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conlraets shall be in writing and re-1 eoi (It'll in (no ollici1 ol l lie register of jiii'viio conveyance Tor the count.v ! wheie tin- parties reside, and make this record a const met ive notico to ! nil |K'iv?oi?s ill' the contract. With an , act ol I hi- hind and with |he act now j < i.i f<irc<> ptevenl iny the enticing of ] lalmiv , I tin I ii' employer, and with.'] n .?trici "ii'nrcemen| i |' !,,,)h, (oyclh-i u '''' ' " vii"; :i ii;'v l.iw, much pro-, imcss will ,'m- jnade in s dviny the la- ! l)"i 1111. - iinn, : 1 Repeal of ''Lien Law.'* ' nivc! inn' Ansel recommends tiie re- ' I" |I 'd* the " lie.i law. " 1 Co.voy-Cotliran Act. I !' ' net en i his mh.jcct should h.' niM'iid.'.l and I recommend llial nrd than mi.' < (111111 \ dis|)en>arv he allowed in a -v mitity where liipior is ' allowed l.. be sold, except in those i' counties where there are cities with a l?opnlalion exeeediny *_?.">,< K)(?. Ivlect ions have lie..,, |,< |,| j,, (|(,- , j|(1 counties ol- t he stale to vole mil U,V ' sal.- oI" 1 i?|i>oi- si ice the <'arey-Colli- 1 rail law was <nacti-d. In two of these eoiinl ie ' Kei <Iia w and ('lies!erlield? it appeared thai a majority ?|' the Votes ca-t v.j,, favor of "no sale." I" Kershav ii?. j,.,, W{1S ; ' vd illc ?al. ul.ih' in chesterfield |h ? . ' 'att-r of the legality of the election , ^ '"u pending in the courts, hut Ihe ' (|1 : nr.- still <|oiny business ',u " I his ' 1,4": '' <ilTa:rs and other reasons I ''' I ||,;,| tli<* :'"1 ,M' r" "M.ended hy pro- | "!! -l i-tioi, U h.-ld ! 1 .liid.'t- th:- ii t, a'ld Hi:* ^ reiurn- snow 111 a I a majority ol' the voters I I licit- (.allots to prohibit ' the sale in said con itv. that the dis- j p Mi-arie, he i m me.I in I ely dosed and ! kept ido-e.| until Ihe matter is finally i ' determincil !,v t!,,. eounlv l/.ard of * eanva-ser-. the slat- hoard of can-"' vass-'rs, or l,y the .-onrls. if resort : j e had to i he courts. i Registration Rooks. 1, ' * 'I'" the hooks 1 > ;u" !""1 "l'1- ' Ml I recnniiuend . 't I "'"vide hy ac| for now books,' t nnd Inal the commissioners of rciris-' < ' rat ion he ret pi i red |,, revise the lists ' > 'V ' ra.iscribe |? new ho-des ! ? ')" ?>">"'< of nil who are alive and en- I : till. .1 |>i \ >|.., ||M. |.,w |)mv provj(|0j4 j ml Ihe list shall he revised each j ; ob'elmn year, and il ?|So prescribes!, a' Hie boards of re-islration shall I i receive an annual salary for Ihe work I tint the law requires I hem In do. Education. , I lie hivh school ad which you pass- i I'd last year has been put in success- I fill operation :,n,l we now have 5.8'; ln.irh schools in Ihe slate. ,,?ne with I ! less Ilia,i I wo teachers and 25 schol- j i nrs. ami niosl of (hem with Ihreo and ' and will, 50 or more i scholars. : j 'b?verni?r Ansel lakes up each of ; ? the stale inslitnlions and reviews lip j 1 work d %-e tlnrinjr Ihe past vear an I < flu. vi'ralif\-i11 _!' progress of'each of I I lie e ins) 11 ut ions. ' I State House Grounds. j Governor Ansel reviews the work ' ' !" i oinnii>.- ;on on s'ale iiouse i jrrou ids. and says llial the work bein<r |? done is of a permanent nature, and ! < ' when completed our slale house > "round ; will he a source of. pride to ' bo'h city and siale." Statue of Jno. c. Calhoun. I (lovernor Ansel reports llial the | eoinniission appointed to provide a!; slalne ol duo. ('. Calhoun and to have I snuie placed in Ihe statuary hall in the x-npitol at Washington have contract-!. ^1 to do the work and i| is hoped , . that, it will he completed dnrimr the i prweni year. The price ia $9,000. i i Supremo Court. flovernor Ansel recommends th.i 1 oi eel ion ol a new and commodious j brick building on the stnte house i grounds near the corner of Assembly | | and Senate streets for the suprejip ' < vcourt. I (Confederate VctoraiiB, , (lovernor Ansel rei-onvm^nds a lib- | eral appropriation for Confederate veterans. ( (lovernor Ans<d coinniends the eflic- i iencv ol the militia, and recommends I a liberal appropriation for the Stats 1 Hospital for the Insane. The nmn- I her ol patients added this year in the ' Slate Hospital for the Insane is .r>70; the whole number within its walls is 1,375; white men, .'521; colored ukmi, i 200; unite women, *171; colored wo- : men, 203. Penitentiary. 1 Governor Ansel says the penitentiary Continues s&lf-snslaininpf. Tiro whole number of convicts now within tne walls and at the stale farms is fif>3. The state farina and the farm at. the reformatory have all paid well, and all the vegetables needed have b'eon grown. Tlrero arc 80 convicts under the ago of 10 years at tlio reformatory on the Lexington county farm. A new brick building has been erected for the safe keeping of these boys, and also to make the building fireproof. They are well eared for, aro made to work, aiul are also taught in Sunday scliool work by the o HIIcmciiI iiimI capaible chaplain * with i volunteer assistance. State Board of Health. f> Governor Ansel reviews the work n ' ,h(' s,a,e board of health, and ree- H iininciids (lie appointment of a state <? health otlicer, who shall give all of n lii> Jit I iMH i<in t<> t he work. ,, Jamestown Exposition. e Atic ision is called I., t;)0 exhibit P "' ^""'h Carolina at the Jamestown i-xpMsiiion. which Governor Ansel A <.i,vs was second lo none, and to his mind t he best of ,,11. South Carolina Industrial School. tl Nothiig has been done since til* a 1 " I he legislature towards a ;*'*' ''11'''! iu mC the building for the S in Iti I rial ..dined except f|?. purchase P ,f' "' ?terial. Recently the board of n 'rupees has had a meeting and has T >aa resolution asking your hoi;- n nihil. I a id i?>s to give the. trustees an M ii?propi iatiuii snUb-Ient |0 A,'' 'k "" M ''onipiiratively small scale. I'<? provide at first I'm- ||?. care and nainte iaiici' ?r from 20 to dO children. a- we desir,' to demonstrate to lit people the value and importance >! this work. A deed has been mad'o * ll"' trustees for 111 acres of fine iiids jn.-t outside ol the corporate li- , ^ "I' ''he city of H.uvnce by the ^'hiiitic I.and a u| Improvement)/^ in! ?:i 11 \- I'ii,* (hi, industrial schooi. I !ik deed |,as been accepted, and we | |"W desire to be-iu I he erection, up. | '"i;iil. of a building ?r S1,m. <! dimensions I., accommodate ! m 1 !" white boys, many of ! \ 'i1 on sir.- now waili it be admitted. ' Salaries. Some years ago when the piirchasV},l'i.' of a dollar was more than 1 i> I this time, the salaries of the 'I site otlieers and of the judges of I he 'Upreuie a;n| circuit courts were reliiee.l. I desire to ask if the time ias not come when these salaries mould be raised again and your oficeis paid a salary commensurate villi the work liny.' are required to I ha\ e no hesitancy in saving lint the salaries of all should be rais'd to at least what they formerly vere. My accounts will show that it <?sts me more than $1,000 a year over ?n.l above my salary to pay the excuses of living and of providing for inch entertainments and receptions as ire necessary to the dignity of Die * >osit ion of the governor of this state. Governor's Mansion. g The present mansion was erected "ore than 50 years ago, and has serv- Y 'd t he purpose.-; for which il was mill. Since 1SS0, if has been used as i home for the governor. While i| is oinIorlable, yet it js deteriorating ind will soon require manv repairs, i I he lot on which (his building stands ls M,,(> ol' 'he 'best in the city of Co. 11 lumbia. A new mansion built in Hie ' 'litre of the lot, fronting on Richland '.street with side entrances from lads,Km and Lincoln street's, would ^ i??' nil ornament to the capital oily of v lhe state, ami an ideal home for your .v?v"r ior. I recommend Hint a commission lie appointed to look into the mall-'r ami report to the next session W ?t the general assembly the probable <?>t and the feasibility of erecting mine. Railroads. AMiile other states have li:i,l much y with reference to. railroad passenger rates .luring the past nmr, Sou!h Carolina has been free l,v,n this character of litigation, and T am glad to iep,.i| |(> you that in a onference had with the president and t her re j) resent at ives of tlie Southern railway, Iiiey elated to n?e that on or rbout the first of April, 1908, they tvill put on a flat passenger rato of I 1-3 cen? per mile, and will sell mileage books at 2 and 2 1-4 cents per nile in this state. 1 have a letter to his effect from President. Finloy, a *op\ ol which T will place in your lands, with a special massage on tho Miibject, setting forth their whole T (>lan. Some requirement*, should be made >f the railroads?-that they give more accurate information as t.o delayed trains, and as soon as practicable L better equipment and service on all Q Hie roads should be demanded . tj The Commission for Winding Up the r Sto.to Dispensary. A s required by I he act of the gen[>ral assembly passed at your Inst sion providing for the winding up of the stale dispensary. T appointed five "well known business men," to wit, C Dr. w. ,1. Murray o'f Columbia, and t Messrs. John MeSween of Timmons- 5 ville, C. K. Henderson of Aiken, Avery Patton of Greenville and P. F. C Arthur of Union as members of the I commission. These gentlemen im- T mediately entered upon the important and arduous duties involved in this work, and it will he mv pleasure to submit to you, at the present session, ^ their report. T shall at that time have something more to say about the work of the commission. Good Roads. I am glad to roport thai, in some f II o connt.es uf the state the ull. I vs "l"v'l"K forward g? (|, 1 'inoation.. Machinery has M,n?ht and much work of ? | i'.o'Ti"v''wiS'l10 is bci,?''?"? I hope! , " 1 ""On Bill, whon everv a 1.1 h'? C"f"S0 ""s '"'"lahllmdthT' V V . r 0Sl1''' i,;"' ?"?>?n>xo > "<"< thai shall he ?,a,le To < >11 llus movement. ^VALUABLE PLANTATION TOR RENT. I ,,( u 1 ' I?fit J or tho year 1<)0S 0 tnern of 338 acres of land ! "?? oast of Silver S 1,1 "'I owned by the estate of \Vm w J>"innan There is upon' ? * rZlr " - ixx'se contract a:J V ? ,tlus y?nv 50 hales ul' C0U? , i?nn- r ri" h0, l<!nted cithei' i'oJ" I .oundo?SS.?f COUOn- A,,,>,V "> JW. A. Carlisle, ! John C. rj(,uo-ans wi"""'S c' V'"- W- sl'0?"nan. i Newberry, 8. C? Dec. 3.1, 1907. I OPERA HOUSE FOE RENT I Sealed I,ids will he received by the ! own Connr.l or^Newberry, S. C? - clock J,., r,|| J90s *v''' f"r lv' l of the j ' ''???<?. Newberry, S. C r,,,. iron years. ' iic'ricri'''r' i'"p"-1""1'0" ?!>i>ly to! am| ' rna.snror, K,llf 9 j JOKES' G S, B. Jones, STAPLE & FANCY OR Confectioneries, Fruit Phone 212. Newber Dear Madam Housekeepe We ention to our stock of roceries and solicit ? our potronage during 1 We feel safe in say in he most complete that hat we can serve you j er. We will ever keep in or tan t points: quality ice modorate prices. If you are not alread e woul<* he pleased to ist of satisfied custc We wish 1908 to be ou ou join us in making i Yours for STATE 'HE COMMERCIAL BANf under call of State Bank E December 16, 1907. iOans and discounts Jverdrafts urntiure and fixtures /ash in vault 35 041 ( >ash in other Banks 72'674 i Capital Stock . LIABIL Sends fun?paidSleSS ^ cashier's checks deposits, Banks 7 010 deposits, Individual 322,826 'NO. M. KiNARD, Pres. ' Y. McFAl 4 Per Interest Paid m out* 5 ! Worts. Hespeet fully, J. J. Lau^fford, AUesl: Mayor. ! Ku;?. S. Werte, C'lcrk and Treasurer. COPYR.GHT8&C. ? Anyon? Bonding a Rltolrh and description m? quickly ascertain our opinion froo wiiotber 1111 nvontlon is probably piUoiitablo"<^nfniunlM (Ions hi rlctlyconlidontlal. HANDBOOK on I'atenSi 8CiJi/?r.?.0, V'.,C8t "KOiicy for BocurliiR patonts I ntontsi taken through Munn & Co rocnlvn tpccial notice, without charge, iutho rcco,vo ! Scientific American. A handsomoly Illustrated weokly. J.nrKcst circulation of any ecibutlUo Journal. Terms S3 n MlVl Slir??^u,8',L 8?WSIi noSC MIINN & Co.38,Broadwav. New York lirauch Onico. 025 F at., Wnahln*"" D. C. $15 SAVED ToOrganGustomers FOR THE NEXT 40 DAYS. ! We will sell oitr excellent <So OrKnns at oni.y I K>5 Our fi/i Organ* foro.Ni.Y $75. ' Si) rial Tc-i ins: Onc-?hii?l now," ojie-lliiril Nov. K/Oo, oalancf Nov. !*> 9. I ..'!1.i,"'<;resU'Il'1 cli!>.,his n<|. ni'tl enclose it with I 1r '<,"c' nskhiK for catalog and price list I Ifyoi' vnnt the best . rrai, on eaitl. ,!on't ?leinj hill write it* at once awl save fts am! make [ homeharnionioiis. .-? >?? ih.ikl Address MALONKVS Ml'SIC IIOt'SF. Columbia. S (' I AN OS AM) OKC.ANS ROCERY, Proprietor. UK IN OCERIES, PRODUCE, > Cigars and Tobaccos. ry, S. C., Jan, 17, 1908, r: ! wish to call your atFancy and Staple it least a portion of -his year. g that our stock is is offered here and n a satisfactory manmind three very im1 of goods prompt sery a customer of ours add you to our long >mer s. r banner year. Will' t so? bus i nes s, Jones' Grocery. I MENT p? [ OF NEWBERRY, S. C. xaminer at close of business 'RCES. " . - $313,666 49 7,199 87 )3 - _ ~ - 3,116 93 ,3 " - 107,715 96 mm* - - $ 50,000 00 ses paid) - 49,222 20 940 00 74 " 800 00 ^ " - 330,737 05 _ D w $431,699 25 i 2' ^^ER, Vlce-Pres. -L. Cashier Cent. Savings Department. I I 3iTo. 65? Tile People's N Prosperits Paid Up Capital Surplus and Individual Pi Stockholders' Liabilities For protection of deposit : H. C. Moseley President. M. W. W. Wheeler, Cashier. Gec Better a conservative interest return when wanted, than a high r | about the principal. . A National Bank is a safe Depos makes it so Likewise our Board of prudent conservative managemt D1RECTC G. W. Bowers. J. A. C Kibler. R. L. Luther. M. A. Carlisle. J. H. Hunter. J. P. Bo> We allow 4 per cent, per ? Department, interest pa; Tlia First Sough i , Kven though not .severe, lias a tt'i j q tive in-, lnbranes of the throat ai ; A Coughs then eonie easy all wintei slightest cold. Cure the first con ^ set up an inflaination in the delica ^ lungs. The best remedy is ?] jk SYRUP. It at once gets right at moves.the cause. It is free from ? a child as for an adult. 25 cents r J MAYES' DRU Moseley Our 36th car of that Choice arrived, making 4,005 bbls., a Best Patent Best Half Patent Every Barrel G Choice Meal Choice Grits We are maKing some cut prices and as a special inducement will n IO Cents on t on following goods, goods all mark tion or misleading. This is to last 1908, and to be carried out to the All Ladies' Hats, Feathers Dress Goods, Flannels, all Mei Youths' and Boys' Clothing, Blankets, Men's Pants Goods, Misses' Shoes, Trunks, Valise Ladies' and Misses Jackets, La ing Machines. This makes < the extremely low price of $2' tic for $22.50 and is certainly b< We have an abundance of choio ments, and to reduce them are m all along the line. Yours trul; Moseley _______ * 5 Years and 1 Our growth has been stea \\ jj We have paid interest pro t] Our Interest is Four per c j We pay interest compute j Our Directors are well kn |J Our efforts are to please c j We take the public into 01 j Our patrons embrace men, | We make few large loans, j I We are progressive and ac The Bank of Prosperity, Dr. Geo. Y. Hunter, Pres't. Dr J. F. Browne, Cashier. J. I, ational Bank 1 f9 s. a - $25,000 00 d rofits $6,000 00 1 . $25,000 00 ] ors. ' A. Carlisle, Vice-President ^ ). Johnstone, Attorney. m o-i your deposit with Its safe I ate and a feeling of doubt l >it. Government supervision of Directors is a guarantee . ^ )RS: A W. P. Pugh. ' f Jno. B. ' ellers. W. A. Moseley. Geo. Johnstone. i H. C. Moseley. wers. Jnnum in our Savings /able semi-annually' ftif the Season, * ? ldency to irritate the scnsi- ^ ^ id (klieate bronchial tubes. V r, every time you take the @ gh before it has a chance to + ^ 1 te capillary air tubes of the & juick relief cough ;; the seat of trouble and .re- ^ Morphine and is as safe for # lt ig store. ^ ^ ' Bros. Tennessee Flour has just nd while it lasts goes for $5.50 bbl. > $5.25 44 uaranteed. 90c. bu. $1.85 sack. to suit the "Panicky" times, . | nake a clean cut of he Dollar ?J ed in plain figures, no decepuntil 1st day of January, j I letter, and includes | and Velvets, all Woo J n's Hats and Caps, Men's, J?l| Rugs and Art Squares, / E JLadies', Children's and s, Satchels, Telescopes, ,w| p Robes, Domestic Sew- $ 3ur $30.00 Machine for 7.00, our $25.00 Domes- $ est price in United States. e goods in all of our departaking some inviting priccs * *| Bros. ""STi 0 Reasons. - I \M dy. | iM mptly. J ent. & d semi-annually. | own' I % customers. , J3 Jr confidence. y|1 women and children. ' ( 111 ^referring the small. \/p| xommodating. Prosperity, 1 A. Counts, Asst. Cashr. II /' H