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VOL XLV NO 82 NEWBERRY, S. 0.. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 13.1908. COUNTY FINANCES. Settlement of Comptroller General With Auditor and Treasurer How Finances Stand. Comptroller General A. W. Jones was in the city last week for the pur pose of making settlement between the county auditor and the county treasurer and the State. It took only a' very short time for him to make this 'settlement in view of the fact that our county officials had their books and accounts in such excellent shape it was a very easy matter. The last settlement was made on the 30th of June, 1907, and this settlement includes the transac tions from that date up to the 30th of September of this year. Mr. Jones, who is one of the most efficient officials in the State and knows more about the tax laws of the State than any other person, was very complimentary to our officers on e manner in which their books and unts are kept. He remarked that all the auditors and treasurers of the State kept their books in such condition the matter of making an nual settlement would be very easy and could be done in very little time. In this connection we publish the: settlement sheets showing receipts and disbursements between the times. mentioned on account of the various items for which taxes are levied and the tax money paid. A separate set tlement sheet is made up of the Sta te's proportion of the taxes and a sep arate sheet for the county expenses and another for the school fund. It will be seen from these settlem P~t sheets wbieh are published that the ordinary county fund is in very bad condition and that the school fund has considerable money on hand. State Taxes. The following shows the amounts charged to the treasurer. since last settlement on account of the State: State taxes delinquent last settlement on acct 1906 .$ 505.65 Cash balance due the State last settlement on account 1906 .. .. .. .. ....... 466.19 Total charges on account back taxes .. .......$ 971.84 AccoOst 1taxes 1907 (Present Year.) Original assessment for State taxes 4 1-2 mills on $6838284 .. .........$30,772.27 Additional assessment for State taxes 4 1-2 mills on $12300 .. .............5.35 1 1 5 per cent. penalty on on delinquent State taxes on delingnert State taxes. 213.72 Overpaid State treasurer .. 3.13 Total charges on account taxes 1907 .. .......$31,054.47 Total of 3.11 charges for State .. .... .......$32,026.31 The following are the payments made ,and credits allowed treasurer snee last sebtlement:I aid State treasurer on ae count collections for State 1906 .. .......$ 466.19 tate taxes nulla bona 1906 293.93 reentions in hands sheriff - 1906 .. .... ...... .....27 Total credits on account back taxes ...... .....$ 760.39 Accourm Taxes 1907 (Present Year). Paid State treasurer, on ae count collections State taxes .... .........$30,383.26 Deductions and abatements of State tax allowed by C. G... .... .... ....16.31 etate tax delinquenit in \ sheriff's hands, as per his voucher ..............866.31 To1al credits on account taxes 1907 .... ........$31,265.92 Total of all credits for Stat .. .. ...--.-.--.- $32.026.31 County Taxes. Thie following shows eash on hand and receipts since last settlement or dinary county: wh on hand last settle ~ent foe special coun p urpoe.. .......$ 4,798.71 Cash on hand last settle ment for ordinary count ty purposes .. .. .. .. 105.33 Cash on hand last settle ment for county roads. 359.37 Cash on hand last settle ment for special local ,purposes ... ...... .. 15,956.29 ] Ordinary county tax de linquent last settle ment in hands of sherif 353.95 a Special county tax delin quent last settlement in hands sheriff .. .. .. 151.69 Court house fund ....... 27,884.03 Special local tax delin quent last settlement in :hands sheriff R. R..... 110.64 Total charges no account back taxes .. .. ......$ 49,720.01 Account Taxes 1907, (Presdent Year) Original assessment ordi nary county 3 mills on $6838284 .. .. .. ...$ 20,514.85 Additional assessment or dinary county 3 mills on $12300 .... .... ... 36.90 1 and 1-5 per cent. penalty ordinary county delin quent .... .. .. ........ 149.73 Original assessment spe cial county 1-2 mill on $6838284 .. .. .. .... 3,419.14 Additional assessment spe eial county 1-2 mill on $12300 ......... .... ~6.15 1 1-5 per ,cent. penalty on delinquent special coun ty ... .... .... ...... . 4.12 Original assessment attor ney's fee .... ... ..$ 1,724.74 Additional assessment at torney's fee .. .. ..... 1.45 Original assessment spe cial local R. R. .. ... 7,656.77 Additional assessment spe cial local R. R. .. ... 54.73 - an 1-5 per cent. penalty on d'nquent local .... 42.16 Cash received on account fines. licenses and casts 1907 .. .. .. .. ...... 1,029.97 Cash received from other sources - county super visor ... ... ......... 949.22 Cash received on account court house fund .. 5,000.00 Interest on court house fund .... .. .. .. ... 665.82 Over paid ordinary coun ty ... ...... ... ......179.05 Total edharges on account taxes 1907 ..........41,494.80 Account Taxes 1908 (Next Year's Taxes). cash borrowed ordinary county tax .... ......7,000.00 Cash from eounty super visor .... ............-52.10 Cash received on account comn. road tax year 1908 681.00 Cash received on aoeount~ fines and costs year 1908 683.78 Cash received on account 1908 court house ........6,500.00 Total charges on account moneys year 1908 ....$ 14,916.88 Total of all charges for the county ... ........$106,131.69 The followinig shows credits and amounts paid since last settlement ( ordinary county: Executions nulla bo:ia or- ( dinary co. tax 1906 $205.84, speeal county ( t-ax 1906, $88.116 special local tax 1906, $63.34 . $ 357.29 1 Execution's in hands of sheriff, ordinary co. 1905 1 19e. special co. 9e., spee iasl local 11e. ... .. .....39 I By legislation: $6.70, spec- .1 ial ca.. $2.87, special local $2.14..........11.71w Total credits back taxes .$ 369.39 Account Taxes 1907 (Present Year). Paid ca. com., orders, etc., ordinary eo. tax .. ....$ 34,947.66 061.81 less $114.15 .. . .8$ 34,947.66 Pid co. corn. orders. etc.. r special tax. C. H: note f sinking fund .. ........3,481.29 Comn. road tax........736.19 Paid co. com., orders, etc.,I special local tax r. r. .. 8,752.01 ! Paid on attys fee $300 C. T-T $38,93.0.. .......39493.50 )eductions and abatements -by compt. gen. ordinary co. $10.29, special co., $1.73, attys fee 67c., special local $3.10 .. 15.79 >pecial local tax Lexing ton co. .. .. .. .. .. 68.92 1xecutions in sheriff's hands ordinary Co. 577.58. special co. 96.24, Lttys fees $40.52, special local $179.01 .. .. ..... 893.35 "ourt house fund .. .. .. 1,056.35 lash on hand for special county .. .. .. .. .. .. 76.10 fom. road tax .. .. .. .. 304.18 .ash on 'hand for special ocal -tax R. R. .. .. .... 14,751.96 .ash on hand atty fee .. 1,185.00 $105,762.30 rotal credits on account taxes 1907 .. .. .. ..$106,131.69 "r. by amt. overpaid or dinary county .. .. .. 179.05 School Fund. The following shows cash on hand mnd receipts on account school fund: ash on hand last settle ment, 3 mill school tax $12,959.02 ash on hand last settle ment graded school sink ing fund .. .. .. ......7,108.55 ash on hand last settle ment school dist. No. 14 1,066.50 mill school tax delin quent last settlement in -hands sheriff .... .. 303.35 >pecial local school tax delinquent last settle ment in hands sheriff.. 107.07 aoll taxes delinquent last settlement .. .. .. .. 691.22 apitation dog tax delin quent last settlement in hands sheriff .. .. ... 179.23 >chool dist. No. 52 sinking fund .. .. .. .. ..... 205.36 $ 22,620.30 Lccount Taxes 1907 ('r'esent Year) )riginal assessment for schools, 3 mills on $6, 838.284 .. .. .. .. .. 20,514.85 Ldditional assessment for schools, 3 mills on $12, 300 ... ... ... ..... 36.90 1-5 per cent penalty on delinquent 3 mill school taxes ....-.. .... ....128.22 )riginaJ assessment for spec.iai local taxes . .7,3,22.5 Ldditional assessment for special loca:l taxes .. .. 4.45 1-5 per cent penalty on delinquent special local tax .... ...... ........74.08 otal polls by original as sessment (No. polls, 5660 at $1 each) .. .........5,660.00 otal polls by additional. assessment (No polls 222 at .$1 each) ....... ....222.00 1-5 per cent. penalty on delinquent polls .... 164.69 riginal assessment for eapitation dog tax (No. 3410 a.t 50c. each) ... 1,705.00 dditional assessment for capitation dog tax (No. 15 at 50e. each) .. .. 7.50 1-5 per cent. penalty on eapitation dog t-ax de linquent .. .... .......36.64 ~riginal assessment No. 1, sinking fund .. ........1,986.26 ~rigina.l assessment No. 14 sinkingr fund .. ........671.05 ~riginal assessment No. 52 sinking fund .... ....851.69 nt. on graded school sink ing fund .. ...........294.90 nt. on school No. 14 sink ing fund .. ............37.01 ibrary fund ............175.00 'rom comipt. general for high school .. .........656.00 $ 40,5.50.76 high school...... ....658.00 taxes 1907 .. .......$ 63,171.06 The follo'wing shows the disburse 1ents and credits on account school und:- e l legislation by comp. gen. 3 mill school tax . 1905.. .... .. ......$ 5.74 ulla bona executions 1906 3 mill school tax .$176.36 speial local $30.2 9 .. 9926.60 Execution in sheriff's hands 1905 3 mill school tax .... .... .... .... 11 Poll tax non. est. 1906.. 578.8 Nulla bona cap. dog tax 1906 .. .. .... ...... 149.2 Total credits back taxes.$ 960.6 Account Taxes 1907 (Present Year) Paid school orders from constitutional 3 mill tax 22,513.4 Paid school orders from 'capitation dog tax $1, 522.61, from poll tax $5,120.32 .. .. .. .... 6,642.9 Paid school orders from special local tax .. .... 7,192.3 Deductions & abatements 3 mill school tax by compt. gen. $10.29, spe cial local $10.95 .. ... 21.2 Executions in sheriff's hands 3 mill school tax $577.54, special local $254.58 .. .. .. .. .. 832.1 Executions in sheriff's' hands, poll tax, $763.98, .capitation dog tax $235.42 .. .. .. ...... 999.4 Capitation dog tax abated by county auditor ..... 21.0 Poll tax abated by county auditor $43.62 .. ...... 43.6 Poll taxes, warrants turn ed over to magistrates. 231.1 Cash on hand for school purposes from 3 mill school tax .. .. .. .. 11,491.7 Cash on hand for school purposes for special lo cal school tax graded scbool sinking fund 8,741.7 Cash on hand for school purposes from poll taxes 14 school dist. sinking fund .. .. .... .... 1,324.5 Cash on hand for school purposes from capitation dog tax No. 52 school dist. sinking fund .... 433.0 Pd from graded school sin-king fund .. .. ... 648.0 Pd from No. 14 school dist. fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 450.0( Pd from No. 52 school dist. sinking fund, .. .. .. . 624.0( $ 62,210.4 Total credits on account taxes 1907 .. .. .. ..$ 63,171.0E - Arlington Monument. Thirty-eight years ago today Gen Robert E. Lee "passed over the riv er.'' As yet, no monument has bee] erected as a memorial to t-he valor o the Southern soldiers buried tihere a the 'home of their great ehieftain These graves have been marked, how ever, with small marble slabs wit] name, co., and regt. of each pu there by the men who once opposei them in their struggle for right. Thi Daughters are raising funds for t,h erection of this monument. They d not wish to be selfish in restrictin hte privilege of giving to this nobi .cause to the Daughters alone, but swil be pleased to accept any contribution which the citizens at large wish ti donate. Shall we of the Southlan< be less patriot.ic than those of thi North who have already erecte< grand monuments to their dead, up on the soil that was once the hom< of t,he beloved Lee ? Let the answe: be a monument, at no distant day up on the mound that has stood faitia; so -long at Arlington. The books will be opened fair casi contributions on Oct. 18th, 1908. An: free will offering .will be gladly re reived by Mrs. J. A. Burton, Chiairman Arlington Monument Coin mittee for Newberry. Henry W. Savage's companies are now producing the only correct an< authorized version of Franz Molnari' remarkable Hungarian play, " The Devil,'' in New York, Philadelphia Boston and Chicago. The perfor nmcme of this furore-ereat-ing play it Newberrv. Friday, October 16. is b.a permissiron of Mr. Saivage and comn p:ny and seenie effects are fully uj to the high standard set by this fa mnous produicin~g manager. 25c. 8 inch Decorated salad dish 10c 1t Maes' Book Store. LEXINGTON COMMITTEE -IRM 3 Refuses to Accede to Gen. Jones': 7 Wishes that Primary for School Superintendent be Ordered. - Lexington, October 10.-By a vot( 5 of 14 -to 9 the Lexington county De mocratic executive committee toda again named A. D. Martin as the nom r inee fur county superintendent oJ education for this county in direct op position to the request of State Chair man Wilie Jones, who stated tha 3 Martin was not. the nominee accord ing to the rules of the Democrati< 5 party, and that an election wouli have to be ordered. During the heat ed remarks Gen. Jones came in foi his share of criticism. It was stated by F. Hamp Hendrix of Leesvil1e, that Gen. Jones told hin while in his office in Columbia a fem days after the action of the commit > tee -the first stime that t' e committeE 'has done the wise thing in naminn Mr. Martin, and that all that wa: necessary was t,o get that little fel ) low Bayly. down at Batesburg, tK shut his mouth, and a few .other. 3 around Lexington, -and everythinr would work out all right. This waf 2 in direct opposition to what Gen Jones has written County Chairmar 2 Efird and Mr. Efird had the letter: read. A motion was made to let al candidates go into the general elec. 3 tion, but the motion was tabled, th committee standing by its first ac tion by a vote of 14 to 9. This leaves the situation exactly as i it was before, and it is the opinior of some that any candidate can entei the race now that wants to, and the one that receives the largest numbei 3 of votes will be the nominee, whilE those who favor the committee's ac tion are of the opinion that if anN man enters tihe race against Martir 5 he will be a ''bolter'' from the Democratic party. ) It could not be learned today whether Martin will have oppositior ) or not. As a. matter of fact it wa, not Martin that was being opposed ) but it was "taking the matter out of - the hands of the people" that caused the disturbance. This puts the mat ter up to Gen. Jones and his actior in the premises will be awaited with 3 interest. What Gen. Jones Says. State Chairman Wilie Jones yester day received word from the Lexing. ton county executive committee thai Sby vote of 14 to 9 a primary for nom ination of county superintendent of education had been refused. Tthis means that the committee insists on nominating A. D. Martin for the place tto succeed the late Mr. Farr. Chair. man Wilie Jones stated yesterday. af ter receiving the newts, that he would not, unless ordered by the courts. place na'me of r. Martin on the De mrocratic election ticket. He consid ered the action of the committee in nominating Mr. Martin for the place without submitting it to a primery absolutely in violation of the rules of the party and he would leave the niace blank and tihe voters of Lex ington eould east their ballots ac cordingly. -" It would not be a violation of 'ye rules of the party nor of the pledgd to vote for any one,'' remarked dhai'r man ,Jones yesterday. "The commit tee has not fo:lowed%4Ie rules requir ing a primary, and although I have ordered them to do so they have at another meeting refused to rescind their aetion. I will sirmply have the place left blank on the county tick ets. The people may then vote for Mr. Martin if they so desire. -It is no personal matter with me. I have no interest in the election of any one, but simply want to carry out the jrules of the Democratic party as laid down by the party and to deviate from them in a single case would be ,a 'bad precedent. Tihe auth1orities I -lhee consulted assure me that I am Sright, and I am -willing to let my re -cord1 stand as i.t is.", .Gen. Jones has received a number Sof letter- and .commrulucat10)ns ill -hlding hi-mn for his stand taken in the matter. .POST CARDE that sold for 2 for 5 icents at 1 cent. Broaddus & Ruff. CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH. Rev. J. W. Welling, D. D., Pastor. In the beautiful temple of Central Methodist church another day of ur gent worship and planning for the Master's cause was passed. In the morning service Dr. Wolling spoke on "God's holy law," making an urgent appeal to all Christians to abide in loving obedience by that law. At the clos- " treeting of the members only was called to treat of the business of the congregation. For the night service an overflow ing congregation assembled and the service was very interesting. Rev. Mr. Callender of the Episcopal church delivered the sermon on the words, "If the Lord be God serve him," making a direct appeal fot true devotion to Christ. He spoke very touchingly of his work in this city and of leaving his parish and many friends. Mrs. Callender sang with Prof. Brockmann at the piano and delight ed all with two pieces well rendered. The closing piece was a gospel appeal sung by Mr. Alexander in his great evangelistic twice round the world. At the close many gathered round to speak to Rev. and Mrs. Callender and wish them Godspeed in the removal to their new home. Confident of the Future. Mary, 5-years-old, and Stella, who was about the same age, were talking about their future dreams. "When I grow up," said Mary, "I'm going -to be a school teacher." "Well, I'm ;oing to be a mother with four children," said Stella. "Well, when they come to my school I 'm going to whip them, whip them. whip them !" "You mean thing!" said Stella. as the tears came into her eves. "What have my poor children ever done to you' "-Delineator. "Go to the Devil!" This is .the popular slogan in near ly every big city of the civilized world today. It is the new watch word of the drama; Ar D. Franz Mol nar',s Hungarian play, "The Devil," now translated into English, German, French and Italian is the season's theatrical sensation. It was Henry W. Savage who secured the Ame,rican rights and it 'is Henry W. Savage's version of this epoch-maki-ng drama that is coming 'to this city under the direet,ion of James D. Barton & Com pany, to whom Mr. Savage has given permission for the produc.tion of this, the only authorized version of the play. stipulating, however, tiat' the production shall be. in every~ way, equal to tha,t now being played to re ~cord breaking audiences at the Gar den Theatre, New York. " The Devil" will appear at the Newberry Oper,a House. Friday, Oc tober 16. Not Abashed. "When I was young," said a law y er, "my best client was a wealthy old lady noted for saying caustic thiings about her acquaintances. One morning, when I was staying ait her -house, she vilified one of her neigh bors, named Stamford, without stint. "By way of changing the subject I proposed to read to her from a vol ume of lectures I (had happened to bring with me. She assented. I started at- random and when too late discovered that I was in the middle of a lectuke on the government of t'e tongue. afai "I was a idshe would think Iz hdelcted it to admonish her, yet h ad note stop for fea:r of seeming t o mnak~e the offense more pointed. So jon I read to the end, pretty sure that Smy reading would cost me a client Iworth two 'hundred a year to me. IBut when I ended she said: " 'Thank you. Mr. -. It is an excellent lectu.re and would fit my neighbor Stamford to aT." Fradel Osterwal, one of the many Ru.sian refugees in Paris. committed auiieille by Ahooting himself with a re v-olver. In his room .was found a I ord on which he had scribbled, ("Please inform my mother that I lave for eternity today."