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E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Entered at the Postoffice at New erry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. Friday, February 5, 1909. THE COUNTY OFFICES. If the county commissioners were going to make any changes in the ar rangements of the offices of .the new court house they should have given .the sheriff the office now occupied by the supervisor and the auditor ought to have the office now occupied by the sheriff, and the probate judge the office originaly designed for him and up to this time occupied by the audi tor, and the office which has not been occupied at all could be used by the supervisor. This arrangement would give every officer sufficient office room. The offlee which has not been occupied, and which was assigned to the probate judge, and by recent or der of the county commissioners is now assigned to the auditor, is too small for the auditor, and also too small for .the probate judge. In faet the vault is not large enough to ac commodate the books of the auditor and there is not room enough in tie office to keep the books outside of the vault. This office is sufficiently L,.ge for ,the supervisor, and the vault could ] be used for keeping papers which be long to the county and are in custody of the county supervisor. The office now occupied by the supervisor is sufficiently large for the iheriff and is just as convenient and good an of fice as the one that he is now occupy ing. The office whient he now occu pies would aceomodate the auditor and give him plenty of room for his books. The office which is now occu pied by the auditor and wlich the new board of county commissioners has assigned to the probate judge is well adapted for the use of that office. There are many important papers, dee41s of record, in this office, for * whieh a vault is needed, and it fre quently happens that the probate judge has to hold court and he needs an office larger than the little room in - the rear. This arrangement it seems would suit everybody and give ample accom modat ion for the different officials. The small room in the rear whieh has been in dispute between ,the auditor and, the probate judge is too small and not adapted for the use of either one of these officials, 'but would be well suited for the use of the county su pervisor and there can be no possible objection on ,the part of the sheriff to the office now occupied by the super visor. If this arrangement should be adopted then every one of our offi cials would have good and sufficient office room, and the offices would be eIel adapted to the officials. This, however, is only a suggestion, but we believe if adopted would solve the whole trouble satisfactorily. CIVIC IMPROVEMENT. We desire to direct the attention of this community to an article publish ed in another column, signed "G. H. S.'' on civic improvement. This is a matter which is holding the attention of this community at presei.t, and we have taken this arti cle from the Honea Path Chronicle ~because it is well written and applies with equal force to Newberry. The matter of civic improvement is at tracting attention everywhere now, .and in connection with the efforts of the physicians and other citizens to prevent the spread of disease and es pecially tuberculosis, it is necessary .to observe certain rules of cleanliness and, in fact, we believe that is one of the .main things in preventing the spread of disease. We feel that the following para graph is worthy of reproducion in this *connection from the arcicle to which we refer: '"A person who will sit in a waiting room or publie place and throw pea nut hulls by the handfuls on the floor; the person1 who will peal a banan and th!row the - n deI t:?'idCW'l for his neighbor to) slip on :and fall the person who wT' te:e'r up) P - thro~w over the - etc, it fectly lezitimate inhabitant of the 6vilds, but has no rightful plaC i a yivilized community. The true regard for the rights of others, the indi ridual's rcsponsibilty to the whole )r for the general welfare of one's rellow.-these constitute an initial Cact upon which civilization is found ?d. - A highly civilized person is sensi tively aware of the rights of others. He is aware of his personal respon ;ibilitv for the looks of things. He is aware of himself as being a part f the publle and thereby having ownership in all public property xhich gives him pride in that which is ,ivie or public, equal with his pride n that which is personal or private. '' Tf every citizen in. the community would constitute himself or herself a eommittee of one to observe such rules and be a little more careful, it would be a very easy matter to have a city beautiful. The public places belong to the citi zens and every citizen has a. share in the responsibility for the appearance of these public places. As the writkr of the article to which we refer says of Honea Path we might say the same thing of Newberry: 'JOur town has progressed and has forged to the fronT in industry, hus tIe, and thrift. We have come to the >oint where we do not so much need n increase of these things; but we lo need sadly more beauty. We need things that are pleasant to look at nd things to enjoy. We need a pleas inter environment about our homes, ur yards, our schools and our pub ice places. If these things were of nore money value we would have ;hem, but being inexpensive they are >verlooked." It is true that we are measuring werything by the money valae. There tre certain things in life which can iot be purchased with money and it s getting time that we should give *me attention to these other matters. We understand that our friend, lutledge McGhee, has taken oharge of :he Daily Piedm6nt in Greenville, tnd we know that he is making a good >aper out of it, though for some rea ;on we have not seen a copy of khe aper for some time. Probably our sbscription has expired. We feel, safe,however, in saying that Mr. M'e Thee will put new life into The Pied nont, and that he is giving the people >f Greenville a live, progressive, and ip-to-date afternoon daily. -THE CIEMSON TRUSTEES. The committees from the senate and the house, appointed to examine the books and conditions of the State educational institutions has made its report to the general assembly. In regard to Clemson college the re port says: ''This committee has for several years .ealled the attention of the gen ral assembly to the ract that a ma jority of the board of trustees of lemson college is not under the con rol of the State; and while this corn ittee has no evidence whatever that the trustees appointed under the Clemson will are* not just as loyal, just as competent and just as watch-I ful of the interests of the State, yet we believe the sooner the State ca.n by any means whatever get entire eon :rol of appointing the board of trus ~ees, the better it will be for the wel rare of Clemson college. We call the ~ttention of the general assembly to :he former reports made by this com nittee and recommend that steps be :aken to ascertain if under the Clem son will there is any possible way for the State to obtain entire control. While there has been no friction be :ween the trustees under the lemson will and the trus sees of the State, yet we be 'ieve that it would be best for the State of South Carolina and the col ege, even if it should cost an appro riation of an amount equal to the )riinal valuation of the Clemson be uest for the St.ate to make the ex penditure and gain entire control of he appointment of the trustees.'' It would seem that Clemson is a tate institution when funds are vot ?d for its maintenance; that it is a tate institution when it is sued, as in the case of Hopkins v. Clemson-be ause the State can not be sued with out authorization from the legisla ure; but that Clemson ceases to be a State institution when one of the life rustees wants to hold another office. The matter ought to be settled. Ecard at Oyster Bay "A long distance cal)'? What is it FINANCIAL , Of H. W. Schumpert, Superin Public Works, from Jan. Is RECEIPTS AND DISBI Rece Cash on hand Jan. 1st, 1908..... City Council for wa,ter and lights Piping .and repairing........ Wiring ..... ..... ..... ...... Sale of water ....-. ... .... .... - Sale of lights ...... .. . .- - Sale vf fael ..... ....... ..-.... Disburs Salaries ...... ...... ......-... Fuel ...... .... .. - ...... .... Plant expense, (oil, carbons, black-sm Piping material .-. ...... ..... .. Wiring and material ...... .... .. New machinery ...... ......... On sewer debt ........ .... .... -- Office expense ........ ........ . Teams account .. .... ......... Interest on borrowed money........ Cash on hand December 31st, 1908 . STATEMENT AS TO RESO Reso' Cost of plan as per C. J. Moore's st 1st, 1908 ............... .. Extensions and improvements during Transformers, poles and lines .... .. New machinery...........---. Water mains extensions ..... Sewer, original .... ....... ..... -- Improvement on septic tank ... .... Extension supplies, inventory .... ... Merchandise ..... .... ........ . Wood ... ...... ......... Fuel, coal .... ... .......... Sundry accounts .... ...- ..... ... Surveying instrument .......... . Office fixtu.res .... ..-- ...... ..... Barn and stable ...... ---. .... ... One wagon and harness .... .... .. One horse ...... ...... ........ -- One buggy and harness .... .... .... Cash on hand ... .... .... .... .. Liabi Bonds issued. Original for water and I Bonds issued. Original for sewer .. Sundry opvn aceounts .. ... ...-..--. Bills payable,.....-...----.--. Howard Neely, in dispute..-....... Surplus ..--....-----. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. TOWN OF NEWBERRY. Personally came before me, H. W. S( Light Department of the Town of Ne above report is true and correct to the Sworn to before me this the 4th day W. B. Wallace, (L. S.) J. P. for S. C. ANOTHER FIRST DECLARATION First Declaration of Indpenlden1ce, Says One Writer, Was at Abing don, Virginia. To the Editor of The News and Coirier: I dislike to play the part of "Rarsy Sniffles'' in the "scrap'' which is continually going on between yu and Elder Caldwell, of the Char Ite Observer, over "The Mecklen burg Declaration,'' or "Myth'', the name dependent onl which paper you are :reading; but I dhave just come across a bit of alleged history that is new to me, and is perhaps new tb both of you champions of history, and may serve to shift the scene of battle between you. Dr. G. B. White, of Chester, who takes a great interest in, and is well up on, history, loaned me a little book a few days ago entitled, ''Missouri's Memorable Decade, 1860-1870.'' It is written by the Rev. George Miller, D. D., wvho was born and raised in Chester county, South Carolina. He left the State just before the war, on ccount of slavery, and lived and died in Missouri. He was a minister of the Presbyterian church, and sided with the Northern wing of the church when the separation came. In his book he 4escribes the war and its attending results in Missouri during these years. In his opening ihapter he speaks of the injustice that has been done the South, saying that this section "has never received her share of credit for the contribu tion she has all along made to all the best attainments of our national life and history.'' After giving~ two rea sons for this, first, the fact that tihe weped standard histories of Amer t-a have been written from a New Enaland standpoint; and second, the 'jdics raised against the South by the secession movem>ent and the ivil war, he continues: ''We should .er remember that for one hundred -- emars pior tohe ivil war the South STATEMENT tendent, for Commsssioners of t, 1908, to Jan. 1st, 1909. TRSEMENTS FOR 1908. ipts. .... ........$ 47.06 6104.26 . ...... ...... 443.10 ... ........ .. 1423.07 5400.29 10533.89 .. . . . ... . . 244.49 $25276.16 ements. ... .... ...... $ 5613.66 .. ...... 9313.13 ith'g) .... .... 899.72 .......... 995.20 .... ..... .... 4455.85 ...... ... .... 1800.00 . .... ........ 778.57 ..... ...... .. 158.62 . .... .. ..... '160.07 ....... ...... 160.11 41.23 $25276.16 URCES AND LIABILITIES. irces. Ltement of Jan. ... .... ..... $68,340.44 1908 . ...........$ 1,366.24 .. ... ..... . 2,061.41 .... ..... ... 75.00 3,502.65 $71,843.09 ... ...... ...$ 25,000.00 ... ..... .... 3,000.00 28,000.00 $ 99,843.09 . .... .... ..$ 439.76 1039.00 . $170.0' .....450.00 620.00 ..... .. ..... 333.12 .... .... .. 150.00 ... ...... 180.00 ..... 425.00 .... ...... .. 35.00 .......... 175.00 ........ 10.00 .. .... ... 41.2' $ 3,448.11 $103,291.20 ities. ights .... .... $ 42,000.00 25 000.00 ........ ...$ 7,239.95 . ...... .... 1,840.92 .... .... .. 2,556.04 $ 11,636.91 $ 78,636.91 .. .... ....24,654.29 $103,291.20 shumpert, superintendent of Water and wherry, S. C., and made oath that the best of his knowledge and belief. H. W. Schumpert. of February, 1909. tern States furnished the largest part of all the best elements of our colon al and national life. The first 'De claration of Independence' made among the colonies was made at Abingdon, Va., i February, 1775, seventeen months before the one made in Philadelphia; and the sec ond was proclaimed in Mecklenburg, N. C., on May 31. 1775, thirteen months pdior to that of Phladal phia.'' This is the item of alleged history as given by Dr. Miller. Dr. White tells me that there was once an Associate church at Abing dn, Va.. and this may account for their Deckra ion, for they were usu ally Scotch-Irish,.of the same ilk as the Meeklenburgers, and always on the 'side of liberty. As I am a daily reader of both the News and'Courier and the Charlotte Observer, I will be an interested reader, if you care to ''serap'' over Very truly yours, (The Rev.) C. E. McDonald. Chester, S. C.. January 15. Te News and Courier's Comment. Now comes the Rev. C. E. MeDon ad. D. D., pastor of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church, at Chester, South Carolina, with aid and comfort for the Charlotte Obser er. the common enemy of historical truth the ineunabula of inveracity, to borrow and adapt an exactly descrip tive term from the New York Sun. Though a minister of peace, Dr'. Mc Donald loves nothing quite so mucih as a fight ,and unblushingly shies a bit of what he truly describes as "l eged history'' into the ring with this meek reminder: "I will be an inter ested reader, if you -care to 'scrap' over it.' But there is nothing to "'serap ov. e, Dr. G. B. White. who is also a Seceder. and lives in Chester, is a rreat collector of historical curosi ties. He has a book-" Missouri' Memorable Decade 1860-1870.'' It was written by a preac;her by the nam of Mille a Hymn-sindnng I.-LU( + LARGELY A MATTER 0 In nine cases out of called "lucky", it is Commol a AND FOR To illustrate this point, t several are involved in I * are INSURED ar while those uninsurei LU KY.. Is it luck in assuredly not; JUST C 0 the part of those who se:ves by INSUR CONSIDER YOUF IF YOU A] FULLY PRI INVEST I represent some of the FIRE INSURANC United States. J. A. BU Presbyterian, who was born in Ches ter county, and left this State just before the war and settled in Mis-. souri, where he died. He was oppos- I) ed to the institution of slavery, an~d that he reached Missouri wvent over to the Northern Presbyterians. In the opening chapter of his book he says among other .tings that the first Deelaration of IndependenceF was made at Abingdon, Virginia, in February, 1775, seventeen months be- it fore the one made at Philadelphia, e and the second Deelaration wvas pro- a: elaimed in Mecklenburg, North Car-F olina, on May 31, 1775, thirteenF months prior to that at Philadelphia. And this, as Dr. McDonald says, is ''alleged history.'' The author of tahis A history protests that the South has never received her share of credit for her part in our National life. and 1s tory, and attributes her effacement to ''the fact that the accepted stan- S dard histories of America :hav2 been written from New England stand point;'' and then as if he would ap prove this style of making history he P repeats the story about the alleged Meklenburg Desclaration written by one of these same New England historians, based upon old-wives' h tales and the inaccuracy of which has h< been thorough:ly demonstrated over h and over again. If Brother McDon- at aid will only examine more of Dr. White 's old books he will probably s find some facts that will knock he t life out of this '"alleged history." ofl All the facts show th:at there was C never any Meeklenburg Declara tion. f athough we must admit that some of b the very elect ha~ve been deceived .4 ti times by the boldness with which the ( romancers have brazened out their historical f:il-ehood: but we .a:ll he fran~k enough to sly th:at. it we o to di ho!'-e b)etween the Abingdon Deela- N r tionf and the Meeklenburz De'1lar ip tion, we shall stand by Meeklenburgr. There is no " serip"' in this. When elj it comes to a choice between [W b) things that never existed we go for~ that of which there was least prob)a- es bility. North Carolina has done so t 'little and Virginia has done 5o (2 much that the latter can spare A e least its "alleged history'' ?o the ar foremost of the American Statee in t he art of shining~ by reflected 71ry. i Eoult on us to this exteni. Dr. Me- 1 Donald: as between Abingdon and 'harlotte, we are for Charlotte every ime and all the time. Bedecht. A stylish young Jewess named Hecht M Wo-e a. shirtwaist with peek-a-boos F COMMON SENSE ten when a man is simply a case of 7 Sense1 ESIG H T ake a big fire in which oss. Those who a termed LUCKY, J ARE called UN such a case? Most OMMON SENSE on had protected them ANCE 9 t OWN CASE. RE NOT )TECTED IGAT.E2 best and strongest E Companies in the RTON N T fleeht The sun ('tis no jest) Filtered through on-her ehest 1 the ball room shae now looks fly spechit.. --" Sammy." LECTION OF CITY ATTORNEY. City council will meet on Tuesday,. ebruary 16, at eight o'clock for the. .irpose of electing a city attorney for Le year 1909. Salary .$100. Appli ttion may be filed with the city elerk. 2d t'reasurer up to six o'elock on ebruary 16. By order of council. J. J. Langford, Mayor. ttest: 0. L. Buzhardt, Clerk and treasurer. I'ATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. D. W. Alderman & Soas Company, laintiff, against Carrie K. Gruber, Defendant. By virtue of an order of the court trein, I will. sell before the court mese at Newberry, within the legal >urs of sale, to the highest bidder, public- -ry, on saleday in March, p09, th.. eame being the 1st day of id month, all. .that lot of land near e town of Newberry, in the county Newberry, and the State of South arolina, fronting seventy-five (75) et on the road leading from New rry to Prosperity, and running back erefromn one hundred and fifty. 50) feet. with the same width, the me b)eiln. the lot conveyed to Carrie 4 .(Gruber by Antine Buzhardt by 'ed recorded in the clerk 's office at ewberry. S. C.. in Deed Book 16, at [ge 100. Te(:-ms of sale: One-half the pur ase money to be paid in cash, the lance on a credit of twelve months, ith interest at the rate of eight per nt per annum from the day of sale, be seer.red by the bond of the pur aser anid a mortgage of the premis sold, purchaser to pay for papers id for recording same, with leave to e purchaser to pay all in cash. And the purchaser does not comply with a terms of sale within five days ter sale the premises will be re Id on the saleday following at the k of the former purehaser. H. H. Rikard, Master. aster's Offee, Newberry, S. C., Feb. 3, 1909.