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ted by the Southern Power company so as to protect the city plant, and not to sell to other people. Alderman Lominack said that these provisions were not put in the char ters which had been granted by oth er towns, and that if the cotton mills waned this power company to come into Newberry that'city council ought to let them in. City Plant Could Resell to Advantage. Superintendent H. W. Schumpert, of the city plant, who was present, was asked if the city could not purchase power from the Southern Power com pany and resell it sc as to be an ad vantage not only to the city plant, but to the people, and le replied that he thought that they could buy power and sell it cheaper. Alderman Goree ,said If they would agree not to sell power to anyone for retail that -he did not see any objec tion to their coming in. Alderman Earhardt For Maximum Rate. Alderman Earhardt said thaf a rep Tesentative of the Southern Power company had told him that they would buy the city plant, it mattered not what it cost if they once secured their franchise for Newberry, and, in the opinion of Alderman Earhardt, this was what the Southern Power com pany would do, and then they would put up the rate, and the people would pay the cost, which the Southern Power company paid for the city plant, in increased rates, and the people would be at the mercy of this twelve million-dollar corporation, and he was absolutely opposed to granting a fran .chise without a maximum rate being t4pulated. That even if it were a public service corporation, and under th6 control Of the State, they could 'not prevent this public service corpor ation selling to anyone it pleased. There had been a running discus sion without any motion before coun cil, and Alderman Earniardt raised -the point of order that there was no motion before council and all this dis 'cussion was out of order. Aiiendments Proposed. Alderman Lominack then moved that city council accept the franchise submitted by the Southern Power company with the following amend * ments: 1. That the said Southern Power company shall agree that it will not -charge rates in Newberry that are at the same timie higher than the said company is charging in any other city or town in this State. 2. That the said Southern Power sompany shall agree to build its sub ~stations within the city limits. 3. That the said Southern Power company will agree not to sell power in less quantities than .100 horse pow er for distribution, or resell so long :as the city plant is 1,n operation by the city. This motion was seconded by Al derman Summer. The Parr-Hunter rranchise. Mr. F. H. Dominick stated that Messrs. Parr and 1Hunter bad a fran ehise which gave them rights to ~sell ypower eo long as they did not reduce rthe price below the pref&iling #fice ::t the time their franchise was grant ted, and that they 'had rights under this ifranchise to erect Dias on.the streets and to put up thelf wires and to sell. Theoretically, the s,outn1ern Power pompany could utilize a lot which it liad already purchased .iast outside the city limits, and put their sub-sta tion on this lot and bIessrs. Par: and HIunter could purchase power from 'the Southern Power company and dis tribute,sit under their franchise. That SiMessrs. Parr and Hunter were not -coming before council asking any thing, and that the people were pro tected in that they could not sell pow er any higher than the rate prevailing at the time their franchise was grant .ed. Alderman Lominack stated that the -to;:ni was growing, and the people -were coming hete and he believed that the Southern Pov;er company would -be worth 4 good~ deal to the coffimun ity, and th-tt we ought to let themn in. Mr. Earhardt in Opposition. Alderman Earhardt then spoke -against granting the franchise, ear nestlyv and strongly opposing it. and said, in his opinion; he bleiCv :hat if this franchise was gran:ed :tr the Southern Power companz~:y would soon ,er or.,later put the ciy plant out of business and onIce it Lad the~ mruopol the people woul1 be at th~e mn-rey of er scorporacl1. Hte said that. thee'' ei & always kh-kers and disc:ontent i..i a c ommunli'tty, r'nd he hllevI if 'the question wA'r' 5ln1htted to th people that they weld -;ote to soll the ei:y pian wittoni considering~ the consequences which would ,foillw, anid he was very earnest and very sincere in his statement that he beli'eved that it would be a mistake for council to grant a franchise without a maximnum rate. He was fully c'onvince<i in his own opinion that his positior' was right and he wanted to go on record as opposing the granting of any ,Such -frauichire. He read a letter from Mr. J. B. O'Neall Holloway, writte" fro:n aThtr. in wYhIih Mr. Holinway comn mended the position taken by M. Earhardt demanding a maximum rate, and Mr. Holloway stated that he had talked with the citizens of Chester, and they were very much dissatisfied with the action of council in granting the franchise by the city of Chester without the maximum rate clause. Lominack Motion Carried. The vote was taken on Alderman Lominack's motion to grant the fran chise with the amendments, and re sulted as follows: Yeas-Mayor Langford, Aldermen Lominack, Summer and Goree. Nays-Aldermen Earhardt ain Rod elsperger. Alderman Summ6r first voted nay but changed his vote to yea, so the motion was adopted, and the city cIlerk! was instructed to communicate the ac tion of council to the representatives of the Southern Power company. There was some further general discussion by coune-il on the question, and Alderman Summer expressed the opinion that if the city is going to let the Southern Power company come in, it would be better to do it now than to postpone it for two or three years. . Alderman Earhardt moved that the city attorney be requested to draft the franchise in proper shape for adoption as an ordinance includingi the amendments, and that it be pre sented in such shape at the -next I meeting of council for ratification, which motion was unanimously adopt ed. NEWBERRY CONCERT BAND. Rent For Opera House Refunded by Council on Account of loss as Result of Recent Concert. Mr. W. H. Hardeman, manager of the Newberry Concert band, was present at the meeting of city coun cil on Tuesday night, and stated that recently the band l1ad given a con cert at the orera house and that it was very poorly attended, and in fact the band had lot about $40 and while the band was not begging anything, he would appreciate it if city council would remit the $15 which had been charged for the use of the ~ opera house. Alderman Goree stated 'that as the Newberry Concert band was a home,' enterprise, made up of 'home people, and frequently furnished music for public occasions with.out cost to any body, 'he felt that city council ought to refund, at least, plart of this money, and he moved that $:0 be refunded. Alderman Earhardt, who is chair man of.- the committee on the opera house, said that the members of the band had tried to keep up the organi zation, and he was eihamed of the people of Newberry for the lack of in terest which they had taken in flhe concert which was given by t'he band2 and, while he had instructed the man ager of the opera house to cha>"e everybody who -used it $15, he was willing to-yield in this case, but want ed to Go on record as being opp~osed to giving Def-mission to any onel to use the opera house for less' than' $i. In this instance, however, he felt it w6iid b4 ight to refund the entire amount, and he *herefore, moved to amend to chat effect, Which amendment was accepted and the m& tion prevailed. G. WASH HUNTER PAROLED. Time Granted to Prepare Motion for New Trial.-Sentence Stayed by Sunreme Court. Columbia, Feb. 20.--George Wash ington Hunter, known as "Wash" Hunter, was today paroled until July 1 during good behavior. The parole' was granted to give attorneys .time to ask for a new trial on the grounds of after-discovered evidence. Hunter was convicted in Greenwood county1 on the charge of killing Eldred Cope tenced to eight years in the State pen itentiary. His sentence has been af firmed by the South Carolina supreme: cur and the United States supreme, cert r'cently refused .to hear the case 0on ac ce of lack of jurisdiction. T e i~ owing affidavit wa filed with Governor Blease .by F. H. Domi nik;' a former la w partner of Gover nor Blease, and uponi which the pa rol was granted: "Personally comes before mec F. H. Dominick, and makes oath tha t he is the attorney for G. Wash i-unter', who has heretofore been convxicted of mnanoiaughter' in the co: of general sessions for Green woa:t coumyx and sentenced to serve a term of eight years in the State pen i!ntiary. That the defen~dant, through hs at:ora:cy, is; desircL: of making a motion for a neaw trial mn the court of general sezsin's on the grounds of newly discovered e'vidence, and that an imlportant1 pro position' of law has beca i overlooked& by the courts in the ete rmination of the appeal of said eas;' that deponent is in~formned and * eleves that at the present time there is no circuit judge in the 8th judicial cruit before w.honm this motion can nOao laP rie R C. Watts. who has been assigned to hold the spring terni of courts in said circuit, being now engaged in holding court in the 5th circuit, and deponent is ad vised and believes that he hereby has no jurisdiction in this circuit; that deponent is informeul and believes that the resident judge of the said cir cuit, the Hon. J. C. Klugh, is ill and not able to perform the duties of his work on the bench, and that under the circumstances above set forth, unless a stay of execution or parole be grant ed the said defendant by his excellen cy, the governor, the said defendant will -have to immediately begin the service of his sentence and he will thercby be depiived of his rights, which are guaranteed to him under the laws, of the State of South Car olina. Wherefore, deponent'prays that the saidj defendant be paroled pending the filing and hearing and determina tion of said motion for a new trial or some reasonable time in which said motion can be made." Itunter Sentence Stayed by Court. The supreme court has signed an order staying the remittitur in the Wash Hunter case until a further or der of the court, according to a tele gram received by U. R. Brooks, clerk of the supreme court. It is expected that the court will be asked to review a petition for a new trial on the grounds of after-discovered evidence. Hunter, who was convicted in Green wood county on the charge of killing Eldred Copeland in Laurens county and who was setnenced to eiglit years, 'has been paroled until July 1 by Gov. Blease, pending the hearing. The sen tence was affirmed by the South Caro lina supreme court. The United States supreme court refused to re view the case for lack of jurisdiction. AMPLE FUNDS FOR ASYLUM. Half Million for Maintenance and Im provements. Columbia, February 20.-The asy lm is provided with practically a halt million dollars for maIntenance and the erection of new buildings dur ing the year 1911. Following the in vestigation, held year before last, and the fight in the general assembly in 1910, this is significant as showing thiat the State Hospital for the Insane is for the first time in its history am ply provided for in the appropriations bill. Two "hundred thousand dollars is the amount to be borrowed from the sinking fund under the provisions of the joint resolutio'n continuing the commission that was charged with the purchase of lands aia the er'ection of buildings, and in the appropriations bill t.he general maintenance fund, salaries, etc., approximate $300,000. THE DOCTQR'S QUESTION, Much Sickness Due to Bowel Dis orders. A doctor's first question when con eulted by a pa.tient is "Are your bow els regular?" He knows tha.t 98 per cent of illness is attended with inac ~tive bowels and torpid liver, and that this condition niiit be emoved gent Jy and thoroughly before 'health can be restored. Rerall Orderlies are a positive, pleasant anid safe remedy for consti pation arnd bowel disorders, in gener al. We- are se certain of their great curative value that we promise to re turn the purchaser s indney~ int every case when they fail to pnrodude en tire satisfaction. Rexall Orderlies are eaten like cada dy, they act quietly, ana naave a sooth ing, strengthening, healing influence on the entire intestinal tract. They do not purge, gripe, cause nausea, fiat ulence, excessive loose'ness. diarrh oea or ot.her annoying effect. They are especially good for children, weak persons or old folks. Two sizes, 25c. der & Weews. ETPAG Nckl..,... and 10c. Sold only at our store--The Rexall Sttore. Gilder & Weeks. NOTTCE. Notice is hereby given that on Mon day the sixth day of March, 1911, be tween the hours of 11 o'clock a. m. and 3 p. in., we will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, bcfore the Court Hous'e door in the Town of Newberry, S. C., all the ac counts, notes pnd other evidences of debts due by any and all persons or corporations to the assigned estate of 0. WV. LeRoy, a list of which, so far as known, can be seen at the law of fiee' of Mower & B3ynum, attorneys, in said zown. Henry CO. Long, Assignee. Geo. B. 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No home is' complete without music, and nothing is so inspiring and epi!ti at<ng.v Mu ic hels to drown sorro7s and keeps them at home. This is our . .. 2th year of uninterrupted success here, tec we tare better prepared thai' ever al of t: Writ u AT iYNCI for catalogs and for mech our easy paymnt plan and prices. M ALON E'S MUSIC HsOUSE, s g COLUMBIA, S. C. Ilcs .... ...- .. .-- - goods, DHNISTRATOR'S SALE OF PER- chines SONAL PROPERTY. tinstrumi fly virtue of an order of the Probate frames, ourt for Newberry ,. County, South goods, arolina, dated the seventh day of and a li ebruary, 1911, we will sell at public dise su< otry on Friday, the 24th day of riety st ebruary, 1911, beginning at 11 o'clock conditic . m,., at the late residence of Jesse! By vi . Salter, deceased, in the Town of at the elena, County of Newberry, State of .Jesse Z outh Carolina, all the household and Iof New itchen furniture, including an or- lithe d an, belonging to the estate of the at 11 o said Jesse Z. Salter, deceased. out-fits By virtue of said order we will sell said Jes n the Town of Newberry, S. C., on ing of Saturday, the 25th day of February, wanteria 011, beginning at 11 o'clock a. in., trait di1 I j ur name on our list under ? 11 Subscription Offer. V ATLANTA CONS anct ALD AND NI rder any one o f the alternate free Mass.; McCall 's Magazine, of New or "Talks from Farmers to Farmers choice of only o ne and both newspap Monday,-Wedn ORSfiUfiffi Three Times , bggest newspaper. rice of a weekly >n. present s, at one sweeping view, state, frati on and the world is given of Farm and Farmers, Woman's Ki le interest, edited by experts, appeal i y Constitu. tion alone, without any c: essing The Constitution, Atlanta, Ga. it the na,mes and addresses of six c e Paper Pr Rural Free Deli will keep a R. F. 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We try to ihal and as little -as possible, so that the buy Our Goocds Are All Our Prices Are All We therefore truthfully claim that ever a BARGAIN TRADE FOR VOUT. I offer bears the same relation to ordinary that a Diamond'does to other stones-il chief of all. Some dealers christen an: gain'' and trust to the name to sell it. ur Bargains Are Genuine in le And best of all bargains offered. ,Come prove to you that you can save more m us than any where elsa. ). -K LETT THE FAIR-SQUARE e stock of goods, wares and ,for a first idise belonging to the estatel and all pel Jesse Z. Sal:ter, deceased, con- as a wholf f crockery, glass ware, China, sales will e ware, cut glass, lamps, perfumes, and other toilet, Tictor and Edison talking ma- As Admini: iud records, and other musical estate of ets, show cases, picture February 1 trunks, gents furnishing - - n.otions, hardware, ymbrellas, g.Tl E .rge amount of other merchan-, h as is usually kept in a. va- Notuce is ore, all goods in a first class dersign~ed v' n. , on the per: tue of said order we will sell; Williams i >hotographic studio of the late Newberry( Salter, d'eceased, in the Town March, A. ] erry, S. C., on Saturday, the and immed ay of March, 1911, -heginning a discharg 'clock a. mn., the photographic claims aga: belonging to the estate of the ent, same, i se Z. Salter, deceased, consist- signed on cameras, lenses, photographic I of all kinds, photo and por- Administra: iplay, in fact a complete outfit 2-14-4t-ltav $1.75 IMUTION ,WS magazine offers of York, or Southern a 6-page folio of -rs for only $1.75 sday, Friday i week. The iraYear the whole area of in each complete is ngdom, Rural Free firectly to those ad ubbing offers, you One sample.opy f your neighbors. rery Route minimum average vhole Southland, as superb FREE hoice of one: knowledge that should red in Tri-Weekly Con rmers' paper. It will 3 South. It is a semi . It-is about folks as not a dull line in'it, nothlies, very helpful ONSTITUTiON, i your selection of 1 orders for above THE BEST LOWES? - . ~AWAYI ading with us Ne tell you ex in other words IL GOODS -~ :e n hnistpr60d er mai Soiie badli. R ight R ight y trade with us is Every bargain ie so-called bargains :is the king and r thing as a"Bar me andNature ! at once. We will oney trading with NE R, DE AL ER class studio. This studio taining to it '#ill be sold .The terms of all these be cash. Arthur Kibler, Otwey Salter, strators of the personal Jesse Z. Salter, deceased. and 17. F FINAL SETTLEMENT. leeby given th'at the un ril make a final setdiement ;onal estate of Charles L a the Probate Court for~ leunty on the Nth? day of ). 911, a;: 10 o'clock a. m. ately thereafter apply for e. All persons holding nt said estate will pres ily attested, to the under or before said date. C. P. Williams, :or of Chaines L. Williams.