The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-10-05

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| see in the newspapers that Judge
Memminger ordered mlStrlal III the
Black case because one OF the jurors
had read a copy Of the State news
Daper. Now | have been wondering
whether that is reflection on the
Juror or on the newspaper A news
paper ought to state the facts and
discuss the questions i Ia fair and
! impartial manner and | do not see
how reading a newspaper could keep
juror from diScharging his duty. In
fact | think if jurors would read
more and think more they would be
the better equipped for jury duty.
Did YOU see all those wagon loads
of cotton that came into NeWberry on
Saturday? 1t did not look like a
short crop. / wonder how many bales
were sold on. Saturday and about how
much money was turned loose. Some
body must have had a good day. Then
it was about the first Of the month
and I reckon the banks caught the big
gest pile Of the cash.
The Idler: Some of these days when
YOU haven t anything else to do l
want you to come around and take d
walk through Boundary street. You
will observe some rock scattered
around in certain portion Of ;he
street, and some plank IN aA"lller
! portion # the Street-evldeEceS OF
work whic1 was started but never
completed. Now, the mayor said ne
was going to complete this work. The
rock is for a curbing. and the plank
were put where they are to be used
in making a concrete curblng. There
is some other work along the street
in other portions Of II that ought to
be done. The mayor IS very busy, l
know. but | believe if YOU will bring
these matters to his attention he Will
60 ahead and complete the work. Ii
the work is not done either the city
or the property owners ought to re-
move the rock and plank.
Resident Of Boundary Street.
As I have already said / was out
Boundary street the other day and
7 saw those rocks and timbers and |
wondered what they were doing. From
( what Resident says they must be do
INC nothing. 1t seems to me that
when | was out this street about SIX
or eight months ago these same rocks
and timbers were there then or some
lust like them. | am sure the mayor
never comes down this street or he
would not leave it in this condition.
! | know be has promised to fix it and
I am almost sure he thinks it has al
ready been done. And | am equally
certain just as soon as he reads this
he will have the work done. Let s
see. I believe he lives out this same
street and I would suggest to Resi-
dent that an invitation be extended
Mayor Langford take a drive along
down as far as the First Baptist
church so that he might see the con-
ditions for himself and I am morally
certain these requests will have imme-
diate attention. | believe where the
residents take pride in keeping the
sidewalks and streets in front Of their
premises The city ought to cooperate
and by cooperation encourage. Where
the owners Of property take no inter-
est let it get as bad as possible. We
have good authority for helping those
who help themselves.
Some one told me the other day that
| Policeman Tom Adams arrested a
team of mules tina: was cutting the
grass and weeds on the monument
square in the rear Of the old court
house. Now this i 100 bad. | had
uot observed this square for a long
time, but if it had grown to be such
a good pasture that it tempted team
Of mules Policeman Adams should not
! have interfered until the grass was
cut. When the mayor finishes has
wagon yard in the rear Of the opera
house I know these little parks We are
going to have around the old court
house will be 50 neat and tidy that
even a team of hungry mules will
have due regard for them and will
Not trespaSS.
! Tha ri lar