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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-22
EdwardsviIIe Notes.

The annual Institute for the teachers OF Mad
!son County opens this morning in Edwardsvins
t1ltmty Superintendent r. l.. Lowry 81 Upper
Alton has engaged corps OF instructors for the
institute and profitable meeting is anticipated.
The congregation Of St Johns VI Z. Church
was startled yesterday morning by an unusual
Incident Near the close OF the service on. as
the worshipers. Mrs. F.. Z. Eliwood. slipped from,
her place and fell senseless the floor. II was
presumed that she had sustained an attack e
heart failure and doctor hurriedly sum.
EoIeL stu unconscious she taken in =
carriase TO her home on CLAY street and last
evening was reported recovering
-Childrsns Day observed at the First
Presbyterian Church yesterday. At night the
pastor. the Reverend f. Stafford. preached on
Mans Chief Business
The subjects OF the Reverend T. e ssson's
themes at ST. Johns Church YESTERDAY rsrc:
Morning. Entering Into the Kingdom: eyeS
ing. Young Men and the Flag
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SUBURBAN PROPERTY FOR SALE
SUBURBAN HOMES

In Webster ard llclnity at s. 30 10 SO. 900 with
gas and trrar. E.og EeiShburs; SCHOOLS ana
ct;.:ches. t-las A. BskeT. y l. o. building. Web
ste Cloves and .lS Chestnut St. IT. Louis:
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ANCIENT FREE And
KNIGHTS OF rHE nACC.uEE,-

DEWEY TENT NO a.
!.
<3S4l knights Of the Maccabees OF ;hs
A33XASMx World, meets second eud fourth
G&4 a SSs. Tuesdays OF every month al Sc:ith
R1Iy " psE st Louis Turner Hall Terth ana
M IN W.. Carroll streets Next review Tues.
w ELSGE dsE. June %. i!-iS. Visiting Sir
WSfSa H>sF Knights are cordially inyi,eT "
~SE PETER ia LE EN-. Commander
=, -, 1927 McH,alr avenue
street. " N'u'" ien'n
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Alton Note, and Persop,I.

-George Eikingion u NelOra. Ill. was visit
or in Alton yesterday.
The Illinois Box Factory at Alton Will re-
sumo onCrationS to-day. after a two weeks shut
Gown on account OF the food.
The annual excursion Of the pupils Il ths
Alton High School Will b. g.sn IN Tuesday
evening ON the steamer Spread Eagle to Gisat-
ton
Doctor l. + schus.ler ~ Alton has return
trcm tour o: the southwest
The Cam.ra;a Chorus at Alton u i'll hold is
last meeting f,r the present season this evening
at the Spd.ding Clubhouse in Belle -tr,et at
which the officers for the coming year viii ps
selected.
Elmer Kelley OF PI;tsburg, Pa is visitor
IN Alton
- WI Blake!y Of Alton has returned from
Il IMP through the East
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Kehr OF Alton have r.-
turned from tour Of Europe
Professor and Mrs Timothy C7orsn hay. ar
lntf IN Upper Alton from Nashville Tenn 70
spend the summer.
- ne mems meeting at the Young Mem,
nhFIs'an Association IN Alton Yesterday after
noon was conducted - the Reverend Sam:aI
S"Hhuels"h Of Rochester. y. Y.
The Reverend George r Gebsuer. pastor oe
the Flist Unitarian Church at Alton. preached
the Life ''' am
Educational Day wa. obArved yesterday Inv
hurch at Alton Last evening the regular ser,
Ices Of the church vere devoted to the CThIdren's
DAY exercises Of the Sunday school.
The annual picnic Of the Congregation Of s.
ietT.ck hurch at Alton will be had on Monday
a. Rock Springs Park
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LOANS ON FURNjTURE,

Rates and terms unheeri Of Look:
s. 70 weekly pays a SIS % loan.
&C. % -
II IN $50 20
75c - 5000
Payments may be made weekly senimonthv
or monthly II Is 20 your interest to con>':.t US.
All business private and above board See Us
sol Chemical building. Eighth and Olive.
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DOCTOR Annie NEWLaND,

''cntnernents. Sit. ;:aIned nursing: eleran, ac-
.-,mmodations: free homes Tor Infants II desired :
ladies treated for IS ttle atmsnt guaranteed) reg
u.atJr. 81 only private. reliable secluded L.
ccrsed home. where you are well treated and
your care guaranteed: private diseases a spscal-
~. 253iA Olive ~.
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Busiest Cornar in St. Louis.

Above is plan " !. suite of tl!cee ,Cn-
meeting rooms on the second foor OF The
Republic building. They front on Olive ST.
and have total Of $50 square feet If floor
space. The tenant may divide and arrange
20 suit. They have steam heat. plenty nat
ural light. elevator service and are readily
reached hy stairway, one short Eight. They
are the best located and haEdiest suite for
business offices in the city.
For particulars inquire at REPUBLIC
BUSINESS OFFICE.
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DOWN GOES PRICE TO 81, 300.

l5cs Mississippi ave. between Park ave ard
k"rnett place. opposite Lafayette Park two
story. stT-s-fr1nt brick residence. eight rooms
two bathrooms larrd-y ard cellar. with furnace
ard all rcnse1snceS. the house alone would
cost YOU more than $50 y YOU Bull: II to-day;
1T e5NiSS fee: n!E ha--sIn 70. s-c.e one.
cHAS. =. VOGEI- ssI t-hestaut 81.
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DISTRICT

Last week ...................... 1887 or 1OS e61
Zinc a,c62 AZ: lead. ,.5lis4 Total. 8. - IS
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CARL JUNCTION.
Zinc. si.6j2
WENTWORTH.
Empire-iohhle- mine ..........,I.lss an
Zinc. So 49, ''''''
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SaVONMSSa
Money to loan in any amount on all kinds .;
Personal property. Bargains in unredeened
9i2 FRANKLIN AVE.
EQUITY FINANCE co.
I; you need money see , US We 9 adyanss n you
tlated. No Objectionable inquiries. Bus. ness
E9Gy Fnanc. cS s TPa
Money Advanced Salarlsd PsopIe.
Teamsters boarding house keepers stthog, setuE-
y easy payments IaTs e. su sig IN = PRINT
MONEY FOR SALARlED PEOPLE.
We Furnish yoa money quickly and CONF len, al
81 So 'c cSenisai Bldg. EisSth and Olive e. '''
PRIVATE LOANS 81 s sEsRSzIp Efs PIANOS
open Evenings Until O'Clock
e;s Century building. Olive and Ninth St.
Personal.
Fifteen Cents Per Line
ARABELLA-You can get cured Of your ca
s sntfh ST s' getting fsis0n'zs' at ZIP cRAR Ri S
A PRIVATE detective does snadowing ard IN.
yestigating: references. +. o. Box IIg ST Louis
DIR; MERwlN. 20 olive st. treats all ladies'
troubles.
DR. MARY ARTHUR. speciails;-Ladies in
trouble. call and get prou.pt relief: confinement
cases taken: .nfan:s ade9ted. 2ss1 WASHINGTON.
,bK. DENNIS. zsss washiustop A.e.-Licen.td
physician: treats sll female troubles: guarantees
results private home for ladies' during Conln,
melt. perfect secrecy and seciusioc: infants
adopted: ladies' in trouble. call or write
LADIES IN trouble. call on Mrs. a. Schroeder.
Ella Franklin ave Kin. c 1879
LADIES taken betoE7 and during confinement.
Inquire Of Mrs D. W. 7ct2 : Broadwiy.
LADIES. my regulator never fails: one complete
treatment free. Hrs. e. starr 27a franklin ave.
LApIES-Ergo-Tars Is guaranteed. consi;ta-
lion free: elegant apartments. Doctor Cazeaux
i'o2 washington ave
MAUD-CouId not meet sou last SUNDAY: my
cstarrh was giving ne 50 much trouble. am all
right ROW: bought a BensonizFr at IT-!9 y Sew
enth ST. meet ycu this evening JOE.
MIpwIFE-Rect:ves turing cont,nem ent: hsn.s
MRS BRInGEs-ofice hours. S TO /: no rleii-
sine. S5a5 Lac!sde. Kin. 1854.
PRIVATE diseases pimpIes weakness etc
quickly cured; either sex. 81 per week. I0fA
y. Ninth.
G0cT07 HOGAN ss sse1s md .sonY
ierrns reasonable: coasul:atio:. t-e.. els olive.
Dr.. ARTRVR'S GOLDEN SEAL ..I Finale
Patent applied for.relieves III three hours beware
Of substitutes: genuine without signature Of
Golden Seal Ned. Co. c52l Washington: price 81
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NOT In the TRUSTS,

We VII! ADVANCE You from so TO $50 on FUR
iTCRE; PIANOS. HORSES and WAGONS with
out REMOVAL. a GREATLY REnI- CE.D
RITE that viii enable You to PAY Of any
DEBT you may nave. YOU can RETURN the
money you can in weekly or monthly paw
rnents; and only PAY for the TIME YOU Use the
MONEY: when in need Of MONEY cali at our
PRIVATE OFFICE and get our RATES. or
TELEPHONE c 2l13. MErHANIcS' TRT ST
co. Cor. sixth and Olive. second floor EN-
TRANCE IL y Sixth
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FARMS WANTED.
FARMS FOR SALE

SMALL farm: will trade - acres in Tennessee
OF district A -. Republic.
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WE ADVANCE MOEEY

10 sALARlED PEOPLE. No MORTGAGE. NO
e.. INDoRSER.
~, Mith?u. employers knowledge; also on surni.
and most private in the city.
ST LOUIS INVESTMENT CO.
Ills Missouri Trust bldg Sinloch c 1881
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-22

1t would not be u great surprise to Har-
ward if they lost the freshman race, but
Trey think they are going to win the four
cared and some of those who have followed
the crews think that Harvard has a little
more than an even chance of winning the
Dig contest of the day between the two
varsity eigh,s. Statistics of the Yale and
Harvard crews in training on the Thames
RIVER at Gales Ferry. Conn, for their an
huai races th,re on Thursday, follow:
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GENITAL or near cRntsT. too high In price:
quick sale II suited.
a,..N - real. ESTATE Co
bob
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REAL ESTATE WANTED

WE sell rpTrus. get our free list
S. u. MORTON. 31l lincoln Trust BIDS
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Grocery and Saloon.

For Rent or Lesse-No. location in no-t'
western part ot city. For particulars apr
National Brewery Co. Eighteenth and Cratic
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Registration Notice.

The office Of tue Supervisors Of Reg
iStration will he Opensd on the first
Monday in every month for the pur
pose Of thu registering Of any person
who is qualified as follows:
Who Shall have been resident OF
the state for-ywo years, and "f the
county one yea' and ofihe polling pre-
cincL in which the e'ect0r offers t }
vote four months before the day Of
election, and shall have paid. six
months before. any poll TAX tlrel due
and payable, and who can both rra'l
anil writ+ any Srction of the ronstirL'
ton Of 1855 submitted 70 him by the
Supervisors of Registration, or who
can show that he OWNS. and has paid
all taxes collrctable on, during tue
present year, property in this State
assessed ut three hundred dollars or
more. }. J. EADDY.
Clerk pf Bard
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sherif's Sale,
STArEOF SOUTH rlROLlyA
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG.
T. c. Owens,
Susan L. Barrineau, ct al.

Purs ant tn an order t" ne directed
l will sell III public cutlery 10 the high
est bidder Tor cash bei"re the court
huu.- door in Kinystree on the frst
Mond ~ in .laruarv 1904, during the
lie al honrs uf slle the following real
estate, to wit:
All that piece, parcel or tract OF land
living. being and sitnae in the County
of " iliiamSburg and state OF South
Carolira containing seven hundred
and eig Ity (GS0) arreS more or less aud
boundc as follows: on the North by
land now or formerly Of William
Ti~Iale; nn TIL East by lands nOF or
rmerly Cf e tate Uf R"hert Strange: on
the So, tn by waters Of Black River
md on tGc w ST b. Ian now for
merIy Of William J 1Tisdale. the sa;Ie
being th' trJct Of IInd cOnve,rd to
Said John NJ owens eni0r hy Samuel
p Matthews ny deed 'Eted Jannnry
% d. l8 Z. ard recorded ia X NJ g .tfice,
Of William burg county, South Carolina
in Book IL, Pages l20 Ii.
Also ali tha' piece. parcel Or lot OF
land containing ten (t0) acres more or
less lying, being and situate in the
county of William burg and State afore
aid. an bounded as follows to wit:
North by lands o. East by lands
Of estate Of J } Tisdale, South by
lands If estate Of } Tisdale and
Moses Lowry. and West by lands of
Moses Lowry. GU GRAHAM
Dec. II. s. W. c.
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THURSDAY. DECEMBER 81 1908
The Public Should Know.

II seems to be the policy of the
present town council to hide its
light under q bushel so far as its
proceedings are concerned. We fully
realize the fact that the revenue at
lis disposal for town purposes is
ridicnlously small, and in order to
make ends meet it is necessary to
practice rigid economy, but in some
instances too much economy is as
had as eItlayagance. We refer to
the giving Of publicity to ordinances
passed or ,escinded by the council
How in the world the public is to
keep informed concerning these
thess matters when absolutely n,
publidty ID given to them, is be-
yond our comprehension.
Quite By accident we learned re-
cently that the ordinance prohibiting
the keeping Of of swine within the
corporate limits had been repealed.
We doubt the wisdom of this action
op the part Of the council and re-
fused to sign petition to re.admit
the hogs. Kirgstree has been COM
paratisely healthy since they were
excluded, and in our opinion in is as
suming 3 grave responsibility to al
Jow them to be kept in the town.
Or Town is taking on new growth
and business activity and the future
looks bright and promising; but
another scourge Of fever during the
summer would give 1t . back-set
from which it wonld be hard to
sorer.
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Ursto the Council.

When the selling of liquor was
prohibited some years ago and Will
Hamburg became "dry" county,
in order to support the municipal
government of Kingstree it became
necessary to fix a schedule of IL
censes to supplement the revenue
derived from direct taxation in lieu
Of the moneys received from liquor
dealers under the old "high license"
system. In due course of time the
dispenssry came into existence,
when the town very generously de-
cided to give its share of the profits
accruiDg from that institution to the
ca use Of education, and therefore the
privilege tax upon the business en-
terprises Of the town has remained
practically unchanged from year to
year.
As the time has come for the an
nnal publication of this license sche-
dule fif the present council should
see fit to publish it), We beg leave to
suggest that in accord with the
spirit Of the constitution of 1896,
wherein it is provided that "such
licenses be graduated so as to secure a
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Tax Notice.
TREAsuRER's OFFICE WILLIAMSBURG
COUNTY.

TREAsURER'S OFFICE WILLIAMSBURG
COUNTY.
KINGsTREE. =. g., Oct 5th. 1903
The tax levy fm the fisral wear 1903
is "a follows:
For State mills
For School mills
For OrdnaryCnunty mills
For Roads mill
80 mills on value Of all stock in And
ersnn. Suttons and part OF Penn Town
ships.
8 mills on value Of all property In
School Districts Nos. l5. ii, g ana ?
2 mills On value of all p pD"r'y
School districts Nos 10, 90, 81 and %.
1 mil on all proper'y in No, 1s.
Accumulation tax "fUne dollar on al
males between the ages of u and 6O
wears unless constitutionally exenp-
led. -
A Communication tax of two dollars
may be 'part hy those liable to road
duty.
! will be at the following places OH
the days mention d below for the col
lection of the said tax:
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Auditors Notice.

Notice hereby given that l will be
at thr OF "wihg places on the dates
herein mentioned tor thr purpose Of
Galmg tax rrturaS fOr he fiscal veal
c"mmencin. january lst 1904.
All parties are equesied to he
rroapt in making returns in order to
avoid the PENAL y as required by law.
Al sales aud pu claseS 0f real estate
since last ret rn~ must be repOrJed 10y
-elle and buyer. This will avert
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Trespass Notice.

Allparties arc hereby warned against
hunting, fishing or in any way tres
passing upon the lends Of the under
signed in Sumter township. Persons
diSrreardng his notice will be dealt
with IA the law directs.
N. T. FLOYD.
J. d. FLOYD.
w II. FLOYD.
Lake Ci'y, S. G., Nov. 10. st.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
Notice to Creditor

All persons having claims ag'inst
the estate Of 4 smith, deceasrd will
present the same. duly atte-ted, t. he
undersigned. and all persons iudrbe'l
10 the said estate will make payment
to Mrs Pau .INE SMITH.
Nov. 10 Administrative.
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Notice..

Notire is h reb; given that the An
aual me ,ting # the beard Of Countv
Col;m.ssioners will be h-ld in their
office al ,Kingstree. S G.. Thursday,
January 7th 1904. and all persons hav-
ing claims against the couny must
present the anne duly a tested On or
before the Ist day OF January, 1904.
j, \ HAMMET.
Clerk
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ATTENTION =
EvERyBoDy.

Having removed from my
old stand across the Railroad
into the Grocery Store form
ally occupied by ]. H. Bril-
les. Ishall be glad to serve
my Friends and Customers
with HIGH CLASS FAMILY
GROCERIES at the lowest
Prices. Thanking the public
for past favors and hoping to
deserve a continuance of the
"ame, | remain,
At your service.
|. H. V. GASKlNS,
Lake City, S. c.
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Supervisor Report.
Office of County Supervisor, |
Kingstree, s. G.

The following Claims were audited and allowed
during the quarters ending December 3lst 1903.
In Whose Favor Nature of Claim Amt Allowed
S Coker roads 3 So
A ID Epps poor AZ 50
j s Bruuson supt Of chain gang 80
w W Lynch guard of chain gang 90
W B McCants magistrate aud con II 80
s Britton roads % 50
W Z Lifrage roads l5
Weekly Mail publishing e IL
Weekly Mail publishing 5 IL
w McCulchen magistrate and con 70
II p Baldwin magistrate and con 3 80
A X Eaddy roads 10 rs
Miles roads ~ W
M W Rogers roads 60
L Goodwin contingent 10
z Allsbrook contingent IL 20
jeff Graham magistrate and con . 70
& NeslniIn magistrate ond con IL 5O
Gist roads ~ 50
w Eaddy magistrate and con ~ 90
j & Nelson bridges 20
Glst roads 973l
j Montgomery auditors contingent l 80
w L AskIns roads lO0 66
IT A Blakeey roads IL 40
j j Graham contingent 80
j Eaddy bridges ~
} L Eaddy bridges ~
Epps Il Epps roads SO
W L Askins roads 4SO
Jas A Ferrel con TO chain gang % 78
5 Gist bridges l3
5 BrtlOn roads "a
} Graham roads
We Hemlngwa, u Co roads 125 IL
CD Graham sheritt'S constable ii ~
" Mcconnell bridges 497
5 E Llme& CemeutCo roads 73
TG McDousla roads So 50
L d Gamble bridges 20
W keunedy roads SIS
G6urdlus Mer Go roads "a 10
:. Graham :. contingent
s BrlLlou roads 40
u + Miles roads 57 10
Rk Wallace magistrate and con l6 66
PC Shlrer roads ii IS
u E Miles roads 80 81
5 BrIttOn roads 40 ~
j L BruckutOn roads 10 6O
A K Eaddy roads 90 l5
L E oalLers magistrate and con IL 81
Z II St0l puUilshlug 81 "a
UUsburn roads ~ 10
B n SLuckey roads 80 l6
" u Ogourn roads ~ SU
j Is Lemmou magistrate and con IS
j K BrOcklntOn pUsL nlOrtem
} j b Montgomery auditors contingent 70
John Sauls bridges 66
James Epps roads o.
j Graham county commissioner So 80
b montgomery county auditor -. 20
b Montgomery county auditor 20
j Graham contingent 6S
is bruusou sup, OF chain gang: 50
Nm Venlers roads II S5
NJ W Rogers roads 80
ID D. Erwin roads 5o II
u Graham jail report 10 ~
+ l. Morris feuce 10
James L. Barrow bridges 244 4S
" L Gray bridges 8 3S
Samuel SiDgletAry county commissioner 10 .
II u uamble bridges so
William McCrea bridges laQ
Lennon magistrate snd con ~
L u McDouad roads 81 66
William Copper supL Ut education o0
B N SLuckey roads 45 81
w L Askius roads II 81
II N Burrows cOfouer II 25
H NJ Burrows coroner lU AZ
Gabe Gist bridges IA 70
khodus l. Bradshaw poor ? 69 ~
William Cooper contingent 5l7
County Record publishing 5l ~
County Record pubIIsnlug
u {" Graham contingent lO
Il j Graham coLuugeut So l0
u Graham jail report 80
BrlttOn roads " IL
5 Nesmlth poor
W b McCauts coroner 10
W Rogers roads 80
John NJ Nexsen roads 81 IS
Z u Gourdin surveying l62 81
Stuckey ruads l33 46
w b Haseuen roads 26 ~
j Il Brocklutvn roads l0l 69
III W Rogers roads IL ~
/ - Rrun.,m Su,,t ,f ohuin uunu
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Continued on page s.
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klnSSiree 10 w " lu
elusive. J.J. B. MONTGOMERY.
C0u lty Auditor.
Nov 10. It..
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Sherifs Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY or WILLIAMSBURG.
S. W. Gowdy
VS..
n. w. Dennis

By virtue Of d cree OF tn" court Of
C 'lnmOn pleas. for Williamsburg county
:iled n tins cnuse. l will offer for sale
mt public auction In front OF the court
house door in ning-tree, S c., Within
The legal hours of sale {" the highest
bidder for cash OH tile first Mon'l? in
January next, 1904, thai tract Of md
situate in sal! county AID .,t,a or
taining 81 acres Uore or less and b M
etl As follows: Nor,h by lards Of .,ley
scott; East by lands Of BJacobs; pltIi
bv public road from Manning t. hing
stree and on the West BY lands ni 2 q
Thorn. G. j. GRAHAM.
Dec. II S. " e..
2t
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|
some changes in the existing sche-
dule.
Let us see how the constitutional
mandate is being carried out:
There has been levied upon the
bank, with $4,000 invested, II Ii
ceuse of $40 per anuum. On news
papers, with one-ffteenth the capital,
the Incense is the same, $40. But
the most glaring discrepancy Of all
is the case of the Southern Express
Company. On this sordid, grinding
monopoly-undoubtedly the most
soulless corporation that operates in
the South-the license for a whole
year is the astonishing sum of FIVE
dollars. Here is a greedy, arrogant
and oppressive trust that faunts its
power in the faces of its patrons
with shameless efrontery, and when
they complain, tells them in effect
to help themselyes, if they can.
The aggrieved complainant realizes
his helplessness and submits with
the best grace possible.
If we remember Alright the coun-
Gil of Kingstree did venture severa
years ago, to raise the Express Com
pany's license; but they declined to
pay it and threatened to close the
Office at this point. The bluff sue
ceeded and the license was again
placed at $5 and has so remained
ever since
Practically the same thing oc-
Cured in the town of Batesburg a
year or two ago when the council
raised the Southern Express Com
pany's license to $25. The same
threat was made but the council
stood firm. The Office was actually
closed up, whereupon the council
reported the matter to the attorney
general, who through the railroad
commission ordered the cffice to be
reopened Immediately, with penalty
of $l0O 8 day fine for every day that
it remained closed. What has been
done at Batesbulg surely can be
done in Kingstree.
The telegraph cfice, We think,
could stand at least as much tax as
a newspaper. AS it now stands the
Western Union Telegraph Office at
Kingstree pays a license of S. a
year. They, too, tried to close up
at Batesburg, concerning which We
reproduce the following from the
Columbia correspondence of the
News aud Courier, October 21. 1902,
under the caption, Telegraph Of
fee Cannot Close"
The commission was informed
yesterday afternoon by Attorney
General Gunter that he was IN re-
ceipt of a telegram from Batesburg
that the Western Union Telegraph
Company was about to close its Of
fee at that point on account of cer-
tain licenses imposed by the town.
The commission Immediately took
the matter up with General Manager
E E Clary at Richmond, and in
formed him that telegraph compa-
MES, along with express companies
and railroads, were under the direct
supervision of the railroad commits
sion, and such withdrawal as the
one proposed at Batesburg by the
Western Union Company is direct
violation of the rules of the commits
sion and although they would BE-
compelled to open their office at
Ratesburo- thew wonld remedy any