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VOL.1. t"o ~u EASLEY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, W\ARCLL 21, 1884. [O 4 thie julegg Jense~unger. J. R. HAGOOD, Editor and Pro'pr. Enteied (it the Postoffce at Easley S. C., as Becond Clas Matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One year, strictly in advance......$1.00 Six months t " 6.... 65 RATES OF ADVERTISING. One square (1 inch) 1 insertion......75c Eaich suibsequent insertin............40e Liberal discount on contracts or by the colm, half or quarter column. Marriage notices free and solicited. Obituaries over 12 lines charged for. Correspondents, to insure attent ionl, must give their full address. We are not responsible for the opin !on1s of onr Correspondents. All communications for the paper mutist he addressed to the Editors; buisiness letters to the Publisher of the IESSICNGE. Easley, S. (. Had I Never. Ihuh I niever, never known thee, 'h10n Imly heart 11:1(1 bei my own, And the voice that now bewails thee; Learned to breathe another tone; Like the stars that slhed their glory, O'ir a dark and trotibled sa. Or like soie log remni uibered story, (h rishI'd art th:>I still to mIe. iHid I never, never seen thel Vith the beauty o'er thy brow; With so many friends around thee, Smiling all as tholu art now; I 111 11ever known the highting, Of a mlomlit thu.k to part, Or tied from all delighting . To a lonely broken heart. 11l 1 Ie Yver, neverlov'd t hee, With a soul entrancing pow'r; 1i4l I never k nelt before thee., In that bright and glorious hour: I had nIeve' known the sorrow 'I'hat no joys can now beguile, Or felt how cohl and eheerless 'was to live Without thy snmbile. South Carolina Road Law. The following is a complete syn Opsis of the road law of this State showing the duties of' overseers of' p)ublic highways their (discretijona ry powers in repairing r'oads, and( a list of exemuptious from road du ty. Each tow niship constitutes a high way district. Thke county commissioners shall annually appoint a superintendlent of' highways for each highwv*y dis trict for which he is appointed and, liable to road duty, b)ut e xempt1 therefrom by reason of his office. lie shall have superintendence -of highways in his district, under the dhirectionu of the County Commiss 'Oiner, to whnm he alnl makre a. report once in three mnonths of the condition of the roads in his dis trict. Each Superintendent shall di vide the highway in his dietriot in. to suitable sections of not less than two, nor more than five miles and appoint over seers for each of said sections. le shall likewise divide all persons liable to road duty in his district into two companies or squads and assign a squad to each overseer, as far as practicable, as signing the road hands to the near est road, and shall require the over seer to call out the hands to work the roads, repair and build bridges of same whenever he may (leei it necessary, after twelve hours no tice and shall require each hand to bring a hoe, axe, mattock or other tool. Ile shall determine the number of dlays for each workinir and the tool to be brought, provi de(d riot more than twelve days work shall be required of any hanid in a year. For refusing or neg lectinig to carry out any work re quired by the County Commission ers, or any of them, the superi n tendent of highways. shall be (elm ed gulilty of a misdemeanor, and uo)0n conviction, before a Trial Justice shall be fined not less thar $10 nor more than $50. Overseer. for neglecting to call out hands and work roads, when required by the Superintendent, 11101 convict ion in trial justice court, shall be fined not less than $5, nor more than $20. Sul)erintendents shall jointly di vide a highway running along the line of two highway districts, and shall assigi hands from their res pective districts to work the same. Overseers shall require their hands to do such wvork on bridges, as will prieserve them and keel) them in order, when it can be conven iently done. If bridges need such repairs as should be given out un der contract, Superintendents shall report the same to the County Corn missioners without delay. When any highway shall become obstructed by storms, or otherwise, the overseer shall summon a sufli cient number of hands to open and rep~air such highway. Any over seer failing to call out hands, for the space of a day, after appli~ca tion made by any citizens, shall, unless he has sufficient excuse therefore, forfeit $15, to be collect ed in an action in the name of the County Commissioners. Any per son liable to work on highways and neglecting to turn out, on such ex traordinary occasions and assist in opening and repairing such high ways, after being summoned, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemean or and upon conviction shall be fin en $3 per day. If any person shall perform more' days labor than ii required by law, he shall be paid $[ per day for ths overplus. All able bodied male persons, be tween the ages of 16 and 50 years, are liable to road duty, except members of State County Board of of Examiners, School Trustees, mer-ibers of boards of assessors, teachers aid students at co1leges, ministers of the gospel, millers en ga'ed in grist or merchant mills, where they are kept open six days in the week, and the warner for five d:a y s. Tie overseer shall make a list for the warner, requiring him to give notice to each person of the kind of tools to be used, whi'h no tice shall be given twelve hours be fore the time fixed in the notice and also state the hour and place of working. If any personl, after receiving such notice shall neglect to appear or refuse to work accor ding to the direction of the over seer, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convict ion before a trial justice, shall be fined not less than $5, nor exceed ing more than $10, or De impris oned in the county jail for not less than five days nor not more than twenty days. Any person notified to work can pa~y the county treas ure $1 per (lay for the time he is required to work, which shall be receiv'ed in lieu thereof. Overseers shall allow 2 dayslabor for a man working one day and furnishing a horse and plow, or three (days la bor for any person working one day and furnishipg a wagon anid two horses or mules 0or oxen. Overecers have power to cut down and use timber, or use any wood, stone ~or earthl, in or near tihe highway, bridge or causeway to be repaired, necessary for that pu1rposebut the owner shall be en tilled to compensation thlerefor if demanded. But. no overseer shall ruthorize the cutting down of tim bor trees reserved by the owner, or planted for shade, or ornament, either in the fields around the ;pring, or about the dwelling-house Dr appurtenances, the cutting of rail timber when other timber can be procured, or the taking of'stone ar earth from enclosed grounds without the owner's consent. Any person prohibiting or hind ering an overseer from cutting down and using timber, or from using wood, earth, or stone, in or near roads or causeways, for the pur)ose of making or repairing such roads or caueways, or making such repairs of bridges, or shall ob struct the passage of said roads, causeways, or bridges, by gates, fences or ditches or any other ob struction, or shall hinder or threat en or forbid any traveler from trav eling any public road, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined riot less than $5, nor more than $10. Any person removing from one L1ounty to another, who has prior to snch removal, performed road duty shall upon the production of the certificate, or receipt of the o verseer of the district where he last resided, showing the labor perform ad, be entitled to a complete dis eliarge for the amount therein spe Aifled. Persons over whose lands any road, other than a public highway, shall pass, may erect gatesl there n but shall be liable to be indict ad for a nuisance, should he fail to keep them in good repair. Superintendents of highways shall cause roads t,> be posted and aumbered and a pointer placsd at each fork and for neglect of this du by, he is liable to a fine of $10. -Keep your hiead cool, your feet warm and subscribe for your Local newspap~er. -Don'tL sp'end more than you can borrow, and don't borrow more than you can pay promptly. -Don't kindle the fire with ker >seneC unless you are 'prepared for i land that is fairer than this. -If' you are angry at a ma~ count 50 before speaking : if' he is a great deal bigger than you are count