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r ^ I Letters From VERY ISTEKSTtfU LETTER ^ FROM RICHARD S. MATRIX ML Feby. 27th, 191S ^ Mr. E. H. Aull? Dear Friend:? That happy day has come wnen 1 shall turn my face homeward again, after being over 11 months. But all the time I have had The Herald and News coming to me when I would be transferred, I would hav3 the paper transferred too. I see letters in it from lads I had F not heard from since I left home, who I are in France and various places. And then I keep in touch with what ~ ? Vi /-* ?"v 11 T> 117 and t Vi P H IS gUliig Ull 111 IUC WUU VJ , uuu movements of people, etc. When I was at home I would look W forward to Tuesday and Friday mail ? with pleasure. Don't know if I should try to tell you about my travels and the station here for I am sure I would weary, you with too long a letter. This station was in operation only a short while when the armistice wa? : ?ipnpd hut in (the short time the ||A planes from this station sent two of; BT tfce Hun's submarine to the bottoa] W of the sea. Wexford is a very historic place. K It was from Wexford that the first I W head of the American navy came from | W Barry was his name, I believe, I do j not remember history very well. Im Lord Kitchener was born in We*"ford county. i m Admiral Beatty, the head of the British navy was born in Wexford. . John Kedmon's home is in Wexford, he was one of Ireland's great J political men. He died recently. j Every way you look you see some "v old tower or tumbled down castle I kl was in home ttiat is over two hun-| dred years old and under this house i there is an entrance to a tunnel leadl / ing to a fort of Cromwell's. . j Lots of tunnels around the old town, and parts of the old walls and watch towers still remain. There is e. wall with a piece broken down just cbout large .enough for two men to march through at the time. The story ^oes that, Cromwell Softo this ston?? wall and with one lick of the sword the wall tumbled down and his men passed on. You can see the broken j ^ wall today. j W TilUna- raminrle mp nf trv. X MJL4.W vv* jr * ?v W? ,. ing to get you to publish a history or rather write the history of New-1 berry county from where O'Neall left off. There has been lots of things j happening in the past few years. I j think it is time you or some one was j beginning to write this history. You know my great grand-father | came from Ireland. The name of * ^ the place in mentioned in the "AnW nals of Newberry" but I can not remember where it was now. One of the lads told me today that there was a Maybin in Wexford, wish I had time Wk to look him up. I have met some \ awful nice people in Wexford ardj they have been very kind to the | American, "Yanks" as they call us. j They all say they will be sorry when we all go. | I started out just to tell you to / stop the paper, and have written you f a long letter. ? mm J f A Virt Krtrtlr ill J am wen auu uuyc uc "avr. iu the good old id S. A. soon, and when i I get there I am sure it will not take '^ ^me long to find the "fastest train headed toward Newberry. j Sincerely, Richard S. Maybin, iU. S. Naval Air Station, Wexford, Ireland. LETTER FROM ROBT. L. RISER TO CARL WHEELER. Pothleres, France, Feb. 3, 1919 Dear Carl:? Your letter was waiting for me when I came back off of my leave, I j am glad that you took time to write me a few lines and I wish you would do so oftener. I am glad to know that you all are doing fine. I am 0 k K and am still on the job. I am W sorry to hear of the "flu" raging again in and around home. About two months after we came over here many of our boys died with that much dreaded disease. I thought once I was goinir to get it but felt real sick only for a few days. Yes, we had been having plenty rain too but there has been snow on y the ground for a week and I hope k - will continue to snow instead of rainr ing all the time. I saw plenty snow on a mountain when I was away on leave. I had a grand- time while o-uroir nnrt ton T wish VOU COUld haV3 been with us. There were plenty of amusements to occupy our time. We are expecting now soon to get a three day leave to Paris and believe me, 1 shall be proud of that, for that isjthe desire of nearly every A. E. F. sol. dier. You still want to know about my ! "Over There" trip over, Eh? We left Camp Jackson July 24 and arrived at Jersey City about 3:00 o'clock Friday morning, July 26. We continued o-:r journey and arrived at Camp Mills, L. I., about three in the afternoon. We were at Camp Mills nearly two weeks after which we left for the port of embarkation at N. Y. We lay in dock the night of the seventh of August, having loaded during the day. We sailed the 8th of August, Mnn/lorl at T .ivarnnnl at midniffht. AUfcV 19. We debarked and marched four miles to a rest camp at Knotty Ash, After spending one night there we took a train for Southampton where we spent another ni?ht in a rest | camp. The following day we crossed the English channel, arriving at L.e Harve, France. By the way, I saw the second largest boat afloat, the Olympic. After spending one night in Le Harve we boarded a train for two days arriving at Pierre Fontaine, < lour destination, and place of train'ing. We remained there two months j nearly and then went to Valdahon I for 3 weeks to get our final training for the front. We left the latter 1 on the day of the 11th of November for the front. We went to a town by ' the name of Chauteau-Villian near ? Chaumont for two weeks and then we have been here since Thanksgiv- s l'ng day. The people seem to be very J nice, though we have to pay dearly 1 for that which we purchase. , Well, I shall have to close, wrne anytime for I shall be glad to hear 1 from you. Do not know when I shall ' get home or when or where I am going any time. We have been jjoing home for a long time in our thoughts but have not made much effort. Your uncle. Cook Robt. L. Riser, | Hq. Co. 31S F. A. j, A. E. F. ! I ? j i ! * i WYCHE PIfKERT WRITES THE EDITOR GOOD LETTERS. | Vaux, France, Feb. 27, 1919 ;LMr. E. H. Aull, j '^cnucii;, o. , Dear Sir:? | Owing to the fact that my sub-, scription to The Herald and News expi red Feb. 15, I am writing you to please renew my subscription, for be- i ing without your paper is a great m- j i convenience, for I can obtain news ; ! through your paper that I could not J possibly get otherwise. All new? from the old home town which is -njteresting, you bet! Renew the subj scription for six months and send the | bill to Geo. S. Dickert, 806 Glenn St., | dewberry, S. C. 'We are now stationed *n east cen! tral France, not very far from Cha I i tillion. Have been here since Dec 8. Will be here for a good while yet, j unless we take a trip over in Gerjmany, for I noticed an official statej ment today, stating that no regular [army divisions will leave for U. S A. before July. You know we are j all very anxious to get back home, but taking everything into consideration we are having a nice time, for we have all kinds of amusements, such as foot ball, base ball, basket hall hnxinsr. wrestling, and shows. We also have a K of C with our company. An Organization which is doing a most noble work for the welfare and comfort of we fellows. They are erecting a large building in our town now, for the purpose of entertainment. Also the A. E. F. is now devoting a great deal of time to education. In every company a school has been j organized for those who can not read j or write English, and any others who desire to go. I have the honor of j being an instructor in our company, j We have about 50 and they are all i very enthusiastic over the work. | Yours sincerely, v Wyche Dicker!. ! j Letter from Carey S. Dominick , Fraance, Jan. 25, 1919. i To The Herald and News: j I liave been thinking of writing a ! few lines for some time but have been ( real busy and when I had time to : . r woifa hnnio nr A SOTIlft | wriitj i wuuiu niRt "uiiiv- v,. w I of niv oirl friends for I think a lot of the good old South Carolina girls I haven't seen any over here that can take the place of the girls that ; I left over there. Well, I am not writing what T want to write about although the American girl is a im'ghy good subject, for they are the dearest girls in the world. ! I am still in France and it seems i i that we are going to make our home I over here for I don't see anything ! that looks like st start for home. I i j am real anxious to get home in timo j to start a farm. That's what you have [been writing about in your paper, for jthe farmers to cultivate all of the .land and grow food stuff. Now, if I don't get home by the first or J5lh ? oi March I can't start a farm, so you see if I don't soon get home I will lose a whole year's work on the farm. Not only me but thousands of other farmer boys. So I think J'ncle Sam oujrht to get the farmer boys back T* cooin tn IT P l'l% m awav. i l uutcn c uwi>i that they are taking any of them home very fast, although it is not many papers that 1 get to see, for I am way out in the country and can't get a paper. I subscribed for The Herald and News back in the faty I get about two copies a month. I kno;.v you send it to me every time but some of our mail men just throw it aside and don't pay any attention to it. I wish 1 could get even- copy of it for I enjoy reading it. Well, we haven't had much cold weather over here; yesterday and today are coldest days we have had and the ground is not frozen very much, but it is cold enough to make me think of the good old log fires at home, 'for it is very little fire we have over here, and what we do have there are so many boys to stand around it. Well. I am still looking forward for the day to start home for I don'l like army life very much, ijiot in' France any way, for we can't get anything to eat, only what tney give us and I get very tired of it someLimes for ft is about the same thin? bvery time. Mr. Aull, I wish* you would write some -in your paper about getting the farmer boys back in time to start & arm. I could write lots of things about 'he army and France but it would take much time, so I will close here rioninsr to be home soon. Yours truly, C&rey S. Dominick, Co B 3rd Anti Aircraft M G Bn & * ?HAVE SIGNED THE PLEDGE * ? TO REDUCE ACREAGE ? B irMataftAjhAinAMAasaitA'ni UWVWVWWHCfWTOVOWVW School District No..57. 1918 1919 R. M. Werts 500 350 Summer Bros. Co. ..325 230 Summer Bros. Co. . .145 95 Summer Bros. Co. ..210 167 Totals 1,180 842 School District No. 48?E. B. Feagle, | Chairman. 1918 1919 | Frank Davis 110 72 Jim Hunter 35 24 W. E. Elmore 35 25 A. M. -Miller 48 40 Totals 228 161 ! School District No. 40?J. W. Sanders, Chairman. iyis iyi? ! Z. 0. Whittle.. .. ..220 216 School District >o. 24?J. L. Crooks, Chairman. 1918 1919 | Lewis Crooks 12 7 Levds Hentz.. .... 18 14 ! Totals 30 21 j School District No. 23?H. 31. Wicker, J . Chairman. ] 1918 1919 j*. J. W. Cromer .... 22 . 18 ! J. A. Fclker 30 24 i i w Totals .... 52 42 ;E ' i W School District Xo. 19?J. Vf. Long:, ^ Chairman. | 1918 1919 jJJob Wicker 18 13 ; J. B. Kempson .... 6 : JTrnoct Tnlpn 8 ! James Derrick .... 15 10 j J. L. P. Brcm;;r .. 35 24 jB Q. C. Hipp 20 16 [? Ben Wheeler 7 6 |F G. \j. Sh-:aiy 20 19 j J* P. D. Mctze '..18 14 |H J. A. Shealy 16 14 ? ?. j.' To:als 149 130 jJ|ci School District \o. 15?J. S. Pugli, ^ Chairman. s 1918 1919 ^ R. C. nnd A. C. Hunter 5 5 J. E. Werts 6 6 W J. \j. Mayes 7 7 G J. S. Pugh 7 6 A J. S. Miller 12 10 C. B. and IJ. L. Bedenbaugh 11 10 j J. C. SUealy 12 JO j A. F. Pugh.: .... 7 6 T. T. Pugh 5 5 ! B. E. Hawkins 10 10 j ^ r~ i' . . H. E. Miller 10 9 J 11 \V. E. Nichols 10 10 Augustus J. T. Jack- ; son . 10 10 Sim Oxner 10 7 ? j Wiley Shealv 10 10 James Wise 7 7 Emanuel Cook .... 10 10 !.T. IV TJaflflnh-mo'Ii S "J (') | .T. A. Bowers 10 10 j -Ji Joe B. Connelly .... 10 10 i W V-. VC. Brc'onbaugh .. S 10 |S. Chester Bcdenbaugh .10 8 1(?< M. V. Bedenbaugh ..12 11 . jS fI. !>. Bowers 12 10 jG SUInev Hayes 10 9 j J. J. W. Bedenbaugh ..10 S ! C! T. B. Bedenbaugh ..9 9 1W II. W. Wise IS 12 j Li ?F. Totals 274 - 252 i J? . ? i0( School District >o. 13?Geo. F. Hunt-- J. or, Chairman. M 1918 1019 .T. F. G. Hawkins .. ..18 2p 17 I'. Geo. F. Hunter .. .. 65 5p 50 Ji Julian A. Price .. .. 12 lp 16 2p L J. R. Berlenbaugh .. 22 2p 22 AV C. C. Boozer 16 lp 18 2p |M P. L. Nichols 39 3p 30 0 i Specials Dollar New Sh Goodi $2.00 best gra< most ail colors; sp $2.25 Georgetl 36-inch T. P. I 36-inch Victoi Apron and Drc 2,000 yards Er 7.000 yards 35 ' mr Ladies' S-ipper; Children's Slip] New shipment. Ladies' Waists Children's Hos< Ladies' Hose, i IT III IT I DAV 11 will rni Globe r. C. Anderson ... 30 3p 18 . B. Merchant .... 20 2p 18 r. S. Boozer 4 ip ^72 , C. Minick.. .... 10 lp 5 . L. Morris 20 2p 18 0.' Morris 18 2p 16 eo. A. Minick .... 16 2p 12 eo. Stribble 8 lp 8 . B. Hunter 14 2p 12 arle Boozer 8 lp 6 . W. Boozer...... 8 lp 6 S. Morris 4 lp 4 ope Morris 7 lp 6 . Mayes Prysock .. 8 8 2p . K. Bedenbaugh .. 3 lp 2 1. T. Hunter 10 2p 8 . D. Moore 13 lp 8 Y. Davis.. .. .. 18 2p 12 harlie Bedenbaugh . 9 lp 8 . W. Paulin 6 lp 6 . E. Morris 16 2p 16 -r-r . O *1 -TV liDur i-iawKins .... 0x4/ . W. Hawkins .... 24 2p 16 r. F. Lester .... 21 2p 14 2p eorge Vaughn .. ..28 2p 15 2p rthur Long 50 4p 3(f 4p _*? ?.?. Totals ..564 453 "hool District >o. !f?\. r. neris, | Chairman. 1918 3919 . E. Abrams 92 60 est Samuel.. .... IS 12 enry Roberson .. .. 55 3p 3G ?>p _ * Totals ..165 10S rhool District >o. 2?Dr. W. C. Brown, Chairman. 1918 1919 . A. Shealv.. .. ..177 115 . J. D. Price .. .. 42 4p 30 m Todcl 17% 10 . P. Lominick .... 76 60 \\T P.rnivn IS 12 eo. S. Ruff 90 62 . J. Cromer.. .. .. 30 20 . \j. Brooks 16 12 A. and W. T. Brown 176 100 [iris S. Ruff 20 20 C. Brown, Jr., .. 67 35 iK-ille Smith .. .. IS 2p 15 red C. Gilbert .. .. 37 2~> is. I\r. Sanders .... 38 2, so. A. Cromer .. .. 30 20 E. Sease.. .. .. 75 40 . T. Oxner 30 IS G. Sease 24 , B. Leitzsey 50 G6 >0. T. Oxner 38 25 . T. Feagle SO 30 r. H. Sligh...... 45 30 at Lyles 18 12 . H. Lane 75 50 l i That Mai 5 UU 1 UI UJ nov ct\( im i uui tipment o, > A > ni f ci/uir ie Crepe de Chine, tecial, yard te Crepe, special, ya: V. Bleaching, best ? ry Long Cloth, sp< ;ss Ginghams, specia 1 * /Ml .1 lgush Long uotn, sp \ ?c Dress Ginghams,. 5, special pric ; aers F cnpn? t m m m m e, pair >air .> WAV* rn A VTVAVm , YUU 10 Y1M1 Dry Goc Newberry, S. C. Report of County Supervisor on 1918 < ruary, 1919. 944.?David Henderson, ferry . . .. 945.?Frank P. DeV.>ie, county nome '946.?A. D. Johnson, R. & B.... 947?J. A. Nichols, R. & B 948.?Summer Bros Co., R. & B. ... 949.?Summer Bros. Co., public buildii 950?Otis Ruff, public buildings. ... 951.?W. S. Mann, chaingang (mis. cc ?Summer Bros. Co.. conntv home 953.?Gilder & Weeks, mis cont 954.?J. W. McKittrick, R. & B.,. ... H. C. HOLLOWAY, Clerk, etc. Statement showing exact financial coi 1?18 as it appeared at the end of i Tfpms. I 1. Salaries county officers 2. County home, pensioners, paupei 3. Roads, bridges, lorries 4. Chaingang.. .. 5. Repairs public buildings, etc. ... 6. Books, stationery, printing, etc.,. | 7. Miscellaneous contingent S. Board of assessors, etc 9.?County board of education 10. Court expenses 11. Sheriff?dieting and other incidc tals 12 Poft mortems and lunatics ... 13. Interest on loan;i 14. Salaries rural police 15. Deficiency, etc., 16. Special road 17. Commutation tax H. C. HOLLO WAY Cleric, etc. Approved: J. B. HALF AC: tE, County Auditor T. "VV. Folk..'. 130 80 A. G. Leitzsey .... 65 40 W. W. Caldwell .... 40 30 i tt' n 70 ?0 i-'i". >V . \_/ . Uiunu .. I./ WJ Willie Suber 12 10 Willim Sondley 75 50 O. L. Davenport.. ..14 10 Will Suber 40 30 C. H. Alewine 20 12 W. D. Brown 21 20 Willie Ruff 40 30 ie Y our ter At r upi if eg Daily ??? I 42 inches wide, - - $1.50 rd - $1.50 jrade, yard 15c ecial, yard 15c 11 1 1 /? ii9 jraivt - x iw tecial, yard 15c special, yard 24c $2,50 to $7.00 '98c to $2.50 I $1 50 $14.00 45c to $8.50 t 10c to 35c 15c to $2.50 2 \ OUR STORE )ds Co. ; s ' < / claims ?aid during the month of Feb $ 15.00 (mis. cont.) .. 5.15 17.00 .. .... ..." 19.68 * .... 29.18 lgs 376.92 4.00 >nt.) 2.20 (mis. cont.) 16.50 44.35 25.00 J. C. SAMPLE, County Supervisor. idition of appropriations for the year the month of February, 1919. Appropriated Paid Balance ..$12,725.00 $11,975.67 $ 749.33 rs. 3,000.00 3.011.00 .. 9,850.00 8,115.78 1,734.22 .. 9,350.00 9,416.82 3.200.00 2 759.80 440.20 900.00 947.91 .. 3.915.00 3,373.55 541.45 S50.00 343.90 506.20 fin a. nn . . UV.VV 7U.VV A.vvr .. 2,650.00 323.52 2,326.48 >n.. 1,800.00 1,929.04 600.00 140.00 460.00 ... 2,000.00 1,994.96 5.04 .. 2,160.00 . 2,160.00 omfisr, G.S00.00 . .. 4,464.00 2.602.6S 1,861.32 J. C. SAMPLE, County Supervisor. J J. J,. C. Davenport . 10 10 i Haskel Crumpton ... 12 12 I "'-J- in 27 | \\ due \\ |Jno. H. Ruff 18 12 A. Fulmer 35 15 W. R. Brooks 16 8 J. W. Ringer 35 20 j Geo. M. Suber 60 4p 80 6p ! Wallace Jones .... 20 13 1-3 Totals 2,042 1,2871-3