The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, December 13, 1918, Page FOUR, Image 4

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jte ||rnilD and Jem \ latere* at the Fogtofflee at Hew? ? h Imji 8. (X, as tad class matter. , E. H. AC1L, EDITOR. ! I Friday, December 13, 1918. t! ABQFT ROADS AND THINGS. ? , ' a V It is a sort of habit with me to write s about roads, and especially tne roaasja of Newberry county.. I might write o several columns about the peace re p gotiations and what the final terms r should be and what President Wilson j. should do and should not do and ^ what disposition should be made ot Kaiser Bill and the war and so on n and so on, buj in the end it would a just be a space filler and probably 0 x a eive a little information, but in prac- j . tical results it would only fill space. I will say again that I think President r Wilson has done the right thing In attending the peace conference and that this act of his has my unqualified r endorsement and I hope that some one may let him know just how I feel about it. It is pleasant to have the 0 endorsement of folks in your actions. ^ But ro*4s is kinder my hobby. I y mean the building of good roads, and a then the use of the split log drag ?s j ^ another hobby of mine. I was an ad- p vocate of this gentleman when there a was very little nse made of him in s this neck of the woods. And if the ^ people could just be made to realize S( the good that the application of the u split log drag does to the road, and d the little trouble ?nd expense that it als to use him, I verily believe the use would be more general, and that is w the reason I have been such an advO cate and have had so much to say c, about the drag If you just keep ham- a< mering on a thing week after week g) s*'' ^ you will after so long a time make the people 'see, and then "Me and Patsy will kill the bear.'V Just so tiie bear ^ Is killed and the roads are dragged aj all will be well,' it matters not wTj Sj created the public sentiment. a] oi Rural Carrier T. E. Wicker was w telling me the other day that Mr. a Welch Wilbur and Mr. If. C. Spear- ^ man had their tractio nengines out on a] his route dragging the roads, one following the other, and that should be ft commended, and I do commend these tc gentlemen for their public spirit. ^ With two traction engines the one fol- ^ lowing the-other a whole lot of* road ij? could be dragged in a day. andagreat p< deal of good done at' very little outlay ^ of time Would that more a] of our good people would go and do likewise, r( But the particular point of this ar- 0j tide is to say something about the r( road to Chappells and beyond. On n Friday after afternoon at 4 o'clock I n, hooked up 111 to gp over to Dyson tt and bring the two American boys and <j] their mother homeland to see the ^ folks at home. And spend the night st with them. I made a record run for +> to ChaDnells making the trip in rj one hour aUd fifteen minutes, and the roads from here to Chappells have a, some mighty bad places in them. The -j f . chain gang has done some good work on the road from Chappells as iar down as Ridge Spring school And j? from the Williams place to Chappells lr the work has been done especially S{ good. The road has been widened u and the brush alongside cut down ana si some of the heavy grades partially r, removed and bridges built. This a work was done the past summer un- k, der the supervision' of Mr, Tom R. tl Campbell. If the people along the way r< and who use .the road had just co- o operated a little more and hauled e some top dressing, and then would use tl the drag occasionally, they would bi now have a fine road. As it Is the road ri Is in better condition than it has been o for many years, and I have been tray. | eling it for a long time.s It is now in very great need of an application t( of the drag. If it is not applied it ^ will be bad for the winter. h There was a big land sale up there j r, of the Williams lands the other day, j, and if white farmers will just b'iy n and settle in here they will find good 5 homes in a good neghborhood, and it a will mean much for this section of tfce 0 county. Young Mr. Will Watkins, I ^ was told that is who it is, has just i, built a beautiful and modern cottage t] on the road just beyond the Cross a Roads church toward Chappells from a Newberry, and it see.ms from- the t] stakes along the way that the land r has 'been cut up in small tracts. This ti Is a fine community and has long been t] noted for its progressiveness and the intelligence of its citizens, and now that they have a fine school button g ^ it would be easy to have a fine gchool \ if there were more children. I do r not "know a community where there is s a finer opportunity for a young farm- s ? r with a family in which to build a i ome and be happy and prosperous 1 Vhen I recommended to the trustees j f the school district to build the andsome scnooi nouse wnicn mey ave I had in mind that this large 1 ody of land would be cut up some : ? ay into small farms and that pro-': ressive farmers would buy it and : hey would want first class schools. Chappells is a good town afrd has' fine trade and the merchants are j 1 progressive. It also has a sound and! uccessful bank that is well managed* \. nd just the past summer a modern i .innery was built with all the. im- j irnvert attachments There are two' ural routes from the town, one going nto Saluda county and the other com- j ug back into Newberry. With a fine chool and good churches and good j merchants and a sound bank and an j uto repair shop and the ginnery and j ood roads this is an ideal community! i which any live young farmer might1 eel fortunate to build a home- and i ear a family. The road from Chappells on to the J iver brdge toward Dyson is fairly j ood until you reach the river. j poke some time ago in these column31 f the need of repairs to the approach 3 the railroad part of the bridge his has been patched but is still in ery bad condition.. The bridge leans nd is crooked and looks dangerous* ut you can pass over. The railroad art of the bridge used by vehicles I lso needs attention. Supervisor J ample told me the other day that', e was going to build a new approach!1 Don in the new year. The dirt roadj nder the railroad is in fearful con-1 ition- and almost impassable. It is | ' madhole and then a rise ot about j iree feet almost perpendicular, and; hen I got there I was running on; ] 3ree cylinders owing to too much j< plinder oil and a dirty spark plugj 3 a result, and I thought once I was i oing to end my journey there under i< le railroad track, but owinsr to the 1 j 7 o I mely appearance a good colored Sa-j ( taritan who gave me a shove I man-! f ?ed to get over. On the Greenwood ] t de just as you leave tlie bridge is j \ aother dangerous place for the want t I a bridge over a drain or ditch, and i hen I came near the top of the hill! { le engine went bad again, but Dr. j j Mlie Hollo way was coming down'' id saw my predicament and kindly I ive me a lift and I went on without!I trther trouble. It took me as lough >. go from Chappells home, a disince of only seven; miles, as it did i go from .Newberry to Chappells. his road means a great deal to me ?ople of Chappells and should be ia r itter condition on the Newberry side id also on the Greenwood side. I ive referred to the condition of thek i >ad somewhat in detail that the au- ? lorities may realize the importance I doing something to help it. This j >ad is the direct route from Newber- j i 7 to Greenwood and is several miles t Barer -than any other route, and c tftwn nf flhatmells could f *?"v VVTf U v* ^ f ^ raw a better trade for the merchants! the roads were better. I underand from Supervisor Sample that ie part of the bridge across the ver alongside the railroad bridge is apt up by the railroad authorities, ud I would suggest that the commisoners call the attention of the aulorities to the needed repairs The! iHing is rotten, and looks as if itj ready to fall over, and the floor is t need of repairs, and no doubt the! ime is true of the stringers that hold p the floor. The bridge is held by :eel girders extended from the railaad bridge and I suppose they ^re? 11 right. At one time the railroad ept up the entire wagon bridge but " fTlA noil, i 1 len tne waguus wcut urcr vx*^ j Dad track, which was very dangeras. My impression is that Mr. Jeff tyson who owned the land used by le railroaad when it was built had ome sort of agreement with the rail- f oad for the maintenance of the wag- j n bridge. ?o? I After arriving at home I drove over 5 " i ) see my brother, L. Bachman Aull, ( 'he is a good auto doctor and got i im to work a little on 111 and after ; lat the engine made a pretty good j un back to Newberry. We left for i o^?e at 9 o'clock Saturday morning, i l: ster Mrs. W. W. Daniel, who had ) een on a visit there coming as far s Newberry with us, but in too much 1 f a hurry to tarry so we left her at lie station' and she went on to Colum- i ia. Dr. Daniel has been stationed 1 tie present year at JBennettsviue, ana < s conference was" in session she wa3 1 nxious to get on and find out where iey would live another year. Tbe t otrgh places were easier on the re- i urn as it was down hill and we made tiem with little trouble. E. H. A I have learned since the*above was rritten that it is Mr. William Q. Vatkins who has built the cottage eferred to and not his son as I pre- ! umed it was. They tell me he has 1 old the old home place of his father, ? / Captain Bill Watkins, and moved out j to this new place. He. has made a j ?reat mistake in selling the old home i which was and is a beautiful country j I place. He should have kept it and aitj built this new cottage home for his, sow There should be at least a dozen < ' a r more such cottage homes along thisj ~ road. -oI also learned that 'Mr. George' T. j Reid, a aood and substantial citizen ! ; ?ga of Chappells, who owns and lives at i the old mansion of the Lipscombs. a j 9 magnificent country place of the old; B style, has decided to move away and;B go to Greewood. I am sorry he is go- ^8 :'ng to move from his country place, j R tut 12 ae naa aeciaea to go ne , i made the mistake of moving to Green- ' wood instead, of coming to the good; I town of Newberry. He has been ajB citizen of our county for nfcw some < fj forty years or more, and has bee'iiB elosfely identified with all the inter- jl ests of the county and a leading mer-tfi chant .of Chappells all these years. m I very much wish I could have had ' I time to stop and see my old time!J friend Ralph Boazman. I would like j to g:ve him a personal word of sympa- i thy in all the trouble which has come i to him recently. He should remember: that "Through the sad tears of the; srief giving years" some day "It will j fc>e morning," and in the darkness ofr the sorrows, "Peace stills the waters! where Deep calls to Tteep," and by] a,nd by he will hear "a welcoming) song from the sweet shores of Home" j I saying, "It is God's Morning." I E H. A. I Notice of Stockholders Meeting. I By authority of a resolution of the .'jl Board of Directors, a meeting of the! I stockholders of the- Newberry Sav-, i . - * 1- 1 1 TJ 9 ngs Bank is nereoy canea, 10 oe neiu u n the office of the bank, Newberry,] I 3. C., on the 14th day of January, 1910,! I it 11 a. m. o'clock, to consider a res-l | )lution of the Board of "Directors iu ' I avor of transferring the assets of the | I >ank to the Exchange Bank of New- ] I )erry, S. C.. on such b^sis of valua- 1 ion of sock as may be determined.!? md of winding up its affaJrs and dis- i | solving the corporation. It is im-j| >ortant that the stockholders be pres. j 9 int in person or by proxy. ?| James Mcintosh, B 3ec. 12. 1918. President. ^ 8 2-13 4Friday. 8 AN ORDINANCE 1 . 8 4 f 4A VtvanAolre H its IVf xucnviaoi | ?rtlE STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, 11 Town of Newberry 9 Be it ordained by the Mayor andj 8 Aldermen of the Town of Newberry, jfl 5. ,C.. in Council assembled: H First: That from and after tha B >assage of this ordinance, it shall I tnlawful for any person or persons I o fire or cause to be fired within the :orporate limits of the Town of Newlerrv anv firecrackers, rockets, Ro nan candles, torpedoes & other kinds' ?f fireworks. v i|> Second: Any person or persons :<s> ;onvicted of violating the terms of his ordinance shall be sentenced to'T jay a fine of not more than One Hun - * Ired Dollaars, or to imprisonment in % he Town Guard House or at labor on ^ he public works of said Town for a ? period of not exceeding thirty days. 1 * Done and ratified by the Town Coun. |j iil of the Town of Newberry in coun- ? '' ' ^rva ^ ill assemoiea wis iue ivtu uay wi ,v jember, A. D. 1918. Z F. Wright, || Utest: Mayor. j|> J. W. Chapman, j|> Ulerk and Treasurer. 12-13 2t. \r ? j| Tribute by the Sunbeams. ?o? r "Carl Long, one of our brightest shining Sunbeam members, entered into Life Eternal October 1, 1318.! <$> rhough only nine^ years old, our band' % ias lost a leader of remarkable type md character. We shall cherish :n 3ur hearts the memory of his manly * md noble little life, his truthfulness, % md uprightness. With willing heart !? md ready hand Carl was ever glad * ? [J> serve in the Sunbeam society, Sunday. school, church, day school and home X l?e- l|. iResolved. bv the Sunbeam Band of i <$> First Baptist church of Newberry: j * That while we are sad over his go- ' ing from us and shall miss his faith- j> ful attendance, we recognize the right <? jf our Father to call His Sunbeam3 % :o live with Him. jx That we extend our loving sympa-? :hy to his Christian parents and all % the dear ones of his family. Elizabeth McFall, I j Kate Bullock, i|> Johnson H. Clary, [<$ Committee. | ^ It seems now that about 75 or 100 S. A. T C. boys will return to New- J. berry college Demobilization of the ^ unit beings today, Tuesday. : I" TOWN TAXES?SOW DUE. ? I ?ast day for payment without pen-J 7> loth December. 'lease attend to this now and avoid 11 sh Send check to J. W. Chapman, Clerk and Treas. Mairoc mimw on ail Coats and styles, made of wanted material trouble in findin just right for yo 40 f O f*l 9U1 JL?? 1A1| Arrange to com saving. Your choice o the following pr $22.50 Coat Suit $25.00 Coat Suit < ?27.5U LsOat &U1t $30.00 Coat Suit $32.50 Coat Suit $35J00 Coat Suit $37.50 Coat Suit $40.00 Coat Suit $42.50 Coat Suit $45.00 Coat Suit $50.00 Coat Suit $16.50 Coat Suit $18.50 Coat Suit $15.00 Coat Suit j . -t I ' * a i Al . , J* ^:' ** . ; 4 " 1 * We offer yon a beaatiful ' * ' " " " ' \ " JJALl A A 1216 to 122i _______ 1 ? THE NEW FACTOR I] The New Edison is a i ence; it,really enriches t family, which owns it I machines and other d< merely imitate music, it Creates the singer's voic it so faithfully that no h distinguish between artii ment. The famous ?Edis have proven this to mor 000 people. As a result one neve The novelty never weai more than the novelty Pagliacc*', Aida or any opera. The if TERMS TO SUIT YOU Gilder < BRIDGE TO LET. I will be at Dyson bridge Friday, jDecember 27, 1918. at 11 o'clock a. m.. ^ to let contract to build approach to Dvcnn hridire. Plane iTiav be had by calling on the uwlersgned. a ! J C. Sample, j 12-13 4t Supervisor 1 a Big Price Ret . Coat- Suits. All ai the most dependa is and colors. Y ou itf here a coat or co ur age or particular and values tru e to this sale and b f any suit or coat ii ices: or Coat for or Coat yf or or Coat for or Coat for yr Coat for_ or Coat for or Coat for or Coat for ? yr Coat for or Coat for or Coat for / for 1?... , For ... Iso of Interei collection of Hats and Dresses < m WAISL ) Main Street Newberry, Sc > / wmmmmmammtmmmmmmmmemmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmamm m&UR f\.Z _f'"' ' J ' ' ' '' 1 - ' j EDISON IS N THE NATI( I efi>ning infla- " Music is one :he life of the sources. And i: Jnlike talking have music?t ^vices, whicJ. x music, interpre actually Re- great artists, e. Aad it do understan, but Oman ear out never was the it and instru. needed than n< on tone tests stress and anxi e thagi 2,000.Don't figure 1 New Edison a* r tire3 of it. profitable mves rs off, any and your famil wears off don't spend moi other great Call at our st Btration of NEW EDL< ** m L U7UL * C f ne rnonogrufjii wr mi ? AGENCY AT Se Weeks Coi BRIDGE TO LET. I will be at the W?rber bridge onr rhursday, December 26, 1918, at id' m., to let contract to build bridge * x-ross Bush River at that place. J C. Sample, > "2-13 4t Supervisor W nro'Q I UlJiY J '''; -* > * ^ V 1 luction > e this season's ble and much will have no at suit that is style. The astiy wonderful, ' * uy at ? great i'l t *< f H \ , , t 'v a our cstore at i \ . .ifaL '.V/ . . 1 $16,75 $18.75 ' fJ; i $2050 $22.50 , i gy $2425' - F* : $26.25 - 5 vM $28.00 I ! ' /k/*/* f' ? a k $31.75 i $33.75 1 $37.25 1 $13.50 I $15.00 I $11.00 ft it special reduced prices. K >rp/A I i ML MX \ I rath Carolina JLi# I / ? ^vni? f 3N'S LIFE I * T> of life's greatest re- ^ u the New 'Edison you y he v world's greatest J> ted by the world's" -y Not imitation, you ^ a' Be-Creation. And * solace of music more X ow?in this time of x. ety. > J ? i'y mnnorr orient rtr) a ?5*" ,ufc -*UW?4V? ? A i an expense. It's a X tment It keeps you T < y at home where yoa tey. - \ I ore and hear a demon- J " SON I X 4 T V < , mpany ? ' ^:v- "' ' v"V . . .. ;. ~:Z ' 'i.' <&\ " \ . ''' '" ' ' " .v-xj4^ :