The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, February 18, 1908, Page FOUR, Image 4
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li. II. AUI.L, EDITOR.
Entered at the l'ostofticc at Newterry,
S. C, as 2nd elass matter.
Tuesday, February IS, 15)08.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. !
Columbia, Fob. 17.?The legislature |
will adjourn this week. A resolution
lias been adopted by the senate fixing'
id arch as I lie day for final adjournment
and I lie bouse lias this resolution
on the de>k for consideration
1jiit there is no probability that the
.session will be extended bey on .1 the
present week.
There are a "-rent many proposed
measures that will not be considered
but that i.- always I lie ease.
The appropriation bill to which 1
referred in my las! letter was adopted
by the house without any change
and carries probably the largest
:1111<111r11 iii the hi.-lory of llie State.
Il is uii.. under roii^i b*r.n ion by the >
senate a.id null'.-'- llial body applies
tin knife n will lake a Ie\ y ?.f I-'J
mil!-. \VI:-MI \s? i ;11n to ti\ I ill* levy '
s??iIh 'if the n embers wanted t<? make j
it .'i mill-. I told Ihoiii the place to I
be economical. was in the appropria- |
lion !>i!i and a reduction ol' the levy J
Would not fool the people.
The measures which have to be
adopted are now well under way and
liter.- can be no reason for proloivjinif
the session.
The two houses will this week
av're," ou a labor eontract law.
Th.1 -euate ha- :il las' killed the
lien !:iw and the mailer stands as it
was.
I'lie Ii?111* i- law lias hern amended
in -Mine pari ieulars.
An insurance depart meat has been
V's| a Mi .-bet I and a health ullieer provided
l??r and il is pit.liable that I \\ ?
new judicial < irenils will be ? -1 a b 1 i - b ed
mak'uit? it necessary to have two
||e\\ jud M's.
A vre.it ma-.- of local laws haw
been pa-si ll, fur various eminties.
I'lie i n vest Sv:11 iU'.r commission as l<?
I he dispensary lia- been the riMlrc of!
attraction lb.* past wee!.-. Timse who J
have read the papers know as much
about that as 1 do.
A ureal many inemibcrs have been
sick and every roll call in both bouses
shows many absentees. Fortunately
the Newberry members have been
able lo be in their seals ami have nol
lieen iibs.-lit mi account of sickness.
In aii'liicipal ion of the establishment
of two new circuits several candidates
are announced forjudge. I"i
I lie I lib circuit composed of Kdueliehl.
I.exinulon ami Saluda, lion. <1.
\V. Ilevore, a member of the house
from K.lwtiehl, lias been endorsed,
ami the friends of Mr. ('. M. Fllrd. ol
Lexington, are making: a canvas for
b i m.
In I he 1'Jtli circuit which is eoinposed
of the con.Mies of Marion.
I lorry and < ieoru'etown. Mr. ('. I'.
Quatt Ichaum, of Conway, has been
]>rominent ly mentioned.
The levy for county purposes is
left at three mills, the same as last
yea r.
I opposed the bill appropriating
tylL'.OlM) for the erection of an infirmary
for Confederate veterans. Mr.
"NVychc made a speech in favor of it
and Mr. lohnstoiie voted for it. It
provith's for oul\ two veterans from
each county. I look the position that
.1 did not believe such an institution
"Was desiit'd by the old soldiers. I hat
if we could eivt' them any more it
would he best to provide it and let
them remain at home.
The hill providing for the erection
of a new school building at Newberry
a eopv of which was printed i:i The
lleeahl and News some tiom at;n, was
killed in the senate on Saturday. Senator
Ideas,* says he is not opposed to
a new school buildim? but desires
that it shall he erected in another
portion of lh?' city and not on the lot
where the present buildiati' is. lie
says that he understood that under
this bill it was the purpose of the
I'u-lt.'s to locate the hitrh school
lniibliir.! contemplated in this bill on
the lot where the graded school now
is. ami for that reason the bill was
killed in the senate.
Mr. .lohnsioue savs ehansyinjr the
lime for the 'tilliaif of the jury box
from Peceinher to July was also killed
in the senate on Saturday.
SENATORS AS BILL KILLERS.
Record Established Saturday "Railroading"
Legislation.?Axe Falls
Indiscriminately.
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Columbia Stale. It?tli.
Saturday was slaughter day in the
State senate, an even "> Ohills beinir
tabled and stricken from the calendar.
At one period when President
N .
>S.'>A .
Protein Please was in the chair H7
bills sullered the etfects of the senatorial
axe in loss than ton minutes.
It was "railroading" Igislution with
a vcnegoance and the fact that some
senators were on the lookout lor tha
fast flying messengers of death is all
that, saved many other bills from being
knocked into a cocked hat. There
was no slo\ji.: r or slowing up for
red signals and the alert senators
only saved th -ir "pets" by ipiick action,
while others, not so watchful,
had to 'jo back along the track and
pick up their wounded and do what
they could to effect restoration. In
but two cases were the cll'orts at resuscitation
successful and then only
alter the most violent methods known
lo parliamentary science had been resort
ed lo. 'I he total list of casualties,
as noted, was 50.
Then; was weeping, wailing ami
I gnashing- o| teeth as ine work of destruction
went merrily on. Senators
far out in the lobbies on receiving
messages that their "pel.*" were not
spared a.id had been rudely Knocked
oil' the calendar without special warning
being given ran wildly about,
waving their hands hi*_ h in the air.
and clamoring for rccognil ion bu( the
-I'did. slcrn ? 11i11. < i' of ihe dignified
senate was hcedlcs<, and I he periodical
rap of the ravel was all that could
be hi aid a,hnv,. I lie din of the clamorous
throng,
PITTSBURG IN FLOOD GRASP.
Policemen Patrol Beats in SkiffsLower
Parts of City Inundated
and Water is Rising Rapidly.
Pit Isburg, Pa., Feb. 1">.?Spreading
ruin and disaster in its path, the animal
flood of Ihe rivers and small
slr ains id tlii- -ccti'.n holds Piltshiii
!11 it - g rasp I 11i-j 111.
At In 11'clock the watei had reached
.1 sia _ i 111 '..V> |t'('i and was rising a
half I'ooi an hour. The weather bureau
in I'<*aIII l eer itomorrow
r11> r11i11' . a d po-sihly a fool higher
when | lie nv>l of ill,' flood aii\is lale
Sunday afternoon.
W'h'le ihe weather eomlilioiis loniglil
are imich colder and -now flurri?
- are experienced al intervals, Ihe
eha ii'jei I conditions will have absolutely
uo effect o.i i In- high w ater.
At the head waters ihe rivers contiiMU
.o ri-". and scores of cities and
towns in Western Pennsylvania, Eastern
Ohio and West Virginia are partialis
iuundated.
In ih Pittsburg district alo.ie Ihe
duua.v il i expected will amount to
sev?.al million dollars. The record
flood of 1 a -1 year, when the water
: i*i ached a slave of it'i l-'J f?ct, caused
: damage ,.<!i'i:aled at *1(1.0110.11(10, hut
sullicieut warning was given this year
lo save much propcity. A conservative
esliuiale places the number of
men thrown out of work by the flood
j here al 'JO, 1)0(1. This increase to the
army of unemployed is expeclcd to
result in much suffering. The men
are employed i:i the mills, manufacturing
plants, businc.ss houses and
roal mines located in the flood /.one.
For weeks charitable organizations
have been soliciting funds for the
unemployed and today additional appeals
were made, for contributions
lo assist the flooi victims.
The high water has been responsible
for numerous narrow escapes and
, thrilling- re-cues, but up lo lale loI
night no fatalities have been reported.
huring (he flood last year a
score of persons met death.
All ill.' lowlands of (irealer Pitts,
burg- were submerged. The tracks f
111? Pit Isburg- and Western It'ailroad,
j In-ssiuner and Lake Krie, Pallimore
I and Ohio, Pit Isburg, Virginia and
Charleston and several other roads
, are under water at a number of
j points. Along the latter line heavy
j landslides have occurred, making
I transportation slow and dangerous.
Trolley lines in the flood district
are crippled and on several lines service
has been entirely abandoned.
A number of street pavements col!
lapsed in this city loflay and thousands
of cellars are filled with "water,
A great number of families have
been compelled to move their household
goods to upper stories. Thev
g- (do and fro in skiffs.
On the north side of Pittsburg tonight
Die policemen are patrolling
their beats in skiffs.
At Wheeling, W. Va., Steubenville,
Ohio, and oilier points the flood waters
are expected to reach serious
proportions late Sundtoy night or
Monday morning.
LICENSE TAX DUE.
Notice is hereby given that city
licenses for the year IPOS are now
due and must be paid at once.
Hv order of city council.
J. .7. Langford,
Kngenc S. Wcrts, Mayor.
Clerk and Troasuror.
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TOWN AND TOWNSHIP ASSES- 1
SORS FOR 1908.
The following persons have been
appointed to - serve as Town and
Township Assessors for 1908. (
Township No. 1, Town?Otto Kiel- '
tner, Jas. A. Burton, Sam B. Jones.
Township No. 1, County?O. McD. !
Sliuh, M. B. Caldwell, Jno. C. Neel. 1
Township No. 2.?Dr. W. C. Brown, '
Chas. S. Suher, J. D. Nance.
Township No. .'J.?J. II. Smith, B.
II. Maybin, .1. II. Hinder.
Township No. 4,Town?David Duncan.
P. B. Odell, 11. V. Taylor.
Township No. 4. County?<C. II.
Shannon, Zaeli. II. Suber, T. B. Carlisle.
Township No. 5.?S. M. Duncan, C. i
W. Buford, 10. P. Matthews. i
Township No. (!.?T. H. Workman, ,
den. P. Boozer, .1. B. Smith. I
Township No. 7.?Press N. Boozer,
II. P>. Lindscy, K. S. Boa/.man. ,
Township No. S.?W. llilliard ,
I.??ntr, Ci. T. Blair, II. O. I<onir. <
Township No. 0. Town?U. II.
Hawkins, A. .M. Lester, \V. T. CJi 1?SMIl.
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Town-hip Xo. 0. County? -If. T. C.
Hiitih-r, W. I'. Puirh. .1. \V. llarlman.
Townshiop No. |o.?.Iii'i. I). SIic.lv.
tin>atcnu?swi>iiaiMi ia!iiKaumu.TO?i?MicR*ns?raar3zzxE?
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Herald m
How Or
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By thrift, cconomy and
him a home and took thinj
years; while others, with
plodded along day after daj
atiee, because they had not
ahead to the future, but
plenty, spent their money i
WHAT ARE YOU
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| Interest Paid in Our g
I The Comme
I OF NEWB1
II JNO. M. KINA
U O. B. Mayer, Vice-Pres'i.
L (,j. Fellers, D. li. Cook.
Township No. .11.?Perry llalfacre,
J no. A. Graham, Cioo. H. Aull.
The above named Assessors are rejuirod
to meet at the County Audi;or's
olRce on Saturday March 7th, at
11 o'clock a. m., for the purpose of
aking the oath of office and atendng
to othqr business necessary before
nissiny on the assessments for 1908.
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This is n very important meeting
md every memiber is urged to bo present.
W. W. Cromer,
Auditor Newberry County.
This Is Worth Reading.
Loo F. Zelinski, of 6.8 Gibson St.,
Buffalo, N. Y., says: "I cured the
nost annoying cold sore I ever had,
ivith Bucklen's Arnica Salve. I applied
this salve o'.ice a day for two
lays, when every trace of the sore
ivns gone." Heals all sores. Sold tinier
guarantee at W. E. Pel ham and
Midi's drug store. 25c.
VALENTINES, VALENTINES, and
post eards ;\l l?r?>addus <Sr Huff's,
Herald ami News building.
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equal opportunities, still [j
working for a mere pit- i-j
the forethought to look | |
in their younger clays of M
if fast as they earned it. i j
going to do? jj
Savings Department!
:rcial Bank,
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lRD, President. i
J. Y. McFall, Cashier, r
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Beginning on February
the 22nd, our store will b
tion. You are cordially
store during this week, \
we will serve good cof
baked in the mammoth
Cameron St<
a cut of which appears h
We hope you will avail
jportunity to look into the
ous Range. Yours
l C. WILLIS!
Newberry, S . C., I
Lawn Sails o
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of good grade c
bands of Embro
on Skirts, Waists
Embroidery, Insei
[Some Waists also
l Lacelnsertion $3.'
WASS
Sheer Lawn thret
sleeves, Embroic
and Baby Irish ]
mings $2.98 to $
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New Orleans,
Mobile
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SOUTHERN I
Account Mardi Gras C
leans, La., Mobile Ala.,
the SOUTHERN RAIL
very low rate of one fin
cents for the round trip,
ruary 26th, 27th, 28th
March 1st and 2nd in<
New Orleans returning n
March 10th, 1908. Sto
and returning.
For rates, detailed infc
nearest Ticket Agent or
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iflroction! j
1 7th and ending on I
e the center of attrac- > I
invited to visit our ?
7th to 22nd, where
fee and hot biscuits
oven of the famous < |
;el Range,
ere. ^;
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I yourself of this opmerits
of this fam- |
very truly, L
IS & SOWS,
Feb. 17, 1908. $
nd Waists, i
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sheer Lawn, 1
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; trimmed with j
rtion to match. I
? trimmed with
98to $3.00 Suit. |
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3 quarter length {
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Insertion Trim1
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Pensacola
RAILWAY. 1
ilebrations at New Orand
Pensacola, Fla.,
WAY announces the j
st-class fare plus 25
Tickets on sale Feband
29th, inclusive;
elusive, good to leave
ot later than midnight
p-overs allowed going
>rmation, etc., apply to
address
J. G. LUSK,
division Pass. Agt., A
Charleston, S. C, fl
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