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H? Jentld qhH jms. Catered at the Postoffice at Newfcrry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Friday, May 5, 1916. ? ? "A resolution endorsing the administration of Gov. Manning was tabled." This is from a report published in the State of the first county convention in the new county of McCormick. Not only republics are ungrateful. Gov. Mannig siged the act creating the new county. Now, see this. A good paragraph for the "Joke Book." Wonder why it is that there is just now so much in the newspaper about doing away with the county-to-county campaigns. Let 'em speak and if the people don't care to listen let 'em stay away. ABOUT ROADS We made a trip to Chappells and on to Dyson and Ninety Six last Wednesday. We went by Dead Fall and Silverstreet. The road from Newberry to Dead Fall has been worked m-.l j is in good shape except for the bumps j aind from Dead Fan to snversu-eeL that mile of road is in bad condition and so is a short stretch from Silver** street They say these two sections are in the town of Silverstreet. * The road all the way to Chappells is too narrow and needs work. Especially is this true of the section just j beyond the residence of kr. K. T. Fel-j " . r, 1 lers.. Supervisor Sample tells us he ! is going to work this road while he; has the gang in that section. The; ?ang in charge of Will Miller is now at work on the road from Chappells tp the riyer bridge, and it needed- to $>e worked. The road is being widened to thirty feet an<J they are making % fine road out of it. Mr. t. P. Ricil&rdsoit, the bridge builder, is putting up some nice bridges along the road and when the roacl is finished it will be a real pleasure to drive over it. On the Greenwood side the road has been worked down to the river and a new road has been opened from the Anderson road to Godsey which will shorten the distance from Chappells to Ninety Six some two or three miles, and the N road is fine. In fact, on to Ninety Six and Greenwood is a fine road and i in fine condition. Some work is need- J ed on the river bridge and the ap- j I proach to the bridge. I Supervisor Sample has scraped the road from Newberry on down to Jolly Street and as soon as it rains and the loose dirt gets settled if the road is glren an application of the split log drag it will be fine. This force is in j charge of Mr. Tom Teague and he ] knows how to get over the road. The trouble with all the public roads is they are too narrow. We drove down to St. Pauls on Sunday and we went bv Mr. T. J. Wilson's and the Gallman place. This road is from i t I three to four miles nearer than around by Prosperity, but the road is! f narrow and cannot be made a first J class road until it is widened. It isj just a little more than 11 miles from; Newberry by this- road to St. Pauls, whereas by Prosperity and Jolly Street it is about 15 miles. The road from Mr. J. C. Neel's <jn down to the; ' " - - . _ J Gailman place is in iairiy good con- ; dition and the first mile of it out to Mr. J. C. Wicker's is fine and has the appearance of having had a regular application of the split log drag. But as a rule the roads are in fine condi tion for the narrow pathways of this county. The road to Kinards is good and has had some good top dressing in several places which has greatly helped it a;nd it was done by the com: munity cooperation. The only way to I have good roads until we get more! money is by community cooperation. If the road from Newberry fo Prosperity is just dragged now as soon qc it rains it will be a sood road. Of course there are a few sand ana some <^ay places or beds which should be made to make a small exchange and on the clay. This road was a demon\ v ?' on the cly. This rod was a demonstrtion sand clav road. EDUCATIONAL RALLY AT ST. LI KES SCHOOL ! Prosperity, May 4.?On Friday night, May 5 at 8 o'clock, there will Kn Art rollv Qt T ill lvPR uc a 11 CUUtailWUUl luii; Mb N.V. rural graded school building. The speakers for this occasion are Senator Alan Johnstone, Prof. S. J. Derrick, Superintendent Geo. D. Brown, and possibly others. During the i evening, several songs and recitations will be given by pupils of the school. As this will be the closing of our session, the .prizes for perfect attendance and spelling, and scholarship medals will be awarded. We are endeavoring to make this meeting of profit to every one. So the : public is cordially invited to attend j and the people of St. Lukes are urged j t j [to come out. , ^ i A REAL MODERN IP TO DATE PIPE ORGAN INSTALLED I Mr. Henry B. Wells never spares any pains or expense to give the pat-j ro:is of the opera house the latest and most up to date things that go with the movies. And he is always trying to give his patrons the best | i and the most elevating and the clean| est pictures that are offered. When j he first went into the business he used the service known to the pro-! fession as commercial which meant; pictures that were from sixty to more j days old. He then worked up to the j use of what is .known as first run pic- j tures but as they could not "be told j from those that are a few days old j he is not now trying to use first day pictures but he is giving the best ser- i vice that can be put on. There is no j picture house.in the United States that I has a better projection than Wells uses at the opera house. The latest in the movie woHd is! wkat Wells has put in at the opera' house in the shape of a Seeburg Pipe' Organ Orchestra and he has done this j at great expense but it is necessary j if Newberry is to iave the'foest and that is what Wells Is determined to [ give. There are only one or two other j movie houses in the State that have| a pipe organ and one of these is in[ Charleston. j The music is as good as any music j that can be had and if you are a doubting one go down to the opera1 house some afteiyioon or evening and j be convinced for yourself. Mr. Wells j lias visited picture shows in the' large cities and he is giving Newberry j i just as good as any of the shows in 1 lilC 5^ ViWVU. I -? Children of {be Confederacy. The D. A. Dickert chapter will meetj Saturday afternoon, May at 4 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. J. Y.: McFall. All who have not paid their dues will please bring them. Aileen Dunn,. Secretary. Louise Perry, ? President. Charefa of the Kedeemer. (Rev. Edward Fulenwider, pastor) j Nothing preventing, the following will be the program of divine services at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer next Sunday: j 10:15 A. M. The Sunday school i meets. All those who are interested ; . in the organizatio-n of the new class for men are urged to be present. 11:15 A. M. The regular morning service.- Sermon by the pastor. 4:00 P. M. Young Ladies' Mission band will meet in- the church. 8:00 P. M. The evening service, j The young people will have charge of i ( the first part of the service, and will j render a special program. The public is cordially invited to j. all the services. ,, I ? h MR. JAMES P. <SETZLER LOSES j, UK mVFF.T IYG HV PTPP I . I < Mr. James P. Setzler of Pomaria j ] had the misfortune on Tuesday of; ] losing his dwelling by fire. The fam- i ] ily was not at home and when the fire j was discovered it had obtained such! headway that the building and all the I contents were destroyed. It was! with difficulty that the residences ad-!( joining were saved. It is not known j( how the fire originated but it seems to;4 have started in the rear part of the i ' < kitchen. The fire was discovered {' about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. It j( i j. ? -i. I was a nanusome two csiwy uuiiuiug i and only partially covered by insur-j ance. The fire was so. far under wayj when discovered that it was impos-. < sible to save any of the contents, j i The loss is a heavy one. p The total loss was about $3,500 j with insurance of $1,800. THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY [ l William Lester Chapter Holds Meeting?Cole. L. IJlease to Speak to Red Men. j Prosperity, May 4.?The regular monthly meeting of the William Les- J ter chapter was held Tuesday after-; noon with Mrs. J. A. Counts. After' the business meeting the following | program was rendered: Song?Tenting on the Old Camp Ground. Reading, Memorial Day?Miss Ethel! Counts. Poem, The Torch or the Sword? j Miss Marie Schumpert. At the conclusion of the program j ice cream and cake was served by j little Miss Frances Wheeler and Mas-1 ter James Lee Counts. i.YIrs. Joe Sitz of Birmingham, Ala., j is visiting her mother, Mrs. H. P. Wicker. Miss Ethel Counts has closed her school and is home for the summer vacation. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Wise are spend-; ing a few days in Columbia. Miss Annie Bell Riser who has been teaching in Laurens county sper.t Thursday with Mrs. L. <A. Black. Miss Willie Mae Wise was a shopper in Columbia on Thursday. Miss Bess Bowers has gone to Co-' lumbia to visit Mrs. Ernest Luther, j iVand T.ivinsrstone of Saluda1 is the guest of her sister, Mrs. F. E. Schumpert. .Mrs. J. tC. Taylor has returned to Batesburg after a few days stay with \ her father, Mr. A. G. (Wlise. Oil Friday evening Cole. L. Blease will, address the Red Men in the town | hall at 7:30, his subject being: "The; Principles of '.Red Men." Everybody cordially invited. CLOSING EXERCISES OF THE CHAPPELLS SCHOOLi j The Oiappells school taught the i past year by Miss Lizzie Xeel and Mifis Janet Boone closed on Monday j evening with public exercises by the1 members of the tenth grade and au \ address toy the Rev. Edw. Fulenwider.": This school is now in a flourising condition and the patrons and people! of the community are united in its support and have the school spirit (The enrolment the past session has been 65 and there are all the grades up to the tenth. The school should have another teacher and then it should be made a State graded school and receive State aid. Thjs ig a cultured community and they have one of the handsomest school buildings in the county and there are few in the State that will excel it. There were only four pupils in the tenth grade who were given certificates for the work done. On the i Sabbath preceding the Rev. J. W. Car- i son of Newberry spoke to tfce school.; The address was delivered Monday evening by the Rev. Edw. Fulenwider.; Mr. Fulenwider gave a good and, wholesome talk to the school and the patrons present which we are sure all j enjoyed. n i The four pupils finishing the tenth j grade made addresses as follows: Salutatory?Miss Eunice Martin. Class History?Clifton Coleman. Class Prophecy and Will?Carter Coleman. Valedictory?Miss Virginia Watkins. All of the speakers did themselves j and their teachers credit and evidenced careful training. At the request of the principal, Miss Xeel, the diplomas were present-; e4. by Mr. E. H. Aull. iThe music department has been in charge of Miss Bess Kibler. The marshals for the occasion on Monday night were Dan Coleman and Frank Watkins. The trustees of the school at pres-, ent are Dr. W. 0. Holloway, J. L. i Watkins and A. P. Coleman. The school building has a beauti- i ful and large auditorium furnished with modern opera chairs and a stage j and a fine piano. It is up to date in j zvery respect. The community has a j' right to be proud of the building and j: Df the school. !\Vte are pleased to earn that the same teachers havej 3een reelected for another term and | iave accepted. j< 11 Jalapa School. j. (The Jalapa graded school will close !, >n the 18th and will have closing ex-|J ircises at the school house beginning! ( it 8 p/ m. On the next day the 19th | :here.will be a picnic in Mr. W. C.I Sligh's pasture to which the public is j ] cordially invited. J i i jjuj 0. L. Schumpert Chapter. \ The 0. L. Schumpert chapter chil- j 3ren of the Confederacy will meet j 1 :iext Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock,1 srith Miss Abbie Gaillard. jI Grace Wilbur, , 1 Secretary. j' 1 Tim* !HROK;H torxTKY ro C1IARLESTOX AM) WAY i I A party of five, Mr. and Mrs. J. V. j Clary and daughter, Ruth, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Matthews, were motored by Mr. Clary in his Maxwell car tnrough txie country to visit relatives at different points. We left Xewber- J ry Wednesday a. m., at 6:40 o'clock, j Got to Columbia 8:40. One of the party visited Dr. Mcintosh to get aj prescription to enable us to continue | the trip. Left Columbia 11 o'clock, arrived at Eutawville, a distance of 85 miles from Columbia, at 3 o'clock. Made one stop just before reaching St. | Matthews to eat our lunch and pay j 5 cents for a bucket of water, simply j because we did not care to walk j across plowed ground to get it our-; selves. We kept the State road from Columbia to St. Matthews. It was simply grand, one could not realize they were traveling at the rate of 35 to 40 miles an hour. We left the State road a short distance below St. Matthews, but found them very good from there to Eutawville. We rested a short time with relatives then motored 10 miles farther to an o'. 1 plantation home to spend the night, arriving there about 5. o'clock'. That night the party we.:t fishing on the pond in front of the house. E?ery plantation home has its own pond and boats. The boats are arranged with gasoline lamps with, powerful reflectors, which throw the light to the bottom 15 to 20 feet deep,, where there seems to be 2:0 limit to : the fish. They use a fish-gig, which ! has a handle 15 to 20 t'eet long, resembling a lioe handle with the gig at the end. One kneels in the boat j and throws the gig; aiming at the' fish. One familiar with the use of! the gig seldom fails to land his fish. Those weighing less than 7 pounds} are thrown away and considered j worthless. The trout caught ^usually weigh 16 to 18. pounds. Two of these j fish make a huge platter full. It was amazing the amount of fish our party could get rid of so quickly. The fisfa. baskets were full every a. m. iWte had quantities of fish for every meal. Thursday a. m. we left for Charleston at 8:20 o'clock a distance of 60 i miles by way of Pinopolis and Monck's j Corner where one of the party had so j many school mates livijg. After leaving Monck's Corner for a number of miles we found the roads terrible. They were being worked with an entrir>?? nnri c/iMnfio W? hn/1 TlilpS feiAAV auu hfViM^VU* ?? ^ W~ of dirt and trash to run over expecting every moment a puncture. Mr. Clary was such an expert driver we reached the State road in safety. We were then 18 miles from Charleston. We arrived there 12 o'clock, ready to hunt a lunch-room. After being refreshed, we called upon relatives, viewed our dear old Confederate college on Broad street, then motored over the city in every direction, we did not need a guide, there. We found old St. Michael's clock silent. We visited the battery and wharfs, the latter place we found two battleships and a huge relief boat, but we were not allowed to go over them. It was fun watching the fishing boats come in laden with the fish caught during the a. m. So manylarge sharks, which were sold as soon | as they were cut up. We wanted to visit the Isle of Palms. 'The boat did not leave the city until 3 o'clock and returned at 5, too late for us to make our return trip home. iWe started the Magnolia gardens but "found when we reached the cemetery it was 22 j miles from there which would take j us that far out of our way. So, we j began our trip home another way keeping the State road to Holly Hill, ' by way of Summerville, then on to ? ? ' ' -U _1 i _ J. ~ ? fcjutawviiie ana ine oiu pi&uiuluuu home a distance of 64 miles. ' Just before reaching Summerville we had to wait a short time for the road to be cleared. Two automobiles collided; and were splintered. One contained 7 people, two of them ladies, one a Catholic priest, the other car was driven by W. F. Wagner of Wagner & Co. Charleston and a friend. Fortunately no one was hurt. Mr. Wagner walked the 4 miles to Summerville and sent a car to :onvey the angry ones to Charleston, j >-- V ' ine priest reniartung: mcie ?m ae some sueing done before this thing is over." They ought to have been re- j joicing that their necks were spared, j "We spent Friday a. m. on the pond, \ some boat riding while others fished I cvith hooks. You cannot gig the fish j luring the day. "We spent Friday, night at Eutawville where a fishing party was planned for us. They were 50 sure we would have so many fish j :o bring home, they made a box to it into the seat of the car to convey :he fish home. The expert gigger oi/Vb- onrl nilO r\f .nil r nnrtv frvrv v> <15 oi^a a?u vi. v^?* wj - - " :ired, so only 2 were left to fisli and :hey were not familiar with the gig. rhev brought back only 17 pounds r jnd a trout weighing about the same. Saturday a. m., we left Eutawville in j a rain about 7:40 o'clock reaching Columbia 11:30. One of the party visiting the dentist. She gave him every tooth she had. Left Columbia 1:30. Just after j crossing the river, we bad to stop to j put up the curtains?a rain was com- | ing, no sooner done than it was upon us. We passed through 5 showers on the way, found water standing every where just below the Little' Mountain and from there to Newberry j it was fearfully dusty. iWIe found very little difference in the crops along the way. Between Columbia and St. Matthews, some were hoeing cotton while others were pia..ting. Around Tntawville no cotton is planted, they are waiting for a rain. Grain is very poor, only saw 2 fields of fine oats, one field of very rnmammmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmn FiPtr INQ JL 11W We are prepare surance policies a the following i COMPANIES: Equitable Fire Ins. Co. $ Pacific Fire Ins. Co. Southern Stock Fire Ins. Co. Southern Under writers Underwrites of Gr'nsbor< These Companies aie a and have a splendid reco dealings. Your re auests will have tention. Security Loan and love W. A. McSWAIN, ? Outdoor There is no spring the great out of-door. F open, deep breathing and health and happiness. 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