Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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OUR SCHOOL CONDITION. reed Better Facilities?Lack 6i Thon Set Out Strongly Should Have Attention. (Extracts from a paper road rc cently before the Woman's Club b; -one of the members): / Last year the condition of tin schools in Newberry had been con sidorably discussed in tho civic as sociation; in fact, it went to such m extent that a communication wa sent to the board of trustees, callinj f their attention to existing conditions and asking for improvements alonj certain lines if possible. The program committee of (his clul thought that since some of our mem ?*bers had not come into touch with tlii: / discussion in (he civic association i , would be well (t? bring a subject o such vital importance to the atlcn lion of (ho Woman's Club, ask tlx ^njeinbers to enter into a full and I'm P discussion, (hereby, perhaps, acconi , plishiug some good in the end. ^ The remarks in lliis paper will la con lined entirely lo (lie 1'oundan si reel school. Since I he Wes( Km building belongs to a corporation am is supported entirely by that corI poration, it would seem presumpluou? I to take them to task in this way I'm any dereliction on their part. On (he other hand the Boundary -street school building is owned by tin ' taxpayers of the town, the teacher: are employed by a hoard of trustee* I elected by the people: and, since public olliec is a public trust, they. ar< responsible to the taxpayers for (In good management or the mismanage inent of alVairs. I As we all know this building i: Ideally located, on a high and coin manding eminence, and as convcnien [To all parts of the town as is possi ble when everything else is taken in ^_lo consideration. At the lime it was ^Bkuilt (here was no more up-to-dati BSjB'liool building in (he State, and i F\^as then entirely adequate for al necessary purposes. That day has passed, however, atu I the crowded condition of some of tin I rooms with the poor accommodation* V provided in others, calls in no nn L certain tones for the taxpayers to gei MK^t?ge(her and do something. The mat has been discussed with (he trus and I hey show clearly (hat (lie; ^5re powerless to make improvement: except (o a very limited degree. Public spirited citizens met las , vear to discuss the situation, and i committee was appointed t<i draft ; bill to be presented to the legisia hire increasing the school facilities As all of us know the bill failed t< become a law, and who was (i blame? Kclio answers who? How an; )v\*ane person can go into some of lliosi rooms, see the crowded condition: there, and then use his influence l< keep these conditions, or not use hi influence (o remove (hem, let the poli lical cost be what it may, passes nn dcrsl anding. Let me give you a few figures. Tin second grade is herded in a roon : 10x21 (approximately) with a eeilinj eight feet high. Think of it? sixt; children in a basement room of tliesi dimensions! Necessarily the window jflP are very small, the light exceedingl; poor, and besides if is heated by ; stove giving oil' its noxious gases t< further poison the lungs of the lit (le creatures already dull from Ih foul air (hey are compelled (o breath i. and rebreathe. Surely the mothers o I Newberry do not realize it! Dr. Hillings, who is authority 01 the subject of ventilation, says tha school buildings should be so con strucled us to provide 100 cubic fee of air per hour for each person. Mak ( / the calculation?each of these child veil on a cold day will have about 8 cubic feet instead of the 1800 neces sar.v. Are the conditions in the firs grade any improvement ? The ceilin; ^. is higher, it is true, being about 1 1-2 feel, but not a window can b lowered from the top. The desks ar crowded right up lo the windows, s j that on a cold winter day, the win / (lows cannot be raised without en f dangering the lives of the ehildre silling near them. Conse(|uently lb air is breathed and rchrenlhec Among those 7") children are fonn represertat ives from homes of :i 11 d< grees or' relinenienl of lack of il ,1 (lerms of disease have a fertile so 1 in which to propagate in such room. Here, too, is another slone t help in Hie work of dulling minds an diseasing bodies. This room is 2-1x2.) 10 1-2?containing about 6.100 cubi /, feel of air. enough for four peopl || "-'v an hour. ?k and dingy walls of 111 'bur, the I altered shade L ?f the windows to over I .fwerage not connected wit h ,.y sewer, desks cut and deface 9 ntil they are hardly recognizable ? I aving been desks?all these and o(l ~ ? J Or things dwindle into comparative insignificance when compared with 1 tiie other conditions mentioned. Let us awake to something. Surely wo can influence the fathers through their most precious possessions? - these innocent little tots?and before V Knot lie rvear elapses may Newberry have thrown olf this stigma that now ii a ft aches to her. " FAMOUS GUS DeFORD ARRESTED IN EUROPE s t 3 He is the Man Who Escapcd from ' Court Offcers by Jumping from > Train Near Cades in this State. 1 Columbia, May 30?(jus DeFord, " the noted yeggman, is thought to be on high seas bound for London, and the secret service sleuths wlio have been following him for years, are counting on nabbing him when he ' lands. ^ DeFord, it will be recalled, escaped IV?nn the train at Cades, S. on the MMh of February, 1!)()."), while he was being taken from New York to t'liar' lesion in the custody of a United States marshal and an assistant. His escape must have been well-planned and timed and he doubtless had con* federates on the train or on the outside, for he disappeared and all efforts to recapture him have failed. Now, however, the authorities think he is on his way to Loudon and are * preparing to have him arrested when he arrives, lie will be met with ex tradition papers from the national 3 government and the Slate of South - Carolina has also been asked to take out papers so that when he is brought back to this country he can be tried * on each of the many charges that <uv - laid against him. Under the treaty be1 tween this country and Great Britain, - fi criminal extradited can be tried in - this country only on the charges nani i ed in the papers of extradition and 2 lor ihis reason it is necessary to have t J all the crimes specified for which the 1 prisoner is to be held. 1 here are several postollice robber1 ies for which DeFord can be tried ? in the federal courts but in addition > there are several Slate indictments - against him in I his State and ii 4 t Massachusetts. DeFord was one of - the most daring of the gang of safe crackers who operated in this State, >' with headquarters in Columbia, in the year 1002, nine of whom were afterwards convicted in the State court" t and sent to the penitentiary. One of n the nine, Kdward Duggan, died in tin , prison. Tlu1 gang spent a brilliant life . in Columbia and left their fame in the tenderloin, where they spent mon , ey freely a circumstance which led to ;) t heir capl lire. DeFord was one of the gang which [> blew open the mill company's safe at ; Knoree, Spartanburg county, on No1 vember 2'itli, 1 002. For this crime his s p;ils. Tom Nolan and Charles Howard, - Were convicted at Spartanburg last - year and sentenced lo ten years each in I he State penitentiary, having al2 ready served live years under sen, lence of the federal court for the ,r same robbery, since the postollice at v Knoree was in the mill store. The r> gang got about $1(1,000 out of this s job. v The same gang was also charged i with the robbery of the postollice al ii Mullins, the same year, but they wer?i - acquitted when tried al Marion just e before the trial :;l Spartaulmrg. Deii Ford was also in the safe-robbery at f Fort Mill, the same year, and doubtless there are other crimes .for whien , he could be tried if all the facts wire ( known. There is a reward of $250 for _ his capture, and he is advertised as a r desperate criminal, e - THE PRESIDENT SIGNS * MOST OF BILLS PASSED. Affixe? His Signature to Aldricht Vrceland Measure?Satisfied With Work of Congress. o Washington, May MO.?President e Hoosevelt arrived al the capitol al 0 o o'clock tonight. He went iminediatei ly lo the president's room on the i- senate side, where he remained in u readiness to sign the bills as passed, e The president shortly before 10 j 1. o'clock tonight signed (he compromise d currency bill and presented the pen - used in affixing his signature lo RepI. resentalive Wilson, of Chicago, il At 0:">() p. m. committees from a both houses wailed on the president o and informed him that congress was d ready to adjourn. They reported thai x I hey had peril rmed I he duly and I he c president said he had no further come inimical ion to make. Previous to his signaling lo the e currency bill I he president had hand's ed it lo Secretary Coiielyon, who y carefully read its provisions. Two h oilier members of the cabinet were d present. Secretaries Iiool and Garis Held. The president in conversing i- with several senators told them that ho was very well satisfied with tin accoiuplisnients of the congressiona session. An liour after liis arrival at tin ca pilot the president had signed al the hills placed before him. includ the public buildings, the genera deficiency and the government cm ployers' liability bilis. The president applied a "poeke veto to .the bill to compensate in venfors for inventions used by tin government. Refusal to sign it *kille? the measure upon the adjournment 6 congress tonight. The president left the eapitol foi (lie White, HouSe al II o'clock to night. 50 minutes before the timi fixed for ndjournni--.r. One bill ii which MY. Corlelyou was interested giving (lie secretary of the treasur; the privilege of transferring library books in use in tlial department l? I lu* life-saving service, had beet passed by llic senate and luflise, ha was no) enrolled in time to be signet by the president. ODIIIMCOCAINE am HUM WHISKEY llnbitH cured nt my Sanntorimu in row \veekn. You enn return to you liomo in 30 dnyu well, freo and linppy I Iiavo mndo tlieae linhitn n npecinUy fo 25 yenm mid cured tlioufmnds. rnn Hook on 1 loino Trout men t Bent rnfcl Add reus ??lt. 1?, Jtt. AVOOM.DV 102 N. Pryor Stroot. AtluiUu, Wn Wing's Sweet Sixteen Kisses, d? fashioned chocalales, fruit tablets caramels, peanut brittle, chocalalt almonds, etc., .just received. Broaddus & Ruff. EXCURSION RATES. Via Southern Railway for Specia Occasions. Haltiu;:>re. Md.. and return, aecoun general conference M. K. church. Ma; (>th-.iltth. DOS. \ erv low round }ri| rates open to the public. Tickets ti be sol(1 May 3rd-4lh-5(h. good to leavi Haltiniore returning not later thai midnight, May 30th. 1908. Washington. 1). C? and return, ae count Biennial Session Xational As social ion of Colonial Dames, May (ith 9th, 190S. Very low round trip rate open to the public. Tickets to b sold May 3rd-5th, good to return leav ing Washington not later than mid night. May 12th, 1908. Further ex tensions, final limit to leave Washing ton not later than May 25th, IDOfl can bo had upon payment of fee of 5( cents and deposit of* ticket. hienmond, \ ;i? and return, aecoun National Conference of Charities nn? Correction. May (ith- 1:5th, 1900. Ver 1'iw round trip rates open to the pub lie. Tickets to bo sold May lst-ltli 190,S. good to return leaving Rich mond n.it later thavi midnight, Ma' lot h, 190S. Xorlolk, \ a., and return, aecoun fieneral Conference A. M. H. chnrcli May It h-.JOt h. 190S. Vorv low rouin trip-rates open to the public. Ticket lo be sohT May 2nd-3rd. good to ro turn leaving Xorf.dk not later thai midnight. May 31st, 190S. Tor detailed information, rates schedules, etc., apply to Souther! Railway ticket agents or address J. C. f.usk, Division Passenger Agent, ('ha rleston, S. C. R. W. Hunt, Asst. (ion'I Passenger Agt, Atlanta, Cia. A Twenty Year Sentence. ''I have just completed a twont; year health sentence, imposed Iv Bucklen's Arnica Salve, which cure* me of bleeding piles just twenty year ago," writes (). S. Woolever, of La Raysville. X. V. Bucklen's Arnici Salve heals the worst sores, boils burns; wounds and cuts in the short est lime. 25c. at W. K. 1 Villain i Sou's. NEWBERRY UNION STATION. Arrival and Departure of Passengo Trains?Effective 12.01 A. M. Sunday, April 26, 1908. Southern Railway i No. 15 for flrconville .. . .8.57a.m No. IS for Columbia .. ..1.10 p.w No. II for rJreenvill-3 .. ..3.40 p.m No. 1(1 for Columbia S.47 p,n C., N. & L. Ry. *Xo S5 for Laurens 5.1}) a.n *Xo. 22 for Columbia .. ..S.47 a.ir Xo. 52 for Greenville . . 12.50 p.rr Xo. 53 for Columbia . . . .3.20 p.n *.\To. 2e for T,aureus . . . .7.25 p.rr Xo. 84 for Columbia .. . .8.36 p.ir * Does not run on Sunday This lime table shows the limes a which trains may be expected to dv part from this station, but their d? parture is not guaranteed and tli lime shown is subject to change with out notice. G. L. Robinson, Station Master. 15 NOTICE OF ELECTION. I Whereas, by an act of the general assembly of the State of South j Carolina, passed at its session of . 1908, and approved 26th February, j 1908, the question of the issuing _ and sale of Thirty Thousand Dollars worth of coupon bonds by I Movd Township, or Township No. _ f). in Newberry County, for perl} mancnt public road improvement, I was directed to be submitted to the qualified electors of said township :it an electio nto bo held for that purpose at a time during the year . >9?8 to be fixed by the County j Supervisor of Newberry Counlv, 1 and said act further directing that managers to. conduct said election be appointed by said Supervisor; , and, whereas, under the terms and , provisions of said Act, the said J. j Monroe Wicker. County Supcrvi, sor, has named Thursday, the 1 fourth day of June, 190S, as the day for the said election and has ap1 pointed the following named as managers t<? conduct said election: ? At Trinity church. J110. \V. I Ten- I drix, J. S. Movd. Jno. S. Long- F J shore; at I .ongshore's store, \\ . F. Rowland. S. F. Senn, Daniel IV bail; at Reederville s school house, f \\ 111. Dorrob, \\ . L. (lo'ding, I. X. Livingstone. \* t U aow. the re lore, we, the under-L ,t signed Commissioners of Slate ^ 1 I".lections for*the County of Xew- H berry, at the mpiest of the said I. p Monroe Wicker. County Supervi- < sor, and pursuant to said Act. do C. hereby give notice that said election j will be held on Thursday, the fourth I ** 1 day of June. iqoS. to vote on the ?_ question of the issuing and sale of ^ thirty thousand dollars' worth of t coupon bonds by Floyd Township. I r or Township Xo. f>, in Newberry ) county, lor permanent road impro3 vement. Those in favor thereof shaP P e vote the ticket on which shall be S u printed the words. "For the issue of r bonds.' those opposed shall vote the ? ticket 011 which shall be printed the * words, "Against the issue of c bonds." II s Polls will be opened at 7 o'clock c j a. 111. and closed at 4 o'clock p. 111., . said polls to be opened and election - held at the following precincts: - Trinity church, Longshore'* store, \ - and Reedervillc's school house, at r which election only the qualified p ) electors of said Township shall be allowed to vote, and which shall be ~ ; , conducted in the same manner as ^ 1 j general elections. The managers f j above named are hereby appointed: - j to conduct said election, one of j , j whom may call for boxes and tick- j -1 ets at the office of the chairman, 0111 if I and after May 1908. Fred II. DoiiTiniek. t | Chairman 1, M. J. Lonshore. 1 J. 1'. Harmon, s Commissioners State Flections. J Trade Marks i . Designs < Copyrights Ac. Anyone sending a sketch nnd description ma? quickly ascertain onr opinion froo whether nil Invention Is ])rohnl>ty patentable. Coinmunlcn. im!'.bfBr^cV,5!fOIlndc"l"llV HAM0B00I(oii I'atenta , sont froo. Oldest agency for securing patents. 1 I atonta takon through Muiiii A Co. rocolvo ipecial notice, without chargo, lit tho Scientific Jimericatt* A hnndsomoly Illustrated weekly. J.nrgcst clrk ciilatlon of any scleiitltle Journal. Terms, $3 a I year ! four months, fl. Bold by all newsdealer*. , s MIINN & New York Branch Office. 625 F Bt? Washington. D. C. I JUST RIICEIVED?A nfce line of * ? tablets and pound paper; pan irive you sonielliinjr now in Initial Tab- ' i lets. Broaddus & RuiT. I ? I \! *:>;? all creations J J? \'0: </// Kv y Ac/res ancf V A.".-7-OS in I lWn^m\ 1 ggnj/ ?j| Sold and guaranteed by Gilder &Wecks ' i 20p c DISCOUNT For two weeks only we i every dollar for cash. Eve monds and Sterling Silver 1 Now is the time to buy GRADUATING ] Watch our windows for c in Graduating Presents. Daniels $ Wi Jewelers and O lAT^NflL M OF* "Airi HO DSE, BILL, IT'S A repository in which you osited, and maybe your value trong enough to resist the Entrust them to us. They w Vith an account opened witl heck, thereby insuring accura nethods of keeping accounts, onvenience and safeguard for DIRECTO 1. A. Carlisle. H. C. Mosc . A. Blackwelder. Robt. Norr &. C. Matthews. S. B. Aull. We Lend TO Buy He We provide easy terms c We enable borrowers to n Monthly Installments, o allowed to meet obligation It is che?-per than paying to save money to buy a ho Contract. If you want to save noorx take a Security Contract. Call on A. J. Cibson, Ass Treasurer, at office, corne streets, next door to Cope SECURITY LOAN MO i floWe And Flc Baskets Sale at * MAYES' B00I OR 'Is OFF. I ^vill give 20c. off of I rything except Dia- I :7lat Ware. PRESENTS. ixceptional bargains lliornson, pticians. I NEWBERRY S. G. BlIMLJR PROOF." have your money deibles stored, should be attacks of the burglar, ill be absolutely safe. 1 us you can pay by cy and system in your There is no greater handling money than RS: iley. T. B. Carlisle, is. Geo. Johnstone. Jos. H, Hunter. Money )mes! \ )f payment, accumulate a fund n which interest Is s at maturity. rent, if you want me take a Security for any purpose It pays. itant Secretary and r Boyce and Adams land Brothers. NVESTMENT CO. QJEUFtriK-, ai. O. RS >wer for ( STORE.