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NR S.' ~WTYT.TV NO. 84. NEWBERRY, S. 0., TUTESDAY' STPI-EMBER 17, 190.TIEAWE.$.0AY BBTTER 40HOOL FACILITIES. Report of Trustees for Consideratio: of Citizens-Meeting Thurs day. To the Citizens of Newberry Schoc District: In comijliance with your resolu tion adopted at the annual meeting o July 30th., we hereby submit fo your consideration, the followin plans for enlarging our school systeI and for increasing its efficiency. 1st. * The school lot on which th Boundary Street-school is built cor tains about two acres, and is, w think, sufficient in size for all schoc purposes of a city of Newberry population. In view of this fact, i appears to the board that the moE feasible plan for the accomplishmer of our purposes would be the ere tion of a separate high school build ing on the Boundary Street lol Should a separate high school build ing be erected our intention is to hav all high school work done on the df partmental method, which means th employment of specialists. This woul give the youth of our city the ver best hogh school advantages, and b the addition of something like business department, a good prepara tion for life's work. Although according to the report o the state superintendant, the numbe of pupils to each teacher in our schoc is somewhat less than the genera average in the city schools. of ou state, we fully recognize and apprE ciate the fact. that our schools ar far too crowded for ideal educations advantages. For the accomplishmen of this plan it would be necessary t issue bonds to the amount of twelv tbousand ($12,000.) dollars. Shoull these bonds be issued at five per ceni and an annual levy of one (1) mil be made, the bonds could be retire, in ten years or less; a levy of thre quarters (3-4) of a mill would retir them in fifteen years. To provide fo the necessary additional annual: e3 penses of conducting the schools, a: increase of three quarters (3A) of mill by special'levy would be requii ed. This would enable us to el 2 and equip a high school building an give us sufficient teaehing-force for 1i and also enable us to employ two ad ditional teachers for the lower grades which would give us ten teachers fc the first six grades and four for th high school. 2nd. The erection in a differer part of the city of another buildin and thus divide the city into tw~ school districts. For the accomplish ment of. this plan it would be neces sary to issue bonds to the amount c twenty-five thousand ($25,000) do1 lars. To secure the lot and duplicat the building we now have, woul cost at least that amount. To pa interest and retire these bonds in fif teen years would require a specis levy of one anid one half (1 1-2) mill for the purpose. To supply teachei for the same number of grades wou] reauire an additional expenditure c $2520 per annum, and to furnish thi amount would require a tax levy c one and one half (1 1-2) niills :Should the high ."Mool or first pla be adopted the net A. .arease in the ta levy, after the bonds now outsandin are retired would be one half (1-2) c a mill. Should the second the ne increase woul dbe two mills. In our judgment the most economi eal and best way for our school sys tem to grow is by the .establishmex of the high school department, usin the present building for the lowe grades, and when- the necessity arise for a further increase of the schoc system, to erect a building in a di: ferent section of the city to accon modate only the lower grades. sa rom the first to seventh, and on th completion of the sixth grade for tb pupils to enter the high school depari ment. In connection with this report. w quote the part of our annual repoi relating to the bonded debt of til district: Bonded Debt.. The bonded debt of the Distri< stands as follows: nds issud under the Act of 1SS9 ....$10000 00 Bonds issued under the Act IL of 1890 .... .. .. .... 5000 00 Total Bond issue .....$15000 00 Bonds paid off.. .. ....$ 2200 00 Balance outstanding .. .$12800 00 - The resources for the payment of n this bonded debt consist of a sinking r fund now amounting to the sum of g $7108.25, and the net proceeds of the n interest tax after payment of annual interest until the maturity of the e bonds in 1910.-These resources from i- present indications will nearly pay off e this bonded debt-lacking perhaps ol twelve hundred dollars. s Respectfully submitted, t Board of Trustees Newberry School t District, t . F. N. Martin, J. M. Davis, Chairman. Secretary. "My Name Is." e Well, that doesn't matter. I'm just 0- th Book Store Man.Ready to sell e iou school supplies, and you ought to a be ready to buy. Isn't it a relief to y bekle down to good, hard work avin Y for the opening of school means a lot a of hard digging for you and me. This vear I want you to visit all of the stores in town, and say: it's a mighty f good idea to do that, then you will r learn why it is to your advanta2-e to 1 ce here knd buy, your tablets, pen I eil-. slates, ink, pins. eompozition r bc.ks, ook satehels, pencils boxes, - erasers, lunch baskets, good quality e crapon 15 cents. sterling quality eravon 15 eents, sterling quality .tlschoo! books. Don't wait till the rush 0 to buy them, come early. I have e them all in stoek. There has-been soms I chan:es. but I know what book will ;, be used. Go!ne at once. all books sold I for (Cash.) Mayes' Book Store. e The citizens of Silver Street are r starting in thei right direction to make it one of the live and progres asive towns of this county and~ of this a section of the state. Several new -- stores and residences have recently t been erected, and now it is proposed d I to build at once a warehouse. The ,capital stoc'k for the warehouse is fixed at .$5.000, and books of sub 3 scription will be open there tomorrow. e The citizens are reminded that an other meeting is called for tonight tatS8 o'clock at the chamber of com meree rooms for the purpose of hear O'ing the report of the committee in re - ard to the establishmrent of a hospi - tal, and to take such action as may be deemed advisable. It is hoped that -at this meeting there will be a good e attandance of the citizens of the comn d munity. Last Tuesday the meeting was nt held on account of the rain. SThe Reedy River Association M 5et last Friday, Saturday and Sunday with Fairview church. J. W. D.~ Johnson was elected moderator and Theodore Danielson clerk. SSplendid speeches were made by Bro. Stringfield for the G. F. C., Bro. Derieux on state missions, Bro. Fowl er, of Clinton first church, on foreign missions, Bro. Dominick on the old jworn out ministers. Afte rhsi speech a colleetion amounting to twenty dol lars was taken. Bro. Wright preached the mission ary sermon and it was one of his best. The collections were the best since the dissolution from Laurens. The weather was ideal and the cons gre't-on Zood. s !ool. Hunt represented the Connie lMa-:el orphanae. Col. Hunt has the <lrahaae at beart and his -work ~as a member of the board has no eyual. Hie said that the orphanage e had more inmates than ever before e and the cost per caiawaslagr -and. therefore, it behooves the friends of the orphanage to stir them e selves to see that there is no want t f the little helpless ones commintted Le to Tho. Jamieson 's care. Delegate. t Judging from the size of the mob, Artist Earle has very few "affinities' in his home town. BOB JONES SEEKS A PARDON. Petition Recalls Story of a Famous Edgefield Crime. News and Courier. Ilumia. September 13.-Applica tiAn has been made to Governor An sel for a pardon for Bob Jones, known as the "Edgefield Family Extermin ator.'" Similar petitions have been re fused by previous Governors, includ ing Governor Heyward during his re cent term, but Governor Ansel will follow his custom and give the case his usual careful consideration. The case of R. T. Jones is one of the most celebrated in the criminal annals of South Carolina. He was tried five or six times before he /as finally sent to the penitentiory for 21 years. His term will expire in 1910, and if he is not pardoned he has only about two years vet to serve, since he will be given credit for good be havior. He has made a model pris oner, and the penitentiary authorities are understood to favor his pordon. In 1885 a dispute arose between Jones and his relatives by marriage, the Pressleys, over the division of a tract of land in Edgefield county, which they had together bought from the sinking fund commission. Jones had himself made the first payment on the land, and it was claimed that the Pressleys had not complied with their agoreement to pay the balance, and that they tried to take possession of the portion allotted to Jones. When they came upon his land Jones went into the field with a shotgun and shot Charley Pi-essley. Eddie Pressley, a S'rother of Charlie, made for Jones, md Jones started to run but turned, -nd, with knife, cut Eddie to the heart. killing him instantly. ' Jones next met the father, Edward Press - ley, a man 78 years old and shaking with palsy. He had married the old man's graunddaughter, and when he met him he said: "Grandpa, I be lieve I will kill you,- too," and shot the old man to his tracks. The third son. John, was working in another field. and, for that reason, escaped. Jones went to Edgefield Court House and surrendered. He was plac ed in jail with seventeen other white m -en who were then under arrest charged with participating in the lynching of Toles Culbreat:h, a white man suspected of killing a neighbor trom atmbtsh. The seventeen alleged lyneh ers were acquitted, being de fended by Gen. M. C. Butler. Jones did not have as good luck as his fellow prisoners. As previously stated, he had several trials, one of which resulted in conviction before Judge' Pressley. who gave him a sen ten ce of 25 years.' An appeal was tak en and a r ew trial secured. Several nistrials ensued, and finally -the state, v.ith the consent of the defence, got a change of venue to Lexington county, where, in June. 1891, Jones was tried before Judge Fraser for the killin'g of the old man and was eon vicM of manslaughter, being given a term of 21 years. He has since been in the yenitentiary, and visitors to that institution are familiar with his appearance. He is now over 50 yeairs old. His wife, who stuck by him through his troubles, was com, peiled to f-ndc work in the Augusta ot-en mills after his conviction and is now dead. There were four children, two of whom were* born af ter his incareeration in Edgefield jail where his wite visited him frequent ly. One of his daughters brought sorrow to the family. The leading cotns'l for Jones was Majoy: William T. Gary. one of the finest criminal lawyers who ever practiced in the court of Sout:h Car olina and Georgia. He is now dead. Major Gary was assisted in the de fense by the firm of Gary & Evans, comp)oed of the present Judge Ernest Gary and Hon. N. G. Evans, of Edge field. When the case was first brought to trial the prosecution was conidnte.d by Solicitor' R. G. Bonhamn. who died in 18S7, and was succeeded by Solicitor P. H. Nelson. Mr. Nelson conducted the prosecution at the last trial in Lexiugtoni. and he has so far enT every application Cor pardon de ,.med t endorse it. J. H. ERSKINE .UAS GOOD FRNING. Enrolment,is the Largest in the Col lege's History. New and Courier. Due West. September 13.-With the lary,st enrolment in its history, Erskine College opened Wednesday. The chapel was filled with students, alumni. and visitors. The dormitor ies here are crowded. Mr. M B. Grier, of China, made a very interesting talk in the chopel to the student body. Dr. F. Y. Presslj, the former presi dent of Erskine, was greeted witl cheers as he came into the chapel. HE .ave soir/ words of encouragement and adriee, which were very timely. Other short addresses were madE by R. P. Clinkscales, Jr., the Rev. C M. Boyd, the Rev. L. J. Echols and by Mr. J. L. White, of the senior class. Several changes have been made ir the personnel of the faculty. Prof L. C. Gallowa-, who has heretofori had charge of the Fitting School, wil be given the chair of history ant economics. - A special course, taket this summer in the University of Chi eago, will eminently fit him for this work. Mr. Ralph B. McDill will t4ki Prof. Galloway's place in the Fittinc School. Mr. McDill is an Erskin( man of the class of '03. For several years he has been principal of th( graded school at Due West. Mr. Edgar Long, of Gastonia, ha been elected assistant in Latin and mathematic- He graduated frox Erskine in 1906. English Bible will be given an im portant pla.e in the course of study In fhe two higher classes it will tak( the place of elective English. Dr. J. I MoCain, the English professor, wil have charge of the.work. Deathiof Mrs. Vance. Mrs. Jane B. Vance, relict of the late Capt. S. F. Vance, died at hei home in Clinton on the 8th instant She had been sick for some'time, and her death was not unexpected. Th( 'interment was made in the Presby terian Cemetery, the funeral servic being' conducted by her pastor, Rev Dr. Jacobs. A very sad feature of her death is the fact that it ocurred just one day after the first anniversary of he: husband's death. Mrs.- Vance was a lady of retiring disposition, but she was much lovei by a wide circle of friends and rela tives. The familes of Dr. W. C Irby and Dr. G. C. Albright, who art related' to the Vance family, attendet the funeral. Dr. and Mrs. P. G. El. lesor, of Newberry, were also pres ent.-Laurensville Herald. Orphans' Work-Day. Brethren of the press, please tel the tidings to everybody in the state that Orphan work day falls in this month of September. And that meanm that everybody well set apart a day ir this month t,o help the orphan insti tutions with their wage or salary oi income for that day. For the Sun day Sectool children, Saturday th4 21st, or if more convenient the 28tl is fixed. Cotton will be ready foi picking and it will be easy to make a day of it. Collections on the Sab bath following. But this day it no' for children only. Old folks maki more money than children and mone) is what the orphans must have' fo: their education. In the 'various insti tutions of the state dependent upor Christian men and women. for sup port there are hundreds of orphans the Thiornwell Orphanage at .Clinton S. C. has 260: the Epworth Orphan age at Columbia has nearly 200, anm the Connie Maxwell at Greenwoot has more than that number. All thesi need help. Anid there are others. I is hoped that September will resul in great good to the orphans. It wil be if all lend a helping hand. But le eah reader of these lines say " does not matter what others are do ing. I am going to send my help an give my day's work,'' and depend up on it, our fatherless children will b the better off for it. JURY FINDS MRS. BLAIR GUILTY. The jury in the case of Mrs. Ethel W. Blair, who was put on trial in Columbia on Saturday. charged with the murder of her husband, after re maining in the jury room for about twelve hours, returned a verdict at 12 o'clock on Sunday morning, "guilty of manslaughter with recommenda tion to mercy.'" The sentence is not less than two years or more than thir ty. CLEVELAND FAIING RAPIDLY. Reported That his Recovery is not Ex pected.-Visitor to Princeton Says the Ex-President is Growing Worse. News and Courier. New York, .September 14.-'We must all be prepared for bad news from Princeton," said a Democrat .of prominence to-night, who passed through New York city on his way to LIhis home up-country, "because Mr. Cleveland's health is failing rapidly. He is troubled with gout in his feet, which is spreading to his kftees, and has fallen off in weight forty pounds within three months. Mr. Cleveland does not quite appreciate his condi tion, but Mrs. Cleveland does." No communictions of public or pri vate importance are now submitted to Mr. Cleveland. Mrs. Cleveland is acting practically as his. confidential adviser and secretary in all matters, and she is fully acquainted with her husband's real condition. "Mr. 1leveland has remained at his home in Princeton all summer. The Cleveland children.have been at Mr. Cleveland's New Hampshire home with their grandmother. Mrs. Cleveland has believed it to be nec essary to remain with her husband at Princeton. "His recovery is not looked for. He may live for a number of weeks, but he will never return to his offices in the Equitable Life building. Not only is he afficted with gout in his feet and knees, but he is subject to fre qren! at tacks of acute indigestion and an intestinal difficulty." "This great Democratic Presi dent.'' went on the friend who told Mr. Cleveland's real physical condi tion, "is a- perfect examplifiaction of the old -French saying, 'it is not so much the entrance to life as,~ the exit,''' and he went on to say that after all the battles, all the heart burnings and factional differences. Ex-President Cleveland is now, in th'ese radical days, the idol of the real Democracy of the country. From other sources it was learned that Mr. iCleveland has given up all interest in public affairs. THE DOGS OF BAGDAD. jExclusiveness of the Different Bands -How they are Kept Under Control. Nineteenth Cenutry.I Wherever a Lazarus lies in wai't for adole at the gate of Dives; wheifver an omnium-gatherum rubbish heap fringes the street corner, whereverI the supply of carrion and offal prom ises to be regular, there is to be found the Bagdad dog. Banded together in guilds or broth erhoods, each of whieh strictly obser-' es its own municipal boundary, the dogs of Bagdad exhibit that ne plus ultra of doggedness which, in the 'hu man species, so often passes for ~strength of character. The receptioni given to a new boy at a public school is bland and amiable compared with the surly manners of the.dogs when the denizen of a different quarter 1timorously shows his nose, among them. After a brief parley, conduct ed in some primitive guttural langu jage .the intruder is made to run for his life. A good m'a!iv years ago. one of the European trade.rs who come to Bag dad to make their fortunes and re turn to their respective countries, bronght with him a small black poodle which he regarded with feelings of re spect and affection resembling those of the American savage for his ta tom. Naturally enough, our friend lesired to take his dog with him when ,e went out riding in the cool of the day dawn. Outside in the- desert it was all clear sailing. The difficulty xas how to get his little favorite past the dogs which patrolled the inter vening paces. Food was set before the greeneyed natives, who, however, >nly turned the crustier. If ever one f them whose muzzle was in a mess >f pottage chanced to catch a glimpse with a corner of his eye of the for igner's curled darling, it would not e his fault if he failed to grab him. There was nothing for it but to put the dog in a saddle bag and set him own in the resert. One unlucky morning, however, poor Jacques, haneing to stray from his master, was not only killed, but eaten. After sundown the dogs keep up anincessant babel, from the varying tones of which it is easy to gather whether they are merely giving tongue promiscuously to proclaim their vigil ance or are dealing with some one in particular. Many a time in riding after dark into the unlighted city attended by a mounted escort, I have known the street curs to 'fall so' trueently on the heels of the horses as to cause, in spite of spur and bridle, a general stam pede back again into the open eoun try. How is it that such packs of furies do not loot the bazaars of the town? The explanation is as simple as it is interesting. The Bagdad shop fronts are absolutely open. The goat and mutton carcasses are hung where ev ery dog that runs can reach them. But time out of mind, the first glance of a dog's eye toward forbidden dainties has been visited with the swift de scent on him of a cudgel or a hatehet. On one of a series of marche- par allel with the Euphrates I chanced to meet a desert horde whose greyhounds are in high repute. Buying,a brace of saplings, I took them on with me, lodging them in the tent and doing everything that was possible to make them feel at home. Surprising to re late, they obstinately refused both food and water. The remains of a venison pasty seemed at' once to at traet and to repel them. A pan of water appealed to them even more strongly, but they would not go up to After a ti~ a Persian muleteer ex plained the 5ystery in a. twinkling. No sooner dJhe upset the water and toss the vialds. on the ground before them than the silky eared ones ran in like Trojans, and made up in a few moments for a day's fasting. Accus .omod to lap from the river, from ir rigational channels and from sheets of surface water, and reared among people who do not use tables, they had been taught by many a buffet to keep their noses out of cooking pots and vessels of every description.1 In Bagdad man and beast alike drink of the great river, which also forms the arterial common sewer of the city, the place where clothes are washed, and the "Stygian wave"~ in to which is dragged every beast of burdeA when it is not left to lie where it has fallen. The muddy bottom, wit.h the water even receding, the ex posed surface thick with impurities, and the tropical sun "sucking up all the infections," must be a regular hotbed of miasma and pestilence. A girl's notion of ideals is high flown talk tG2t sounds like real lan It takes a terrible long time to get rich by merely trying to earn your' money. A nice thing about a wife is when she doesn't nay you because she is away visiting her mother. More Work for Muldoon. Lou.isville Herald. It would not he surprising to hear> . that President James .T. Harahan of the Illinois Central railroad, had zone into training quai-ters under the direction of Mr. Muldoon at White Plains, N. Y. There are to bei no c eremonies when Paul W. Barlett's equestraia statue of Lafayette is placed on its pedestal in Paris next Oct&ber.