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E. H. AULL, EDITOR. PREE MAIL DELIVERY AND GOOD ROADS -A NEW PLAN. If report be true, t: Postmaster General is soon to be asked to consider a pretty promising plan for the better ment of the highways of this country, submitted to the superintendent of the free d:-livery system by a citizen of' Pennaylvania, Mr. Joseph- W. Brown. It is based upon the fact that only one serious obstacle stands in the way of developing the free delivery service, namely, the present condition of our trym roads. 'Mr. rown's idea is that if a certain rs"d is repo$ted as practically impassa bi ir fcarriers, the highway au thsrities of the town wherein it is found are to have a reasonable length of time within which to repair it, and 4he pealty for their failure so.to do is ,{- to be the cessation of free dehivery mn t at locality. In his recent report, Mr. Martin Dodge, Directo of the Bureau of Pub lie Roads Tngwries of the Department of A ture, made some interesting -'he circumstance that over $6,000, CK-7as appprated by'our last Cong ess large to be buried in our muddy { ads1n the deliv of our rural mails, wh e-only the a sum of $20,000 was last year devoted to meeting the road problem, indicates the great need of ed ucation regarding the present necessity and demand for vigorous and intelligent road work. "As muh of these large appropria tious for rural mail delivery could be saved if we had goodroads, it is obvious that an amount equal to a considerable portion of these sums could be spent.to a good advantage in educating the peo ple in the work of improving our coun tryroads,-and thus forever close a large dra* Qnour national caehbox." If the 'introduction of free mail de livery results in the improvement of 0ar country roads, our rural friends will have occasion -ta bless the art of letter writing and the Post 'Office twice over. New York.Sun. The good road problem is pressing for ehl n and the only way-to solve it is tdaise some money by taxation. It wuld be-thebest investment we could make. If we could just get the super vi to go to work and build a few ms.:of gcod road so- that our people could see Vhat we mean by road build ig@d trvel over it and find out what a comfort and a saving a ~good road K ; he there would be no trouble to g on ith the work. We realize that our people are already talking about tai a vd'the cry has been for lower ~,.snea'ever since we can remember but faaimatter -of this kind taxes paid ~would be an. investm4nt which would p igdividends and when oiar people * - re)~it hey would want more and we believe would not be satisfied until the S work was extered to every portion of the-county. To make rural deljvery of naiweess-good roads'are indispE! ?sible -and if rural deliery will hasten - ~, 2dgood roads, with the~ Sun, (~we "less the art of* letter writing and the Post Offleetwice over." Yes three m ies over. We would,like to~ see the general gov * ~ .~eutspend a few thousand in giv ~&.~~uSsome eamples of road building. ~i~this problem we will have to ~ wii ut' for ourselves and the only * ~ we iee *oidoit is by a property tax. oarse would make the towns -~ aitberailroads contribute their part ak tbe building of roads, whereas un aa the present system they do nothu:g. SThey are as. much benefited by good Med as the people-who live in'the $j$#ntry and should contribute their eK-The fact'is, under, the presentr we practically have no roads. * And**e never will have any unks we ebn eThe county and the State con yvIct%i&sOUld be put on the public roads and ashouild be put to'pemanent road __ buiding.. We know of nothing that wibe of as much benefit to the people who Eive iisthe.country and the people r --thaOTive in the towns as good roads. A PItIffER'S MISTAKE. s nonder people who have to cotn with printers seldom live to old ag~~udthat most of themn wear a 8vrldays ago The Daily Mail had no.etinto say about Hon. W. H. n tf~Iwer, who presided over het or . .the court here last e rte thia"Jug Hunt is genle a nd, it so ap ~ Tie NIewberry Herald and .News, Judge Hunt's hpme paper, undertook to copy our article, but made-a blood-curd bust at it. Insome way the-word et skewed around and the & rmte mdit "warming," and he He and Nesgravely an th1le Daily M.ail a aig"ug ~unt is a warnmmlg gentleman." No~ isn't this terrific? We believe it is.really the worst we > have ever seen. It is-but we give it up. We are afraid to try to do justice toteoccasion. IfJud Hun thasn't already been to The adNews office and given' 4e whole establishment a "warming" time we can ondy believe that he pos aesses in an extraordinary degree the -power of self-control alang with his other accomplishments and virtues. - Anderson Daily Mail. Up to the present Judge Hunt hasn't been around to give this office a "warm ing" time. Unlike the Daily Mail, he is not in the habit of "gaping at a gnat and swallowing a camel." Besides, he i's too well known by the people of New berry and too highly esteemed by them, to need to correct any assertion sup posed to have been made by the little daily published in Anderson. ChrIstmas is Coming, And everybody wants the best the market affords for the holiday festivi ties. "Clifton" flour makes the light est and whitest bread, cake and pastry. Ask your grocer for it. L. W. Cosby, Hayes & McCarty and E. R. Hipp sell it. Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer3 Fee -alos Wears Loner Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer. Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer. A Trip to Prosperity. A few days ago I had the pleasure af visiting Prosperity-the town which [ always like to visit. When I arrived I haidly knew the place-so miany new buildings. While walking up Main street, and ooking to the right I spied a large new brick building, and seeing a crowd of peopl4 standing in front of it, and not knowing what it meant, of course curi osity led me in that direction. When I reached the spot Chief of Police Mer chant and our friend A. H. Hawkins were just coming. out. Of course I asked what all this meant. "Why this is our city hal1 which has just been completed; have you not been inside of it? Come in and look around.'' When I on the inside I was surprised to see how nicely they have it arranged. The chairs are perfect beauties. They are now prepared to accommodate any kind of shows-from a~ magic lantern to Hi Henry Minstrels. Then walked out through the sta tion house, and to my astonishment I saw; some one lyingin an iron sell, com paratively dead, but the Chief told ime not to get alarmed; it was only a little too much (X). He said the cells were just completed the day before, and that he had already had ~four locked up in them. The way they have them fixed there is no chance of escape when once put in and locked up. From. what I could learn df Chief Merchant he is the right man in the right place. I also learned that Private Cromer has been doing good work. They also have the meat market at tached to the city hall, which is very nice and convenient. As a whole, Prosperity is on a boom. Why not erect a cotton mill? I would like to say more about your prosperous city, but space will not ad mit any more. We forgot to thank our friend, Mr. A. H. Rikard, for a seat in his buggy there and back.. S. BEAUTIFUL Christmas Presents!' Has the pretiest stoek of Chinaware, Crockery, Guns, Cutlery, Tableware, - Stoves, Tiniware, and everythiog in 'this line 'ever brought to Newberry. Appropriate Ohristmas presents. Call to see him. Teys a &pecialty. At length for those' who have taken - * TC Gi iia Tr'es8l" fever early. Christmas Cards 1 c, to 50c., Calendars, 10Oc. to $2.50, Christmas Candles 10c. doz., Collar and Cuff Boxes, ficture Frames 25c to $1.00, Bon Bon Boxes, Glove and Handkerchief Boxes, Clocks, Candelabra, etc., Mirrors 10Oc. to $12.00, Pictures 25c to $12.00, Purses and Card Cases 25c. to $5.00, Pipes 25c. to $2.50, Wedgewood Ware, Cut Gass, Fountain Pens, $1.00 to $5.00, Nunnally's Fine Can lies 60c. pound. Lamps and hinaware at and below cost -AT-4 GILDER & WEEKS' Particular Pharmacists, orner Drug Store. Newberry, S. C. ~ Big u A big stock of bran new goo season of the year when evei transaction. Every day in_the way to the greatest sale in Ne to seethe crowds of anxious ; on money saving. I am deter stock, let them bring what the the crowd. A BIG DRESS G I have sold thousands and th and Silks this season, and I cc stock at first cost. Come to ti will do the work of two. JACKETS, CAPES Have you bought yet?. If 3 must unload, and to do so we 100 Jackets, Tan, Blue and B A big line of Monte Carlo Coa $10.00, worth double. Grand Marl Thonsands of yds. of White Homes *Thousands of yds. Calicoes to go al Thousanes of yds. Sea Island to go Thousands of yds. Indigo Blue Call Thousands of yds. Jeans, slightly s ,100 Bolts of OutIngs, 10Oc. kind, to 100 Prs. Kid Gloves, all shades, to 300 Doz. Ladies' Handkerchiefs. to The.~Shoe Department. Ten Thousand Dollars wor dren's Shoes thrown on the offer will be accepted on any Our entire line Men's and B 200 Men's Over Coats at in follow the crowds to The Cheape: The Cheapest A lClothin~g, Men's,Youths'X and Boy> ,Nand Ladies and Children's Street.Hats .A T C OS T. cage freshes~t Pure, Bla Nw For Your Bread! ault pound, h Having an interest in' Also ic ilks in Tennessee we Cantlfri iead in priCes in flour: new conf Full Patent - $4.20 sugar frt Half Patent - 3.90 ntsacyp Strait -- - - 3.80 jCall ai e have left a few foer.aki barrels of lower !wee grade - - - - 3.25 IR Come today. Goods at: these prices are moving~ rapidly. Mloseley BroshL Leader of Low Pries. :resDoC Prosperity, S. C. the lac - --- --andv I.0. O. F. has o PULASKI LODGE NO. 20. changi J.at 7 30 o'cock a t bdAa t e S ,Ci radd Senioc b A d i n Vis r, eo' -seCOnd lally i v 'eO soLiEAcitsN G S O T S H o1(on(. S n-' please C FULL STOK Butteriek Pattr Cr we ~ldSo strictly for cash at Woot tf. betweet ugh's t Price ale ces Marriyi On. ds, put on the market at a sacrifice at a ybody has to buy goods, is no small week crowds can be seen winding their wberry's history. It is actually a treat hoppers thronging the counters, bent mined to sell the goods and reduce my y may. Get right into the push and join OODS AND SllK SAIES ousands of dollars worth of Dress Goods tn well afford to sell the balance of my ie big Cut Price Sale, where one dollar AND RAINY-DAY SKIRTS! rou haven't, now is your chance. WE have thrown profits to the wind. lack to go at only $2.50 during this sale ts, Tan and Castors, $6.50, $8.00 anc ked Down Sale. pun to go at only 3 1-2 cents- .. only 3 1-2 cents. at only 4 cents. :o to go at 4 cents. mied, to go at half price. go at 7 1-2c. go at 75c., worth $1.00 go on sale at 5 and 10c., worth double. THE GREATEST SHOE SALE EVEF HELD IN THE TOWN. h of Men's Ladies' Misses' and Chil market at a sacrifice. Any reasonable pair of Shoes under the roof. oys' Clothing at first cost. voice first cost. Get right into line anc st store on Earth. LUG HJ7, tore.in the Carolinas. [RRAH FOR Lmas, million. Go where you the Cheapest, best and Christmas Fruit Cake. ck, Old-time Fruit Caket ts per pound. lain pound cake 25c. per ilf fruit cake 15c pound ed, dressed and ornamen .nd pound cake from 10C. each. Five hundrid of actionery, sugar toys and its. Fine confectionery oxes for Christmas pres ttom prices. id examine our stock be ng cake or purcha'ses else H. A. MEYER. S- SANTA CLAUS Hiies 10oh83g$ invite, your attention to our larg R. C. Williams stoeko* tfully i n for ms Fine L:amps! lies of N ewberry Beautiful Vases! icinity that she EJeg:ant Pictures! pen ecd a n E x- Lovely Cut Glsss! a for the pur~. Dainty hina! >r exchange of Ia- Exquisite Colognes! idren's and rnen's uu Toothsome Candies hand clothing, and nUIe s Just t h' thing a :heir patronage. PRESENT. ns on business wil ll1at the Exchange, ED i a Hotel, first floor, W.E.s Pihlm &USon ~ 9 a m. and 4 p. m. Prescription Pharmacists. SMETING FOR WHICH TOBE THANKFUL! That's what the wdman has who owns oeof our labor-saving machines.* SOMETHINGI FOR WHICH TO BE~ .. THANKFUL! That's what the woman Si has who owns a hand~-g !ih I ~~Z .~ some, durable BUGKj '~ COOK STOVE. ~'"'SOMETHINGI SFOR WHICH TO BE ' THANKFUL! 'i That's what the man has who pa s thle* de little fuel bills caused by a Buck's Stove.~ THE BEST' On the MarketI FOR SALE-BY W. G. Mayes and - Gilder & Weeks. NTCEOFBANKIJPSAIE L. W. C. Blalock.'s roetwillbesold on the 31stof em r1902, at 12oclock M.. The magnetIc attraction In thematr-fLW..Baoc of our holiday goods and Bankrupt. low prices push our corn- PRSUN TO AN ORDER OF etior to one side. We R H. Welch, Referee in are proud of our bargains case DecL 1be 5th, 1902, I1wi sell at for Christmas buyers. No Goldville, S. C., December 31st,102 at 12 o'clock M., to the highest bde matter how hard you are all the real estate and personalpe to suit, we can suit you in belonging to the estate of L. . new an beautful s l a , Bankrufpt. Said real estate tions of Pocket Books, All that .tract of land situate, ' and bemn in Laurens County, ta~ Wrist Bags, LpPads, Wa- So th Carlina, containing Nine Hun tersman Ideal Fountain Pen. andtF Acres, more orless, The latest Books, Toys Nov- John H. Yue,Mrs Madora Brown elties, Fancy .Goods and igand the James pace,i known as the Mrtin Crawford plc;- 2nd, .an un Notions ofalkns, divided half interest in the Whitmire Our stock is well assorted, and place, situate, lying and being in same compris~es the greatest gathering of count and'State, containing five hun, dred and seventyfive acres, more or desirable merchandise we have ever less, bounded bands of Mrs. Madora offered our holiday patrons. You Browning, S. d. Hairston, Pink Smith, are cor dially invited to come and Mrs. Johnson, estate of J. J1. Reeder, - see what we can do for you before W. B. Bodand others; 3d, one un divided haf interest in the Suber you buy elssAwhere. All thbat is new- Place, situate, lying and being, in the est and best awaits your inspection same county and State, contam one anid approval, anrd the pri>s~ on all hundred and seven~ acres, more or orgods ar riht. less, boundedJ lad of Mrs. Madora our g are ig .Browning,W. D. Rook, Whitmire A S Place, and homestead of 191. W. Oxner; 4th, all that tract of land known as the T EOR Lipford field, situate, lying and being IIVI~ S AKBOE i the same county and state, contain 00 K STORE -in thirty acres, more or less, bounded blands ofJ. J. Rer,S.L. Gary Tand Whitmire place. QEST DRAPSaid land will be sold subject to - mortgage of Eleven Thousand two hundred and seventy-four and 23-100) . dollars given to the Bank of Columbia YOORRSFfl TEDte and Carolina National Bank, and also FE H NOFLK 0 ui Ll1 that a homestead for said Bankrupt will be reserved out of his real and per Prepared in any style so)nal.estate, the number of acres and .. description of which will be given on in the most appetizing day ofsaie. Beforeacetnany bid ,for the real estate, I wilrequmre a cer manner and served in ~tified check paYable torn order in the our convenient and posie with the undersigned, which cz diningro will be returned to the unsuccessful cozy oom.bidders and which will be applied to the Everything the mar- r chase mon of the successful bid . e,and shoul any bidder fail, without ket affords served -in 'lawful reason to comply with this bid within that event the said check shall the very best style. be retained by the Trustees as lu arinfl dated damages for such breech of hi ?Ei8 RjPm contract. ~O WATING. Said personal ~roperty consists of mules, wagons an farming tools and -:0:- implements. ITerms of sale: Cash. Myline of Fancy Gro- T.R.uC e cene isnew and up- December8,1902, to-date. We can give _-_ _ _ _ _ you the best that is to PEf'TACLEA AND EYEGLASSES be had in the grocery D" nnsc- e,aa n burn at line at r e a s o n a b 1e Di,t? SIme and Evlrass&e and prices. cen tit Ih-~ m - u,tiscu,t ese, with the m~ Cll ad se me. proper e as,ee I haive fit-ted glasses f alad e e or the bses; w-ope i s tue cony and RAhLILMJRcau fit you. I use one t:e beat grade Crystatinc '. u. Come~ an)d give mie gli W IL , 'a thlai and be conjvin'ed. Strictly one price to aH. GUY DANIELS, Nca Post Ohc i"IWhry 8. C. Jeweier and opician.