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BERKELEY OFIICER. As Result of Charges of Misconduct Sheriff is Ordered to Take Charge of Auditor's Office. Columbia State. 15th. The office of auditor of B-rkeley county .was yesterday closed by di rection of Gov. Ansel and Mr. C. M. Wiggins. auditor, was suspended. The sheriff of Berkeley county was in struced -to clos. the office and keep it closed until a successor is appointed to Mr. Wiggins. The action of Gov. Ansel was take.i late Monday evening, after Mr. Wig gins and his attorney had been given a hearing. The suspension of Mr. Wi'ins resulted from an inspection of his office a few weeks ago by a rep resentative of the comptroller gener- I al. gr'oss irregnlarifies in the books of the office being revealed. 31r. Wiggins admitted the numer ous errors found in his books, but de nied that they were made with any intent to defraud the county or state and in fact were made without any intent: whatsoever. It will be recalled that Mr. Tohn 0. -Edwards was several days 'ago sus pended as tre-asurer of Berkeley 1 county on account of irregularities and wrong entries upon the tax books. Mr. T. S. Browning of Jedburg, Be keley county, a former mamber of the general assembly, was appointed by the governor to succeed Mr. Edwards.. Mr. Browning was unanimously en dorsed for the position 'by the Ber keley delegation in the general assem bly. PRBSIDENT SURE TAFT WILL WIN. .Olaims First Ballot Will be Enough for War Secretary-White House Predictions Regarding Re-. publican National Conven tion. Washington, January 10.-Presi &ent Roosevelt, 't is said, told White House callers today that secretary of War Taft will be nominated on the first ballot at the Chieazo Conven tion. 'The friends of tIe War See retary are apparently very much el ed. The president has gone farther, it is said, and says that Mr. Taf t will be assured of at least 600 .of the 900 votes of the convention on the first ballot. He counts on a solid west, a solid sout!h, many of the largest mid dle western states and one-half the New England vote. He thinks that Mr. Taft will have a majority of the New York votes, especially if G'ov -ernor Hughes persists in'his non-com mittal, attitude, and several votes from other "favorite-son'' states. In the opinion of the president, Governor Hugihes cannot hope for hearty support as long as the public is uninformed as to w'hrat he stands for in national affairs, and the other presidential candidates will have few votes in thue coming convention ex cept those that they may receive from their own states. There is reason to believe that this report accurately represents the pres ident 's belief. The most optimistic reports have been coming from the White House lately concerning the Taft boom. Many of t.he Secretary's friends are claiming that a Taft land slide is abotit due, and that delegates are running for the band wagon from all directions. The administ-ration is not letting up in it.s efforts to elinch the nomina tion of Taft. There will be a conference at the White'House on Monday with the two Republican referees from Alabama. Friction has occurrei there and the president wants to smootih it out. Na tional Committeeman Scott, of.Ala bama, is in Washington today. He says that his state will lead the roll call in the convention by e asting its vote solidly for Taft. When Congressman Waldo, of New York, one of the leading Republicans ' i congress, and a man who stands nigh in political eireles in his state, was told today that the president was cliaiing a signal vet ory for Taft to the entire exclusion of Governor! Hughes. and that the latter was ap parently to be snowed under, said: - Unles the Taft managecrs steai the -:'te of the south by absolutely ignor ins' the negroes that vote will, in my' opinion, go to Senator Foraker. The nominating convention has not yet been held or have any of tihe state conventions which are to select dele gate's to the Ghicago convention. I repeat that unless that Taft people steal the southern vote it will go to Foraker. It is entirely too early to make such a claim as is now be'ing made for Mr. Taft.'' P. H. MeG. News From St. Pauls. There has been considerable rain in this section during the last f2w weeks. [ The grain erop looks fine for this O n ;lnI itic was a consider able fall of rain. The streams were ;wollen very 1mch. About two o'clock Drayton Dewait, a renter on Mr. W. P. Counts place. in attempt ing to cross a stream between his home and Mr. Counts, had a very bad accident. The creek at this point was swollen very much. His mules became frightened and plunged into the stream. They were borne down by the current and both were drowned. Dewalt escaped by a miracle. The wagon beinz thrown aainst a tree. The mules were found about one-half mile from the place of the accident. Mr. J. F. Kibler of this section. had an unusual experience a few weeks ago. He said Ire had a box set for rabbits. Upon going to his box one inorning he found that he had a rabbit and a mink in one box. The mink was alie but the rabbit was dead. No one has been able to ex plain how they both got into the box. Dr. Clarence Kibler and wife. of Colunihia. spent Saturday and Sun day with Mr. Augustus .ingley and family. Miss Lucille Counts. of Prosperity graded school. spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents. Mr. and 3Mr: W. P. Counts. Mrs. R. L. Shealy. of Columbia. spent a few days last week with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Kempson. Me.ssrs. Rufus Sligh and Fo-est Kempson of this section, are taking a course in a business college of Co lumbia. Mind Your Business! If you don't nobody will. It is your business to keep out of all the trouble you can and you can and will keep out of liver and bowel trouble if you take Dr. King's New Life Pills. They keep biliousness, malaria and jaundice out of your system, 25c. at W. E. Pelham and Son's drug store. LICENSE ORDINANCE. State of South Carolina, The Town of Newberry. For the purpose of meeting in part the current expenses of the Town government of the Town of Newberry, in the State of South Carolina, for the fiscal year beginning January 1st, 1908, and to meet in part such othier inebtedness of said Town as may bps come due in said ifscal year; There fore, be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Newberry, in sasid stat-e, in council assembled and by authority of the same: ,Section 1. That no person or per sons, firm, corporation or corpora tions, shall engage in, prosecute or carry on any calling, trade, business, occupation or profession hereinafter mentioned wit'hin the corporate limits of said Town at any time during said year after the publication of this or dinance without having first paid to said Town a license or privilege tax therefor as follows, to wit: A. Agents for, or dealers in ferti lizer for sale, $ 20 00 Agents for, or dealers in pia nos and organs, (either or both), 10 00 Agents for, or dealers in sew ing machines (connected with other business or alone) 20 00 Agents for, or dealers ia light ning rods, 25 00 Agents for, or dealers in coal 5 00 Agents for. or dealers in maps, books, newspapers. periodi cals and other like articles (other than licensed mer chants who deal in samne) per day $5.00 or per year, 25 00 Agents for enlarging pictures, per day, $5.00 or per year, 20 00 Agents for retailing goods per day $5 or per year 100 00 Agents for dealers selling mul es, or horses, or cattle, either or all three, at public auction only, pei- day $25, or per. rear'. 50 00 Agents or dealers (other than licensed sales st.ables) selling. mules or horses. either or bo0th, per week $5 or per year. 25 00 Agnts or dealers in fruit trees per week $2 or per year. 10 00 .\ents for. or dealers in real eotate: seina' or renting (other than licensed law yers). 10 00 B. Bakeries. $ 5 00 Ball, public (when admission fee is charged) per night 2 00 Banks. capitalized at $50,000, or less 50 00 Banks. for every $10,000 capi tal in excess of $50.000. 10 00 Barber. for each shop. 5 00 Blacksmith. for each shop 5 00 Bill roster. '7 50 Bootlacks, in harher shops. hotels or elsewhere. each 1 00 oot or shoe shop. making or repairing, 5 00 ochrwViSe. 10 00 Buildin( and Inyani Associa tions; loan, saving or invest ment companies, and all com panies or corporations (ex cept licensed banks) engaged in the sale or purchase of real estate or loaning money on real estate ar otherwise, 25 00 Boarding houses, public, 5 00 C. Chiropodists, per week $3; per year. $1000 Circus, with or without mena gerie, per day with street parade, 100 00 Street parade alone $50; for ' each side show, $10 per day. Cleaning, dressing or dyeing (other thn licensed tailors). 2 50 f Coal dealers (alone or in con nection with other business), 5 00 Contractors or builders for con tracts over $500 and not ex eeeding $2,500. 10 00 Contractors or builders for contracts over $2.500 and not exeeeding $5.000. 15 00 Ci,ntractors or builders for -nm raets over $5.000. 25 00 ('unliission Merchants or Con nission Brokers, each or eaeh firm and for each place of biusiness. 25 00 c Cotton Mills or Factories, for each $50,000 or fractional part thereof of its capital stock. 12 50 S Cotton Seed Oil Mills, 50 00 Cotton Seed Oil Mills that manufacture fertilizers, 60 00 Cotton Gin and Press, 1 to 5 gins inclusive, 10 00 Cotton Gin and Press, over 5 gins, for each additional gin over 5. 1 00 Cotton Buyer, for each place of business, 10 00 Cotton Seed Buyer. 5 00 Cotton Weigher, 5 00 Conveycancer, drawing deeds mortgages or contracts for compensation (other than li censed lawyers), 5 00 D. Dentists or tooth extractors $ 5 00 Dogs, upon each and every dog, the owner or person upon whose premises the same is kept shall pay the sum of 50 Druggists, licensed as mer chants.. E. Exchange, bucket shop (firm,* individual or corporation) earrying on the business of dealing in options or futures in cotton, grain, provisions or other supplies, on margins or othierwise, $ 50 00 Express companies, eacf, for .business done within th'e Town of New'berry, and not included business done for the United States Govern ment, or any business done to and from points beyond the limit.s of this state. 50 00 1 F. Flying Jenny, $ 50 00 Flying Jenny for less time than one year at the rate of $10 per week. Fresh Fish, 10 00 G. Gun Shop, etc., .$ 15 00 H. Hacks, used for hire ' $ 15 00 Harness Shop, etc., 5 00 Horse or Mule Traders (oth ers than licensed sale sta bles), 25 00 Hotels, each, 15 00 Horse or Mule Trader, tran-. sien-t. per week, 6 00 House Painters, per year, 5 00 Ice Dealers, retail, eaeh hou.se' or plac'e of business, 5 00 Insurance Companies, each life, fire or accident, 10 00 J. I Junk shop, or scrap iron deal er, $ 500 Jewelers, licensed as mer chants. K. Krosene or other oil compan ies having an agency or of fice in the Town of New berry, or a stationary or por table tank or tanks for re eeithng and storing oil, sell inz or delivering oil within, t;he limits of the said twon each. $ 100 00 Kerosene Oil Companies or Agencies having no station ary or portable tanks but selling in original packages, ' each, 50 00 Knitting Mills, 20 00 L. Laundry, steam, or agent for steam laundry, $ 10 00 Lawyers, each, shall pay on their income according to the scale of rates fixed for I merchants. Lumber yards, or dealers. 10 00 I Liverv. Feed or Sale Stabl'. 25 00 M. Marble Yard, $10 00 X Mercant- All m'e4hnnt shaall tax according to the follow jg schedules of gross sales (cash and credit) and upon sworn returns the gross sales for the year .nding Decem ber 31, 1907, shall be the basis upon which said li eense or privilege tax shall be computed and paid: ales amounting to $1,000 or under, $ 5 0 ales over $1,000 and under $3,000, 10 0 ales amounting to $3,000 and under $5,000, 12 0 ales amounting to $5,000 and under $10,000, 15 0 ales amounting to $10,000 and under $20,000, 20 0 ales a,o;unting to $20,000 and under $30,000, 25 0 ale: - amounting to $30,000 an' under $40,000, 30 0 ale: amounting to $40;000 an under $50,000, 35 0 aie amounting to $50,000 and under $60,000, 40 0 ales amounting to $60,000 and undcr $70.00. 45 0 alv iuunting to $70.000 and under $80,000. 50 0 ales amounting to $S0,000 and under $90,000. 55 0' ales amounting to $90,000 and under $100.000 60 01 ales amounting to $100,000 andi under $110,00t., 65 0' ailes amounting to $110,000 and under $130,000, 75 0 les amounting to $130,000 and over, 85 0( ferohants: All merehants who may not come within any of the fcregoing classes by rea son of their not having been in business during the whole of the fiscal year ending Deember 31st, 1907, but have been in business in said Town during, a part of said year. shall pay a license or privilege tax upon their esti mated- gross sales for the year, said estimate to be mtade or computed upon the basis of gross sales, upon sworn statements, for time such merchant or mercnants have been engaged in busi ness in said Town during the fiscal year 'ending Decemb'er 31st, 1907. the rate of li cense shall b~e the same as that dfixed in the foregoing se'hedule for merdhants. ferchants: And all mer chants not embraced in any of the f.oregoing classes who may begin business in said Town on or after the first day of January. A. D. 1908 shall pay a license or privi lege tax of 15 0 fanufacturers of Coffins.. 25 0 N. Iewspapers, each, $ 5 0 rewsboys, selling papers on. streets. each, 1 0 0. )ulist or Optician, per week, $5.00, pear year, $ 25 0 P. 'rinting Office, job, $ 5 0 iano or Organ Tuner or Re pairer, per month, $3.00, per year. 8 0 totoraphers, for eachb place of business, 5 0 4'gtographers, itinetrant, per week, 5 0 %ysicians shall pa.y on their income according to scale of rates fixed for merchants. %ysicians, itinerant, per month, 10 C R. Iestaurant, $ 5 0 .S. stables, sale only, $ 20 C sign painters, per day $1.00, per year. 5 0 'tok yard. 'etc., per week $3.00. per annum, 10 0 Tr. ailor, merchant. $ 5 0 'ailors. not mere'hants, engag ed in making and repairing, or eibher. 5 0 'ele-raph Companies or Agen eies. each for business don'e within the Town of Newher ry. and not including any husiness clone for the Unit ed St'ates 2-overnment. or any business done to or from points h'eyond the limits of this state. 100 0 'elephone Companies. for bus iness don'e 'exclusively with in th'e Town of Newberry, and not including any busi ness done to or from points beyond th!e limits of this state. 100 0 U. radertakers or Embalmers, either or hoth. $ 8 0' rmrela repairer. per day. $1.00 per annum. 5 04 V. eterinary Surgeon, p'er day, $100 nn n annnm $ 15 04 W. Wareihouse. for storage by tlie public, . 25 Woodyard, 10 1 Section 2. That for any callin trade, -business, occupation or pr fession not enumerated or provid( for in this ordinance or any oth< ordinance of said Town now of fore the license shall be regulated ar imposed by the Town Council of sa ) Town at any meeting of the same. Section 3. That the Town Coun< of said Town hereby reserves t] right to refuse r revoke any licen ) for any cause which may seem to just. Section 4. That any person, fir or corporation, making any false fraudulent return, shall upon convi tion be punished as herein after pr vided for the violation of this orc nance or any part thereof. Section 6. That whenever in tl ordinance the term "dealer" is usi the same shall include not only t: principal, but in his, her or their a sence shall include any agent, cle: or employee managing the busine respectively referred to; and ;gene ally, where a license is herein impc ed upon any business and the sar is carried on or conducted by agent, clerk or employee, such ager clerk or employee shall be subject the penalties imposed in this orc nance for its protection, should '1 said business be carried on wbho taking out such license, in the sat manner as if he she or they were ti proprietor or proprietors of sa business. Section 6. Any violation of tb ordinance or any part thereof sha subject the offender or offenders eai to a fine not exceeding ope hundr! dollars or to imprisonment with without hard labor upon the stree or public works of said Town for period not exce'eding thirty days, the discretion of the court. Section 7. That any person We Len p BuyI We provide easy tel We enable borrowe in Monthly Installmer gallowed to meet oblig ~,It is cheaper than pa to save money to buy Contract. If you want toisave Stake a Security Contr 0Call on A. J. Gibson Treasurer, at office, c streets, next door to( SECURITY LOAN A NATIONAL DANK FIRM FRIENDS, BMNKIN You ought to enjoy the of having a B3t1 Accoun or little money. It will 4 with chechs and avoid and provide you with a c your funds and collectin; an account with us. DIRE M. A. Carlisle. H. C. J. A. Blackwelder. Robt. B. C. Matthews. S. B, per- ll1S, i'm or Corp)urauon, or tila agent, clerk or emplcyee in charge 10 or managing the same, who shall en 10 gage in, prosecute or carry - on any calling, trade, business, occupation or profession upon which a license or d privilege tax may hereafter be im r posed by the Town Council of said e Town, without having taken out a d license therefor, shall, upon convic id tion, be each fined in a sum not ex ceeding one hundred dollars, or im . prisonment wibh or without hard la bor upon the streets or other pubie ie works of said Town for a period not it exceeding thirty days, at the discre ition of the court. Section S. That each day any per m m son or persons, firm or corporation shall violate this ordinance or any e- part thereof, by reason of any fail D ure or refusal to take out any li cense herein provided for, shall con . stitute a separate offense, and such is offender or offenders shall be, for each day's offense subject to the re penalties herein provided. Section 9. That this ordinance shall s not operate as a repeal of any ordi nance of said Town now of force im r- pos,ing a license or privilege tax upon s any calling, trade, business, occupa tion or profession, except such pa-' or parts only of said ordinance or t { ordinances now of force as may im to pose a lincense upon any calling, 1business, occupation or profession it herein specified, named or enumerat ired. e Section 10. This ordinance shall be of force and effect on and after the eighth of January, A. D., 1908. . Done and ratified under th corpor is- ate .seal. of the Town of New -1 berry, in the State of South h (Seal) Carolina, this 8th day of Jan nary, A. D., 1908. J. J. TANGFORD, Mayor of Newberry, S. C. Attest: Eugene S. Werts, Cr Clerk and Treasurer. d Money ro -lomes! -ms of payment. rs to accumulate a fund its, on which interest is ations at maturity. ying rent, If you want a home take a Security money for any purpose ct. It pays.. ,Asstant Secretary and orner Boyce and Adama )opeland Brothers. ND NESTMNT CO~ ,WrEannY, S -C OF NEWBERY8,6g AD SISSETOD. frenshp ndcoveiec Lgt, hthryu ade nc oneneta ofhading gfchendshi and drafts.nOen CTORS: Moseley. T. B. Carlisle. Norris. Geo. Johnstone. Aull1 Jos. H. Hunt-er