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jfk jecia.' Emtered at tfee Fostoffiee at **Tsw? Wotj, S. C., as intf class matter. E. IL AULL, EDITOE. MnHHOMMBBHianHaHBHW Fridav. Ttrtv 19, 53IS. ! { rrrr r ? | I AS I GLT ERROR. To say the least, that is a v^ry ugly error the State Democratic executive committee and State convention made in the matter of the enrollment of the . roters for the primary. 1i seems to ' us to be almost inexcusable. Cer-1 tainly the gentlemen in charge of! . the party, knowing that the party j rules are incorporated in the statute j law of the State, should have had j enough vision to have cam pared ihe rules which they promulgated, with the statute law to see that the two j coincide, because the people and the! party would naturally he guided by . the rules published by the ?tate com., j imttee, and would naturally take it j for granted that the party manage- j ment knew what it was doing when i the rules were published. And cer-j tainly the management should have found the error before this late dat* as to the time when the enrollment " "books are to be closed. The rules state: "On the last "Tuesday in July in each election year. * which shall be the last day of enroll- j ment, the club books shall close." i The statute reads: "On the fourth , Tuesday in Julv of each election year, i i which shall ibe the last day of enroll'; ment, the club books shall close." j There is only the change of one "word, and there is no excuse for such an error if the rules were quoting the statute, as it was evidently the pur- ! I pose to do. Why change "fourth'' to, "last?" Sometimes the fourth Tuesday is the last Tuesday, but this year it happens not to be. and why should the wording of the statute be changed only in this particular? The fourth Tuesday is specific, and that is what the statute intended to he. And the great man who was discovered to be the chairman should "have,discovered tne error. 11 n was made unintentionally, before just one ; week before the time for closing as , provided by statute. We have been j puiblisliing all along that the books j would not close until the 30th. as < stated in the published rules, but they , CLOSE NEXT TUESDAY and the 1 State committee so telegraphs only on 1 "Wednesday. The act of the legisla- '. ture was passed in 1914. It is no j new law. Xo excuse for not know-; ] ing its provisions and for publishing ^ the wrong day in the rules. The , chairman and the committee should , .. .. . i1 Know ine law. , Let the boys*be put on notice.*. Tf you want to vote in the primary this , year he sure that your name is placed ^ hv yourself on the club roll of your , club by next Tuesday, July 23, not . later than th*?t date, and it would be i safer to piace it there right now, as , soon as you learn of the published , error in the rules promulgated by the State committee. Don't delay. Don't hesitate if you : want to vote in the primary. Didn't we tell you two or three! weeks ago that MoLaurin would , never remain in the race to its close. | Somehow -we just felt that he could not stand the test. But he is in the hospital and we will not say anything further at this time. It has been decided to stop speed- j ers in the city and the recorder J gives notice that he will not be lenient in the handling of speeders who mav be broueht before him. and the i police have been instructed to look after the matter, and so every one is nut on notice. It is well. Something J x - ^onv mftro iB neeuea 10 ue uuiie uciwi c v . serious accidents occur. We -an "of ?ee where if is the ' business of any of the candidates as to whom the other candidates ar? g-o!ng to vote for and how it affects their fitness for the office. It is no test of their loyalty to the government. We know a lot of good men, just as good as the State of South w Carolia contains, and just as loyal as any other citizens who are possibly making more noise, and who are doing just as much if not more to support the government than some of these who are talking so much about it, who are going to vote for Blease. And by the way. Mr. Bethea who is trying to make so much out of how Mr. Richards is going to vote is not doing as much to support the gov- ' prnmpnt as Rirhartfs As wp under stand it Air. Richards'has given three ^ sons to the firing line, and Mr. Bethea is in the draft age. and certainly 1 within the volunteer a<?e, and has no j family incumbrance, and if he is suco an ardent snpDorter of the righteous. * ness of the war it would he in a , greai deal ?i>e:ter taste, and he could * i i 1o more real servic? in to the front with our boys, man m -running j I arouiid over the State trying to j besmirch other people. That's the test. "It makes us just a'little- tired to hear people talking so load about ; othei people, when they are doing so little themselves. If -*we were .Mr. Peeples and Mr. Richards we would tell these people who are so - much interested' nr how they ure going to vote, what we heard Speaker Toe Cannon say an old fellow told Senator Gore When he was running for the State senate down in Mississippi, when Gore wanted to know what this old fellow would do when'he got down to Jackson. Jt was a corker. Gore got heat and immediately left the State and went to Oklahoma. They will have-to-write to <Mr. Cannon and get hi-m to tell them. It won't, do for us to print it. because we might be excluded irom I the mails. I (;i;ENX SPRINGS. This is one of the oldest and nvost famous of the watering places hi this section of'the country. It gainet'i and has m^^ained its reputation j mainly and ^ost entirely -I might j sav on the virtue of the water. The people who have owned the place have realized that the water was fine and of such character as to attract the people, even if the place itself was not Improved and kept modern and up to date as to hotel and grounds and other conveniences which usually go with a summer resort, and so it has gone from year to year and the people continue to gather at this place during the summer in order to drink the water. ?o? Xow, I do not mean "by this to say anything derogatory to the hotel or the management, because T do not * ~ c? + rtr* r* n'1 Know any cuing <inu nave jiv^l * at the hotel in several years. On the trip of which I am now s?oing to writ.-? we arrived after the dinner hour and left .before the next meal, but the young man who was in charge, Mr. McGowan, tvas exceedingly clever to me and as I had rot had dinner he had a lunch served and was so nice about it that I really fell in love with the management at the start. ?o? But the building and the surround 1 ings is what I was trying to talk about They are practically the same ^hev were the first time 1 remenruer fo have been to the place. :Xo rninrovgment in the hotel building and in the rooms, and the grounds are not given attention so as to make :hem attractive to the people who are seeking rest and health at the same ;ime. Depending on the virtue of the skater to attract the people and it ioes. Pity the place was not given more attention. Tt could be made a beautiful place, and with the trees all about beautiful walkways" could be laid out to the spring and all around the grounds, but it is the same old place it was some twenty or more i ~?? ??? T tTrnnf IhOfD i years agu wneii i mac wc.m, , But the -water has merit and the peo_ j pie who need its healing virtue will j 20 there and drink it. ?o? I had been talking and thinking j a-bout going over there for a trip and looking around with a view of making an effort to get off for a week or ten days myself to go and drink of this fountain of health, ;but had not been able to make the arrangement f?in 0/-w /\?i Tuocdjtv nhnnr IU1 LliC IX KJW UU i uvou^T wwvv.. 11 o'clock when iMr. Sam Johnson asked me if I wouldn't like to take ai trip to Glenn's T immediately said that T would. He was going to take Mr. and Mrs. P E. Anderson and % Master Paul Anderson and needed some heavy weight to make that beautiful seven passenger Chalmers of his run smooth, and I was the guy to do that very thing. ?0? We left Newberry at a quarter past 12 and drove into Glenn Springs at 3 o'clock, and this included a stop of nearly half hour at Clinton to indirection, for Mr. Johnson had decided to make the trip via Clinton. As this "oad is by Cross Anchor and Musgrove's Mill I was glad of the opportunity to go this, way, as I have * * ^ -* ? - -1 -? ? ? ? a -? j x. ? ? ^/Tn n [or 'a long time wanisa ii> see :?U3grove's Mill and Cross Anchor. I hart often heard and read of these places and threatened to go to see them, hut never before had the opportunity. ?o? Musgrove's Mill is just 33 miles from New-berry and ten from Clinton. 411 students of the history of the Revolution V*now the history of the cattle fought at this place. Tt is said, hat all circumstances considered in regard to t.lje long march of the colmists and the large number of the British engaged, "the action at Musrrove's 'Mill must be considered as >ne of the most 'brilliant affairs ought 'by any partisan corps during j be -evolution.'' Col. Isaac Shelby' ? of North Oarolna ^ho had commanded < a regiment under Gen. Mcluowell ob- , tained permission to raisfc -a. regiment of 700 volunteers to break irp a camp at MusuroTe's Mill. where "te under Sicoa mere were auum nn* iwica. Sheiby's regiment was made up of ( commissioned and non commissioned officers and privates. After -a long ' march when he arrived within a half anile of the place he found Trom a, prisoner he had taken that the camp of tories had "been increased 'toy a regiment from Xew York and numbered somp 1200 or more. Shelby prepared his breastworks and *en* a detachment of cavalry ahead to i make a false attack and then Tall : hack so as to pur the tories off-their i guard. The scheme worked and as a . result the tories were routed anfl : ! same 200 taken prisoners. Shelby ! V><1 A nlonnorl tn mirtnn thp tfl'rlP'S hilt ' I """ " " I information received caused him to I make a hasty retreat to keep from * being cut off bv the enemy and he just got away in time. ?o? Musgrove*s Mill is on the Enoree river and in I.anrens county. There ; is a large oranite rock which marks the spot and a brass plate indicates the battle and the date. I am sorry ,now that I did not get out and read the inscription. It marks the place and indicates the date of the 'tattle. The battle was fought ,in A' ('4nst, I 1780. I asked a little boy who was standing in the yard where the old dwelling is, who lived there now. and I understood him to say Mr. Tom Woodruff. The old mill house stands there by the side of the river but the wheels no longer go round and it looks deserted. I suppose the river marks the dividing line between Laurens and Spartanburg counties. Just three miles further on is Cross Anchor and a very pretty little village it is on the hill with several stores and residences and a number of roads leading it seems in almost every direction. ?o? The riisranrp from iXewberfv to (Glenn Springs by this route in n4."> miles, and the road, barring the hills along about the Enoree and Tiger rivers, is good ard the Chalmers averaged about 22 miles running time all the way. The road is very good from Newberry to Kinards and with /he fresh work that is 'being done if it could be dragged after the first rain would be fine, but the loose dirt being put in the holes will come out by the automobiles now traveling the road, and it will soon be in holes again. Pity the people and the ofc -..in o-nnr'o/^iatP fV>P valllP : iiuers wiJi uui ~ of the use of the old split log drag, j The same thing is true of the road from Glenn Springs to Union. It is ! in bad condition. It took us, one ' hour to cover the 17 miles of this j road. j -0- j There are not so many guests at j the spring this-year as we have seenj, there. There seems to be lacking that gaiety which is generally observed at watering places, and it is well j The people who are there this year, I>take it are there for the good mey may get from the water. In these times we should not become morose,' ,but it is a serious time now and all of us should be thinking about our boys over there and saving and economiz- ' ing in every manner that we can that they may have plenty to do battle . for us. On our return trip we came back by Union tout made no stops at any ( place and reached Newberry at 8:26, just three hours from the time we left the springs. From Union to Newiber- \ rv the road is good and the trip was made in a little less than two hours, J the distance 'being 38.9 miles. The j distance from Glenn Springs to New- i berry by Union is 55.9 miles, nearly one and a half miles further than by c Clinton. o | The crops all along the way are needing rain, especially the old corn. /The cotton looks well. There was a nrpftv p-nnrl rain from the Gibson vvv^ O ~ ~ ~ place all the way to the B. B. Sloan place and then there was only a sprinkle to town. ?o? Mr. Sam Johnson has a fine car now for trips like this. It is the difference between a Pullman and an old day j coach. We traveled 110 miles from noon to eight o'clock and spent nearly three hours al the springs and , were not at all fatigued from the j trip. He bought this car for the pur_ ! pose of making trips like this and if jvou -want to go anywhere this is the ideal way to travel. E. H. A j L j Work !.i'ht With Plenty to Eat. j ? ! Corp. J. R. Livingston writes from : France to his parents. Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Livingston. Prosperity, that he h:?s a nice time since arriving in that country. "We are getting plenty to eat arid we draw more pay than wo * lid White ' in the States. My work ?o far has-been very light, anl ] lon't thrrtk it will get. any worse. :-le is not n the same company as when iast wrote, having '.eei, ?*ansfer;-t d to Headquarters compa?i?r Sr.ys ha ?ive anything jf lit Lould only speak French. Amo:t.c i Saturd ?* i 130c yard Lons Monday at yan 30c and 25c i day at yard This is a good Blea 23c Lawn Sal (This is a good 124c Cheviot, i Saturday and M 2 Men's $1.00 \ 114 to IS. Sale Men's 75c Sin AO c_i ? to, ociie piitc Tennis Oxfoi bought them for Beautiful line tans, and most a Wo Call 'am fnr f 1 I!C kJtll till KUl y Less Money. r hhi _ r* _ I i ne^c Of i Statement Loans and Inves Liberty Bonds, Overdrafts, Seci Unsecured, C*nn Honr] a VC19H Utl A AU#?Vi M I I * Capital Stock, Surplus and Pro Bills Payable, D/onncifc All interest, expenses ; Jno. M. Kinard, Pr< R. L. Tarrant, A Floj Th* ( SU ^ "The Bank 1 ~ I i other matters, mostly of a personal . nature, he tells his parents not t-> ; worry about how he is faring, "for ' it is much better than I expected to 1 i find -it." Concluding his letter he says. "Am in hope it won't be so r long as you think 'before we can see Specials a lay and IV g Cloth on sale Satu i , HO yard Limit) teaching Saturday ; {10 yard limit) ching, the kind we sell all turd ay a nd Monday quality. Some stores sell at *ood colors, darks a Monday at, the yard ... (Just 10 yards to a customer) $/ork and Dress Sfc price each 1 ? T 1 ? Timer underwear, si: each __ 'ds, worth more m less. Price the pai Hosiery for Ladies, ny other color. lobe Dry Goods ( Newberry, S. C. >mmerci< : Newberry, S : of Condition Jun at call of Bank Examine RESOURCES tments, $1,080,303.' . . - 70.650J m w J ired and nd in Banks, . LIABILITIES fits, ... and dividends accruing July jsident, J. Y. McFall, Vic ss't. Cashier, R. H. Wrigl rd Bradley, Assistant Ca Commercial fhat Always Treat | each other again.. Will do my duty as much as lies in my power to serve my country, people and my God The : only thing I ask is that you and ma take -:are of your health the very 'besjflgjfl;,: ! yon fan I think all will be foJH the best. 1 remain your devoted son.'" i t I |V [odnay SJ trday and | 1 f md Mon- liv i AW , ' ^ 'I time at 25c and 30c r at yard 1C30c yard) ADC md lights. 15c lirts, sizes 75c i 1 zes 34 to 48c 1' ,?rneyLwe 50c Whites, blacks, J( , I 1 Beautiful line fancy Silks and Poplins 98c to $1.18 yard ??? ' : = 1 * Eil Bank ' C ! i ; e 29, 1918 , * ' i 07 ! 82 $1,150,953.89 20,713.03 95,997.01 $1,267,663.93 1 ' ' \ $ 50,000.00 I < 92,890.71 1 l 120,000.00 :j | 1,004,773.22 $1,267,663.93 ! 1, 1918, charged off. ' :e Pres. and Cashier ht, Ass'L Cashier shier [ Bank | s You Right." - i