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I Jk ||?rai0 ago gost j Entered at tine l'ostoiiice at >e^?i fcerry, S. C., as 2nd ciass matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Tuesday, ]une 25, 1918. | ACROSS THE STATE. " i At the request of the Columbia cor-1 respondent of The American I went j to York on Thursday to make report for the paper of the senatorial campaign meeting at that place. I did it with some misgivings because I am not an adept in trat line, but I wanted to accomodate him and then I had no serious objection to making a trip to Yorkville on-ce again. I got there a few moments after the meeting had Ibegun, and when' it ended I went at once to writing the report, and when I finished it was time to return, so I saw but littl of anything I can't write the report ready for the paper as the meeting progresses a* a good reporter should do. But any way I managed to get out a report which I know is correct, if nfo ornate. And I want to say a word or two about the trip across the State, and I am also printing the report of this meeting, and I am going to one of the State meetings, and will print a report of that meeting. When you get one you have about all that there is. There is not much interest in the political meetings this year, and it is well. This is no time to be wrangling about politics, and the people do well to take little interest in hurrahing for any of the candidates, and will do well to go to the polls and cast' their ballots for t*?e men they want in office and go home. ?0? T had arranged to 20 on the train - but Mr. R. C. Boyleston very kindly consented to hook up his Oakland Six and take the trip-through the country, and this we did. B. B. Leitzsev went along. We left 'Newfberry at 5:30 Thursday morning and drove out to GVTr. Leitzsev's where we made a short stop, and Mr. Boyleston went in and had a cup of coffee and some breakfast, but 2ts I had my coffee before I left, and Mrs. Leitzsey handed me a shoe box soon after we arrived, I declined-to eat breakfast with them Well, that shoe box contained some good biscuits and fried chicken and country ham and I was not sorry thar;Mr. Leitzsey did not eat fried chicken and Mr. Boyle^ton was not hungry, and all that I returned to Mrs. Leitzsey was the box. You see I did not have time to get dinner at York. ville and but for the contents of that box and the kindness of the other gentlemen in not wanting any, I would have gone hungry. I like to keep a "log book" on thesa drives ana as it is mieresuus lu jjjc it may be to others. I am going to give the distance from Newberry to each place and the time from Newberry to our arrival. Of course, we made several stops which should not be counted in the running time, but Mr. Boyleston is a good and careful driver and the entire trip was made without the slightest trouble of any "kind and I do not believe he had to change gear 'but once on the trip going over, and that Oakland just went up those big hills as if they were not there. And the engine did run beautifully and it was altogether a most delightful trio. TrT,--'i?? *>1 ?1 9" mi'n w in inure, .so. nines, j. uuui -v mm. Tiger River. 29 miles. 1 hour 55 min Union. 39 miles, 2 hours 20 min. Kelly, 48 miles, 3 hours 20 min. Kelton, 50 miles, 3 hours 30 min. Pacolet River, 55 miles, 3 hours 15 minutes. Broad River. 62 miles, 4 hours 1" minutes. 'Hickory Grove, 68 miles. 4 hours 25 minutes. Sharon. 74 miles, 4 hours 45 min. Yorkville, 82 miles, 5 hours 55 min. \ ?o? The time here given includes the 'stops at Mr. Leitzsey's, Union and a!! along after that to enquire the way. "because none of us k^iew the road after we left iUnion. We did not get in The wrong road at all. but it is a litHe remarkable how little people really know about their own country or the roads. T enquired of one old darkey who was plowing his tobacco oa*ch if he co^ld tell me if we were in the right road to Yorkville and if he knew how far it. was. and his ren!y was substantially. Boss, T never beam tell of that place. One who travels tnrougn a strange cuuiury can appreciate the wisdom of the old law, now almost obsolete because it is noi observed, which requires the county to post all roads giving directions and distances. IVery few if any of the counties have these sign boards though there is a statute requiring it. With the many cross roads and forks when oae gets in j^^ew country to him feels like time and it is strange how little the j people who live along the way really ! know about the roads or how to giva directions that can be followed. But we got along tine by stopping fre- j ! quently to enquire. -oThe road from three miles above! Union to Broad River is fine, though j a little narrow like most of our roads, j but it is smooth and there was easy j traveling. The people were very j kind ana courteous ana yei inert: was j one strange thin? to me, we met prac. i tieally no one from the time we left I Newberry until our arrival at York- j ville, and we passed only one. There j was not much travel and there seemed to be no one at home. ?o? While you had that feeling that you were a long ways from anywhere, because I reckon we were away from the railrcad, yet this is a fine country and there are many good and modern country homes all along, and the Ion/1 e-nanic r?rr*rinrtivp and thA ftron? LW.iJ.VA. OVVyiUk/ y*V.'UV.W. . V MMMb V? ? are good and in -fine condition. There is an air of prosperity. The cotton was particularly good and the corn had a good color and all the crops were free from grass and showed fine ] cultivation. This was true until we < got within 10 or 12 mles of York- j ville and then the crops were poor. The country is hilly and rolling and J \ou feel like you are in the mountains ] Thp rnari w-> traveled went through ! 1 .. w ? j Union and as I understand it the j ; road from Pacolet river ,to Broad ; 1 river is in Cherokee and after you 1 cross the river you are in York. An- ' < other thing that impressed the trav- ' 1 eler was the fact that nearly every! country home along the road had a 1 : service flag with from one to three j 1 stars in it which iseviden ce that the ; boys from these homes have gone ; over there in response to the call of their country. It is so everywhere i and as the war progresses there will A Building Is Than the Mai That Go In i Our desire i promptly and first class ma your order b< it receives o attention. V complete lm< dressed lurnt cement, bui paints and oil before buyinj Newberry 1 I nnrn * uni urtrvrt nui mM3? i - * ^m- V.' : : J: i WILLIAM S. HART AND - = "THE COLD I (Special ] ; D j Ghildren tinder 12 years o rnces. (Aduits ft f be mor<> service flans with morel stars. ?o? | There was another thing that \ struck ihe traveler as he went along. They talk and write about the women of France and England doing a man's work and working in the field and a'! that sort which no doubt is true and in these times is commendable, because at all times labor is honorable in all men, and women as well, bu* all along the way on this trip you could see women and girls in the fields, and on one occasion I saw three pretty maidens in charge of a two mule team and wagon, and no man was near. They were hoeing cotton and doing other work, though I" did not see any plowing. Those service flags and stars may have accounted foi it. I do not know, hut it Is a fact, that they are at work in the field. ?o? I had not been to York in a good many years and T am sorry that I did not have opportunity to see something of the old town. And I am particularly sorry that I did not have opportunity to see more of th? handsome court house they have j From the view I saw of it it is de-} I cidedly the handsomest court house in the state. ?o? Mr. W. D. Grist, of the Yorkville J Enquirer was very kind to me in letting me have the use of his office' md typewriter, otherwise I never j would have been able to .set out the kind of report even that I did, because now that I have been using a typewriter it is reai iaoor to write | with, a pencil, and then no one can j read it after it is written. The En-j :iuirer is one of the best country pa-1 pers in this country and has one of j Lhe . est eqjippen offices. ?o? i We started on the home trip at i 4:20 and made a stop in Union of half j i i ??? ???? m 1 m j No Better terials ft? is to serve you - ? A ? I efficiently with terials. Whether 3 small or large ur most careful /e now have a 5 of rough and >er, brick, lime, i t ti Iders hardware, Is. Get our prices | *' I ,umber Co. I wmmmmmmammmmmcmm > ? mmm??? j Ju?? june ^01 \ v 3 i \ : & : : ^ v> '. ??.' ' " ' l<|,A || M^LDREJD HARRIS IN ? ^DECK." - .... I Feature) 1 } Mat. & Night I a:i 110 :r and reached home at. 10:00 )Vlo k. It was a very pleasant an:! instructive trip. 1 had the opportunity to >fje a -c-etion of country through which I had never been, and it is always a pleas 're :*> me. an'l i fee? better for having made a ride through - T ^ ^ ^ fho rural community, i i?ei umtci obligation to .Mr. Poylston for the trip and 10 .Mr. Leitzsey for going alone:. K. H. A. i 'Several of the boys over there Some i where in France have written letter.?! to their parents and relatives at home [ nr*>,Vw. Vmvo hppn received. We will I print some of these letters and men- J tion it now to say that all of them ! breathe an air of good cheer and the | boys all say they are getting on fine f and for us here at home not to worry. | ? .1 ??? t>/\Tr ? > nVl lottors frrvm !l A CarU 1 ILMU uui uv/? aim ivi.i.v.~ i Duane Livingston, Hal Kohn and I Leroy AfcCullough. we have seen. Wc are glad the 'bovs are happy and when they see The Herald and News we want them to know that we are with them in spirit and wish we were able < to go over there. r In Wlifoli \e wherry V-onntr People Took Part. The State of Sunday prints an interesting account of a district co-ij fr?.pnce of the Young People's unions ( of the R. P. churches of Prosneri v j Kane's Creek. Cannon Creek ar'VL v-^wberrv which was held with f'-i ^ * v - - "C*mMOT' WO m i Loinm-ma viiurun r i iua>. ^ . f]r?pqo fiin renort. taking only matte *s of local interest. The response to t1;e nr'^rpss of welcome was made by 'Mis:* Mattie Crooner for the visitors. Miss Marion .Tones made a talk on "Opnortnnitt'es for Service." Tn reoor!" jr.o- meetinm the reporter says: "Miss Margaret Ren wick of Xewber rv o-nvn tlie vounff neonie some noir>- i fa I ideas 011 opportunities for service ( T?r>me c^'^fh r?t this time." j Also: "Tames Kinard of Newberry yivA |v?o conference a strong address and showed how the war would rhan^e conditions in all t.he belligerent nations and predicted that thev would be greatly influenced by American ideals. The reports all showed that much nrogress was being made, considering the trving times through which the churches are passing. The Rev. J. W. Carson, superintendent of young neonle's work, in thanking the Co fuptibia. church, commented on the excellent spirit shown throughout the conference and predicted that it * would mean mucn ior mc throughout the state. DON'T FAIL TO SEE BILL HART IN HIS MASTERPIECE FRIDAY. JUNE 28, AT THE OPERA HOUSE. 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