The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-29
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They tell me that the New York
Herald printed a picture Of the scort
cars stuck in the mud and put under
it that it was sample of the impas-
sable roads in the vicinity of New5er-
ry. Well, that is a good joke on some
body. I heard that the only trouble
the cars had in getting to Columbia
was in helping Mr.. jenkins along but
then maybe I am mistaken. heard
somebody say that they had to leave
MIN in the road and go in to Co'um-
bia without pilot, or at least the one
they started with from Newberry.
The Herald must have got its pictures
mixed. At any rate the scout cars
came by Newberry aad not by Angus
ia and they did not break down or get
stuck in the mud in this county,
though I am willing to admit that our
roads are not what they ought to 5e.
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Mr.. Herman Wright and Mr.. Moran
tell a good story on our supervisor
who went with them to Greenwood.
They say that when they got stuck
in the mud at Island Ford a negro
man came along and proffered his as
sistance and while they were at work
the negro said that they occasionally
saw the supervisor of Iaurens county
in that neighborhood but that this
particular road was IN NeWberry
county and they had never seen the
Newberry supervisor up there and IN
fact he had heard that .Newberry did
not have any supervisor at all. The
Newbery supervisor did not make his
identity known. It may be that the
negro was telling too much truth to
suit him. At any rate they do say
that it was hardly any road at all. L
mean telling the truth as to the New
berry supervisor not being seen IN
that section.
The editor has sent me peck OF
meal which he says was left at the
Office for me by Burr Leitzsey. He
saws Burr claims this is a sample OF
water ground meal. Well, I am not so
sure that it is. Then I would Like to
know where the corn came from. L
know that Burr Leitzsey never had a
peck Of home raised corn in his lite,
unless it was raised by his father or
he bought it from some one. But l am
going to try a little of this meal IT l
can get it cooked according to the
proper methods of cooking water
ground meal. You know there is an
art in cooking it. I want to thank
Mr.. Leitzsey for this contribution to
my uantry which is always very small.
That is / mean the contents IN my
pantry. C~ I should say there IS al
wavs room in it for something else
and any contribution in these times
is very acceptable. Now if Burr would
send me some country cabbage and
country cured ham then [ could judge
better of the quality of the water
ground meal. You know corn bread
eats better when you have country
raised ham and cabbage. And then
few Irish potatoes would not be amlss.
But I thank YOU for the meal.
They tell me that even such towns
as Greenwood, Anderson, Greenvllle,
Spartanburg and Abbeville have done
away with the wagon yards on the
public square and to think that New
berry should still cling to the wagon
yard public square is something be-
yond my comprehension. Just think
of it, will you. The Civic association
should keep everlastingly att. That
is the only road to success. There
will be difficulties and obstacles at
first. but you must not be discourag-
ed. We should have nice little parks
in the public square and the wagon
,ard elsewhere. Wake up. We have
slept long enough.
That "CIerk Of the Grand jury
s..:ould not be so proAigate with the
Us Of the Kings English. especially
when dealing with SC grave and far
reaching subject. And then poetry
has no place in so prosy question
as the dealing oat of justice and the