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|mld out ?,m? .! B. H. AOLL, EDITOR. ' Entered at the Postoffice at Newberry. S. C., as 2nd class matter. Friday, January 10, J90S. At a mooting of tJic? citizens ot .Aiken, which was cnllud by the sena* tor and members of I lie house from that county, a proposition to abolish the oflieo of county supervisor and divide (lie county into districts, each district to elect a commissioner who "together would const'ilule (he hoard ?t county commissioners, was c.nvlorswl. This is Hi,, same plan practically 'winch is being agitated by some of the people of IJ i i s county ami we understand that a petition is being ?'ot'??? up asking ||,e delegation fro,,. I?s conuly I,, abolish ||,e office of county supervisor and devolve Hie duties of that otlic,' upon three eouu1.v commissioners very much after (lie plan which was of fore.- before the const it i,l ion of IS!).",. The idea seems )? that i,nd.>r sueli a system we cmtlrl have belter loads, (lie three eouimiissioners having heller opportunity to look after 1<>e work of the roads. It matte.-s "Hie what plan may be adopted, unless some provision is made for the raising of more money there will be little chance for any improvement in our public highways. The rjreenvillo Hoard of Trade has adopted resolutions asking' tire legislature to submit to the people of "the state and amendment to Article 10, <>f the constitution of South Oarolina of I00r>, by adding a section to that viiLicle to b'e known as Section Id, and to read as follows: "The legislature may vest the corporate authorities of cities, towns and villages with power to make local street and s'idewalk improvement'; b.v special taxation of contiguous property or otherwise." If this amendment should be adopted by the legislature ami then approval by the people in the general election this year the purpose of the <ireenville Hoard of Trade is to ask the legislature at the succeeding session to ciwwt a law which will vide (I) That property owners o., each side, of the street if may be sought to improve, may be assessed one-third, 1 ??< city, town or village to pay the remaining hvo-thirds. (\>) J hat such properly owners shall be ftiven five years in which to pay their rent (M) That no iniprovenie;its shall be made under the amendment upon any street without the consent of twoit hirds of the property-owners on such si reel. In other words the purpose in t'hese changes- in our laws seems to be to accomplish .just what we tried to accomplish in Newberry by the consent of the property owners when it was surested Chat (hat section of Caldwell street from Friend street to (Main street be paved and that the 'property owners of either side pay for the materiial in proportion to the extent of their property along the street and the city would pay for the work. All of the property owners <a,nieed to this except one. Of course that, one objection kept the work from 'being done. W hat we desire to see in Newberry is a beginning made in the mailer of tdivel paving and if we could get only a small section of street thai is constantly used in any pari of the city ipavcd as it should be, there would be very little difficulty fn having the work extended and all properly own ftis and taxpayers would be willing 1o have i| done because (bey would vealizv thai it would be a good investment. II Main street could be widened from the depot |o the public septa re nbout ten feel and then paved from the depot up to Mr. Sonneuberg's ?baker\, including the public sfpiare and I lie si reels adjacent for one or t'wo blocks, it would be o:?e of five greatest steps' forward Ilia(. Ibe cily could make and greater than any that Jias been made in its history. It would U'ive strangers a favorable impression ol tin1 city and would be some indication ol the progress which we are making. In spile of tho fad that we are not making the public, improvement that we should, Newberry is growing more rapidly and more substantially in every way than any :>\\i (,'ty 'n Ibis slate, but we certainly do need something done to improve our streets and sidewalks and the money that has been spent Tor the last few years in an attempt at working the |h; tvlreels is practically wasted. We hope that city council during this year will put whatever money is spent upon the streets in permanvr.il \ work. IP Kifey: NOTICE. Alter tiii.s week i will be absent in Columbia for six weeks jji attendance upon the legislature. Arrangements have been made to furnish a letter each week, written especially for The Herald and News covering the doings of our legislators. In addition to this I will try to write a letter for each issue myself. During my absence Mr. Eugene S. Blease will have charge of the local department of The Herald and News and any assistance given him in the matter of gathering news will be appreciated by the paper. E. II. A nil. AVALUABLE PLANTATION FOR RENT. We will rent for the year 1008, the iarm of .'{.'IS acres of land situated about one mile east of Silver Street and owned by I lie estate of Win. W. Spearman, t'liere is open upon the place about a lour horse contract and made this vear ">() bales of cotton. | The place will be rented oil her for money <?r bales of col ton. Apply to I hi? undersigned. M. A. Carlisle, John C. (Joggans, Executors of Win. W. Spearman. Newberry, S. C., Dec. M, 1007. How is Your Digestion, Mrs. Mary Dowling of No. 228 8th Ave., San Francisco, recommends a remedy for stomach trouble. She says: "Grntitudo for the wonderful c/Teet of Electric Bitters in a cose of acute indigestion, prompts this testimonial. I am fully convinced that for stomach and liver troubles Electrict Bitters is the best, remedy on the market today." This groat tonic and alterative medicine invigorates the system, purifies the blood and is especially helpful in all forms of female weakness, fide, at W. E. Pelham and Son's drug store. LICENSE TAX DUE. i Notice is hereby given that city licenses for Hie year 1 $108 are now due and must bo paid at once. By order of city council. J. J. Langford, Kugenv S. Werls, Mayor. Clerk and Treasurer. ENGINE AND GIN FOR SALE. We will sell on Wednesday, Uie lilleenlh day of January, 1908, at. f the residence of Mr. (3. LI. Cromer, ' on the As^lnford Ferry road, about twelve miles from Newberry: One 10-horse power, Ajax portable , engine and boiler. * One saw mill. * One (50-saw Pratt gin, feeder and J condenser, together with belting. ^ IMiv same is sold for division. > Terms cash. (r. II. Cromer, ^ D. A. Clockley. J * i NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING. ] The annual meeting of the stockholders of the National Bank of New- < berry, ,S. C., will be held at the office of the President at the hank, on i Tuesday, tire ,14th day of January, i A. I)., 1008, at 10 a. in. for the election of directors of the said bank. Jos. II. Hunter, Cashier. Newberry, S. C., Jan. 2, 1008. 1 TEACHERS EXAMINATION. Notice is hereby given that an examination will bo hold in mv otliej at Newberry o:i Friday, January 17, 1 1008, of persons desiring certificates ^ to leach in the puhiie schools. ,! J. S. Wheeler, Co. Snpt. lOd'n. ' Dec. 17, 1007. 1 It aw td t ( NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING. s The annual meeting of the stock- ' holders of the IVoiple's National { Bank of Prosperity, S. 0., will be { held at lire ollice of the president at !l the bank, on Tuesday, the Mth day 1 of January, A. 1)., 1008, at two p. 1 m., for the election c?f directors of 1 the said bank. (1 W. W. Wheeler. (' Cashier. 's Prosperity, S. C? Jan. 4, 1008. s - _____ c 36 < tpfttat nof??, wl?houi c?mrH0, \utho reco,,r? n Scientific American, 1 I v I BHsJI 5 CD CD hhmi g, jj" 5 3^ O o O ?" 0A > TD |Z Chajige of Schedules. Kffective 12.01 a. m. Sunday Jan. )lh, .1908, Uho following is the time if departure of all passenger trains caving Now berry Union station: Southern Railway: *o. 15 for Grcenvillo .. ..8.57a.m. *o. 18 for Columbia .. . .1.23 p.m. *o. 11 for Greenville .. ..4.17 p.m. ^o. 1(> for Columbia 8.47 p.m. 0., N. & L. Ry. STo. 85 for Laurens 5.10 a.m. S"o. 22 for Columbia . .. .8.47 a.m. *o. 52 for Greenville . . 12.-l(> <p.m. Sro. 53 for Columbia .. ...'{.10 p.m. STo. 21 J or Laurens 7.25 p.m. STo. .84 for Columbia.. .. 8.U0 p.m. No's. 8-1, 85. 21, and 22 run daily >xeopt Sunday. The above schedule is given only is information, is not guaranteed and s subject to change without notice. G. L. Robinson, Station Master. An ORDINANCE. delating to Street Duty i:i the Town Of Newberry, South Carolina. He it ordained by lilie Mayor and \Mermen of the Town of Newberry, ">outh ( arolina. in eouneil assembled, t:id by authority of the same. Section 1. That from and after the assage of tliis ordinance all persons >et'\veen the ages of eighteen and fify years in the Town of Newberry, S. are hereby required to perform ix days labor during each year upon he streets of the said town, under lie direction ot the street overseer, r to pay Three Dollars to the Clerk md Treasurer of the Town Council of he Town oif Newberry each year in i?u thereof, whifflt shall be due and >ayable on or before the. thirty-first lay of March, provided that a rePt in full of commutation tax hall be issued to any person who hall pay the same prior |,o the montih >f March: Provided, however, that iothing herein contained shall be so oust rued as to exempt any person rho shall become a resident of the 'own of Newberry, at any time of tiy year, from performing tho lnbr or paying tire commutation tax icrcin required. Section 2. All persons violating he provisions of this ordinance by ailing to perform tire said la>bor or ay said commutation tax in lieu hereof, shall, upon conviction t<here>f. be fined not more tllian five dolars or he imprisoned for not moiv ban ten days or sentenced to hard abor on the public works <>f said own; Provided, that the provision? >f this ordinance shall not apply tc ' K persons holdinir a certificate of physical disability from a reputable licensed physician, said cert ideate not to bo over one year old, and any person presenting; such certificate sliall make an oath before the sr.id Clerk and Treasurer that such disability prevewts liini from making a livelihood at his usual avocation; nor to ministers of the gospel in actual charge of a congregation, teachers employed in the public school, sctiool trustees, and persons permanently disabled in military service of t3ie State, any person who served in the late War Between the States, all persons actually employed in the quarantine service of the State, and members of Hi,- l"rc Department of the Town of Newberry; Provided, however, that on \ twenty members of each company of the said department sfhall be exempt under the provisions of this section, and it shall be the duty of the secretary of each company to file wit'h the Clerk and Treasurer of said Council a list of all members of his company on or before the first dav ol .January of each year, 'Section That all ordinances or parts of ordinances, inconsistent with this ordinance be, and the saute are hereby repealed. Done and ratified under the corporate seal of tno Town of Mew berry, (Seal) South Carolina, this eighth dayof January, A. D., 1908. I J. J. Langford, Attest: Mayor. Kug. S. Weris, City Clerk and Treasurer. Sale ol 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 of 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 Wednesday, January 15, 1908, beginning at 10 o clock A. M., the personal property of which the said Will W, Spearman, died, seized and possessed, consisting among other effects of, TEN MULES, one fink brood mare, TWO JERSEY BULLS, THREE MILK COWS, FOUR YEARLINGS, EIGHT FAT HOGS, SIX FINE BALTIMORE HOGS, TWENTY TONS OF HAY, FOUR THOUSAND BUSHELS OF COTTON SEED, FIVE BUSHELS OF WHEAT. FORTY BUSH ELS OF SWEET POTATOES. FORTY BUSHELS OF PEAS, FIFTEEN HUNDRED BUSHELS OF CORN, FIVE TONS OAT AND WHEAT STRAW, TWO THOUSAND POUNDS OF FODDER, ONE TO-HORSE STATIONARY ENGINE AND BELTING, ONE 60-SAW COTTON GIN,' ONE CARRIAGE, ONE BUGGY, EIGHT HARROWS, ONE Mc'CORMICK HARVESTER, THREE MOWERS, 2 REVERSIBLE D1SE PROWS, TWO2-IIORSE CHATTANOOGA PLOWS, ONE LOT OF HARNESS aND GEARS, ONE SIXTEEN SHOOTER GUN, ONE BREECH LOADER ANI) ONE PISTOL, ONE AERMOTOR ANI) TA NK ONE LOT OF COTTON PLANTERS AND FARMING IMPLEMENTS OF ALL KINDS. ALSO A LOT OF OIHER PERSONAL PROPERTY op WHICH TIIE SAID WiLI W. SPEARMAN DIED, SEIZED AND POSSESSED. TERMS OF SALE: CASH. . I M.A.CARLISLE, . J NO. C. GOGGANS, >' Executors. ^ Bigger *ig ^Cotton Yields Per Acre | The value of commercial fertilizers has tyff been demonstrated over and over again by # both government and private comparative *>/]* tests. We stand ready to demonstrate to ' " \ you at any time that the surest way to "in- a crease your yields per acre" is to use /42I m - Virginia-Carolina j lltw Fertilizers 4f , Hon. R.). Redding, former Director of the Geor- j WM'/ gia Exp. Station, is authority for the statement that ' "experiments made at this station show that well yjM balanced commercial fertilizer applied to one acre yj? j of land, and well cultivated, may be reasonably ex$i'<-&qiVL pected to produce an increase of yield of seed r? ^ cotton. At the present price of cotton this would r' ':tfj mean a large extra profit (for both lint and seed), a ft . after deducting the price for fertilizer." 3 / S>;- ?*<\J(. You'll find reports of many other comparative ,\M " h tests, together with much valuable information con- jlipi \ cerning land culture in the new Virginia-Carolina \ ${i_* Year Book or Almanac. Ask you local fertilizer IB dealer for a copy?or we'll send you one S ^ |f l free, if you write our nearest sales office. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. If Richmond, Va. Durham, N.C. '"s c( Norfolk, Va. Charlcalon, S. C. H /w&K\iV\f1 H\V. Columbia, S. C. Haltimorc, Md. J f (WVw>Atlanta, Ga. Columbus, Ga. i i / f ? Savannah, Ga. Montgomery, Ala. tura ^ Memphis,Tenn. A JfiUF J Shreveport, La. g |g|l|5' j ^ i Will be ready for business by | Tuesday of next week. Latest I improved machinery, everything | new and up-to-date. Experienced 1 [supervision and help in all de- $ partments. All finished Laundry work done at regular list prices. | I Preparation has been made to | handle family wash unfinished at I special rate of 1 cent a piece, I I Shirts, Collars and Cuffs excepted. j|l Will call for and deliver all goods. f We solicit the patronage of all Ithose desiring first class work. No. 1200 West Main St. Phone 1 75 | ELECTRIC LAUNDRY CO., J | R. P. SKENES, Manager. Better Late Than Never. 1 m The White Goods Sale is still in it . v'Ml Progress. M Damasks, Lace Curtains, 1 Laces, Embroideries, 1 Lawns and Queen fl Undermuslin 1 are going at prices that are very || low. Now's the time. S km on mm 9a flaw Im?*