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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-08-18

Their expenditures fSs silio &seai
year were 1,153,920.94, and ours
1,059, ,923.59, making a difference
tn the amounts expended of 93,-
996.75 in our favor although the
$4,000 debt was paid in our fiscal
year and is included in the amount
of our expenditures.
Hold up! you who are willing
to declare to the world that we are
incompetent and extravagant, until
you hear the evidence, for there is
more to follow on this very point.
There came in also to be paid in
our fiscal year 16,356.96 of election
expenses incurred in the holding
of the elections the year before /;
also 1913 for desks for the engross-
ing department purchased before
we come in; also 6,04S.02 due to
the Agricultural department; and
also IA, 4,2s3.93 for the completion
of the State House-these four
items aggregating 36,815.91.
Now then, with all of this, start
ing out with receipts Sc, 1855 less
than were the receipts of the year
previous, we wound up with 49,
S29.39 to our credit of receipts
over expenditures, while our pre-
decessors wound up 24,001.71 of
disbursements over receipts. Can
you, in the face of these facts,
ever again charge us with incom-
potency and extravaganza?
Pull the veil over your faces and
hide them for shame for the injus-
tice you have already done us.
REVIEW.
WI I'VE come to sum it all up,
how does it stand, and how do the
charges against us for incompe-
teucy, extravaganza, and oppres-
sion of banks to the release of
other property stand?
With an increased enrolment
of 6,4I9 pupils in the public
schools, and a possible less cost of
cext books to the parents of 10000;
with a penitentiary self sustaining,
having paid 5000 on an old debt,
pnt 1854 on Clemson College in
ten months, with corn enough to
run it, and running at 1925 per
month cheaper than formerly:
with a net say of 35,42S.18 on
the cost of the departments aad
public institutions; with an in
crease in the income to the State
from fees in the departments Of
e. 1885; with an increase in the
Lumber and assessed value of
horses last year over the year be-
fore, and a saving of 1,O2S.10 t.
the taxpayers on the horses they
paid on the year before; a large
increase in the number and
assessed value of mules last year
over the year before, and a saving
to the taxpayers of 2,617.25 en- the
mules they paid on the year be-
fore; with a large increase in the
number and assessed value of hogs
first year over the year before, with
a saving to the tax payer of 213.19
on hogs paid on and assessed
value Of cattle last year over the
year befor, with a saving of 278,-
1S to tax payer, on the cattle paid
on the year before; with a large
increase in the number and
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lands put OH for taxation, ,310, ,406
acres, and the city property, with
these valuations, are included in
the above. But I would not do the
subject justice did I not tell those
of you who have all the time been
making fair returns, and whose
property, so far as real estate is
concerned, remains the same for
taxes, because of the law, that
you paid year before last 404, 1885,
90 on your land, and on the same
land at the same valuation you
paid last year 419,977.74, diff
ference of 44,2OS,1s, which is a
clear saving to you of that amount.
The difference between the total
valuation last year and the year
before is 1,636,356 On this amount
we collected43 mills,which amounts.
to 7,705,19 Ifyou add this to the
net savings. 36,4S2,99,- you will see
that it gives the saving 44,308,18.
RAILROADS.
know but little abont how the
valuation of this class of property
is arrived at. I am told that it
has been the aim of the assessing
board to put it at a valuation that
will allow it's income to amount to
10 per cent, net profit on the
assessed valuation. The valuation
has been largely increased, and
therefore the taxes are largely
increased. I leave the discussion
of this property to others who un-
derstand more about it than I do.
Despite all this increase that
I have just shown you of all other
property, comes the charge that
we are trying to oppress the banks
to the release of other property.
I appeal to your reason and judg-
mont to know after you have
heard the facts, if it is true?
appeal to you, and leave the
verdict in your hands as to
whether or lot wo have done right
in trying to bring in the surplus
and undivided profits of banks
for taxation, and in requiring
them to pay just proportion, and.
no more, of the taxes with which
torun the government, under whose
laws thew are protected.
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last year o5 cenrs. over that OF tha
year before, being $50 SS each,
against $500 the year before.
Last year there rereturned 8,426,
against 1853 the year before, an
increase of 827 in favor of last
year, with an additional tax of
$235,09, aud yet you paid s206.2s
less last year on the same number
of instruments than you paid the
year before. Their composition
can't be set to music.
WATCHES.
You paid s2,529.42 on 27S25
watches year before last. Last year
you paid $2,23O'75 on the same
number, a asaving of $398.57. Last
year we brought in 1923 more
watches and collected on them
s294.0S, and, Notwithstanding this
addition, there were $204.50less
paid on watches last year, all told,
than the year before. Their story
won't run with. the watches of the
State.
MERCHANIsE.
Year. before last on $6.765, 1853
merchandise there were paid
$35,674,S5 taxes. Last year on the
same number of dollars worth of
good there were paid $32,279, a
less tax on merchants on the same
amount of goods of $780,, SO.
Think-efitl We have saved the
merchants in taxes in one year
$3,397 SO on the same amount OF
goods they owned the year before.
But here is what makes some of
them kick. We have brought in
s1O2,55O worth of merchandise
for taxation that had been escap-
ing the year before, and on this
we collected q tax of ST ,437, IL.
Buteve with their addition there
was a less tax paid on merchandise
last year than the year before by
$1,96o.47, a net saving to the
merchants on all taxes of-$1; ;960.H.
PROPERTY OF MAuFAcTURRRs.
Yearbefore last there were paid
$6,32S.46 taxes on 81, 2s5, ,429worth
of property by the manufacturers
Last year on this same amount of
property they paid s5,725.76, a
saving to them of s602.7s. But
here is where the shoe pinches with
them. They we're required to re.
turn property, not before returned,
amounting in value to $53S,576, on
which they had to pay a tax of
$2,55S.23, which increased the
amount of taxes of the year before
by s1,955.58.
MANUFACTURED ARTICLES.
On manufactured articles on
hand one year or more, tools
engines, &c, there paid s31, ,018.44
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taxation, at an average value OF
$50, ,26 per head, amounting to a
total value Of s679,23S, on which
was collected 4 mills, making So,
,226.37 brought in for State taxes
from mules that had been paying
no taxes, and making q total
increase Of taxes on mules of
5000. 10 over the ameaht collected
The year before. Bringing in IL.
462 mules that had, never paid
any taxes, and collecting from
them ss,226.37. we could afford to
save you s2,617.25 on the mules
you had regularly returned, and
then put $6O9.12 more in the
treasury, the difference between,
the amount we save you and the
amount brought in from the mules
that had not been before returned.
We have saved you s2,617.25 on
the mules that you returned, and
added at the same time $609.12 to
the treasury. How is this for a
rebuttal of the charge that you
had not been saved anything by
the ! mill reduction in the levy?
HOGS.
Now, I will take up hogs and see
how we came out OH them. The
average price per head was the
same last year that it was the year
before. Year before last you paid
on 232,012 head ofhogs an average
value of 1872 a total value
of 1922, 157, ST mills, making
'AA - YI'1-0.o w. 900 o1o bon. AZ
p'.,,l ~ '', D' -
mi,.s, n.an ,vn W. , s.le SUM- . wv -
VIZ, A,io'' "ni.n 1e' ''> ~
sz'ooo'io' "n'on 70 a''s ooa 'iI, has"ro so
alhoaae oaae you pau .n1 0al a. , - VIZ
ny s1lo.io, ,uen''0aiy -: :: '''Ih .ho
piopeisy' WIN ~ one
aSefase piioe POI ~ -,
But TINS Is not lne-ef''
added l9,S = 49, W.
tax hst' a. -, ',.tS2e Pf'es u u
2 sl.sz'pef e he sae.es;ga a'ae ,aa =
af,is on . ss'''Is'-.,,D ,.... ~ - ,,,oss
- ~. ,y;,,.,, 1ha hos
,,o,, rot',rned bsf,.ra of 81. IS IS.
ond +ho hr;no;no in of s166 80 ON
the 1e. s16 hogs added
Vet Won are told Won nav NOR
taxes when the fact is when YOU
mt the figures together. including
tho amonnt of the taxes on the hogs
.dd.d thew show that there was a
la.. +ox mold IN boos last wear than
the wear before by s4e.so, while
there was saved to tha taxpayers
who had made pro per returns of
theirs hogs s213.1s.
How CON thew afford ~ continue
- melo tbis charge before the
,oonlo whom 81, tbe records nrove
- ,be contrarv9
CATTLE,
l turn now TO ea',ie' anu neie w
l nno .nat 'ne .o'ai ,aA 'sla ao ~ ~
cattle last year, lncluding $500
collected on 2,676 head added to
the list Tor taxation, at Slo pei
head, the average price OF catsle "a e
IN the state' was less oy sl4o'94'
h
hofor0 hv IN cont. IN tho bead
yaor hoforo 10 Of vo,, Maid IN eO2
on hoad-ot 90 % ner hood 5l
mill. far on 81 e9e o59 amonnt;no
TO s1o11177 taxes This wear Won
nav Oh the same number of cattle at
s1O.O3 per head, % "A mills tax on
s2O7 23O amounting to q fay of
50 s3a "a a less amonnt than tbe
wear before of s2.7s18. While we
saved Won s27s.18 on the cattle
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Ills not In mottab 10 colnInaHo huSSesss
But we'll do more, sempropius, we'll deserve it."
In looking for school for your
daughter, we believe you would like to
find one That receives only enough
boarders to make large family: That
thinks of the woman while it deals
with the girl; That has fair history
on which 20 base it's fair promises;
That has a Irst-class equipment for
everything itteaches; That is high in
its scholarship and low in it rates;
That has many extra advantages and
few extra charges. We should be glad
to serve you, il you confer with US.
Most 6bediently,
8. LANDER & Son,
Williamson, S. c.
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Curtain Poles.
We are closing out those lovely brass
trimmed Curtain Poles at 20S each.
w. II. TURNER & Co.
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The 3rd Annual Convention of
the Y. M. C. A. of Edgefield
County.
HEADQUARTERS EDGEFIELD Co.
COMMITTEE OF Y. M. G.. A., ;
August /. 1892.

7
DEAR BRETHREN: The 3rd an
nual convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association of
Edgefeld County will be held at
Meeting Street on Saturday. Sun
day and Monday. the 10th, 18th
and 18th of Superintendent.
Although not q full year h""
e:aased siaca the last CONVENTION
ii was S5l3scugl2t advisable 10 held
t',s 1,sxs one At the seasan Of ;ho
4! berier sGl &c
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lected s7136 taxes. Including the
taxes from.t the increase, adding it
to the amount paid last year on
the same number of dogs, yet there
were more taxes collected on dogs
year before last year by s14.46, So
they cannot prove it by the dogs,
even.
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.wgosk IN tie spring Of 1899: sege.
Young mems Christian Associa-
tions have been permanently
organized in the county, namely,
atEdgefeld, Meeting Street, Good
Hope. Red Hill, Mt, Willing.
EBatesburg, and Johnston, to say
nothing of numerous young mems
tprayer meetings and Bibl' lassess.
This work, the committee feel
confident, has been greatly blessed
Eby;the Master in the salvation of
young men and in the develop
ment of active, consecrated, and
twell equipped Christian workers
thus fillinga a long felt went and
bproving powerful auxiliary to the
churches of Christ.
/ Each Association is expected to
send n large delegation of active
members, and young mems prayer
meetings, Sunday Schools, Young
Peoples Societies of Christian
Endeavor. and like organizations,
are urged to send representatives,.
These, if members in good stShding
| of Evangelical churches, will be
corresponding members of the
Convention.
Regularly accredited delegates.
who will send in their names by
september 9Th, will be en-
tertained by the Meeting street
Association and It's friends.
All Christians who are interested
| in this work for yonng men are
urged to be present at this gather
ing and to pray for the presence of
the Holy spirit to gnide and
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cc,. f:ag !" ss-vst
45.dTHe : ret s :,,"f, =
and organs. 'rhs average value o.
these Instruments wAs i..ereasel
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IS. ToMpK1Ns, Edgefeld.
JAS. T. BACON, I"
A. J. NORRIS,
J. w. HILL,
Rev. A. B. WATSON,
w. E. LYNCH, /"
E. ]. MINIS,
/ w. HARL1NG, Meeting Street.
B. L. CAUGHMAN, Mt Willing.
J.WM. MITCHELL, Batesburg.
J.H. BuRKHALTER, Cold Spring.
L. F. Dorm, Parksville.
JLEsL1E ANDREWS, Klrksey's..
JOHN LAKE, County Secretary.
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AGRICULTURAL HALL.

I will not undertake to discuss
in detail the Agricultural Hall
matter. Suffice it to say that there
are some very difficult legal ques-
tion involved. The owners of those
bonds can not sue the State.
AS a matter of policy, I am clear
in my opinion that the Governor
was right in the course he pursued,
and, that the position of the State
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sln,u - Deglnaing oI County
OK 10 tie suging of 1899. seYen
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of 1,772S,91, which increased the
taxes on this class of property
1,462.O3.
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MANUFACTURED ARTICLES.
On manufactured articles on
hand one year or more, tools
engines, &c, there paid s31,018.44
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On value of stocks of any
company or corporation out of this
State, except banks," tax off,
sD2.N was paid year before last on
snn ::t.,, :n.1o =. % -aoainat a tar of 2.535. "a
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t{.st yesr IA Tie -eeinf Of
<efjy which Is :. :oss@. 'ss -
- ti..e eba sals. - 49, -
sa f;rt t,ere ~er@ ado, 3,iig,
So maic!s ha. been pay;ng no
...,.c. Cd ~, tn;s, Voc ..etI . .a-r
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u the sG& Et.Jars vi seiNEs.i5 cIi
the sanae property an whicn tleJ.
- ,3t:-- II, ,t;:!~i =
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BONDS.

BONDS.
On "bonds not exempt from
taxation,"a a tax of 8,114,6S was
paid year before last on 1,545,654
as against a tax of 6,342.05 on the
same value last year. Only 6,292
were added for taxation, which
paid a tax of 29.9O, making the
taxes collected last year less than
that collected the year before by
1878.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
WEST RTRKE.

Way & Blodgett shipped carload of
potatoes to Providence this week.
D. R Densmore is loading car of
number two cedar posts this week at six
cents apiece.
Mrs Amos Glidden, who died on March
10, was buried under the auspices of the
Daughters of Rebekah, it being her wish
that no minister should officiate at her
funeral.
There are a number of sugar places to
let including those of Perry Porter,
Erastus Way, Silas Beckwith, S. N.
Doyle, one on the Carpenter farm and
several others.
Charles Chappell has decided back the
Carpenter farm where he has lived for
two or three years to A. c. Fairbrother.
S. N. Doyle has hired the farm for one
year.
The storm of Saturday and Sunday
was the severest of the season especially
on the hills. There was less than six
inches of snow, but the wind blew hard
and the roads on the hills were drifted
badly. The mercury registered about
100 most of the time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
THE TOWNS AROUND.
BARNET.

Richard Boardman has changed his
mind and goes back to Meriden, n. h,
for another term.
Maria Abbott has gone to Cabot for a
few weeks. We hope she will decide to
build a house here.
There is loud call just now for temper
ance people in this town with backbone.
ANY such can find plenty of work.
James Cade has hired the house occu-
pied by w. H. Burbank.-Ira A1bee moves
into the Chandler Whitney house.
They say the Philip Mason baby has
hindered five families from moving when
they were already to change dwelling
places.
I. S. Kenerson sold at auction the two
organs and other property owned by the
deceased ReforrnClub and Good Templar' s
lodge of Barnet.
Mrs. Freeman Hoyt's goods were sold
on Saturday at auction. Mrs. Hoyt
goes to Massachusetts for her home.
Robina Laughlin moves into the tene-
ment and will open her millinery shop in
Mrs. E. NJ. Burbank's house at the lower
end ofChurch street.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
SOUTH WALDEN.

G. T. Eastman was in St. Johnsbury
Saturday.
Enoch Osgood's people are reported i'll
with la grippe.
Mrs. Palmer Capron has been quite i'll
but is improving.
Levi Springer has moved his family
from Cabot into the parsonage.
The equinoctial storm was the hardest
one of the season in this vicinity.
H. H. Lane and wife are visiting
friends and relatives at St. Johnsbury
this week.
The farmers in this locality are making
preparations for sugaring which they
prophecy is near at hand.
]. D. White recently purchased cast
iron arch for his sugar place of E. T..
GoodenOugh.
Parties from Hardwick have been press
ing hay at G. ]. Perkins farm on the
"Hazen road" and moving it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
HOW,S THIS L.!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY & Co. Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known F. ].
Cheney for the last fifteen years, and be
lieve him perfectly honorable in all bust
ness transactions and financially able to
carry out any obligations made by their
firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O., Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Price, 75c.
per bottle Sold by all Druggists. Tes-
timOnialS free
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LYNDON CENTER.

E. H. Kinds has moved into A. w.
Brockway's house on Main street.
This is the seventh week of the revival
meetings here and the interest continues
to increase.
The community regrets the removal of
the family of Presiding Elder Donaldson,
which will occur next month
A. w. Brockway has moved his stock
of paints and wall paper to the basement
of Hoyt's block, Lyndonville.
The convention of Chistian workers
held Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week has been profitable to all who
could attend.
The spring term at the Institute open
ed last Tuesday with the usual at
tendance of students. The attendance
last term was the largest in the history
of the school, The number registered
was 16O.
More than fifty conversions are report
ed. A large number of ministers from
this and adjourning counties are here
this week. 1t is expected that Rev. B..
Minard, evangelist, will remain during
next week.
The special meetings at the Free Bap-
fist church of Lyndon Centre are draw
ing to a close, and the evangelist, Rev.
Mr.. Minard, will conclude his labors
next Sunday. preaching three times on
that day. This will end prolonged
effort of seven weeks, which has been
productive ofone ofthe greatest religious
awakenings ever known in the town of
Lyndon. Probably as many as seventy
persons have become seekers after God,
most of them publicly expressing the
desire to be Christians, for the first time,
in these meetings.
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RECORD OF THE WEEK.
Thursday.

A fierce snow storm ragged through
the West and South; Texas suffered
heavily from hurricane, and much
injury was inflicted on growing crops
in the storm stricken territory. The
English miners have voted to termin-
ate their strike and go to work.
San Salvador has refused to ratify
the reciprocity treaty with the
United States.-A terrible tragedy
developed in a suburb of Liverpool,
where, under fireplaces in a villa six
bodies have been found, oftwo wom-
en-, girl and three children, the vic
tim of one Arthur Williams, who is
supposed to be identical with Jack
the-Ripper. Steps are now being
taken to capture the murderer.-Two
hotels, four dwellings and seven
barns at Eddyville, N Y, burned to
the ground.-The Philadelphia Mar
ket house was damaged 100000
worth by fire.
Friday.
Six persons killed on the river
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24

Morse recently at John Hollis. Mr.
Morse took home with him SOL 40,
mostly in cash, and the good wishes OF
his people.
The young folks are rehearsing for the
drama, Our Folks" and will present the
same on Friday. March 25, at the school
house The receipts of the play are for
the aid of church work here.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hill.
to the number of about fifty, made them
a visit on the 10th inst, the fifth ami
versary of their marriage, and left them
presents to the amount of SIS.
There was quite Blaze in the school
house Tuesday. The curtain of the stage
caught fire and had not the teacher come
in Just in time the school house would
have been burned up. The loss is about
S25.
School closed last Friday with Miss
Carrie E. Frye. teacher. We have had
a short schoolthis year. only three terms
of eight weeks each. We hope a better
course will be thought best for the COM
ing year as street education is pretty
poor compared with school education.