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BERKELEY'S TREASURER RE MOVED. Mr. Edwards Suspendid from Offic by Gov. Ansel-Action is Tak en FoIowing Comptroller General's Report of a Shortage. Columbia. January 2.-Governo: Ansel has snpended County Treas er Edwaras, of Berkeley, on thi arges presented by Comptrolle: eneral Jones a few days ago. Hi s not acted on the case of Audito: 'ggins, as there is no money los avolved in this case and as the audi or has wired him asking that ac tion be suspended until he reachei olumbia tonight. Comptroiler General Jones report ed to the governor rnat an expert ex amination of the books of the treas urer showed a. shortage amounting t< over $5,000 and that an examinatioi of the auditor's office showed "th< grossest neglect and carelessness of the part of County Auditor C. M Wiggins." He referred the matte: to the go,vernor for such action a he might deem proper and the gov ernor, after giving it careful eon sideration, today suspended th treasurer. He addressed the following letter t< Mr. Edwards: "John 0. Edwards, Esq., Count, Treasurer. Berkeley County, Monek' Corner, S. C.-Dear Sir: It havin been officially reported to me by th Hon. A. W. Jones, comptroller gener al of the state, under date of Decem her 31st, 1907, that you have be.r guilty of misconduct in office, t< wit: "The annual settlement betweex the county audiitor and county treas urer for the taxes of 1906 made th' 30th day of June, 1907, revealed shortage in the treasurer's account: of $1,663; this according to the county auditor's certificates showins thz cash on hand and in bank o: that date. The treasurer's accouun were checked up to and includins December 10th, which revealed shortage in the accounts of Mr. Johi 0. Edwards, county treasurer amounting to $5,070.43; that amouni being the difference between th; amount of funds with which he i~ properly chargeable and the amoun of cash he has in hand, and the evi d .ence before me being satisfactory t< the charges. "I, M. F. Ansel, Governor of thi State of South Carolina, by virtus of the authority vested in me b Sections 393 and 340. Violume 1 Code of Lawvs of South Carolina 102, do hereiby suspend you as coun ty treasurer of. Berkeley county suc.h siispension being effective anc of force from the date hereof, as pro vided in the aforesaid sections of tha code. " 'Givern under my hand this Jan uary 2, 190S. - "M. F. Ansel, The go.vernor sent the above to th sheriff of Berkeley with. t-he follow ing instructions: "R. G. Causey, Sheriff, Monek': Corner, S. C.-D~ear Sir: Encloset please find notice to John 0. Ed wards, Esq., suspending him as coun ty treasurer of Berkeley county and same to him and see that th< ofce is properly closed and sealc< up until an appointment is made o: some one to take charge in place o: suspended treasurer. I will m.ak, this appointment as soon ~as possibh "Please make your returnr of ser 'ie of notice on within copy and re turn to me. Yours very tr.uly, "M. F. Ansel, Governor.'' Section 393, under which the gov ernor acts, provides that "count: treasurers shall be subj.ect to sus pension and removal from office b the governur u .on the same ground and in the same manner as prescenb Fed in Section 340 in relation to coun ty auditors, and all provisions of sai< section are made applicable in case of suspension and removal of coun ty treasurers. Section 340 provide that .when any auditor shall, durn; the reeess of the senate, be shown b; satisfactory .vidence to be guilty o misconduct in office, or for any rea son shall become incapacitiated o legally disqualified, the governor ma; suspend such officer and designat some- suitable person to perform, rem porarily, the dnties of .such offic until the next meeting of the sen ate,'and unill the ease shall be acte< upon by the senate. The governor in required to repor the suspendo~n of such officer to th senate winhin ten days after the firs day of such meeting of the senat with t1 evidence and reason for hi actin. If ihe senate concur in th governor's action the offieial shall b removed from offiee, but if the sen ate snail refuse to concur the ofi -ia shall be restored to his office. .H. - RECEIVERSHIP EXTENDED. Warfield and Williams Appointed for Seaboard New York District. New York, .January 2.-Judge La combe in the Federal court today ap 'Pointed S. Davies Warfield and R. Lancaster Williams receivers for th? .Seaboard Air Line Railway in the Southern district of New York. The placing of the Seaboard sys 1 tem in the hands of receivers today follows a statement of the company's earnings, showing $3,132,3S6 on hand with which to meet fixed charges of $3,175,434, a deficit of $42,598. It has been known for several days that some steps wguld be necessary to protect the property in view of its inability to meet its fixed charges, and a receivership was agreed upon at a conference held in Washington yesterday. at which there were pres ent representatives of both the min ority and majority stockholdrs. Receivers also Named at Atlanta. Atlanta, Ga., January 2.-A peti tion was presented in the United States circuit court late this after noon asking that a receiver be ap pointed in the .5th United States dis trict for the Seaboard Air Line Rail way. The petition named S. Davies "Waidfield and R. Lancaster Williams. In response Judge Pardee issued an order declaring these men receivers I for the road in this state and all oth er states within Judge Pardee's jur - isdiction, -extending over Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. The order of Judge Pardee in substance is identical with that issued by Judge Pritchard. Another petition asking for the ap -pointment of a receiver for the Sea board Air Line Railroad in the 5th United States judicial district was filed by E. E. Lowe Company, of At lanta, lumber dealers, and other firms. The amount of indebtedness tlaimed is given as $50.000, resulting from overeharges oceasioned by in creased freight rates. The petition I asks for the appointment of a receiv er to take charge of the properties located in this judicial district. The Fickleness of a Woman. -Some years ago when Miss Chrys tal Herne was playing a summer en gagement in Washington, she made the acquaintance of the young daugh ter of a western senator. The ac quaintance ripened into intimacy. Miss Herne and Lucilesuch was the young lady's name--corresponded re glarly after the former's departure from the capital and ' the western gir! lopt her stage friend informed of all the gossip and news of their friends. Not very long ago Miss HWrne re eived a note from Lucile in which she announced her approaching mar riage. Miss Herne replied -at once heartily congratulating her and wishing her every happiness. 'Two months later Lucile wrote to say that she had discovered that she could not be cont'ent to pass her remaining days' with the gentleman whom she had named and had learned t'o love another. Their marriage had ibeen set for an early date. Miss Herne replied that she had every confidence in the judgment of her friend, moralized a bit concern Sing how much' better i.t was to dis cover these things before rather than after marriage and once more ex pressed her warm wishes for the fu -ture happiness of her friend. Then thre'e days ago Miss Herne received another letter from the interesting Lucile. This time there came the news that the second engagement had been broken. Yet there was a sort Sjof nil disperandum in her nature, - for sh'e announced at tire same time her engagement to a third man. * At :6rst Miss H'erne was rather - stunned, then humor of the situa - tion came to her. She took her pen 1 in hand and wrote carefully a few~ i lines which he dispatched to Wash - ington: 3 'My Dear Lucile: I ''I desire to congratulate you on your approaching marriage with - Here Miss HTerne placed an aster r k and in a foot note she added: '"Here insert name of the happy a ma."' eAge of the World. - A French artist who recently vis ited England has a poor opinion of the enlightenment of the British t pulic, says an exchange. In the British Museum he once t overheard tiwo man diset.rssing some a Egyptian coins. ''T-hen there,'' said the first man, e ''must he thr'.e or four 'underd a, years old, eh Bill?'' T:re thousand, more likely,' I eiaed his comnpanion,. 'A.go on. bill. Whiy, we 're on 1'n107 now !" Parlor Grand Phonograph Outfit No. 6. This outfit consis's of specially selected EDISON STANDARD PHONOGRAPH equipped with magnificent genuine Edison horn more than 214 ft. long and over i% ft. in diameter; also specially con structed genuine Edison horn crane. Your choice of one dozeu Edison cold moulded records. Lowest pos sible cash price for Outfit No. 6, is $29.20. $i.oo a week gets this outfit from us at the lowest possi ble cash price. Why not come and see what we have got for you. SALTER'S Art and Variety Store, Newberry, S. C. WANTED-All your cotton seed at the highest market price. Scales and seed house at C., N. & L. depot. C. H. Cannon. AVALUABLE PLANTATION FOR RENT. We will rent for the year 1908, the farm of 33S acres of land situated about one mile east of Silver Street and owned by the estate of Wm. W. Spearman. There is open upon the place about a four horse contract and made this year 50 bales of cotton. The place will be rented either for money or bales of cotton. Apply to the undersigned. M. A. Carlisle, John C. Goggans, Executors of Wm. W. Spearman. Newberry, S. C., Dec. 31, 1907. NOTICE! Notice is hereby given that the County Board of Commissioners for Newberry county will hold its regu lar annual meeting on the. 9th day of January, 1908. All persons hold ing demands of any kind against said county, not previously present ed to the board, shall file the same ,vith the clerk of the board on or be foi-e the first day of January next, so that they may be examined and or dered to be paid at the annual meet ing. Notice is also given that said board will receive applications until first of January for the position of county physician. J. Monroe Wicker, H.' C. Holloway, Supervisor.I Clerk. Dec. 5th, 1907. 3 BEST BY TEST OF TIME-Par oid, Asphalt Gravel and Asbestos Spark proof roofing. I have studied the roofing question and will not sell any but the best. Come and see C. H. Cannon,~ Newberry, S. C. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Notice is hereby given that all per sons holding eiaims against t.he es tate of Will W. Spearman, deceased, will present the same, duly attested, to the undersigned. All persons in debted to said estate will make pay ment to the undersigned. M. A. Carlisle, John C. Goggans, 2w Executors. LUMBEE-Rough and dressed, ton gued and grooved of all kinds and grades. Shingles, sash, doors, blinds, laths, roofing, roof paints, etc. A large stock of good material upon which I will meet all prices, and strive to give satisfaction. C. H. Cannoii, Newberry, S. C. YOUR W THE NEWBERRY Capital $50,000 -- No Matter How Small, The Newberry will give it careful att anr=ies to the men and i JAS. Me!NTOSH, Presilent. Sale of Personal Property Of the ESTATE OF Will W. Spearman, Deceased. As executors of the last will and testament of Will W. Spearman, deceased, by order of the Probate court for Newberry County, we will sell at his late residence, near Silver Street, in the County of Newberry, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder, therefor, at public auction, on Tuesday, January 7, 1908, beginning at 10 o'clock A. M,, the personal propei ty of which the said Will W. Spearman, died, seized and possessed,, consisting among other effects of, TEN MULES, ONE FINE BROOD MARE, TWO JERSEY BULLS, THREE MILK COWS, FOUR YEARLINGS, EIGHT FAT HOGS, SIX FINE BILTMORE HOGS, TWENTY TONS OF HAY, FOUR THOUSAND BUSHELS OF COTTON SEED. FIVE BUSHELS OF WHEAT, FORTY BUSHELS OF SWEET POTATOES, .. FORTY BUSHELS OF PEAS, FIFTEEN HUNDRED BUSHELS OF CORN, FIVE TONS OAT AND WHEAT STRAW, TWO THOUSAND POUNDS OF FODDER, ONE 10-HORSE STATIONARY ENGINE AND BELTING, ONE 60-SAW COTTON GIN, ONE CARRIAGE, ONE BUGGY, EIGHT HARROWS, , ONE M'ADORMICK HARVESTER, THREE MOWERS, 2 REVERSIBLE DISC PLOWS, TWO 2-HORSE OHATTANOO GA. PLOWS, .ONE LOT OF HARNESS AND GEARS, ONE SIXTEEN SHOOTER GUlf, ONE BREECH LOADER AND ONE PISTOL, ONE AERMOTOR AND TANK, ONE LOT OF COTTON PLANT ERS AND FARMING IMPLE MENTS OF ALL KINDS. ALSO A LOT OF OTHER PER SONAL PROPERTY OF WHICH THE SAID WILL W. SPEARMAN~ DIED, SEIZD AND POSSESSED. TERMS OF SALE: CASH. M. A. CARLJISLE, JNO. C. GOGGA.NS, Executors, IO,000! Agents wanted at once, previous expeence is not essential, territory is going fast, write soon if you wish to make money faster than you ever did before. Whit today. Address J. F. Clark, Conway, Ark. DOWN - DOWN -- LUMBER and building material of .all kinds.I Flooring, ceiling and shingles of all grades, sash, doors, blinds, laths, roofings, etc. C. H. - Cannon will give the very lowest prices and meet all competition. He is in for small profits and large business. ANKING! SAINGS BANK -Surplus $30,000I No Matter How Large, Savings Bank ntion. This message1 :he women alike. J. E. NORWOOD, Cashier. That Kentucky Whiskies are the best in the world. That the Blue Grass company of Lexing ton, Kentucky, handles no other. That when you buy from them you get the best made. This company is composed of reputable, reliable and responsi ble business men, doing an open, straight-forward business, with no schemes to work and nothing to give away. Its business is the dealing in and handling of pure Kentucky whiskies-none other-made in the Blue Grass region of that state, and within a radius of forty miles of Lexington, the capi tol of that far-famed region. The whiskies handled by this company are absolutely pure, and sold and delivered to you under a guarantee to the Federal Gov ernment that they are, so that there is no possible chance for fraud or deception. They are made by the greatest distillers in the world, by the most modern processes, from the finest selected grains and th'e purest running waters; they are mellowed and aged by years and not by force and hurry, and when drank leave no bad or injur ious effects upon the system or health. We wish to impras upon you, and want you to bear it contin ually in mind that we handle no blends, mixtures or compounds, only the purest and finest of Kentucky whiskies, and made in that section of Kentucky known as the "Blue Grass" and ship ped from that best-known little city in the world "Lexington." We do strictly a Mail-Order business, and are soliciting a part of your trade, guaranteeing satisfaction and fair treatment. Price List. BRANDS Per Per Case Per Gallon 12 Qts. Quart Blue Grass Belle $4.50 $13.50 $1.15 Lexington's Choice 4.00 12.00 1.00 Walnut Hall, Bottled in Bond 5.00 15.00 1.25 Van Hook, Bottled in Bond 6.00 18.00 1.50 Belle of Anderson, Bottled in Bond 5.00 15.00 1.25 Mellwood, Bottled in Bond 5.00 15.00 1.25 Old Taylor, Bottled in Bond 6.00 18.00 1.50 Old Crow, Bottled in.Bond 8.00 24.00 2.00 Old Pepper, Bottled in Bond 5.00 15.00 1.25 Old Eik, Bottled in Bond 5.00 15.00 1.25 RYE. Hermitage 8.00 24.00 2.00 My Maryland 4.00 12.00 1.00 Old Steadfast 6.00 18.00 1.50 iontrose .5.00 15.00 1.25 We guarantee our goods to give satisfaction, othirwise they mnay be returned at our expense. We Sell Direct to Consumers. INSTRUCTIONS. All orders given in accordance with the following Price List are forwarded by Express. All shipments made in plan, strong cases, eenrely sealed andI beauring no marks or brands to indicate contents.. Possitively no shipments mnade C. 0. D. All orders filled, but on ly on gallon lots or more is express prepaid. Very Important. The Safe way to remit is by Express or Postal Money Order. Do not send Currency unless you register your letter. Special. TO READERS or TEIS PAPER: CUT OUT THIS ADVER - TISEMENT, IT IS GOOD FOR 50c. ON ALL ORDERS FOR ONE GALLON OR MORE . - ADDRESS ALL ORDERS TO THE BLUE GRASS COMPANY, Lexington, Kentucky. LOCK BOX NO. 7. Flour. Flour. For the next 19 days we will sell st and second patent Flour in >tton for $5. 10 per barrel in der to make room for two cars ocome in. Spot cash. Don't de y. Y'ours for business, Famemnber Flour sale ends on 3turdiay January Ith. Prosperity, S. C.