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A BBAUTIFUL WBDDING. Dr. P. o. Ellesor, of This City, and Miss Janie Vance, of Clinton, United in Marriage. , A beautiful marriage was solemnized in the Presbyterian church at Clinton Wednesday at noon, the contracting parties being Dr. P. G. Ellesor, of this city, and Miss Janie Vance, of Clinton. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Jacobs. The church was beautifully decorated with palms and ferns. The bridal party was led by the ushers, Messrs. Robert Vance, T. K. Johnstone, Robert Phil son and Vance Irby, followed by the bridesmaids, Misses Lizzie Glenn, Thyra Schumpert, Bessie Gilder, Laura Vance; the groom and his best man, Mr. Mal colm Johnstone, and the bride with her dame of hpnor, Mrs. Darlington. The bride was attired in a beautiful tailor-made suit o* castor and carried a large bouquet of bride's roses. The bride's maids wore black skirts, white silk waists and white hats. After the very impressive ceremony, the bridal party, with a few friends, repaired to the home of the bride's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Vance, where a very elegant luncheon was served. Those in attendance were Mr. and Mrs. T. J. McCrary, Dr. and Mrs. 0. B. Mayer, Misses Bessie Gilder, Thyra Schumpert and Lizzie Glenn, of Newberry; Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Jones, Mrs. T. D. Darlington and Miss Claude Irby, of Laurens; Misses Birdie and Camille Vance, of Louisiana, and Mr. W. J. Moore, of Greenwood. The bride is one of Clinton's most accomplished and attractive daughters, and has many waim friends in this city, where she has visited quite fre quently. The groom is one of Newbei.y's most popular and successful physicians. Dr. and Mrs. Ellesor, immediately after the ceremony, left for a bridal tour t New York and other Noi thern points, where they will spend several weeks before ret'maing to Newberry. A Voice from the Past. The following passage from the ad dress of Dr. John Bachman at the lay ing of the corner stone of Newberry College, July 15th, 1857, is worthy of attention just now, in view of the ap peal that the college is making to the people of Newberry for contributions for a new building: "Inhabitants of Newberry, it is yotr college, named after your town and district. Cherish her as the young daughter of your love and training. Be proud of her for the fair promises she holds out to you in the years of her maturity when she will become the mother of many sons, whose voices will be heard at the forum, the bar, in the Senate, and from the sacred desk; and who,. when duty shall require it, will become the defenders of the time-hon orAd institutions of our Southern land. Thus, 'she shall give to thine head an ornament of grace, a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.' Throw over her the mantle of your p)rotection, and bestow on her the fond and benevolent smiles of a parent; then, when in other years, men effeminated by luxuiy and grown giddy by the pride of life, shall display their ornaments, their trap) pings of silver and gold, she, the alma mater, like Cornelia, the mother of the Gracchi, will point with proud exulta tion to her sons, and proclaim, "these, these are my jewels." Every dollar invested in the college is so much invested for the highest in terests of Newberiy. It pays the town in mind, money, and morals. The col lege has gone through war and disaster, but today it is prospering. And it is asking the citizens of Newberiy for aid, not because it is failing, but because it is growing. We exp)ect to ask out siders to help us, but we must first show a dlisposition to help ourselves. "The Folks Up Willow Creek." One thousand sqiuare yardls of sp)ecial scenery, all on a magnificent scale and adjustable to any sized stage, is carr'ied by the Frank Davidson company. This assures absolute scenic p)erfection to '"The F"olks up Willowv Creek," andl will virtually make an entire new stage in our Opera House, all of the stock scenery being removed. Such a display of mechanical effects was never before attemp)tedl, and is wvell worth seeing. The date is Thursday, Febr uary 5th, at the Opera H-ouse. Meeting oftesionoard.7 The Pension Board will meet at the Auditor's office on Monday, the 2nd day of February, at 10 o'clock a. mn. I hope all the board will be present. The p)urpose of the meeting will be to pass5 upon new applications and exam ine the old roll. Let the new applications be on hand promptly. W. G1. Peterson, Chai rman. "Just Splendid." We doubt whether there is any one thing on earth that will affordI the housekeeper ,as much pleasure as a flour that will give her perfect satis faction. That flour is "Clifton." Let us but once get a sack of "Clifton" flour in your home and we invite you to try other brands to your heart's content. Such comparisons only brin' out- the superiority andl excellenceo "Clifton." Hayes & McCarty, E. R. Hipp and L. W. Cosby sell it. -IF YOUR HAT BEGINS T1O LOOK .A. worn or you have growvn tiredl of it bring it to The Riser Millinery Co. We can make a new one out of it with very littla e osnt yu. VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. The common pleas jurors will be drawn tomorrow morning. Col. W. H. Hunt was in Spartanburg on professional business Wednesday. Monday will be salesday and the Master will sell some valuable property. Miss Chase, of Spartanburg, is visit ing her cousin, Miss Thyra Schumpert. Mr. J. N. Fowler, of Columbia, has been in the city for the past few days. The examination for teachers certifi cates will be held on Friday, February 20th. The legislature has not said a word about extending the time for paying taxes. See "The Folks Up Willow Creek" next Thursday night at the opera house. Mr. David Mittle, of Beaufort, ar rived in the city yesterday to spend a few days with his friends. Superintendent Eug. S. Wertz went to Columbia Wednesday on business. IIe is expected to return today. Mr. Jim Henderson and Mr. Gash, the stock dealers, have retut ned from the West with a choice lot of mules. Supt. E. S. Werts has apportioned the thvee-mill tax and dispensary fund, and is sending out his cards to the ti ustees. The County Pension Board will meet Monday next in the auditor's office to pass on new applications and examine the old roll. The sessions court which will convene on February 9th, promises to be a short session as there are only a few prisoners in jail awaiting trial. Mr. J. Epps Brown, reprosenting the Southern Bell Telephone company, with headquarters in Atlanta, after spend ing several days in the city with friends left ycsterday for Atlanta. George Maffett, a little 14 year old negeo, stole a gless jar of chewing gum from the Sonnenberg bakeiy, and a sack of peanuts from Hays & McCarty at another time, a few days ago, for which the mayor gave him foi ty-five days on the county chaingang. At the Presbyterian Church. Rev. W. T. Hull, D. D., of the Theo logical Seminary, Columbia. S. C., will preach in the Presbyterian church next Sunday moi ning ;nd evening. The pub lic is cordially invited to attend these set vices. Married in Jalapi. There was a quiet home wedding at Jalapa last Sunday afternoon, the con tracting parties being Mr. W. W. Farrow and Miss Nellie Pearl Bishop, at the home of the brides father, Mr. Allan Bishop. The ceremony was per formed by Rev. Mr. Col sland, the Methodist minister. A Great Rural Romance. The great rural romance "The Folks up Willow Creek" is shortly to appear at the Opera House for one night only. This attraction brings an elaborate equipment of special scenery, mechanii cal and electrical effects, music and other details necessary to a perfect pro. duc tion. The well-known comedian Frank Davidson heads the organization, wvhich comprises a number of gilt-edged artists. The date set is February 5th. As to Town Taxes. Notica is given in another column that all taxes due the towvn must be p)aid by February 15th. This notice is final and positive. After that date the council has dlecided to issue executions against all p)rop)erty on which taxes have not been paid. The books show that there are in some cases unpaidl taxes for four or five years back and it is the intention of the city council to clear these matters up) on the books. Letter to J. H. Hair, of Newberry. D)ear Sir: You'd strike it rich if you could find a way to shave your custom ers in less time, for less cost, and make the shave last twice or three times ais long. You wvouldn't shave the same person so many times, nor get no much of his money; but the wvhole towvn would be talk ing about you, and every body would come to you for a shave. D)evoe lead and zinc is exactly that in p)aints. It takes fewer gallons, and it wears longer. Costs less for the job, andl you dlont have to (do it again for years and years-six years at least. "Fewer gallons; wears longer." Tlakes fewer gallons to paint a house wvith D)evoe I. ead and Zinc than with mixedl paints; andl it wvears longer than mixedl paints or lead auid oil. Yours truly, I". W. Diavoic & Co., New York. The effort in wvhich the New York Worl is engagedl to raise a fund to prosecute Jim Tillmnan for the killing of Mr. Gonzales, if carried very far, will materially aid .Jim Tillman's cause. If Tillmnan is guilty of murder, which is a matter for the courts, there is no surer way to save him from punlishment than by starting a movement which may en able him to plead p)ersecution. You May Not Eixpect Good bread these cold mornings if your flour is of the spasmodie sort, that only "works by spells.'' You can't be certain-you (Ion t know what to depend on. "Clifton" flour will bake to your entire satisfactiom), day ini and (lay out. It Is not the best flour today and the next best tomorrow. If is the best all the time and people whc b)uy "Clifton" know it. Sold by E. R. Ilipp, I . W. Cosby and Hayes & Mc Cnrt. THE BELL COMPANY WILL NOW COME IN. AN UNLIMITBD AND UNRBSTRICTBD FRANCHISE GRANTBD BY COUNCIL. Special Agent J. Epps Brown Makes a Plain Business Proposition-Vote Stood Five to One In His Favor. By a vote of five to one city council on Wednesday night granted to the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company an unlimited and unrestricted franchise. The company, through its special agent, Mr. J. Epps Brown, im mediately gave written notice of its acceptance, and will in the near fu ture begin the work of rebuilding the system now in operation, and putting in a modern and first-class tele phone system. It will be remembered that on several occasions previous to this the Bell Com pany had made efforts to secure such franchise, but in each instance a fran chise was granted which, on account of certain restrictions contained therein, the company deemed it advisable not to accept. Previous councils thought that a maximum rate of charge should be fixed and that the franchise should be limited to twenty or thirty years. The Bell Company has held all along that it could not afford to come into a town and spend its money and then have its franchise expire and be left with a use less plant on its hands. It would not accept a franchise fixing maximum rates because, as it held, the future price of labor and material could not be estimated with any degree of accu racy, and it is on this that its rates de pend. Some time ago the local system now in operation in Newberry was purchased by Mr. Gentry, general superintendent of the Bell Company, and it was de cided to make one more effort to secure the franchise asked. Special Agent J. Epps Brown was sent to Newberry sev eral weeks ago to present his company's proposition to city council and to the people of Newberiy. This he did in a plain, straightforward manner. The people of this city have long known and highly esteemed Mr. Brown, and in a matter of this kind they knew he would make none but a fair and honest presentation of the case. A pe t'ition asking that the franchise be granted was circulated among the citi zens, and was veiy largely signed by the business men of the city. The pe tition was presented to council on Wed nesday night. It reads as follows: THM.C P'KITION. To the Honorable the Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Newberry, State of South. Cai"olina: The undersigned citizens of said mu nicipality would most respectfully pe tition your Honorable Body that, in order to keep abreast with the wealth, growth and commercial progress of our town, wve need an enlarged and im proved telephone system wvith long (dis tance 'phones, toll line facilities, and imp)rovements in local service, and feel ing that the Southern Bell Telephone andl Telegraph Company can speedily sup)ply these needs, we, therefore, earn estly peCtition your Honorable Body to grant said company such liberal fran chise in the premises as wvill insurc its acceptance of the same, and we will ever p)ray, etc. At the meeting on Wednesday night, there were p)resent each member of the city council, City Attorney F. L. Bynum, Mr. J. Epps Browvn, Special Agent for the Bell Company, and Col. 0. L. Schumpert, wvho was retainedl by Mr. Brown. COLs. SCHUJMPI'ET OPI:NS. Col. Schumpert op)enedl with an argu ment for the Bell Company. HeI saidl he appeared for the p)urpose of asking a frnchise. It was a matter that was not connectedl with the financial de p)artment, that dloes not require any levy, and one in which the wishes of the citizens should be largely considered. Last year the Bell Company ap)pear ed asking for the same franchise. At that time there was a local company which it wvas thought would suffer if the Bell Compary wats allowved to enter. Thlat conside(ration was nowv gone, although it should not have entered into the matter at any time. Not only (10 the citizens of Newberry ask that the Bell Company be allowed to enter, but the progressiveness of the age dlemands it. Other towns of like size have it, and there is no reason that Newberry should lag behiind. Mr. Schumpert presented the petition from the citizens of Newberry given above., Mr. Schumpert briefly called the at tenition of council to the fact that not only would the granting of the franchise asked for not affect those wvho (10 not wvant to use the Bell Company's phones, but it would, he saidl, give those who may desire to use them, adlvantage of the excellent out-of-town connections, and the same commercial adlvantages which are now enjoyedl by Abbeville, Spartanburg and other cities through out the State, wvhich have granted the franchise now asked from New berry. In rep)ly to a question from Mayor Earhardt Mr. Schumpert saidI the or dlinalnce aa!ed was the one granted by cities all over the country except in those p)laces wvhere ordlinances even more liberal were given. Mr. Morris made the point that the franchise was p)erp)etual. Mr. Schumn poert saidl that a limited franchise could not be changed (luring the period of its existence, bult a p)erpetual franchise could, under the law and the dlecisions of the cnurts, hn amended for cause by by.the legislature. The law makes it a misdemeanor to charge higher rates in one place than in another of the same size and where the same conditions exist. It had not been long, Mr. Schum pert said, since it was necessary to go to the depot to send a telegraph message. With the advance of the town, however, a station within the city became a necessity. The Western Union was granted an unrestricted and unlimited franchise and since that time their rates have remained the same. Telephone and telegraph companies were governed by the same Constitu tion and State law. A franchise to the Bell Company would be a direct benefit to the citizens of Newberry. Mr. J. Epps Brown offered the city two free telephones for the city and thirty-three and one third per cent. dis count on any other 'phones that might be required by the city. TIlE RATES TO BE CHARGED. Mr. Brown stated that his proposi tion with reference to rates was that they should be - the same in Newberry as in other towns the same size. The specific rate which now applies, he said, is as follows: For a business 'phone with metallic circuit and long distance connections, $3.00 per month; business 'phone, du plex, or two 'phones on a line, $2.50; residence 'phone, of same character as $3.00 business 'phone, $2.00; residence 'phone, of 'same character as $2.50 business phone, $1.50. He said the intention of the Bell company was to obtain the local system now owned by its superintendent, Mr. Gentry, and then to ask that Mr. Gentiy's franchise be revoked. CHARTER MAY BE REVOKED. Mr. Schumpbert said that if rates should become oppressive, the cha ter of the company could be revoked. The company under the franchise would be merely the creature of council; it natur ally follows that its charter could be revoked. That was the difference be tween a perpetual charter and a charter with a time limit. The limited charter was a contract for a certain time, could not be revoked during its exist ence. Mr. Smith said that inasmuch as the town did not have the right to regu late rates it ought to be veiny careful about granting the franchise. NO COMPUISION. Mr. A. T. Brown said it looked to him as if anybody who did not want to take a 'phone need not do so. Mr. Smith thought the asking of a franchise like the Bell Company wanted was to ask the town to give up the re sti ;cted franchise under which a tele phone Company is now operating in the city and to grant an unrestricted fran chise. Mr. J. E. Brown explained that his proposition was that his company would rebuild Mr. Gentry's system, and then ask that Mr. Gentry's franchise be re voked. As a plain business proposition, his company did not want Mr. Gentry's franchise and would not ailliet Newv berry with twvo systems. T1he Bell Company is running on a business plan and, of course, as such would not raise the rates so high that the people wvould be forced to get along without a tele phone. Mayor Earhardt said if any council in the future had the right to revoke the charter, that wvouldl settle the whole matter. CITY ATTORNEY'S OPINION. Mr. Bynum, city attornev, said that in his opinion future councils could not revoke a franchise granted unless there should be some flagrant violation of its p)rovisions. Under the constitution of this State, A rt. 9, Sec. 14l, a commission has been established, known as ''the Railroad Commission'' whose powers over trans porting andl transmitting corp)orations (including telephone companies) shall be regulated by law. Under this sec tion of the constitution the Legislature has passedl an Act placing all express5 and telegraph lines uinder the control of the Railroad Commissioners who shall have full powver to regulate the prices to be charged by them for any service performedl by such companies. Th is Act, however, dloes not mention tele phone companies, but under the section of the constitution already mnentioned1 the Legislature can pass a similar Act in regard to telephone companies, or amend the Act in question so as to cover telephone companies. Therefore, wvith such legislation as is authorized by the constitution, should the rates mn Newherry become exces sively high, redlress could he had through this Railroad Commission. For when a telephone comp~any estalishes its p)lant in a town it (Ievotes its p)rop)erty to public uses and brings it under legisla tiye control. Hie was of the opinion. that a munici pality had a legal right to aflix condi tions ti its consent, and that the town had at the prCeent time power to p)re scribe maximum charges i f incorporated in the franchise. Mr. Smith raised the point that now out-of-t->wn connections were free. Mr. J1. E. Brown saidl his company could not keep ump a line from here to Clinton unless there should be a rve nuei from it. Mr. A. '1. Brown said he wans paying twenty-five cents extra for out-of-towri connections now, andl these out-of-towri connections are dleficient andl amount p)ractically to nothing. Besides, if an3 member, ev'en of his immedliate family, wantedl to use these out-of-town con nections there wvas always a charge lie salid the business people of the city would not have signed the petition i: they did not want the franchise granted The city council amrc the servants of th people and the wishes of the people should be considered. Mayor Earhardt stated that for the, pust two days he had talked to a num ber of business men and had tried to explain the matter to them as he under-' s1.ood it and he had not found one that did not wish the franchise granted. Mr. Morris said he was a Bell Tele phone man, but he didn't like the per petual part of the matter. Mr. Smith then said the tendency of all monopolies is to oppress as soon as power is granted. Mr. J. E. Brown said he was willing to sign a written contract that the rates specifically named would not be raised for a period of five years. Mr. A. T. Brown moved that the fran chisQ be granted. The motion was seconded by Mr. Guinn. The vote stood as follows: Aye--Brown, Guinn, Langford, Mor ris, Earhardt. No - Smith. PROSPERITY LETTER. General News of Interest--Personal and Otherw ise. Prosperity, S. C., Jan. 24.-What be came of the mules? is still asked quite pertinently when the Prosperity Stock Co. brought in their second shipment of twenty-nine on last Friday at noon, and by Monday they were all gone. But they suppy the muscles for raising cotton. Mr. Henry Felleia, of Old town, was on our street Wednesday. This week two marriages take place near us Miss Ola Fellers to Mr. Williard, of Greenwood county just above us; Miss Viola Kibler to Mr. Furr, of North Carolina, jvst below Mrs. P. Kennedy, of Due West, is here visiting her mother and family. We are now having an epidemic of colds and grippe following the freeze and keeping company with this sobby weather. A calf belonging to Dr. Wyche died tcday presumably from the rabies; hav ing been bitten some two months ago by a rabied dog. When it became noised abroad that the calf was affect ed and wra cuttlng some capers unusual to the cow kind, it became diflicult to find a peiaon, either resident or visitor, who had not made a pilg:image already or soon intended to do so. Misses Emma Wei is and Nannie West, of Saluda county, are visiting Mrs. H. P. Wicker. It is iumorcj that Mia. Calmes will open up. her spring millineiy in the 'Old Drug Store" building. Messrs. Moiris & Wicker mov.l this week into their new quarters - the cen tral one ,f the Baker buildinsr. Mrs. Dr. V. T. Hoffman, o Sumter, is visiting Mr. R. H. Russell's family. Mr. and Mrs. A. -I. Kohn and little Nellie spent on(: day and night in cur city this week. 4OPERA HOUSEP '1rliardt, Pifer &' E-berhart, Lessees. ONE NIGH T ONL.Y FEBRUAY5th The Folks Willow Creek --Interpreted by FRANK DAVIDSON and His Famous Company --ILLUSTRATED) BY - |OOO-:? |OO0 MAGNIFICENT SCENERY. 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