The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-02-20
BACHhlAN CHAPEL LETTER.
I. j. w. Writes Interestingly on Union
Academy Subjects.

Academy SUBJECTS.
There is an epidemic of soremouth in
our school, and we have finally become
a partner with the children.
The mincks had big hot supper at
Mrs. Amanda Bridges, a few nights
ago-they killed fourteen chickens in
one night.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Hunter moved
last week from Long Lane into Mr..
Thos. l.. B. Epps' residence.
Mr.. George Richardson and family
have moved from the Newberry Cotton
mill to near his old home place.
Our old friend, S. A. Rkard, of Long
Lane, was with us for the past two
weeks.
1t seems that nothing would do our
friend, Representative Aull, but Ito go
down on record in favor of the Child
Labor Law. While we feel quite sure
he is wrong, yet we believe that he is sim
cere in his way of thinking. Mr.. Aull
is public spirited man, and he doesn't
believe in standing still.
Mrs. H. R. Epps, who has spent the
past few weeks with her daughter,
Mrs. S. A. Rikard and family, returned
home last Sunday.
Well, it has rained and rained. We
have had very few days of sunshine
since Christmas. But the weather is
all right. When it is wet we ought
fn l,o Il
on muscular power for his support has
had pretty tough time for the past
two months. But there is no need Of
repining, for where there's a will
there's way. Tomorrow the sun may
be shining, although its cloudy today.
Hon. e. H. Aull has made noble and
manly fight in the Legislature for what
we conceive to be one Of the most i'm
portant measures that confront the peo-
pie of South Carolina today, and espec-
ally Newberry County. That is meas
ure to improve the condition of our pub
lie highways. This is matter that
needs careful consideration, and one in
which everybody is or should be inter-
ested. There is no doubt that the plow-
man is the driving wheel to all other
industries of the world The products
of the field must be carried to market.
and they must go there over the pub
lie highways. We haven't seen the or
iginal copy of Mr.. Aull's Good Roads
Bill, but we are inclined to think that
he made mistake in asking the right
to issue bonds not only for road pur-
poses, but for any other purpose. We
believe it is too much to ask the people
to vote all at once an amount Of bonds
sufficient to build good roads. SO much
of the States money has of late been
misappropriated that the people have
become indignant at the very thought
of taxation, and it is very easy mat
ter to bring about discomfort by men
tioning high taxation for long
period. heartily agree with Mr.
Aull that taxation is the only way
by which we will ever accomplish
anything in the improvement of our
public roads, and it is the right
and the equitable mode. But | don't
believe it to be good policy to ask for
too much at once. If MIR. Aull had
left off the bond question and asked for
one and half mill levy an all property
as road fund we believe he would
have come nearer getting such meas
ure through, and then in a few years
when the people began to derive the
good that would have come from this
amount there would have been no trou-
BILE to get them to vote sufficient
amount of bonds. At all events, we
congratulate Mr.. Aull upon his manly
effort along this line. and the people
can rest assured that he will continue
to persevere in this direction.
Misses Ida and Florence Kinard, of
West End, spent last Saturday night
with their brother, G. w. Kinard.
Quite a storm prevailed in this sec
ton last Monday evening. The rain
fell in torrents for almost an hour and
the streams were very much swollen.
The cold wave is now upon us Where
IS the grC"nd hog man?
February IS, 1908 II. J. w.