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s BERKELEY ^OFFICER. As Result of Charges of Misconduct Sheriff is Ordered to Take Charge of Auditor'8 Office. ^ Columbia State, loth. The office of" auditor of Berkeley county .was yesterday closed by direction of Gov. Ansel and Mr. C. M, | Wiggins, auditor, was suspended. Tho 'sheriff oi Borkoloy county was inr.r etruced ?to close tho 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. Wiggins and his attorney had been given a hearing. The suspension of Mr. Wiggins resulted from an inspection of his office a few weeks ago by a representative of tire comptroller general, gross irregularities in tho books of the office being revealed. Mr. Wiggins admitted the numerous 'errors found in his books, but denied itliat they wore made with any intent to defraud the county or state and in fact were made without any intent' whatsoever. It will he recalled Hint Mr. John O. "Edwards was several days 'ago suspended a's treasurer of Berkeley 1 county on account of irregularities and wrong'entries upon the tax hooks. Mr. T. S. Browning of Jvadburg, Berkeley county, a former m amber of tho general assembly, Avas appointed by the governor to succeed Mr. Edwards. Mx*. Browning was unanimously endorsed for tho position 'by the. Berkeley delegation in the general assembly. PRESIDENT SURE TAFT WILL WIN. Claims First Ballot Will be Enough for War Secretary?White House Predictions Regarding Re-, publican National OonvenN. tion. I Washington, January 10.?President Roosevelt, 't is said, told White House callers today that secretary of War Taft will be nominated on the first ballot at the Chicago Convention. The friends of tire War See rotary are apparently very much elated. The president has gone farther, it is said, and says that Mr. Taft wili be assured of at least GOO of the 000 votes of the convention on the first ballot. He counts on a solid west, a solid sout'h, many of the largest middle western states and one7half the New England vote. He thinks that Mr. Taft will 'have a majority of the New York votes, especially if Governor Hughes persists in his non-committal attitude, and several votes from other "favorite-son" states. In the opinion of the president, Governor Hughes cannot hope for hearty support as long as the public is uninformed as to what he stands for in national affairs, and the oth?r presidential candidates will have few votes in the coming convention except those that tbev may receive from their own states. There is reason to believe that this report accurately represents the president's belief. The most optimistic reports have been coming from the White House lately concerning the Taft boom. Many of the Secretary's friends are claiming that a Taft landslide is about duo, and that delegates are running for the band wagon from all directions. The administration is not letting up in its efforts to clinch the nomina^ tion of Taft. There will be a conference at the WhitcTIouse on Monday with the two Republican referees from Alabama. Friction has occurre.l there and the president wants to smooth it out. National Committeeman Scott, of.Alabama, is in Washington today. He says that his state will lead the roll oall in the convention by casting its vote solklly for Taft. When Congressman Waldo, of New K. York, one of the leading Republicans in congress, and a man who stands high in political circles in his state, (was told today that the president was claiming a signal vetory for Taft to the entire exclusion of Governor Hughes, and that the latter was apparently to be snowed under, said: "T'nles the Taft managers steal the vote of the south by absolutely i.unoring the negroes that vote will, in my opinion, go to Senator Foraker. The nominating convention has not yet been held or have any of the state conventions which are to select delegates to the Chicago convention. I repeat that unless that Taft people steal the southern vote it will go to Foraker. Tt. is entirely too eai;ly to make such a claim as is now being made for Mr. Taft." p. IT. McG, News From St. Pauls. There has been considerable rain in this section during the last few The grain crop looks fine for this time of the year. On Saturady there was a considerable fall of Vain. The streams were swollen very much. About two o'clock Drayton Dowalt, a renter on Mr. W. P. Counts place, in attempting .to cross a stream between his home and Mr. Counts, had a very bad accident. T;he 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. Dowalt escaped by a miracle. The wagon being^ Mi row n aaginst a tree. The mules wore 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. ITe said lie had a box set for rabbits. Upon going to his box one morning ho found that lie had a rabbit and a mink in one box. The mink was alive but the rabbit was (lead. No one lias been able to explain how they both got into the box. Dr. Clarence Kibler and wife, of Columbia, spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. Augustns Singley and family. Miss Lucille Counts, of Prosperity graded school, spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents. Air. and Airs. \Y. I'. Counts. Mrs. K. IShealy. of Columbia, spent a few days last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Jvenipson. i 'Messrs. Rufus Sligh and Forest iKempson of this section, are taking ia course in a business college of Coiliunbia. Mind Your Business! If you don't nobody will. It is your business to keep out of all the troublo 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 other indebtedness of said Town as may become due in said Ifvscal year; Therefore, be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Newberry, in said state, in council assembled and by authority of the same: Section 1. That no person or persons, firm, corporation or corporations, shall engage in, pi'osecute 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 ordinance without having first paid to said Town a license or privilege lax therefor as follows, to wit: A. Agents for, or dealers in fertilizer for sale, $ 20 0C Agents for, or dealers in pianos and organs, (either or both), 10 0C Agents for, or dealers in sewing machines (connected with other business or alone) 20 0C Agents for, or dealers in lightning rods, 25 0( Agents for, or dealers in coal 5 0( Agents for, or dealers in maps, books, newspapers, periodicals and other like articles (other than licensed merchants who deal in same) per dwy $5.00 or per year, 25 0( Agents for enlarging pictures, per day, $5.00 or per year, 20 0( Agents for retailing goods per day $5 or per year 100 0( Agents for dealers selling mules, or horses, or cattle, ciflier or all three, at public auction only, per day $25, or per year, 50 0( I Agonic or dealers (other than licensed sales stables') selling mules or horses, either or both, per week $5 or per year, 25 0( Agents or dealers in fruit trees per week $2 or per year. 10 Of Aivenls for, or dealers in real "estate: selling or renting (other than licensed lawyers). 10 0( B. Bakeries, $ 5 0( Ball, public (when admission fee is charged) per night. 2 0( Banks, capitalized at $50,000, or less 50 0( Banks, for every $10,000 capital in excess of $50,000, 10 0( Barber, for each shop, 5 0( Blacksmith, for each shop 5 0( Bill poster, 7 5( Bootblacks, in barber shops, hotels or elsewhere, each 1 0C Boot, or shoe shop, making or repairing, 5 0C Bottling works, soda water or otherwise, * 10 00 Building and Loan Associations; loan, saving or investment companies, and all companies or corporations (except licensed banks) engaged in the sale or purchaso of real estate or loaning money 0:1 estate t>r otherwise, 25 00 Boarding houses, public, 5 00 O. < Chiropodists, per week $3; per ye?r, * $ 10 00 * Circus, with or without menagerie, per day with street i parade, 100 00 Street parade alone $50; for i each side show, $10 per day. Cleaning, dressing or dyeing ,? (other than licensed tailors), 2 50 Coal dealers (alone or in con- , nci'tion with other business), 5 00 Contractors or builders for eont racts over $:>00 and not exceeding $2,500, ]() 00 Contractors or builders for contracts over $2,500 and not exceeding $5,000, 15 oo ! Contractors or builders for contracts over $5,000, 25 00 ! I Commission Merchants or Coinmission lookers, each or each ; (inn and for each place of , business, 25 00 Cotton Mills or Maclories, for each $.>0,000 or fractional part thereof of its capital stock. 12 50 < Cotton Seed Oil Mills, 50 00 Cotton Seed Oil Mills I hat i manufacture fertilizers, 00 00 Cotton Oin and Press, 1 to 5 gins inclusive, 10 00 Cotton Clin and Press, over 5 pins, for each additional pin ^ over 5, 1 qo Cotton Buyer, for each place of business, 10 00 Cotton Seed Buyer. 5 00 Cotton Weigher, 5 00 Conveyancer, drawing deeds mortgages or contracts for compensation (other than licensed lawyers), 5 00 1). Dentists or tool'h 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 merchants. E. Exchange, bucket shop (firm, individual or corporation) (tarrying on the business of 1 dealing in options or futures in cotton, grain, provisions or oilier supplies, on margins or otherwise, $ 50 00 Express companies, each, for business done within the ' Town of Newberry, and not included business done for 1 the United States GovernL menl, or any business dono to and from points beyond ' the limits of this state. 50 00 P. Flying .Jenny, $ 50 00 Flying Jenny for less time than one year at" the rate of $10 per week. Fresh Fish. 10 00 ? GGun Shop, etc., $ 15 00 n. I Hacks, used for hire $ 15 00 Harness Shop, etc., 5 00 ) Horse or Mule Traders (??tli ? ) ei*s than licensed sale, stables), 2.1 00 Hotels, each, 15 00 I Torse or Mule Trader, transient. per week, 0 00 House Painters, per year, 5 00 ) Tee Dealers, retail, each house or place of business, 5 00 ) Insurance Companies, each life, fire or accident, 10 00 > J. Junk shop, or scrap iron dealer, $ 5 00 Jewelers, licensed as merchants. ) K. Kerosene or other oil companies having an agency or office in the Town of Newberry, or a stationary or por^ table tank or tanks for receiving and storing oil. soli* ing or delivering oil within I;he limits of the said I won 'each, $ 100 00 Kerosene Oil Companies or ' Agencies having no stationary or portable tanks but ) selling in original packages, each, 50 00 ) Knitting Mills, 20 00 L. > Laundry, steam, or ?gent for steam laundry, $ 10 00 ) Lawyers, each, shall pay on ) their income according to > the scale of rates fixed for > merchants. Lumber yards, or dealers, 10 00 I Livery, Feed or Sale Stable, 25 00 j M. > /Marble Yard, $10 00 Merchant: All merchants shall pay a license ur privilego tax according to tho following schedules of gross dales (cash and credit) and upon sworn returns tho gross sales for the year .tiding December 31, 1907, shall be tho ba^iis upon which said li- , cense or privilege tax shall , be compute;! and paid: Sales amounting to $1,000 or under, $ 5 00 ' Sales over $1,000 and under $3,000, 10 00 Sales amounting to $3,000 and under $5,000, 12 00 Sales amounting to $5,000 and under $10,000, 15 00 Sales amounting to $10,000 and under $'20,000, s 20 00 .uiKiuuting to $20,000 and under $30,000, 25 00 Sales amounting to $30,000 and under $10,000, 30 00 Sal,*.- amounting to $10,000 and under $50,000, 35 00 Sales amounting to $50,000 and under $00,000, 40 00 Sales amounting to $00,000 and under $70,000, -If) ()() Nile amounting to $70,000 and under $80,000, 50 00 Sales amounting to $80,000 and under $90,000, 55 ()0 Kales amounting to $1)0,000 and under $100,000 GO 00 Sales amounting to $100,000 and under $110,00(9, 05 00 Sales amounting to $110,000 and under $130,000, 75 00 Sales amounting i<> $130,000 and over, 85 00 Merchants: All merchants who may not come within any of tho fcregoing classes by reason of their not. having boon in business during the whole <>l the fiscal year ending Decmber 31st, 1907, but havo been in business in said Town during a part of said year, shall pay a license or privilege tax upon their estimated gross sales for fcho year, said estimate to he nuade or computed upon tilio basis of gross sales, upon sworn statements, for time such merchant or merchants have been engaged in business in 'said Town during tho fiscal year ending December 31st', 1907, the rate of license shall be the same as that 'fixed in the foregoing schedule for merchants. Merchants: And all merchants not embraced in any of the foregoing classes who may begin business in said Town on or after the first day of January. A. D. 1908 shall pay a license or privilege tax of 15 00 Manufacturers of Coffins. 25 00 N. Newspapers, each, $ 5 00 Newsboys, selling papers on streets, each, 1 00 O. Oculist or Optician, per week, $5.00, pear year. $ 25 00 P. Printing Office, job, $ f> 00 Piano or Organ Tuner or Repairer, per month, $3.00, per year. g 00 Photographers, for 'eaoli place of business, 5 00 Photographers, ilinorant, per 5 00 Physicians shall pay on their income according to scale of rates fixed for merchants. Physicians, itinerant, per month, 10 00 7?. Restaurant, $ 5 00 S. Stables, sale only, $ 20 00 Sign painters, per day $1.00, per year, 5 00 'Stock yard, etc., per week $3.00, per annum, 10 00 T. Tailor, merchant. $ 5 00 Tailors-, not merchants, encaged in making and repairing, or either. 5 00 Telegraph Companies or Agencies. each for business done within tlie Town of X"ewherry, and not including any business done for the Tinted States irovernrnenf. or any business done to or from points beyond the limits of his stale. 100 00 Telephone Companies, for business done exclusively within the Town of Newberry. and not including any business done to or from points beyond Mve limits of this state, 100 00 U. Undertakers or Emhalmers, either or both, $ 8 00 Umbrella repairer, per day. $1.00 per annum, 5 00 V. Veterinary Surgeon, per day, $1.00, per annum $ 15 00 \v. Warehouse, for storage by the public, $ 25 00 Woodyard, 10 00 Section 2. That for any oalling, trade, 'business, occupation or profession not enumerated or provided fV)r in this ordinance or any other ordinance of said Town now of force, the license shall bo regulated and imposed by Wie Town Council of said Town at any meeting of t'he same. Section 3. That the Town Council of said Town horoby reserves the right to refuse r revoke any license for any cause which may seem to it just. Section 4. That any person, firm or corporation, making any false or fraudulent return, shall upon conviction be punished as herein after provided for t'he violation of this ordinance or ony part. (hereof. Section *> That whenever in this ordinance the term "dealer" is used the same shall include not only the principal, but in It is, her ?>r their absence shall include any agent, clerk or employee managing the business respectively referred to; and generally, where a license is herein impos-l cd upon any business and the same is carried on or conducted by an J agent, clerk or employee, such agent, clerk or employee shall be subject to (ho penalties imposed in this ordinance for its protection, should live said business be carried on wbhout taking out such license, in the same manner as if he she or tliey were thy proprietor or proprietors of said business. Section 6. Any violation of this ordinance or any part thereof shall I subject, the offender or offenders each to a fine not exceeding one hundred ! dollars or to imprisonment with or without hard labor upon the streets ; or public works of said Town for a period not exceeding thirty days, at J the discretion of the court. Section 7. That any person or' tMrnmcmmmmammamatBrnwumamMmammmeBaxmrnnmBmummuBmammaam We Lent T Buy b We provide easy tern We enable borrowers in Monthly Installment: allowed to meet obligal It is cheaper than pay |to save money to buy a Contract. If you want toisave rr take a Security Contrac Call on A. J. Gibson, Treasurer, at office, co streets, next door to C< SECURITY LOAN AN UNTIED NATIONAL BANK ( 0\ 0 Sga eg <D W <L> lit ^ Q T3 J51 ~ <Z> lJ </i [jq <U <D ??-? Vl I \ ? & A \ f300* 1 3 H .s \ i< < ^ Y ! u d sa r-? I H?* I FIRM FRIENDS, RANKING You ought to enjoy the 1 of hiving a Ban Account, or little money. It will en with chechs and avoid 11 and provide you with a co your funds and collecting an account with us. DIREC M. A. Carlisle. H. C. 1\ J. A. Blackwelder. Robt. r B. C. Matthews. S. B, A I I 1 I\ 1*4 J* 1 persons, linn or corporation, or thj agent, clerk or -employee in charge or managing the same, who shall engage in, prosecute or carry on any calling, trade, business, occupation or profession upon which a license or privilege tax may hereafter be imposed by the Town Council of said Town, without having taken ont a license therefor, shall, upon conviction, be each fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment wit>h or without hard labor upon the street's or ot'h'or public works of said Town for a period not exceeding thirty days, at the discretion of lire court. Section S. That each day any person or persons, firm or corporation shall violate lliis ordinance or any part thereof, by reason of any failure or refusal to take out any license herein provided for, shall constitute a separate offense, and such offender or offenders shall be, for each day's offense subject to the penalties heroin provided. Seeliou That lliis ordinance shall n?i| operate as a repeal of any ordinance ol said Town now of force imposing a license or privihye lax upon any calling, trade, business, occupation or profession, except such pa.'i or parts only of said ordinance or ordinances now of force as may impose a lineense upon any calling, business, occupation or profession herein specified, named or enumerated. { Section 10. This ordinance shall bo of force and effect on and after t'hc eighth of January, A. I).. 1008. Done and ratified under the corporate seal of the Town of Newberry, in the State of South (Seal) Carolina, this Rth day of January, A. 1)., 100R. J. j. TiA'NriFOH1"), "Mayor of Newberry, S. ('. A11 est : Kug'ene S. Worts, Clerk and Treasurer. 1 Money o lomes! ns of payment. > to accumulate a fund 5, on which interest is :ions at maturity. ing rent. If you want home take a Security loney for any purpose :t. It pays. Asstant Secretary and rner Boyce and Adams. Dpeland Brothers. iD INVESTMENT CO. fcVBlUXiriY , s.o, IF NEWBERRY S. Cr S? VrjJ H W y% ?! i n H n 2 - ? AND BUSINESS METHODS. riendship and convenience whether you handle much 'able you to pay your bills listaes in making change; nvenient way of handling checks and drafts. Open ITORS: tfoseley. T. B. Carlisle. Morris. Geo. Johnstone, ull. Jos. H. Hunter