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$ 1 ?? gf jViR. JOHN W2CKLR AND PARTY c / RETURN FROM FLORIDA TRIP : y- Describes the Country a::d Tells of <.i the F* ine Ror.cls out Alter All iiiere i Xt v t > ? T 7 is i\o ir Jace LiSe ri^me. i Editor The Ilerald and Xews: i In my last Ic-tler to you I had just g arrived in Montezuma. Here we o spent three days with our kin, who i: were glad to see us and did every- li i thing to make us enjoy ourselves, and I assure you we did to our heart's content. * Wednesday morning we hooked up ? No. 78044, passed through the fcl-' lowing cities: Valdosta, Lake City, Gainesville, and landed at Ocala. t " ' * :i~ r Here we louna one litmus ui xkin. >Ve spent one day and right c with them. From this place we went * out to see Silver Lake. This is the c most wonderful lake in the world, f , It bursts out of the earth about 40 1 feet from the top of the land in a 1 stream of water that carries vessels t that can carry 500 bales of cotton, or more than a thousand persons, c Where it issues from the ground is r from a fissure, 65 feet by 12 feet. \ The water of this lake is as clear as a * ?wctal vnu ran see a Din lviner on the bottom; you can see the fishes e swimming at the bottom as plain as c if there was ho water between you t and the fish. Some of these fish will c weigh as much as ten pounds. The \ black fish or bass, as they are called, r will come to the top and eat out of f your hand, hundreds of them at a j time. The manager sends a pilot with you to show you the beauties of this lake. He will' show you' the s bridal chamber, the devil's kitchen, the parlor of a thousand geysers and *] - many more places beautiful, wonder-, ful. The bottom <of this lake is cov-i ered with the most beautiful grass, j ferns of every kind, water lilies all ^ in bloom, under the water, maiden < hair ferns, and a very finejjrass call- { ed bridal veil. No one can describe T this place, you must see it to en- ( joy it. ij From Ocala we drove to Coiemans,' j 180 miles. Here we found a nest t full of our Wicker kin, too numer- ] ous to mention. We spent Saturday j ' evening, Sunday and Monday. We j went to Sunday school and preaching } morning and night. Monday these ] good people gave us a fish fry. You \ micrV.t tn havp seen us eat fish. Four ( ' men left early Monday morning, say \ 6 o'clock, two to row the boat and ] t two to fish. By 10 o'clock they met -j us who had gone around the lake j with 72 pounds of fish, the finest ^ you ever saw, all trout, weighing T from one pound to eight pounds, and . ;ihese people know how to fry fish. } My wife ate so much fish till that j night when I went to bed her feet ( were flapping like a fish, and fish ] was not all we had. I need not tell j you, these people will do anything to j give you a good time. j From Colemans we began to think t of home. We spent some time in > Orlando. This is one of the prettiest j 1 tt>t?:j- uoe. 17 places m riunua. mis cnj nao a.? ^ lakes in its boundaries, and the finest * homes built around them, making ; them-have a beach view. From hefe ^ we went' to Winter Park, then to ] Sanford. Here we met some ac- j :quaintances. The Chappells from ] i Fairfield, and Forrest Lake, one of ( the big men of Florida, originally: \ . 'from this place. We spent a night < and part of a day here. From here < we went to Datona, then St. Augus-'V ',tine to Jacksonville. !< f Up to this point we had delightful 1 roads, most of the time you have 1 ^Vw?i.-kl- pIiqII t*ao Ac VAll Q UI1CA, IX KUl S1UU i vciiiu. A VI* ? 'can drive 30 or 40 miles, or as fast < as you want to go. i The cities of Florida are beautiful 1 beyond description, but the most of the country is the most God forsak- { en land I ever saw. For 200 miles we traveled from Orlando to Jacs- < sonville. There was not cotton 1 enough to make an apron for a roos-. ^ ter, nor corn enough to feed a chick- < en; can't imagine what the Lord < made this place for, yet they have 1 the finest roads of any state that I ' know. How they built thf-m or paid ' for them I can. not imagine. ~ ] Our next stop was at Ferdenia. ' Our guide book told us to go this < way, but when we reached here we ' foiind that the bridge was washed ' away, and we had to go 96 miles : out of our way to cross this river j /(Atamana). This part of the roadi was something fierce. After crossing, this river we came to Waynesboro,'. then to Augusta?home. A large : fine trip, glad to get home and love j ' my town and the people more and ! know that we have the best place on . earth. 78044 carried us there and back, more than 1,200 miles, without a ptfncture till we reached Johnston, j T^ere we had a puncture. This ma- ; v ^^.when on good roads and run nin^ ^ or 4U mnes nums iiKe iviiss Mazie playing: cji the organ at the ; i Methodist church, 'The End of a Per- J feet Day/' come and hear her play, i Before closing I want to say some thing about the crops. The corn and peanuts are fine all through Georgia and Florida, but none can beat the I crops from here W Augusta; through' Leesville, Batesburg, Johnston, fine | as you ever saw. Below Augusta the ' cotton looks like it will make a bale! or more to the acre, but here tney( have the boll weevil in full force. ' We spent -one night with a farmer; j ' arrived at his house about 6. I went; out to look at his field and saw him! . hauling: the boll weevil (you see I do j not spell him with a capital, I don't! think that much of him), like we do our cotton in the fall of the year, with wagons every evening. There they make fires of cord wood and | empty the sacks of shapes with the j weevil in them on these fires and try! i to burn him, and he is hard to burn. I This man told me two year? ago he j made 20 bales of cotton to the mule,1 last year he made ten, this year he ! did not think he would make five. \ The farmers are very pessimistic over: this situation. The season has b^en j in favor of the weevil* they h^d aj very late spring, had to DJant ovor, j makin? the cotton la- 3 and they spray . at nieht and the next dav a rain' t ernes and washes the poison off, then :.vV have 10 go over the same procSo agaiVi and they say that it you >o not get grown bohs by August hat the weevil will get the ies.. ?>o : you will g\> out into your fields .mi see how litrio co:.Lun you would nake, if only you would get the jowiiy bells you / i have some idea f what he is. lie is something alarmng when you know him. Sony to lave taken up so much space. J. HT^Wicker. JUILD1NG OF TWO BRIDGES AUTHORIZED BY LEGISLATURE The act of the legislature relative o the bridge over Broad river also irnvides the wav to build a bridge >ver Saluda river. That \p all ight. We should make it just as onvenient for our neighbors to ome to see us and trade with us as t is possible and being almost surounded by rivers the only way is to uild bridges. Our friends who have be3n riisussing the Broad river proposition nay now itead the conditions on vhich the bridge is authorized by ict of the legislature^. The bonds may be issued by . an tlection of the people of the county. >r on petition to the board of coun y commissioners. One-fourth .tne :ost of the Broad river bridge i? to >e paid by the county and the :re-j nainder by Fairfield county and the 'ederal government but the location s to be left with the state^ highway mgineer, which means with the. fed?ral authorities. Read the act and ;ee for yourself the conditions. AN ACT r*o Authorize the County New-J berry to Issue Bonds, for.Bridge ; Building. Section 1. ' Be it enacted by 1 nf tVlo of Hi UiJ* vx wiiv w?w>w ? ? South Carolina, That the county )oard of commissioners of Newber y tounty are hereby authorized and iirected to issue coupon bonds for' lot more than $35,000- payable 20, fears after (fate or serially within j ;hat time as the said county board j nay prescribe and bearinsr a rate of j nterest not to exceed 5 per cent.; Der annum.f The proceeds of said j 5onds, which shall not be sold for j tv,on r?s?Y* sViflll hp expended fori COO tlXUli . he purpose of paying not more than, >ne-fourth of the cost of building a j bridge over Broad river, connecting Fairfield and Newberry counties at a j joint on said river to be selected by; ;he state highway commission: Pro- j rided, however. That said bonds shall; lot be issued if within 30 days after; ?. -"^tice of the action of the r+r'n | lighway commission has been pub- j ished by the^said county board of . ommissioners in one or more of the i newspapers of Newberry county, a petition signed by at least 100 quali ied electors of Newberry county ^raying for an election on the ques;ion of issuing said bonds is nled vith the said county board of comnissioners. Xhe said county board >i ?cmmissioners, upon receiving ,?he | ;aid petition, shall thereupon order) m election on the said question on ! it least three weeks' notice J pub-! ished in one or more of the news-1 japers published in the county of I dewberry, which electrffn shall foe | onducted as now provided by law | :or general elections for state and! :ounty officers. The commissioners! )f elections of Newberry county fori state and county officers shall in adlition to the duties devolving upon j ;hem certify the result of saifl elec;ion to the county board of commis;iviers of Newberry county. The lounty board shall furnish a suficient number of ballots for the eli\;T:ion in printed form, as follows: 'For issue of not exceeding $35,300 Broad river bridge bonds?Yes ?No." The electors voting in favor :f such issue shall deposit a ballot ?:j.i. <<\T f\yt orncprl Pttd iVIliX LUC ? VUi those opposed, with the word "Yes" erased. If a majority pf the ballots :-ast at such election shall be in favor 3f such issue of bonds the county Dcard cf commissioners shall then issue and sell said bonds for the $>uraforesaid only. The said bonds shall be signed by the chairman and :lerk of the board of county commissioners of Newberry: Provided, rhat their signatures on the coupons may be lithographed thereon. Sec. 2. That the county auditor Df Newberry county, if saiu bonds are issued either witn or wixnout an election, shall annually levy a sufficient tax to be collected as other taxes, on all the taxable property in Newberry county to pay the interest on said bonds and to provide funds to retire the same at maturity. Sec. 3. That said county board of commissioners are hereby further authorized and directed to issue coupon bonds for not more than $16,700,\payable 20 years after date, or serially, within that time as the said county board may prescribe, and bearing a rate not to exceed 5 per cent, per annum. The proceeds of said bond3, which shall not.be sold for less than par, "Shall be expended for the purpose of paying not more than' one-third of the cost of f a bridge over Saluda river, connecting Newberry and Saluda counties at a point on said river to be selected by the state highway commission: Provided, however, That said bonds shall not be issued if within_30 days after o ^A+iAfi a/ fVio oofifin tvf fViA stfltp Cfc ilVi/?W V4. Mvwtvit . yA VMV w? w highway commission fras been published by the said county board of commissioners in one or more of the newspapers of Newbery county, a petition signed by at least 100 qualified electors of Newberry county, praying for an election on the ques? tion of issuing said bonds is filed with said county board of commis-rinnpi-c TVip snid rrrantv hoard O^ commissioners, upon receiving the said petition, shall thereupon order an election upon said question on at least three weeks notice published in opp or more of the newspapers published in the county of Newberry, which election shall be conducted as now provided by law for state and coun'-y officer.-. The commissioners cf elections of Newberry county for state and county officers shall in ud-: dition to the duties devolving upon , them, certify ir.j result of such elec- j lion to county board of commission-' ers of Newberry county. The coun-j ty beard shall furnish a sufficient j number of ballots for the cle;-iicr. i printed form, as foilows: "For i.-suc ! cf net exceeding $1^.700 Saluda! river bridge bonds?Yes?No." The j electors voting in favor of such issue j shall deposit ii ballot with the word j "No" erased, and those opposed a i ballot with the word "Yes" erased, j If a majority of the ballots cast af i ciu'li election shall be in favor of such issue of bonds, the county board j of commissioners shall then issue saidj bonds for the purpose aforesaid only, j The said bonds shall be signed by the j chairman and clerk of said county! board: Provided, That their signatures on the coupons may be lithographed. Sec. 4. That the county auditor of Newberry county, if said bonds ovo iccnpd with or without an elec-1 tion, shall annually levy a sufficient tax to be collected as othef'taxes, on | all the taxable property in Newberry j f-ounty to oay tho interest on said , bonds Pnd to t)rovide funds to retire i them at maturity. , Sec. 5. That paid bonds of both ; issues, when issued, shall be exempt from all state, county and municipal taxes. Sec. 6. That nore of the^ bonds! Virgin nrnvided shall be issued -or sold unless the said county board of commissioners shall have satisfactory assurance that the remaining- funds j ne^essa^v for building the bridge fori whiVh +he boVds are authorized will be forthcoming. Sec. 7. That this act shall go into on its approval by the- governor. RECORD ATTENDANCE AT TRACTOR DEMONSTRATION The tractor and farm machinery demonstration Wednesday broke all state records for attendance, accordI ing to the statement of J. N. Lay of | Greenville, 'blockman for the Inter-1 national Harvester company. It is j estimated that 1,000 people, largely j i farmers, were present. Automobiles ; were parked in solid rows on both i ;sides of ihe road for at least one-! quarter of a mile, giving the grounds 1 i verv much the appearance of a coun-j ty fair. . i Tractors were exhibited as fol-1 lows: Samson, Fordson, John Deere,; Moline, Case, International, Twin; City, Wallace, Cle-Trac, Hart-Parr and* Mid West Utilitor. i Each of the ten large tractors pulled a disc or gang plow. Farm-! I ers passed from one lot to another ; to see the various types of work, j | Furrows were being made at varying ! depths from five to 14 inches, and it: kept a man almost as busy to see; ! them all as it keeps a boy to watch 'a three ring circus. After being ' ' "" - ---? i ! plowed, ine ground was icveieu wiuk,j j disc harrows and most of it packed ' with multi packer. Farmers of this county, certainly had an opportunity to see for them- . selves what^in be done with a tracI cor, and to compare the various types. LIEUTENANT LONGSHORE BURIED AT ARLINGTON i -Abbeville Perss and Banner, 28th. Mr. E. H. Longshore received a message from the quartermaster general this morning stating that the funeral of his soh, Lieut. Furman B. Longshore, late of Company G, ijiiiev; ixuiiuicu uiA^-uiiivu || fantry would take place at Arlington, 11 jVa., National cemetery, at 2:30 j 'o'clock Friday afternoon. Col. Long- ! !shore left this afternoon to attend 1 j the'funeral of his only son who died' ! I at Brest 18 months ago from pneu- ! j monia. , ] TT ? TO UNVEIL MONUMENT TO MR. BEN M. SETZLER , The -W. O. W. camp of Pomaria will unveil a. monument to the memory of Mr. Ben M. Setzler in the cemetery- at Bethlehem church near Pomaria on Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock. An address will bexdeliv ered by the Rev. Edward Fulenwider. SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT AND PICNIC AT ST. PHILLIPS There will be a school entertainment and picnic at St. Phillips school next Monday afternoon from 4 to 10 o'clock. There will be a picnic dinner ajrd every one is invited to come and bring well filled baskets and enjoy the afternoon together. Refreshments will be sold during the after noon by the Improvement society 01 the school for the benefit of the school, but no charge made for dinner. . There will also be an old time cake walk. Tribute of .Respect. . Whereas, it has pleased! our Heavenly Father to call to her heavenly home Mrs. Carrie Lane, . a beloved member of Bethlehem Woman's Missionary society, therefore!, be it re solved, 1. That we bow in humble submission to Him who doeth all things well. \ m j 2. That we sadly miss our friend and coworker, and her death has j brought grief to her many friends | and her memory will ever be cherishj ed with the deepest love and rej spect. 3. That our sincere sympathy ! goes out to the bereaved family. 4. That a page in our minute book be dedicated to her memory, and a | copy be sent to the bereaved family, and published in our county papers. ATrs C, W* "Rinfrer. Mrs. G. S. I onjr, Mrs. G. D. Young, CommifEee. I Subscribe to The Ilerald and News, | $2.00 a year. ] m i , w% 6 I i #1 I I i 41 I! II M, JL3I&A& iiQ ?S3 A A "BP* Formerly R. H _ _ ^ Now is your time to buy shoes an price. The sale is put on because the lint present stock must make room for Other lines will also be changed , the shelves. This is the new alphabet in the 1 easy to learn if you have regard come before school is out. | . Staple goods in all lines at real b ? price, come and convince yourself tide and the goods also. Opportunity is now knocking at y come to this store while this bargaii lost money by staying away. Mon must have room for the new lines 1 the on'y reason for offering you the madfe. \ 1112 Main Street * i . Ik Herald f \y < . ' r : Circulatk |j And Growing Ik Store Of : JL : Anderson's d oxfords at almost your own ! ./ ; is to be changed. And the the new line. - - ,' and the goods must move oft : * j | anguage of low prices and it is for your pocket book. Better' iargain prices. No use to quote that what we say is the real ar- ; / . . ... ! .. ... ?' : ' ! ' , rour door. He who hesitates to n sale is on is lost, that is has \ ley saved is money made. We that we are going to handle, is sacrifice prices that we have .i ' v i. T _ J /anvil Newberry, S. C. | , ii i ' . * -j ( ^ . :..iA \ : ' ' ' ! V * I tise In ; ^ 4 and News If MKAM A IV vi V 1 I ' ; ' ' r . * ' ? 1 - A ' ; r . I ; . " * sm* mrt mv* r >n zo/o lit y1 Each Issue I ? *> y