The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, February 25, 1908, Page FOUR, Image 4
Ii. II. AULL, EDITOR.
Entered at the Postoflice at IS
berry, S. C., as 2nd class matte
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Tuesday, I'Ybruary 2o, 1008.
NOTES ON THE LEGISLATU1
The legislature adjourned uu
unlay night at 11.11(1 o'clock, lia
completed everything that wil
done (liis session, to meet agah
"M'arch I he drd, the only purpos
lliis meeting being to elect a Uu
Slates senator for the unexpired I
made vacant by the death of Sen
Latimer, and to elect an insur;
commissioner for position createc
the legislature, lint for the fact
the law >ays the legislature shall (
a senator for a vacancy which oc
while it is in session and the fur
provision for such election shall
lie held until the second Tuesday
let* oitieiaI notice of (he vacancy
would not have been nece<sar\
lake this recess. There will be n
inu* before the legislature w h . !
con\e!i.'s i<n March !!rd, except t
two elerlioa>. a< ;ill bill:- i?ii tlu*
endai- i'l liuiii houses were coiit
vd.
It may ink.' srvral day- to <
a senator it all of the candidates
are mentioned in this connection
main in the race and have any
port, h certainly will take two ?l
because under the law, the ballot
to lie taken in each house separa
on one day and on the next day
two houses meet in joint scssioi
poll that ballot.
The death of Senator f.atimcr
<11a11*!? ?! very much the -itualioi
to his .-ucces-nr for the long I.M'iit
already several new candidates 1
entered for the position. We a
with Senator Tillman that the Ii
Inline should select a man for
position regardless ,,f whether he
candidate for llio lonir 1 riu or
and one, who. in their judgmcn
fit I ed to till i he posit ion. I f the
islaturc selects willi an iiiidersl;
i11 _!" that I lie mail elected woiiid
be ,*i candidate for the full ten
would he simply giving soineon
little1 honor and a good salary.
Of course it is impossible to o
suggest or guess who will lie the
cessful candidate before the CJen
.Assembly.
The appropriation bill for this ;
is a most, liberal one, in fact the i
liberal that has been made in a n
ber of years. There were a few
protested against such I a rue ap
print ions hut lihey were in sue
hopeless minority that their pro
amounted to very little. The in
liers became economical at the wi
place according our view. An . !
was made to cut down the levy f
'live iiml one half to live mills wl
"w< mi hi leave a deficiency in rev*
of something like .^'200.(1(1(1. As i
live and one half mills will not hi
in siillicient revenue to meet (he
propria!ions made by (his Si*SS
The time to economize, however
when we are making appropriati
and not when we are raising the
venue to provide for the money
j'eady appropriated.
In regard to the sujvply bill
dewberry county, the provisions
"which .ippr a red in the Observer's
llimhia correspondence, if should
slated iliat 111 --anie syndicate
:l iiiMishiny (he new- for both pu|
and l!ie editor of Tin* Herald
Mews supposed thai if local ma
regard in Newberry was >eni one
per il would also be sent (lie ol
The correspondent explained to
when we asked him about it, thai
had only one copy and lie suppi
that (he editor of The Herald
News would send local matter*
The Herald and News. The last v
of tlie session w:i< one that kep
exceedingly busy with legislative 1
ters and we did not have tim
write even a line for (be paper.
That provision. however,
stricken out by (lie senate and
provision as io Newberry county
put in on free conference connni
As we understand i(. however,
the approval of (he entire dclegal
The purpose of (lie road working
of (he provision is (o see if s<
thing definite cannot be accompli:
with the chain gang and to put
chain gang on permanent work
specified roads so that what the;
may not be spread so thin as t<
worth nothing to any section of
county. Of course if this ac<
plishes results, hereafter the roar
other sections of the county wil
specified. If wo could get a
good roads in any part, of the eoi
it will not be long until the sentin
, in favor of good roads will hi
^ strong (hat we may be able to ,1c
S(.*>t:" by which to secure mor
them. *' >
Tho following is the provisio:
IttCi "1 s>H>pl.v 'J'" as 1? Newberry con
W# as it was finally ratified:
Nwvberry county. For county
Newberry, for ordinary county |i
lew- poses, three (3) mills. The supei
:r. sor is hereby authorized and requi
== at onco to work the cliaingang uj
the permanent improvement and t
cadamizing, when necessary. the |>
lie roads hereinafter dosignaf
Starling at Prosperity the road le
Sal- (o U1C steel bridge, over Sail
vitig river; starting at New/oerry the r.
' ')0 from Newberry to the steel bri<
i on over Saluda river; tho main r<
c leading from Prosperity to Newli
liled ,,y. t|U? Calk's Kerry road from Pi
term pei'ity to (lie Lexington line; the r<
ator leading from Prosperity to Li I
unco Mountain, and the roads here def
I ?>.V tinted shall be worked in the or
that named. The supervisor is hereby
led thorized and empowered to borr
curs i',,,. curreti t expenses not more II
tliei seven thousand dollars during
not year H)(I8 from the Sinking Fi
a'~ Commissioners, al a rale of inter
l' not e.xeocdinti' live per centum per
niiin; or to borrow from the sell
?'h? fund of said county, and in the ev<
II '' I he said amount caniml be oblaii
heso from eilherof these al Ihe time wa
" I- ,.i!. then from any other source i
llm" tainable, al a rale of iulerest nol
<m i ?Ii11?> vi\ |?,>r centum uvr anni
'lecl said amoiinl to be obtained upon
w'|u note or notes of the county super\
r<'" or and county treasurer: and they :
sup- hereby authorized and empowered
lays, pledge tiro county taxes for live y
has 1008 for the payment of said born
l(,ly o,,l money and the interest there
t'ic and are further authorized and
1 to quired to pay said amount out of i
taxes of 1008.
lias _
' 'I here has been some conipla
that the workmen employed in bui
l,U( iny Ihe new A .W. P. church drive
~ ' the Main street sidewalk instead
- building a bri.lve acros< Ihe ditch a
crossing it diagonally. Ilius making I
>i lewalk bad for pedestrians \v
must use it. It would sc.'in thai
j would cost very lit lie to build
' "j bridge, and then those who must i
the sidewalk would nol be put to t
not .
. annovance ol liavimr a portion ol 1
ii it i, ' ,
walk cut up bv wasj'ons.
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lvpn TILLMAN ON SENATODSHIP.
sue
oral News and Courier.
Columbia, February 23.?'Senat
vvar 'P i 11 in ii ii passed through Columl
uost tlitis afternoon on his way back
uni- Washington. He had spent Ihe nil!
who at his home in Trenton, and was hi
pro- rying to his post al the national ca|
h a tal.
do*! Senator Tillman has very fix
em- views relative to tire approaehi
0.1g election of a short-term senator
'"ll till Senator Latimer's term. '
loin have, he said, "been very much ;
'ih'h touished at the proposal to exact
niiv. jfcoin candidates for the r
1 Is expired term not to enter the rji
1,n- for the full term in the primary in
aI'" summer. I do not understand lu
1,1' any sensible man could ask. or a
18 sclf-rcspectinir man could give Such
lons promise. If a ma.jorirv of the leg
latnre should adopt such a poli<
a'" would it not be a confession that tli
did not feel competent to select
tor senator whom ho people would f
of dorse and that they would thus
Co- stultified in the public mind.
he "'I'lie legislature may choose
vvas man who will lie beaten by some ol
,('r> e:' candidate next August. but il
and (.|earl\ under obligations to perfo
'',M its duty to the people and the St;
pa- 1 iy olectiing the best man according
',l>r' its judgment and leaving the peo|
1 us to do the same in the primary. II
' ',(> man is soul to Washington with I
used label on him. 'Not thought worthy
and (|K, (jt>neral Assembly of South C
; '? olina lo run in the primary i* ple<
I'eok not p, seek to remain in the S
' UR ate and only wants the salary,' wl
nal- so, | nf figure will he cut ? Wl
0 inI'luenve can lie have? and what v
he be thought of by Ihe legislati
was and people of a Stale which is 11
the advertised? Whore is our Si
was pride?
1 tee, "Put l cannot believe that ,i
with such scheme, has found serious e<
'i?a. sidoration anion,"' members; obvio
part |y thero should be no rest rictuons
>tne- understanding a'bout candidates,
died to ring the race. It should be open
"u> all, and the man chosen ought
and strive to so represent the .State t!
k ('? the people will continue him in ofll
> be, experience counts for more in Wa
the in<>ton than in Columbia, and a yea
?om- service is worth much. The offlcc
Is m one of greif t power and dignity. 1
I *)p the fionoral Assembly treat it
^ such, and before the voting begins
it pass a resolution to drop the na
innu uf |()West man after each hal
and then a dead-lock will be impo<
^ ls? hie. flie people will pass upon th
work next summer, and may or n
not approve il. But thai should i
i of have the least weight now, and to
nfy j niind I hero is really, but one side to
the question.
of " 'Will not (lie man chosen by tlr?
mi', legislature have (lie advantage in (he
fVi_ primary?' That depends on the lionred
?sty of purpose and good sense of tha
)0n members. If partisanship or personim_
al consideration control in the voting
uii_ and an unworthy or weak man be
ed: elected (he people will surely heal
n(]_ liiin in the primary, and that is all
uJu there is to it."
>ad What Senator Tillman says is all
true and correct, but he has not been
>ad * 'M Colunwbia, and lie has not lived in
ior- the, legislative atmosphere this year,
os- The situation is (hat the prominent
)ad candidates now in the field for the
11ie short term have committed themsel;ig
vos unequivocally for the short term
der ?nl.v nnd that llroy will not run for
1U1. the long term. That at least is tlr?,
ow condition with many: perhaps not all.
ian After Senator Latimer's death some
l|1P ??f the long-term candidates wore askuid
j "'"he (he race before (he fleneros(
j al Assembly, but friends of caudi!tn_
j dates for the short term soon worked
up :l decided sentiment against any
1M)( of i lie regular hmg-terni candidates
1(1(] <>r any one who expected to run for
?l_ 11 ?? Ioipj* term being selected, Friends
l(l(. <>f 111??- who were satisfied with the
,.x- gh?ry of n:ic year in the somite ur.:ed j
im that no regular candidate should he
ll1(, given tin' advantage of legislative en js_
dorsenienl and the sequel was (hat
,nv | quite a number of men were found
|() who were quite willing to wear the
,?ar i '''"'a f?r a year.
>w- Whether the policy he right or
on> i wronir, there is plenty of ability in
I the ficneral Assemlblv, so the menithe
! hers say, and they are also frank in
j declaring their belief that the posj,
tion. if only for a year, ought to be
a legislative perquisite, a side issue
,n- for the faithful work done here, ami ,
tlvey claim that a good man will h?
"" elected. They also argue that a Democralic
vote is a Democratic vote
n" because the lines are sharply drawn.
j and the senator from this State.
',n whether a dummy, :i one-vear man,
j or a long-term senator, will have to
' abide the decision of the caucus.
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I,('j ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE OF
1,0 PERSONAL PROPERTY.
, In Estate of Eugenia Wcrts, Deceased
My virtue of an order of the Judge
j ot I'robnte for Newberry county. I
will sell on March 12th. l!M)S at 12 M. <
at tlie late residence of Kugenia |
W erts, now deceased, the following j
?r personal property, of which the said
>ia deceased died, seized and possesse 1.
'? To-wit :
1 One cow and calf,
n" One lot ear corn,
'M" One lot cotton seed, pens, etc.,
O..IC lot household furniture,
ed One lot chickens, etc.,
ng Terms: Cash.
to M. M. Bibbs,
"I Administrator of the Personal Kstat'3
of Kugenia Worts, Deceased.
i i- NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
1('? All persons holding claims against
'xt 1 he Prosperity Canning company are
,w requested to present same to the secny
rotary at his office in the Town of
ft Prosperity, S. C., on or before Mtarch
is- 12th, 100S; as said corporation is
\v? going to close up its affairs and go
?y out of business.
a A. H. Kohn,
>n" Secretary,
be February 10th, 1008.
. ^ Anyono sondlng n skototi nnd dos^rVi^Uiifrmiy
|)V quickly uHcortuhi our opinion froo whether ati
Invention la probably pntoutahlo. Cotmmmlcaa
r- ttonsatrloUy coiilldontlnl. HANOB&OK on I'atenta
Bent froo. Oldest agency for sccurliiK patents.
:|g- 1 atoms. tnkon through Mutui <fc Co. recotvo
tpecial notice, without cIihiko. in tlio
Scientific American.
it A handsomely llliiRirnted weekly. I.nrccst ctr1,11
dilation of any sclontlllc Journal. Terms, ?3 n
i- j J1 months, f 1. Sold by alt uowmlealors.
ure MUNN & Co.36,Broad^- New York
Branch Ofllco. 625 V Ht? Wftshlu?Con. 1). C.
1 US
ate for SALE?For the next thirty days
I will offer for sale two resident
my lots in the town of Prosperity. Tf
an- not sold by that time otYcr will be
us- withdrawn.
or 0. W. Kinard.
en
to HAVE JUST GOTTEN IX a pretty
to line of Glass Ware, cheap, at f> and
lint 10c..
Broaddus & Huff.
sh
r\s DISSOLUTION.
' is The Birge Lumber Company, of
Let Properity, S. C., is by mutual consent
as dissolved from this day. All bills
let due the companv will be collected by
mo S. S. Birge ?v.ni applied to amount
Hot due in bank by the Birge Lumber
ssi- Co.
oil' S. S. Birge.
my i W. O. Long.
not I Prosperity, S. C., Fob. 11, 1908.
my | 2-20-3t
Newberry
Mm ;
Company (
We are now oocupy- /
ing our own storeroom
1 1C4 Caldwell street, /
and 1211--12I3 Friend. *
This building has 1 6,- /
300 square feet of
floor space. We built
this store ourselves
a^cfthe shelving, etc.,j|
e s p e c i a!! y a d a p ted to;
the H a r o \\ a re . u s i - J
ness and the c nveni
ence of t ho u b 1 ic. j i
Having: just completed i
our Steam Heating'*
plant (the only one ini
any storeroom in thejr
city) which gives us an
even temperature and
a perfectly comfortable
salesroom in the!
coldest weather. For
the convenience of our'
lady customers we**~
have a ladies' toilet
which is complete in!
every respect, also in I'
another part of the,
building we have the,
same convenience fori I
the. men. The three;!
floors of the building I
are connected by a I
power Elevator opera- tj
Led by electricity. i
We carry in addition 1
to one of the largest |
lines of Hardware in ?
the state, the finest line I
of China ever seen in 1
the city, also |
Glassware g
Lamps
Lamp Chimneys
Flower Pots j
Jardineers
Enamel and Tinware
Harness
Wagons
Wagon Materials h
Steam and Water
Pipe m
Pipe Fittings
Valves
Stoves I
Stove Pipe f]
Glass *
Paints
Oils
Putty
iyiantel Boards j
Tile and Grates
Guns c
Loaded Bhellsj (
Ammunition, etc. ^
Yours to please,
NEWBERRY !
HARDWARE '
qompaky. I!
Just Received!
Dne car Doors and Sash, 4
Dne car Acme Plaster,
3ne car best Lime, ]
rwo cars Cement, |
Dne car Corn, |
3ne car Sugar, J
3ne Car Cole Machines.
also
Vlantels, Metal Shingles,
3aints, Oils, Stains, \
\ complete stock of Hardware
and Groceries, Bug- |
*ies and Wagons.
Summer IfoSi Co?
How,.One Man \
tflimi i' wiim 4
Did It 1
By thrift, economy and a Savings Bank he built 1
him a home and took things easy in his declining j| j
years; while others, with equal opportunities, still i 1
plodded along day after day, working for a mere pit- I *1
ance. because they had not the forethought to look M
ahead to the future, but in their younger days of j
plenty, spent their money as fast as they earned it. j
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? 1 f
4:- I j
Interest Paid in Our Savings Department! 1
The Commercial Bank, j
OF NEWBERRY, S. C. r
JNO. M. KINARD, President. .
O. B. Mayer, Vice-Pres't. J. Y. McFall, Cashier. 1 '
uE.s.iraoo:s
You Can Get '!
it
Black or Brown Panamas, White
md Black Mixed Worsted and \
jray, Plaid and Checked Skirts
or just $5.00 each. These Skirts ^
ire made of all wool goods, trimTied
with plaits, bands and but;ons.
All seams bound. *
C. IG. S. MOWER CO-1
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