The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-25
WNK NEWS OF pOMARIA
Cotton RcceiptS---A Remarkable RI,
away The Bicycle and the
TUWN Ord.rancC.

iulI'lrla. ')rlnDcr l.--MlSS Ethel
lIallacrc and her brother, Mr.. Crcr-
shaw. spent Saturday night ami Sun
day with their sister, Mrs. G.. ".
Settler. Of this place.
\ number Of the young men Of Po-
maria visited Ncwberry last Satur-
day. Amen" these were Mcssrs. f.,
B. Fra9lc, Roland Ringer, II. a. Uar-
ris. e. II. Counts and b. NJ. Counts.
Up TO the close Of last week the gin
merry in connection with the oil mill
here had yinncd about 100 bales Of
cotton this season.
pomaria probably holds the "lon"
distance rrcurd' in this county this
year for runaway team. About
dusk on "Wednesday evening" Of last
week. Il horse and mulr Belonging" to
Mr.. ". +. Suhrr, took fright aS u
l'alr ni cotton was being loaded ur
the wagon. and ran away. Mr.. Sub
- attempted to stop them. but wa>
url>ucrr> ~iuI. the wagon wheel pass
in" over his foot and painfully, lut
not seriously. in.iurimy il. The team
continued t" run. and il Is believed
they ran all The way h"mr--a distance
f. about ri%il miles. at least. thrv
were still running when they passed
Il i. int about rive miles from Pomar-
il. When they reached iumc tncv
Wrr" covered with father O.:
sweat. Tile ms. remarkable thin
about the whole occurrence is tha,.
aItHo.':h III" road l. very crookc.i
and "&rrr'Iin"ly hilIy. nn damage WI:
! d"H" - la" wagon until they wcr,'
mcA y ,,n". There. where the road
:nrTrI through patch Of pines, th,
Wagon wheel struck II tree and brnk,
, the ""uplin2-polr. "vcrturninw tho
va2"m and ~pil!in" ",M the bale q?
ru!!on.
II seems from tw" l,"al items i.
"r~Gal Ob>rrvr' l,,aI ii!c bicycle
ordinance is not being observed bN
some Of the hiryrliStS in Nrwbcrrv
tn" editor Of thc Observer has al
ready, we believe. urged this as an
argument for not allowing bicycles ON
the sidewalks at all. But his logic is
faulty. II the present ordinance i
reasonable, il certainly can be a.
easily enforccl--if there are those
VIII" 'c1'!y want i cnrorccd-as can
| ,r,lI ,,xl, L., l.
:he c"unci! enact, and which. with
the present condition nf the streets uf
N'whrrry. is Tot rcas nsbIc 'ihr OBJ
server recently remarked thar the
"hiryclr is :. vehicle. and the street
\ the place for vrhiclaS.' N%l. it
drT"!!S bt III upon TIE tir e ''-'i
rlr and the Elnd of street y hlk>-
crrIa"c y :. vehicle: ices II" o.
server iltrnd to say 'ha' it. .",I| w.
'r>lrclrI i" the street? AMI l. is
nr"r' He'd * Il similar power !, that
which moves the bicycle, TOO.
Now those who know ANYTHING
about riding bicycles know that most
Of the "utlyin" streets Of Nrwbrrry
are utterly unfit the greater part of
the time for bicycles; and if those
who ride wheels arc not permitted.
even under proper restrictions. to
ride on the sidewalks, it means that
they will juA have to lay aside their
Wheels Now it is a great convent
cncc to many who live some distance
from their place Of business to he
able to use bicycles in going TO and
from their work; it is a saving of
time and money. Is it then. not
rather selfish and inconsidcratc do
deny them this convenience, when it
can be allowed them without the
slightest danger or disadvantage To
pedestrians ? The Observer will doubt
less admit that if the present ordi-
nance be enforced. pedestrians will
have nothing to complain Of; and the
ordinance will be enforced ,ius as
soon as the pedestrians demand thai
It be. The advantage of the present
ordinance over tnat which the ObScr.
vcr desires is that it does not work
an unnecessary hardship upon limo