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filtered at the Postoffice **t AT^v#wry, S. C, as 2?d class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. ? w 1A10 Tuesday, 3iaj o, x^jlo. AMONG THE SCHOOLS. In order that Miss Elizabeth Hawkins, rural supervisor of schools for Newberry county, might score as many * schools as possible and learn something of their location, I took her off her regular work to which I had assigned her during the past several months, for one day last week and made a round of several schools. I have not been able to get her in the upper section of the county very much ! during the past several months. So on j Wednesday of last week we decided j I to make a round of schools from Newberry to Chappells, and make a short visit to those that had not closed, and take a look at some of the buildings and location. Mr. T. J. Davenport, who is familiar . with the roads in that section, and who desir-ed also to visit his place, kindly consented to act as pilot for , us. We left Newberry about nine o'clock ] and made a start for the Bush River 1 school, taught by Miss Culbertson. I had the personal assurance of Mr. W. i GL Peterson, rural mail carrier, that ; I the road out by Helena to Mr. E. P. ; Matthews' was in fine condition. And : that the road from Mr. Hill's place on ; the Belfast road down to the school house was in an almost impassable condition. Well, we got there, but if Mr. Peterson calls that a good road I would regret to see one that he would say was bad. WTe finally reached the school, and spent a short time < with the teacher and children and then started for Belfast. We were afraid i to try Mr. Peterson's bad road, so went across country back to Bu6h River church and came into the Bel - list road at Mr. L. W. Floyd's place. 1 Mr. Davenport insists that this cross country road is a public road, but if it is, fortunately, it seems that very few people travel it and it is barely wide enough for one'vehicle. We passed the Tranwood school. It is located in a fine section of the counf ty. The houses are nicely painted and everything bears the evidence of pros. perity and there are numbers of hous s in sight or eacn otner, out I am afraid there is race suicide for we have a very small school. If is to be hoped that conditions will improve in the near future. Th.2 Belfast road has recently been worked by Mr. Hill and is in fine condition?better than I ever saw it, and I have traveled it many times. The Belfast school is a fine school and has more children from Laurens than from Newberry. It is taught this r year by Miss Lois Irwin. We spent 6ome time in this school. Miss Irwin had the children give us some school songs which they did remarkably well. She sent some of the work -of the children over to the Laurens county school fair. Miss Irwin is also doing - * t some nature stuay worjs., m auuiuuu to the regular school work, and to this end had some tadpoles in a jar to study how the frog developed. She said she had some frogs but th-ey be-; I came too unrly and she had to put them out of the school. She is a very enthusiastic and energetic teacher. We had not intended to stop for dinner, but Mrs. Herbert Wallace had J dinner ready and insisted that we remain, and I am sure that we demon strated to her that we appreciated and enjoyed the dinner. I really do. not know when I have enjoyed a din-1 ner more. It was just the kind of din-' t ner that I like. This is a fine section | of Newberry county and there should) I "be somewhere- in that section a fine rural graded school. A new school house is badly needed. We went from Belfast across to Chappells and passed th>_ Dominick, Mudlic and Vaughnville schools. Alii these had closed. At Chappells the school wa- ses-j SiOII. A ouuit ?bup *? ?WJ luauv -i. ? school, taught by Misses Harper and Felkel. My main pnrpos? in going to Chappells was to meet the trustees and get them to approve the plans for the new building at this place. This was done. We hope to let the contract for this building on Friday of this week. From Dominick's to Chappells is what I presume Mr. Peterson would call a bad road. I certainly would. And the road from Chappells back to Silverstreet is a worse bad road. On this return we passed the school at Old Town and had a I * ' ?:iv AT T?V?/-v | snort interview witu luc icai/uci. iuc | school had just closed as we reached it. We also passed the Silverstreet, Dead Fall and Reagan schools, all of winch were out for the day. Many of the roads in this section are a disgrace to an enlightened and civilized people. I hate to say it, but it is true, and I cannot see how they manage* to bear with them. I am not blaming any one for the condition of ( I the roads, but I am just stating a niain and unvarnished truth. The country cannot make much progress j in any line until something is done to improve the condition of the roads. On Friday I attended a meeting of j the patrons and children of the St. Lukes school in No. 9 township. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the advisability of 1-evying a four mills tax and establishing a rural graded school. The school now has over a hundred children and I do not know o rfic+rW in the State that so much - - I needs a rural graded school, and that has all that is necessary for one except the voting of the tax. If the tax is voted the State will give $300 a year and the cointy will make thej necessary additions to the building. Dr. G. Y. Hunter, Mr. J. A. Stoddard, of the office of the State superintendent of education and Dr. C. T. Wyche were with me and all of us made short speeches to the people trying to show them the wisdom and advisibility of voting tax. After the speaking a fine picnic dinner was served and enjoyed. This is a fine section and has the opportunity to establish a first class school, but in order to do so, a four mills tax must be voted. There is no other way. It is up to the good people of the community to keep pace with the rest of the country or to lag behind. Miss Hawkins is spending this wee^ with the Reederville school, it is ex-1 pected to have an educational meeting and picnic in Smith's, grove near the j school house on Saturday, May 17,1 when several schools will unite in the' - - . ... I picnic and exercises and superintendent Aull and possibly State Superintendent Swearingen and others will / make speeches. E. H. A. | - ? ,, We are about ready to agree with j the Greenville Piedmont that it will take the us-e of an adding.machine to keep up with all the candidates for governor. And there is a full year yet before the campaign opens. The new brick school house at Pomaria is nearing completion. It will ... ..I be a credit to the town and to tlie dis- | trict when completed. The work is being done by Mr. W. T. Livingston. The governor is entering a new role in the discussion of woman's appai el. He is sure enough entering dan v to as ground just now. Better trea.l j -vt- j ly, governor. j After th-e next rain would b- ine j time to use the split log dr&g 01 the ; roads. Gov. Blease fails tf^ mention tli- aso of Vaughn, the former superintendent! of th-e Odd Fellows Orphanage, w ose : case is held up on appeal on a te* mi-1 cality. If there ever was a hon ole' i crime in the annals of the State it /as the one committed by Vaughn, - d j we understand he admits it. We cannot conceive of any xrvolting or horrible crime thai of 'hich Vaughn stands convio. i s< -confessed. News of Excelsior. iizcelsior, May 5.?We are dry in this section and needing rain badly. xuv ui; ncovuci llclo UU Cc.u; V.UL u-a Befp: See ! The u25" * Is Complete Sti cai eas ec< "3 ha: Higher Priced Cars Will Do Pei No More For Fe You th< I CO] / wh wl mi $1. sa) to ? / THREE GREAT CARS? Studebaker "25"?$885 Studebaker "35"?11290 Studebaker "Six"?$1550 (All cars completely equipped f. o. b. Detroit.) Mr the grain crop considerably. The farmers have about finished planting cotton and waiting for rain to finish planting corn. Mr. Herman Werts and family spent Tuesday with his sister, Mrs. J. B. Bedenhaugh at Pomaria. Garden vegetation is needing rain badly. Cool weather injured the beans. The young folks enjoVed a tacky party at Mr. Berry Hartman's home on Friday night. Mr. J. P. Kinard, of Bachman Chapel section, wishes to return thanks to \ his friends and neighbors for their kindness in gathering at his home last Thursday morning and planting his 1 crop. Mr. Kinard's wife has been verysick for some time .and h-e has not been able to see after his farm. It was a pleasant surprise to Mr. 'Kinard and he appreciates their kindness yery much. Mrs. L. S. Shealy, of Little Mountain, - 1 - xl. has been spending a lew aays wua her mother, Mrs. J. C. Cook. Some few of our people have been going down to Parr Shoals to view the works going on there. Mrs. J. M. Schumpert will leave the '" tter part of this w^ek to spend sev% a! days with her son, Prof. Perry umnert.i Atlanta, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cook spent Sat-, Mrday and Sunday -with relatives in Tew berry. Mr. B. B. Cook, of Anderson, has been visitine: hip father, Mr. J. B. Cook. Mr. Magnus Kiblsr and Miss Nmb&J ?y? , am0 re You Inv he $885 Si ?AV*? you ever asked yours * could want in an automob idebaker "25" gives you? Run over your mind the r< '?readiness for any trio, m *< 7 sy riding qualities, power, momy?and notice how porfe: E" fulfills your mental picture Yet $885 buys this car, com ir top to extra rim. To find the equal of the ' rformance you must go far w cars Hi any price possess i/rj 5 iong stroke "25" motor, anc itrolled. If you are seeking a car o rich every detail satisfies th rich weight is replaced by li; rintenance costs are low,?if 3 ,000 would about purchase su< r to you "Less than that" and look over the $88-5 Studebake: >wer's 1400-04 IV Mae Cook spent Sunday with Miss Eunice. Alewine in Fairview section. Miss Rosalee Wheeler, teacher of the Fountain Inn school, has given vacation and returned home Friday. Mr. J. M. Cook, of Montgomery, Ala., came in on Saturday to see his mother, Mrs. J. C. Cook, who has been quite ill for the past week. Messrs. J. M. Singley and J. H. Singley have been in Columbia a few days going down to see their brother. Mr. Lee Singley, who is still very sick. Excelsior school wiil close Friday next. The closing ex-ercises will be | hplri nn Friday night consisting of! speaking by some of the pupils. Come i out and enjoy the evening. Some few of our people attended service at St. Paul's church on Sunday. Sigma. The school board of Rock Hill has +>,0. nnnfraot. for drawing! d W CL1 UOU iu v plans for the new $30,000 school build- j ing to be erected in that city. The j award went to a firm in Charlotte. The work of building will probably start this summer. NOTICE OF ELECTION IN McCOLLOUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 5. Whereas, one-third of the resident electors and a like proportion of the resident freeholders of the age of! twerty-one years, of McColIough School District No. 5, of the County of Newberry, State of South Carolina, have filed a petition with the County Board of Education of Newberry County. South Carolina, petitioning "and re-. questing that an election oe heiu m ? ** Si tudebaker 1 ;elf what more you >ile than the $885 . v Cy jquisites of a fine 3 g* .echanical efficiency, c nmorl 9 V/VW ? VUlVtlVV) ;tly the Studebaker Ac. Det plete from silk mo- stu Ele "25" in design and ste up the price scale. mel ie responsiveness of Def [ none is more easily sil1 " Vei f moderate size, in Ful e most exacting, in ghtness, and where Kir /ou have an idea that :h a car, we would To< . strongly urge you r "25." 1 Gare lain Street Wanted: All the IV . Anne O Can sell you a line of dg ettes that hold your trac right and the quality gu; best 2- for-5c cigar in the We are also agents for dry and the Greenwood said School District on the question j of levying a special annual tax of two mills to be collected on the property located in the said School District. Now, therefore, the undersigned, J composing the County Board of Edu- I cation for Newberry County, South I Carolina, do hereby order the Board of Trustees of the McCollough School District No. 5 to hold an election on the said question of levying a two mill tax to be collected on the property lo-1 cated in the said School, which said j election shall TTe held at McCollougL 1 Schoolhouse, in the said School District No. 5 on Wednesday, May 21, at which said election the polls shall be opened at 7 A. aiid closed at 4 P. M. The members of the Board of * Trustees of said School District shall ? ,ooo 'I !<25w v re-Passengers, Four J linders, Long Stroke, .... , &jg -inch Bore x 5-inch t : -jc -'5gjg oke. . . -fl itylene Pi icier nountable Rims ' debater Jiffy Curtains ctric Horn wart & Clark Speedo- ^ ?r ?p Upholstery l Mohair Top itilating Windshield 11 Elliptic Springs :st-o-lite Tank e Holders tra Rim llSet of Tools "" ' ffii )1 Box ??1 I > S] i $885 ige ? ! lerchants to know >. Ruff & Co ars, tobaccos and cigarle. The price will be aranteed to sell. The * State sold by us. Laurens Steam LaunBakery. Phone 84. act as managers of said election. Only such electors as reside in said School District and return real or personal property for taxation, and who exhibit their tax receipts and registration certificates as required in general elections, shall be allowed to voteElectors favoring the levy of such tax shall cast ballot containing the word " oa" -written nr nrinted thereon, and each elector opposed to such levy shall^| cast a ballot containing the word "no's written or printed thereon. Given under our hands and seal onH May 3, 1913. E. H. Aull, J. S. Wheeler, S g. J. Derrick. County Board df Education fof Net- a *en7, S. C. 1