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maintenance of pubIlc nighways. bridges and ferries in said county, r which said tax shall be entered by the I ocunty auditor upon the county dupli cate and collected by the county treas- t urer at the same time and in the same 1 manner as other taxes are now col- c lected: Provided, That if said~county,b shall hereafter vote a bond issue for b ie- improvement of roads, then the c levy provided for in Section 2 of this t ct, of one mill, shall cease and be T V id.e Gec. 3. That funds arising from taxes p.ovided for in Sections 1 and 2 of t&s act shall be used upon the high Iways in said county, so as to secure an eguitable distribution of work on the t< iihways in each township of said t] equnty having due regard to the condi 1tion of such highways. e Sec. 4. The supervisor and county C commissioners are hereby authorized t -to"Imake such suitable and reasonable o agreement with the owners of land t: over whi,&h any rural free mal delivery 6 routes may be -established and to main- s tain and improve said roa'd as a rural b free mail delivery mail route whetherl a said road be formally or permanently b opened as a public highway or not, as long as it is used for rural free de- t< livery. Sec. 5. The supervisor and county t commissioners are hereby required to y use the county chaingang in perman- o ently improving the public highways 1t -and bridges in said county at places r where the said highways at certain! d seasons of the year become to allDrac- f ticable purposes almost impassable, a having due regard to an equitable dis- f tribution of that work in the several S townships. Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of thke supervisdr and county commissioners, dr'any person having charge of rood improvement in said county, to give each highway a proper and sufficient drainage, and any person who shall i obstruet any 'ditch or culvert 'and t N thereby prdvent the broper drainage of c any highway, by plowing into the a same, or by any manner of obrStruc tion, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. c and' aipon convictionthereo-Z oL"ul be r fined not less than five dollars nor ,more than twenty dollars for each of fense, or be imprisoned for nof less +than ten days nor more than twenty t days; and it is hereby made the special, r dutypf the supervisor to enforg~e this e Isection of this act,as well as all oth- d -ers.'. -Sec. 7. The provisions of this act si are .in addition to and exclusive of all c o4&er provisions now provided by law t for the 'iinprovement of roads, bridges S Anid ferries in said county, and all ex- tl isting laws relatzing to the 'working of'c highways shll1 remain in force in said county, except so far as modified by li / te provisions of tihis act. ,E eec. 8. If an addition to the regdlar rod force, hired labor is employed'for A the improvement of public highways ixx said county, it shall be done at I suich times as will' work the least in oAnvenience to the farmers, and to the working of crops in said county, givirig -preference to the months of January' 1 and February and the months of July it and August for such work by 'hired 1 labor whenever it is at all practicaible. A Sec. 9. It shall,bethied)utyb'f th'e a supervisor and the county commnis- ' sloners to enforce.thre provisonis of .this 1 act, and all othgr acts .which are of I force in Neiwberry county- for the im- ( provement of roads, ~bridges and fer- ~ ies, and for any neglect or refusal 'th'ey shall be dee,med guilty of a mis- ~ demeanor and shall 'be punished by ~ fine of not less than five dollars nor more than twenty dol'ars for eac!h neg- C C lect or refusal to perform such duty. 'It shall a.the duty of the grand jury ~ at each session of the cour't in said county, to make special ,inqu,ry as to the manner in which the provdsons of S this act, and ogier acts relating to a highways, ihave been carried, out by ~ the several officers charged therewith, ~ and of the foreman to institute all prosecutions for any neglect and fail ure of any of said officers, and while so -engaged to receive the same com pes.sation no't allowed for attending the sessions of the court. 1 Sec. 10. Any person liable to road duity in said county and who has not paitd his commutation tax, and who fails or refuses to do so when ordered to~ work the reo.uisite number of days I pr~ovided for in this act shall be deem- ~ ed guilty of a misdenfeanor and shall be punished byv fine of not less than five dollars nor more than ten dollars1 - for each neglect or refusal, or be re quired to work upon the chaingang for not less than five days nor more than - ten days for each neglect or refusail. 6 Sec. 11. That the county treasurer of said county is hereby authorized and empowered to borrow, upon they faith an'd credit of said county, a sum t or sums of money to pay, in advancer of the collection of the tax therefor, 6 'for the improvement of the roads, 1 bridges and ferries, and as security2 for the paymen~t of said loan,'or loans,..3 with interest, to pledge the taxes to be5 collected from the one mill tax provid- 1 ed for in this act; Prowis' 71"e the amount borrowed in any year for said .. .o .. aeu nt meed the tax levy I1 herefor for that ycar, and tha.t the ate of interest shall not exceed... er centum per annum. Sec. 12. All revenue arising under he provisions of this act shall be col acted by the county treasurer and redited to the account of roads, ridges and ferries; and shall be dis ursed by him upon the warrant of the ounty supervisor countersigned by be clerk of the county board of com lissioners. Approved the 23d day of February, D. 1909. Road Inspectors. An act to provide for roads inspec yrs for Newberry county and define ielr duties. Section 1. Be it enacted by the gen ral assembly of the State of South arolina, upon the recommendation of de senator and members of the house f representatives of Newberry coun 7, the governor shall appoint an in pector of roads in each township of aid county, whose term of office shall e for two years from the date of their ppointment and until their successors ave. been appointed and qualified. Sec. 2. Such inspectors are required Sinspect and examine the public ads and highways in their respec- I Eve 'ownships at least twice every ear; once in the month of May and nee in the month of November, and ) report the true condition of such ads, hhgways, side ditches and cross rains and bridges thereof; and the ii'ure or neglect of the road overseers r other persons required by law to per )rm work thereon, together with any aggestions or recommendation for the nprovement of the condition of such ads and high'ways; such ' reports ball be made in duplicate in writing > the county supervisor and board of ommissioners of said county and one opy of such kept on file in their of ce; the 'oher copy shall be delivered ) the foreman of the grand jury for nsideration by it, to which shall be ttched- a report of any and all fail res and neglects' on- the part of the ounty 5upervisor of commissioners in eference to building or rapairing or iaintaining of any of the -said high rays, roads or bridges. Sec. 3. Each Inspector shall be en ted to receive for su6h services a er diem of 'two dollars, for not ex eeding ten days, during any one year uring his term of office. Sec. 4. The said road 'inspectors hall, before lentering upon the dis barge of the duties of their office, take de iath of office prescribed in the con titution of the State, and sh'all fil'e be same in the office of the; clerk of ourt for Ne'wberry county. Sec.,5. This act shall go into effect mnediately on its approval by -the overnor. Approved the 19th day of February, [ERE- IS A REMEDY THAT WILL CURE ECZEMA "We Prove I.t." Why waste tdme and money experi aenting with greasy salves and lo ions, trying to drive the eczema germ rom underneath the skin when the fayes' Drug Store guarantees ZEMO, clean liquid preparation for4 exter ial use to trid the skin of .the germ ile 'that' causes 'the trouble? One ap lication will -relieve the itching and ften times one bottle is sufficient to ure Na -minor case or 'eczema.. ZE1M0 is sold by druggists every here and in Newberry by Mayes' )rug Store andl they will1 tell you of he marvelous cures made by this lean, simple treatment. ZEMO and ~EMO soap are 'recognized as he ' cleanest and most popular reatment for eczema, pimples, dand uff and all other forms of skin or ealp affections wheth~er on infant or own person. Wil1 you try ZEMO nd ZEMO soap on. our recommenda ion and guarantee of satisfaction or our money back? Mayes' Drug Store. ESTATE NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that as exe utor of the will of Mrs. Mary E. Ris :r, deceased, I will make a settlement f her' estate in the Probate Court for ~ewberry County, January 17, 1911, .t 10 o'clock a. mn., and ,that I will rnmediately thereafter apply for my ischarge as such executor. All per ons hplding demands against the state are notified to render the same buly attested to me or to Johnstone & romer before the said date. J. C. EPTING, Jr., mo. 'Executor. cale of Vote for The Herald and News Contest. An increase of 500 votes on every -ear will be given on New Subscrip ions. The following scale for old and enewals: * months, 75 cents .. ......50 votes. year, $1.50.. .... .....1,000 votes. years, $3.00.. .. .... ..2,500 votes. years, $4.50.. .-......4,000 votes. years. $7.50.. .. ...,.10,000 votes.1 0 years, $15.00.. .... ..25,000 votes. 5 years, $37.50 .. .....100,000 votes. Now is the time to subscribe to The era-d nd News. IN IN GINIRL A HOLADA OE'rIGH1 Seats on sale at Newhe D&. MELDAU rill answer emergency calls in con ection with his offie work. - Special tes, morphine and other drug habits. [ours 9 to 1 forenoon; 4 to 8 after oon. 10-28-6mos NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEIMENT AND DISCHAGE. All persons holding claims against b.e estate otJs offiC. Davis, deceased, are hereby requested'to render same, tuly attested to the undersigned, or iy attorneys,.BAlease & Dominik, -qn or efore the first day of January, 1911 ad all parties indebted to the said estate wi,Jmake immediate settlement. Notice is hereby givren that the un ersigned will make f&inl settlement on the said estate on fthe 8th a y of February, 1911, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, and wil immediately there after apDly to the Probate 'Judge for ewberry county for hier final dig harge as AdministratriX of thle said eState. -Nellie E. Davis, Administatrix. Newberry, S. 0., Nov. 28, 1910. 1-29-taw-6t. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons holding claims or' de ands against the estate of Mary K umbert,' deceased, are hereby notified o present same duly attested to Johi . Kiiard or to our attorneys, Messrs, unt, Hunt- & Hunter, oni or before he 27th day of December, 1910. ~John M. Kinard, James P. Kinar'd, xecutors of the last will and testa nment of Mary M. Humbert, deceased 1-22-4t-taw. Now is the time to subscribe to The erald and News... LSSESSMENT OF PERSONAL PROP. ERTY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1911. I, or an authorized agent, will i t the following, places named belovi for the purpose of 'taking returns of ersonal property for fiscal year 1911: Newberry, January 1 to 10, inclu sive. Kinards, Wednesday, Jan. 11 'Witmire, Thursday and Friday anuary 12 and 13. Jolly Street, Monday,- Jan. 16. Pomaria, Tuesday, Jan. 17. Walton, Wednesday, Jan. 18. Glymphville, Thursday, Jan. 19. Maybinton, Friday, Jan. 20. Prosperity, Monday and Tuesday Jan.*23 and 24. Little Mountain, Wednesday, Jan O'Nea11, Thursday, Jan. 26. St. Lukes, Friday, Jan. 27. Longshores, Monday, Jan. 30. Silverstreet, Tuesday, Jan. 31. Chappe11s, Wednesday, Feb. 1. And at Newberry untiL.February 20 after which date, a penalty of 50 pe: ent. will be added against all persons firms, or corporations failing to mak4 their returns. The law requires a tax to be charg d on all moneys, notes and mort gages, also an ineome tax on gros' nomes in excess of $2,500. There shall be a capitation tax of fifty cents on all dogs, the proceeds o be expended for school 'purposes. Dogs not r4turned for taxation shall not be considered as property in any of the courts of this State. All male persons between the ages of 21 and 60 years are liable to pay poll tax. except Confederfte soldiers, or those persons incapable of earn ing a support from being maimed or from any other cause. Nothing but personal property is to e assessed this year, but all persons who have bought or sold any real es tate since~ last return are required tc note.s,ch transfers on their returns OPERA HARRY SCO Musical Dr The Girl I 1 AND D. S0 GII Y AT TR AG ONLY, TH ry Hardware Co., starting A-1 property must be assessed its true value," which is construed mean "the sumnof mon,ey for whi such property, under, lrdinary c cumstances, would sell for cash." Please do not 'ask that your pr< arty be taken from the auditor's plicate the same as last return,: the law requires that all propei must be listed on regular tax rett blanks an dsigned and sworn to person listing same Name of township and school d trict must.be given on every retu Eug. S. Werts, Auditor Newberry Countj Newberry, S. C. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. ' COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. South Carolina Loan and Trust 'Cc pany as trustee a'nd in its own rig Palintiff, -Against Ashley Manufacturing Company, G S. Mower as trustee, the Peop INational Bank of Prosperity, S. Raleigh Cotton Mills, Tryon Pa: Box Company, and Geo. D. Mr Machine Company, Defendants. By virtue of an order of the Co herein 'I . 11 sell to the highest I der before ~te Court House at Ni b,erry, S. C., Monday, salesday, Janu 12,'1910, within the legal-hours of s; All those two parcels, tracts pieces of, land lying and,jbeing situ in the Town of Newberry,,State South Carolina, containing thirt (13) acres, more or less, bounded described as follows: The said two tract sare continu and a!ra bounded by Scott Creek,' cluding one-half thereof, by lands Theodore Jo,hnstone, by land forme of T. Q. Boozer, and by Caldwell str or road:leading from the Town'of Ni )berry by the dairy farm, now ow: a by Silas J. McCaughrin, and by street on the west intersecting s Caldwell street, or 'road in front Tabor Hill's home pl'ace, and lead into town, by lands formerly of T 11am Langford, together with the ri given the Newberry Knitting Mill the deed to it by A. G. Johnstone : Burr H. Johnstone, as executors Silap Johnstone, deceased, dated tober 8, 1900, ahd recqrded in .By 10, pages 177 to 179, that*ls to say, right to abut against and erect a d upton the opposite bank of Sco creek at any point thereon oppo: any:of the land herebI~ conveyed, wh borders upon said creak, with the I ther right to build any masonry other structure upon the said 6'ppot bank that may be necessary in erection of said dam, the dam not be higher than the banks said creek, also all mael ery, buildings and other property franchises of Ashley Manufactur Company, the 'real estate hereby m< gaged is the property conveyed Ashley manufacturing company by F. Wright on the, 26tpi day of Md 1906. Terms of sale: The purchaser st be required to pay one-third of purchase price I'n eitsh and secure balance by: his bond and mortgage the premises sold, payable in one two equal annual installments, w interest from day of sale payable: Inually until the whole debt shall h; been paid, 4the bond and mortgage contain a stipulation requiring payment of 10 per, cent. as attorna fee if it is- placed in the bands of attorney for collection or collected suit, and the mortgage to contain stipulation requiring the mortgagor carry insurance. on the buildings the amount of $10,000 ;dollars and sign. the same to the master as C lateral with leave to the purchaser antijpate paymentsi of the credit p tion 'of the purchase price in whole in part. The purchaser shall be: HOUSE TT COMPANY'S amatic Novelty ron e S o0hA s -T ~- I 11 ANCING CH-.ORUS! GIRLS 10 N! E)N'T M ISS' I T I IRSDAY, DECEMBER 29th keember 26. - 'Prices $1.00, 75c., 50c. and 25c. 'at to chP ir lor by Sowig nat Smd Saviugs ia ,D In 'The Aggregate The largest railway company in this country recently bolrowed.. fifty million dollars, on its bonds, from the'people of F,ance. This is re markable, owing,to similar loans nae by sdme people to oth?r countries, about the same time.. Where do the French people get all of this money? Jno. D. Rockefeller, after returning from one of his trips' to Paris, tells the secret in eo. seven'words: "The people of Fra:nce save their .smoney." YOU cannot afford to kake- any..un LYD During these prosperous times the temptation to invest in sonik form of speculation is y-ery urt great. 'A11 sorts of .inducements are offered, d- and, unless great cautidn -is exercised, errors * are likely to be made which will prove costly. ~le. The shrewd invpstor does not put his money in Lnd *to every schem( presented-which promises1large ate returns, or into some sp'eculation guaranted to of return you something for nothing; rather 'i he een satisfied with ABSOLUTE SECURITY for Lfd 'both PRINCII(AL Alib) INTEREST such as sis afforded by this Banik. o tbei in.Would it not elle1 for yo't eiisaving -' of ,NOW, accordirig to the policyof the French 1y -)people? Your account, large or small will be/ eet welcomed. Make a START RIGIT~ AWAY ed by coming in and talking over your interests with our Cashier. the ewberry Savings Bank biteOF NEWBERRY,'S. C. capta -$50,000.00 ' JAS. McRIIOSH, ,President J. E. NORWOOD, Cashier, a No purer, daintier candies than Nunni11y's could' be made. Every box is generously assorted. Name aind quality the standard 25 years. We e..vee- Gilder & Weeks y S press shipments an almost daily. by ..9 to quired to pay five hundred ($500) dol- the terms ofe sale, the property will be lars in cash when his bid Is accej,ed, resold- at his risk on the next sales and upon his failure to do so the prop- day, or' some convenient salesder tO epty -shall be immediately resold on thereafter. r-- the terms above fixed. Purchaser to . a. mKABDn o pay for tpapers and recording same. Matef for Newberry County, S. C. re- If the purchaser fails to comply with November .28, 1910.