne f the stock ir c'n ourj 'rt and Variety StordI uring the fire of la s1 riday. J. Z. SALTER. tl t will pay you to stop ir press Goods, Dry Good rds, Men's Clothing, add Pants, Shirts, Und 'ests, Hosiery, Trunks, adies' Top Skirt', Shee awn, Muslins,. P. K's, percale, Suit Oases, WI Vhite Flannel, Men's F r $6.98, Rugs, Laces, uit Lace, to arrive in fe -om 5c. up, Men's Burr 5c. up to the 81.25 kin T HE BE Cheapest o E. L. BAIL En H Controci Will Return Welt I Building Infor FOR SALE. A lot of meadow hay, baled from $16.00 to $25.00 per ton. Reduction made on large lots at. the hay barn. Thankin our friends and customers for past favors, hoping for continu [ance of sam1e, call on write. Jeff T. Cromer, Mgr. R. F. D. No. 5. Phone 19-4. EGGS from prize winning Buff Ply mouth Rock chickens for sale at j $2.00 per setting of 15 by Frank L. Feagle, Grep-411a. R. 2 teC Of the condition of the Newber Savings bank, located at New' S. C., at the close of busine t 19th, 1907. it a Resources. Loans and Discounts ..$251,673 Demand Loans .. .. 9,393 md Overdrafts.... -... 5,791 Bonds and Stocks owned tell by the bank -..-..... 4,550 rar Furnitre and fixtures . 1,900 1 A Due from banks and bank ag- ers --........ 29,353 AI Currency ---........ 6,539 1 510 1 Silver, iokels and pennies 2,913 . Checks and cash items .. 10,550 $323,175 1 Liabilities. Capital stock paid in ..$ 50,000 4 Undivided Profits, less current Expenses ana taxes paid . ......... 29,777 Due to banks and bank ers .... .......15,503 5 Du1:e unpaid dividends .. 301 2 Individual deposits sub .Ject to cheek . ....... 217,511 5 Cashier's eceeks - - 81 6 Notes and lIlls redis counted - - - * . .. .10,000 0( $323,175 61 COUNTY 0OF NEWBERIRY. ! Iefor~e me eane J. E. Norwood, ( ash1ier of Newberry Savings Bank whoe, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of file in said bank. J. E. Norwood, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me, (his 25th day of March, 1907. W. C. Tyree, (L. S.) N. P. for S. C. \C(orrect Attest: eB. C. Matthews. SJas. K. Gilder. \y Jas. MceIntosh. re Shopwii'u - THE BEE HIVE for 3, Notions, Shoes, Ox. 3oys' Clothing, Me n'sI erwear. Hats, Ladies' Ladies' Under Skirts, ts, Pillow Cases, White D~imities, Homespuns, lite Quilts, Bed Ticking, lats, Matting 40 yds. big assortment of Baby ~ w days. Ladies' Vests I amer Underwear from d at $.00each. E H IVE,A f them all. r ES & CO. LESI :or and. to Newberr Ind COnSU1i -mation Chee Mrs- S. i nvites you to come anc )ress Goods before pi ust opened up a comp14 ilks. Wash Chiffons, Li The newest des Ndy and beai In fact we ,y Goods, to come /'C.Ament dresse i .you want a Hat A- to you. )0 ),Irs.S.VV )0 )0 9 of you want the best r Jit the best goods in t bry large stock of Base Gloves at 25c. to $3.0 Mitts at 25c. to $6.0 Mask 25c. to $4.04 Shoes $2.50 to $ Caps 25c Stockings 25 Body Protei Heel and Ball, the Bats 5 ~. stop short at The I ~reat interest to Base B Remember my stock < >lete. M1AYES'BDO STILL IN H 1 have rented,. 1 tables of Mr. G. Triend street i lepot where I a serve my friends n the livery, feec less. J. G. BF K' I V AUA Builder, y Mau 1st. Him. rfully Given. see our nice line of Archasing. We have 3te line of Nets, Voiles, nen Lawn and Persian igns in Eolinne, Don Atiful Crepe-de-Chines have everything that Notions and Millinery. to see us about the S. of style you know we .Calmes. P.AYER esullts from your men heir hands. I have a Ball Gdods. 0. 0. 3.00. c. :tors $4.00. roe Plates. best made, 5c. to $1.25. C. to $1.00, 3ook Store will be of a-ll Players. >f Post Cards is corn SK STORE. USINESS! ~emporarily, the M. B. Epting, in near passenger Lm prepared to and customers I and sale busi IOWN.