University of South Carolina Libraries
rnu<ty, jotuai^ w, THE LOVE MILL Opera House Monday (A Big Musical Comedy.) PERSONAL. Mr. Frank Chappell of Camp Mc * Clellan arrived Friday on a luriougn i of ten days. Mr. E. J. Carson, of the Y. M. C. A. j work at Camp Sevier, accompanied by his wife, spent several of the past days here with Rev. and Mrs. J. W. x Carson. Dr. and Mrs. J. K. Gilder, Jr., and I Miss Pauline Gilder, of New York, ( and Mr. Fant Gilder of Goldsboro! came in last week to spend two weeks 1 l at the home here. I h Mr. George L. Epps got a letter ff Monday from 1st Lt. Neal W. Workman. As it was the first time he had been heard from since before the signing of the armistice his friends will be | glad to read this. Lieut. Workman is; now with the army of occupation in j Germany. Mr. and Mrs. A. u. Aiaunews auu baby of Barnwell came up for the holidays. Misses Mildred Purcell and Sara; Davis of the Sacred Heart college at i Belmont spent the holiday vacation at' home. , k Mr. Frank G. Davis' little motherless baby daughter was brought from Savannah by the infant's grandmother * 1 f A I and aunt ior an exieuueu visit ^ Newberry. Prof. Smiley Porter of Wagner spent the Christmas at home here. ^ Mr. Joe Brown of Greenville extended his holiday visit to Newberry. i Mrs. C. A. Renneker and bright! little girl of Orangeburg are visiting at the home of her father, Mr. Jas. A. Burton. i Prof. Jas. P. Kinard of Winthrop ^ thic wppV i ViQilCU 1U k,uv vn; vuiu .. v?. P Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mims spent Moni day in Columbia. Mr. Joseph L. Bowles, Jr., left [ Thursday night for his headquarters in Cincinnati, after spending Christ-! mas in Newberry with his parents, j Mfc aiid Mrs. J. L. Bowles. He is in the government's employ and prior to * his present duties has. had much val- j uable experience as secretary of the rhamivr of commerce in various cities. We wish this live man would come to Newberry and work up a , board of trade here.. > Mrs. Alice Davenport got a letter fronv her son, George Andrew John- j son, who had been wounded severely in the recent casualties in France. He i had arrived at Newport News. Miss Rosa Amick arrived the last j week-end from Winnsboro, hazing re-1 covered from her attack of iniiucnza. ! Mr. James L. Aull of Columbia spent the Christmas week-end in Newberry. Mrs. Aull and the baby came with him to spend a week. Sergeant S. J. Klettner of Fort Moultrie spent Christmas week at his Newberry home. "Si," as his many k friends call him, looks like the rest of ^ the boys under Uncle Sam's treatment PJ ?fine. Mr. J. S. Glymph and family of New|L berry are the guests of Mrs. T. J. ^ Rauton.?Greenwood Journal, 27th. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Wooten returned today from Dyson, where they spent the holidays.?Greenwood Journal, 27th. Mr. Alvin Wright spent several days S of the Christmas week in Anderson with Mrs. Wright and the baby, but we didn't think he had been to Honea Path. The H. P. Chronicle said: "Did ^ you ever notice that a new daddy finds it a hard matter to know just when to quit buying Santa Claus for the kid? But this stops when about seven little fellows arrive at his home." Miss Carrie Neil of Chappells spent a day or so this week with Miss Lily Belle Geiger in Oak street. Miss Neil ^ was on her way from Summerland college to her home at Chappells for the Christmas holidays.?The State, 28th. Charles Bowers, known by 'most , m | _ . _ THE LOTE 3HLL Opera House Monday (A Big Musical Comedy.) ' Peace > Good Will T Carries a deeper than any time claimed. My w\ and patrons is j. ness through the , Mayes'BooM N The House of a 1 THE LOVE MILL Opera House Monday (A Big 3IuslcaI Comedy.) everybody, got a little puppy as one of his Christmas gifts, shipped from a distance by Old Santa. Heard a gir] say it was "cute." Don't tmnK sm meant the pup was bowlegged; only 2 cute little puppy. Mrs. M. A. Counts spent Christmas with relatives at Little Mountain. A1 Rikard of Greenville was hen for the Christmas week-end. Mr. J. W. Davenport received a tele gram from his son Leo, who was among the severely wounded overseas stating that he had recovered and was on his way home, having landed ir New York. Mrs. F. E. Miller spent Christmas with her parents at Kinards. Tom Hayes of the U. S. N. returnee to Charleston Friday and Gilbert Salt of the U. S. N. came up from Charles .ton "Friday to pay a holiday visit." Mr. Leo Wright of Anderson coun ty came in Christmas week to see Mrs Wright and other relatives at th( home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F W. Higgins. Pvt. Robert Williams, Prosperity 1 was reported in the list as woundec published Fridays Alphonso, the son of Mr. Harrj Campsen, got his arm broken while cranking the automobile Thursday t< take his sister and brother sever miles out from Prosperity. Walter Lindsay has returned fron the navy at Brooklyn, N. Y., having j been honorably discharged from- th< | service. Capt. Eugene F. Greneker, South ern railway conductor out from Au gusta, visited his mother and . othe] relatives here with his family during fihristmas week. Mrs. F. G. Wright and sister, Mis: j Louise Smith, after a holiday visi I here, have gone to Charlotte to assis i in carrying on the express businesi I there, Mr. Wright having been trans I ferred from Fair Forest to that- cit] | and given the higher position of rout< ! agent with the American Railway Ex press company.. I Judge and Mrs. C. M. Efird, th< | Misses Caro ard Ruth Efird and Wii ; liam Charles Haltiwanger left yester 1 day for Pomaria to attend the wed ding today of Miss Rosalyn Summei and Dr. Sease.?Lexington; Dispatch News. 1st. Miss Margaret Moore has returnee to dewberry wher.e she is teachi!** . school.?Greenwood Index. . Miss Juar.ita Epting spent a fev drys th.'s week with Miss Sue Den: | in Seriate street. M.ss Epting was 'i j loitte 10 Newberry from Springiieic I for the holidays.?The State. Joho Duckett, honorably discharge* from the quartermaster department o the Aviation corps at Pei::<sacola, Fla. has returned to his home in Newberry Mr. S. W. Brown spep.t the first c the week in Columbia. I Miss Luclie Smith, returned rrou l i Greenwood to her home in Kinards ! spent "Wednesday in the city with he: i aunt, Airs. T. W. Smith. Mr. E. T. Carlson and family spen ! several days of the holiday seaso] with relatives ar.d friends at Augusta Trenton and Johnsto*. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Price hav< moved from apartments at the horn of Miss Fannie Ramage in East Mai] street to the residence on' Landsay hil 'opposite the home of Mr. and Mrs. J A. La'ndsay and family. Mrs. Mini Merchant and sopr have moved to th apartments at Miss Ramasre's, th house at the corner of Harringto? and Thompson streets, just vacated b; Mrs. Merchant and sor.r being occupie i by Mr. S. P. Trakas ajud family. Misses Azile Thomas and Lizzi Henry spent their vacation holiday v/ith relatives at Blairs. Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Ezell have gon to housekeeping at Miss Nora Long's . Agent J. B. Gregory of the ;Standar< j Oil company has been <riven a $50 1 THE LOYE MILL Opera House Monday (A Big Musical Comedy.) n Earth, ' VI# f oward Men: meaning today since it was proish to my friends >eace and happi mm yvuLV 1 Jicr. i Variety Store fhousand Things THE LOTE MILL Opera House Monday (A Big Musical Comedy.) I , life insurance policy by the company, i a good habit the comparer has of rec[ ognizing the merit a yd value of it? i local agents. i ( Mrs. P. B. Asbil! has returned from ! her visit to relatives in Cliarle3ton. ;! James Gaillard is home on furlough | from the U. S. Marine service art : Q-uantico, Va. Rev*. J. W. Carson's chain- of mar-jriage notices had a missing link in 51 the last issne of The Herald and News. '; The marriage of Miss Cora E. Alewine , I 5'and Mr. R. E. Johnson last Sunday 1 ] was reported for the paper but the j notice was accidentally omitted But J i %?*?-- * Vk/\ 4-U/\ rywAnf Anf A f f llQi f* i ma V lll'dl UC LUC gicaicoi U1 iuvi< ! troubles. i Mr. Walter S. Cameron and familv ' j have returned from a holiday visit *o i relatives at Pacolet. Thomas Cromer, having been honjoiably discharged from the service iz '! Camp Jackson, has returned to Ins post with the Newberry Hardware | company, where he is trying to catch lip with his work so that he cam keep 11 up with W. H. Blatts and A. W. Price. | although he will have to hustle to do T so. >j Mr. and Mrs. J. P Moo r entertai*> ed a few of their married friends i Tuesday evening. Several games of :cards were played, after which light 1 refreshments were served. The party ; remained to welcome the new year i ?'n. Following were the quests pres, ent: Mr. and Mrs. "Walter Wallace. - Mr. and Mrs. Kichard Floyd, Mr. and - -Mrs. Everett Evans, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. r D. J. Burns. Col. a-d Mrs. C. J. Pur? 'cell, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Smith, Jr. Sergt. Jared B. Johnson of the 118th 5 P. A., was debarked at Newport News ^ for a few days on returning from France, is now at-Camp Gordon. M5 lanta. Ga. Thi3 is good news to the many friends of Jared. j Tho fifth nf Tn.nnarv being- the first J Surdav in the month there will be j services in St. Lukes Episcopal church j mornirg arid after*oo*. Mr. L. F. Fischer and family have! gO'-e to tbeir former home in Orange -j burg to spend a vacation. This is *hei first time off for Mr. Fischer since I [ taking charge of the coca-cola plant I here two years ago. I-* his absence , the management will be under the r control of Mr. .Tames Paysinger. ' | Mrs. Green of Newberry is visiting hpr nr>/l dauo-liter. Mr and Mrs. [ Willi? " Treen. at thr home of CVIr? I c i . ?> B. i*i Sctth. Coit street 1 ! j I ?Floren-ce Times, 1st. I i j1 The Drayton Rutherford Chapter U. D. C. will meet January 7th ?vith . Mrs. J. D. Wheeler ar 3:4-> o'clock. ."! Mrs. R. D. Wri^/i*. ^ Mrs. J Y. McFall, President Secretary. THE LOVE MTLTj p Onera House Monday (A Bis Musical Comedy.) I n | , SPECIAL XOTICES. ' j FOR SALE?Pony ar.d Buggy. L. S. e i Schumpert, Newberry. 1-3 3tp e j FOR SALE?Two 1918 Ford tourin? a cars practically new. Also one 191S 1 model touring car body. Apply to Fridy Motor Company, Ford Deal3 i ers, Newberry. S. C. 1-3 2t e' Estray Yearling was taken up about !) j a week ago. Black no-horn steer, yj Owner may have same by paying d feed and advertising. J. W. Shealy. Newberry, RFD 5. 1-3 ltp ?? ~~~ Exchanged Suit Cases?Between Newberry and Prosperity. In leaving the Southern tram Monday at Prose . .. . 1 peritv my wire tnrougn misuiKe guv ' I suit case that is not hers and left ?: hers on the train The owner of tbe 0 suit case boarded train: at Xewberrv and said she was going off to school. Nothing in suit case to identify it. I Would be glad to receive informa! t.'on to restore this suit case and j ? j secure my wife's. J. Y. Davis, Pros! peritv, RPD 4. 1-3 2tp One 1916 model Ford roadster for sale j. cheap. Apply 923 Cline street, Xew! berry, S. C. 1-3 1 tp t | STRAYED?A Poland China shoat, ! flop eared, weight about 60 pounds "Reward for its return to W. H I McCullough. 1-3 Itp ! Lost or Strayed?Hound bitch with | brown legs and black spots left my j home December 31. Any informaton ; leading to her return will be appre[ dated. I). C. Reid, Xewberry. HFD | 4. 1-3- It I ^ THE LOYE 3FTLL Opera House "Monday (A Big 3rnsical Comedy.) LOST?Ore suit case on Prosperity road or between Prosperity and "W R. Lester's. Finder return to W. R. Lester or this office and receive reward. 12-31 2tp * LOST?Two mule? left my farm on Thursday. Last seea at Newt Duck_ J ett's. Reward of $5O-0O for their re- | turn. R. C. Carlisle. 1-3 It {.> cents cotton in Newberry. I will take your cotton at 35 cents for any piano I have and still save you from ?" (}.00 to $100.00. J. L. Bowles, New berry, S. C. 12-30 tf I hare removed my dental parlors the Xew Exchange bank building. E. H Kibler. 12-31 tf We Gin Cotton Tuesdays and Fridays Parties who have seed with us for meal will please get the meal in January. Prosperity Cotton Oil Mill Co. 12-31 6t WANTED?Two saw nulls .to cut half million feet lumber. Wanted at once H. 0. Long, Silverstreet. 12-24 St CABBAGE PLANTS.?About 20,000 at 25 cents per hundred. Early Jersey, home raised. A. K. Epting, Prosperity, R. F. D. 1. 12-24 4tp Falghum and Appier Oats for sale by Johnson-McCrackin Co. 1126 Spanish Mackerel and King Mackerel in season now. Also other grod fish. G. W. Coward, East Mal^ Street. 11-19 it. Just Received, best Cedar shingles in town. Langford & Buzhardt. 12-20 6t. ? ????? See Ts for Tour Fertilizer, Acid and Amnion iated goods. Any analysis you aesire. i>et our quuun.iuus urfore placing your orders. It will prove to your advantage. Farmers Cooperative Association for Newberry County, C. L Lester, Manager. 12-10 tf. Seed Wheat for sale by Johnson-McCrackin Co. 11-22 tf Carolina Rye for sale by Johnson-McCrackin Co. 11-22 tf > TRESPASS NOTICE?All persons are hereby notified not to trespass upon the lands of the undersigned in No. 2 township by huntinjf or in any other manner under penalty of the law, J. M. Cromer, Newberry, RFD i ? o i n Of? I ~L 1 16-1 I Ol]/ PIA>'OS?If you want a piano see me before you buy. It's dollars in your pocket. J. L. Bowles, Factory Agt. care West Martin Co. 12-17 t? FOR RENT?Birge store in Prosperity. Good business location, $1? per month. Write Mrs. J. K. Mayfield, Denmark, S. C.. or iS. S. Birge, Prosperity. 11-5 fit Flour in Wood?Just received a car load of high grade flour in wood. We ask that you get our prices before you buy. The Purcell Company. 12-20 3t 1 HAVE ATTKACTITE prices to make on cord wood, green or dry, for immediate, fall, spring or summer de livery. Be sure to see m? before yon sell. H. 0. Long. 11-23-tf. SiJverstret S. C. PIANOS?Direct from factory to your depot. Will beat any mail order house in the world. J L. Bowles, s agent, care West Martin Co. ll-15tf Cedar Shingles?Have just arrived. Can supply your needs with the same good shingle and same old price. Summer Bros. Co. 12-24 2t Wannamaker Cleveland Big Boll cotton Seed. These seed have been handled with care and are not mixed. Price $1.50 per bushel. Plant these seed and make big yield. John TNorris, Newberry, RF? 2 12-3 St Vital Conservation Ranch?for rent (350 acres, six miles south of Newberry, C. H., S. C.) A thoroughly reliable and progressive family will have a most unusual opportunity to establish a lucrative business and acquire a very valuable property. Dr. Gustavus Werber, Newberry, S. C. 11-29 lm i WOOD'S ! 1I?N?VERSAR? II Seed Catalog Gives the fullest and most up-to-date information, not only about Seeds that can be planted to advantage, but aKnut rrnns that nrom IaiOU Ul/vrui. x ise to give the largest profits during the coming year. OUR 40 YEARS' EXPERIENCE, and an equipment that is unsurpassed in this country, give us unequalled advantages for supplying THE BEST OF " i rt 1 C farm ana uaraen oeeas i Write for Catalog and Prices of GRASS and CLOVER SEEDS, SEED OATS, SEED CORN and SEED POTATOES. Cataiog Mailed Free on Request. i T. W. Wood & Sons, SEEDSMEN, - Richmond, Va. For the Best, of Gardens, PLANT WOOD'S SEEDS. Rhett Plan for $25,000 for Building Good 8 In response to many requests we pt issue ef $25,000,000 for good roads in bonds to be paid by a special automo retirement in twenty years to be creat< that has been endorsed by the good : State Automobile, Association, the Cc Charleston Chambers of Commerce an State. It is to be submitted to the < tessicn in the form of a bill. The plan follows in full as endors Your Committee on Plans begs to known and understood before its propc ? ^ There is at present no State Higt State Highway Commission, created i] members, of whom three are senior ] and the other two are appointed by th* and duties to investigation and advic 21 c?H*ota from licenses is turned ore Act, it is not possible to establish a committee's recommendations contemf in its judgment, would be necessary, b condition asd repair at least fifteen hu connecting every county seat in the s To do this would require a very ] or even twenty-five million dollars?anc it, this would be impracticable. Undei be extended "unless two-thirds of the on the question at a general State electi 1920, there will be no opportunity for s However,, there is much to be dc of State Highways before surfacing th - V-l* Ml A V. ? 1< ? lltLli Will AVI UO IVU tV/U5 a tiuiT5 \v a< to the roads. In the meantime, bowe'v which would enable such counties, a completed within their limits, to do ? It is clear at the outset that two-t the question would never favor any la by general taxation. It must be mad pay no part of this tax. It is a pub] benefits the motor vehicle owner that lie should so unmistakably express hin mobiles registered in this State, and year, in round numbers, $290,000. Tb for the pest two years has been, froi 55,600 in 1918. The increase in the I 1 1 01 C **r?0 /NtTAt* 1 AA TVA1* /?AT1 1) If ad VT VI a.w yvA vvii six persons. To i^etire $25,000,000 of 4% per cei require about $1,800,000 per year. Ai 100,000 oars would yield $2,000,000 witl car. The present average license is $; If every owner of a car would fig and in wear and tear, provided there ways, kept in good order, in the Sti amount to between $100 00 and $200.0i die State to permit him to invest frc save from $100.00 to $200.00, a total a of over $10,000,000 per annum, in men saving in time. With this prelude, your commltte as follows: 1. The State Highway Commissic rights-of-way and lands, by purchase establishing a State Highway System construct and surface the highways i th.e traffic which may be developed up proper condition and repair. 2. The State Highway Commit should be composed of one from each senior professors of engineering, pre members. It should select its own cfc its Own engineer, and fix his compe all its employees. 3. There should be two or more way Bonds, aggregating a sufficient an a well-surfaced highway, each issue tc -within the life of the road upon which 4. There should be levied by the motor enic*es?aii 01 wnicn sihhuu j sufficient to enable the Commission 1 proper condition and repair; to pay in Bonds, and to retire same in accordan 5. The counties of the State si te issue County Highway Bonds, and system within their borders as their ] 6. There should be levied for tt distributed to the counties proportion in the event any county should ctesi Highway Commission for expendiur< within the Jimits of its county, the C like amount from its license fees for 7. The present motor vehicle li W cents per horsepower for automobil power for motor trucks, with $5.00 fo there is an opportunity of securing FY increased to such an amount as wil most furnish in order to obtain -the fu 8. Any moneys which a county i sion, to be ezj^nded on a State hig out of the proceeds of any State Higl out interest./ 9. Wherever any highway which Improved, shall be taken into the Stat 1 facing improvement* as may be ai appraised, and the value thereof pai< ' any State Highway Bonds that may t Your committee believes that und ways can be begun and be prepared Bonds referred to in Paragraph 3 ma] A 1 AAA oer, (Adopted by and recommended f f the South Carolina Automobile Ass Note the Tremendous Growth bile Associate Columbia.?A year ago the South w*e unknown. Today it has several being; formed -weekly in every secti< launched during the fast few weeks a for a State-wide system of good roads ft it does tbe good roads system wil automobile association. Much of tbe credit for the wond< die association most be given to . treasurer. When be came to the Stat practically defunct.. He took hold os wonders. The State headquarters of the a TTAtAl at Oreeorille. There Mr. CofieJ bile owner in the State of South Caro different local clubs a minute deacri] wifl be of benefit in recovering stolen The auto association furnishes ? Book, membership in the local, StMo i aa eraafclem for his oar, a subscript* food roads magazine, a surety feaUr Padorwritm Dotoctbre Bureau in roc II ,000 Bond Issue loads in Soilh Carolina rblish below the Rhett plan for a bond. South Carolina, the interest on th* k;i?. sin A o oinlrinir fiinrf for th^iiT IJiiC LAA U11U ( WAUMAM0 ? 3d in the same way. This is the pla&. roads convention, the South Carolina ilumbia, Greenville, Rock Hill and id many other organizations over General Assembly at the approaching ed by the good roads convention: submit certain facts which should b? sals are presented. iway System in South Carolina. Tli?- V n Fphmarv 1917. is COmDOSed Of flV*>? professors of engineering at colleges. ? Governor. It is limited in its power*, e. At least four-fifths of the amount. 4 r to the counties. Under the present ?ystem of State Highways, and your late such amendments to this Aot as*. oth to establish and maintain in good ndred miles of well-surfaced highways* tate. . large sum of money?possibly twenty* I without the credit of the State behind. p the Constitution, this credit may not qualified electors of this State, voting on, be in favor of it." Until November^, ubmitting this question 4o such a voteu. >ne in the establishment of a System :m and it win oe iouna mai a year aim. ly out such a system and acquire titlo* er, your committee has proposed plana* s may desire to have their highway?: iO. hirds of the qualified voters voting onrge issue of State Bonds, to be retired e clear that the general public are to lie improvement which so partici\larly he can well afford to pay it all, and iself. There are now over 55,000 autothey have paid in licenses during tho e increase of automobiles in the Stato n 19,000 in 1916, to 37,000 in 1917, to Jnited States from January 1, 1916, to .t. Iowa already has one car to every - X 1 ?' J tTAQftfl ttfAlftll? It DUI1US Sei lctLiy 1U LW Oiltjr j cat o nvuit*. i average license of $20.00 per car on. 1; 150,000 cars it would take $12.50 per>.25 per car. are his saving in gasoline, repair billa^ were 1,500 miles of well-surfaced high-ate, it would be found that this wi3-; 0 per annum. He, therefore, is asking: im $10.00 to $15.00 per annum, say, t<* aving to the automobilises of the State ley. It would be hard to commute tho^ ie begs to report its recommendations* in should be given the power to acquire or condemnation, for the purpose of a connecting all the county seats; to n such a system so as to take care of on them, and to keep such highways ia sion should be seven in number, and; . i Congressional District, with the three, vided in the present Act, as advisory tairman, and have full power to employnsatian, and also the compensation o?* issues of State of South Carolina Higls*. aount to connect every county seat wit&t > be retired serially, or by amortization the proceeds are expended. Legislature an annual license tax vpnfe. iv to the State Highway Commission?~ to keep the highways in the System iit^ terest on all outstanding State Highwayce with their terms. lould be authorized by the Legislature s i construct such parts of this highway;people may ratify. le next two years a one-mill tax, to be, ately, for road purposes; provided that*, re to turn this fund over to the State i on a highway in the State System, ommission should be required to add av the same purpose. ^ cense tax should be at once raised toes and motorcycles, and $1.00 per horset trailers and $35.00 for dealers, unless, ideral aid, in which event this should be \\ supply the portion which this State 11 portion to which it would -be entitled, may turn over to the Highway -Commis* hway, should be refunded such county iw?y Bonds, which may be issued, with* . is now improved,, or may hereafter be ;e Highway System, so much gl the surraiktble in the said System, shall be 1 to the county out of the proceeds o{ >e issued. ier such a plan a System of State HiglK for construction by the time the Stat* r be submitted to the people, in NovesK or enactment into law at a convention ociation, December 11, 1918.) rtf +Via Sa?+Vi riarftlirio An+rttnA. VI 1/JmLVS MVUUU VW V/ I 1 I lift AUlVUiV9' 311 in One Year. Carolina State Automobile AssociatJo* thousand members and new clubs are )n of the State. The association has movement for a $25,000,000 bond issue that bids fair to culminate successfully* 1 stand as a la-sting monument to that srfol work done in the organization of W. Cofield, the tireless secretary and AS yc-d.1 ?gu LLC il/UliU U1C Vi g<lU14?U.Um C it with a vim and has accomplished .ssociation are located in the lmpe"'*! d has compiled a list of every automolina. He is also compiling through the, ition of every car in the State. Thit, oars. act member with a copy of the Bhie Eiod American Automobile Association^ >n to the American Motor, a national e and the protection of the Southern x>venue stoien car*, - v. ... ;