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EDGEFIELD TREASURER SHORT.' Difference of $7,723 in Amount) Chargeable and Cash on Hand. News and Courier. (olumbia. December 19.-That the treasurer of Edgefield county, Dr. J. T. Pattison, is short in his accounts over -even thusand dollars is the offi eial report made today by Comptrol ler General Jones to Governor Ansel. Under the law the governor, on such report, has the power to remove tha county treasurer. The statement of this matter by the comptroller gen eral does not necessarily in.ply any dishonesty on the part of the countx treasurer. as the shortage may be due to errors and may be made good. The comptroller general's report is based on the examination made by two ex perts from his office, Messrs. E. B. Wilson and C. W. Sawyer, the report in full being as follows: The Comptroller's Account. Executive Department, Office of Comptroller General, A. W. Jones, Comptroller General. Columbia, S. C., Dec. 19, 1908. To His Excellency, Governor Mar tin F. Ansel, Columbia, S. C.-Dear Sir: I have 'had made an examina tion of the books and accounts of Mr. J. B. Haltiwanger, county auditor, and Dr. J. T. Pattison, county treasur -er of Edgefield county, and find from the report of Messrs. E. B. Wilson, chief clerk, and Carlton W. Sawyer, auditing clerk, employed by this of fice, that the county auditor's office shows carelessness, neglect, errors and omissions, both in the duplicates, ab- 1 stracts and annual settlements of that office. , In the settlement for the taxes of the fiscal year.19*5, errors, omissions an.d overeredits were found aggregat ing the sum of $1,819.42. Under-cred its were discovered in the sum of $841. 52, leaving a net charge of $977.90 to be accounted for by Treasurer Patti son. In the settlement for the taxes of the fiscal year 1906, errors, omissions, over-credits and under charges were discovered, amounting to the sum of $2,269.80. Under-credits, omissions and errors were found aggregating $525.49, leaving a net balance to be accounted for, by .Treasurer Pattison Inthe settlement of the taxes of 1907, over-credits and under-charges weje found, aggregating the sum of $789.85. Net under-credits, 74' cents; ne&balance to be accounted for by Treasurer Pattison, 1907, $729.11. Net balance on account of .errors to be char.ged to Co'unty Treasurer- Patti sozeon account'of taxes brought for warl, 1905; $977290; -on- aeeount of taxes brought forward, ~1906, $1, 744-31. Total charges -to County Treasurer in excess of 'charges in ori ginal settlements made by auditor and treasurer, $3,451.32. Th~e accounts of Treasurer Pattison were checked down' to Oct&ber 19, 1908, and .the .following balances foid: - Balfnee ilue the State .. . .$'1,866.71 Balince due the county .. . 8,316.96 Balinee due the schoolsa .. .3,936.68 Tdtal amount due .. ...$1440.35 Credits. By -mount of cash in office ... .. ..$ 139.27 Balance, cash in Bank of Johnston 1,261.48 Balance, cash in bank of Edgefield 1,155.67 Balance, cash in Bank of Trenton 219.97 County certificates on hand .... ...3,712.64 - - $6,489.03 Less taxes colleet ed' account . of .I 1908 ...'........92.14-6,396.89 Leaving a deficit of .. . .$ 7,723.46 It appears that County Treasurer 3. T. Pattison is short in his accounts the sum of .$7.723.46, that aniount be ing the difference between the amount of funds with which he is properly chargeable and the amount of cash and evidences of cash ble had on hand October 19. 1908. I therefore report the matter to your Excelleney in order that yon fake such action as you may deem pro per. In closing this eport permit me to say that the financial affairs of Edge field eounty were found to be in a deplorable condition. The floating and bonded county debt were found to be 103,833.88. - The schools of the county are being n on credit. It will require, it is aid. $15,000 to place the schools on cash basis. These matters will be covered more lly in my r':a rt to the hionoirable. 'zeneral a--embly. Respectfully. A. W. Jones. Comptroiler General. A Former Shortage. Ii 19(4. a few mniiti-z after I Pattison went into oethe as cour treasurer. he hli:nelf reported a ho age, which he was unable to exph to his own satisfaction, and on the port of the comptroller general to t 0overnor, the county treasurer N :roved by Governor Heyward. I later miade good the shortage and m reinstated, and has since held the fice by re-election. But out of tI shortage grew a controversy whi has divided Edgefield county poli cally. and there is now pending in i courts a suit with the - Farme Bank. of Edgefield, relating to t matter. A- Thorough Examination. In his annual report to the zene: assembly in 190F the comptroller g< eral called attention to the condit of affairs in Edgefield county, a stated that nothing but a formal s tlement had been made, there bei no actual investigation of the cour treasurer's office. Last year the con troller general reported that he woi make this a full investigation, I result of which is now mad; pub] Mr. Wilsor, the chief elerk of I comptroller's office, spent thi weeks in Edgefield, from October to November 12, and Mr. Sawyer, I auditing clerk, spent two weeks th< completing this work, the result which was laid before the governor day for such action as he may fit to t.e. Dr. Patterson was nominated in I primary this summer over strong position. Under the law all cour treasurers and auditors are appoint by the governor on the recomment tion of the respective legislative de gations, but this provision is prac cally nullified by the custom of no inating the candidates for these o e2s in the Democratic primary. Both Treasurers Suspended. Columbia. December 19.-Govery Ansel tonight announced that he b suspended the county treasurers Hampton and Edgefield as a res of the finding of the comptroller g eral. News From Excelsior. Excelsior, December 21.-Dr R. Kbler returned Saturday frfm three weeks' visit in the upper p of the county. Mrs. D. B. Cook has been on sik list for a few days. but is beit it is.gratifying to ate Miss Louise Sing'ey is home fr Orangeburg to spi, the~ Chistui holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Os. Miller have b4 on a visit to his sister,\ Mrs. J. Wheeler. -Rev. J. L. Hodges held interesti services here Saturday night a Sunday, preaching to a large au ence at each service. Hope thi services will result in much good. Mrs.# George 'Swygert, of Selwo: and Mr. Bennie Chapman, of Wai ington, have been- visiting Mr. J. Singley 's family. Mr. W. C. Counts, of Cha-rlest< and Mr. Jimmie Counts, of Pomar have been on a visit te, their sist Mrs. J. C. Singley. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Swygert, Iro, spent Saturday night with 3 A. A. Singley 's family. Our teache.r, Miss Sudie Mae Bo ware, received a sad 'phone messe Thursday nig-ht announcing the si den death of her father, Mr. I. Boulware, at his home in the Utoi section. We all extend our sympathy to< teacher in this time of her sore1 reavement, and may they all look God for comfort who knoweth a doeth all things well. The Rev. Ira S. Caldwell will pres in the school house next Sabbath; ternoon at 3 o'clock. Public cordia invited to the services. Sigma BARGAINS IN MUMMIES. Gruesome Objects That Turn out Be Plain Fakes. While riding among the old Eg: tian tombs. writes a traveler, the to, ist is usually approached by the re sharks. You repel them. Then con a fellow who acts mysteriously. lo~ about suspiciously. and talks to y( ierone in an undertane. Your e iosity is aroused. and von ask 1 guide for information. It turns< that the man lives in one of the f. saken tombs nearby, and that. s, eral days ago, he had found a hith to undiscovered grave with a mumi in it, from which he had disjoini several members and taken so trinkets found in the bandages. 1I obets could be seen at his lodgi i the traveler would care to op ti displayed-a skull. wo hiands a two fet. There are also some St: ead,a small brne statette. in ilb as le -as. a,, XX- :0 . ~.......... n .010 t SGRAND ENSEMBLE "A KNIGHT F 'p did couple of clay images. and the mum he my wrappings. ti ie- You pay, perhaps, little attentiou! lo! he to the laitter objects on account of $2 -ee the possibility of fraud. but vx oie bt 2 attracted by the disjointed :nbr, ha he that belon:-ed to a man wi;o mit m re the earth centuries before ,Ie :im Pl of appeared on it. True. they arc rue- lei to- some. but they are just the h *e that are most closely associaled d f the name of Egypt than a. :-thei on he relic could be. There is n ch;nce ca T' for fraud in an ohjeet of ti- k* a. th It They are natural. shrunken and Il- ha ered members, black parchmert-like, at la- iandt von even detect a zpIev o4om 1o1 le- wai h you conneet with 0h( -mbalm m process of the aIeent EZyJptian.. th in- lv nothing mi oe - id h r te: Ain ib way of proof's th At last von haan segrired a real gi Curiosity. and you cai a h1lh .:- d( bitirg your aeqiAti n i n your rp o0 turn to the hotel in t7hc pronriom ad without, however. di.- i(- is 5ur of ce. as promised the poor Ara'a. Phe re at hotel man smiles. m - 'Have you been caught?" he says-. "They are human remains sure se enough. but they never grew on an ancient Egyptian. They belonzed to itlq some dark-skined Arab who was bunri a ed for a few years in the dry sand of rt the desert as an investment. It is a o common triek:- the condition of the ground and the absolutely dry eli er, mate, which exclude decomposition and cause a natural mummification, "i make the deception possible." Holiday Excursion Rates Seaboard P~ ~en -Air Line Railway. C S. The Seaboard Air Line Railway dl 'will sell excursion tickets account o ng Christmas and New Year holidays nd from and to all .stations -on its lines; to di- also from coupon stations to points *on connection lines in the Southeast, .on Dec. 18, 19. 23, 24. 25, 30, 31 and SJan. 1st. good to return until Jan. sh- 6th, 1909. Get full information from st nearest Seatboard ticket .agent. SSOLID GOLD Elgin or Waltham n'watches, $25.00. er, .Daniels & Williamson. W * in i-. CASH IN ADVANWE. In March, 1887, I became a part o, uowner of The Herald and News and o ge have been connected with the paper acontinuously since that~ time. I was . writh the paper a couple of years prior ito that time when under other own ership. I han, therefore, been the editor for nearly twenty-five years. t During that time my duties have al- h toso beeni to keep the books and sub- p~ nd secription accounts. I have always had great faith and ax oh confidence in the honesty of the peo-P Spie and their' purpose to pay their al fdebts. For that reason I have never believed I could conduct a strictly re cash in advance subscription. W For the past few months I have ax been giving a closer study to the sit uation than ever before. H to When the postoffice department is- in sued its order that a subscription to \a semi-weekly more than nine months -p.- in arrears could not be accepted at n.the second-class rate we endeavored T. lie to comply with the order and had to les utt off about 650 names. We 'first sent each subscriber at least two let- t lt ters calling attention to the ruU'ng be- ar a sides mention of it was maade~ in the ly S... paper. This fall we have .sent an- tv 'ut other letter to these persons but we y -r have received no response. nIe av. These 650 owed us over $5,000. va er- Many of them not ornly did not pay at n what they owed but wenti directly and ed subscribed fx~ o-r ectemporary and m paid for it. We have no objection to he that but we mention it as a reason a. for the shaking of our faith in the t lt! honesty of the people. It certainly p was a striking evidence of' ingratitude. reWe still have a g'ood many sub- Pi ndscribers who are in arrears. State- u 1 ments have been sent nr will he seLt N )R A DAY" AT THE OPERA H During the 25 years of our connee )u with this newspaper we have t in unpaid subseriptions at least 0,000. We have no one to blame t ourself and the people would ve thought more of us if we had de them pay it. We are not com aining but we propose to stop this k or go out of the business. After the first day of February The rald and News will be run strictly the cash in advance plan. A post rd will be mailed you giving you irty days notice so that you may ,ve time to send in your renewal d to remind you if you should over )k it. There are doubtless some errors in e credits. If you will call our at ntion to these we will gladly make e correction and in every case will e the subscriber the benefit of the ubt. It takes too much of our time to nd statements and to pay postage. e will keep no books except our ceipt stubs and a cash book and the ailing galleys. We shall hate to part with any sub ribers' but we cannot longer be an yed with trying to collect these lit amounts and then not get them. The post office rule does not permit to carry a delinquent longer than ne months and we had just as well tit on the cash bs We find that for a eleven months this year only about 1000 have id anything at all. Just about one f of the present list. We can not y~ our debts and keep up this rate of lection of what is due us. And we Snot want to offer compromise if i can help it. Remember you have two months put yourself financial. If you can't y~ all of your back dues give us your te and pay the advance subscrip The rule we adopt will be followed ietly. No doubt some of those who ,e been indulged will show their preciation by getting mad and tak he other paper as some have done. e will not raise any objeetion for Swill have the satisfaction of know gthat you will no longer get a pa r without paying for it. Those who pay no heed to what they e us will have their accounts turn over to a collection ageney. We have worked hard to serve the ~ople of this community and we de rye what we have earned. The Herald and News w!" continue be an up-to-date paper and we pe all of our subscribers will ap eeiate the situation that it costs mey to buy paper and pay printers d it is much easier for each one to y us than it is for us to be conti'm y hunting up these little amounts. If any man's subscription is in a ars and he has a claim against us I will thank him to present his claim d if we owe it we will try to pay it. Reiember after February first The rald and News is going to be cash advance. E. H. Aull, Editor. e News and Courier a.nd The Herald and News. Beginning with February 1, 1909, e combination price of The Herald d News with the Charleston Week News and Courier will be raised to o dollars and twenty-five cents a ar. Two months remain in which w and old subscribers may take ad ntage of this splendid combination the present price, two dollars. Send your orders now. Think of it a te. For the small price of $2.25 ui get yoiar own county paper ce a week and a twice a week news per that covers the news of the oe world bo0th for- one full year. ~blihed evrr Wednesdayv and Sat day. each issue of the The Weekly ws anid Courier contains all the eAh< S. OUSE WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27. thc day of publication, but of all inter- pu vening days. The cream of the Asso- me ciated Press News-the greatest news-gathering agency in the world- U and all important happenings in vel South Carolina are given, as well as be striking editorial articles and storiesI of one kind and another. It has de- me partments for men, women and chil dren. It it a clean newspaper, and it lat is a home newspaper. sh a : by da; What is Home Do Without Music? Ion't say, "can't afford an ORGAN or (S PIAN4O. We will make y%u able, granting from At one to three years to pay for one. We supply the Sweet Toned, Durable Organs and Pianos, at the lowest prices consistent with quality. Write at once for Catalogues, Prices and Terms, to the old Establlshed Malone's Music House, c COLUMBIA, S. C. MASTER'S SALE. L, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, L, COUNTY OF NEWBRRY. A Court of Common Pleas. L1 F. A. Puckett, et al.., Plaintiffs, Al v. Li Mc.Creery Glymph, Defendant. A IComplaint for Partition. L Pursuant to the order of the Court herein, I will sell at public outcry, to the highest bidder, on Monday, Jan ary 4, 1909, at Newberry Court House, during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate: t'i All that traet or plantation of land, Ni lying and being situate in the Coun- T ty and State aforesaid, containing A forty two acres, more or less and F bounded by lands of Mrs. A. Y. W. Glymph, E. L. Glymph, R. W. Glymph pa and others. ot Terms of Sale: One-half of the m" purchase money to be paid in cash and the balance in one year, the cred jit portion to be secured by the bond of the purehaser and a mortgage of the premises sold and to bear interest at the rate of eight per cent. per an num from date of sale; with leave to purchaser -to anticipate the payment of the credit portion either in whole or in part; purchaser to pay for pa pers and the recording of the same. m. H. H. Rikard, Sc Master. de CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY RATES- at The Charleston & Western Carolina Cc Railway will sell excursion tickets ac count of the holidays at very low rates for the round trip. Tickets on sale December 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, S 1908, and Jan. 1, 1908. Final limit January 6, 1909. For further information apply to m. ticket agents, or, Ernest Williams, General Passenger Agent, de 807 Broadway, Augusta, Ga. at NEWBERRY UNITON STATION. Arrival .and Departure of Passenger a. Trains-Effective 12.01 A. M. fri ISunday, June 7th, 1908. - - p. Southern Railway: fri No. 15 for Greenville .. . .8.57a.m. to No. 1M for Columbia .. . .1.40 p.m. No. 11 for Greenville .. .. 3.20 p.m. p. No. 16 for Columbia .... .8.47 p.m. fr< C., N. & L. Rv. No. 22 for Columbia .. . .8.47 a.m. 6 No. 52 for Greenville .. 12.56 p.m. ne No. ,33 for Columbia .. .. 3.20 p.m. biu No. 21 for Laurens .. ..7.25 p.m. * Does not run on SundayA Tis time table shows the tinmes at Wi which trains may be expeeted to d'e- IPo part from this station. but their de parture is not guarant;eed and thetr time sho.wn is sib.ieet to chan;re with nut notice. I G. L. Rchinson. A Sttion Maiter. IW - C -- o. b ~ o .. Lm. AN ORDINANCE tegulatinag the Transportation of Fresh Meats. Ce it ordained by the Mayor and lermen of the Town of Newberry, D., in Council assembled and by au rity of the same: section 1. That from and after the liecation of this Ordinance all ats en route from slaughter-house market must be completely covered lerneath and above with clean ite cloths and must be carried in tiles and mieats shall at all times subject to inspection by the police n and members of the Board of alth. ee. 2. Any person or persons vio ing the provision of this Ordinance ll for each offense be punished by. iine not exceeding fifty dollars or imprisonment not exceeding thirty ne and ratified under the corpor ate seal of the Town of New berry, S. C., this .the seventh eal) day of October, 1908. J. J. -Langford, test: Mayor of Newberry. Eug. S. Werts, Clerk and Treasurer. ARBSTON & WBSTERN CAR OLINA RY. Scedule in effect May 31, 1908. .Newberry(C N & L) 12:56 p.m. .Laurens 2:02 p.m. .Laurens (C&WC) 2:35 p.m. . Grseenville 4:00 p.m. t.Laurens 2:32 p.m. Spartanburg 4:05 p.m. . Spartanburg (So. Ry.) 5:00 p.m. . Hendersovrille 7:45 p.m. -. Asheville -f :50 p.m. .Laurens (C & W C) 2:32 p.m. . Greenwood 3:32 p.m. .McCormiek 4:.33 p.m. .Augusta 6:15 p.m. Tri-Weekly Parlar Car line be een Augusta and Asheville. Trains s.1 and 2, leave Augusta Tuesdays, bursdays and Saturdays, leave heville Mondays, Wednesdays and~ idays. Note: The above arrivals and de rtures, as well as connections with aer. companies, are given as infor Ction, and are not guaranteed. Ernest Williams, Gen. Pass. Agt., Augusta, Ga. Geo. T. Bryan, Greenville, 8, C., LUB RIDGE SCHEDULES. Eastbound. No. .18, leaves Anderson at 6.30 a. for connection at Belton with/ uthern..for Greenville. No. 12, from Walhalla, leaves An-' rson at 10.15 a. in., for connection Belton with Southern Railway for lumbia and Greenville. No. 20, leaves And at 2.20 in., for connections at Belton with uthern Railway for Greenville. Ro. 8, daily except Sunday, from alhalla arrives Anderson 6.24 p. ,with connections at Seneca with uthern Railway from points south. No. 10, from Walhalla, leaves An eson at 4.57 p. mn., for connections Belton with Southern Railway for eenville and Columbia. Westbound. No. 17, arrives at Anderson at 7.50 mn., from Belton with connections >m Greenville. o 9, arrives at Anderson at 12.24 mn., from Belton with connections >m Greenville and Columbia. Goes Wahalla. So. 19, arrives at An,derson at 3.40 n. from Belton with connections >m Greenville. No. 11, arrives at Anderson at 9 p. in., from Belton with con etions from Greenville and Colum L. Goes to Waihalla. No. 7, daily except Sunday, leaves iderson. at 9.20 a. mn., for Walhalla, th connections at Seneca for local its s:'uth. Kos. 17, 18, 19, and 20 are mixed 'n between Anderson and Belton. Ks 7 nnd 8 are loen1 freight is. eatrrying passengers, between derson and Walhalla and betweer lhall~a nn? Andlerson