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COUNTY CAMPAIGNERS HAVE MEETING AT WHITMIRE "As a rule, Man's a fool." Or words to that effect was written by or said by some one, and yet j sometimes when we feel for the mo- j ment we are doing" things that are foolish they are really moments of great benefit and profit, and then you know it takes a little foolishness now * * n I and then to make real and 2:00a ioik of us, and for us to appreciate the really serious things of life. Now I do not mean to say or to be understood as saying that there was any foolishness in the county campaign meeting at Whitmire, but the foolishness of it all was not in spending the night in this good town, instead of trying to tackle those horrible roads between Newberry and Whitmire on a night such as was Tues day, when the rains had come and the clouds were lowering and the thunder was roaring and the lightning flashing and the roads were regular creeks and the streams of course were swollen beyond their banks, and yet we did and we reached home in safety and without mishap of any kind. I Somehow it seems that for several years whenever there is a county campaign meeting at Whitmire it means that , there -is to be a down pour of raiifc It Iftay be that it is to impress upon the members of the legislature and the prospective members as well as the citizens generally who may be; th?re the* very vital importance of providing some means of VmilHintr a road between the towns, and to shew by practical demon- J stration the mature of the roads between the ttvo towns. I remember "* V-w*. ? 4?V i\;. . . , four years ago, T think it was, at any rate at one of the county campaign meetings, the rains came in torrents and a large party of the candidates were held ud at Indian creek and through the kindness of Mr. John M. Suber and Mr;. Will Suber they were taken care of during the night and transported to Whitmire the next morning in a wagon, and it Sunday morning, and had to come home via Clinton. The meeting this year was on Tuesday evening and the rains that have been falling during the past several - 1 3 days had put the roaas m very oau condition and during the night there * was almost a flood along the way between the two towns. I had gone up I 1. Nine-room resid Street. 2. Eight-room resi( street. - 5. 780 acres land, li ards, plenty of w 6. 100 acres land ir ing, barn with fc I running water, p 7. 141 acres land good grade of h 9. 218 acres land, 1 ; \ three tenant houi l\ 10. Nine-room reside Pope Street. 111. Three-room hous street. j; 3 2. 233 acres land, I Kinards, one thi I 160 acres in timt 1 18. 143 acres land, k | about four miles residence and pl< 19. Half acre of lar Street. 20. 118 acres of 1 | | River church. ?5 / I Telephones 57 ai with Mr. Pierce Banks in his Essex, and along with him was Mr. J. D. Wheeler. On the return trip we j brought Mr. Sam Mills and Mr. Waltor Bodie, who had been playing ball i ? .1 x t i j at Whitmire witn me team num | I Chapin. We left Whitmire with ^ome J misgiving as to how we would find j the roads, but with the chains and a j good car we felt we could make the j trip if the creeks had not swollen be- j yond the depth to which a car could made. The roads were muddy and I the hills heavy, but we came along I all right until we reached the home i of Mr. Charles S. Suber at JVing s 1 creek. As we drove up toward the j creek we saw Claude Schumpert and [Tom Teague ahead signing us down. Claude Schumpert was half undressed evidencing that he had been wading aground in the creek as if he had been seining for fish. We were informed that we could not cross the creek, and that there were atj the time tnree cars in ine six-earn ucm^u th two bridges at this place unable to move, as the water had stilled the engines. Trailing us there were two cars, Mr. Geddes Coats and Mr. Neal W. Workman and the other car from Little Mountain with J. B. Derrick, W. A. Counts, J. H. Wise and W. B. Shealy. We turned around and came the road via Beth Eden. I 1 -0- J r As best I could learn the three cars in the middle of the stream were Tom Teague, Mr. John Henry Chappell, Tom Teague, Jr., Coroner F. M. Lindsey and Hon Hub H. Evans, in one; Hon. George Si. Mower, Hon. J. William Folk, Treasurer Claude C. Schumpert, T ?r\/l T Qvnin o War jsmcs aim uvivntb *?? -non in one; in the other was Sheriff Blease with Mayor E. S. Blease and Mr. B. B. Leitzsey. Just imagine if you can Hon. Hub Evans .sitting in a car with his immaculate white pantaloons, and the Hon. George S. Mower with a stainless >uit of palm beach, and the Hon. J. William Folk all sitting in cars in ";he middle of a stream with the water. running along the running board and the stream rising and it i o of m'orVif nnfl the cars as 1^1 \J VIVViX UW - dead as Hector. Now if ttiey had just had the senator in another car in the middle of the stream and all of them had been given a good ducking they, might'have been impressed with the need of a good road between these two towns, and would have been in a mood that would have persuaded them % do something to re-1 lieve the situation, that is if there is W^WT.U...? II III., tgbdfekfS?E??fiflHB[fl mmmmmmmmmmrnmammmmumamtmaamBmmmmmmmammmmottmmmaBt ence with all conveniences or lence with all conveniences o I miles from Newberry, 2 miles fx 'ood and saw timber on this p.la< i No. 6 To.vnship, one three-roor >ur stables and shed, small pasti lenty of timber. on the Piedmont Highway, ind. :hree miles from city, five-room ses, running water and well. mce with about three &cres of e with 3-4 acre of land, near Jc 13 miles from Newberry, 4 mil I n a _ ee-room dwelling, au acres 111 >er. nown as the W. H. Shannon Gar west of Kinards on public road, i snty of out buildings. id with four-room house on and in Township No. 6, nes id 18 anything they could do. And then there was the mayor of Newberry and the sheriff and the secretary of the executive committee all sitting, not standing on the bridge at midnignt, but sitting out in the middle of the stream and not one able to swin. It might have been a terrible thing if all of them had been washed down the creek and had landed into the muddy waters of the Broad. JUUt X UIIUC1AU111U Lil?. I Willi lliv. c*o sistance of Mr. C. S. Suber and some negroes and a few mules the cars were hauled out of the stream before the waters had risen to the point where it was possible to wash them on down stream. And I doubt if a one in the party could swim. I understand that all of them reached home in the wee small hours of the morning' around three o'clock, and I hope all safe and sound, though at this writing I have not seen any of tVipm. Yet T am satisfied that all of them enjoyed the trip and are glad of the experience. They ar^- probably like some of the soldirs who went overseas, wouldn't take a million dollars for the experience but wouldn't care to undertake it again for two million dollars. It makes an epoch in their lives as candidates for office and an event to which to refer in the days to come and to recount with pleasure to the children and the grandchildren as the shades of evening gather around them. The road around by Beth Eclen was not altogether a path of pleasantness and peace, for the rains had been particularly heavy around this way, and the road bed is narrow and the water had made a regular branch of it all the way along, and in many places big ditches had been washed out and the streams were still flowing through the road as we traveled. In fact we caught the only rain we had to fall on us along this way, and it was around 12 o'clock midnights The rains fell very heavy as we came along by Mr. Felker's and the Sligh place and Mr. Chandler's and the road was a running creek. The hill near Mr. Ben Caldwell's was one deep or two deep ditches, and may be more than two. Along here we ran afoul of Mr. 0. W. Bundrick and Mr. John Buzhardt stuck hard and Tast in one of these ditches, and they were ready to abandon the car and rest for the night. But we could not get by, and besides we are always ready and willing to help a brother imWIIIMIWIIllMHIlHill III11 IIIIIIIHI I?HI! .1 I i Glenn 21. 97 acres miles fror n Main 22. 103 acres 20 acres i om Kin- 25- Four-roor ,e lights anc n dwell- 34- 413 acres are with bfarn wlt} streams. miles froi Extra 35. 86 acres : River roa cottage, with stab] n r> <30. ruui-iuuij land ?n 37. 141 acre: miles fror )hnstone 38. Five-roorr [es from ^9. '6 acres 1 pasture, 40. 252 acres Kinards, ( y Place, 4^ 101 acres splendid Kinards, ( Dravton 42. 300 acres Well timl ir Bush 43.* 76 acres 1 outbuildir k wr m f Friday, j :ll mack : Whirlwind I 1 m I Five Rollicking R< nrwr | i/vn m. in distress, so the occupants of our three cars just got out and lifted the car out of the ditch and pushed it up the hill. And the running from there ?*??? nil 4- nv?^ f Ua aIqqv nn A vvaa an n^iiu anu xvau uiiu we came along fine and reached Newberry just as the town clock sounded the hour of one. ?o? The campaign meeting at Whitmire was held in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium, and was presided over by Mr. W. R. Watson, and the speaking began at 7:30. I believe that all the candidates were there and they all j addressed the voters and told them I why they.should be elected or why ! thpv wanted the lob. Most likely all the voters had about made up their minds as to how they were going to vote, but it is great sport and a great game to talk to the people and make them promises, and then it is really wonderful how friendly some people can become wheji< they are candidates. In fact it as well for every 1 one to be a Candidate at some time I during his natural, life. He just can find more time to ?et about over the county and meet;t>he people at such time than if he were not a candidate. And it helps to educate and broaden all of us[ to mingle ih a :' y. , J \ land on the Newberry-Chap] n Newberry, adjoining lands of A land, one five-roo mdwelling, ba in pasture, living stream, spring ti cottage on Eleanor Street, lai 1 city water. This is a bargain. lorirl cdupn.mnrfl rpsiHprip.e. five ?^V ? A v ~ ~ 7 _ i stables, 25 acres pasture, fiv Convenient to churches and schc n Newberry. land in Township No. 6, on the ,d, two dwellings with four roc les, 5 or 6 acres in pasture, well z a cottage corner Calhoun and Li 3 land, nine miles west of N n Silverstreet, on public road. 1 cottage on Nance Street, conve and, 2 miles from city, on Piedn i land, 12 miles from Newberry )n the Piedmont Highway. i land. 13 miles from Newberry )n the Piedmont Highway. . land, 3 miles from Kinards, two )ered. At $10 per acre. and, near Mr. M. T. Oxner's, sixlgs. ft-* t . - ' ;\ t . <u . "< . . . . ' V . 4ugust 20 SENNETT'S reature Comedy j _ _1 r r7 3 eeis or r un aim jl i uhv miss it friendly sort of way with the people. ?o? There was a fine ball game in the I afternoon between Chapin and Glenn-Lowry and both teams played a good game. Glenn-Lowry has an excellent team, but Chapin held them a good hand and in this game the score stood 1 to 0 in favor of Chapin. It was a fast game. Luther pitched for Chapin and most of the Chapin if wo/Jq r\f Vinwa won nnH I luaiii id niau^ um v/i. itvmv luvn^ m**v* i in fact we believe that it was said that six on the team were Shealy brothers th? sons of Mr. Noah Shealy who lives on the Newberry side Just a few miles from Chapin. But both teams played fine ball. This is a fine ball ground. And the people are proud of it, and I noticed that the stores closed just at 5 o'clock in order that all hands might go to the game. ?o? The town of Whitmire is not yet fVi-TrtnorVi -with fVio instflllinP" * of t'he . water and sewage plant and as a re- j suit of this work the streets at present are in bad shape, but as soon as this work is finished I am sure that the streets will be worked and made good. That is the town of Whitmire * pells road, 10 46. 350 Ir. Foster Senn. from rn with stables, 47. Six-r and well. Very ge lot, electric ?0. Stree tenant houses, ^' ^ew e wells, three . 52. 400 ; ols, about seven mont with Newberry-Bush >ms each, barn 53. 135 i ind streams. room ndsay Streets. ' r room 1 "J OA 1 ewuerry, uuec ber. niently located. Pom< 55. 150 f lont Highway. hous< , 2 miles from 56. 60 a< on th , 2 miles from ^ a( room 58. 116 j i tenant houses. Broa tenar room dwelling, 59. One hall ; * ' A V K % . Monday, , Henry B. \ and an all st< //i n i i* i A splendid From the story by H Buried Treasure, L< Thrilling Ad and the people up that side do things. They do them and they do them right while they are at it. ?o? The attendance at the campaign meeting was very good at the beginning, but by the close a good many had left, out of no disrespect to the speakers, but these people get up early to go to their work in the mill and they retire early. But there was prood attention and the neople were interested in hearing what the candidates had to say, and -seem to be almost unanimous in favor of the success of the vote for the issue of bonds at the election next Tuesday. By invitation Mayor E. S. Blease of Newberry opened the meeting with a speech explaining and urging the peo pie to vote for the bonds and the receptio ngiven Mr. Blease was evidence that they were in favor of the bonds and would so vote at the right time. The people up this side are very much in favor of roads, and are willing to demonstrate their interest by being willing to put up the price to get the roads. That is the only wav hflvp roads, to raise <the money to pay for them and the safest and best- plan and most equitable f ; v I I 0 acres land known as the Sims Whitmire. Ify'ght price. oom dw-elling with all conveniem close in. t-room residence corner Cald\ its. brick garage on Main Street. acres land, 3 miles from town, f ; Highway, four four-room tena eAch settlement. This is a goo y a bargain. teres land, known as the Montgor t tenant house. acres land, known as the Dicke: . residence, one four-room tenan ar>rps in motivation. 50 acres in This is on the Broad River Hi| iria, 2 miles from Strothers, 16 n icres land, known as the Werts ] e and barn. zves land, known as the Lane P is olace. ires land, known as the Myra-Ea tenant house with out buildings acres land, known as the Cravei d River Highway, one four-roor it house and barn. -V four-room cottage on i\ance on and electric lights. Very convei s^s Fire and Auton . . . *>\. t' y i . - . *" " - . rL - \ \'l - . 9 TfP I I w&v IsLi i I -T"55? g ~ . I Ancr. 23 I -O- I iValthall I . > " ir cast in Hazard" arold MacGratK >ve, Ghosts and venture. * > *' ' ' plan is to issue bonds for the raising of the money. . E. H. A;. ^ RECOGNITION. ^ Vy I1BH Ulti S CaiCa anu ?vua *u? ended, All its burdens rolled away Shall I enter life eternal, See the light of endless day. . When I step into the lifeboat, ^ And the boatman takes his oar Will my loved ones bid me welcome When I reach the mystic shore. Will my parents know I'm coming * To that happy heavenly land, Will they fell my spirit's presence, Shall I see a beckoning hand? Will my children come <to meet me | WhenvI climb the golden stair. Shall I feel their arms around me, .r Will .they call me mother there? And the one who has, just left me, The child nearest to my heart, v % Will she say, "We're safe in Heaven, Now we never more shali part." : ? j. ?Anna Pearsall. $ Democracy means an unbroken solid South. / Place about-4 miles I ?es on College Street. 1 veil and Johnstone ^ ronting on the Pied- I, ' ,nt houses and barn | d grade of land and 8 nery Place, one four- ?|; rt Home Place, 14 . I t house, barn, about I pasture, plenty tim- * ? *hway, 8 miles from 0 liles from Newberry. J | Place; one four-room 5 | Plpnfv timber $ n Iftvv" > " ' rgle Place, one fouri ?. . n-Hill Place on the n and one one-room . /, r. eet with bath room, liently located. J a . icbile Insurance J HI 1-. ' . ' , ^