The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-04-16
THE IDLER.

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The way my notes in the last pa
per were mixed ma kes me feel like
saying something that [ ought not
to print but l guess it is best not to
say it, so I will not. The editor says
he has troubles enough already and
as his entire force, or nearly so, has
been and is on the sick list, I will
let it pass this time.
I was talking to a merchant down
the street the other day and he says
he is willing to vote bonds for schools
and sewerage, but he certainly would
vote against any proposition to move
the wagon yard form the public
square. He wants the wagons and the
drivers and the owners to assemble
as they always have on the public
square so that he can 60 out and buy
chickens and eggs and geese and IN
vite the drivers into his store to trade.
No, sir, he thinks it will ruin trade
to put a park in the public square
or in any way to attempt to beautlfy
it. Trade is what he wants. Make
money. Build your parks in the
suburbs, do anything, but don't men,
!:
Well, I suppose there are some
people who really believe that hav-
ing a wagon yard right in front of
their doors will give them trade. l
think it is alright and that business
would be just as good and better it
there were no public square and no
wagons permitted on the square, since
we have one. But every man is en-
titled to his own opinion.
I noticed the other day over the
windows of one Of the upstairs Main
street offices a new kind of awning.
Have you seen it? If not it is worth
looking at. It has beautiful kind
of rare fringe or lace of some sort
but it does not do much good in keep
ing the sun out. I have no doubt
patent has been applied for.
They say that the people are sign
ing the petition right along asking
for an election to extend the sewer
age. It is right. The election will
be ordered soon and the vote Should
be unanimous. It is a necessity.
The board of trustees of the grad
ed school have a pretty hard propo-
sition before them in the matter Of
selecting su-' ~, site for the loca.
ton of the new school building.
Every site offered, suppose, is cou-
sidered by .tl"ss offering 1t as tie
most desire ,.e and r.oSt suitable Il Id
the most reasoa1o,e in price. T:-"re
ought to be pleu+y of room for Pay
ground If I had any property. |
would prefer not having the school
located too close to it. If some of
the sites offered are accepted there
will not be much money left to put
up buildings, and to repair build
ings.
Have you ever been over to the
union depot about train time when
there we're a good many persons buy
ing tickets. The agent must have to
travel several miles each day between
the two windows, the one for the COL
ored waiting room and the one for
the white waiting room. I suppose
Mr.. Childs and Mr.. Williams think
the agent needs exercise or they would
arrange the Office a little more con-
veniently. They should remember,
though, that it IS a great loss OF time
i'll racing from one window to the
other. l have seen a good many tick
ct Offices but I do not remember ever
to have seen one any more incon-
veniently arranged.
T suppose they do not care to go to
any more expense, though this would
be small, because they have under
consideration the proposition to put
! up a pressed brick modern depot in
Caldwell street apart from the freight
station. That is what ought to be
done.
Mr. Supervisor Feagle, and Mr.. DR..
Wyche, Mr.. President Chamber of
Commerce, what has become Of that
one mile sample road you were. 60
mo TO build under the direction of